SweetFrog Productions gives a breakdown of their fringe show, MisMatched, about two little misfits growing up and fitting in. 00:00-04:52: We get to know our panelists–Kate Elise, Alissa Blaeser, and John Egan–and talk about the conception of MisMatched. We also discuss the division of roles and how we track the two main children as...
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Author, performer, and nerd–Rob Callahan’s Idiosynchronicity features a collection of short stories, beat poetry, and influences from his own life. 00:00-07:10: Rob talks about writing short fiction, his authorial influences, and some of his nerd influenced poetry. 07:12-10:29: We shift into discussing Idiosynchronicity, its basis in Rob’s short stories and poetry and how it’s...
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Every wedding their misfits, and Table 12 seeks to provide us with a front row seat to the most broken of wedding guests. 00:00-05:39: We’re introduced to our panelists, Ben Layne, Crystal Schneider and Ruth Virkus, and they discuss the personalities relegated to table 12. 05:39-09:39: We go into past wedding stories and the...
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Tim Wick and Christopher Jones of Story Time Time Bomb discuss comedy, art, and keeping the kiddies entertained. 00:00-05:25: We begin on a nerdy note, talking about the origins of the sounds “snickt”, “bamf”, and “thwip”, CONvergence, and Chris and Tim’s other work. 05:25-09:39: Chris talks about KABAAM! and doing artwork as the show...
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It’s been a year since Paul von Stoetzel first appeared on TCTC podcast, and this time he brings along Katherine Kupiecki and Marcus Anthony to discuss their upcoming fringe show, Medea Ex Machina. 00:00-06:26: We discuss the parallels and uniqueness of this Medea story and the subtle and not-so-subtle manipulation that’s occurring behind-the-scenes. 06:26-11:45:...
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The fourth fringecast features Jesse Corder, Phil Henry, Duck Washington and the inter-dimensional show Couch Aliens vs. The False World. 00:00-05:08: Duck talks about how he initially conceived and wrote Couch Aliens 10 years ago and its rebirth for the 2010 Fringe Festival. Jesse and Phil talk about their individual characters–MAX and Gordon–and how...
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Trekking up from Northfield to fringecast, Alex Higgin-Houser, Dave Kornfeld, and Laura Stratford espouse on music, coffee, and fringe. 00:00-07:38: Alex starts off the fringecast by detailing the formation of Uncommon Time Theatre Co., the development of Liberal Arts: The Musical, and the conception and development of Grind. 07:38-11:18: We talk about the influences...
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Ben McGinley and Laura Holway talk about their fringe show, CSI: Ben McGinley, its personal story, and its myriad technical elements. 00:00-07:20: Ben leaps into describing the roots of the show, including how it ties in with “adoption, addiction, and solitude”. 07:20-14:41: Laura and Ben describe working together and how the development of the...
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In the first of the 2010 Fringecasts, Phil Gonzales and Mark Sweeney wax robotic on their upcoming fringe show, ROBO-homa! A Territory Tale with a Technological Twist. 00:00-06:15: Phil and Mark talk about ROBO-homa‘s backstage beginnings and its intrinsic connection to Oklahoma!, and the desire to keep ROBO-homa as close to a sci-fi musical...
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David Beukema, Carin Bratlie, and Wade Vaughn stop by to discuss Theatre Pro Rata‘s production of Traveling Light, centered on the historical personages Brian Epstein and Joe Orton. I’m particularly excited to see the show as while both Brian and Joe can be considered tortured, they handled their demons and sexuality in remarkably different...
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