In this episode of nytheatrecast, Martin Denton speaks to playwright/director Stephen Svoboda about his new musical Reconstructing Mama. This is an intimate piece about four siblings coming to terms with their mother’s mental illness, and it’s based on actual events in Svoboda’s life. Svoboda’s collaborator on the show is composer N. David Williams.

The discussion also touches on Svoboda’s two earlier New York productions, Odysseus Died From AIDS (which premiered at FringeNYC 2004 and is published in NYTE’s Plays and Playwrights 2005) and The Penguin Tango (FringeNYC 2006).

Svoboda also talks about his process as writer and director of his plays,  as well as the challenges he encountered in writing his first musical.

Episode Links:

• Fresco Productions website (Stephen’s company, based in Miami)
• Reconstructing Mama info on nytheatre.com
• Plays and Playwrights 2005 info
• Interview with Stephen Svoboda

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