At just 25 years old, award-nominated actor, producer, singer, and television personality Kalen Allen (he/him) has catapulted into the mainstream media, reaching millions of people worldwide across his social media platforms and through his con

Episode 27: Bradley J. Thomas

Jun 29th, 2021

Bradley J Thomas (he/him) is an Equity actor, director, singer teacher and well recognizable Front of House extraordinaire! Bradley just celebrated his 14th anniversary of moving to the KC metro area, before that he hailed from Portland OR and

Episode 26: Raven Thomas

Jun 23rd, 2021

Raven Thomas (she/her) is from a small college town in Ohio. Starting at the age of 12, Raven began to work professionally in the performing arts and has been working ever since. From community theatre to amusement park shows to summer stock, T

Episode 25: Morgan Walker

Jun 14th, 2021

Morgan Walker (she/her) grew up in Kansas City and is now living in New York. She spent the past few years working the KC theatre scene performing at The KCREP, MTH Theatre, The Coterie and more. Most recently, she played Ericka Boafo in Portla

Episode 24: Bebe Wood

Jun 8th, 2021

Bebe Wood (she/her) stars in Hulu’s series “Love, Victor,” the celebrated and critically praised spinoff series from the film Love, Simon, set to release its second season on June 11th 2021. Bebe is best known for her roles as 'Shania’ on NBC’s

Episode 23: Anthony Fortino

Jun 2nd, 2021

An Overland Park resident who just returned from NYC, Anthony (he/him) is beyond excited to be involved with Astra Theatre Co.. His professional acting credits include the Broadway National Tour of the Tony Award winning musical Fun Home; Newsi

Episode 22: KC Public Theatre

May 26th, 2021

Kansas City Public Theatre is a 501(c)3 non-profit theatre company based in Kansas City, MO which provides access to the arts through year-round theatre entertainment free of charge to the public. KC Public Theatre was founded by Elizabeth Bett

Episode 21: Jake Walker

May 19th, 2021

Jake Walker (he/him) has been a professional actor for 20 years. In KC, he has worked at Unicorn Theatre, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Heart of America Shakespeare Festival, Kansas City Actors Theatre, New Theatre Restaurant, Coterie Theatre,

Episode 20: Shon Ruffin

May 11th, 2021

Shon Ruffin (she/her) found her voice singing showtunes and American Standards and has gone on to perform on various stages including Unicorn Theatre, Starlight Theatre, Kansas City Repertory, Late Night Theatre, Missie B's, The Levee, Argosy C

Episode 19: Daria LeGrand

May 5th, 2021

Daria LeGrand (she/her) is a big huge fan of Kansas City and grew up performing in all kinds of KC theatre. She is currently based in Chicago, and has spent the last year in quarantine building her nutrition coaching business and her yoga + nut

Episode 18: Amanda Arany

Apr 28th, 2021

Amanda Arany (she/her) is a queer theatre administrator and technician. She is currently the Company Manager at KCRep, as well as the founding Vice President of Theatre Community Fund KC (@theatrefundkc). Prior to moving home to KC in 2018, she

Episode 17: Taylor Harvey

Apr 20th, 2021

Taylor (she/her) is a New York based actor, but a Kansas girl at heart (read: constantly inviting these East Coasters to potlucks). She made her Off-Broadway debut in “First Love” at the historic Cherry Lane Theatre and has performed around the

Episode 16: Lacey Willis

Apr 14th, 2021

Lacey Willis (she/her) is a stage manager originally from north eastern Pennsylvania. Lacey moved to Kansas City in 2013 to peruse and expand her career as a stage manager and explore other artistic opportunities and endeavors. IG @lace_willis

Episode 15: Joey LaVarco

Apr 6th, 2021

Joey LaVarco (he/him) was most recently seen Pre-Pandemic as Joe Pesci (Frankie Valli u/s) in Jersey Boys at New World Stages. Broadway: 13 the musical (OBC) & The Radio City Christmas Spectacular (NY, Nat’l Tour). Television: 30 Rock (Young Ja

Episode 14: Aury Krebs

Mar 30th, 2021

Aury Krebs (she/her) is a Queer Brooklyn-based artist who is committed to the exploration and elevation of dynamic, intersectional storytelling. On-screen, Aury has appeared in the ABC Discovers Talent Showcase, Pink and Blue, and Triple Threat

Episode 13: Alec Funiciello

Mar 24th, 2021

Alec Funiciello (he/him) is a LA based actor grounded in ensemble driven and devised theatre. Before moving from NYC, Alec was part of PUNCHDRUNK’s Sleep No More. He also toured as Romeo in Psittacus Production’s Romeo and Juliet at The Clark T

Episode 12: TJ Burton

Mar 16th, 2021

TJ (he/him) is a stage manager and electrician from Kansas City, Missouri. Pre-Pandemic™ , you could find him stage managing or hanging lights at the Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Unicorn Theatre, Kansas City Actors Theatre, Spinning Tree Thea

Episode 11: Heidi Van

Mar 10th, 2021

Heidi Van (she/hers) is an actor, creator, director and producer of contemporary experimental theatre. "A stalwart of the alternative theatre scene" (THE PITCH) Heidi challenges the way theatre meets its audience; installing performances in win

Episode 10: Caro Thomas

Mar 1st, 2021

Caro Thomas (they/she) grew up in Kansas City with a passion for both performing and visual arts. Caro has a BA in Studio Art from Scripps College and has worked in both wardrobe and stage management on productions at KCRep, the Coterie and MTH

Episode 9: Gabbie Fried

Feb 23rd, 2021

Gabbie Fried (she/her) grew up in Kansas City where she did shows at MTKC, TTIP and Starlight. She received her BFA from NYU Tisch, and has studied at UCB, Second City, Comedy Cellar, has been seen in several SNL sketches, and is on a house ske

Episode 8: Sarah Quinn Taylor and Trevor McChristian

Feb 16th, 2021

Sarah Quinn Taylor (she/hers) was touring the country as a Swing and Eliza Doolittle u/s on the 1st National Tour of My Fair Lady before the world stopped due to COVID-19. In the meantime, she is working towards a Paralegal Certification as wel

Episode 7: Elise Poehling

Feb 10th, 2021

Elise Poehling (she/her) is a Kansas City actor. During the pandemic she’s been lucky to find a job assisting in the early childhood building at Pembroke Hill and loves teaching her kiddos about singing and dancing and being themselves. She can

Episode 6: Darrington Clark

Feb 2nd, 2021

Darrington Clark is a Kansas City based regional stage actor, back when those used to exist. Nowadays, Darrington is a proud elementary school teacher and play reader, and is happy to be able to participate in forays of arts like this one! Darr

Episode 5: Ryan Bernsten

Jan 25th, 2021

Ryan (he/him) is a Kansas City-based writer and recent graduate of the University of Oxford’s Dramatic Writing Master’s program. His work has been featured at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Off-Broadway and at Northwestern University. Ryan has

Episode 4: Lily Kaufmann

Jan 19th, 2021

Lily Kaufmann (she/hers) is a Broadway actress originally from Kansas City. She was recently in Mean Girls on Broadway and the national tour of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Find Lily on instagram @lilykaufmann .