Podcasts by SolTalk

Notes On Notes On Notes with Mara Vélez Meléndez from 2022-05-20T18:00:06

For our Season 3 finale, David and Joey chat with playwright Mara Vélez Meléndez about making her Off-Broadway debut as Sol 7, decolonizing gender, and the queerness of the multiverse.

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Writing It Out with Dominic Colón from 2022-03-11T12:00

In this episode, David and Joey chat with Dominic Colón, the inaugural recipient of Donja R. Love and National Queer Theater’s Write it Out! (WIO!) Prize, about the power artists have to shape a...

Teatro Vista with Lorena Diaz & Wendy Mateo from 2022-02-11T12:00

On this episode, David and Joey chat with the newly appointed Co-Artistic Directors of Teatro Vista in Chicago, Lorena Diaz and Wendy Mateo, about shared leadership, how joy can be your currency...

All‘s Well That Ends Well with Daphne Rubin-Vega from 2021-12-17T12:00

Joey flies solo this week as they chat with the incomparable Daphne Rubin-Vega about unlocking creativity during the pandemic, finding one’s community, and her upcoming film, ALLSWELL, co-writte...

Too Queer To Fear with Ricardo Sebastia?n from 2021-12-03T07:00

David and Joey chat with creative entrepreneur Ricardo Sebastia?n about the origin and launch of Arraygency, the beauty in taking ownership of one’s journey, and how meaningful partnerships are ...

Affecting Change with Karen Olivo from 2021-10-08T08:00

This week, David and Joey chat with the wonderful Karen Olivo about the origins of AFECT, the importance of self discovery, and setting up future generations for success in an industry that cont...

Not A Moment, But A Movement with Reza Salazar from 2021-09-24T13:49:51

This week, David and Joey chat with actor Reza Salazar about making his Broadway debut this fall in Lynn Nottage’s Clyde’s, surviving a COVID diagnosis, and being part of one of the first outdoo...

The Great Possibility with Luis Alfaro from 2021-09-10T08:00

Welcome to Season 3 of SolTalk! For our season premiere, David and Joey chat with living legend Luis Alfaro about his recent appointment as one of Center Theatre Group’s newest Associate Artisti...

The Love of Gathering with Sammy Lopez from 2020-12-18T11:00

For our Season 2 finale, producer Sammy Lopez joins us to talk about the recently launched Industry Standard Group, his experiences growing up in LA and going to see shows with his abuelita, and...

Doing It For The Culture with Hilary Bettis from 2020-12-04T11:00

On December 4, 2016, The Sol Project officially launched its initiative with the opening night of Alligator by Hilary Bettis, in partnership with New Georges. This week, David and Joey catch up ...

Shifting the Way of the World with Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi from 2020-11-20T11:00

This week, David and Joey chat with Helen Hayes Award-winning performance artist Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi to hear about her incredible upbringing by a family of artists, the road that lies ahead...

Redefining Our Collective Imagination with Liza Colón-Zayas from 2020-11-06T11:00

Welcome to the second half of our fall season! This week, David and Joey chat with Obie Award-winning actor Liza Colón-Zayas to hear about her legacy with LAByrinth Theater Company, her long-tim...

The Voting Project with Estefanía Fadul & Galia Backal from 2020-10-23T11:00

In this episode leading up to the 2020 Presidential Election, David and Joey sit down with directors Estefanía Fadul and Galia Backal to discuss their collaboration on Carla’s Quince, an immersi...

Who Does He Hope to Be? with Robin de Jesús from 2020-10-09T11:00

This week, David and Joey kiki with star of screen and stage Robin de Jesús about his role as Emory in The Boys in the Band, figuring out how to age gracefully like Jane Fonda, and never losing ...

Para La Gente with Ana Maria Aburto, Regina Garcia, & Tanya Orellana from 2020-09-25T05:00

On this episode, David and Joey celebrate the launch of La Gente: The Latinx Theatre Design Network with three of its organizing members: Ana Maria Aburto, Regina Garcia, and Tanya Orellana. The...

Our Sacred Space with Lileana Blain-Cruz from 2020-09-11T12:00

Welcome to the fall 2020 season of SolTalk! In this episode, Sol Project Associate Artistic Director David Mendizábal and Associate Producer Joey Reyes chat with director Lileana Blain-Cruz abou...

Broadway Babies with Arturo Luis Soria & Irene Sofia Lucio from 2020-09-09T19:01:26

The Sol Project's Founder and Artistic Director, Jacob Padrón, sits down with two Latinx actors currently on Broadway: Irene Sofia Lucio who plays Patricia in Jeremy O. Harris's Slave Play and A...

Children of the Diaspora with Guadalís Del Carmen & John Peña from 2020-09-09T19:00:56

The Sol Project’s Associate Artistic Director, David Mendizábal, and Producing Assistant, Joey Reyes, interview artists and activists, Guadalís Del Carmen and John Peña. They discuss anti-blackn...

Next in Line in the DMV with Maria Goyanes & Stephanie Ybarra from 2019-11-08T13:00

The Sol Project’s Associate Artistic Director, David Mendizábal, and Producing Assistant, Joey Reyes, interview Maria Goyanes, Artistic Director of Woolly Mammoth Theatre in Washington D.C., and...

Meet Her in St. Louis with Amelia Acosta Powell from 2019-10-04T14:31:47

The Sol Project’s Associate Artistic Director, David Mendizábal, and Producing Assistant, Joey Reyes, interview Amelia Acosta Powell, the recently appointed Associate Artistic Director of The Re...

The Casting Room with Brian Herrera & Victor Vazquez from 2019-07-17T12:39:02

Sol Project’s Associate Artistic Director, David Mendizábal, and Producing Assistant, Joey Reyes, sit down with Brian Herrera and Victor Vazquez to talk about the history of casting, current pra...

An Actor's Journey with Sean Carvajal from 2019-06-21T12:47:58

Sol Project’s Associate Artistic Director, David Mendizábal, and Producing Assistant, Joey Reyes, sit down with actor Sean Carvajal to talk about his Broadway debut as Edgar in Sam Gold's produc...

Latinx Futurity with Georgina Escobar from 2019-05-10T13:59:02

Sol Project’s Associate Artistic Director, David Mendizábal, and Producing Assistant, Joey Reyes, interview playwright Georgina Escobar about her Spring 2019 production of Then They Forgot About...

El Huracán with Charise Castro Smith & Laurie Woolery from 2019-02-13T20:18:37

Sol Project Artistic Director Jacob G. Padrón interviews playwright Charise Castro Smith and director Laurie Woolery about their Fall 2018 Sol Project production of El Huracán at Yale Repertory ...