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It's “That Guy… Who Was in That Thing” meets "WTF" but with people even less well known! Sure it's fun to interview the crazy famous and ask them about the difficult years, but that's been done. Memories are plastic - we're getting the real dirt from people still crawling through it. Laura Scruggs is the playwright and Jake Scruggs is the technical guy who listens to a lot of “This American Life” and thinks that qualifies him to interview people.

Jul 24, 2017

01:21 - "Bad Date" at Leapfest with Stage Left Theatre. http://stagelefttheatre.com
07:46 - Another role of Shariba's, Mother Wit, in "Insurrection." http://stagelefttheatre.com/season-35/season-36/
10:17 - What it's like to be an Instructional Coach at Betty Shabazz International Charter Schools.
15:17 - An amazing lesson plan witnessed by Shariba.
18:44 - About Betty Shabazz International Charter Schools. http://www.bsics.org
23:41 - There are stupid questions.
28:15 - Being a casting director with MPAACT. http://www.mpaact.org
37:00 - How does being a director affect Shariba as an actress?
41:39 - Shariba has a lot coming up:

Understudying Lady Capulet with "Romeo and Juliet" with Chicago Shakespeare w/Shakespeare in the Park
She will be going up on August 19th at Ridge Park
https://www.chicagoshakes.com

Chicago Theatre Marathon
"Long Canoe"
https://www.chicagotheatremarathon.com

Erasing the Distance
"Breathe With Me." in September
http://erasingthedistance.org

"Starting Over" at Governor's State
http://www.mpaact.org
MPAACT at October 21st and 22nd, 2017

City Lit
http://www.citylit.org
J.B. in Fall 2017

"Insurrection: Holding History" with Stage Left - Winter 2017/2018.
http://stagelefttheatre.com/season-35/season-36/

"Dontrell Who Kissed the Sea" directed by Chika Ike with First Floor Theater - Spring 2018
http://www.firstfloortheater.com

(re)discover theatre
http://www.rediscovertheatre.com
"For One"
A Series of plays built for an audience of one
Aug. 30th - Sept. 30th

Black Lives, Black Words
https://www.facebook.com/blklivesblkwrd/
"Our America Project"
Aug. 14th, 21st and 22nd

"Black Lives, Black Words" was founded by previous podcast guest, Reggie Edmund.
http://areyoufamousyet.libsyn.com/webpage/entreponegroes-blaculas-and-the-mind-of-reginald-edmund-episode-92

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Intro Music: "Are You Famous, Yet?" - Laura Scruggs. Outro Music: "AYFY 1" - Christopher Kriz