Stage and Studio production Intern Tali Singer produced this collage about four youth ages 13-15 from the NW Children's Theatre School talking about what it means for them to be in character.  Host Dmae Roberts introduces the piece.

Dmae Roberts talks with award-winning visual artist and scenic designer, Tim Stapleton, about his new show, "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms."  He is joined by director Eugenia Woods and we hear about his experiences returning to Appalachia after 30 years and how he came to create this play as well as the photographic exhibit. 

A short story by Seattle cartoonist Jim Woodring about the wonders of childhood and the mysteries of the great wide world is brought to the radio airwaves by director S.W. Conser and the One Take Pony players: David Chelsea, Zoe Loranger, Emily Young, and Mike Russell.

B-movie auteur Lloyd Kaufman is one of the most prolific independent filmmakers working today, his Troma Entertainment production company responsible for cult classics such as The Toxic Avenger and Cannibal! The Musical.  Lloyd joins S.W. Conser to discuss media monopolies, guerrilla filmmaking, and his new book Direct Your Own Damn Movie!

Guest Host Michelle Shroeder-Flectcher talks with Molly Test and Kahedja Burley of the Portland Theater Brigade. Also, Frank Reynolds presents a special profile of Imago Theatre's latest show, "Simple People".