Lindsey Cacich talks of directing, working with students, and SteppingStone’s Fringe show, Status Update. 00:00-03:18: Lindsey talks about how she first became involved with theatre to when she started working with Steppingstone. 03:18-05:55: We talk more on Steppingstone’s Produce It! program and how Lindsey became involved with Status Update. We also discuss how Status...
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The fearless leader and Executive Director of the Minnesota Fringe, Robin C. Gillette, returns to TC Theater Connection Podcast. 00:00-02:51: We start with the changes to this years Fringe, including new venues. 02:51-04:30: Robin talks about her sanity and exhaustion level during crunch time and the appeal of the ever-changing Fringe landscape. 04:30-06:58: We...
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Matthew Glover and Sam Landman discuss their creative relationship and putting together their fringe show, A Sad Carousel. 00:00-07:17: Matthew and Sam detail their collaborative relationship and how it’s developed over the years. 07:17-11:18: We move into A Sad Carousel and the style and personalities of Saul and Herschel Doucheberg. 11:18-14:59: We discuss the...
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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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There’s a fair amount of excitement surrounding today’s announcement of Mixed Blood’s upcoming season, which includes A Cool Drink of Water, House of the Spirits/La Casa De Los Espiritus, and Agnes, Under The Big Top. A Cool Drink of Water–what I can find through a net search calls it a twist on A Raisin...
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I saw Troilus and Cressida this past weekend as part of Cromulent’s traditional summer Shakespeare and since I’m on a budget throughout June and July before fringe time, I thought I’d share a list of things to see on the cheap. Improv a Go-Go: A variety of Twin Cities improvers, every Sunday at 8...
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Kris Heding! Thanks for the great design–I may need to do a little fine-tuning yet, but I’m pleased with how it turned out. Special thanks too to all the other contestants! I’d like to have more contests in the future, so keep an eye out–my iTunes image needs an update.
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John Olive and Janet Preus join me for a discussion on writing about theatre and how they came to be reviewers for HowWasTheShow.com. Though David de Young writes an occasional review and has a keen interest in theatre, in the last couple years he has mainly given over reviews to John and Janet. Since...
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Here’s the deal: I need a decent banner for the page and my graphic design skills are woeful. Abysmal. Non-existent. So instead of designing something that will ultimately come out underwhelming (if not crappy), I’ve decided to do a little contest and let YOU do it. As compensation for this grand contest, I have...
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Heather Stone and Paul von Stoetzel return to talk about the upcoming The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, starting May 20th at Bryant Lake Bowl. 00:00-05:56: Paul leaps right in with a mini-biography on Rainer Werner Fassbinder–which is helpful, as we return to him throughout the podcast. 05:56-09:19: We transition into talking more...
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The Summer of Shakespeare begins! Leah Adcock-Starr, Justin Alexander, Eric Holm, Ariel Pinkerton, Joseph Papke, and Randy Reyes share their connections to Shakespeare and talk about their respective shows, playing this summer throughout the Twin Cities. 00:00-01:18: The panelists introduce themselves and we transition into the show rundowns. 01:18-04:24: Ariel Pinkerton speaks to Cromulent Shakespeare‘s...
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As my twitter followers know, I was trying to get my officemate to Bedlam and Live Action Set’s The Happy Show. I saw it myself on the Saturday before it closed, so I spent all week word-of-mouthing, talking it up, and taking him through my own Happy Show journey: being a sympathetic thug, visiting...
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