Talking It Out: A Virtual Festival in Support of Mental Health Awareness

Talking It Out: A Virtual Festival in Support of Mental Health Awareness An online arts festival supporting mental health awareness and showcasing virtual live performances to audiences worldwide since 2020.

A HOMELESS THANKSGIVING(Part 1 of 2)Written by Gordon BlitzDirected by Em HausmannStarring Chris Carver, Evelyn Adler & ...
02/25/2025

A HOMELESS THANKSGIVING
(Part 1 of 2)

Written by Gordon Blitz
Directed by Em Hausmann

Starring Chris Carver, Evelyn Adler & Dean Blizzard

Stage Directions by Rebecca Conaway
Sound Design by Em Hausmann
Edited by Anthony J. Piccione

Recorded in front of a live studio audience at spit&vigor’s tiny baby blackbox theater on February 9th, 2025.

For reading/licensing inquiries regarding the play, please contact the playwright.

Thus ends our February reading of “A Homeless Thanksgiving” - written by Gordon Blitz and directed by Em Hausmann. We ap...
02/09/2025

Thus ends our February reading of “A Homeless Thanksgiving” - written by Gordon Blitz and directed by Em Hausmann. We appreciate all those who watched in-person or via livestream and we appreciate for hosting us again!

Stay tuned February 25th (Part I) and March 11th (Part II) for updates on the podcast edition, as well as updates on any future Talking It Out-related events.

TOMORROW AT 2PM EST: Don’t miss our reading of “A Homeless Thanksgiving” - written by Gordon Blitz and directed by Em Ha...
02/08/2025

TOMORROW AT 2PM EST: Don’t miss our reading of “A Homeless Thanksgiving” - written by Gordon Blitz and directed by Em Hausmann.

Live recording will be held at 115 MacDougal Street, 3C, New York, NY on February 9th at 2pm EST.

Podcast edition available February 25th and March 11th on Spotify and all other major platforms.

RSVP to our live performances today by visiting our Linktree or www.spitnvigor.com/guestsofspitnvigor

Stay tuned over the coming days to learn more about the artists involved in our February performance!

Over the next few days, we’re excited to be introducing you to our ensemble of artists bringing our live podcast recordi...
02/07/2025

Over the next few days, we’re excited to be introducing you to our ensemble of artists bringing our live podcast recording of “A Homeless Thanksgiving”! Last but definitely not least, we’re delighted to introduce our amazing playwright: Gordon Blitz!

After forty years as an accountant, Gordon Blitz retired in 2017 and became a passionate writing machine. As a senior LGBTQ+ man, he has a unique perspective on the many facets of being LGBTQ+ for the last fifty years. He is a diverse multi-media creative artist. In 2023, his play, Reflections of a Gay Jewish Boy was performed at the Region 8 Kennedy Center American Theater College Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada and became a finalist for the National Festival in Washington D.C. His short play. A Beautiful Sludge. was selected to be part of the Equity Library Theater of New York 2024 Virtual Festival. Gordon is also a novelist. In 2021 his novella, Shipped Off, was published by Running Wild Press in the Novella Anthology, Volume 4, Book 1. Since 2021, he has published the novels, Stretched Love, Murder Times Three: A Waverly Place Mystery, and Transformation and Acceptance. When Gordon is not writing, he is busy cooking gourmet gluten-free delicacies, walking 5,000 steps a day or reading Colleen Hoover novels. And since 1990, he has been a proud member of Beth Chayim Chadashim, the oldest LGBTQ+ synagogue in the world.

RSVP to our live February performance today by visiting our Linktree or www.spitnvigor.com/guestsofspitnvigor

Podcast episodes from our live recordings will be available on Spotify and all other major streaming platforms on a biweekly basis beginning February 25th.

Over the next few days, we’re excited to be introducing you to our ensemble of artists bringing our live podcast recordi...
02/07/2025

Over the next few days, we’re excited to be introducing you to our ensemble of artists bringing our live podcast recording of “A Homeless Thanksgiving”! Next up, we’re delighted to introduce our phenomenal director: Em Haussmann!

Em (they/them) is a Brooklyn-based Director/Theatre-Maker, originally from sub-rural south Texas, whose work primarily focuses on new works development, q***r + trans stories, musical theatre, and unique audience experiences. Select directing credits include SWIVES (First Kiss Theatre), WHITEHARE (Neurodivergent New Play Series), BEST IN SHOW (The Paradise Factory), MOVING ON (Fort Salem Theatre), BEETHOVEN: LIVE IN CONCERT (Fort Salem & The Green Room 42), STRIKE/OUT (Kitchen Sink), ANGRY BRITS STOMPING (IRT Theater), AND THE LIGHTS OF THE BOREALIS WERE SHINING (The Tank), THE VERY LAST DANCE OF HOMELESS JOE (Theater for the New City), OKAY. (Irvington Theater Company), A TINY LITTLE SKY (The Madison Theater). Em is a Resident Director for the Neurodivergent New Play Series and an Associate Member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC). emhausmann.com

RSVP to our live February performance today by visiting our Linktree or www.spitnvigor.com/guestsofspitnvigor

Podcast episodes from our live recordings will be available on Spotify and all other major streaming platforms on a biweekly basis beginning February 25th.

Over the next few days, we’re excited to be introducing you to our ensemble of artists bringing our live podcast recordi...
02/06/2025

Over the next few days, we’re excited to be introducing you to our ensemble of artists bringing our live podcast recording of “A Homeless Thanksgiving”! Next up, we’re delighted to introduce the actor narrating stage directions for this reading: Rebecca Conaway!

Rebecca (she/her) is a freelance director, scenic artist, and stage manager based in New York City. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Theatre Studies and a Studio Art minor from the University of Evansville. Previous Stage Management Credits Include: Clubbed Thumb’s 2025 Winterworks, Board of Ed (Fresh Fruit Festival), Midnight Coleslaw’s Tales from Beyond the Closet, The Betrothed, and Past Talk (The Tank). Scenic Art: Urinetown, Ragtime, Once Upon a Mattress and Jelly’s Last Jam (NYCC) and Fatherland (MTC). Rebecca has also been a Production Assistant for Bite Me, munich medea: Happy Family, and Dirty Laundry (WP Theater). www.rebecca-a-conaway.com

RSVP to our live February performance today by visiting our Linktree or www.spitnvigor.com/guestsofspitnvigor

Podcast episodes from our live recordings will be available on Spotify and all other major streaming platforms on a biweekly basis beginning February 25th.

Over the next few days, we’re excited to be introducing you to our ensemble of artists bringing our live podcast recordi...
02/06/2025

Over the next few days, we’re excited to be introducing you to our ensemble of artists bringing our live podcast recording of “A Homeless Thanksgiving”! Next up, we’re delighted to introduce the actor portraying Melanie: Evelyn Adler!

An experienced voiceover artist, actress, writer and teacher of writing and literature, Evelyn deeply loves the spoken and written word. This story of “love in a hopeless place” offers light in the darkness, something we sorely need in these troubling times. It has been such a joy to work with these talented actors and everyone involved in this project. You can see more about Evelyn on www.girlscribes.com

RSVP to our live February performance today by visiting our Linktree or www.spitnvigor.com/guestsofspitnvigor

Podcast episodes from our live recordings will be available on Spotify and all other major streaming platforms on a biweekly basis beginning February 25th.

Over the next few days, we’re excited to be introducing you to our ensemble of artists bringing our live podcast recordi...
02/05/2025

Over the next few days, we’re excited to be introducing you to our ensemble of artists bringing our live podcast recording of “A Homeless Thanksgiving”! Today, we’re delighted to introduce the actor portraying Joel: Dean Blizzard!

In 2018, Dean was nominated “Best Actor in a Leading Role” for Papermill Playhouse’s Rising Star Awards. Since then, it’s been a steady decline since Dean decided to pursue stand-up comedy, a craft especially difficult for him as he isn’t funny and severely depressed. This is the first production Dean has been in since then and hopes that this experience will lead to more work as he also recently quit his day job in pursuit of happiness which he will not find. GO BIRDS!

RSVP to our live February performance today by visiting our Linktree or www.spitnvigor.com/guestsofspitnvigor

Podcast episodes from our live recordings will be available on Spotify and all other major streaming platforms on a biweekly basis beginning February 25th.

Over the next few days, we’re excited to be introducing you to our ensemble of artists bringing our live podcast recordi...
02/04/2025

Over the next few days, we’re excited to be introducing you to our ensemble of artists bringing our live podcast recording of “A Homeless Thanksgiving”! Today, we’re delighted to introduce the actor portraying Devon: Chris Carver!

ACTOR - Off-Broadway: “Our Town.. But Wilder” (Actors Temple), “Company of Man” (AMT). LA: “The Lost plays of Tennessee Williams” (LA Weekly Award), “The Dying Gaul” (LA Stage Scene Award), “The Magic Hour” (with Ed Asner), “Baby with the Bathwater” (ADA Award), “Falling Upward” (w/ Ray Bradbury), Regional: “The Heidi Chronicles”, “A Chorus Line”, “Gypsy”, & “Greater Tuna” (Best Actor- GTL); TV/Film: “Parents Just Don’t Understand”, THE MAJESTIC, SURVIVING GILLIGAN’S ISLAND, and “American Dreams”. : DIRECTOR- NYC: “Grave Reviews” (NYTF/ BWW- Best Dir), “Nero” (NYTF), “Something Rotten” (NCT), “A Christmas Carol” (NCT). LA: “AfterGLOW” (Best Dir of the Decade- BWW), “Psycho the Musical” (7 BWW Awards), “Hair” (w/ Julie Arenal) “Xanadu” & “Footloose” (The Strawberry Bowl), and “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” (World Premier). christopherglynncarver.com

RSVP to our live February performance today by visiting our Linktree or www.spitnvigor.com/guestsofspitnvigor

Podcast episodes from our live recordings will be available on Spotify and all other major streaming platforms on a biweekly basis beginning February 25th.

10 DAYS until our reading of “A Homeless Thanksgiving” - written by Gordon Blitz and directed by Em Hausmann.Live record...
01/30/2025

10 DAYS until our reading of “A Homeless Thanksgiving” - written by Gordon Blitz and directed by Em Hausmann.

Live recording will be held at 115 MacDougal Street, 3C, New York, NY on February 9th at 2pm EST.

Podcast edition available February 25th and March 11th on Spotify and all other major platforms.

RSVP to our live performances today by visiting our Linktree or www.spitnvigor.com/guestsofspitnvigor

Stay tuned over the coming days to learn more about the artists involved in our February performance!

TWO WEEKS until our reading of “A Homeless Thanksgiving” - written by Gordon Blitz and directed by Em Hausmann.Live reco...
01/26/2025

TWO WEEKS until our reading of “A Homeless Thanksgiving” - written by Gordon Blitz and directed by Em Hausmann.

Live recording will be held at 115 MacDougal Street, 3C, New York, NY on February 9th at 2pm EST.

Podcast edition available February 25th and March 11th on Spotify and all other major platforms.

RSVP to our live performances today by visiting our Linktree or www.spitnvigor.com/guestsofspitnvigor

Stay tuned over the coming days to learn more about the artists involved in our February performance!

This winter, the Talking It Out festival in support of mental health awareness will present a special reading of “A Home...
01/21/2025

This winter, the Talking It Out festival in support of mental health awareness will present a special reading of “A Homeless Thanksgiving” - written by Gordon Blitz and directed by Em Hausmann.

Live recording will be held at 115 MacDougal Street, 3C, New York, NY on February 9th at 2pm EST.

Podcast edition available February 25th and March 11th on Spotify and all other major platforms.

RSVP to our live performances today by visiting our Linktree or www.spitnvigor.com/guestsofspitnvigor

Stay tuned over the coming days to learn more about the artists involved in our February performance!

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