Podcasts about american players theatre

In this week's episode of 365 Amplified, the team dives into the Juneteenth celebrations happening around Dane County and across Wisconsin, previews summer opportunities with the Maydm youth STEM program, and spotlights Madison Night Mares softball team in their second season. Then, Rob is joined by Anna Gonzalez, Alys Dickerson, and Patty Heaston of American Players Theatre to discuss how the repertory company is expanding access and representation in its programming. The conversation highlights their new contemporary production The Death of Chuck Brown, written and directed by Gavin Lawrence, and a community engagement event hosted at the Black Business Hub. They explore how APT is reaching new audiences through intentional casting, education outreach, and storytelling that resonates across identities and generations. Plus: a quick preview of Anna in the Tropics, APT's upcoming first Latino-written mainstage production, and this weekend's Big Gay Market. Connect: Full coverage at Madison365.org Support Local Journalism: If you appreciate our work, consider donating to keep 365 Amplified and Madison365 thriving. Visit madison365.org/donate to contribute. Follow Us: Stay connected for real-time news updates and discussions:

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Director Melisa Pereyra is joined by actors Miranda Pepin and Ron Roman-Melendez to discuss Wolf at the Door by Marisela Treviño Orta. The play is being performed in the Touchstone Theater at American Players Theatre in Spring Green, Wisconsin in 2024. Enhance your experience and appreciation by listening to this lively interview before or after your theater visit.

Ann Bausum, the author of The Bard and the Book: How the First Folio Saved the Plays of William Shakespeare From Oblivion, discusses how she first discovered the story of Shakespeare's First Folio and why she decided to share it with young readers. Bausum reveals her Shakespeare origin story; the delight of seeing different generations respond to Shakespeare's plays; wildly inappropriate metaphors for turning kids on to history and literature; a massive shoutout to the American Players Theatre in Spring Green, Wisconsin; gratitude to playwright Lauren Gunderson and the Folger Shakespeare Library; and how children's literature, like children's theatre, is the best training for effective communication. (Length 18:09)

In this episode, Hailey heads to Sauk County–home to an array of unique, Wisconsin experiences. Along the way, she meets the amazing employees of Ishnala Supper Club and performers at the American Players Theatre, who share their stories and make these venues magical.Read the blog here: https://discoverwisconsin.com/uniquely-wisconsin-sauk-county/#1 Supper Club in the Midwest: Behind the Counter: #1 Supper Club in the Midwest: Behind the Counter; Shakespeare's Nature: American Players Theatre: Shakespeare's Nature: American Players TheatreThe Bobber: https://discoverwisconsin.com/blog/The Cabin Podcast: https://the-cabin.simplecast.com. Follow on social @thecabinpodShop Discover Wisconsin: shop.discoverwisconsin.com. Follow on social @shopdiscoverwisconsinDiscover Wisconsin: https://discoverwisconsin.com/. Follow on social @discoverwisconsinDiscover Mediaworks: https://discovermediaworks.com/. Follow on social @discovermediaworksSauk County: https://www.co.sauk.wi.us/

What is marine debris, what are its impacts and what can we do about it? These are the central messages of a play written on behalf of Wisconsin Sea Grant by David Daniel with American Players Theatre of Wisconsin.“Me and Debry,” is a half-hour, whimsical, audience-participation play about litter (or marine debris) in the Great Lakes. It had its “world premiere” in Wisconsin's Door County in October 2022 and it was performed three times at the Gilmore Fine Arts School in Racine, Wisconsin, for fifth- and sixth-grade students in May 2023.The play's script has been fine-tuned through these performances and is now available for others to use for free, complete with props.Ginny Carlton, Wisconsin Sea Grant's education outreach specialist, discussed the play with the Wisconsin Water News host and also why schools or other educational institutions might be interested in performing it.

This week, playwright, poet, and author Pearl Cleage discusses her life and career with Remy Bumppo Theatre Artistic Director Marti Lyons. Remy Bumppo staged Cleage's Blues for an Alabama Sky in the fall of 2023. This conversation originally took place September 26, 2023 and was recorded live via Zoom. AWM PODCAST NETWORK HOME More about the speakers: Pearl Cleage (she/her/hers) is an Atlanta-based writer whose plays include POINTING AT THE MOON, WHAT I LEARNED IN PARIS, FLYIN' WEST, BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY, and BOURBON AT THE BORDER, commissioned and directed by Kenny Leon at the Alliance Theatre. She is also the author of A SONG FOR CORETTA, written in 2007 during Cleage's time as Cosby Professor in Women's Studies at Spelman College. Her play, THE NACIREMA SOCIETY REQUESTS THE HONOR OF YOUR PRESENCE AT A CELEBRATION OF THEIR FIRST ONE HUNDRED YEARS, was commissioned by the Alabama Shakespeare Festival and premiered in 2010, in a joint production by the ASF and Atlanta's Alliance Theatre, directed by Susan Booth. Her plays have also been performed at Arena Stage, Hartford Stage, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the Huntington Theatre, the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, the Long Wharf Theatre, Just US Theatre, True Colors Theatre, Bushfire Theatre, the Intiman Theatre, St. Louis Black Repertory Company, and Seven Stages. She is also an accomplished performance artist, often working in collaboration with her husband, writer Zaron W. Burnett, Jr. They have performed at the National Black Arts Festival, the National Black Theatre Festival, and colleges and universities across the country. Cleage and Burnett also collaborated with performance artists Idris Ackamoor and Rhodessa Jones on the script for THE LOVE PROJECT, which premiered at the National Black Theatre Festival in 2008, and is currently touring the country. Cleage is also an accomplished novelist. Her novels include “What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day,” a New York Times bestseller and an Oprah Book Club selection, “I Wish I Had a Red Dress,” “Some Things I Never Thought I'd Do,” “Babylon Sisters,” “Baby Brother's Blues,” “Seen It All and Done the Rest,” and “Till You Hear from Me.” She is also the author of “Mad at Miles: A Blackwoman's Guide to Truth,” a groundbreaking work of race and gender, and “We Speak Your Names,” a praise poem commissioned by Oprah Winfrey for her 2005 celebration of legendary African American women and written in collaboration with Zaron Burnett. Cleage has also written for magazines, including “Essence,” “Vibe,” “Rap Pages,” and “Ms.” In addition to her work as the founding editor of “Catalyst” magazine, a literary journal, she was a regular columnist for the Atlanta Tribune for ten years, winning many awards for her thought-provoking columns. She has also written for TheDefendersOnLine.com. Cleage has been awarded grants in support of her work from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Fulton County Arts Council, the Georgia Council on the Arts, the Atlanta Bureau of Cultural Affairs, and the Coca-Cola Foundation. Her work has earned her many awards and honors, including an NAACP Image Award for fiction in 2008. Pearl Cleage is represented by Ron Gwiazda at Abrams Artists Agency in New York City. Her website is www.PearlCleage.net. She also maintains a Facebook fan page. www.pearlcleage.net. Marti Lyons (she/her/hers) most recently directed the world-premiere of Galileo's Daughter by Jessica Dickey at Remy Bumppo, Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberly at Northlight Theatre, Wife of a Salesman by Eleanor Burgess at Milwaukee Rep, Sense and Sensibility adapted by Jessica Swale at American Players Theatre and the world-premiere of John Proctor is the Villain by Kimberly Belflower at Studio Theatre in D.C. Marti's other productions include The Niceties by Eleanor Burgess at Writers Theatre; Cymbeline at American Players Theatre; The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe and both the stage and audio productions of Kings by Sarah Burgess at Studio Theatre; the world-premiere of How to Defend Yourself by liliana padilla, a Victory Gardens and Actors Theatre of Louisville co-production; Cambodian Rock Band by Lauren Yee at Victory Gardens and City Theatre; Witch by Jen Silverman at Geffen Playhouse and Writers Theatre (LA Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Direction); Native Gardens by Karen Zacarías at Victory Gardens; Botticelli in the Fire by Jordan Tannahill at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company; I, Banquo at Chicago Shakespeare Theater; Title and Deed by Will Eno at Lookingglass Theatre Company; Laura Marks' Bethany and Mine at The Gift Theatre. Marti is also an ensemble member at The Gift Theatre, and a member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. martilyons.com

In this episode of Twin Cities Theater Chat Recommends, we are joined by Jill Schafer of Cherry and Spoon,  Rob Dunkelberger of The Stages of MN, and  Mary Aalgaard of Play Off The Page to recommend a few shows currently running in the Twin Cities.Shows discussed include: The Chinese Lady at Open Eye Theatre, A Chorus Line at Lyric Arts, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Dark & Stormy (at the Gremlin), and American Players Theatre in Spring Green, WI. Rob also shares info about Transforming Families' Day of the Transgender Child, which is coming up on Saturday, September 23 and features a wealth of amazing theater tickets in their silent auction!Twin Cities Theater Chat is produced and hosted by Carol Jackson of Minnesota Theater Love and members of the Twin Cities Theater Bloggers collective. As always, you can find the Twin Cities Theater Bloggers on Facebook and on Instagram. Read our review round-ups and go see a show today!

Multidisciplinary artist Gina Cornejo (she/they) is an Americana Peruana and Queer identifying creative. Aiming for a pinnacle of honesty to be revealed by curating intimate autobiographical theatrical performances for our collective healing, the mediums they specialize in are writing, immersive solo performance, and storytelling. For 17 years, claiming Chicago as her artistic home, Cornejo contributed her writing, choreography, and theatrical concepts to Teatro Luna, a multiple Jeff Award winning Latinx/WOC company. Navigating the art scene in Asheville, North Carolina, she was selected for the First Draft Residency at Revolve Gallery (2021) debuting her deviously detailed solo show “when sugar was sugar was sugar,” alongside her pandemic-born collaborative short film “Atmosphere.”https://www.ginacornejo.com“Dirty Laundry,” Cornejo's ambitious writing project that unapologetically discloses the irreverent unraveling of her marriage and divorce was coupled with innovative choreography and cinematic elements from Stewart Owen Dance and videographer Josh Finck. Cornejo was the first artist selected for the Story/Arts Residency at Story Parlor (2022), where she showcased the visually captivating 35 minute collaborative film while amplifying her solo performance in an immersive theatrical setting of her conception.“Dirty Laundry” was recently featured at the Asheville Fringe Festival (2023). Cornejo proudly resides on the advisory board of Story Parlor. This summer she will be joining the team at American Players Theatre, in Spring Green, Wisconsin.Photos by Araya HansenEpisode brought to you in part by Side House Records and Valor Private Wealth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We check in with our outdoor theater friends, Sara Young (Managing Director) at American Players Theatre and Jeff Herbst (Artistic Director) at Northern Sky Theater. A great conversation about both companies and insight into how theater makers are faring this summer. 

We are feeling nostalgic today here at There's No People Like Show People! Please join me as I take a sensible walk down memory lane with one of the most positive people that I know. Jamal James is currently performing in Spring Green, Wisconsin at the American Players Theatre. In this episode we discuss a lot of topics but my favorite thing we talk about is the concept of risk. We both wish that theatre companies at every level wouldn't be so afraid of taking more risks, especially when it comes to presenting new works. As the old saying goes: "The greater the risk, the greater the reward." Thank you so much for listening and continuing to support us! 

From June through October each year, American Players Theatre produces eight plays in rotation at their indoor and outdoor theaters located in Spring Green. We talk with the artistic director and an actor about their upcoming season.

Founding member of Milwaukee's Bronzeville Arts Ensemble and Artistic Association with Chicago's Congo Square Theatre, Malkia Stampley, is currently directing the theatrical performance of The Gift of the Magi for American Players Theatre. In this episode of Black Oxygen Malkia discusses Milwaukee as the place where she began her theatre career, the impact of the pandemic on her craft, and the power of theatre to either heal or harm communities. Towards the end of our conversation, she reminds us to dare to pause and take a moment to breathe and breathe together. #BlackOxygenPodcast #BlackTheater #BlackTheatre #AmericanPlayersTheatre #GiftsoftheMagi #DaretoPause #BlackProducers #MalkiaStampley #BlackinWisconsin #BlackintheMidwest #BlackWomeninWisconsin #BlackArtMatters #DopeBlackPodcasts #BlackPodcasts #BlackPodcasters #Madison365 For more information: Malkia Stampley https://malkiastampley.wixsite.com/malkiastampley American Players Theatre - The Gift of the Magi https://americanplayers.org/plays/the-gift-of-the-magi

Shana Cooper directed the outstanding five-actor American Players Theatre production of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew (which runs in person and online until November 14, 2021) and returns to the podcast to discuss how this production differs from the previous two times she's directed it. Featuring pandemic producing on the fly; changing identities; learning how to watch to play; embracing chameleonic warriors in a pandemic-inspired minimalist aesthetic; how Shakespeare continues to interrogate our society; how the play redefines the power of vulnerability; complicated feelings; and which of Shakespeare's Histories, Comedies, and Tragedies should more accurately be designated as Satires. (Length 20:50) The post Shakespeare's Marriage Play appeared first on Reduced Shakespeare Company.

Friends of the pod Alejandra Escalante and Daniel José Molina are playing Kate and Petruchio in the five-actor American Players Theatre production of The Taming of the Shrew, directed by Shana Cooper, until November 14, 2021. Alejandra and Daniel discuss how they decided to do the play; how they approached their characters; what the play is about now; how the language defines the play; the advantages of seeing many previous productions; how it's a play about navigating relationships, the various worlds of the play, marriage; and, ultimately, two misfits in a patriarchal, transactional society. BONUS: Here's where you can watch this production online! (Length 26:27) (PICTURED: Alejandra Escalante and Daniel José Molina in Taming of the Shrew at American Players Theatre, directed by Shana Cooper, 2021. Photo by Liz Lauren.) The post Kate And Petruchio appeared first on Reduced Shakespeare Company.

Wisconsin theater artists share more stories about productions that made an impact on them as an artist. This episode features Milwaukee Chamber Theatre Artistic Director Brent Hazelton, American Players Theatre company member Brian Mani, Composer & Sound Designer Joe Cerqua, and Actor/Director/Producer DiMonte Henning.

This week we're thrilled to sit down with Brenda Devita, artistic director for American Players Theatre. We talk about everything from horrifying onstage medical issues to why Alice from the Brady Bunch is so important.

No two theater directors approach Shakespeare’s plays in the same way. When it comes to setting, blocking, costuming, casting, and cutting, there are countless ways directors can shape Shakespeare to make his works their own. It’s with this sense of infinite possibility in mind that we invited two theater directors to join us for a conversation about how they approach Shakespeare. What goes in to directing one of Shakespeare’s plays? Where does a director start? What do directors think about as they kick off rehearsals? Laura Gordon is a Milwaukee-based freelance theater director. She has directed at theaters including Utah State University, the Utah Shakespeare Festival, Santa Cruz Shakespeare, the Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival, and the American Players Theatre. Vivienne Benesch is the Artistic Director of PlayMakers Rep at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. She has directed at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, the Chautauqua Theater Company and Conservatory, The Juilliard School, and, in 2019, Folger Theatre, where she staged Love's Labor's Lost. Gordon and Benesch are interviewed by Barbara Bogaev. From the Shakespeare Unlimited podcast. Published July 21, 2020. © Folger Shakespeare Library. All rights reserved. This podcast episode, “A Bill of Properties Such as Our Play Wants,” was produced by Richard Paul. Garland Scott is the associate producer. It was edited by Gail Kern Paster. Ben Lauer is the web producer. We had technical help from Andrew Feliciano and Paul Luke at Voice Trax West in Studio City, California.

At Ten Chimneys, James Pickering and Iannone will act out two scenes from plays associated with Broadway greats Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne. Nate Burger and Laura Rook will share scenes from their American Players Theatre production of the two-actor play "Mary's Wedding." And Florentine Opera director William Florescu will take us behind the scenes for highlights of some of the company's standout performances.

Amy Acker starred as Beatrice in Joss Whedon’s 2012 film version of Much Ado About Nothing, and she discusses her initial trepidation over playing this great role onscreen; how her early training at SMU and experience at American Players Theatre in Wisconsin prepared her for it; how casual play readings lead to leading roles; the value of rehearsing; the fun of doing your own stunts; the joy of working with the Joss Whedon Dancers; the differences between preparing for a play and preparing for a movie; how the Whedonverse is more Shakespearean than the (David E.) Kelleyverse; and the counterintuitive marvel (no pun intended) of how making a movie is more relaxing than taking an actual vacation. (Length 22:10) The post Amy Acker’s Beatrice appeared first on Reduced Shakespeare Company.

It's a special one today—a double-bill! Randall Duk Kim and his lifelong professional partner—and wife—Annie Occhiogrosso are one of the great teams of the American theatre. They have worked together their entire professional lives and are dedicated to the classics, and in particular, to the works of William Shakespeare. They, along with their partner Charles Bright, founded American Players Theatre in Spring Green, Wisconsin, where Randall and Annie were co-Artistic Directors. Randall has worked as an actor for 50+ years, playing dozens of leading roles all over the country at major theatres. Annie has worked as an actress, director, dramaturg, and teacher.   Just a bit of what we cover in this episode with Randall and Annie: Not seeing race as any kind of barrier in theatre Moving to New York and submitting to every Shakespeare festival Why Annie initially despised Randall over his casting in a play The ideas and misconceptions behind "classical" and "method" acting Starting their own theatre to work on Shakespeare's First Folio How Randall, a lifelong classical actor, ended up in The Matrix   And so much more! Plus, we get another mini-Shakespeare master class: Randall and Annie dive into Hamlet's advice to the Players and share so many wonderful tips and tools!   Click here for full show notes and links. Get your copy of the NEW FREE GUIDE "10 Ways to Stop Worrying and Start Working" See additional content on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.   Hamlet by William Shakespeare HAMLET (First Folio version) Speake the Speech I pray you, as I pronounc'd it to you trippingly on the Tongue: But if you mouth it, as many of your Players do, I had as liue the Town-Cryer had spoke my Lines: Nor do not saw the Ayre too much your hand thus, but vse all gently; for in the verie Tor- rent, Tempest, and (as I may say) the Whirle-winde of Passion, you must acquire and beget a Temperance that may giue it Smoothnesse. O it offends mee to the Soule, to see a robustious Pery-wig-pated Fellow, teare a Passi- on to tatters, to verie ragges, to split the eares of the Groundlings: who (for the most part) are capeable of nothing, but inexplicable dumbe shewes, & noise: I could haue such a Fellow whipt for o're-doing Termagant: it out- Herod's Herod. Pray you auoid it. Be not too tame neyther: but let your owne Discretion be your Tutor. Sute the Action to the Word, the Word to the Action, with this speciall obseruance: That you ore-stop not the modestie of Nature; for any thing so ouer-done, is frõ the purpose of Playing, whose end both at the first and now, was and is, to hold as 'twer the Mirrour vp to Nature; to shew Vertue her owne Feature, Scorne her owne Image, and the verie Age and Bodie of the Time, his forme and pressure. Now, this ouer-done, or come tardie off, though it make the vnskil- full laugh, cannot but make the Iudicious greeue; The censure of the which One, must in your allowance o're- way a whole Theater of Others. Oh, there bee Players that I haue seene Play, and heard others praise, and that highly (not to speake it prophanely) that neyther hauing the accent of Christians, nor the gate of Christian, Pagan, or Norman, haue so strutted and bellowed, that I haue thought some of Natures Iouerney-men had made men, and not made them well, they imitated Humanity so ab- hominably.

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Welcome to The Mom Enterprise, a weekly podcast hosted by Kendra Martinez featuring working Moms who find a way to manage it all. Episode Guest: Rachel Dozier-Ezell Rachel lives in Upper west top of Manhattan in the community of Inwood with her husband Jon, her son Keaton, and their two guinea pigs Saturn and Jupiter. Rachel Dozier-Ezell is the costume director/resident designer at The New School for Drama. She has taught at The University of Illinois , The University South Dakota, The New School, Pace University, and Marymount College. She has worked for Classical Theatre of Harlem, Trisha Brown, Papermill, National Black Theatre, Manhattan Theatre Works, Ensemble Studio Theatre, The Black Hills Playhouse, American Players Theatre, and Elisa Monte Dance Company. She holds a BFA from the University of Montevallo & MFA from University of Illinois @ Urbana-Champaign. Selected Design portfolio: www.racheldozierezell.com   Listen to hear more about Rachel's story:  1:25 | Getting to know Rachel and how she got into Costume Design. 7:50 | Rachel's Motherhood Journey. 15:50 | Starting a family and managing it all in NYC. 29:40 | Rachel and Mental Illness. 38:05 | Rachel and Feminism. 46:40 | Motherhood and Bipolar Disorder. 50:35 | Looking back on what you could have used as a new mother. 52:15 | Lightening Round. 55:35 | Biggest Mom oops. 59:30 | What's next for Rachel.   Links mentioned: Instagram: artistracheldozierezell  Website: www.racheldozierezell.com   Follow this podcast: Instagram: @themomenterprise Website: www.themomenterprise.com Contact Us: themomenterprise@gmail.com   Producer: Kendra Martinez Co-Producer/Editor: Lexi Burrows Music: @noahbriton

On today's episode of Cap Times Talks, Lindsay Christians moderates a panel on what it means to produce diverse and inclusive theater at a classical theater company like American Players Theatre. Support the show.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2019 production of A Doll's House, Part 2 by Lucas Hnath with this enlightening conversation with director Brenda DeVita and actor Colleen Madden.  Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2019 production of Fences by August Wilson with this enlightening conversation with actors David Alan Anderson and Gavin Lawrence.  Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2019 production of Simon Stephen's adaption of A Doll's House by Henrik Isben with this enlightening conversation with director Kiera Fromm and actors Kelsey Brennan and Nate Burger.  Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2019 productions in this special episode about APT's Stage Managers. This enlightening conversation includes production stage manager and artistic associate Evelyn Matten, and stage manager Jacqueline Singleton.  Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the artistic decisions that make the APT productions so special.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2019 production of The Book of Will by Lauren Gunderson with this enlightening conversation with director Tim Ocel and actors Henry Condell and John Heminges.  Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2019 production of The Man of Destiny by George Bernard Shaw with this enlightening conversation with director James Bohnen and actor Charles Pasternak.  Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2019 production of Macbeth by William Shakespeare with this enlightening conversation with actors Marcus Truschinski and Melisa Pereyra.  Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2019 production of Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare with this enlightening conversation with actors Kelsey Brennan and Gavin Lawrence.  Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2019 production of She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith with this enlightening conversation with director Laura Gordon and actor Laura Rook.  Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2019 production of A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur by Tennessee Williams with this enlightening conversation with actors Colleen Madden and Cristina Panfilio.  Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.

Autumn Jessica Mitchell (she/her, Facebook: ajmitchell26) is a freelance stage manager and aspiring production manager hailing from the historic city of Savannah, Georgia. Autumn is currently the Assistant Stage Manager for Man of Destiny and Fences at the American Players Theatre in Spring Green, Wisconsin. Recent stage management credits include The Better Half (Lucky Plush Productions), Acis and Galatea, Face on The Barroom Floor (Central City Opera), Don Giovanni, and November Dance 2017 (University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign). Autumn holds a B.A. in Theatre Arts with a concentration in Stage Management and Technical Theatre from Alabama State University. While in Alabama, she stage managed for The ASU Dance Company and The Montgomery Ballet.   Host: Emily Stamets (@theemilystamets, emilystamets.com, podcast@emilystamets.com) Original Music by Jaclyn S. O'Connor Graphics by Tiffany Spence

On this episode, the group discusses the use of a resident performing company and its impact on area professionals. Forward Theater is used as an example as well as two other highly successful regional theaters in Wisconsin, American Players Theatre and Milwaukee Repertory Theater.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2018 production of Heartbreak House by George Bernard Shaw with this enlightening conversation with director Aaron Posner and actor Tracy Michelle Arnold.  Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2018 production of Engaging Shaw by John Morogiello with this enlightening conversation with director David Frank.  Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2018 productions in this special episode about APT's exquisite costumes, crafts, and wigs. This enlightening conversation includes costume director Scott Rott, wig master Becky Scott, and crafts master Becky Hanson.  Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the artistic decisions that make the APT productions so special.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2018 production of Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare with this enlightening conversation with director Risa Brainin and actor Marcus Truschinski.  Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2018 production of Our Country's Good by Timberlake Wertenbaker with this enlightening conversation with director Ameenah Kaplan and actorNate Burger.  Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2018 production of Exit the King by Eugène Ionesco with this enlightening conversation with director Tim Ocel and actor James Ridge.  Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.

Chef Katie Wyer left the big city for the Spring Green river valley seeking to make creative "large batch scratch" food for as many people as she could. She hosts pizza nights and curry nights in Spring Green, all the while keeping the grab-and-go cooler at Arcadia Books stocked for staff and visitors to American Players Theatre. As APT kicks off this weekend, host Lindsay Christians talks to Katie about what's new this year in her beloved river town. Support the show: https://checkout.fundjournalism.org/memberform?org_id=capitaltimes&campaign=7013i000000U67DAAS See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2018 production of The Recruiting Officer by George Farquhar with this enlightening conversation with director William Brown and actor Kelsey Brennan.  Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.    

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2018 production of Born Yesterday by Garson Kanin with this enlightening conversation with director Brenda DeVita and actors David Daniel and Colleen Madden.  Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2018 production of As You Like It by William Shakespeare with this enlightening conversation with director James Bohnen and actor Melisa Pereyra.  Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2018 production of Blood Knot by Anthon Fugard with this enlightening conversation with director Ron O.J. Parson and actors Jim DeVita and Gavin Lawrence.  Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2017 production of Creditors by August Strindberg with this enlightening conversation with director Maria Aitken.  Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2017 production of Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov with this enlightening conversation with director William Brown and actor Laura Rook, who plays Olga.  Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2017 production of A View From The Bridge by Arthur Miller with this enlightening conversation with Director Tim Ocel, and actors Melisa Pereyra, who plays Catherine, and Jimmy DeVita, who plays Eddie.  Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2017 production of Pericles, Prince of Tyre by William Shakespeare with this enlightening conversation with director Eric Tucker and actor Cristina Panfilio.  Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2017 productions in this special episode about APT's exciting renovations and new stage. This enlightening conversation includes production manager Michael Broh and artistic director Brenda DeVita.  Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the artistic decisions that make the APT productions so special.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2017 production of Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand with this enlightening conversation with actor Jim Ridge, who plays Cyrano, and director and adapter Jimmy DeVita.  Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play, and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2017 production of A Flea in Her Ear by Georges Feydeau with this enlightening conversation with actors David Daniel, who plays Victor, and Kelsey Brennan, who plays Raymonde.  Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play, and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2017 production of The Maids by Jean Genet with this enlightening conversation with actor Melisa Peyrera, who plays Claire, and first time APT director Gigi Buffington.  Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play, and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2017 production of The Unexpected Man by Yasmina Reza with this enlightening conversation with actors Brian Mani, who plays Parsky, and Sarah Day, who plays Martha.  Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play, and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2017 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare with this enlightening conversation with actors Gavin Lawrence, who plays Oberon, and Colleen Madden, who plays Titania.  Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play, and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2016 production of Arcadia by Tom Stoppard with this enlightening conversation with director James Bohnen and actor Jim DeVita, who plays Bernard Nightingale. Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play, and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2016 production of King Lear by William Shakespeare with this enlightening conversation with Jonathan Smoots, who plays Lear, and Melisa Pereyra, who plays Lear’s daughter Cordelia. Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play, and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2016 production of Endgame by Samuel Beckett, with this enlightening conversation with director Aaron Posner, and actors David Daniel, who plays Clov, and Brian Mani, who plays Hamm. Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play, and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2016 production of Mary’s Wedding by Stephen Massicotte, with this enlightening conversation with director Brenda DeVita and actors Laura Rook, who plays the dual roles of Mary and Flowers, and Nate Burger, who plays Charlie.  Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play, and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2016 production of The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare with this enlightening conversation with the two Dromios: Kelsey Brennan and Cristina Panfilio.  Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play, and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2016 production of The African Company Presents Richard III by Carlyle Brown with this enlightening conversation with director Derrick Sanders and actor Cedric Mays, who plays James Hewlett. Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play, and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2016 production of An Ideal Husband, by Oscar Wilde,with this enlightening conversation with Colleen Madden, who plays Lady Gertrude Chiltern, and David Daniel, who plays Sire Robert Chiltern. Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play, and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2016 production of Death of a Salesman byArthur Miller, with this enlightening conversation with director Kenneth Albers and actor Brian Mani, who plays Willy Loman. Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play, and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2016 production of Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl with this enlightening conversation with Kelsey Brennan, who plays Eurydice, and James Ridge, who plays Eurydice’s Father. Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play, and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.

(http://www.advanceyourart.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/imgres.jpg) Kevin Depinet (http://www.kevindepinetstudio.com/) is a Chicago based Set designer. He has designed shows for Steppenwolf, The Goodman Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare, The National Theatre of Great Britain, The Royal George Theatre, Brooklyn Academy of Music, The McCarter Theatre, The Court Theatre, The Arden Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory, Denver Theatre Center, Writers Theatre, Drury Lane, Yale Repertory, Indiana Repertory, American Players Theatre, Chicago Children’s Theatre, The Mark Taper Forum, Glimmer Glass Opera, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, The Paramount Theatre, Victory Gardens, Chicago Dramatists, and Saint Louis Repertory Theatre. He also designed scenery for Michael Mann’s Film Public Enemies (Universal Studios). He was the Associate designer for the original tony award winning August: Osage County and recently Mother Fucker with a Hat, and Of Mice and Men on Broadway. Kevin Will be designing Bob Falls Iceman Cometh at the Brooklyn Academy of Music this winter and Recently designed Detroit at London's National Theatre. He is also an adjunct professor of design at DePaul University. He studied at Ball State University and the Yale School of Drama. Kevin Depinet has numerous upcoming productions lined up this year including La Boheme at Glimmerglass Opera Co. in June, Ragtime National tour in October, and many more. To learn more, visit his personal website at www.kevindepinetstudio.com (http://www.kevindepinetstudio.com/) . http://xlscenic.com (http://xlscenic.com/) / XL Scenic is a Chicago based stage design production company founded by two award winning theatrical scenic designers, Kevin Depinet and Todd Rosenthal, to create unique, immersive theatrical environments that enthrall and teach. Kevin Depinet's successful examples Les Miserables at Paramount Theatre directed by Jim Corti "This is mostly due to a truly breathtaking setting from Kevin Depinet — who treats the ever-willing Paramount like it's Peter Gelb's Metropolitan Opera" - Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune "The production’s staggeringly grand and complex set, the work of Kevin Depinet and Jeffrey D. Kmiec (wonderfully lit by Jesse Klug), sets the tone. With a turntable sage, a sweeping staircase that at moments rotates into a massive city wall, and a giant “halo” suspended from the rafters that serves as a revolving catwalk, it suggests the nine circles of Hell as described by Dante." - Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times http://www.kevindepinetstudio.com/#/les-miserables/ (http://www.kevindepinetstudio.com/#/les-miserables/) MythBusters Exhibition Behind the Scenes: Design and Graphics Accustomed to working with theater sets, Todd Rosenthal, John Dalton and Kevin Depinet describe the particular challenges -- and advantages -- of designing MythBusters: The Explosive Exhibition. https://youtu.be/2Yri5TkYbpo (https://youtu.be/2Yri5TkYbpo) MARY POPPINS | KEVIN DEPINET INTERVIEW Kevin Depinet talks about the creative process and how he managed many renowned shows at the Paramount Theatre in Chicago, including Marry Poppins, Cats, . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m-Bo58H9A0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m-Bo58H9A0) Podcast file Show Notes How Kevin Depinet would introduce himself in a party [00:00] Kevin Depinet's advice on how to pull a successful networking [00:55] The story behind how Kevin Depinet became a set designer [01:57] Inspirations from education guidance [03:18] Interest in business aside from theatre training [04:50] Influences to get in to business [05:13] Entrepreneurial skills he learned [05:59] The power of people management [06:13] Experiential Learning after finishing school [07:20] How Kevin Depinet established his personal and professional growth with great opportunities [08:00] Suggested practices for overcoming fears [09:46] Kevin...

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2015 production of Othello by William Shakespeare with this enlightening conversation with director John Langs and actor Chiké Johnson, who plays Othello.  Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play, and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.  

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2015 production of The Island by Athol Fugard, John Kani, Winston Ntshona with this enlightening conversation with director Derrick Sanders. Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play, and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2015 production of The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare with this enlightening conversation with director Tim Ocel and actor Brian Mani, who plays Falstaff.  Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play, and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2015 production of Edward Albee’s Seascape by Edward Albee with this enlightening conversation with actors Jonathan Smoots (Charlie) and Sarah Day (Nancy). Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play, and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2015 production of An Iliad, by Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare, translated from Homer’s Iliad by Robert Fagles, with this enlightening conversation with director John Langs and actor Jim DeVita, who plays The Poet.  Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play, and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2015 production of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, adapted by Joseph Hanreddy and J. R. Sullivan, with this enlightening conversation with director Tyne Rafaeli and actor Kelsey Brennan, who plays Elizabeth Bennet. Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play, and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2015 production of A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams with this enlightening conversation with director William Brown and actor Tracy Michelle Arnold, who plays Blanche DuBois. Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play, and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2015 production of The Game of Love and Chance by Pierre Carlet de Marivaux, translated by Stephen Wadsworth, with this enlightening conversation with director David Frank.  Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play, and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2015 production of Private Lives by Noël Coward with this enlightening conversation with director James Bohnen.  Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play, and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2014 production of Euripides’ Alcestis, translated by Ted Hughes, with this enlightening conversation with director David Frank and actor David Daniel, who plays Heracles.  Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play, and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.  

Enhance your appreciation of American Players Theatre's 2014 production of The Doctor’s Dilemma by George Bernard Shaw with this enlightening conversation with actors Brian Mani (Sir Colenso Ridgeon) and Abbey Siegworth (Jennifer Dubedat). Listen on your way to or from the theater to gain insight into the play, and the artistic decisions that make the APT production special.