Lydia Bolder, Penny Laden and Katie Oliver talk about the ins and outs of being stage manager from pre-production to performance. Part one of a two-part podcast! Part two will be posted on Thursday. Until then, enjoy!
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Michael Ooms and Sasha Walloch explain the cultural/linguistic translation of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol into Klingon. For the third year running, Commedia Beauregard presents A Klingon Christmas Carol. The past two years were one-night only affairs, but this year is a full run at Mixed Blood from Nov. 27 to Dec. 13. Tickets are...
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The director and actors behind Chameleon Theatre Circle’s Reefer Madness sat down before Saturday night’s rollicking performance and gave me a sneak peak at what I was about to see. Reefer Madness runs through Nov. 22nd at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center. Ticket information and directions can be found here.
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The night before Prufrock Theatre’s opening of Landscape of the Body, I sit in on rehearsal and talk with the designers and actors involved. The podcast begins with Jeff Bartlett, David Beukema and Scot Moore and we are later joined by Bethany Ford, who appeared on podcast #59. The first production of Prufrock Theatre,...
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The Sandboxers were busily constructing their set for .faust when I stopped by to talk with Ryan Hill and Derek Miller. They discussed the Sandbox Theatre ensemble process and how it worked in conjunction with .faust. .faust runs from November 6th to the 21st at the Red Eye Theater. For reservations, call 612.554.1302.
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Directors Lorin Lenor and Paul von Stoetzel, along with actor Jesse Corder, discuss Crawling Eye Theater’s 3-Ring Terror, three extreme tales in the Grand Guignol style. These gentlemen know their horror. Prepare yourselves, explicit content ahead. 3-Ring Terror goes up at the Lowry Lab Theater Wednesday the 21st and runs until Sunday the 25th....
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In this podcast, a coven of witches–Erin Caswell, Helen Donnay and Dawn Malisci–talk about Cromulent Shakespeare Company’s upcoming Wyrd Sisters. If you’re at all familiar with Terry Pratchett and his Discworld novels, then you’d likely know enough about Granny Weatherwax and the full extent of her abilities. If not, I suggest you educate yourself...
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Roneet Aliza Rahamim and Grant Henderson talk about Theatre Pro Rata’s Marisol, which opens October 3 at Gremlin Theater. The band mentioned but not remembered is Southtown Avengers, which will be playing, along with Lingua Luna, on the opening night of Marisol. The opening night gala is dubbed “A Party of Apocalyptic Proportions”, which...
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Urban Samurai’s Homeland Prayer is the subject of today’s podcast. Matt Greseth and Tina Sigel talk about the appeal of the production and why they think it’s particularly relevant in today’s climate. A noteworthy part of the production is that the Bluestar Mothers, women with sons or daughters who’ve served in the Armed Forces...
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Artistic Director Peter Brosius talks about himself, the Children’s Theatre Company, international collaboration and Bert and Ernie. If you ever wanted to know anything about the CTC, now’s your chance to sit down and hear it directly from the boss himself. Currently, the CTC is running Bert & Ernie through October 25th. Directed by...
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After their improve set at the Bryant Lake Bowl, Improvers Eric Knobel of Splendid Things and Butch Roy of Five Man Job join me to reveal all they know on improv and love. Well, not love. Mainly just improv. Splendid Things is performing Mondays at 8 p.m. through December 21st with a variety of...
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Mo Perry, Heather Stone and Noe Tallen conclude their talk on acting in the Twin Cities. Mo Perry can currently be seen in Torch Theater’s The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Heather Stone began this week prepping for Sandbox Theatre’s next project, .faust. Noe Tallen can next be seen in Theatre Pro Rata’s upcoming Marisol.
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In part one of a two-part podcast, Mo Perry, Heather Stone and Noe Tallen join me to talk purely about being actresses in the Twin Cities. They’ve appeared previously on the podcast in conjunction with other projects, and I brought them back to speak candidly about their experiences.
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And now the exciting conclusion of the Actor’s Roundtable with Ian Miller, Matt Rein, Sid Solomon and Clarence Wethern.
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In the first of a two-part podcast, I’m joined by Ian Miller, Matt Rein, Sid Solomon and Clarence Wethern. They talk about their experience as young actors in the Twin Cities theatre community. Part two will be posted on Friday.
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I visit with Stacia Rice to talk about The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Torch Theater’s latest production going up at the Minneapolis Theatre Garage. Joining us is director David Mann and actress Mo Perry, and we discuss how the project came about and what it’s been like trying to embody the iconic television experience...
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Kirsten Stephens and Dean Hatton lend their voices to talk about a specific type of performance: mime. Silent Poetry 2 from 2009’s fringe festival was a favorite show of mine. I was so inspired that I had to know more about it. Therefore, some mimey questions are answered in today’s podcast. If you want...
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And thus we end all 2009 Fringe-related coverage with mini-interviews from people around the festival. See you on the ground at Fringe 2010!
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In the final portion of our 3-part series, we get into what we did and didn’t like (mostly liked) about the running of the festival.
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The fringe decompress continues with Nick Decker, Matthew A. Everett and Joshua Humphrey.
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The first of a three-part podcast in which Nick Decker, Matthew A. Everett and Joshua Humphrey sit around and decompress after eleven days of full-on fringing. Nick Decker has been hardcore fringing it this season. You can check out the reviews he’s written here and on the fringe website. Matthew A. Everett has appeared...
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