OFF ROAD with Peter Palmisano - An RLTP Podcast

featuring Karen Andolina Scott, CEO of Journey’s End Refugee Services

Journey’s End Refugee Services has found its charitable works more and more necessary with each passing day. As its clients flee repression and persecution in their home country, they desperately need the help of this network of volunteers and donors to help make their transition to a new life in the USA possible. And all of WNY benefits as a result.

Special guest John Rickus

RLTP’s resident lighting designer, ensemble member John Rickus, takes us on a whirlwind tour of his life behind the scenes both at RLTP and at UB’s Center for the Arts. Learn how the pros use a variety of cables, pipes, lighting instruments, and computers to make every show a work of art.

Special guest Lucas Hnath

One of the most unique and fascinating voices in modern theater is Lucas Hnath. In anticipation of the opening of his latest RLTP Buffalo premier of The Thin Place, Lucas was generous enough to talk to Peter about his life, his inspirations, and things that go bump in the night.
 

Special guest Barbara Link LaRou

One of the most luminous ladies to ever grace the Buffalo boards is the talented Barbara Link LaRou. Arguably a “first lady” of theater in our area, Barbara sat down with Peter to reminisce and recall some of the great moments in her life and varied career.

Featuring The Story of WEDi, featuring Erin Kelly

As one of the most influential programs in the city, WEDi has been instrumental in offering critical assistance to small businesses and young students who would otherwise be lost in a foreign city, unable to even understand the language. In this episode of OFF ROAD, Erin Kelly, its Director of Internal Relations, explains WEDi's mission and its undeniable importance.

Special guest Rajiv Joseph

Though RLTP’s production of Guards at the Taj has just completed its critically and audience acclaimed run, there is still much to talk about. This is especially true when you have the good fortune to sit down with the playwright himself. A few weeks ago, during a live event, Peter interviewed Rajiv Joseph, and the results of that recording session are presented here in an our holiday edition of OFF ROAD.

Special guest Rita DiTondo

When she and her husband Fabio chose to re-open her family’s restaurant, Rita DiTondo returned to Buffalo to much fanfare. But when they decided to upscale it, she was warned not to mess with a traditional family recipe for success. Nevertheless, she took a chance, and so far the gamble has paid off. She sat down with Peter in her restaurant, re-christened “DiTondo,” for a warm and friendly chat about her life, her loves, and her dedication to traditional Italian roots.

Special guest Katie Mallinson

When Buffalo theater producers plan their seasons and choose their directors, they find that Katie Mallinson has risen to the top of their list. In the midst of preparations for Guards at the Taj, Katie zoomed with Peter to share the secrets of her success, and her hopes for the brilliant, but complicated show under her guidance.

Special guest Mason Winfield

Mason Winfield spends much of his time collecting stories and folklore from people who have had paranormal and psychic experiences. But how did this man, an acknowledged expert in this field, who started out as a literary scholar and English teacher, find himself leading exceedingly popular ghost walks all throughout western New York? 

Special guest Greg Howze

Having just completed a very demanding five different characters in RLTP’s critically acclaimed Mysterious Circumstances, the obvious questions are “Where did Greg Howze come from, and where is he headed?” On this episode he talks about theater, music, and his love for his full-time work at ECMC.