Podcasts about bloomsburg theatre ensemble

Elizabeth Dowd, Member of the BTE Resident Acting Company, and Rand Whipple, an Associate Ensemble Member, speaking about the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble production of "Annapurna" by Sharr White, running May 23 through June 9, 2024, at the Alvina Krause Theatre on Center Street in downtown Bloomsburg. Shows are Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 3:00. For more information: www.bte.org/

Actors Kimie Muroya and Bruce Gomez, speaking about their roles in the play "Sanctuary City" by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Martyna Majok that focuses on two young DREAMers. The Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble production opens on January 18, 2024 and runs through February 4th at the Alvina Krause Theatre, 226 Center Street in downtown Bloomsburg. There are shows Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm, and Sunday matinees at 3:00. For tickets and more information: www.bte.org or the Box Office at 570-784-8181.

Jon White-Spunner, Managing Director, & Aaron White, Member of the Resident Acting Company, speaking about the mortgage burning for the Alvina Krause Theatre in Bloomsburg and the opening of the 2023-24 Season of the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble with a production of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" in the Bloomsburg Town Park September 7 & 8 at 6 pm and September 9 at 4 pm. Admission is free. BTE will tour with the production to the Community Theatre League in Williamsport and to the River Stage Community Theatre in Lewisburg in the weeks to follow. For more information: www.bte.org/

Dante Green (they/he/she) is a Black, Queer, multi-hyphenate born and raised in rural Pennsylvania. They are an alumnus of The Headlong Performance Institute as well as The University of the Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Directing, Playwriting, and Production focused on writing and directing for Musical Theatre. Dante is the Founding Artistic Director of the evolving company The Makers' Ensemble, which recently acquired its own flex performance/rehearsal space in Bushwick. Dante is a Network of Ensemble Theaters member, a Princess Grace Award Finalist, and the inaugural New Directions Fellow at Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble. Dante's work has been seen at Ars Nova, Pig Iron Theater Company, FringeArts, and other places. Dante has worked internationally with companies such as The Public Theater, Virgin Voyages, Lantern Theater Company, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, The Assembly, and others. When Dante isn't working professionally, they are an Instructor of Theater at Wesleyan University, New York University, and Sheridan College in Toronto, Canada. www.dantegreen.com Instagram: Ally is a queer triple-threat performer and creator born and raised in Toronto, ON. They are a recent graduate of the Honours Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance program at Sheridan College. As a dramaturge and director, they are interested in cultivating new musical theatre works that feature dance and the ensemble in new and innovative ways. As a performer, they are most interested in how we can use music and dance to amplify the extremes of the human experience. https://www.allychozik.com/ This cutting-edge electro-synth pop musical takes audiences on an electrifying journey exploring life, death, and life after death. Following a global announcement of the exact time the Earth, as we know it, will cease to exist, a community of friends and lovers gather together for one last rager. We invite you into a glance at the last party on Earth --interweaved through a retrospective of cherished and tragic memories-- to celebrate and mourn the delights and deceptions of the human experience. We've all been through our own nightmare, so why not go out with a bang? This cutting-edge electro-synth pop musical takes audiences on an electrifying journey exploring life, death, and life after death. Following a global announcement of the exact time the Earth, as we know it, will cease to exist, a community of friends and lovers gather together for one last rager. We invite you into a glance at the last party on Earth --interweaved through a retrospective of cherished and tragic memories-- to celebrate and mourn the delights and deceptions of the human experience. We've all been through our own nightmare, so why not go out with a bang? AN INCOMPLETE LIST OF ALL THE THINGS I'M GOING TO MISS WHEN THE WORLD IS NO LONGER: is a cutting-edge electro-synth pop musical that takes audiences on an electrifying journey exploring life, death, and life after death. Following a global announcement of the exact time the Earth, as we know it, will cease to exist, a community of friends and lovers gather together for one last rager.  https://makersensemble.org/list

Dante Green, The Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble's inaugural Emerging Artist, speaking about "Park Protectors: The Story of the Buffalo Soldiers and the National Park Service," the 2023 Theatre-in-the-Classroom production that Green conceived, wrote & directed. The TIC tour to schools throughout PA begins on March 20 and will run through May 26. Booking dates are available. And for more information, contact Paula Henry, BTE's School Programs Director at phenry@bte.org/ 570-458-4075 www.bte.org/

David A. Miller, Associate Professor of Theatre & Dance at Bloomsburg University, speaking about his adaptation of Luigi Pirandello's "Six Characters in Search of an Author," receiving its world premiere at the Alvina Krause Theatre, 226 Center Street in Bloomsburg from Feb 23 to March 12, 2023, presented by the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble & the Bloomsburg University Players. Shows are Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 pm, and Sundays at 3:00 pm. www.bte.org/

Elizabeth Dowd, Resident Acting Company Member of the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble, speaking about the winter production of "White Rabbit Red Rabbit" by N.. Souleimanpour 1/12/23 with Abigail Leffler; 1/13 with Amy Rene Byrne; & 1/14 with Elizabeth Dowd, at 7:30 each evening at the Alvina Krause Theatre, 226 Center Street in Bloomsburg. www.bte.org/ 570-784-8181.

Amy Byrne, Ensemble Member of BTE, speaking with WVIA's Mindy Cronk about her work with the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble and BTE's continuing efforts to increase diversity, inclusion and equity in all aspects of the organization and its offerings. Amy Byrne will be a guest on WVIA TV's Keystone Edition Arts on Monday, November 21, 2022, at 7:00 in a live broadcast before a studio audience. The topic will be, "Inclusivity & Diversity in the Theatre". Also on the panel, Brandon Hanks from Rebel Stages and Scott Colin Woolnough of The Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre. To be part of the audience: wvia.org/events. For information about BTE--bte.org/

Laurie McCants, playwright & director & emeritus member of the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble; James Goode, actor & emeritus member of BTE; and Peter Brown, actor & associate member of BTE, speaking about the short play, "Ben and Joe" centering on Ben Franklin's last day in England spent with his friend Joseph Priestley. The scene will have its premiere as part of a virtual event on Thursday, April 14, 2022, at 7pm as part of a WVIA project supported by the PA Humanities Council and the NEH through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Laurie McCants and Dr. Carla Mulford of Penn State University will talk about the two friends and take questions from viewers. There is no admission charge. www.wvia.org/

Laurie McCants, playwright, director & emeritus member of the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble; James Goode, actor & emeritus member of BTE, and Peter Brown, actor & associate ensemble member of BTE, speaking about the play, "Ben and Joe" by Laurie McCants. The work centers on the friendship between Benjamin Franklin & Joseph Priestley and was written for a project funded by the PA Humanities Council & the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The theater piece was recorded at the WVIA studios and will be screened as part of a live virtual event on Thursday, April 14, 2022, at 7:00 pm, featuring Laurie McCants in conversation with Dr. Carla Mulford of Penn State University, who is a Franklin scholar. The public is invited to take part without charge. For more information: www.wvia.org/

Eric Wunsch, Actor & Ensemble Member, speaking about the play, "Witch" by Jen Silverman, presented by the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble, from March 31 through April 16, 2022, at the Alvina Krause Theatre, 226 Center Street in downtown Bloomsburg, PA. There will be a special benefit performance for Ukraine relief on April 8. For more information: www.bte.org/

Director Elizabeth Dowd of the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble, and James Goode, Emeritus Ensemble Member who did the adaptation, speaking about "Merry Christmas, George Bailey", inspired by the 1947 Lux Radio Theatre Broadcast of "It's A Wonderful Life". BTE's 2021 holiday show recreates an old time live radio show with original music by the late William Decker. Performance dates: November 26 through December 27 at the Alvina Krause Theatre, 226 Center Street in downtown Bloomsburg. There will be a number of school matinees and a ALS matinee on December 5. www.bte.org/ 570-784-8181

Eric Wunsch, director, & Marisol Rosa-Shapiro, actor, speaking about the return to live, in-person performances by the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble, with "Airness", a comedy by Chelsea Marcantel about the world of air guitar. Shows run Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30, and Sundays at 3:00 from September 16 through October 10, 2021, at the Alvina Krause Theatre, 226 Center Street in downtown Bloomsburg, PA. www.bte.org 570-784-8181 Covid protocols will be in place.

Actor Amy Rene Byrne & Andrew Hubatsek, Co-director of the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble, speaking about the return to in-person performance with the play "Tiny, Beautiful Things" based on a book by Cheryl Strayed, to be presented at Greenwood Friends School in Millville, PA, in an open-air venue, May 21 - June 6, 2021, Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays at 6:30. Tickets must be purchased in advance. www.bte.org or through the Box Office 570-784-8181.

Andrea Bishop, Development Director of the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble, speaking about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the theatre company and ways that BTE is working to stay connected to its audience. There will be a Valentine special event online 2/14/21 at 3:00. Participants will be invited to play a board game and, after winning, they will be welcome to take part in a Zoom party with members of BTE. There will be games, lip-synching and more. There is no charge to take part, but you do need to register: www.bte.org/valentine

Andrea Bishop, Development Director of the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble, speaking about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic at the theatre and ways that BTE is working to stay connected to its audience. There will be a Valentine special event online 2/14/21 at 3:00. Participants will be invited to play a board game and, after winning, they will be welcome to take part in a Zoom party with members of BTE. There will be games, lip-synching and more. There is no charge to take part but you do need to register. www.bte.org/valentine

This week we sit down with Andrew Hubatsek from Pet Semetary and Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble. We learn about his life, what got him into acting, theatre and how he landed the role of Zelda. Go see him at the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble and get some awesome horror merch at Fright-Rags. Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble: http://www.bte.org/ Fright-Rags: https://www.fright-rags.com/ Ian's Pumpkin Carvings: https://www.facebook.com/IansPumpkinCarvings IwEP Podcast Links: https://linktr.ee/IwepPodcast IWEP Network Network Links https://linktr.ee/IwepNetwork Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/e0nwjg_RthU --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iwep/message

James Goode, Founding Member of the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble, speaking about an adaptation for radio & podcasting of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" that he prepared and directed as the 2020 holiday presentation of BTE. The production will have its premiere December 20 at noon on WVIA Radio (streaming at wvia.org) and from December 21, the production will be available online at btepodcast.org/ www.bte.org

Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble member Andrew Hubatsek reads The Staircase by Soren Narnia from the podcast Knifepoint Horror.

Ensemble Member James Goode reads The Cats of Ulthar by H.P. Lovecraft and the poem Are You Digging on My Grave? by Thomas Hardy.

Ensemble Member Elizabeth Dowd reads "Heckedy Peg" by Audrey Wood and "Sop Doll! " from The Jack Tales, adapted by Richard Chase. Ensemble Member Eric Wunsch reads "The Trouble and The Ghost with the Bloody Fingers" from Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark adapted by Alvin Schwartz.

Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble member Danny Roth reads The Landlady by Roald Dahl.

Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble member Amy Rene Byrne reads The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe.

Laurie McCants, Award-winning Actor, Director, Writer & Co-founder of the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble, speaking about the ensemble and the more than 40 years she has spent with the company, in anticipation of her retirement and her last main stage role in the current production of "The Children" by Lucy Kirkwood, running at the Alvina Krause Theatre, 226 Center Street in downtown Bloomsburg, January 16 - February 2, 2020. Shows Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30; Sundays at 3:00 pm. www.bte.org 570-784-8181

Actors Morgan Kauffman & McCambridge Dowd-Whipple speaking with VIA's Fiona Powell about "Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley," the 2019 Holiday show presented by the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble, November 29 - December 29 at the Alvina Krause Theatre in downtown Bloomsburg. There are shows Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 3:00 pm. www.bte.org

Host/Producer: Rhonda Feiman Co-Producer: Petra Hall Studio Engineer: Amy Browne The power of storytelling, in personal and community-wide healing, and its importance for our social, emotional and physical well-being, especially in areas where communities have been torn apart by difference, or even, in the aftermath of war. Key Discussion Points: What is “civic empathy”? Why is story work such a powerful means of helping to heal emotional pain? How can telling our own stories -and listening to other people’s stories- help us heal ourselves and help restore health in communities in crisis, transition, or post-trauma? What is the effect of hearing and then telling others’ stories, embodying another person’s story as your own? How would finding common ground with people different from ourselves help us as a society and potentially, as a nation? What are some story workshops where the outcome was greater empathy and understanding among disparate factions? Guest: Gerard Stropnicky, theatre artist, writer, director, and co-founder of the Network of Ensemble Theaters, the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble, and CampEmerge, a camp for families touched by autism. He works with people all over the world who are experiencing conflict or are in crisis or post-trauma, who need to tell their stories to aid in healing and building peace in their communities. Websites of interest: belfastcreativecoalition.org/art-in-action-project/ animatingdemocracy.org/resource/community-practice-net-learning-place vimeo.com/user57966289

Jerry Stropnicky is a co-founder of Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble in Bloomsburg, PA, http://www.bte.org/ . Jerry has also been involved with community storytelling and helping people create art from their stories, including a project in Harlan County, Kentucky with a community dealing with the opioid epidemic.  You can learn more about the Harlan County, KY project here: https://www.ket.org/muse/higherground/ Reporter: Mindy Cronk

 This week we sit down with Andrew Hubatsek from Pet Semetary and Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble. We learn about his life, what got him into acting, theatre and how he landed the role of Zelda. Go See him at the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble and get some awesome horror merch at Fright Rags.   Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble:  http://www.bte.org/   Fright-Rags: https://www.fright-rags.com/   Ian's Pumpkin Carvings:  https://www.facebook.com/IansPumpkinC...    Podcast Locations: Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/interviewswi...    Twitter :  https://twitter.com/InterviewsWEP   Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/interviewsw...   Snapchat:  Black0586   Tips And Donations Link:   https://paypal.me/Black0586?locale.x=... 

Actor Richard Cannaday, Member of the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble, speaking about the solo performance piece, "Every Brilliant Thing" by Duncan MacMillan & Jonny Donahoe, to be presented by BTE April 25 through May 19, 2019, at the Alvina Krause Theatre, 226 Center Street in Bloomsburg. Shows Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m; Sundays at 3:00 p.m. www.bte.org 570-784-8181 There is some adult language and subject matter.

Elizabeth Dowd, Director, Steve Fala, Actor, McCambridge Dowd-Whipple, Actor & Movement Director, speaking about the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble production of "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time," running March 28-April 14, 2019 at the Alvina Krause Theatre, 226 Center Street, Bloomsburg, PA, with shows Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 pm, and Sundays at 3pm. There will talk-backs with the audience after every performance and a series of special events after the Sunday matinees. Also a Sensory Friendly performance on Saturday, April 13 at 11am. www.bte.org

Richard Cannaday & Amy Byrne, Co-directors, speaking about the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble's 41st annual school tour "Star Tours!: Explore the Mysteries of the Universe" March 2019 through May 31. BTE's School Programs Director is Paula Henry at phenry@bte.org/ www.bte.org/

This week, we grabbed our magnifying glasses and followed the clues to New Paradise Laboratories' site-specific mystery Gumshoe, which takes place deep in the bowels and throughout the corridors of the Free Library of Philadelphia. Afterward, we went even further and tracked down the company's innovative founder and artistic director, Whit MacLaughlin.On the caseMacLaughlin, who arrived in Philadelphia after more than 20 years with the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble, brought New Paradise Laboratories' (NPL) founding ensemble here in 1996. Some of the company's members have gone on to become this city's most recognizable onstage faces (Lee Ann Etzold, Jeb Kreager, Matt Saunders, Mary McCool), and the company and its members have also seen much success in New York (NPL won an Obie Award for 2000's The Fab 4 Reach the Pearly Gates) and elsewhere. NPL has created roughly one original work per year since its founding, and this year, they've paired with the Free Library and Rosenbach Museum to present Gumshoe. Listen in to learn the difference between fact, fiction, and falsehood, and -- perhaps most importantly -- how to escape a maze.