The Cool as Hell Theatre Show (CASH) is a roller-coaster ride of candid interviews, exuberant humor, theatre news and reviews – featuring established greats and emerging artists of regional and national interest.

Host Michael Rice is a professionally trained actor and director with a unique and compelling interview style. Rice created the show to help the Bay Area theatre scene promote itself to a younger audience, and has since produced more than 100 exciting episodes.

Cool As Hell Guests have included:

• Naomi Wallace – 1999 recipient of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship, the grant popularly known as the “genius award”
• Paula Vogel – Pulitzer Prize winning playwright
• Brian Copeland – author of “Not a Genuine Black Man,” the longest running one-man show in SF History

Here’s what Critic Chad Jones has to say about the show:

“Rice is a completely original voice, and his conversations with Bay Area theater people often take surprising turns and result in refreshingly candid interviews and abundant humor…If you’re not listening to The Cool As Hell Theatre Podcast, you’re missing out!”
– Chad Jones, Inside Bay Area

The Cool As Hell Theatre Podcast has been cited as a Top Ten News Source by top10sources.com and was nominated for a 2006 Pubby Award by the San Francisco Bay Area Publicity Club.

Eavesdrop as your devilish host, Michael Rice, lures his ill-fated guests into dangerous territory… And laugh as they unwittingly succumb to his infernal charm. Hella entertaining, hella inspiring and DEFINITELY Cool As Hell.