Feb 13, 2013 | Interviews, Press
Barter Theatre’s submissions window is open for the 2013 Appalachian Festival of Plays and Playwrights. This annual festival of new plays presents fully staged readings of new work by Appalachian playwrights, or new plays dealing with Appalachian themes. I sat down...
Nov 1, 2012 | Interviews, Press
I Interview Playwrights Part 519: Chelsea M. Marcantel Published November 1 2012 || http://aszym.blogspot.com Chelsea M. Marcantel Hometown: Jennings, Louisiana Current Town: Abingdon, VA (by way of Chicago) Q: What are you working on now? A: I’m editing one of...
Aug 3, 2012 | Interviews, Press
Long Distance: Chelsea Marcantel-Polaski By Benjamin Leger Published Jul 31, 2012 || Baton Rouge, Louisiana Writer and consultant Chelsea Marcantel-Polaski enjoys outdoors in Baton Rouge when she returns to visit. Here: LSU student There: Playwright and new media...
Aug 2, 2012 | Interviews, Press
This is the final installment of my NYC interview with Sheena LaShay, in which I discuss having it all as a playwright, and letting others have just as much.
Aug 2, 2012 | Interviews, Press
My three tips for writers: Be writing all the time Edit, edit, edit Believe in yourself and your voice This is another part of my super-fun, super-wise (according to me) interview with Sheena LaShay in NYC. If you think I have the authority to advise you on writing,...
Jun 23, 2012 | Articles, Press
Barter Theatre Announces Appalachian Festival of Plays and Playwrights Line-Up By Bethany Rickwald • Jun 22, 2012 Virginia Barter Theatre has announced the line-up for the twelfth annual Appalachian Festival of Plays and Playwrights (AFPP), which will run July 6-July...
Jun 1, 2012 | Interviews, Press
This is a video interview I did with my good friend Sheena in New York City in May 2012. In it, we talk about playwrighting a lot, and Miles Polaski A LOT. Sheena is fabulous to talk to, and New York’s SoHo makes a wonderful (if bird-ridden) interview spot. (for...
May 10, 2012 | Press, Reviews
Chelsea Marcantel Pens a Tabloid Wet Dream 20% Theatre Company presents Devour Reviewed by Katy Walsh Kim and her Kardashian sisters. Paris and Nicki Hilton. Ivanka Trump. People magazine has snapshots of them. TMZ keeps tabs on them. The world watches these gals...
May 8, 2012 | Press, Reviews
A stunning world premiere looks inside the exotic world of the rich, young and pretty. Devour Centerstage Show Review Reviewer: John Dalton Tuesday May 08, 2012 “All my life I have been extraordinarily bored,” cries Anais to the ceiling and everyone who chooses to...
Apr 30, 2012 | Interviews, Press
If you’re interested in knowing quite a bit about why I write, and how, and what inspires me, and other personal philosophical things, I’d hop on over to the formidable blog of Ms. Sheena LaShay. She interviewed me for her Artistic Liberties blog, and it was a ton of...
