

Interview with Actor Alana Barragan-Scott
If you’ve had the opportunity to see Mothers and Sons, you no doubt noticed the quiet power that Alana Barragan-Scott has onstage as Katharine Girard. This is Alana’s sixth show with Talking Horse Productions; she has previously performed in Crimes of the Heart, Praying Small, The Sudden Glide, Rapture Blister Burn, and Bingo the Winning Musical. Outside of Talking Horse, Alana has performed in numerous shows in Mid-Missouri, and has even had the chance to work with her child

Interview With Actor Adam Brietzke
When Adam Brietzke left Shreveport, LA, and returned to Columbia last December, he was happy to dive back into the world of theatre—not only acting, but also stage combat and fight choreography. Both of his grandparents had been theatre teachers, his parents met in the theatre, and he has been performing since he was very young. Adam majored in acting at Missouri State University, and has found the theatre scene here in CoMo to be very, as he puts it, “full and vibrant.” You


Theater Talk • "Mothers and Sons" Tyne Daly and Terrence McNally
In April, 2014, Terrence McNally and Tyne Daly sat down with Susan Haskins and Michael Riedel of Theatre Talk to discuss the Broadway production of Mothers and Sons. The conversation provides an in-depth look at the thoughts of a playwright and actor as they dive into sensitive–and even personal–material, and create well-rounded characters. Warning: some minor spoilers are ahead. #mothersandsons