S13 E1: Delaware State of the Arts - New Light Theatre's The White Chip

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with the creative team behind New Light Theatre's play The White Chip, exploring themes of addiction and recovery through humor.

What if a story about addiction was fast, funny, and fiercely compassionate—and left you more connected than when you walked in? We sat down with New Light Theatre’s artistic director Lena Mucchetti, co-directors Allison Heishman and Charlie DelMarcelle, and actor Owen Corey to unpack The White Chip, Sean Daniels’ candid, high-velocity play about substance use disorder and the hard-won road to recovery. Across the conversation, we explore how humor becomes honest medicine. The team shares wh...

People in this episode

Guests: Lena Mucchetti, Allison Heishman, Charlie DelMarcelle, Owen Corey

Topics covered

• addiction
• theatre
• humor
• recovery
• substance use disorder

Keywords

• addiction
• theatre
• humor
• recovery
• substance use disorder
• New Light Theatre
• The White Chip

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The White Chip

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