Studs joins the cast and director of the Goodman Theatre's production of Athol Fugard's Sizwe Banzi is Dead, to talk about the play and its portrayal of South African apartheid. Some dramatic readings are included.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

Studs interviews the Canadian actor, singer, and stage director about his upcoming season at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The director and cast of The Steppenwolf Theatre's production of Alan Bennett's play, Talking Heads, join Studs to talk about how they staged the series of dramatic and comedic monologues.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

Studs talks with the cast of Trevor Griffin's Comedians about their production at the Wisdom Bridge Theater. Includes clips from the British music hall performer Max Miller (as The Cheeky Chappie).*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

Studs sits down with the creators of Tracers, a Vietnam War drama which premieres at the Steppenwolf Theatre. The dramatic readings include some graphic language.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The cast members of Richard Howard's Two-Part Inventions at the Goodman Theater discuss Edith Wharton and a meeting between Walt Whitman and Oscar Wilde.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

The playwright and former dancer join Studs to talk about the Black Ensemble Theater's production of Me and Miss D., the musical biography of Gomez and dancer and choreographer Katherine Dunham.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

Studs is joined by the Goodman Theatre cast members to discuss their staging of the Sam Shepard play. The program includes some dramatic readings.

Four cast members from a production of the play "The Greatest Story Never Told; A Tale of the Greatest Life Ever Lived."

The star and writer of I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It On The Road joins Studs to talk about the balance between motherhood and her career. Cryer is the mother of actor Jon Cryer.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations