"Welcome to Enter Stage Left. I’m your host, Yvette Monique Clark. This is the spot where we kick it about all things theatre — with veterans and newbies alike. From onstage, to backstage, and even under the stage, we’re talking stories, craft, and the passion that keeps the theatre world alive. So whether you're a performer, a crew member, or just a lover of the stage, you’re in the right place. Let’s get into it.”

🎭 From storyteller to actor, director, producer, educator, fundraiser and beyond.

On this episode of Enter Stage Left, I sit down with Kamilah L. Long, and we get into the many unexpected turns a life in the theatre can take.

Kamilah shares how a young woman from Montgomery, Alabama who planned to become a pediatrician found herself recruited into the theatre—and eventually discovered that theatre could take her places she never imagined. Pasted text

We talk about training, motherhood, finding your authentic voice, leadership, producing, directing, fundraising, and what happens when your career keeps calling you into rooms you never planned to enter.

And one of my favorite ideas from our conversation: sometimes the skills you thought might change who you are simply become another tool in your toolbox.

"Welcome to Enter Stage Left. I’m your host, Yvette Monique Clark. This is the spot where we kick it about all things theatre — with veterans and newbies alike. From onstage, to backstage, and even under the stage, we’re talking stories, craft, and the passion that keeps the theatre world alive. So whether you're a performer, a crew member, or just a lover of the stage, you’re in the right place. Let’s get into it.”

Playwright and educator Jonathan G Galvez joins Yvette Monique Clark for a candid conversation about writing, representation, collaboration, and the realities of producing theatre.

Jonathan reflects on the first time he saw Asian performers onstage and realized, there’s a place for me here. He takes us inside his playwriting process, explains why he doesn’t believe a play is ever truly finished, and shares why hearing actors speak his words is an essential part of developing his work. Pasted text Pasted text

After 17 years of theatre festivals, he also breaks down the lessons that only come from actually putting the work on its feet—from creating productions that can work with limited resources to understanding the difference between a festival presenting your work and actually producing it. Pasted text

It’s a conversation about making the work, letting other people into the process, and realizing that sometimes the best thing you can give a new play is the freedom to experiment.

"Welcome to Enter Stage Left. I’m your host, Yvette Monique Clark. This is the spot where we kick it about all things theatre — with veterans and newbies alike. From onstage, to backstage, and even under the stage, we’re talking stories, craft, and the passion that keeps the theatre world alive. So whether you're a performer, a crew member, or just a lover of the stage, you’re in the right place. Let’s get into it.”

Actor and singer Jonathan Studdard joins Yvette Monique Clark for a funny, open and thoughtful conversation about discovering theatre, walking away from it, and finding his way back.

Jonathan shares how growing up in Indianapolis as the son of two pastors shaped him, how Hairspray introduced him to musical theatre, and why he proudly describes himself as a “singer first, an actor, and then a mover.”

They talk about audition anxiety, representation and open-minded casting, bringing lived experience into a role, his connection to Lola in Kinky Boots, and why stepping away from performing ultimately helped Jonathan redefine his relationship with the stage.

It’s a conversation about knowing your strengths, honoring where life takes you, and realizing that being an artist doesn’t have to look just one way.