Filament
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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.
Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Stories from the Set of “Tapawingo”
December 29, 2025
“Tapawingo,” starring Jon Heder (“Napoleon Dynamite” and “Blades of Glory”), is about an oddball who becomes the bodyguard for a misfit teenager and finds himself in the crosshairs of the town’s family of bullies. The quirky indie comedy is out now on VOD! Available for purchase or rental on Apple TV, Amazon Prime, Fandango at
Family Onstage, Family Offstage: Backstage at “Over the River and Through the Woods”
December 8, 2025
Backstage with AJ is crossing the river into family, laughter, and love. Step backstage with AJ at “Over the River and Through the Woods” as we sit down with longtime friends and castmates Karen DeHart and Deb Anderson. From carpool rides to rehearsal laughter, these two share how their characters are similar in some ways,
Stories from the Crypt: “Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors”
October 30, 2025
Backstage with AJ is sinking its teeth into Halloween. AJ Jaffari sits down with director Caitlin Papp and actor Nick Mandracchia to talk all things Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, the fang-tastic farce that recently ran at City Lights Theater Company. From gothic grandeur to 2025 punchlines, they explore how the show balances eerie atmosphere with
Verse Meets Vibes: Behind the Scenes of “Head Over Heels”
August 6, 2025
Backstage with AJ is turning up the volume and the poetry. AJ Jaffari chats with director Jeffrey Bracco about Head Over Heels, the gloriously genre-bending musical now onstage at City Lights Theater Company. From Elizabethan verse to 1980s bops, Jeffrey shares what drew him to this wild mashup of styles and how he brought it to
Backstage with AJ: The Icing on the Stage
May 23, 2025
Real-life couple Luisa Sermol and Tom Gough join AJ to talk about love, laughter, and layered truths in “The Cake”—onstage and off.
Backstage with AJ: Clues, Comedy, and Christie
April 3, 2025
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: Questing Through Rehearsals
February 6, 2025
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: The Story & Spirit of “Truce”
December 18, 2024
Backstage with AJ gets festive! Angie Higgins and George Psarras discuss Truce, its music, humanity, and updates since 2014.
