WAYO Play

Host(s): 
Ray Ray Mitrano
Timeslot: 
Sunday, January 19, 2025 - 10:00am
Length: 
1 hour
Type of Show: 
Talk
Radio Drama
Variety

An all ages hour of creative activities involving storytelling, interviews and collaboratively themed projects. Hosted by Ray Ray Mitrano. Sundays 10-11am EST monthly or more! Email wayoplay@wayofm.org with drawings made while listening or any other ideas.

Past Episodes

  • WAYO Play (Game Magic) Show 051 Aired: Sunday, January 19, 2020
    Reading aloud from Augusto Boal's Theater of the Oppressed "Games for Actors and Non-Actors" forum theater in the 1970's town square of Godrano, Sicily; along with Sam Killermann and Meg Bolger's Preface to "Unlocking the Magic of Facilitation" at a 2015 town hall in rural Washington.

    Music beginning with "The Day Will Come" Canto di Soldati and "A Su Duce Italianu" Ardino Marras from The Secret Museum of Mankind: Vol. 3 & 5 compiled by Pat Conte; and closing with "Helium Life Jacket" Slow Meadow from their Happy Occident

  • WAYO Play (Puppet) Show 050 Aired: Sunday, December 15, 2019
    What does puppeting, tokenism, and checklisting community engagement look and feel like institutionally?

    Calvin Eaton, 540WMain founder and director, joins to share direct experience with being approached by a new local arts organization.

    This is Part 2 of the discussion. Listen to Part 1 for context on artwashing, redlining, and gentrification; recorded at WXIR for the More•than•isms podcast: https://tinyurl.com/semsqp7

  • WAYO Play (Voted?) Show 049 Aired: Sunday, November 17, 2019
    Did you vote this year? Yes? No? Why?

    Responses from folks passing through the City of Rochester's Public Market.

    Monroe County Board of Elections for information on voting in Rochester, NY: https://www2.monroecounty.gov/elections-index.php

    Part of WAYO FM Rochester, NY. Sundays 10-11am EST monthly or more. Send any drawings, writings or thoughts from listening to wayoplay@wayofm.org

  • WAYO Play (Vote?) Show 048 Aired: Sunday, September 15, 2019

    Will you vote this year? Yes? No? Why?

    Responses on apathy, participation, and disruption from folks passing through the City of Rochester's Public Market.

    Take part in a restorative circle at Small World Books around why you vote, or why you don't? Sat. 9/21 "Whatever Floats Your Vote" 4:30PM with potluck. Co-organized with Citizen Action, NY and circle facilitation by PIRI ( Partners in Restorative Initiatives )

  • WAYO Play (Borrowed) Show 047 Aired: Sunday, August 18, 2019
    Readings from various borrowed books meant to be read someday. Flipped open amidst a tracklist compiled by WAYO FM show host Becky Riedman of Sad Sleepy Slackers.

    Music from Laurel Halo (Dr. Echt) Nikita Quasim (The Way I Felt Today) Actress (Rims) Oneohtrix Point Never (Replica) Gil-Scott Heron- Jamie xx (NY is Killing Me) Chihei Hatakeyama (Light Drizzle) and Christophe Rieger, Jean Louis-Marchand (Les métronomes détraqués)

  • WAYO Play (Shoe Maze) Show 046 Aired: Sunday, July 21, 2019
    Kameron Ackerman joins to read aloud from "Non Binary: Memoirs of Gender and Identity" anthology with his "Making Waves in an Unforgiving Maze"

    Contact pinkfrostchills@hotmail.com to get a copy of the book from him!

    Part of WAYO FM Rochester, NY. Sundays 10-11am EST monthly or more. Send any drawings, writings or thoughts from listening to wayoplay@wayofm.org

  • WAYO Play (Intersection) Show 045 Aired: Sunday, June 16, 2019
    Listening to the intersection of Mt. Hope and Averill Avenues

    Part of WAYO FM Rochester, NY. Sundays 10-11am EST monthly or more. Send any drawings, writings or thoughts from listening to wayoplay@wayofm.org

  • WAYO Play (Aloud) Show 044 Aired: Sunday, May 19, 2019
    Writings from The New Farmer's Almanacs 2019 and 2017 [ from The Greenhorns ] are read aloud. More at https://greenhorns.org/

    Music from Jonas Bonnetta "All This Here" along with Master Vyas "Jala Tarang" • R. Singh Bikhul "Been" • Jack Armstrong" Chevy Chase/The Cott" • A. Kostis "Kaike Ena Sholio • Aliwal North Sesuto Choir "Setsepise Ngoanan" from the Secret Museum Of Mankind Vol 1-5: 1925-48 compiled by Pat Conte.

  • WAYO Play (ASS) Show 043 Aired: Sunday, April 21, 2019
    Hearing from workings artists in Rochester, NY with Artists Sustainability Survey this month.

    Gary Crocker and Reb Ayse join Ray Ray Mitrano to discuss value in pay, community relationships, space accessibility, and overall experience in our creative workplace.

    Are you a Rochester arts and culture worker? Wanna share your experience and further this discussion? Get in touch!

    ass.roc@protonmail.com
    ass.roc Instagram, Facebook, Twitter
    assroc.tumblr.com

  • WAYO Play (House Cash Fast) Show 042 Aired: Sunday, March 24, 2019
    Part 3 of 3 shows anchored in the growing "We Buy Houses Fast Cash" sign collection pulled-up and yanked-down by Joey Chaffee of Rochester, NY

    "Why do you want to buy houses so fast?" - asked Joe and Ray Ray calling the numbers.

    Dorian Hall, of PLEX Neighborhood Association, joins to discuss how he wants to buy homes in his long-time neighborhood.

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