Civic'ly Speaking

This week on Civic'ly Speaking, Michael and Tessa talk to the director of WAIT UNTIL DARK, Emily Rogge Tzucker! Don't miss out on this great episode to learn more about what the show is about! WAIT UNTIL DARK runs March 11 - 26, 2022. Get your tickets at civictheatre.org

On this episode of Civic'ly Speaking, Michael and Tessa talk to Matt Kraft, who is playing Richard Hannay in Civic's upcoming production of THE 39 STEPS. Don't miss this great episode or the last 3 chances to see THE 39 STEPS at Civic Theatre!

This week on Civic'ly Speaking, Tessa, Michael, and Karaline talk about the thing that is on everyone's minds...The Omicron Variant. After today's episode, we will be taking a little break until February. So make sure to join us again after our brief break!

This week on Civic'ly Speaking, Michael and Tessa talk to Civic's own Buddy The Elf, Matt Bays! * Please note there is language in this episode that may not be suitable for all ages*

This week on Civic'ly Speaking, Michael and Tessa talk about what it has been like to remount ELF after two years. Get your tickets to see both A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS and ELF at Civic Theatre by going to Civictheatre.org or calling the box office at 317.843.3800

This week on Civic'ly Speaking, Michael, Karaline, and Julia talk to the director of A Charlie Brown Christmas, John Goodson! Don't miss this episode and make sure you get your tickets to our holiday shows!

This week on Civic'ly Speaking, Michael and Tessa speak to Brent E. Marty and Julia Bonnett about some of the most well-known theatre superstitions! Don't miss out of this episode! If you like what you hear, please leave a review or rating on Apple Podcasts.

This week on Civic'ly Speaking, we have a special guest host, Julia Bonnett, joining Michael and Karaline. We are talking to the lovely women who make up Civic's Costume Department: Adrienne Conces and Whitney Howell. They give some great information about what it takes to costume a show here at Civic! If you like what you hear, please leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts. *There is language in this episode that is not suited for all audiences.

This week on Civic'ly Speaking, Michael, Tessa, and Karaline are recording in front of their very first live audience!! We were joined in studio by a group of students from Anderson University to talk about all things coming up at Civic through the end of the year! If you like what you hear, please go to Apple Podcasts and leave us a rating/review!

This week on Civic'ly Speaking, we are talking to the lovely Kendra Randle, who is playing Nettie in Civic's production of THE COLOR PURPLE, which is in its final weekend of performances! Kendra has some great things to say, so take a listen anywhere that podcasts are available or on Civic's website at bit.ly/CiviclySpeaking If you like what you hear, please go to Apple Podcasts and leave us a rating or review.

This week on Civic'ly Speaking, Michael, Tessa, and Karaline speak with Troy T. Thomas Jr.! Troy is playing Mister in Civic's production of THE COLOR PURPLE that is playing in Carmel now through October 23rd. Thank you to our show sponsor, Barnes & Thornburg, LLP for your support of THE COLOR PURPLE. Get your tickets to see this amazing musical at civictheatre.org or call the box office at 317.843.3800. If you like what you hear, please leave us a rating or review on Apple Podcasts.

This week on Civic'ly Speaking, Michael and Tessa speak with AshLee "PsyWrn Simone" Baskin, who plays Shug Avery in Civic's production of THE COLOR PURPLE. Thank you to our show sponsor, Barnes & Thornburg, LLP. *This episode contains language that may not be suitable for all ages.

This week on Civic'ly Speaking, we continue The Color Purple Series! Brenton Anderson, playing Harpo, came in to speak with us!

This week on Civic'ly Speaking, Michael and Tessa speak with Civic's Diversity Liaison, Jonathan Studdard. Jonathan is also a member of the cast of THE COLOR PURPLE that is opening on October 8th at Civic Theatre! If you like what you hear, please leave us a review or rating on Apple Podcasts. *There is language in this episode that is not suitable for all ages.

On this week's episode of Civic'ly Speaking, Michael and Tessa talk about all things THE COLOR PURPLE with Civic's leading lady in the production, Bridgette Ludlow! Get your tickets for THE COLOR PURPLE, opening October 8th at civictheatre.org or call 317.843.3800 *There is language in this episode that is not suitable for all ages.

This week on Civic'ly Speaking, Michael, Tessa, and Karaline talk about our upcoming series: The Color Purple Series! We will be bringing in guests from our cast of The Color Purple to discuss all things about the show!

On this week's episode of Civic'ly Speaking, Michael and Tessa speak with Sydnie Blair, Civic's former Education Concierge! We had the pleasure of speaking with Sydnie right before she left on her next big adventure of Austin, TX!

This week on Civic'ly Speaking, Michael and Tessa speak with Education Programs Director, Holly Stults, and Director of Music & Education, Brent E. Marty. We are talking all about Fall Classes at Civic!! Learn all about what is coming up this fall! Registration is now open at civictheatre.org/classes

In this week's episode of Civic'ly Speaking, Michael and Tessa speak with Karaline, Anne Beck, and Emily Tzucker about some of our least favorite shows!

This week on Civic'ly Speaking, Michael and Tessa speak with Anne Beck, Emily Rogge Tzucker, and Julia Bonnett about Carmel's pride and joy: the roundabout!

This week on Civic'ly Speaking, Tessa, Michael, and Karaline talk about a big milestone for Civic. Our first 10 years at The Center For The Performing Arts in Carmel, IN! Take a listen to learn more about Civic's first 10 years in Hamilton County! We are so thankful to The Center and to the City of Carmel for making the last 10 years possible! If you like what you hear, please go to Apple podcasts and leave us a rating/review!

On this week's episode of Civic'ly Speaking, Tessa and Michael speak with Civic's Chair Emeritus, Don Knebel. Take a listen to learn what it was like to be a 3-time Board Chair in three different Civic Theatre locations! If you like what you hear, please go to Apple Podcasts and leave us a rating/review!

This week on Civic'ly Speaking, Michael and Tessa talk all things YAP (Civic's Young Artists Program) and our upcoming production of SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER with our YAP Coordinator and Original Broadway Cast Member, Anne Beck, as well as two of Civic's current cast members Emily Chrzanowski & Daimon Anderson.

This week on Civic'ly Speaking, Michael and Tessa talk with one of the Jr. Civic Camp instructors, Trevor Fanning, as well as two of our camp interns, Elie Anania and Jacob Schilling! You don't want to miss out on this episode! It's a whole lot of fun! *the end of this episode contains language that is not suitable for children* If you like what you hear, follow or subscribe and head to apple podcasts to leave us a rating or review!

This week on Civic'ly Speaking, our special guest is one of our hosts, Tessa Montgomery! As our newest staff member, it's time to learn a little more about Tessa! Civic'ly Speaking can be heard anywhere that podcasts are streamed. If you like what you hear so far, please like and/or subscribe and leave us a review at Apple Podcasts! *This podcast contains language that may not be suitable for young audiences*

This week on Civic'ly Speaking, we have FOUR guests! Michael and Tessa speak with members of the creative team for FROZEN JR. (Teneh Karimu & Kasey Walker) and REVUE! (Johnna Tavianini & Kenny Shepard). They give us a taste of how each show is going and what their experience has been working on these shows! FROZEN JR opens TOMORROW and runs through June 30th, and REVUE! has two performances on June 29th at 6 & 8 PM! Thanks for hanging with producer Karaline again as we are figuring out the sound space and how to produce a podcast!

This week on Civic'ly Speaking, Holly, Michael, and Tessa are discussing all of the things going on at Civic this summer! **The sound gets a little wonky at the end of the episode. Hang with us as producer Karaline is still figuring out the audio settings for our hosts and guests!** Civic'ly Speaking can be heard anywhere that podcasts are available, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, and many more! If you like what you hear so far, please go to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review/rating and help get the word out!

On this episode of Civic'ly Speaking, Michael and Tessa speak to Civic's Director of Development & Administration, Julia Bonnett. She talks about her history with Civic, her thoughts on shows she's been in, meeting Keenan Thompson in an elevator, and so much more! *The last minute of this episode contains language that may not be suitable for all ages.

On this week's episode of Civic'ly Speaking, Michael and Tessa speak with Brent E. Marty (Director of Music & Education) and Julia Bonnett (Director of Development & Administration) about Civic's 2021 Education Fundraiser coming up on June 10th at the Ritz Charles in Carmel, IN.

This week on Civic'ly Speaking, join Michael & Tessa for our first full-length podcast episode! We are talking about everything you can look forward to in Civic's upcoming 2021 - 2022 Season and what to look forward to as we FINALLY get to produce live theatre again!

Welcome to Civic'ly Speaking! This is a preview of what Civic's new podcast will be about! Join hosts Michael J. Lasley and Tessa Montgomery as they talk about all things Civic and the Central Indiana Arts Community!