Profile Theatre On Air https://profiletheatre.org/series/profile-theatre-on-air/ Profile Theatre On Air features monthly podcast episodes from Community Profile's Voices from the Real World, and Satellite, an audio companion to our season of plays. Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:30:20 +0000 en-US © 2020 Profile Theatre One Playwright, One Vision, One World Profile Theatre serial Profile Theatre On Air features monthly podcast episodes from Community Profile's Voices from the Real World, and Satellite, an audio companion to our season of plays. Profile Theatre krina@profiletheatre.org false https://profiletheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/profile-on-air-1400x1400-2.jpg Profile Theatre On Air https://profiletheatre.org/series/profile-theatre-on-air/ krina@profiletheatre.org Profile Theatre On Air features monthly podcast episodes from Community Profile's Voices from the Real World, and Satellite, an audio companion to our season of plays. No yes cb59e803-226a-50e9-8b86-d2812edfa1d6 Episode 20: Orbiting Lauren Yee Festival pt 1. https://profiletheatre.org/podcast/episode-20-orbiting-lauren-yee-festival-pt-1/ Mon, 19 Feb 2024 19:54:15 +0000 https://profiletheatre.org/?post_type=podcast&p=17341 Artistic Director Josh Hecht sits down with season featured playwright Lauren Yee to talk about her inspiration for the three plays Profile is presenting in our 3-day Lauren Yee Festival: Mother Russia, The Song of Summer, and Samsara. They also touch on how becoming a mother has affected Yee's relationship with her work, and what it means to write outside one's own experience or identity.

]]> Artistic Director Josh Hecht sits down with season featured playwright Lauren Yee to talk about her inspiration for the three plays Profile is presenting in our 3-day Lauren Yee Festival: Mother Russia, The Song of Summer, and Samsara. They also touch on how becoming a mother has affected Yee's relationship with her work, and what it means to write outside one's own experience or identity.

]]> https://profiletheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Josh-Hecht-and-Lauren-Yee.png Episode 20: Orbiting Lauren Yee Festival pt 1. false no 00:38:27 No no Episode 19: Orbiting awe/struck. Part 2 https://profiletheatre.org/podcast/episode-19-orbiting-awe-struck-part-2/ Wed, 15 Nov 2023 22:56:39 +0000 https://profiletheatre.org/?post_type=podcast&p=16399 A behind-the-scenes look at awe/struck's video design process. A lot of people working in creative professions are increasingly wary of how Artificial Intelligence (AI) will affect their industry. awe/struck's video designer (Luke Norby) and creative technologist (Scott James) of Five OHM Productions are excited about all of the possibilities AI can offer and view it as a creative asset, rather than a threat.

]]> A behind-the-scenes look at awe/struck's video design process. A lot of people working in creative professions are increasingly wary of how Artificial Intelligence (AI) will affect their industry. awe/struck's video designer (Luke Norby) and creative technologist (Scott James) of Five OHM Productions are excited about all of the possibilities AI can offer and view it as a creative asset, rather than a threat.

]]> https://profiletheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/five-ohm-logo-1.png Episode 19: Orbiting awe/struck. Part 2 false no 01:14:03 No no Episode 18: Orbiting awe/struck. Part 1 https://profiletheatre.org/podcast/episode-18-orbiting-awe-struck-part-1/ Fri, 27 Oct 2023 21:25:38 +0000 https://profiletheatre.org/?post_type=podcast&p=16354 Our season's first episode of Satellite orbits awe/struck, the first of three world premieres Profile will produce this year. Satellite host and Director of Community Engagement Tamara Carroll grabs some time with playwright christopher oscar peña and director Josh Hecht (Artistic Director) on their meal break from rehearsal to discuss the play's origins, its journey and evolution from a Profile staged reading to an imminent world premiere, and the play's complex interplay of brutality and tenderness.

]]> Our season's first episode of Satellite orbits awe/struck, the first of three world premieres Profile will produce this year. Satellite host and Director of Community Engagement Tamara Carroll grabs some time with playwright christopher oscar peña and director Josh Hecht (Artistic Director) on their meal break from rehearsal to discuss the play's origins, its journey and evolution from a Profile staged reading to an imminent world premiere, and the play's complex interplay of brutality and tenderness.

]]> https://profiletheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/josh-and-chris.png Episode 18: Orbiting awe/struck. Part 1 false no 00:39:13 No no Episode 17: Orbiting How to Make an American Son, Pt. 3 https://profiletheatre.org/podcast/episode-17-orbiting-how-to-make-an-american-son-pt-3/ Fri, 16 Jun 2023 22:09:13 +0000 https://profiletheatre.org/?post_type=podcast&p=15927 New York based director Ben Villegas Randle shares the parallels between the play, chris peña's story, and his own, as well as his process for understanding the world of the play through concrete visual metaphor. This episode makes reference to negative stereotypes and attitudes towards Latiné immigrants, including those that exist within the Latiné community.

]]> New York based director Ben Villegas Randle shares the parallels between the play, chris peña's story, and his own, as well as his process for understanding the world of the play through concrete visual metaphor. This episode makes reference to negative stereotypes and attitudes towards Latiné immigrants, including those that exist within the Latiné community.

]]> https://profiletheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Copy-of-ben-v-rand.png Episode 17: Orbiting How to Make an American Son, Pt. 3 false no 00:24:55 No no Episode 16: How to Make an American Son, (pt. 2) https://profiletheatre.org/podcast/episode-16-how-to-make-an-american-son-pt-2/ Fri, 09 Jun 2023 19:59:10 +0000 https://profiletheatre.org/?post_type=podcast&p=15885 In part 2 of this three-part series orbiting How to Make An American Son, we chat with actor Matthew Sepeda, who plays the lead character Orlando in this production. Sepeda draws connections between his character and his own upbringing, and describes his experience portraying playwright christopher oscar peña as a teenager.

]]> In part 2 of this three-part series orbiting How to Make An American Son, we chat with actor Matthew Sepeda, who plays the lead character Orlando in this production. Sepeda draws connections between his character and his own upbringing, and describes his experience portraying playwright christopher oscar peña as a teenager.

]]> https://profiletheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/sepeda-web.png Episode 16: How to Make an American Son, (pt. 2) false no 00:19:02 No no Episode 15: Orbiting How to Make an American Son, Pt. 1 https://profiletheatre.org/podcast/episode-15-orbiting-how-to-make-an-american-son-pt-1/ Thu, 01 Jun 2023 21:14:33 +0000 https://profiletheatre.org/?post_type=podcast&p=15827 We kick off our 3-part series orbiting How to Make an American Son with playwright christopher oscar peña. In April, peña came to Portland to workshop his newest play, Our Orange Sky. Prior to his visit, Director of Community Engagement Tamara Carroll talked to him about what peña refers to as the "alternate metaverse version of my plays, where they are a fictitious but also factual take on me and my family." Peña discusses the real life story that inspired American Son, the variables of power and privilege, and why he calls the play "a love letter to my father." 

How to Make An American Son runs June 8-25, 2023 at Imago Theatre.

]]> We kick off our 3-part series orbiting How to Make an American Son with playwright christopher oscar peña. In April, peña came to Portland to workshop his newest play, Our Orange Sky. Prior to his visit, Director of Community Engagement Tamara Carroll talked to him about what peña refers to as the "alternate metaverse version of my plays, where they are a fictitious but also factual take on me and my family." Peña discusses the real life story that inspired American Son, the variables of power and privilege, and why he calls the play "a love letter to my father." 

How to Make An American Son runs June 8-25, 2023 at Imago Theatre.

]]> https://profiletheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/pena-2-fb-preview-2.png Episode 15: Orbiting How to Make an American Son, Pt. 1 false no 00:19:44 No no Episode 14: Orbiting the Playwright Convening (pt. 2) https://profiletheatre.org/podcast/episode-13-orbiting-the-playwright-convening-pt-2/ Fri, 19 May 2023 22:56:48 +0000 https://profiletheatre.org/?post_type=podcast&p=15783 In part 2 of the Playwright Convening Satellite series, we hear reflections on the week's work from the playwrights and workshop directors.

In the first half, Director of Community Engagement, Tamara Carroll, sits down with christopher oscar peña and Kristoffer Diaz at the end of their week-long Portland residency, where they workshopped two plays that will enjoy their world premieres at Profile next season - our orange sky, and Reggie Hoops.

In the second half, we hear from directors Leah C. Gardiner and Dámaso Rodríguez about their techniques for effectively staging a reading specifically for the purpose of helping the playwrights develop their work.

]]> In part 2 of the Playwright Convening Satellite series, we hear reflections on the week's work from the playwrights and workshop directors.

In the first half, Director of Community Engagement, Tamara Carroll, sits down with christopher oscar peña and Kristoffer Diaz at the end of their week-long Portland residency, where they workshopped two plays that will enjoy their world premieres at Profile next season - our orange sky, and Reggie Hoops.

In the second half, we hear from directors Leah C. Gardiner and Dámaso Rodríguez about their techniques for effectively staging a reading specifically for the purpose of helping the playwrights develop their work.

]]> https://profiletheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_5437-2.jpg Episode 14: Orbiting the Playwright Convening (pt. 2) false no 00:55:07 No no Episode 13: Orbiting The Playwright Convening (pt. 1) https://profiletheatre.org/podcast/episode-12-orbiting-the-playwright-convening/ Wed, 03 May 2023 00:44:03 +0000 https://profiletheatre.org/?post_type=podcast&p=15649 In this episode, Artistic Director Josh Hecht helps position the Convening, both within The American Generation season, and in Profile’s own history. Following that, Kristoffer Diaz (Chad Deity, Welcome to Arroyos) describes the evolution of his new play Reggie Hoops, and christopher oscar peña shares just how closely his art imitates his life in both How to Make an American Son, and our orange sky. 

Click here to read more about the playwrights.

]]> In this episode, Artistic Director Josh Hecht helps position the Convening, both within The American Generation season, and in Profile’s own history. Following that, Kristoffer Diaz (Chad Deity, Welcome to Arroyos) describes the evolution of his new play Reggie Hoops, and christopher oscar peña shares just how closely his art imitates his life in both How to Make an American Son, and our orange sky. 

Click here to read more about the playwrights.

]]> https://profiletheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Satellite-Beyond-the-Page-The-PlayWright-Convening.png Episode 13: Orbiting The Playwright Convening (pt. 1) false no 00:41:39 No no Episode 12: Orbiting “Welcome to Arroyo’s” (pt. 2) https://profiletheatre.org/podcast/episode-11-orbiting-welcome-to-arroyos-pt-2/ Fri, 24 Feb 2023 21:54:34 +0000 https://profiletheatre.org/?post_type=podcast&p=15435 false no 00:21:55 No no Episode 11: Orbiting “Welcome to Arroyo’s” (pt. 1) https://profiletheatre.org/podcast/episode-11-beyond-welcome-to-arroyos-pt-1/ Sat, 11 Feb 2023 21:28:47 +0000 https://profiletheatre.org/?post_type=podcast&p=15376 false no 00:25:18 No no