Podcasts about Connecticut Repertory Theatre

David Harris is an Australian actor who somehow found himself moving from architecture school to the bright lights of Broadway. He shares his early passion for architecture and how he pivoted to a career in performing arts just three days into his studies. He looks back on his journey, including participating in talent quests at RSL clubs in Australia and having friendly competitions with Broadway performer Ricky Rojas. Being in the workshop and eventually being cast in "The Boy From Oz" marked a significant turning point in his career and what he considers his claim to fame. He reminisces about his experience working with Hugh Jackman in the show, and a memorable commercial shoot with him just before New York shut down for COVID (click here to watch). David reflects on the differences in how musical theatre is perceived in Australia, the UK, and the US, his personal experiences with it, and his frustrations with the lack of recognition for musical theatre actors in Australia compared to Broadway performers in the US. He emphasizes the critical importance of swings and understudies in theatre, and his gratitude for them in keeping the show running smoothly. While he's already managed to prove naysayers wrong, David has no plans on stopping when it comes to the pursuit of growth and constant learning. David Harris is a native of Australia, where he's one of the most acclaimed leading men of his generation. In the US, he has received critical praise for his performance of Dan in TheatreWorks' “Next to Normal”. He starred as Jean Valjean in the Connecticut Repertory Theatre production of “Les Misérables”, which was co-starred and directed by Tony Award winner Terrence Mann. He starred as Billy Crocker in Goodspeed's production of “Anything Goes” and as Father in Barrington Stage Company's “Ragtime” in 2017. He originated the role of Max Bronfman in Stephen Schwartz's new production of “Rags” at Goodspeed Opera House. After playing the role of the Duke on the first national tour of “Moulin Rouge” in 2022, he can now be seen playing the same role in “Moulin Rouge” on Broadway. Connect with Brian: Website: www.davidharrisofficial.com Instagram: @davidharrisoz Watch David with Hugh Jackman Connect with The Theatre Podcast: Support the podcast on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast YouTube: YouTube.com/TheTheatrePodcast Threads, Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast TikTok: @thetheatrepodcast Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast TheTheatrePodcast.com My personal Instagram: @alanseales Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we enter production for Season 1.5, Michael and Jake sit down with the lovely fellows over at Dice in Mind to have a chat about the making of Season 1.0. Learn a bit more about the project's genesis, how the group came together, and get into the nitty gritty in how this thing is put together. If you enjoy the interview, give Dice in Mind a follow. You can also follow them on Twitter or buy them a cup of coffee! If you'd like to support Mythic Thunderlute, join us on Patreon or grab some Merch. CW: Language -- From Dice in Mind's feed: This week we have the good fortune of chatting with Jake Blouch and Michael Doherty, two of the minds and voices behind the wonderfully creative Mythic Thunderlute: A D&D Podcast Musical. If you have listened to MTL, we think you will agree it is one of the most creative things happening in the RPG community today. If you haven't listened to at least a few of their episodes, stop what you are doing and get on over to their feed. Yes, it's that good. Please check out Mythic Thunderlute, and while you're there support their work through Patreon and buy their merchandise: Mythic Thunderlute MTL Patreon MTL Merch Jake Blouch is a Philly based actor, song writer, voiceover artist and future President of the United States. He has performed in theatres across the Philadelphia region, and even a couple times in Delaware! In addition to his "career" as an actor, his songwriting and musical projects include his parody band Jawbone Junction, which aims to give Southern Rock the Spinal Tap treatment (Roscoe Chubb on the drums). His original musical Something Like a War was commissioned by 11th Hour Theatre Co, and received a showcase reading in 2019. For his turn in their production of See What I Wanna See he won the Barrymore Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical. He lives in South Philly with his true love, his wife Sophia, and her true love, their dog Teddy and cats Tobias and Sister Aloicius. Michael Doherty is an east coast-based actor, writer, and comedian. He has participated in nearly 50 theatrical productions across the country, including productions at 59E59 Theaters, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Cleveland Play House, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Connecticut Repertory Theatre, the Wilma Theater, and more. His television pilot, Los Jarochos, won Best Writing at the 2013 Independent TV Festival. Michael is a published educational researcher in an ongoing collaboration with the University of Denver, studying the thought processes of professional actors. In 2019, he married fellow actor and best friend Alex Keiper during preview week for The Nerd at Milwaukee Rep.  Welcome to Dice in Mind, a weekly podcast in which we explore the meaning of life through the lens of RPGs! In each episode, we will consider everyday stuff like science, religion, philosophy, and economics…through the lens of a specific roleplaying game and its dice mechanic. If you like what you hear, consider buying us a cup of coffee or becoming a patron. You can also join the conversation by following us on Facebook. Music by Kevin McCloud courtesy of Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 license (https://www.youtube.com/c/kmmusic/featured). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spencer LaRue / @spencer_larue Spencer LaRue is currently a swing in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway. Spencer is a Florida native and will graduate from The University of Michigan in May of 2019 with a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre. Throughout his four years at Michigan, he has performed in five main stage productions including the World premiere of One Hit Wonder directed by Hunter Foster. Regionally Spencer has performed with Connecticut Repertory Theatre in Newsies (Finch) which was choreographed and directed by Christopher d'Amboise and Disaster! starring Seth Rudetsky (Ensemble). He has also been seen on stage in Sacramento with Broadway at Music Circus in Newsies (Romeo) which featured the original Broadway choreography for the first time since the tour closed. When Spencer isn't performing, he spends his time at the gym or with friends. He enjoys traveling and exploring new places while trying all of the food he can get his hands on. https://spencerlarue.com/ https://builtforthestage.com/subscribe - $1 coaching for your first month + unlocking a 20% discount code on apparel! www.broadwaypodcastnetwork.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spencer LaRue / @spencer_larue Spencer LaRue is currently a swing in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway. Spencer is a Florida native and will graduate from The University of Michigan in May of 2019 with a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre. Throughout his four years at Michigan, he has performed in five main stage productions including the World premiere of One Hit Wonder directed by Hunter Foster. Regionally Spencer has performed with Connecticut Repertory Theatre in Newsies (Finch) which was choreographed and directed by Christopher d'Amboise and Disaster! starring Seth Rudetsky (Ensemble). He has also been seen on stage in Sacramento with Broadway at Music Circus in Newsies (Romeo) which featured the original Broadway choreography for the first time since the tour closed. When Spencer isn't performing, he spends his time at the gym or with friends. He enjoys traveling and exploring new places while trying all of the food he can get his hands on. https://spencerlarue.com/ https://builtforthestage.com/subscribe - $1 coaching for your first month + unlocking a 20% discount code on apparel! www.broadwaypodcastnetwork.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Be sure to subscribe for more - Creation Grounds Podcast Know who casts what and measure your way to your bookings with Auditiontrackers.com ________ Helene Kvale Imdb Website: Helene Kvale Upcoming documentary: The Loom Helene Kvale was born in Norway, grew up in San Francisco until she was eleven and then lived in London. She received a BSc Econ Honors. from the London School of Economics, reading Anthropology and then gained her post graduate actor training diploma at The Drama Studio, London. As an actor, Helene performed on the West End stage in Burning Blue (winner of 2 Olivier Awards), Life During Wartime, and To Kill A Mockingbird. She also starred in numerous regional and touring productions including The Secret Rapture, Roman and Marys, Diary of Anne Frank, Getting Out, Brand, Canadian Gothic, Sexual Perversity in Chicago. Helene was part of the National Theatre Company playing Lady Anne opposite Ian McKellen in Richard III and in King Lear (Brian Cox) as well as Napoli Milionaria. At the NT Studio she played opposite Ray Winstone in Shift and in Gitta's Atonement, directed by Brian Cox. Helene has appeared in over twenty television dramas including Prime Suspect 4, Soldier Soldier, Daddy's Girl, London Bridge, This Life, Deceit, Lovejoy, The Bill. Film work includes Tomorrow La Scala! (British Academy Award Nomination and Juried at the Cannes Film Festival), Talk and 5:45 (Winner Berlin Short Film Festival). In 2003, she returned to the USA to join the faculty in the Department of Dramatic Arts at the University of Connecticut as Assistant Professor in Residence. Helene is also a director and writer. She is the founding Artistic Director of Bated Breath Theatre Company where she produced, conceived and directed Hunger, The Parkville Project and her translation of A Doll's House at the Gene Frankel Theater in New York. Helene regularly directs for The Connecticut Repertory Theatre including If We Were Birds, Eurydice, Big Love, Pride and Prejudice, Too Much Memory, The Skin of Our Teeth and Gut Girls. She also directed Marat/Sade for the Studio D Series. Helene is an alumna of The Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab. As a screenwriter, Helene co-wrote the independent films Burning Blue (national release July 2014) and When You're Not Looking. She is currently writing a TV pilot called Indivisible. She currently is working on a documentary near and dear to her heart slated for release in 2023. ________ Some Questions I Ask: When did your interest for the arts begin? (3:35) About the day she decided to start taking action towards building career as artist? (5:06) On transition from the US to Europe (6:45) What was the London Arts scene like and how was your journey to success there (10:18) On working opposite Ian McKellen & Brian Cox at National Theatre (13:52) What was it like building your Lady Anne? (19:32) On television career (21:05) What prompted shift from TV career to teaching? (24:22) What biggest foundation lesson do you want actors to walk away from the things you teach? (26:30) On directing (30:50) Favorite kind of actors to direct (34:10) What led to the formation of your theater Bated Breath? (37:17) What do you believe today that you didn't believe 10 years ago & why? (38:49) On her interest for documentaries (41:56) When you think of the word creative who comes to mind for you and why? (51:14) How can people connect with you? (55:00) ____________ You can follow Arron at: Website: ArronLloyd.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arronlloyd/ Facebook: Arron Lloyd Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArronLloyd Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/arronsl316 TikTok:Arronslloyd Youtube: Arron Lloyd This is NYC merch -

Maggie Bera is a NYC-based actress with a BFA in Musical Theatre from Texas State University. She is a proud member of AEA and SAG-AFTRA. Regionally, Maggie appeared as Aquata, u/s Ariel in The Little Mermaid and u/s Christine Daae in Phantom at the Fireside Theatre, as Lucy Van Pelt in The World According to Snoopy at Theatre Under The Stars choreographed by Adam Cates (Gentleman's Guide, Anastasia), Les Miserables at Connecticut Repertory Theatre directed by Broadway legend and Tony nominated Terrence Mann, and as Wendy in Peter Pan starring Riley Costello (Wicked, Bye Bye Birdie, 13!) and Terrence Mann (Les Miserables, Beauty and the Beast, Pippin). She has appeared in numerous television, print and radio ads. Maggie is also the creator of the actor lifestyle blog, podcast, and online learning community, Actor Aesthetic. @actoraesthetic@maggieberaactoraesthetic.commaggiebera.com  SFX by Zapsplat

Maggie Bera is an NYC-based actress with a BFA in Musical Theatre from Texas State University. Regionally she's performed at the Fireside Theatre, Theatre Under The Stars, and Connecticut Repertory Theatre. Maggie has also guest-starred in Showtime's The Big C starring Laura Linney, and has appeared in numerous commercials, print and radio ads. She is a proud member of AEA and SAG-AFTRA. In 2017, Maggie created Actor Aesthetic - a blog, podcast, and online learning community - to continue educating artists pursuing a career in the theatre industry. She currently has four online courses available, including The Essential Guide to Instagram for Actors, Build Your Audition Book, How To Successfully Submit To Casting Directors (Without An Agent Or Manager), and The Ultimate Guide To Preparing For Musical Theatre College Auditions (In 5 Steps!). In early 2020, she wrote her first e-Book, Marketing 101 For Actors: An Actor’s Guide To Successful Branding, and has since taught her workshop, An Actor’s Online Presence, to college programs in the United States.

This episode, we spoke with Mason Reeves. Mason is a young actor whose resume is already impressively full. He’s worked in theaters across the US, playing historic houses like the St. Louis MUNY; the Connecticut Repertory Theatre; and the Bucks County Playhouse, where he’s spent part of this summer as an artist-in-residence. He’s also a dancer, a musician, a writer, and is currently a cast member of the 1st national tour of the Disney musical, Frozen, in which Mason is starring as Kristoff.  Links to Mason’s Work https://www.masondreeves.com/ (Mason’s Website) https://www.instagram.com/rasonmeeves/?hl=en (Instagram) Mason’s Recommendations https://naacp.org (NAACP.org) https://www.naacp.org/campaigns/we-are-done-dying/ (NAACP’s “We Are Done Dying“ Campaign) https://www.hbo.com/watchmen (Watchmen) https://a24films.com/films/the-last-black-man-in-san-francisco (The Last Black Man in San Francisco) Arts Equity and Antiracist Support Resources https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/How-BroadwayWorld-Will-Stand-with-Black-Lives-Matter-20200602 (BroadwayWorld Collection of Links) https://www.justiceforgeorge.nyc/join (Justice For George (NYC Racial Justice Events)) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DxR4B-GNwdeY8qH7FaTPZQ7DyWJTGtYzx-H_kP4JZC4/edit#  (Playwrights Horizons Google Doc) http://bit.ly/ANTIRACISMRESOURCES (Collection of Antiracism Resources) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H-Vxs6jEUByXylMS2BjGH1kQ7mEuZnHpPSs1Bpaqmw0/mobilebasic (Lesson Plan for Learning More) https://integratedschools.simplecast.com/ (The Integrated Schools Podcast) Former Guest Projects https://www.nlbarn.org/ (Jacob Tischler: Radio Play with NLBP) https://www.youtube.com/c/AlineMayagoitia (Aline Mayagoitia: “School to Stage” Series) Show Links: https://www.creativeconsumptionpodcast.com/ (Creative Consumption Website) https://www.facebook.com/creativeconsumptionpodcast (Facebook) https://www.instagram.com/creativeconsumptionpodcast (Instagram) https://www.twitter.com/_createconsume (Twitter) https://www.patreon.com/creativeconsumption (Patreon)

Shakespeare in Love at the Connecticut Repertory Theatre

This week, Prof. Lindsay Cummings tells us what it's like to be the dramaturg for the Connecticut Repertory Theatre; we meet the journalists of tomorrow at a summertime camp in Storrs; and we learn all about the fall and rise of the UConn Tech Park. 

This week, Terrence Mann and Matthew Pugliese drop by to talk about jukebox musicals and the Connecticut Repertory Theatre's summer season; friend of the podcast Graham Stinnett interviews some of his fellow archivists about the treasures held by UConn's Dodd Center; and we learn about the most serious ice cream crisis in university history.

Maggie graduated from Texas State with a BFA in Musical Theatre just two years ago and has been pounding the NYC pavement ever since. In today's episode she talks about how she holds herself back sometimes from being her best in the audition room and in pursuing this career. She also opens up about what keeps her going and how theater has truly changed her life, enjoying every step of it along the way. She studied for ten years at Paper Mill Playhouse Summer Theatre Conservatory under the leadership of Mark Hoebee and Patrick Parker. There she was nominated for a Paper Mill Rising Star Award two years in a row for her performances as Lucy in Jekyll & Hyde and Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes.  Regionally she appeared as Aquata (u/s Ariel) in The Little Mermaid and understudied Christine Daae in Phantom, both at the Fireside Theatre. Also, she struck "the perfect balance of sarcasm, selfishness and underlying heart" (BroadwayWorld) as Lucy Van Pelt in The World According to Snoopy at Theatre Under The Stars choreographed by Adam Cates. Broadway legend and Tony-nominated Terrence Mann directed her in Les Miserables at Connecticut Repertory Theatre, and he also starred in a production of Peter Pan alongside Maggie, who played Wendy. Follow her on Instagram.Read her insightful blog on Actor Aesthetic. ---------------------------- Please consider buying me a coffee to support this work that goes into each episode.   Join the WINMI community by following on Instagram or Twitter as well as reaching out to Patrick with any questions or comments: contact.winmipodcast.com      

The Grapes Of Wrath Opens at Connecticut Repertory Theatre (CRT)

Season 2 begins with Michael Bradford's Fathers & Sons, a play about a young African-American couples' struggles to cope with the loss of their missing child. Michael is the head of the Dramatic Arts department at the University of Connecticut, and Artistic Director of Connecticut Repertory Theatre. In our interview, we talk about playwriting from both the playwright's POV and the producers POV, writing bigger than you know, and how to stalk a playwright. We are joined by co-host Anne Flammang of the new play reading series The Depot.   Season 2 of Boston Podcast Players is supported in part by the Bob Jolly Charitable Trust. Also thanks to Patreon donor Melissa Fristrom.   Cast Marcus Goldwater.....Nikolai Fernandez Yvette Goldwater......Angela Hunt

The third episode of T&E Theatre Factory, in which we talk all about the one and only SWEENEY TODD: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. We review Connecticut Repertory Theatre's recent version starring Terrence Mann, along with my years long obsession with the show, Travis' distaste for Company, and the closing of RI's 2nd Story … Continue reading The Business Gecko of Fleet Street – Podcast #3

Actor/Director Terrence Mann talks about The Connecticut Repertory Theatre & more!

Actor/Director Terrence Mann talks about The Connecticut Repertory Theatre & more!

This week, we visit a UConn Science Salon where the weighty topic of "fake news" is dissected, talk with Broadway star Terrence Mann about spending the summer at the Connecticut Repertory Theatre, and get to know Homer Babbidge, the man rather than the library.

Interview: Connecticut Repertory Theatre

Interview: Newsies now at Connecticut Repertory Theatre

Gary English, Founding Artistic Director of Connecticut Repertory Theatre and Distinguished Professor in Dramatic Arts at the University of Connecticut. More recently, he has been working as artistic director of The Freedom Theatre in Jenin Refugee Camp in Palestine’s occupied … View full post →