Ep 103: Mario Correa

Ep 103: Mario Correa

Author: Katie Birenboim July 31, 2025 Duration: 1:11:34
Katie checks in with playwright (N/A, Tail! Spin!, Commander, Santa for President), screenwriter (Dark Waters), and former Congressional aide, Mario Correa.

Ever wonder what really happens after the house lights go down and the stage door closes? Call Time with Katie Birenboim pulls up a chair in the green room for those intimate, unguarded talks that happen when the performance is over. This isn't a formal interview series; it's where the craft of theatre gets discussed with both warmth and depth. Katie engages in casual, yet serious-minded conversations with theatre's best and brightest-from celebrated actors and visionary directors to the unsung playwrights and designers who shape a production's soul. Each episode feels like you're eavesdropping on a candid dialogue between colleagues, one that delves into the messy, beautiful, and often unpredictable work of telling stories live. You'll hear about the nerves before a first preview, the collaborative breakthroughs in rehearsal, and the personal philosophies that drive artists to return to the stage night after night. This podcast offers a rare, authentic look behind the curtain, celebrating not just the glamour of opening nights but the gritty, passionate work that makes them possible. Tune in for a genuine connection to the heart of the performing arts.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 98

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Podcast Episodes
Episode 99: Nina Ross/Softee [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 52:01
Katie checks in with actor (To Kill a Mockingbird and The Iceman Cometh on Broadway; The Hard Problem and Nina Off-Broadway; Bad Monkey on Apple TV) and pop musician (Softee), Nina Ross.
Episode 98: Jack Serio [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:04:43
Katie checks in with director (Grangeville, Uncle Vanya, The Animal Kingdom, This Beautiful Future, Obie Award winner), Jack Serio.
Episode 97: Forrest Malloy on "Nina" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:05:18
Katie checks in with actor, playwright, teacher, and the author of the upcoming Off-Broadway play, Nina, directed by Katie and produced by Katie and Francesca Carpanini. Nina runs at Theaterlab January 23-February 9.
Episode 96: Rebbekah Vega-Romero [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:12:00
Katie checks in with actor (Maria in West Side Story at the 5th Avenue Theatre, Luisa in The Fantasticks at the Cape Playhouse, upcoming: Magnolia in Showboat at Target Margin Theater) and writer (The Question, 2024 Euge…
Episode 95: David Winitsky [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:13:11
Katie checks in with founder, and Executive Artistic Director, of the Jewish Plays Project, David Winitsky.
Episode 94: Eva Kaminsky [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 50:17
Katie checks in with actor, Eva Kaminsky (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and The Lyons on Broadway; Made in Poland and a Bright New Boise Off-Broadway; Law and Order: SVU, Billions, the Gilded Age, and more).
Episode 93: Dwight Rhoden & Complexions [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 49:00
Katie checks in with co-founder and co-Artistic Director of Complexions Contemporary Ballet Company, as well as noted dancer and choreographer (The Joyce, the Bolshoi, The Marinsky, BAM, Cairo Opera House, Holland Dance…
Episode 92: Ella Stiller [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:46
Katie checks in with actor, Ella Stiller (Festival of New Jewish Plays, Escape at Dannemora, Juilliard).
Episode 91: Christine Cox & BalletX [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:12
Katie checks in with co-founder and Artistic and Executive Director of BalletX, Christine Cox, about the company's upcoming shows at the Joyce Theater.
Episode 90: Jack Viertel & Broadway Melody [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:24
Katie checks in with former Artistic Director of City Center Encores! and Creative Director/Senior Vice President of Jujamcyn Theaters, Jack Viertel, about his new theatre-centric novel, Broadway Melody.