"Restore from Anus!" A theatre podcast

We're back baby! As the summer comes to an end, we're going to take a trip down memory lane to our times doing summer stock theatre in a series called SUMMER STONKED. Our first guest is my friend KAITLYN LOUISE SMITH!   Please Rate us and drop a review!  Twitter Facebook Email --------------------------------------------------- Thank you to Matt McMullen for the "stage manager" voice over intro. Intro and Outro music: "Rock the Crowd" by James Grant

In this special episode, Aaron is going solo. Chatting about new life changes and how it's going to effect the podcast.  SPOILER! The podcast will be going on hiatus until mid April (probably May). But we'll be back and better than ever!    Please Rate us and drop a review!  Twitter Facebook Email --------------------------------------------------- Thank you to Matt McMullen for the "stage manager" voice over intro. Intro and Outro music: "Rock the Crowd" by James Grant  

We are finishing out our ACTING WHILE BLACK conversation with the super talented Gabriel Mudd.  Our chat ranges through representation, holding theatres accountable, and breaking out of the pigeon hole.  Please Rate us and drop a review! TwitterFacebookEmail---------------------------------------------------Thank you to Matt McMullen for the "stage manager" voice over intro.Intro and Outro music: "Rock the Crowd" by James Grant

Continuing our ACTING WHILE BLACK conversations, we have my friend Shauna Davis.We chat about peering through the "white lens," being boxed in, and assumptions on riffing and skin color. Please Rate us and drop a review! TwitterFacebookEmail---------------------------------------------------Thank you to Matt McMullen for the "stage manager" voice over intro.Intro and Outro music: "Rock the Crowd" by James Grant

Happy February friends! It is Black History Month and we will be chatting about black experiences in theatre - ACTING WHILE BLACK. These are important conversations that need to continue to happen so we can make the changes that are greatly lacking in the professional theatre industry. We will be talking about race and the issues that surround. Please be advised that the topics we hit may be triggering for some. To hit the ground running with this series, we have my carpool buddy, Christmas Story survivor, and all around fantastic performer, Jonathan Butler-Duplessis.  Please Rate us and drop a review! TwitterFacebookEmail---------------------------------------------------Thank you to Matt McMullen for the "stage manager" voice over intro.Intro and Outro music: "Rock the Crowd" by James Grant

Finishing THE BROADWAY BODY FALLACY conversation we have the lovely LAURA SAVAGE. We talk about fitness, our HONEYMOON IN VEGAS memories, and "Broadway Bodies."  Please Rate us and drop a review! TwitterFacebookEmail---------------------------------------------------Thank you to Matt McMullen for the "stage manager" voice over intro.Intro and Outro music: "Rock the Crowd" by James Grant

Up next on our BROADWAY BODY FALLACY discussion is TOMMY NOVAK. We talk auditions, our continual competition to book Horton, and how the theatre industry is failing at being body inclusive. Please Rate us and drop a review! TwitterFacebookEmail---------------------------------------------------Thank you to Matt McMullen for the "stage manager" voice over intro.Intro and Outro music: "Rock the Crowd" by James Grant

Continuing our talks about THE BROADWAY BODY FALLACY (idea/philosophy that a performer is required to have a specific body or fitness level to place specific roles on Broadway and the greater professional theatre industry) we have friend WALKER BROWN. We catch up, reminisce on our days at the MUNY, and talk about the similar body image issues that are pressed upon dancers in the industry.  Please Rate us and drop a review! TwitterFacebookEmail---------------------------------------------------Thank you to Matt McMullen for the "stage manager" voice over intro.Intro and Outro music: "Rock the Crowd" by James Grant

Happy New Year! Hopefully 2021 won't be as awful as last year and just sorta awful like every other normal year. January always tends to be the month of the "New Year, New You" mantra nonsense. Which ties in nicely to the month theme...THE BROADWAY BODY FALLACY. For the entire month we will be discussing the toxic body expectations and the harm they've done (and continue to do) in the the professional theatre industry. To kick off we have my friend KIMBERLY LAWSON. We chat about our pandemic lives, body representation and our own personal stories of body image issues caused by theatre.  Please Rate us and drop a review! TwitterFacebookEmail---------------------------------------------------Thank you to Matt McMullen for the "stage manager" voice over intro.Intro and Outro music: "Rock the Crowd" by James Grant

To finish off 2020 and to ring in the full holiday season, I "forced" one of my best friends, JOSEY MILLER,  to watch the weirdest holiday movie from my childhood, BABES IN TOYLAND from 1986. We chat about our friendship, armpits and go toys deep into this movie. ***Highly recommend synching the movie (available on PrimeVideo) with the podcast. (Or you can scrub through) Please Rate us and drop a review! TwitterFacebookEmail---------------------------------------------------Thank you to Matt McMullen for the "stage manager" voice over intro.Intro and Outro music: "Rock the Crowd" by James Grant

Well, we're doing another movie musical commentary because...I'm lazy. For this one I bring on my friend CHRIS PAZDERNIK. Join us as we chat through this super obscure movie musical, LUCKY STIFF. ***Highly recommend synching the movie (available on PrimeVideo) with the podcast. (Also, I didn't make any notes where the musical numbers happened...so there's no time stamps for me to include here. Sorry.) Please Rate us and drop a review! TwitterFacebookEmail---------------------------------------------------Thank you to Matt McMullen for the "stage manager" voice over intro.Intro and Outro music: "Rock the Crowd" by James Grant

It's Aaron's 35th BIRTHDAY!!! And to celebrate he's invited his friend ADAM HOAK to join him in doing a full audio commentary for the movie musical GREASE 2. Feel free to put on your own copy of the movie (we used the one available on Amazon PrimeVideo *not sponsored*) or you may scrub through to the time stamps below to hear our commentary on individual songs. ENJOY! "Back to School" - 10:50"Score Tonight" - 28:00"Brad" - 38:50"Cool Rider" - 43:00"Reproduction" - 50:00"Who's That Guy?" - 1:02:00"Let's Do it for Our Country" - 1:10:30"Prowlin'" - 1:20:00"Charades" - 1:31:20"Girl for All Seasons" - 1:41:45"Love Will Turn Back the Hands of Time" - 1:45:00"Rock-a-Hula-Luau" - 1:48:50"We'll Be Together" - 1:58:00Please Rate us and drop a review! TwitterFacebookEmail---------------------------------------------------Thank you to Matt McMullen for the "stage manager" voice over intro.Intro and Outro music: "Rock the Crowd" by James Grant

November is Trans Awareness Month. For the entire month we will be having honest and open conversations with Trans Performers.HAPPY THANKSGIVING everybody! Finishing up the series we have the multi-talented KYRA LEIGH (She/Her). We tangent on Andrew Lloyd Webber, chat the importance of representation, and Kyra takes us through her realization through daytime talkshows. Please Rate us and drop a review! TwitterFacebookEmail---------------------------------------------------Thank you to Matt McMullen for the "stage manager" voice over intro.Intro and Outro music: "Rock the Crowd" by James Grant

November is Trans Awareness Month. For the entire month we will be having honest and open conversations with Trans Performers.Next up, we have the vivacious SAWYER SMITH (They/Them). We catch up on creative endeavors in the time of the pandemic, Sawyer's personal journey, and why correct pronouns matter.  Please Rate us and drop a review! TwitterFacebookEmail---------------------------------------------------Thank you to Matt McMullen for the "stage manager" voice over intro.Intro and Outro music: "Rock the Crowd" by James Grant

November is Trans Awareness Month. For the entire month we will be having honest and open conversations with Trans Performers.For our next conversation, we have the incredible NORTH RORY HOMEWARD (He/Him/His). We go through North's trans journey, our love of Harry Potter, and our issues with the entertainment business' treatment of Trans performers. Please Rate us and drop a review! TwitterFacebookEmail---------------------------------------------------Thank you to Matt McMullen for the "stage manager" voice over intro.Intro and Outro music: "Rock the Crowd" by James Grant

November is Trans Awareness Month. For the entire month we will be having honest and open conversations with Trans Performers.To kick things off, we have the stunning PARKER GUIDRY (They/Them). We touch on our love of crime shows, attempt a new segment and then Parker helps educates us in Trans101. Please Rate us and drop a review! TwitterFacebookEmail---------------------------------------------------Thank you to Matt McMullen for the "stage manager" voice over intro.Intro and Outro music: "Rock the Crowd" by James Grant

It's HALLOWEEN!!! We rap up this Theatre Ghost October with a culmination of amazing ghost experiences told by the bright light that is LILLIAN CASTILLO. Cards, artistic endeavors, and our mutual hate for creepy dolls is just a taste of what this Halloween episode has in store! If you could Rate us and drop a review...that would be MOST GOOD! TwitterFacebookEmail---------------------------------------------------Thank you to Matt McMullen for the "stage manager" voice over intro.Intro and Outro music: "Rock the Crowd" by James Grant

Continuing on our ghostly theatre tour, in this episode we venture back to Ohio with friend and guest, BOB RUSSELL. We chat about online classes, summer stock memories and Bob's chilling experiences at the Bowling Green State University theatres. Please take a moment to rate us a write a review. Thanks! TwitterFacebookEmail---------------------------------------Thank you to Matt McMullen for the "stage manager" voiceover intro.Intro and Outro music: "Rock the Crowd" by James Grant 

October is in full swing and so is more spooky times! On this episode we chat with theatre power couple TREY COMPTON and LARA HAYHURST. We reminisce on our times in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Lara's cats can see ghosts, and Trey recounts his literal "Ghost" moment. Rate us and drop a review! TwitterFacebookEmail---------------------------------------------------Thank you to Matt McMullen for the "stage manager" voice over intro. Intro and Outro music: "Rock the Crowd" by James Grant

It's October, which means it's OFFICIALLY time to kick off Spooky Season! All of October, we will be exploring theatre ghosts and those who've experienced them. In today's episode we chat with friend DAVE STISHAN about Quaker Ghosts and their hate for The Crucible. Please rate and drop a review! TwitterFacebookEmail------------------------------------------Thank you to Matt McMullen for the "stage manager" voiceover intro. Intro and Outro music: "Rock the Crowd" by James Grant 

Lack of counting skills, being creative and "Pivoting" careers in a pandemic. All this and more with swole bro & friend, Kyle Huey on this episode of the podcast.  Please take a moment to drop a review and rate us. Thanks! TwitterFacebookEmail ------------------------------------------------------Thank you to Matt McMullen for the "stage manager" voiceover intro.Intro and Outro music: "Rock the Crowd" by James Grant

On this episode of the podcast, we welcome friend CORI PROCTOR to the Zoom mic. We chat back on our summer in Ohio, the best gummy candy and talk about our struggles with rejection, depression and comparison in the theatre business. As mentioned in the podcast, we've included a few links for mental health resources:National Alliance On Mental HealthThe Trevor ProjectThe Jed FoundationMental Health AmericaNational Suicide Prevention LifelinePlease take a moment to rate us and drop a review TwitterFacebookEmail-----------------------------------------------------------Thank you to Matt McMullen for the "stage manager" voiceover intro.Intro and Outro music: "Rock the Crowd" by James Grant 

In this episode Aaron realizes he's already screwed up the podcast, a new segment called Name That Play has been added, and we chat with guest, Darren Wagner, about his journeys in theatre, being gay, and Christianity and how he reconciles the three.  Please take a moment to rate us and drop a review TwitterFacebookEmail-----------------------------------------------------------Thank you to Matt McMullen for the "stage manager" voiceover intro.Intro and Outro music: "Rock the Crowd" by James Grant  

"Here it is boys. Here it is world. Here's the RFA PODCAST!" In this pilot episode, Aaron talks about the who, what, why and how - gives some sneak peeks into what's to come - And explains the story behind the podcast name.  Please take a moment to rate us and drop a review TwitterFacebookEmail-----------------------------------------------------------Thank you to Matt McMullen for the "stage manager" voiceover intro.Intro and Outro music: "Rock the Crowd" by James Grant