Theater for your ears lets you focus on the words…and the magic of audible emotion. On our podcast channel Filament, you’ll experience new plays, eerie tales, fascinating interviews and lots of insight about the arts. Filament was also the home of our annual Lights Up! festival of new plays for a few years. Scroll down to listen, or subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Filament is sponsored in part by San Jose Water Company.
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On Backstage with AJ Jaffari, Karen DeHart and Deb Anderson share laughter, friendship, and family as they celebrate Karen’s 100th show and explore life as grandmas in “Over the River and Through the Woods.”
AJ Jaffari goes backstage with Caitlin Papp and Nick Mandracchia to talk spooky laughs, cast camaraderie, and a surprise visit from Dracula himself.
Backstage with AJ dives into the dazzling world of “Head Over Heels” with director Jeffrey Bracco, exploring how Elizabethan verse meets ’80s pop and modern flair.
Real-life couple Luisa Sermol and Tom Gough join AJ to talk about love, laughter, and layered truths in “The Cake”—onstage and off.
Mary Melnick and Christian Pizzirani join AJ Jaffari to dive into the suspense and humor of “The Mousetrap,” sharing secrets of playing layered characters, physical comedy, and more.
Backstage with AJ is diving into the world of Warcraft! Actors Anna Kosiarek and Miranda Liu share behind-the-scenes stories from In Love and Warcraft—from cast camaraderie to the thrill of tech week. And that sword? Absolutely epic.
Backstage with AJ gets festive! Angie Higgins and George Psarras discuss Truce, its music, humanity, and updates since 2014.
For Spooky Lights 2024 be prepared to get inside Lizzie Borden’s head and experience what may have lead up to that…..eventful evening in Fall River in 1892.
AJ Jaffair is back, backstage! This time he’s joined by director Mark Anderson Phillips as they discuss “An Inspector Calls.” They talk about the set, the characters, and even the Titanic gets a shout out!
It’s a “Kinky Boots”/”Rocky Horror” crossover! Last summer, Bart Perry and Matt Locke shone as Lola and Charlie in “Kinky Boots.” Now they’re back in “The Rocky Horror Show” as Dr. Frank-N-Furter and Riff Raff. Joined by AJ Jaffari, they reminisce about “Kinky Boots” and share excitement for “Rocky Horror.”
Filament and the Lights Up! festival of new plays are generously sponsored by San Jose Water Company