Theatre Corner
KPBS
Production Company: NWB Imaging
Role: Co-Creator, Director, Editor
Project: Theatre Corner is a 2x Emmy Award-Winning interview series dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion in the national theatre scene, both on the stage and in the seats. Host Michael Taylor sits down with some of the top professionals in the entertainment industry to discuss their careers, training, advice for young actors, and how to make theatre matter to more people.
What started as an internet series in 2017 by Michael Taylor and Trevor Neuenswander, Theatre Corner is now airing on KPBS and is available for streaming on the PBS Video App.
Awards:
2021 EMMY Award for Outstanding Achievement: Interview/Discussion
2020 EMMY Award for Outstanding Achievement: Interview/Discussion
2019 Silver TELLY Award for Best Online Series: Documentary
Today we sit down with two powerhouses of talent in the theatre, television, and film scene. Dedrick Weathersby and Tisha Campbell join us to chat about their trials and tribulations in our industry. Weathersby (2020 Broadway Worlds Award Winner for Best Lead Actor), speaks to us about his titular role as James Brown, soul and spirituality onstage, and his guilty pleasure of karaoke. Campbell (Martin, My Wife and Kids, Little Shop of Horrors) discusses her incomparable career and where she feels most comfortable in her vast variety of talents and skills.
Theatre Corner Backstage takes an in-depth look at one of Shakespeare’s most iconic plays, “Hamlet.” With countless productions over its 400-year life, The Old Globe broke box-office records with their 2017 hit featuring a diverse cast and Black lead.
Hear from cast members and director Barry Edelstein on their experiences with the production, the importance of diversity in Shakespeare, and how one can cope with grief through Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy.