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This week: Tim Carpenter talks with Sheldon Epps and Martin Casella
Sheldon Epps has been Artistic Director of the renowned Pasadena Playhouse since 1997. Sheldon also served as Associate Artistic Director of the Old Globe Theatre and was a co-founder of the off-Broadway theatre, The Production Company. He has directed both plays and musicals at many of the country’s major theatres including the Roundabout, Manhattan Theatre Club, the Guthrie, Arena Stage, and the Goodman Theatre. Sheldon has also had a busy career as a television director, and received the James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award for his efforts and accomplishments at The Pasadena Playhouse. Tim Carpenter talks to Sheldon Epps about the next wave of theater in Pasadena. Learn more about The Pasadena Playhouse here.
Martin Casella’s award-winning plays include Scituate, Mates, Paydirt, Desert Fire and George Bush Goes to Hell. He wrote the book for the musicals Paper Moon, Happy Holidays, and Play It Cool. His plays have been seen across the country and around the world. In film and TV, Martin has written for Steven Spielberg, Rob Reiner, John Milius, and Francis Ford Coppola. His feature screenplay One Night Stand was directed by Talia Shire. Tim Carpenter talks to Martin Casella about his play, The Irish Curse, which opens at the Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles on July 7th. Learn more about the play at the Odyssey Theatre website here.
