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  • Episode 335: Champagne Hughes

    Episode 335: Champagne Hughes
    Sep 7 2025
    We have a rare Sunday Yay – Jake and I welcome bay area actress, drama therapist and DJ Champagne Hughes. Champagne was in Les Blancs at the Oakland Theatre Project (along with Jeunee Simon – Episode 297, and Brittany Sims, Episode 328) earlier this year. Champagne has her MA in Psychology. Champagne talks about her upbringing in Hayward, her DJ’ing, her acting in the bay area and where she sees herself in the future. You can learn more about DJ Champagne Hughes via her website: https://www.djchampagne.com/about You can contact Champagne directly via Instagram: @heydjchampagne and on Tiktok: @champagnehughes The Yay is in partnership with Theatre Bay Area, as it brings back the wildly popular Bay Area Theatre Week, a 10-day celebration, from September 12 to the 22nd, of our vital local theatre community this fall. Audiences are invited to join us for this festival of discounted and free events created by local theatres. This year, Theatre Bay Area is expanding Bay Area Theatre Week offerings to include free events, social mixers, and classes in addition to discounted shows. Throughout the festival, audiences will discover theatre in their neighborhood, support local artists, and enjoy amazing live performances across the Bay. To find out information on all of the shows that TBA’s Bay Area Theatre Week is showcasing, click here: https://members.theatrebayarea.org/batwcalendar Alexis Green (Episode 330) has a wonderful product that will improve your mental and spiritual health. It’s the Clarity Journal – it’s a journal, designed from lived experience - a compassionate tool for anyone seeking deeper emotional awareness. Check out the Clarity Journal at https://clarity-journals.com/. Kehinde Koyejo (Episodes 214 and 262) has been a friend of mine since 2005, when I stage managed her for the Ray of Light musical, Bat Boy. She’s an amazing actress, model and creative artist. She’s also an incredible entrepreneur – and I want to introduce you to her business, Kalm Korner. Kalm Korner is an online boutique that specializes in aromatherapy gifts – love rubs, moisturizers, sprays, tea blends and candles. Kalm Korner also sells Choc’late Mama cookies – she brought some over the last time we interviewed her and it was fantastic. Let’s support a black female-owned business, a local business and make your first order by going to this website: https://kalmkorner.com/ SHOWS: Stories High XXV (Bindlestiff Studios) Sept 11 (Community Night), Sept 12 – 20 Lo Ordesta (Episode 334) is a co-producer Joe Cascasan (Episode 196) is one of the directors https://www.bindlestiffstudio.org/storieshigh25 Indecent (Center Rep) Sept 9 – 28 Adam KuveNiemann (Episode 274) is in the show https://www.centerrep.org/what-s-on/25-26-season/indecent Two Gentlemen of Verona (SF Shakes) Sept 6 – 21 Ely Sonny Orquiza (Episodes 139 & 279) is directing the show Katja Rivera (Episode 168) is the assistant director Brennan Pickman-Thoon (Episode 281) is in the show Maya Herbsman (Episode 145) is the intimacy coordinator Jen Coogan (Episode 239) is the musical director/sound designer https://www.sfshakes.org/performance/free-shakes/gentlemen/ McNeal (San Jose Stage) Sept 24 – Oct 19 Nicole Sarich Tung (Episode 315) is in the show https://www.thestage.org/mcneal Little Women (TheatreWorks Silicon Valley) Sept 24 – Oct 12 Eiko Moon-Yamamoto (Episodes 120 & 225) is in the show Sharon Shao (Episode 176) is in the show https://theatreworks.org/ The Day The Sky Turned Orange (SF BATCO) Sept 5 – Oct 5 Julius Rea is a part of the writing team https://www.sfbatco.org/orange?_gl=1*hw20cb*_gcl_au*MTM3MjExODcyMi4xNzQ2ODkxNzQ0*_ga*MTQ1MDQyNzIxNS4xNzQ2ODkxNzQ0*_ga_J4D8M8TLG0*czE3NDY4OTE3NDQkbzEkZzAkdDE3NDY4OTE3NDQkajYwJGwwJGgw The Wisdom of Eve (Altarena Playhouse) Oct 24 – Nov 23 Kimberly Ridgeway (Episodes 155 and 251) directs the play https://www.altarena.org/2025-season-announcement/the-wisdom-of-eve-2025/ Follow us on Facebook and Bluesky (TheYayPodcast)
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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • Episode 334: Lo Ordesta

    Episode 334: Lo Ordesta
    Sep 6 2025
    Surprise, surprise – we have a 2nd Yay today! Jake and I bring on Lo Ordesta, the co-producer of Stories High XXV, which premiers on September 12 and will go on until the 20th. Lo, the partner of Joe Cascasan (Episode 196), is promoting Stories High XXV – we’ll talk about the legacy of Stories High, Lo’s upbring and her theatre journey. You can reach Lo directly via her Instagram: @lo_fo_sho The Yay is in partnership with Theatre Bay Area, as it brings back the wildly popular Bay Area Theatre Week, a 10-day celebration, from September 12 to the 22nd, of our vital local theatre community this fall. Audiences are invited to join us for this festival of discounted and free events created by local theatres. This year, Theatre Bay Area is expanding Bay Area Theatre Week offerings to include free events, social mixers, and classes in addition to discounted shows. Throughout the festival, audiences will discover theatre in their neighborhood, support local artists, and enjoy amazing live performances across the Bay. To find out information on all of the shows that TBA’s Bay Area Theatre Week is showcasing, click here: https://members.theatrebayarea.org/batwcalendar Kehinde Koyejo (Episodes 214 and 262) has been a friend of mine since 2005, when I stage managed her for the Ray of Light musical, Bat Boy. She’s an amazing actress, model and creative artist. She’s also an incredible entrepreneur – and I want to introduce you to her business, Kalm Korner. Kalm Korner is an online boutique that specializes in aromatherapy gifts – love rubs, moisturizers, sprays, tea blends and candles. Kalm Korner also sells Choc’late Mama cookies – she brought some over the last time we interviewed her and it was fantastic. Let’s support a black female-owned business, a local business and make your first order by going to this website: https://kalmkorner.com/ SHOWS: Stories High XXV (Bindlestiff Studios) Sept 11 (Community Night), Sept 12 – 20 Lo Ordesta (Episode 334) is a co-producer Joe Cascasan (Episode 196) is one of the directors https://www.bindlestiffstudio.org/storieshigh25 Indecent (Center Rep) Sept 9 – 28 Adam KuveNiemann (Episode 274) is in the show https://www.centerrep.org/what-s-on/25-26-season/indecent Two Gentlemen of Verona (SF Shakes) Sept 6 – 21 Ely Sonny Orquiza (Episodes 139 & 279) is directing the show Katja Rivera (Episode 168) is the assistant director Brennan Pickman-Thoon (Episode 281) is in the show Maya Herbsman (Episode 145) is the intimacy coordinator Jen Coogan (Episode 239) is the musical director/sound designer https://www.sfshakes.org/performance/free-shakes/gentlemen/ McNeal (San Jose Stage) Sept 24 – Oct 19 Nicole Sarich Tung (Episode 315) is in the show https://www.thestage.org/mcneal Little Women (TheatreWorks Silicon Valley) Sept 24 – Oct 12 Eiko Moon-Yamamoto (Episodes 120 & 225) is in the show Sharon Shao (Episode 176) is in the show https://theatreworks.org/ The Day The Sky Turned Orange (SF BATCO) Sept 5 – Oct 5 Julius Rea is a part of the writing team https://www.sfbatco.org/orange?_gl=1*hw20cb*_gcl_au*MTM3MjExODcyMi4xNzQ2ODkxNzQ0*_ga*MTQ1MDQyNzIxNS4xNzQ2ODkxNzQ0*_ga_J4D8M8TLG0*czE3NDY4OTE3NDQkbzEkZzAkdDE3NDY4OTE3NDQkajYwJGwwJGgw Dracula: a Comedy of Terror (City Lights Theatre) Sept 25 – Oct 19 Nick Mandracchia (Episode 43) is in the show https://cltc.org/event/dracula/ The Wisdom of Eve (Altarena Playhouse) Oct 24 – Nov 23 Kimberly Ridgeway (Episodes 155 and 251) directs the play https://www.altarena.org/2025-season-announcement/the-wisdom-of-eve-2025/ Follow us on Facebook and Bluesky (TheYayPodcast)
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    47 mins
  • Episode 333: Jonathan Amores

    Episode 333: Jonathan Amores
    Sep 6 2025
    Jonathan Amores is our next guest on The Yay. Jonathan last worked with Jake on Cyrano last year. We talk about Jonathan’s upbringing, John’s bay area acting career, and where he sees himself in the future. Jonathan can be reached directly via Instagram: @jofum The Yay is in partnership with Theatre Bay Area, as it brings back the wildly popular Bay Area Theatre Week, a 10-day celebration, from September 12 to the 22nd, of our vital local theatre community this fall. Audiences are invited to join us for this festival of discounted and free events created by local theatres. This year, Theatre Bay Area is expanding Bay Area Theatre Week offerings to include free events, social mixers, and classes in addition to discounted shows. Throughout the festival, audiences will discover theatre in their neighborhood, support local artists, and enjoy amazing live performances across the Bay. To find out information on all of the shows that TBA’s Bay Area Theatre Week is showcasing, click here: https://members.theatrebayarea.org/batwcalendar Alexis Green (Episode 330) has a wonderful product that will improve your mental and spiritual health. It’s the Clarity Journal – it’s a journal, designed from lived experience - a compassionate tool for anyone seeking deeper emotional awareness. With daily check-ins, a mood wheel, and free-writing spaces, Alexis and her company has created a nurturing environment to help you connect with your true self. As a journal writer myself for many years, I can attest to how soothing it is for me to have a journal – I think it’ll work for you too. Check out the Clarity Journal at https://clarity-journals.com/. Kehinde Koyejo (Episodes 214 and 262) has been a friend of mine since 2005, when I stage managed her for the Ray of Light musical, Bat Boy. She’s an amazing actress, model and creative artist. She’s also an incredible entrepreneur – and I want to introduce you to her business, Kalm Korner. Kalm Korner is an online boutique that specializes in aromatherapy gifts – love rubs, moisturizers, sprays, tea blends and candles. Kalm Korner also sells Choc’late Mama cookies – she brought some over the last time we interviewed her and it was fantastic. Let’s support a black female-owned business, a local business and make your first order by going to this website: https://kalmkorner.com/ SHOWS: Indecent (Center Rep) Sept 9 – 28 Adam KuveNiemann (Episode 274) is in the show https://www.centerrep.org/what-s-on/25-26-season/indecent Two Gentlemen of Verona (SF Shakes) Sept 6 – 21 Ely Sonny Orquiza (Episodes 139 & 279) is directing the show Katja Rivera (Episode 168) is the assistant director Brennan Pickman-Thoon (Episode 281) is in the show Maya Herbsman (Episode 145) is the intimacy coordinator Jen Coogan (Episode 239) is the musical director/sound designer https://www.sfshakes.org/performance/free-shakes/gentlemen/ McNeal (San Jose Stage) Sept 24 – Oct 19 Nicole Sarich Tung (Episode 315) is in the show https://www.thestage.org/mcneal Little Women (TheatreWorks Silicon Valley) Sept 24 – Oct 12 Eiko Moon-Yamamoto (Episodes 120 & 225) is in the show Sharon Shao (Episode 176) is in the show https://theatreworks.org/ The Day The Sky Turned Orange (SF BATCO) Sept 5 – Oct 5 Julius Rea is a part of the writing team https://www.sfbatco.org/orange?_gl=1*hw20cb*_gcl_au*MTM3MjExODcyMi4xNzQ2ODkxNzQ0*_ga*MTQ1MDQyNzIxNS4xNzQ2ODkxNzQ0*_ga_J4D8M8TLG0*czE3NDY4OTE3NDQkbzEkZzAkdDE3NDY4OTE3NDQkajYwJGwwJGgw Dracula: a Comedy of Terror (City Lights Theatre) Sept 25 – Oct 19 Nick Mandracchia (Episode 43) is in the show https://cltc.org/event/dracula/ The Wisdom of Eve (Altarena Playhouse) Oct 24 – Nov 23 Kimberly Ridgeway (Episodes 155 and 251) directs the play https://www.altarena.org/2025-season-announcement/the-wisdom-of-eve-2025/ Follow us on Facebook and Bluesky (TheYayPodcast)
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    1 hr and 1 min
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