ON THIS SEASON OF FORGE THEATER LABS
ON THIS SEASON OF FORGE THEATER LABS
Episode 1.1 “THE WILL TO ADAPT”
Record Date: Monday, February 16th, 2026
Air Date: TBD
Recorded live at Novel Book Bar and Club, Portland, Maine.
Written by Megan Tripaldi
Directed by Sararose Willey
Directed by Cory Macgowan
Edited by Sam Rapaport
Featuring Caroline Chung, Joshua N Hsu, and Megan Tripladi
SYNOPSIS
Host Joshua N Hsu and guest host Megan Tripaldi meet Will Shakes, a writer with writer’s block, and help him navigate it and the process of adaptation.
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Episode 1.2 FORGE THEATER LABS DESIGN-OR-BUST ROUNDTABLE: BIG LOVE
Record Date: Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026
Air Date: TBD
Hosted by Joshua N Hsu
Edited by Sam Rapaport
Featuring Sage Bartlett, Chris DeFillip, Anna Halloran, Kimmarie McCrann, Cory Macgowan
SYNOPSIS
A crackpot team of directors and designers has ONLY 90 minutes to design BIg Love by Charles Mee. Can they make it?!
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Episode 1.3 COMPANY SHOWCASE: PORTLAND THEATER FESTIVAL
Record Date: Tuesday, February 10th, 2026
Air Date: TBD
Hosted by Joshua N Hsu
Featuring Dave Register
SYNOPSIS
Host Joshua N Hsu and Director/Actor/Artistic Director Dave Register discuss lessons learned after 5 years with Portland Theater Festival and how to build artistic leadership that lasts.
Episode 1.3 DIRECTOR SPOTLIGHT: NELSON T. EUSEBIO III
Record Date: Thursday, February 12th, 2026
Air Date: TBD
Hosted by Joshua N Hsu
Featuring Nelson T. Eusebio III
SYNOPSIS
Host Joshua N Hsu and Director Nelson T. Eusebio discuss the power and responsibilities directors have in casting and the use cases for and dangers of merit-based casting.
Episode 1.4 DRAMATURG SPOTLIGHT: AFRIKAH SELAH
Record Date: Tuesday, February 24th, 2026
Air Date: TBD
Hosted by Joshua N Hsu
Featuring Afrikah Selah
SYNOPSIS
Host Joshua N Hsu and Dramaturg/Critic/Director Afrikah Selah talk about who gets to discuss art, what critical frameworks we’re bound to, and what it means to critique responsibly in a moment shaped by speed, trends, and urgency.