'Connoly' with Stefan Diethelm and Bradly Valenzuela

'Connoly' with Stefan Diethelm and Bradly Valenzuela

November 17, 2025 · 40 min · Season 1 · Episode 309

About this episode

In this episode, Ken Volante interviews artists Stefan Diethelm and Bradly Valenzuela about their experiences in theater and playwriting.

Stefan Diethelm [https://stefandiethelm.com/about] is a Swiss and German artist, originally from Uzwil, Switzerland. He fell in love with performing at a young age, was trained in classical voice throughout his teens, and studied musical theatre in Hamburg, Germany. He moved to New York City to further his craft, and studied at the HB Studio under instructors like Lonny Price, Peter Francis James and Theresa McElwee. HB Studio is also where he met Eduardo Machado and started writing plays while in his class. Since graduating from the studio, he has been a working playwright, actor, producer, and director here in the city. He has acted on various stages, from Off- and Off-Off-Broadway to Switzerland and Germany, and his plays have been performed in a variety of theaters and festivals in New York and beyond, garnering positive national and international reviews. His biggest influences as a playwright include Sarah Kane, Samuel Beckett, Adrienne Kennedy and the European classics. He aims to create original, human art for our commercialized times. Bradly Valenzuela [https://www.bradlyvalenzuela.com/bio] is a New York City based director, playwright and producer. He is originally from…

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