Pre-Emily Check-In

Pre-Emily Check-In

From The Conner & Smith Show by Stephen Smith

April 30, 2026 · 8 min · Season 10 · Episode 198

About this episode

The episode features a real-time check-in before a live performance of new material from their Emily Dickinson project.

Episode 198 — Pre-Emily Check-In (On Our Way to the Arts Club) Welcome back to The Conner & Smith Show! This week, we’re dropping in with a quick, real-time check-in — because tonight is a big one. After recently workshopping The House of Booth, we’re now just hours away from presenting the very first material from our brand-new Emily Dickinson project, tentatively titled Emily. You can hear the excitement (and a little chaos) in our voices. Tonight, we’re heading to the Arts Club of Washington, where Susan Derry performs selections from the piece. Stephen Gregory Smith joins her on stage, Matt Conner reads stage directions and explores the poetry with us, all accompanied by the brilliant pianist Alex Tang. We recorded this just hours before leaving — a quick moment to share where we are, what’s coming, and how much this new work means to us. We’ll be back next week with more regular episodes. For now, we’re sending our love and taking you right to the edge of something new. ⸻ Support The Conner & Smith Show on Patreon: 👉 https://www.patreon.com/ConnerandSmith?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan Visit SGS Video Vault on eBay: 👉 https://ebay.us/m/tDk67a

People in this episode

Host: Stephen Smith

Guests: Stephen Gregory Smith, Susan Derry

Topics covered

  • Emily Dickinson
  • theater
  • performing arts
  • live performance
  • creative process

Keywords

  • Emily Dickinson
  • theater
  • live performance
  • The House of Booth
  • Arts Club of Washington

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Arts Club of Washington

Books & works: The House of Booth, Emily

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