In this bitter-sweet installment, Don Eitel, Stephen Frethem, and Richard Jackson talk all about Starting Gate Productions and its final show, Our Country’s Good. Our Country’s Good runs from April 23 to May 16 at the Mounds Theatre in St. Paul. 00:00-06:20: Don, Stephen, and Richard introduce themselves and give their artistic histories leading...
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The final Outrageous Fortune podcast winds down the discussion with our final thoughts on the book and the Twin Cities community at large. 00:00-09:20: John starts discussion with a comment that the book’s assumption–that playwrights should be able to make a living from their work–is, for the most part, historically false, and that only...
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Alan M. Berks and John Heimbuch join Joshua Humphrey and Brian O’Neal for the chapter five discussion of Outrageous Fortune, Whose Audience Is It, Anyway? If you liked what you heard in the podcast, let us know in the comments. The chapter VI discussion is on the way, and Outrageous Fortune provides an excellent...
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The time has come again to visit with Theatre Unbound and discuss their current show, Medea: The Noh Cycle. A clash of Japanese staging and Greek drama, Medea is touches on two loves of my life: Japan and theatre. From what I saw in rehearsal, I couldn’t be more impressed. Theatre Unbound is presenting...
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Steve Busa digs into Red Eye Theater history and aesthetic, the production of Maria/Stuart, and the upcoming Red Eye season. Maria/Stuart runs from April 9th to the 25th at Red Eye Theater in Minneapolis. 00:00-02:11: Steve details his history leading up to the establishment of Red Eye. 02:11-04:58: Steve speaks about his connection with...
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For those who couldn’t attend, here is the conversation at the Children’s Theatre Co. on race and theatre in the Twin Cities. Edit: Against my intentions, the audio file went out on the feed anyway, so I put it up in a more easily digestible format.
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