Welcome to Season 3 of The Breakfast Dish! Join Griffin Cork and his mom, Karen Johnson-Diamond every Monday morning for get-to-know-you conversations with the artists behind today's dance, music, visual art, and theatre. This podcast is dairy and gluten free!This week, Karen and Griffin chat with Mary-Ellen Perley - the President of the Alberta Drama Festival Association (the minds behind the One Act Festivals)! Mary-Ellen comes on the show to chat about the upcoming regional and provincial festivals, Mark Rylance, and mothers in their natural state of snitching.MARY-ELLEN PERLEY: https://twitter.com/meperleyALBERTA DRAMA FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION: https://www.adfa.ca/THE REGIONAL FESTIVAL LIST: https://www.adfa.ca/regionsIs somebody you know making art in Alberta? Or, you know, maybe you just want to chat with us. We want to hear from you! Shoot us an e-mail at thebreakfastdish@gmail.com.We are a member of the Alberta Podcast Network: Locally grown, community supported.  This episode is brought to you by RUMI and the Alberta Podcast Network!Music by Alixandra Cowman: https://alixandracowman.com/Graphic Design by Morgan Ermter: www.numerafilms.com/THE BREAKFAST DISH:FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/TheBreakfastDish/TWITTER: twitter.com/BreakfastDishFOLLOW GRIFFIN ON SOCIAL MEDIA:TWITTER: twitter.com/GriffinCorkINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/griffincork/FOLLOW KAREN ON SOCIAL MEDIA:TWITTER: twitter.com/mrsndiamondINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/karenjohnsondiamond/