OLY ARTS - Weekly Podcast

T.S. Eliot Reading his poem Journey of the Magi

We close out the 2018-2019 theater year with a look at Shakespeare's The Tempest. It's directed by Kate Ayers, produced by the same folks who bring you OLY ARTS and a whole lot of free, family fun at Port Plaza. Also: seagulls.

In a special bonus episode, we catch up with Kevin McManus about his outdoor take on As You Like It, the grand debut of Goldfinch Productions.

We share some quality phone time with Rachel Fitzgerald, director of the first of three (count 'em, three!) free, outdoor Shakespeare productions in Olympia this summer. By gar, it's Animal Fire Theatre's lively rendition of The Merry Wives of Windsor.

Come to the Fun Home! Director Lauren Love of South Puget Sound Community College is the first in the area to produce the 2015 stunner Fun Home, based on Alison Bechdel's graphic novel/memoir and the winner of the Tonys for best musical, best book of a musical and best score.

Somebody find Jon Douglas Rake a hammock. He's not only the artistic director of Tacoma Musical Playhouse, he's also the choreographer, director and star of its latest offering, the comic meta-musical The Drowsy Chaperone.

Director Angela Marinella and actor/producer Dave Champagne bring the backstabbing family drama of James Goldman's The Lion in Winter to Standing Room Only at the Triad Theater in Yelm. "We'll have the broadswords now!"

Alec Clayton talks to director Blake R. York and actor Christian Carvajal about Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman, now showing at Tacoma Little Theatre. It's a dark, dark ride for discriminating audiences.

Critic and novelist Alec Clayton takes over the hosting reins this week, as his guests are 3 Impossible Questions director Ted Ryle and that show's writer, one Christian "Carv" Carvajal.

Director Michael Christopher walks us through Connecting Doors at Olympia Little Theatre.

How stoked are our Oly Appetizer hosts about fall food? Count the number of times they say "excited" in 20 minutes.

OLY ARTS' managing editor, Christian Carvajal, talks about a week when he either was or was not the screenwriter of a major, sci-fi, movie franchise.

A voice familiar to regular OLY ARTS Podcast listeners tells an apocalyptic tale of a young, northern-California family in extreme crisis.

Adam McKinney highlights Olympia band Fuzzy Math on the debut of Oly Amplifier, OLY ARTS' new music podcast episodes presented every Wednesday.

The Oly Arts podcast partners with Rhythm & Rye and Olympia Pop Rocks to present epic tales from StoryOly, a live story-slam event recorded each month at Rhythm & Rye.

OLY Update is your Friday guide to events in Thurston County, WA. As always, there’s a diverse array of musical performances around Olympia this week, plus unique dances and readings on the stage. Don’t let any rain keep you from experiencing the best art and culture Olympia has to offer.