Episode 33: Martha Plimpton

Theater People

Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

Tony Awards, Nyc, Musicals, Actors, Creative, Arts, Plays, Writers, Broadway, Theater, Society & Culture, Interview, Comedy, Producers, Performing Arts

4.8 • 757 Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2015

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Three-time Tony nominee, Emmy winner, and Patrick's favorite movie star, the great Martha Plimpton discusses her important work as an activist for women's reproductive rights and stories from her incredible career as an actress. Martha talks about her parents (who met as original cast members of the groundbreaking musical 'Hair'), memories from her childhoood in NYC--including making her acting debut at age 8 in a musical at the Public, eventually becoming a member of the famed Steppenwolf Th...

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0:00.0	Hey there, podcast listeners, Patrick here. Before we get to today's episode with the amazing Martha Plimpton, we have sort of a big announcement. We are launching a Kickstarter campaign starting today. You may have noticed a little while back we took a few months off. A big part of that was trying to figure out a way to be able to afford to keep making our podcast. Creating the theater people podcast and producing it with Mike and Vanya has been one of
0:21.2	the greatest creative adventures of my life, and I hope to keep doing it forever. But our costs are
0:25.6	mounting. Between our startup costs and the cost of producing the show over the last 18 months,
0:30.4	I've already spent about $8,000. We estimate that our annual running costs going forward will be
0:35.5	about $5,000. All this money has come out of my pocket.
0:39.7	As valuable as I believe this podcast to be, it's unrealistic to think that I can continue to fund it on my own.
0:45.2	So I'm asking for your help, fellow theater people.
0:47.7	If you agree that there should be a show where the great theater people of our time,
0:51.2	the actors, writers, directors, musicians can tell their stories, share
0:55.0	their triumphs, the secrets to their success, the tales of how they overcame their fears and
0:59.1	insecurities. Please donate what you can to help us keep bringing these interviews to you.
1:03.8	We are not trying to make a profit. We just want to break even. $5,000 is what we need to raise
1:08.9	to bring this podcast to you for another year.
1:12.0	So let's do this together.
1:13.5	We'll do all the hard work.
1:14.9	You just donate what you can.
1:18.7	Head over to our website, www.w.com.
1:21.9	That's theater with an ERPPL.com.
1:23.7	And click the link to the Kickstarter page.
1:32.5	You can also find the link on our Facebook page, or you can search Kickstarter for theater people podcast. We have a bunch of amazing and cheap incentives, including the opportunity to have Leslie Margarita record your outgoing voicemail message, the opportunity to
1:36.7	promote your product or send a special message to our thousands of listeners via our podcast,
1:41.1	and many, many more. And really any any dollar amount big or teeny tiny helps.
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