A two-time Peabody award-winning radio producer and writer, Dmae Lo Roberts brings national quality to the local arts scene with Stage & Studio. Roberts volunteered with radio station KBOO in 1997 on a show called Theatre Scene when she stepped in for then host Sharon Whitney. Shortly thereafter, Dmae revamped the show into Stage & Studio to focus on performing, media and literary arts in the Northwest, and often, nationally. In 2009, Roberts was one of the first to podcast locally with Stage & Studio. Through the last 23 years, Roberts has interviewed more than 1,000 people on Stage & Studio. As a writer, media and theatre artist, she brings her multi-disciplinary expertise and experience into the studio to ask in-depth questions about the artistic process and more personal inquiry into the artists she interviews.
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Stage & Studio is is made possible by grants from the Regional Arts & Culture Council, the Multnomah County Cultural Coalition, and the Oregon Cultural Trust. We are tremendously grateful for their support.
The veteran actor and director talks with Dmae Lo Roberts on her newest Stage & Studio podcast about race in the theater, his fondness for Neil Simon, and the Simon comedy he’s directing for PassinArt.
Stage & Studio: In her new podcast, Dmae Lo Roberts talks with director & choreographer Wallenfels about The Hatchery, a project to develop storytelling based in movement and music.
In her new podcast Dmae Lo Roberts talks with four members of a busy Portland “theater family” about juggling schedules, “Matilda the Musical” and more.
Dmae Lo Roberts talks in her new podcast with the author of Milagro Theatre’s world-premiere “Borderline” about ghost stories, living on the border, cultural trauma and more.
The veteran playwright, screenwriter, and opera librettist, whose play “Yohen” is about to open in Portland, talks on a new podcast about his career and the rise of Asian-American theater.
The vibrant musician, born in Mexico and bringing its sounds and traditions to the Northwest, has died. Dmae Lo Roberts brings back this podcast conversation with him.
As Oregon Children’s Theatre prepares a dual opening of “Goodnight Moon” and “The Lightning Thief,” Dmae Lo Roberts talks in her newest podcast with company Artistic Director Jenn Hartman Luck.
In her newest podcast, Dmae Lo Roberts talks with ArtsWatch’s Bob Hicks about the cultural highs and lows of 2023, and the lingering effects of the pandemic on the arts.
Dmae Lo Roberts talks in her new podcast with Jerry Foster, leader of the Black theater company PassinArt, about staging Langston Hughes’ gospel musical version of the Nativity story.
In the fifth and final edition of the –Ism Youth Files podcasts, host Mila Kashiwabara and other young artists conclude a two-year journey by talking about the meanings of mental health.
In the newest edition of the –Ism Youth Files podcasts, host Danica Leung and other young artists talk about the challenges of overcoming traumatic circumstances in their lives.
In the newest edition of the –Ism Youth Files podcasts, host Jenell Theobald talks with young artists about the challenges of disability during and after the pandemic.
The series of five podcasts by young artists and writers continues as Cara Chen hosts “World On Fire.”
A special, five-episode series from Stage & Studio of interviews by and with 20 young artists and writers begins with the podcast “And That Happened.”
Renegade Opera’s artistic director, Danielle Jagelski, talks about the company’s beginnings, its approach to opera, and its upcoming production, “Adam’s Run.”
Dmae Lo Roberts talks with the celebrated actress and playwright, who will be in Portland for PassinArt Theatre’s Pacific NW Multicultural Festival Aug. 17-20.
The Japanese American Museum of Oregon’s new Executive Director, Hanako Wakatsuki-Chong, talks about the museum’s purpose and its future.
In a new podcast, Dmae Lo Roberts talks with two key figures in the festival remembering the Vanport Flood of 1948 and its continuing cultural effect.
The Newbery-winning author and illustrator of “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon” talks in a podcast about creating tales for kids who don’t see themselves in most books.
Portland Opera’s artistic leader talks with Dmae Lo Roberts in this podcast about assembling a 21st century Pakistani tale of justice and courage with an all-South Asian cast.
A year after the Oscar-winning actor’s death at his Portland home, Stage & Studio brings back Dave Paull’s in-depth radio interview with Hurt from 2011.
Dmae Lo Roberts talks in her new podcast with director Paul Daisuke Goodman and actor Chris Tashima about their film on the fraught legacy of FDR’s Executive Order 9066.
Stage & Studio: In her new podcast, Dmae Lo Roberts talks with Law and Chiu about their new show with fellow artists Shu-Ju Wang and Sam Roxas-Chua at the Portland Chinatown Museum.
Dmae Lo Roberts reprises a 2017 podcast interview with the jazz composer, her friend and collaborator, who has died at 64.
In her newest podcast, Dmae Lo Roberts talks with the Pulitzer-nominated Wong about making masks, the Auntie Sewing Squad, and the solo show Wong is bringing to Portland.
Dmae Lo Roberts talks in her new podcast with the creators of Portland Opera To Go’s new opera for young people, about the pioneering Portland Black leader Beatrice Morrow Cannady.
Stage and Studio: Dmae Lo Roberts has a timely pro-choice conversation with Portland writer Judith Arcana, a veteran of the pre-Roe v. Wade fight for abortion rights.
Stage & Studio: Musician Kye talks (and plays, and sings) in Dmae Lo Roberts’ podcast. Kids, anti-AAPI violence, his new band Joe Kye & The Givers, and a big bash in the park are on his mind.
Stage & Studio podcast: Dmae Lo Roberts talks with the prolific opera and theater scenic designer, whose work is spotlighted at the Portland Chinatown Museum.
Podcast: Dmae Lo Roberts talks with innovative taiko artists Michelle Fujii and Toru Watanabe about Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and more.
Stage & Studio: Dmae Roberts talks with the rising star, who is wowing theater audiences and carrying forward a rich family musical legacy.
Dmae Lo Roberts talks with the playwright and Borderlands Theater leader whose U.S. border adaptation of “Antigone” opens at Milagro Theatre.
Stage & Studio podcast: Dmae Roberts talks with the artistically versatile Abioto about Black culture and her many projects.
Dmae Lo Roberts and Patti Duncan talk in this podcast about the rise in anti-AAPI hate crimes and growing up mixed race in the United States.
Dmae Lo Roberts talks in her newest podcast with ArtsWatch’s Bob Hicks, Steph Littlebird, Brett Campbell, and Amy Leona Havin about the highs, lows, and landmarks of the cultural year.
Dmae Lo Roberts takes you on an audio tour of the immersive Van Gogh show and talks with one of its art historians and curators.
On Stage & Studio, Dmae Lo Roberts talks with perhaps the most influential benefactor of Oregon arts.
Stage & Studio: A conversation with founder Sankar Raman, plus a father’s talk with his daughter 20 years ago on 9/11.
Stage & Studio: A conversation with leading design figure Hill about the history of fashion by Black designers.
Stage & Studio: Talking culture, music, health, vaccinations, and the free outdoor Pacific Islander celebration.
Stage & Studio: The NY Times best-selling author talks about her Portland roots and Mixed-Race identity.
A momentous podcast conversation with the artistic directors of two leading Portland youth companies.
Dmae Roberts talks with the makers of a new incubator for Black/Queer Theatre, from Fuse and OUTwright.
The festival’s in full swing through June 30. Dmae Roberts talks with founders Laura Lo Forti and Damaris Webb.
Stage & Studio: A gay Taiwanese-American filmmaker documents LGBTQ+ climbers’ quest to climb Mt. Hood.
The director of Lauren Yee’s “The Great Leap” talks via podcast about racial equity, sound design & virtual theater.
Stage & Studio: Dmae Roberts and Portland’s arts advocate talk about Covid relief, EDI initiatives, what’s next.
Stage & Studio: The noted artist talks about friendships, mentoring, and the Indigenous traditions that shape her art.
Stage & Studio: Dmae Roberts talks with artist and curator Wong about challenging stereotypes and anti-Asian racism.
Dmae Roberts moves her essential performance podcast to ArtsWatch. Up first: Costumer deluxe Wanda Walden.
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