{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Playwright Janine Nabers &amp; Director Michelle Bossy (The Peterson Show): &quot;Theater Gives Me Myself&quot;","description":"In this episode, Dennis is joined by playwright Janine Nabers and director Michelle Bossy to talk about their world premier play The Peterson Show, which is about five adult actors who played siblings on a Cosby-like TV show back in the day and what happens in their lives when a Cosby-like sexual abuse scandal gets exposed. Janine talks about why she wanted to write the play, the scandal-tarnished sitcoms besides Cosby that she took inspiration from like Martin, Family Matters and The Fresh Prince of Belair, and why it was important for the matriarch in the play's sitcom family to be dark-skinned. Michelle talks about her longtime friendship with Janine, the challenges of putting up a show with such a powerhouse, in-demand cast and the timeliness of the piece. Other topics include: the friendship dynamics between the famous and the less famous, why sometimes a moment in a script is so important the type has to be bigger on the page, the gay brother-straight brother dynamic in the play and why they keep returning to the theater. https:\/\/www.echotheatercompany.com\/peterson-show ","author_name":"DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley","author_url":"http:\/\/dennishensley.libsyn.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/43214198\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/207272738"}