George Bernard Shaw once said, "Don't wait for opportunity, create it.  Geoffrey Nauffts is a Producer, a Broadway and Television Actor, a Tony-award nominated playwright and television scriptwriter, and a director. He has wo...

Billie McBride is one of Denver's top theatre personalities. I first saw her when she appeared in LOVE LETTERS at Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company on Valentine's Day. The show was wonderful, but Billie stood out to me as someone I wanted...

Charles Busch is a creative genius!  With his quick wit and hysterical way of weaving stories, he is that person who can make you laugh at times when you think you may never smile again. I have always loved comedians and interviewing Charl...

Actor/Director/Playwright Paul Stroili takes to the mic for episode 5 in an interview with Dawn.  Paul is currently working with Jeff Daniels at the Purple Rose Theatre in OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY GRINCH IN FIGHT WITH RUDOLPH POLICE which is...

Richard (Rick) St. Peter is an award-winning stage director, producer, and educator with more than 20 years of experience in professional and academic theatre. He has worked internationally with the English Theatre of Ukraine, Prague's <...

Amanda Berg-Wilson is the co-founder and artistic director of The Catamounts Theatre Company, an immersive theatre experience in the Boulder/Denver area.  She has directed over fifteen productions, including God’s Ear (2011...

Humble, Kind. Uber-talented, and Devoted to storytelling since she was a child are just a few takeaways from my interview with Candace Joice.  From the moment I met her, I knew she had "IT" - and let me tell you...

Schmigadoon Season One AND the new season of Virgin River, honey Troy McLaughlin is on a roll!Troy McLaughlin and I go way back and I knew I wanted him on as a guest on ACT this season and was so happy that he found the tim...

Frank Wood was raised in Boston, MA and he comes from a family of politicians. His father was a political scientist who served under the Lyndon Johnson administration and his sister, Maggie Hassan was the 81st Governor of New Hampshire from 201...

Born in the small town of Lubbock, Texas, Steven Skybell knew at the age of 10 as Pavel the peasant boy in the local theatre version of Fiddler on the Roof that the stage was where he belonged.  A graduate of both Yale Univ...

If you are like me, you've seen this week's guest more than you can even remember.  He's a face that has appeared on so many tv sitcoms, dramas and comedy specials it's impossible to name them all.  Born in Bay Ridge Brooklyn NY, ...

One of the most talented actors I have ever seen on stage, Dan Ruth is a true showman, a writer, a musician, an actor, a director and a friend.  A studied actor, the alcoholism that  trapped and spun him into a downward spiral was the...

I'll let these famous people give comedian, Jeff Caldwell's intro:Dennis Miller - "This guy is incredible!"Craig Ferguson - "Very funny!"George Carlin - "Funny and Smart!"Dav...

I met Brad in 1981.  He was already a star in the theatre department at Virginia Commonwealth University and his commitment to the craft of acting was inspiring and unwavering even back then.  He is funny, kind and has become a master...

Dr. Karen Turner Ward and I met back in 1983.  She was a force to be reckoned with back then and her energy and creativity still abounds.  She adds theatrical expertise, musical prowess, and a kind heart to every production she touche...

Jon Kretzu lives in the beautiful pacific northwest and a graduate of Cal State.  He bills himself as a director, dramaturge and journalist and is one of the busiest and energetic theatre directors in Portland, OR.  He has worked prof...

I met Toney Q. Cobb in the mid 1990's and immediately fell in love with not only the actor, but the man himself.  As Toney says, he came to this career later in life and feels very blessed to have met some wonderful mentors and frie...

You know when you meet a woman that just changes the room the moment they step inside?  Well...that's Eva DeVirgilis!HER magazine named Eva's TEDxRVA presentation as one of the most inspirational talks in TEDx history and her one w...

Mark Delabarre and I became friends in the early 1980’s where we met at Virginia Commonwealth University. His gorgeous tenor voice, handsome face and height (I believe he is 6’4) caught my attention immediately.  He’s not only talented but...

I met Cliff Morts in the early 1990's at Mill Mountain Theatre.  He was playing the gentleman caller in A GLASS MENAGERIE.  What struck me immediately was the honesty and ease in which he delivered each line.  We later got...

I met this week’s guest back in 2015 when he designed sound for a show that I was directing at Richmond Triangle Players in Richmond Virginia.  He is now  Artistic Director of that theatre.  Lucian Restivo is a force to be reckon...

I met Michael Mastro in 1988 at the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain on the River Thames.  His stories about a life in the theatre over the last 39 years are both funny and insightful.  For me, it's stories like his hyst...

Week One is an introduction of ACT's host, Dawn A. Westbrook and what to expect in the coming weeks.  This week Dawn polled actors on the ACT Facebook Page.  "Ever heard the phrase "actors are the lowest on the totem pole?"&nbs...