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In this Episode Samantha Eve of Out of the Box Theatre tells us about their upcoming production of Tick Tick Boom at Center Stage. Into the Woods at PCPA in Santa Maria and Solvang Twilight Los Angeles, 1992 at The Rubicon in Ventura The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, UCSB BFA Students at the

What Just Happened As you Like It at PCPA. Mentions: George Walker, Mark Booher, Emily Trask The Miser at Westmont: Mentions: John Blondell, Rory Nguyen What’s Happening Now Lillian at Ensemble Theatre Company. Mentions: Nancy Travis Murder on the Orient Express at SBCC. Mentions: Katie Laris, Matthew Tavianini, Tiffany Story Matilda at Lights Up at

Yussef Seevers, Resident Artist at PCPA, joins Maggie and Anna for a lively discussion about the current state of theatre and why “Ignoring ‘what is’ never works.” Yusef, who recently presented on Black Theatre (through PCPA’s Community Enrichment Series), shares his thoughts on Black Theatre during and after the pandemic.

UCSB’s Naked Shakes presents “Immortal Longings” a new play adapted by Irwin Appel from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra, along with Shaw’s Caesar and Cleopatra. Performances are online only and free. Immortal Longings cast members Cyrus Roberts, Jarred Webb, Harry Davis, and Shekinah Bryant join Maggie and Anna to discuss the upcoming production.

Dr. Kirk Everist of Austin College (and alum of UCSB’s theatre program) joins Maggie and Anna for a discussion about theatre, theatre during a global pandemic, and Hamilton.

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Charles Donelan, Executive Arts Editor of The Independent, spills the tea with Maggie and Anna as they ponder the role of criticism in public discourse, current productions, and what’s on the horizon.

Charles Donelan, Executive Arts Editor of The Independent, spills the tea with Maggie and Anna as they ponder the role of criticism in public discourse, current productions, and what’s on...

Writer/Performer Elaine Gale drops in to talk about her show “One Good Egg” and its recent performance at United Solo Theatre Festival in New York City. Also joining the discussion is the show’s Associate Director, Jan Ruskin.

Writer/Performer Elaine Gale drops in to talk about her show “One Good Egg” and its recent performance at United Solo Theatre Festival in New York City. Also joining the discussion...

In this episode Director Maggie Mixsell and the history and final performance of Speaking of Stories. UCSB’s “Into the Beautiful North” The Independent Awards Santa Barbara’s Summer Shows DramaDogs, “The Lost Virginity Tour” INFO PCPA, “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” INFO Ensemble Theatre, “Dancing Lessons” INFO SBCC, “How to Succeed in Business Without

In this episode: Director Maggie Mixsell and the history and final performance of Speaking of Stories. UCSB’s “Into the Beautiful North” The Independent Awards Santa Barbara’s Summer Shows DramaDogs, “The...

Nita June Davanzo of DogStar Theater Company joins Maggie and Anna to discuss Intimate Constellations, DogStar’s upcoming evening of stories, music, conversation and wine featuring the works of Arthur Miller, Susan Glaspell, Sam Shepherd, Tenessee Williams and more. Photographer/Artist Nathaniel Gray stops by to discuss Santa Barbara Project, his two-year community photography project featuring black

Nita June Davanzo of DogStar Theater Company joins Maggie and Anna to discuss Intimate Constellations, DogStar’s upcoming evening of stories, music, conversation and wine featuring the works of Arthur Miller,...

The Roaming Theatre Collaborative (Karen Baltzley, Harrison Derbyshire, Danielle Draper, Lucas Nelson, and Lindsay Twigg) perform a 10-minute radio play for a live audience as part of Roaming Theatre’s recent cabaret show, “Food for the Journey.” Anna and Maggie chat with Roaming Theatre about their cabaret and about the collaborative’s upcoming plans. Back in the

The Roaming Theatre Collaborative (Karen Baltzley, Harrison Derbyshire, Danielle Draper, Lucas Nelson, and Lindsay Twigg) perform a 10-minute radio play for a live audience as part of Roaming Theatre’s recent...

Anna and Maggie look back on 2018 and look forward to 2019 in the Santa Barbara theatre scene, and discuss gender representation in this season’s productions.

Anna and Maggie look back on 2018 and look forward to 2019 in the Santa Barbara theatre scene, and discuss gender representation in this season’s productions. Please Subscribe, Rate, and...

This episode, the charming and delightful Samantha Eve of Out of the Box Theatre joins Anna and Maggie to talk about the upcoming production of Amélie. This episode was sponsored...

Anne Torsiglieri and Risa Brainin join Maggie and Anna to discuss “A” Train, opening this weekend at Center Stage Theatre. Charles Donelan of the Santa Barbara Independent says it’s “simply the best solo show and quite likely the best original play of any kind to come out of Santa Barbara this decade, and it will

Anne Torsiglieri and Risa Brainin join Maggie and Anna to discuss “A” Train, opening this weekend at Center Stage Theatre. Charles Donelan of the Santa Barbara Independent says it’s “simply the best...

This week Anna and Maggie discuss Santa Barbara Shakespeare’s return to Manning Park in Montecito with its second ever Shakespearean production of As You Like It, directed by our Anna...

This week Anna and Maggie discuss Santa Barbara Shakespeare’s return to Manning Park in Montecito with its second ever Shakespearean production of As You Like It.

Ken Gilbert and Nita June Davanzo join Anna and Maggie to discuss the upcoming collaboration between Drama Dog and DogStar theatre companies on two weekends of “WOMEN FORWARD: 2 Plays”. Then, local songwriter/singer/musician Connor Cherland joins us for a live, in-studio performance and discussion of his upcoming album. DramaDogs, a Theater Company and DogStar Theater

In this Episode, Josiah Davis, Alex Elam, Terry Li, and Jojo Nwoko of On The Verge Summer Theatre Festival join Maggie and Anna to talk about this year’s productions. August 2-13 On The Verge Summer Theatre FestivalA developmental premiere of TROUBLE IN KIND by Caridad Svich. People by the name of I’m A, I’m a

Maggie and Anna discuss upcoming seasons and recent productions.

Things get real when Santa Barbara’s premiere technical theatre professionals Richard “RC” Croy, Katie Williams, and Ben Crop join Maggie and Anna to examine the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune and platforms that don’t lock down. It’s Technical Theatre time!

On this episode, Anna and Maggie discuss Ensemble Theatre Company‘s recent production of Ayad Akhtar’s “The Invisible Hand” and Santa Barbara City College‘s production of Beth Henley’s “Crimes of the Heart.” Then breakout Santa Maria hip hop artist $horty DuWop and his collaborator Stutters join us to discuss their recent and upcoming work. Check Out

This week local writer, actor, artist Ming Holden joins Maggie and Anna to discuss her new book, Refuge, and talk about life, about arts, and about the wide, wide, world. Ming is the person who will make you bolt upright in the middle of the night and finally decide to really do all of those

Maggie and Anna dish on upcoming shows: The Invisible Hand, American Idiot, Urinetown, Newsies, Into the Woods, and Crimes of the Heart. Trigger warning: sexual assault. Fresh thoughts on theater, trust, betrayal, and #metoo after speaking with a local actor about her experience with sexual assault. Resources for Sexual Assault Department of Education’s Guidance on

In part two of a two part podcast, Charles Donelan of the Santa Barbara Independent joins Anna and Maggie to discuss the winners of the 2017 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards.

In part one of a two part podcast, Charles Donelan of the Santa Barbara Independent joins Anna and Maggie to discuss his recent articles about UCSB’s Theatre Program and Gary Goddard.

This week Maggie and Anna welcome E. Bonnie Lewis and Ken Gilbert of DramaDogs and discuss DramaDogs’ upcoming show, “Earth Duet and Other Stories”. Also joining the fun is Samantha Eve of Out of the Box Theatre. Upcoming Shows DramaDogs presents “Earth Duet and Other Stories” A series of short works in collaboration with CLIMATE

Maggie and Anna review the year in SB Theatre and discuss what’s coming up. Upcoming Shows “Trump” One Man Show, at Center Stage, starring Lauren Watson – Tickets/Information Monday, January 15 at 6:30pm

This week Margaret O’Carroll joins Maggie and Anna to discuss her show, An Irish Christmas, which comes to The Granada Theatre this week. Matthew Tavianini and Jessica Haro of The Christmas Revels stop by to tell us about this year’s Revel’s show, An Early California Celebration of the Winter Solstice. ALSO: Don’t look at this

This week Melissa Marino and Nicole Thoma of Santa Barbara Shakespeare join Maggie and Anna to talk about their upcoming production of “Taming of the Shrew.” THIS WEEKEND: Santa Barbara Shakespeare Presents “Taming of the Shrew”Manning Park 449 San Ysidro Rd, Montecito, California 93108 November 18 at 2:00pmNovember 19 at 2:00pmDirected by Nicole ThomaProduced by

This week the wonderful Irwin Appel joins Maggie and Anna to discuss UCSB’s current shows, “A View From the Bridge” and “King Lear”. Also in the episode: Out of the Box Theatre’s hit “The Rocky Horror Show” Westmont’s “The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui” San Marcos High School’s “And Then There Were None” Upcoming Shows

This week Samantha Eve of Out of the Box Theatre joins Maggie and Anna to discuss Out of the Box’s upcoming production of “The Rocky Horror Show” and to give recommendations for stage blood. New York playwright Jim Yates explains Theatre of the Betrayal. Maggie and Anna relive the wonder of Santa Barbara Symphony/State Street

This week Nita Davanzo and Justin Davanzo of Dogstar Theatre join Maggie and Anna to discuss “The Foreigner,” which Dogstar brings this week to Center Stage Theatre. The Foreigner is both hilarious and frighteningly relevant. Winner of two Obie Awards and two Outer Critics Circle Awards as Best New American Play (1984) and Best Off-

Live In-Studio PerformanceWritten By Maggie Yates / Directed by Katie WilliamsWelcome to FemFest! This year’s panels include your favorite reality star and social influencer, the fierce and fabulous Farraliegh Webster! Farraliegh will be talking about her rocky road to fame, how she rediscovered her divine feminine power through rehab, and then answering fan questions from

This week Ivy Vahanian joins Maggie and Anna to discuss Ayad Akhtar’s “Disgraced“, which is coming to Santa Barbara next week. Ivy also tells us about her experiences performing the play in China. And, of course, To Lear or not to Lear, that is, once again, the question. Tell us about your upcoming shows and

Live In-Studio PerformanceWritten and Performed by Danielle Draper & Lindsey Twiggpeanutbutterjellybagelcreamcheese is Danielle Draper & Lindsey Twigg’s candid, comedic look at the internal dialogue of one woman’s journey through love and heartache, as told by the two hemispheres of her brain: the analytical, organized Left Brain (Draper), and the emotional, spastic Right Brain (Twigg). This

This week Maggie and Anna discuss PCPA’s production of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” Katie Williams discusses this summer’s production of Maggie Yates’ play “FemFest”, and then the cast of “FemFest” performs the play live in our studio. Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare at PCPA Fences by August Wilson at PCPA Disgraced by Ayad Akhtar at Center

Lindsey Twigg and Danielle Draper join us this week to perform and discuss their play, “peanutbutterbagelcreamcheese”.

This week Anna and Maggie enjoy a visit with Artistic Director of On The Verge Summer Repertory Theatre, Kate Bergstrom. Find out about On The Verge’s mission to engage the community in a conversation about social justice though fearless and provocative theatre performance, and get the details about On The Verge’s Summer 2017 theatre festival

Maggie Yates and Anna Jensen discuss theatre, arts, and culture in Santa Barbara and beyond. PCPA presents, “Lend Me a Tenor“ Elements Theatre Collective presents, “Stupid Fucking Bird“ SBCC presents “High Society“ Peter Frisch Studio On The Verge Summer Repertory Showstoppers presents, “Sweeney Todd“ American Theatre Magazine, “The Review That Shook Chicago“

Anna Jensen and Maggie Yates discuss summer theatre events in Santa Barbara. On The Verge Summer Repertory Theatre PCPA presents “Lend Me a Tenor” UCSB presents Launch Pad Summer Reading Series SBCC presents “High Society” Showstoppers Teen Ensemble presents “Sweeney Todd” Spotlight Productions presents “Rent”