BORN READY EP 20 – The Bar is Open at The TBA Awards

It’s our 20th episode! And for this milestone we decided to invade the TBA Awards armed only with our wits and a bottle of whiskey. Podcasting from backstage in the green room, we had the chance to interview finalists, presenters, and award recipients and get their candid thoughts on the awards, the community, and what […]

BORN READY EP 17 – Rob and Ray are Presenting a TBA Award w/ Robert Sokol

Thanks for tuning it to what American Theater Magazine calls “The Bay Area’s bad boys of theater punditry,” BORN READY! In our latest episode we talk shop with Theatre Bay Area Awards Program Manager, Robert Sokol, the man tasked with the frequently thankless job of spearheading the TBA Awards. We get the basic gist of […]

BORN READY EP 16 – “Unbelievable!” w/ Rob Avila

UPDATE Asked Rob for a statement on the paper’s closing, and true to form, he sent in a thoughtful, well written, moving response. Check it out below. “I know you asked for my thoughts on the paper’s closing and specifically what it might say about journalism today or what it might mean for the theater […]