Opening, Closing, and Ongoing for March 2010

March 1, 2010
By Joshua Humphrey
Opening, Closing, and Ongoing for March 2010

OPENING Death and the Ploughman — Commonweal Theatre Company, March 18 -28 Detour — Theater of the Cheshire Cat, March 6, 12, 19, 26 and 27 Hamlet — Cromulent Shakespeare Co., March 12 – 28 Macbeth: The Video Game Remix — Theatre Arlo, March 7, 13, 14, 20 and 21 Master Class — Bloomington...
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#111: Barry Browning and C. Andrew Mayer

February 28, 2010
By Joshua Humphrey
#111: Barry Browning and C. Andrew Mayer

Production Manager Barry Browning and Sound Designer C. Andrew Mayer discuss the construction and first days of the The Jungle Theater and its connection to mummified cats. Barry and Andy were with the Jungle in its original space where World of Wireless currently resides on Lake and Lyndale and were essential to the new...
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#110: Jill Bernard

February 24, 2010
By Joshua Humphrey
#110: Jill Bernard

In which Jill Bernard, the self-proclaimed “inventor of improv”, talks about long-form improvisation, HUGE Theater and herself. Jill improvises at ComedySportz, has been instrumental in forming HUGE Theater, and teaches improv when and wherever she can. She also travels around the nation and abroad to perform her solo piece “Drum Machine.” HUGE Theater, in...
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#109: Fringe Lotto 2010

February 22, 2010
By Joshua Humphrey

The beginning of Fringe season starts now! You can join me as I talk with Fringe hopefuls and hear their opinions on Fringe and what they expect as they enjoy themselves at Bedlam. The list of shows is available here if you haven’t had the chance to peruse. I applied this year and didn’t...
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Opening, Closing, and Ongoing for February 18 – 28

February 19, 2010
By Joshua Humphrey
Opening, Closing, and Ongoing for February 18 – 28

OPENING Black Pearl Sings! — Penumbra Theatre, Feb. 18 – March 14 Jewish Humor Festival — Sabes JCC, Feb. 25 – March 7 Much Ado About Nothing — Minnetonka Theatre, Feb. 19 – 27 My Antonia — Illusion Theater, Feb. 19 – March 20 Over the River and Through the Woods — The Seasons...
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#108: Tim Donahue

February 17, 2010
By Joshua Humphrey

Tim Donahue explains the creative process behind composition work for Sandbox Theatre and for the tracks he created for Twin Cities Theater Connection Podcast. Heather Stone lead me to Tim Donahue after I expressed interest in having music created to better support the podcast. He’s an intensely creative individual, and I appreciated expressing ideas...
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#107: Aaron Christopher, Ryan Grimes and Paul Somers

February 9, 2010
By Joshua Humphrey
#107: Aaron Christopher, Ryan Grimes and Paul Somers

The crew behind Urban Samurai’s latest, “Drama” A Comedy or Apocalypse Tuesday, talk in-depth about anxiety on–and off–stage. Aaron Christopher and Ryan Grimes have been on the podcast before, but Paul Somers is a newcomer. As we talk about in the podcast, Aaron’s writing leads us into the anxiety-ridden minds  of Clarence and Gloria,...
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#106: Peter Hansen and Matt Sciple, Pt. II

February 5, 2010
By Joshua Humphrey

The Homecoming opens tonight at Gremlin Theatre, and as the conversation shifts to Matt Sciple, his enthusiasm takes over. The Homecoming runs at Gremlin from Feb. 5th to the 21st. Matt Sciple says go in with a blank slate, but to expect this Pinter classic to have a certain resonance with our current day...
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PSA

February 4, 2010
By Joshua Humphrey

If some people don’t know, in December the website was hacked. This was largely because of security issues, which have been addressed with the help of Craig VanDerSchaegen, who also helped out with making the site more secure. But since the hacking took out most of the infrastructure, it’s been taking time for me...
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#105: Peter Hansen and Matt Sciple, Pt. I

February 2, 2010
By Joshua Humphrey
#105: Peter Hansen and Matt Sciple, Pt. I

Peter Hansen, artistic director of Gremlin Theatre,  talks about the history of the Gremlin up until it found its current home in St. Paul. In part two, Matt Sciple will take center stage and talk more in-depth about Gremlin’s current production, The Homecoming, opening Friday, Feb. 5th at Gremlin Theatre.
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Opening, Closing and Ongoing for Febuary 2010

January 24, 2010
By Joshua Humphrey
Opening, Closing and Ongoing for Febuary 2010

OPENING Apartment 3A — Workhouse Theatre Co., Feb. 5 – 21 Black Pearl Sings! — Penumbra Theatre, Feb. 18 – March 14 Blithe Spirit — Jungle Theater, Feb. 12 – March 28 Brief Encounter — Guthrie Theater, Feb. 11 – April 3 Die! Mommie! Die! — Brazen Theatre, Jan. 29 – Feb. 7 Drama...
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#64: Pat O’Brien (rebroadcast)

January 21, 2010
By Joshua Humphrey
#64: Pat O’Brien (rebroadcast)

In honor of American Buffalo at Mixed Blood, here’s a rebroadcast of Pat O’Brien’s Underneath the Lintel interview from mid-2009. American Buffalo is a collaboration between Pat O’Brien’s Vanity Theatrics and Mark Sieve’s CIC Productions. It runs through Sunday, January 24 and stars Pat O’Brien, Mark Sieve and Shad Cooper. In addition, you can...
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#104: Brian Hesser

January 19, 2010
By Joshua Humphrey

Brian Hesser discusses his presence in the TC theatre community as a scenic designer, fight choreographer and director. I first met Brian when he was helping with the fight choreography for Cromulent Shakespeare‘s Wyrd Sisters. Even then, I knew I wanted to speak with him, but it took him branching out with Britches XXL...
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#103: Michelle Hensley

January 16, 2010
By Joshua Humphrey

Michelle Hensley, founder and artistic director of Ten Thousand Things, talks in depth about the origin of the company, serving communities and providing a nurturing environment for actors. As Michelle says toward the end of the podcast, an excellent script and actors are the bare essentials needed to put together a good production. Without...
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#102: Joshua Iley and Sarah Teich

January 6, 2010
By Joshua Humphrey

I stopped by the rehearsal of 3AM’s Dumb/Sex at the Playwrights Center to talk with directors Joshua Iley and Sarah Teich, who direct Pinter’s The Dumbwaiter and Mamet’s Sexual Perversity in Chicago. The choice of Dumbwaiter and Sexual Perversity, popular plays by popular playwrights, naturally made me curious about the reasoning behind why they...
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#101: Carin Bratlie and Zach Curtis

January 4, 2010
By Joshua Humphrey

Carin Bratlie and TCTC podcast newcomer Zach Curtis talk theatre and directing, auditioning and working with actors. Settle in–this is a longer, informative podcast, and both Carin and Zach seem to enjoy feeding off one another’s energy.
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Opening and Ongoing for Jan. 2010

January 2, 2010
By Joshua Humphrey

OPENING Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap — Lyric Arts, Jan. 15 – 31. American Buffalo — Pat O’Brein’s Vanity Theatrics, Jan. 7 – 24. A Candid World — Illusion Theater, Jan. 19 – 24. Dancing at Lughnasa — Torch Theater, Jan. 8 – 30. Doubt: A Parable — Lakeshore Players Theatre, Jan. 15 – Feb....
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#100: Damon Runnals and Meg DiSciorio

December 2, 2009
By Joshua Humphrey
#100: Damon Runnals and Meg DiSciorio

Damon Runnals and Meg DiSciorio stop by to talk about coming to the Twin Cities and starting up Swandive Theatre. They also discuss their upcoming show, Almost, Maine. Almost, Maine runs from Dec. 3 – 19 at the Red Eye Theater.
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#99: Matt Erkel, Joseph Scrimshaw, Sara Scrimshaw and Amy Schweickhardt

November 24, 2009
By Joshua Humphrey
#99: Matt Erkel, Joseph Scrimshaw, Sara Scrimshaw and Amy Schweickhardt

Joseph Scrimshaw makes a return to TCTC Podcast with wife Sara Scrimshaw, Matt Erkel and Amy Schweickhardt, chatting about Joe and Sara’s new company, Joking Envelope, and the upcoming Fat Man Crying. Fat Man Crying runs from Dec. 4 – 20 at the Minneapolis Theatre Garage. Tickets and other information can be found here.
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#98: Holiday Show 2009 with Joshua Humphrey, Ruth Kohtz and Brian O’Neal

November 22, 2009
By Joshua Humphrey

The Holiday Show Show returns! Joshua Humphrey discusses shows playing during the holiday season with returning guests Ruth Kohtz and Brian O’Neal. Listen, and be amazed at our commitment to get to at least one or two of these shows! Special thanks to TC Daily Planet and Jay Gabler for putting together a fantastic...
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#97: Stage Manager Roundtable Pt. II with Lydia Bolder, Penny Laden and Katie Oliver

November 19, 2009
By Joshua Humphrey

The conclusion of the stage manager roundtable featuring Lydia Bolder, Penny Laden and Katie Oliver! Repeat with me: love your stage managers. It’s rare when they get together and talk about the work that they do and I daresay one or two of them in this wide world are under-appreciated, so take the time...
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