Theatre Nerd Podcast

In this episode, Josh and Danica team up with playwright and sometimes cohost Ben Holbrook and more special guests to discuss their experiences in touring companies! Hear from performers Skye Bronfenbrenner and Justin Nelson, and Stage Manager Abby Bobb as we dive into the wonderful highs and dismal lows that come with being on the road as part of a touring production. This one is jam-packed with #theatrefails!Music by Jo SanburgEdited by Jay Rosen

In this week's episode, Josh and Danica discuss the legal ramifications and things you really ought should know about producing work before you upload yourself singing that song from Aida, or livestreaming your reading of Blithe Spirit. Or whatever.Music by Jo SanburgEdited by Jay Rosen

Next on our 10-minute play series: Mild-mannered assistant bookkeeper Walter is just another guy...until he becomes-- Noir-man!The Maltese Walter, by John MIniganDirected by Danica Jenelle HortonFeaturing: Jason Niedbalski as Walter, Kat Cordes as Vera, and Luke Minske as Dr. EddyStage directions read by Joshua W. BrewerEdited by Jay Rosen

On part two of our Theatre Superstitions episode, we have even more amazing guests!! We sat down with two paranormal investigators about their experiences exploring theatre spaces, including Steve Gonsalves of Ghost Hunters, Ghost Nation, and his newly-released film, The House In Between. Music by Jo SanburgEdited by Jay Rosen

Next in our 10-minute play series: Flew, by Joshua W. Brewer.Directed by Danica Jenelle HortonFeaturing: Skye Bronfenbrenner as 'Tineke', and Harrison White as 'Murphy'Stage directions read by Joshua W. Brewer

Part One of Two! This week, Danica and Josh invite a plethora of guests to talk about theatre superstitions! What are they, where do they come from, what harm can they potentially do, and how do we safeguard ourselves from all these bad luck-inducing superstitions?Do any of our guests believe the stories?Do you?

The future, during The Slowing. In an isolated house in the desert, M receives the Waterman a week ahead of schedule and disrupts her survival routine.Directed by Joshua W. BrewerFeaturing: Kellen Robinson as 'M', and Jared West as 'The Water Man'. Stage directions read by Danica Jenelle Horton.

This week, Danica and Josh talk to four current theatre educators in the K-12 system. We tackle the current teaching climate, dive into these teachers' backgrounds, reminisce about bygone teaching eras, and look towards the future of theatre education.A huge thank you to our listener Tabitha H. for suggesting this topic and her fantastic #theatrefail! (PS-This episode is longer than usual, but this is also our first ever non-explicit episode!)...And May the 4th Be With You!

Theatre Nerd Presents our next 10 minute play: Trumpetfish, by Eli Effinger-Weintraub!In this gripping sci-fi piece set 250 years in the future, tensions mount among the crew of the spaceship Trumpetfish.Directed by Danica Jenelle HortonFeaturing: Kat Cordes as Moll, Matt Nelson as Torv, and Alex Horton as WidgeStage Directions read by Joshua W. Brewer

Danica and Josh discuss more ways companies and individuals are creating art and theatre in this unusual time, including an interview with the Chair of the Baltimore Playwrights' Festival! Plus, this week we have yet another Celebrity Guest #TheatreFail! (Also don't miss Josh's exploding toaster story!)

Next in our series of 10-minute plays: Theatre Nerd presents Nectar, by Ben Holbrook. Directed by Danica Jenelle Horton. Featuring Blake Currie as Alvis and Ellie Boisseau as Matlida, with stage directions by Joshua W. Brewer.

In this Episode, Danica speaks with Intimacy Director/Coordinator and Stage Combat Director Adam Noble about the process of creating intimacy on stage. Then, we bring on partners Skye and Jesse who give us some great advice about how to communicate with your partner about your work on stage. And two theatre fails!

For the first of our 10-minute pieces, we present Dirt, written and directed by Joshua W. Brewer. Featuring Blake Currie as David, and Rachel Liske as Marnie. Stage directions read by Danica Jenelle Horton.

This week, Danica and Josh talk to Ness Kemp, special education teacher and theatre consultant, to discuss accessibility and resources for persons with disabilities.We also discuss ways to make our theatre spaces more inclusive! And Ness gives us an outstanding duck-related #theatrefail! 

Hey, Nerds. This episode does come with a trigger warning: we talk to props artisan Kaitie Hughes about her (and our own) struggles with mental illness while being successful in the industry. We try to find answers to some very difficult questions, while opening the discussion for others. Kaitie also offers us a great theatre fail!

For a bit of levity amid this uncertain time, Danica talks to Jim Johnson, professor and creator of AccentHelp.com, to nerd out about all things accents and dialects! He even gives us his two amazing Theatre Fails!

Danica and Josh try to bring a little positivity to this uncertain time in our industry. Josh doesn't breathe for 12 straight minutes.Plus, our second Celebrity Guest Theatre Fail!

This week, Danica and Josh talk about Season Planning. That is, once Danica is finished bragging about the famous people she knows.Plus, a special celebrity guest Theatre Fail!

Danica and Josh discuss one of the newer trends in commercial theatre: the use of pop stars, film stars or other celebrities in Broadway shows, and the positives ($$$) and dangers therein. Also including input from Danica's relatives.

This week, Danica and Josh discuss the benefits of having a day job/side hussle as a working theatre artist, and the importance of the developing field of Intimacy Direction for all mediums.

Danica and Josh discuss the upcoming logo, the microphone/ghostlight, giving rise to a brief history of the Ghost Light, and a discussion of The Ghostlight Project. Today's big topic is Paying Interns. Should you? (Uhm, hint: da-doi.) Yes. We discuss the pitfalls of a system that relies on underpaid workers to fuel their progress, and how those looking for internships can avoid becoming victims themselves. Josh then derails the conversation (which gets edited for time and content) so you have to guess how we ever got onto the topic of human trafficking in the first place. And then don't worry about it, because it got cut.For this week's #TheatreFail, Danica divulges two wonderful mishaps during a production of Babes in Arms.

In this, our very first episode, Danica and Joshua describe what the wide range of possibilities are for this podcast. Find out what the hell we're on about, why we bothered to start a podcast in the first place, and why you should care. (You're welcome to decide for yourself whether or not you do.)We introduce ourselves, tell you a bit about how we got into the Wacky World of Theatre, and wrap up with a (hopefully ongoing) segment, Theatre Fails.We also say 'Hello' to our mothers; the only ones listening at this point. Hi, moms!