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A conversation with one of the longest-serving and most consequential artistic directors and producers of the modern era of Philadelphia theater history, Sara Garonzik. As we continue our Season Four, we learn about her early years - first as and actor, then as a director, then as a producer at the Philadelphia Theatre Company. And we learn her stories about how she took PTC from a 25-year-long home at the Plays and Players Theatre to the new Suzanne Roberts Theatre on Broad Street. Plus, we learn about how she committed the theater to presenting consequential modern American playwrights such as Terrence McNally, David Ives and August Wilson, and worked with so many amazing directors, composers and performing artists of the American theater - everyone from Richard Thomas to Billy Porter to Bill Irwin to Kathleen Turner. A blog post on our website, with photos of Sara Garonzik and the opening of the Suzanne Robert Theatre in 2007 on Broad Street is here: https://www.aithpodcast.com/blog/images-for-episode-100-the-suzanne-roberts-theatre-grand-opening-2007/On Sunday, June 29th, the author and podcaster Peter Schmitz will be appearing at the Brookline Books stall at the 2025 American Library Association annual conference and exhibition at the Philadelphia Convention Center. If you're a librarian - or a fan of libraries - and are coming to the ALA in Philly this year, please be sure to stop by and say hello!Support the show"Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia" the BOOK can be ordered from independent bookstores and at all online book retailers now!To order our book via Bookshop.org - GO HERE Our website: www.aithpodcast.comOur email address: AITHpodcast@gmail.comBluesky: @aithpodcast.bsky.socialFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AITHpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/aithpodcast/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AITHpodcast© Podcast text copyright, Peter Schmitz. All rights reserved. ℗ All original voice recordings copyright Peter Schmitz. ℗ All original music copyright Christopher Mark Colucci. Used by permission.
HERE WE ARE, the final ever musical to feature a score from the legendary composer lyricist Stephen Sondheim, is currently receiving its European premiere with a run at the National Theatre in London. The musical, which features a book by the playwright David Ives, was originally seen Off-Broadway at The Shed in 2023, and is based on two films by Luis Buñuel, The Exterminating Angel (1962) and The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972).The London production features a star-studded cast including Jane Krakowski, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Rory Kinnear, Martha Plimpton, Harry Hadden-Paton, Paulo Szot, Richard Fleeshman, Chumisa Dornford-May, Tracie Bennett, Cameron Johnson, and Denis O'Hare.Having felt strongly about the production when Mickey-Jo first saw it in New York, check out this full review to find out why he's changed his mind about this musical...•00:00 | introduction 03:11 | overview / adaptation11:07 | the score17:42 | successes25:10 | shortcomings30:12 | performances•get in person / live stream tickets to see MickeyJoTheatre LIVE at the Phoenix Arts Club:https://phoenixartsclub.com/events/mickeyjotheatre-live/About Mickey-Jo:As one of the leading voices in theatre criticism on a social platform, Mickey-Jo is pioneering a new medium for a dwindling field. His YouTube channel: MickeyJoTheatre is the largest worldwide in terms of dedicated theatre criticism, where he also share features, news and interviews as well as lifestyle content for over 80,000 subscribers. Since establishing himself as a theatre critic he has been able to work internationally. With a viewership that is largely split between the US and the UK he has been fortunate enough to be able to work with PR, Marketing, and Social Media representatives for shows in New York, London, Edinburgh, Hamburg, Toronto, Sao Pãolo, and Paris. He has also twice received accreditation from the world renowned Edinburgh Festival Fringe. His reviews and features have also been published by WhatsOnStage, for whom he was a panelist to help curate nominees for their 2023 and 2024 Awards as well as BroadwayWorldUK, Musicals Magazine and LondonTheatre.co.uk. He has been invited to speak to private tour groups, at the BEAM 2023 new musical theatre conference at Oxford Playhouse, and on a panel of critics at an event for young people considering a career in the arts courtesy of Go Live Theatre Projects. Instagram/TikTok/X: @MickeyJoTheatre
What AI litigation trends should businesses watch out for? Join Ross Francis-Pike and David Ives in the latest Digital episode as they explore how arising AI is leading to an increase in litigation trends. The episode covers: How new laws and digital regulations may drive litigation in this area The potential for litigation regarding AI to be structured as mass claims The ongoing Getty v Stability AI case
1976 Kansas or Oz, that is the question. Here's a new spin on a great tale spun. To go, or say no? And in which direction? Kansas? or Oz? Tell me. Anyone? Kansas Anymore, a world premiere from esteemed playwright David Ives (Here We Are, Venus in Fur), features screen legend Lois Smith (Twister, “ER”) and TV star Catherine Curtin (“Orange Is the New Black”, “Stranger Things”). Ives also directs. Stay tuned after the performance for a conversation between the playwright, actors, and Playing on Air's founder, Claudia Catania. Please be sure to follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn or visit us at www.playingonair.org, where you'll find our complete collection of audio plays.
The National Theatre recently announced that one of their upcoming shows in 2025 would be the European premiere of the Stephen Sondheim and David Ives musical HERE WE ARE. The show, which premiered at The Shed off-Broadway in 2023 is based on the films of Luis Buñuel, features a book by David Ives and is directed by Joe Mantello. The world premiere production starred Bobby Cannavale, Rachel Bay Jones, Amber Gray, David Hyde Pierce, Micaela Diamond, Jeremy Shamos, Tracie Bennett, Steven Pasquale, and more. This new production of the show will see some returning company members joined by exciting new additions including Jane Krakowski, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Martha Plimpton, Rory Kinnear, and more! • 00:00 | introduction 01:34 | context / history 07:09 | the cast • About Mickey-Jo: As one of the leading voices in theatre criticism on a social platform, Mickey-Jo is pioneering a new medium for a dwindling field. His YouTube channel: MickeyJoTheatre is the largest worldwide in terms of dedicated theatre criticism, where he also share features, news and interviews as well as lifestyle content for over 60,000 subscribers. Since establishing himself as a theatre critic he has been able to work internationally. With a viewership that is largely split between the US and the UK he has been fortunate enough to be able to work with PR, Marketing, and Social Media representatives for shows in New York, London, Edinburgh, Hamburg, Toronto, Sao Pãolo, and Paris. He has also twice received accreditation from the world renowned Edinburgh Festival Fringe. His reviews and features have also been published by WhatsOnStage, for whom he was a panelist to help curate nominees for their 2023 and 2024 Awards as well as BroadwayWorldUK, Musicals Magazine and LondonTheatre.co.uk. He has been invited to speak to private tour groups, at the BEAM 2023 new musical theatre conference at Oxford Playhouse, and on a panel of critics at an event for young people considering a career in the arts courtesy of Go Live Theatre Projects. Instagram/TikTok/X: @MickeyJoTheatre
"Philip Glass Buys A Loaf of Bread" is by David Ives, who is really talented and we hope he's okay with this. Email us at podofwonder at gmail dot com & get merch at http://society6.com/podofwonder Danny: https://www.tumblr.com/dannyplaysrpgs & http://dannymakesrpgs.itch.ioMorgan: http://instagram.com/morganthefae & https://bsky.app/profile/m0rgan.bsky.socialYou might find either of them behind the wheel of a ghost truck, but you won't find Mike or Maria on social media. Sound effects in the opening are courtesy of Maximum Fun's MaxFoley library. Sound effects in the episode are sourced from ZapSplat
We will learn about the current Williamstown Theatre Festival production of "Pamela Palmer" by David Ives and directed by Walter Bobbie.
This week playwright Steve Fife sat in-studio in the Playwright's Spotlight. It was a reflective conversation of his experience in New York and on Broadway in the seventies, his dislike of eighties, and the joyous return in the nineties. We discuss rewriting and updating past works, getting back to theatre's roots, directing your own work (of course) and The Greats, the current acceptance of dark subject matter, and audience feedback at staged readings. We also touch on theatre in L.A., cast conflicts and obligations, Playwrights vs Directors interpretation, lessons from workshop participation vs running workshops as well as lessons as a literary manager which led into stories of David Ives and fame in the bubble of theatre and being a big fish in a small pond. Our conversation ends in writing natural dialogue. It's a fascinating conversation through a window of where theatre was and where it is now and Steve's connection with personas we've all come to know throughout our time in this wondrous arena. I'm sure you'll find something to connect with. Enjoy!Steve Fife is an author, poet, and playwright and former reporter and literary manager. His plays SAVAGE WORLD, BREAK OF DAY and THIS IS NOT WHAT I ORDERED have been published by Samuel French/Concord Theatricals. Other plays include In The Mood, Sizzle Sizzle, Blue Kiss, The Kitchen Girl, Fun With Freud, Scattered Blossoms, Vincent in the Asylum, Van Gogh's Zombie Movie, The Transformation Center, Bring Your Own and The Blessing. His adaptation of Sholem Asch's God of Vengeance was produced Off-Broadway and The American Wife had its World Premiere at the Park Theatre in London. He was 2019-20 writer-in-residence at the Ark Theatre in North Hollywood. He has also penned book & lyrics for four musicals. He is a graduate the National Theatre Institute, Sarah Lawrence College and received his MFA from Columbia University's School of the Arts. To view the video format of this episode, visit -https://youtu.be/RZmBvAMPM3ELinks mentioned in this episode -Interact Theatre Company -https://www.interactla.org/"Hurricane" Carter -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubin_CarterMatrix Theatre -http://www.matrixtheatre.comNew Dramatists -https://newdramatists.orgConcord Theatricals -https://www.concordtheatricals.comWebsites and socials for Steve Fife -Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/steve.fife.94X - @twistedhipster8IG - @steve.fife.94Websites and socials for James Elden, PMP, and Playwright's Spotlight -Punk Monkey Productions - www.punkmonkeyproductions.comPLAY Noir -www.playnoir.comPLAY Noir Anthology –www.punkmonkeyproductions.com/contact.htmlJames Elden -Twitter - @jameseldensauerIG - @alakardrakeFB - fb.com/jameseldensauerPunk Monkey Productions and PLAY Noir - Twitter - @punkmonkeyprods - @playnoirla IG - @punkmonkeyprods - @playnoir_la FB - fb.com/playnoir - fb.com/punkmonkeyproductionsPlaywright's Spotlight -Twitter - @wrightlightpod IG - @playwrights_spotlightPlaywriting services through Los Angeles Collegiate Playwrights Festivalwww.losangelescollegiateplaywrightsfestival.com/services.htmlSupport the show
The relentless rate of change in the tech and digital landscape is shaping a transformative year ahead with no signs of slowing. Our Digital episode explores the legal facets of technology in the coming year. The episode covers a number of topics discussed with lawyers across the firm. If you would prefer to skip to certain topics of interest to you, please find below a breakdown of timings: 01:02 - Digital Transformation with David Ives and Rob Sumroy 09:17 - AI with Laura Houston and Issabella Cardu 22:23 - Crypto and Smart Contracts with Tim Fosh and Emily Bradley 32:16 - Big Tech v Antitrust with Anna Lyle-Smythe The Horizon Scanning 2024 Launch Series is hosted by Slaughter and May's Chief Commercial Officer, Michelle Holford, and the Editor of Slaughter and May's Horizon Scanning Programme, Mercedes Galindez. Subscribe to the show to receive alerts about every new episode released. The Horizon Scanning 2024 Launch Series will release one episode per theme this week.
How could Mistletoe Month end with anything except Irving Berlin's White Christmas? Jackson and Jacob discuss this holiday-classic-film-turned-stage-musical in the final episode of Season 11's themed month. ------------------------------ Get Magic Mind for yourself with our discount code: https://www.magicmind.com/noscript Code: NOSCRIPT20 ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No Script Podcast can continue. https://www.patreon.com/noscriptpodcast ----------------------------- We want to keep the conversation going! Have you read this play? Have you seen it? Comment and tell us your favorite themes, characters, plot points, etc. Did we get something wrong? Let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Find us on social media at: Email: noscriptpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/No-Script-The-Podcast-1675491925872541/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noscriptpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast/ ------------------------------ Our theme song is “Upbeat Soda Pop” by Purple Planet Music. Credit as follows: Music: http://www.purple-planet.com ------------------------------ Thanks so much for listening! We'll see you next week. ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No Script Podcast can continue. https://www.patreon.com/noscriptpodcast ----------------------------- We want to keep the conversation going! Have you read this play? Have you seen it? Comment and tell us your favorite themes, characters, plot points, etc. Did we get something wrong? Let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Find us on social media at: Email: noscriptpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/No-Script-The-Podcast-1675491925872541/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noscriptpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast/ ------------------------------ Thanks so much for listening! We'll see you next week.
Before even booking flights back to New York, Mickey-Jo had booked tickets to see HERE WE ARE, the latest and last ever musical featuring a score by acclaimed and beloved composer / lyricist Stephen Sondheim. The show, which is premiering Off-Broadway at The Shed is based on the films of Luis Buñuel, features a book by David Ives and is directed by Joe Mantello. It stars Bobby Cannavale, Rachel Bay Jones, Amber Gray, David Hyde Pierce, Micaela Diamond, Jeremy Shamos, Tracie Bennett, Steven Pasquale, and more. Check out the new episode for Mickey-Jo's thoughts about the show as well as a round up of some of the other published reviews... • About Mickey-Jo: As one of the leading voices in theatre criticism on a social platform, Mickey-Jo is pioneering a new medium for a dwindling field. His YouTube channel: MickeyJoTheatre is the largest worldwide in terms of dedicated theatre criticism, where he also share features, news and interviews as well as lifestyle content for over 60,000 subscribers. Since establishing himself as a theatre critic he has been able to work internationally. With a viewership that is largely split between the US and the UK he has been fortunate enough to be able to work with PR, Marketing, and Social Media representatives for shows both in New York, London, Hamburg, and Paris. He has also twice received accreditation from the world renowned Edinburgh Fringe Festival. His reviews and features have also been published by WhatsOnStage, for whom he was a panelist to help curate nominees for their 2023 and 2024 Awards as well as BroadwayWorldUK and LondonTheatre.co.uk. He has been invited to speak to private tour groups, at the BEAM 2023 new musical theatre conference at Oxford Playhouse, and on a panel of critics at an event for young people considering a career in the arts courtesy of Go Live Theatre Projects. Instagram/TikTok/X: @MickeyJoTheatre
[Apologies for Kyle's audio, somehow only his audio got corrupted.] After twice seeing Sondheim's last show, Here We Are, Kyle talks to Will C. White and Colm Molloy about their thoughts. They're in the same room! Expect a huge amount of spoilers.Send feedback to puttingittogetherpodcast@gmail.comKeep up to date with Putting It Together by following its social media channels.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/puttingittogetherpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/sondheimpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sondheimpodcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Producer-Director Casey Childs founded Primary Stages, a leading New York City Off-Broadway theater, in 1984. Primary Stages has produced over 175 new plays, giving playwrights the opportunities to see their new works staged, including: Christopher Durang, Tina Howe, John Patrick Shanley, Lee Blessing, David Ives, Donald Margulies, Theresa Rebeck, and A.R. Gurney among many others. Casey directed many of those productions for the company, as well as helming new plays at other Off-Broadway theaters. He served as the Artistic Program Director for the New Dramatists from 1982-1985 where he worked with numerous leading American playwrights in their early years.Casey's the recipient of the Carnegie Mellon University Commitment to New Playwrights Award, as well as the winner of two Emmy Awards and many nominations for his extensive work in television. He's a past Vice President of the Directors Guild of America and a past trustee of the National Association of Television Arts and Sciences. At Primary Stages Casey launched the Einhorn School of Performing Arts, the Fordham/Primary Stages MFA in Playwriting program, and the Primary Stages Off-Broadway Oral History Project, which has documented over 190 interviews with the leaders of the Off-Broadway movement. Casey's taught at many universities including Duke, Columbia and NYU, and he's currently an Associate Fellow at Grace Hopper College at Yale University.
Erica Sigurdson (comedian) joins the show for the first time to tell us about something a lot of us went through during COVID: the former co-worker who re-appeared on the TL to get mad at you for something positive you said about the difficult time we are all going through. Luckily this episode was not a difficult time at all, as we get into Vancouver real estate, building "amenities", grocery delivery, the Australian horse movie Phar Lap, and Stefan and Erica try to convince John to smoke. Plus, grooms shove cakes into brides' faces for clout, Vivek Ramaswamy uses an insane hashtag, the Little League World Series child names are out of control, and in an episode recorded several weeks before Bob Barker's passing, we get into some Price is Right content in the Top 3. You know where else the Price is Right? Over on the Blocked Party Patreon! If you head over to patreon.com/blockedparty, just $5/month will get you access to THREE bonus episodes every single month. This past week, John and Stefan returned to the Actor's Studio with past guest Mack Gordon, as he led them through a reading of two David Ives plays in the second edition of Actor Party. Your donation also gets you the entire BP back catalogue (over 100 episodes!), access to our Discord, merch discounts, and more! We also have an ad-free tier, and the $100 Club for the most exclusive content you can imagine! Get on over there! Erica Sigurdson is a comedian who you can find on the Snowed In Comedy Tour this winter. You can follow her on Twitter at @Erica_Sigurdson and on Instagram at @ericacomic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In SECOND SIGHT, a world premiere written and directed by renowned playwright David Ives, a retired historian's (Danny Burstein) minor surgery brings up major questions that his affable surgeon (Steven Boyer), bemused wife (Susie Essman) and brother (Lee Wilkof) can't seem to answer. Or is he, with the help of an otherworldly stranger (Brittany K. Allen), just seeing things clearly for the first time? SECOND SIGHT is directed by Ives and features music by Dan Moses Schreier, musical direction and piano by Alan Johnson, and special guest vocals by Chloe Holgate, Hai-Ting Chinn, Gregory Purnhagen, and Barbara Rearick. Stay tuned after the play for an insightful conversation with Ives, the actors, Founder and Consulting Director Claudia Catania, and Executive Director Yvie Jones.
Joyce Denke chỉ mới 19 tuổi khi vị hôn phu của cô, hạ sĩ David Ives, nhận lệnh đến Việt Nam. Khi đó là đầu năm 1967 và anh chỉ còn sáu tháng tại ngũ. Cặp đôi trẻ sống tại thành phố Temple, phía nam thành phố Waco, bang Texas, họ quyết định không để cuộc chiến làm ảnh hưởng đến niềm phấn khởi về một tương lai ở bên nhau và đã bắt đầu lên kế hoạch kết hôn khi anh trở về vào tháng 11. Chỉ bảy tuần sau khi đến Việt Nam, Ives đã tử trận vào ngày 23/04/1967 ở tuổi 20. Denke vẫn còn giữ bức thư cuối anh viết cho cô vào ngày 19/04/1967. Anh kết thư bằng dòng chữ “mối tình sâu đậm nhất của anh,.” --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tu-dien-lich-su/message
Miriam Silverman's Broadway credits include The Sign In Sidney Brustein's Window and Junk. Other theater credits include - A Delicate Ship at The Playwrights Realm, Everything You Touch at Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre, You Got Older at Page 73, The Hour of All Things and Finks at Ensemble Studio Theatre (Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Actress), Septimus and Clarissa at Ripe Time, The Witch of Edmonton at Red Bull Theater, Hamlet at The Public Theater/NYSF and Bone Portraits at Walkerspace at Soho Repertory Theatre. Regional credits include The Moors at Yale Repertory Theatre; The Dog in The Manger (Helen Hayes Award nomination), Measure for Measure, All's Well That Ends Well, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, As You Like It and the world premiere of David Ives's The Liar at Shakespeare Theatre Company, where she is an affiliated artist; Extremities and Moonchildren at the Berkshire Theatre Festival; Peer Gynt at the Guthrie Theater; Awake and Sing! at Arena Stage, As You Like it at the Folger Theatre and numerous productions with Trinity Repertory Theatre. Film and Television credits include Breaking, Bad Education, Fleishman Is In Trouble, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisle, Dead Ringers, Elementary, Pan Am, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Better Days Ahead. She received her BA and MFA from Brown University and is a recipient of the 2011 TCG Fox Foundation Fellowship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In "Winning & Losing," three kids who know a lot about winning and losing — Aiden (a chess player), Eliza (a soccer player), and Willa (a gymnast) — join host Todd Loyd to discuss winning and losing and to go on a journey to the Land of Qook-a-lackas to help a qook-a-leekie, Quinby, rethink a recent run of quibble losses. The role of Quinby is played by Bridget Regan, an actor and producer. Her film credits include John Wick with Keanu Reeves, Devil's Gate opposite Milo Ventimiglia, HBO's The Leisure Class, The Best and the Brightest alongside Neal Patrick Harris, Sex and the City, Weak, The Babysitters and Blinders and the upcoming Canvas opposite Joanne Kelly and the queer rom-com Things Like This. In television, she presently appears on The Company You Keep, The Winchesters and The Rookie. She has MANY other TV credits. Originally from Carlsbad, California, Regan relocated to New York City to pursue her acting career. She originated the role of Cecile Leroux in the Broadway comedy Is He Dead opposite Norbert Leo Butz written by Mark Twain, adapted by David Ives and directed by Michael Blakemore. Regan has produced multiple productions Off Broadway and at the iconic LaMaMa Theater of the electro pop queer musical Camp Wanatachi written by Natalie Weiss and Bekah Brunstetter. She now has a feature film of of Camp Wantatachi in development with Zadan Meron Productions.The original song “Do Your Best” and ukulele music in the episode is written and performed by Bill English. Bill is an actor, musician, and voiceover artist based in NYC.Find extras and educator resources at playsparkler.org/podcast.
Themed Month begins! In "Mini Month Part 2" Jackson and Jacob return to the short play form, looking at four plays that run less than a traditional "full length" would. In the first two episodes, J&J discuss 10 minute plays. First up, perhaps the most famous 10 minute play of all time: "Sure Thing" by David Ives. ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No Script Podcast can continue. https://www.patreon.com/noscriptpodcast ----------------------------- We want to keep the conversation going! Have you read this play? Have you seen it? Comment and tell us your favorite themes, characters, plot points, etc. Did we get something wrong? Let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Find us on social media at: Email: noscriptpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/No-Script-The-Podcast-1675491925872541/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noscriptpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast/ ------------------------------ Our theme song is “Upbeat Soda Pop” by Purple Planet Music. Credit as follows: Music: http://www.purple-planet.com ------------------------------ Thanks so much for listening! We'll see you next week. ------------------------------ Please consider supporting us on Patreon. For as low as $1/month, you can help to ensure the No Script Podcast can continue. https://www.patreon.com/noscriptpodcast ----------------------------- We want to keep the conversation going! Have you read this play? Have you seen it? Comment and tell us your favorite themes, characters, plot points, etc. Did we get something wrong? Let us know. We'd love to hear from you. Find us on social media at: Email: noscriptpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/No-Script-The-Podcast-1675491925872541/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noscriptpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast/ ------------------------------ Thanks so much for listening! We'll see you next week.
Leah Gibson has lit up the screen in an array of critically acclaimed shows like Manifest, Arctic Air, Batwoman, and Jessica Jones, where she played troubled nurse Inez Green. She was nominated for a 2022 UBCP/ACTRA Award for her work on Joe Pickett, Paramount Plus' astounding neo-Western crime drama. Leah plays Jeannie Keeley, a wife and a mom who is all passion, all fire, and, according to another character, a “real live one.” This month, Leah will bring her passion and fire to the Vancouver stage in a production of David Ives' mysterious, funny, and erotic drama Venus in Fur directed by Brian Markinson. In this compelling and entertaining conversation with Sabrina Rani Furminger, Leah reflects on what she learned playing characters like Jessica Jones' Inez and Joe Pickett's Jeannie, and what's she's learning anew in Venus in Fur. Episode sponsor: UBCP / ACTRA
GREASE (1994) COMPOSER: Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey LYRICIST: Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey BOOK: Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey DIRECTOR: Jeff Calhoun CHOREOGRAPHER: Jeff Calhoun PRINCIPLE CAST: Ricky Paull Goldin (Danny), Rosie O'Donnell (Rizzo), Susan Wood (Sandy) OPENING DATE: May 11, 1994 CLOSING DATE: Jan 25, 1998 PERFORMANCES: 1505 SYNOPSIS: At Rydell High greaser Danny falls in love with good-girl Sandy. Throughout their high school days, they, and their friends, try to figure out life and love. Casting Director Stuart Howard details the way producers Fran and Barry Weissler changed the Broadway landscape by employing “Stunt Casting”-- the hiring of celebrities who will draw audiences to a show after the box office inevitably slows-- in the 1994 Broadway revival of Grease. Differences between “Star Casting”-- in which a celebrity with significant stage experience or training replaces a previous performer in a run-- and “Stunt Casting”-- in which no regard is paid to a performer's experience but their notoriety is instead exploited-- are outlined. Though the stars brought to the show elicited a range of responses from the theatre community, audiences, and critics, ultimately, the choices aided by rigorous and inventive advertising campaigns, kept the show running with fresh audiences buying tickets. Some of the celebrities that rotated through the production included Linda Blair, Joe Piscipo, Jon Secada, and Brooke Shields. Following their success with Grease, the Weisslers have continued their infamous casting practices with their revival of Chicago and other productions have taken note and followed suit. Stuart Howard taught at The Juilliard School for ten years and gave Master Classes and lectured at S.U.N.Y. Purchase, the Stella Adler Academy of Acting, Carnegie Mellon University, Purdue University, NYU's CAP21, and The American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Stuart, Janet Hayes Walker and John Newton founded The York Theatre Company in New York City. Stuart has had his own casting company, Stuart Howard Associates, since 1980. They have cast scores of productions for Broadway, off Broadway, National Tours and London's West End. Recently, they cast the Broadway revival and National tour of West Side Story, Tracy Letts' Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning August: Osage County, and the original production of La Cage Aux Folles. He is currently involved in the casting of the world premiere of The Heir Apparent by David Ives, Twyla Tharp's Come Fly Away, The Maids by Jean Genet and two new musicals based on the life of Josephine Baker. SOURCES Great Rock Musicals by Stanley Richards, published by Stein & Day Publishing (1979) Grease, Revival Cast Recording. Masterworks Records (1994) Grease starring Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta, directed by Randal Kleiser. Paramount Pictures (1978) Grease: You're The One That I Want starring Max Crumm and Laura Osnes, directed by Nick Murray. NBC Television (2006) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Actor Gabriele Angieri of Burnsville went with his family to see the play “The Family Line” at the Capri Theater in Minneapolis. The 2-man show takes place entirely within a car, as a Jewish grandfather and his 15-year old biracial grandson meet for the first time and embark on a 24-hour road trip from Florida to Minnesota. The grandson, whose mother has just died, struggles with a sense of abandonment as his grandfather swoops into his life to deliver him to a new life in Minnesota with a father he does not know. Set in 2020 during the unrest in Minneapolis, it's a show interwoven with family secrets and social commentary that Angieri said sparked both laughter and tears, as well as an excellent discussion with his 12 year-old daughter afterward. “The Family Line” is the second show for Stage North, which launched in fall of 2021 with a focus on plays about urban life. Its shows are performed at the newly remodeled Capri Theater in North Minneapolis. Stage North has a partnership with Patrick Henry High School Drama Club, whose student members worked on the crew for the show. The show runs through April 17th, with 2 PM matinees Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday and evening shows Friday and Saturday at 7:30 PM. Fiber and textile artist Nora Rickey has enjoyed watching Cecilia Rolando's evolving art show at the Front Porch Coffee & Tea Co. in Ely. In place since January, the show has been extended through April, and Rolando has continued to add new work as pieces sell. Rolando's creative work is wide-ranging, from realistic watercolor florals to bold abstract paintings, from collages to jewelry to haiku. Rickey says the throughlines of the visual work on display are Rolando's vivid colors, which add to the warmth of the popular community coffee shop. If you miss the show at the Front Porch, Rolando's work is also on display at Art and Soul Gallery and Gift House down the street. Courtesy of Cecilia Rolando Cecilia Rolando and her work at Art and Soul gallery in Ely during a 2021 show. Bassist Rob Morgan clearly recalls the massive transition he made from music student to touring performer, and he's excited to see a theater version of that launching ground when the University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater's BFA students mount “The School for Lies,” starting Friday. This will be the first time in two years that graduating seniors in the acting program will take to the Dowling Stage on the Guthrie's 9th floor. The play by David Ives is an adaptation of Moliere's classic comedy “Le Misanthrope,” so you can expect to see larger-than-life characters and drama with plenty of witty repartee. Scenes, costume, light, and sound were all designed by University of Minnesota faculty. The show runs through April 23.
Malcolm Barrett is today's guest. You may know Malcolm from any of the roles he's played in TV and films like Better Off Ted, Preacher, Genius: Aretha Franklin, Timeless, and many more. Host John Ross Bowie and Malcolm discuss these projects, the co-dependency of comedy, his upcoming appearance at the Pico Playhouse of David Ives's Venus in Furs (go here for tickets: http://www.thepico.com), and the challenged of putting on West Side Story at a predominantly white high school. All that and more on this week's episode of Household Faces! Listen to Household Faces Ad-Free on Forever Dog Plus: http://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus Follow Household Faces: https://twitter.com/householdfaces https://www.instagram.com/householdfaces Malcom on: Twitter - @malcombarrett Instagram - @verbalberappin Hosted by John Ross Bowie Follow John on Instagram Produced by Ben Blacker and Forever Dog Production Assistance by Jordan Katz Follow Ben on Twitter If you enjoy this podcast, you'll probably also enjoy The Writers Panel Household Faces is a Forever Dog podcast https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/household-faces Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The proud owner of a gun shop in a small American city has a peculiar visitor one day - a celebrity of sorts who wants to buy a weapon but can't say exactly why. LOCKED AND LOADED. CAN I HELP YOU?, a world premiere from celebrated playwright David Ives (Venus in Fur, The Heir Apparent, White Christmas) is directed by Walter Bobbie (Chicago, Venus in Fur, White Christmas)) and features Hank Azaria (“The Simpsons,” Monty Python's Spamalot, “Brockmire”) and Jonathan Groff (Hamilton, Spring Awakening, “Mindhunter”), music by Dan Moses Schreier (A Soldier's Play, Carmen Jones, American Psycho), and a special guest musical appearance by Adam Kantor (The Band's Visit, Next to Normal, Fiddler on the Roof, Rent). Graphic design is by Harrison Gale.
Olivier nominee Dan Burton is currently starring as Phil Davis in the UK tour of White Christmas, having previously played the role in the West End at the Dominion Theatre. Described as "a timeless romantic comedy to warm hearts of all ages", White Christmas has music and lyrics by Irving Berlin and book by David Ives and Paul Blake. Dan's theatre credits include playing Giles in The Mousetrap (West End), Don Lockwood in Singin' In The Rain (Paris), Jerry in Top Hat (Kilworth House), Billy in 42nd Street (Paris), Riff in West Side Story (Austria) and he was nominated for an Olivier Award for his performance as Tulsa in Gypsy (Savoy Theatre / Chichester); Earlier in his career, Dan appeared onstage in The Pajama Game, Grease, Jersey Boys, Betty Blue Eyes, Legally Blonde, Chicago, Dirty Dancing and Miss Saigon.White Christmas tours the UK until Sunday 2nd January 2022. You can see it at The Bristol Hippdrome, Canterbury Marlowe, Manchester Palace Theatre, Plymouth Theatre Royal and Edinburgh Playhouse. Hosted by Andrew Tomlins. @Andrew_Tomlins Thanks for listening! Email: andrew@westendframe.co.ukVisit westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts.
Get ready to "say a prayer" as hosts Bobby and Kristina discuss 2002's Dance of the Vampires on episode nineteen of My Favorite Flop. ABOUT DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES Based on the Roman Polanski film The Fearless Vampire Killers, Dance of the Vampires follows Professor Abronsius as he attempts to prove the existence of vampires in Transylvania while his bumbling assistant Alfred falls for innkeeper's daughter Sarah, unaware that she is being pursued by the mysterious Count von Krolock. The musical features a book by Jim Steinman, Michael Kunze, and David Ives and music and lyrics by Jim Steinman. Academy Award-winning film director Roman Polanski was inspired to adapt his cult comedy for the musical stage after being approached to work on a theatrical production of Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire. Composer Jim Steinman and book writer/lyricist Michael Kunze were ultimately chosen to collaborate based on both of their previous bodies of work, with Steinman literally being chosen by the director after putting 5 of his preexisting songs into a rough outline by Kunze (all of which remained in the final version of the show, including the hit song "Total Eclipse of the Heart"). The show, then known as Tanz der Vampire, originally opened on October 4, 1997 in Vienna, Austria where it ran for over 2 years. A new production opened in Germany following its closing and has played somewhere in the country almost consistently to this very day. Because of that, Tanz de Vampire is one of the most successful musicals in European history. From its premiere, English producers were seeking to bring the show to English-speaking countries. Composer Steinman was no stranger to the theater scene in New York, having spent five years under the professional wing of New York Shakespeare Festival founder Joseph Papp in the early Seventies. After briefly considering a West End run, it was decided to bring the musical (now titled Dance of the Vampires) to Broadway instead. After several failed attempts, many rewrites, and replacements on the creative team, Dance of the Vampires finally opened December 9, 2002. The Broadway version of the show was critically lambasted and the work of lead performer Michael Crawford was reviewed particularly harshly. When the reviews came out, Jim Steinman made a show of his disapproval of the project by not attending opening night and publicly distancing himself from the show. On January 25, 2003, after 56 performances, Dance of the Vampires closed. According to The New York Times, it was "one of the costliest failures in Broadway history", losing roughly $12 million, easily eclipsing the infamous musical Carrie. Original Broadway Cast Michael Crawford as Count Giovanni Von Krolock Mandy Gonzalez as Sarah René Auberjonois as Professor Abronsius Max von Essen as Alfred Ron Orbach as Chagal Leah Hocking as Magda Liz McCartney as Rebecca Asa Somers as Herbert Mark Price as Boris Erin Leigh Peck as Zsa-Zsa E. Alyssa Claar as Nadja
And the award for leaking the creation of a show before you're supposed to goes to... Nathan Lane! Broadway News: Recap of Curtain Up!, a three day outdoor theater festival that took place in the heart of Times Square. TDF's TKTS ticket booth, located in Times Square at Broadway and 47th Street, reopened last Tuesday. TKTS sells same-day discount tickets to matinee and evening performances as well as next-day tickets to matinee performances to Broadway and Off-Broadway productions for up to 50 percent off. Stephen Sondheim is working on a new musical with a playwright David Ives called "Square One.” Reports have stated that Broadway legends Nathan Lane and Bernadette Peters were involved in the reading, though it is unclear if the pair will be involved in the full production. Hadestown, Six, Hamilton, and American Utopia have announced Broadway lotteries. BroadwayCon, the premiere fan convention for all things Broadway, is turning the lights back on to energize and reignite musical theatre fans worldwide. BroadwayCon 2022 will be held at The Manhattan Center & The New Yorker Hotel on Friday, February 18th through Sunday, February 20th. Tickets go on sale on Wednesday. Casting: Moulin Rouge West End: Liisi LaFontaine, who played Deena in the recent West End revival of Dreamgirls, will star as Satine opposite newcomer Jamie Bogyo as Christian. The principal cast will also include two Olivier nominees: Clive Carter as Harold Zidler and Jason Pennycooke as Toulouse-Lautrec. Dear Evan Hansen recently announced casting. Jordan Fisher, who was playing the title role in Dear Evan Hansen on Broadway when the Covid pandemic shutdown hit in March 2020, will return to the role when the musical reopens at the Music Box Theatre on December 11. Stephen Christopher Anthony will play Evan in the musical's touring production, which is set to launch on Dec. 7 in Greensboro, North Carolina. Sam Tutty will return to fill the lead role in London which will reopen on October 26. As previously announced, Mrs. Doubtfire will open on Broadway this fall with Tony Award nominee Rob McClure in the title role at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. Joining him are Jenn Gambatese as Miranda Hillard, Peter Bartlett as Mr. Jolly, Charity Angél Dawson as Wanda Sellner, Mark Evans as Stuart Dunmire, J. Harrison Ghee as Andre Mayem, Analise Scarpaci as Lydia Hillard, Jake Ryan Flynn as Christopher Hillard, Avery Sell as Natalie Hillard and Brad Oscar as Frank Hillard. Previews will resume on October 21, 2021 in advance of the official opening night on December 5, 2021. Links about Dana H.: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/08/theater/experimental-broadway-plays.html https://www.vulture.com/2021/09/emily-davis-reality-winner-in-is-this-a-room.html Be sure to download the BPN iOS app via bpn.fm/app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Pre-pandemic, Alison was in back-to-back show bliss with David Staller's adaptation of Heartbreak House (for which she received the Callaway Award for best actress in a classical play), Enter Laughing at the York, and a divine trifecta under the aegis of Marcia Milgrom Dodge: Steel Magnolias at the Jupiter Maltz, Cinderella at the MUNY, and Deathtrap at the Cape Playhouse. Just prior to theatre shut down she was, oddly enough, in a show (co-starring Robbie Simpson) called Paradise Lost which (actually happened a week after we closed-paradise was indeed lost... )She originated the role of Sharon in Aaron Mark's “Squeamish” (Off Broadway, Outer Critic's Circle Awards nominee). She was Nancy Reagan and Betty Ford in MichaelJohn LaChiusa's First Daughter Suite (Lucille Lortel, Drama Desk nominee) at the Public Theater, Mommy in The Sandbox and The Landlady in Funnyhouse of a Negro at The Signature Theatre (director Lilia Neugebauer). She is a two- time Tony Award nominee for The Secret Garden (Drama Desk nominee also) and Romance/Romance. Other Broadway roles includes Dorine in Tartuffe; Born Again, Helena in The Mystery of Edwin Drood, and Tessie Tura in Arthur Laurents' production of Gypsy starring Patti LuPone. Roles she has created Off-Broadway include Arsinoé in David Ives' The School For Lies, Charles Busch's The Divine Sister, Jessie in Terrence McNally's Dedication, or the Stuff of Dreams (opposite Marion Seldes and Nathan Lane),Trina in March of the Falsettos and In Trousers ( vocal arrangement credits) Miss Drumgoole in Todd Rundgren's Up Against It, Connie, Brenda and Petula in Beehive, and The Matron in the world premiere of Tennessee Williams' In Masks Outrageous and Austere (opposite Shirley Knight). Film and TV credits include Gotham, Happy! High Maintenance, Law & Order: SVU,Happyish, Smash, It Could Be Worse, Blowtorch, Socks and Bonds,Understudies, Jack in A Box, The Thing About My Folks (opposite Peter Falk and Paul Reiser) and the upcoming The Sound of Silence (opposite Peter Saarsgard). She has be heard on thousands of radio and television commercials, Grand Theft Auto 3 and 5, innumerable audiobooks, and many albums, including three solo efforts A New York Romance, Men In My Life, and Tennessee Williams:Words and Music. She recently received the Earphones Award from Audiophile for her narration of “Fierce Poise” for Penguin Random House, and soon will be heard on the podcast “The Laundronauts” starring Ed Asner and John Cameron Mitchell.
Norman and Max may be dummies, but they’re no fools. Offstage, ventriloquist dummies are the same as anyone else — smack-talking their bosses, worrying about being behind the times — but beneath their hard wooden exteriors lurk sensitive, philosophical, funny souls. A world premiere by a master of the short form, David Ives (The School for Lies, Venus in Fur), DUMMY DIALOGUE stars Richard Kind (A Serious Man, “The Goldbergs”) and Tony winner Gabriel Ebert (Matilda the Musical). It is directed by celebrated Tony winner Walter Bobbie (Chicago, Venus in Fur).
Our guest at the table tonight was screenwriter, playwright, performance artist, director and Fulbright Scholar Jeffrey Stanley. We talked about his recent research in India on early 20th century Bengali film and theatre and their impact on India’s nascent independence movement.~~~~~~~Jeffrey Stanley is a 2018-19 Fulbright Scholar conducting research in India on early 20th century Bengali film and theatre and their impact on India’s nascent independence movement. He is currently writing a book based on his research.Jeff has won numerous screenwriting awards and has optioned or been hired to write scripts for Peter Farrelly & Charles B. Wessler, GreeneStreet Films, Barbara Kopple's Cabin Creek Films, Andrew Lauren Productions, and others. He is presently developing a TV series with producer Matthew Myers. His award-winning short film "Lady in a Box" starring Sarita Choudhury has been licensed numerous times for international broadcast and distribution, and he has worked as a script consultant for UK-based Initialize Films and an analyst and judge for the Script Savvy Screenplay Contest.Stanley's stage play Tesla's Letters (Samuel French, 2000) premiered to rave reviews Off Broadway in 1999 and went on to national and international productions including the Edinburgh Fringe. He is a past president of the board of directors of the New York Neo-Futurists experimental theatre ensemble, he has been a fellow at Yaddo, a Copeland Fellow at Amherst College, and a guest screenwriting lecturer at the Imaginary Academy summer film and theatre workshop in Croatia sponsored by the Soros Foundation.Jeff was one of 24 writers chosen from over 16,000 entrants for the first Amtrak Writers Residency in 2014-15, and served as a residency judge for the 2015-16 competition. Stanley has appeared as a guest writer in the Washington Post, New York Times, Time Out New York, New York Press and Brooklyn Rail, and he was a senior editorial advisor to Boston University's Center for Millennial Studies' book on apocalypse movements The End That Does (Equinox Books, 2006). He is a member playwright of the invitation-only International Theatre Initiative (ITI), a UNESCO-sponsored world theatre education program.Jeff holds an MFA in Dramatic Writing from New York University Tisch School of the Arts where he studied under playwrights David Ives and Tony Kushner, and a BFA from Tisch in Film & Television Production. He also teaches screenwriting at Drexel University and has taught a course he created, Theatre History for Actors, at the Lee Strasberg Institute.
This week, Rachel answers a listener question about how to define the relationship. Then she jumps into a conversation with her guest, Scarlett, about Scarlett’s journey in owning her sexuality.Conversation with Scarlett begins at 12:58:00How to be a Healthy and Happy Submissive, by Kate Kinsey:https://www.katekinsey.com/how-to-be-a-submissive.html NYT Theatre Review for Venus in Fur, by David Ives:https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/09/theater/reviews/venus-in-fur-by-david-ives-with-nina-arianda-review.html (Based on the novel, Venus in Furs by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch)--------Let’s keep talking! Have a question or idea for a topic? Email winedine@allportsopen.com!Podcast artwork by Yogesh Nankar (Design by Dreamers).Intro and Outro music by John Bartmann.
This week, Rachel answers a listener question about how to define the relationship. Then she jumps into a conversation with her guest, Scarlett, about Scarlett’s journey in owning her sexuality. Conversation with Scarlett begins at 12:58:00 How to be a Healthy and Happy Submissive, by Kate Kinsey: https://www.katekinsey.com/how-to-be-a-submissive.html NYT Theatre Review for Venus in Fur, by David Ives: https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/09/theater/reviews/venus-in-fur-by-david-ives-with-nina-arianda-review.html (Based on the novel, Venus in Furs by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch) -------- Let’s keep talking! Have a question or idea for a topic? Email winedine@allportsopen.com! Podcast artwork by Yogesh Nankar (Design by Dreamers). Intro and Outro music by John Bartmann.
Ilona Dulaski and Tom Story are two of the most respected and celebrated theatre actors in the Washington DC area. Ilona is an accomplished actor, singer and voice over artist. She has performed in multiple productions at The Kennedy Center, Signature Theatre, Studio Theatre, Roundhouse Theatre, Olney Theatre Center and Wayside Theatre among many others. Her portrayal of Maria Callas in Terrence McNally’s Master Class at MetroStage garnered rave reviews. Tom has appeared as an actor in over 70 productions in New York, DC, and in many cities throughout the country. He is an Affiliated Artist at The Shakespeare Theatre Company where he has starred in works by Shakespeare, Noel Coward, Stephen Sondheim, David Ives and others. He has also directed various productions at Baltimore Theatre Festival, Adventure Theatre, Solas Nua and Roundhouse Theatre. Tom is a graduate of Duke University and The Juilliard School and he has been nominated seven times for DC’s Helen Hayes Award. He last appeared at Metro Stage in the one person show “Fully Committed” where he played over 40 characters. Ilona and Tom will be starring together for the first time as part of MetroStage’s tribute to the late great Terrence McNally in his play Mothers and Sons, streaming online Jan 13-17 at MetroStage.org
Patrick and Bob compare and contrast episode 21 of Gundam Wing and G Gundam to learn what works and does not about each of them. Patrick has trouble building a snowman now that he lives in southern California. Meanwhile Bob and Lev, still in the northeast, get snowed in after a blizzard and nearly resort to eating each other. Which of them would have been more delicious? Find out on this week's episode of Zaku Talk! 'Les Enfant Terribles' by Katia & Marielle Labeque available at: https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B08H5859VG/?tag=univemuisc-central-21&ie=UTF8&linkCode=as2&ascsubtag=c6a7130c9954ac24f12c24af16cf4f7b Learn more about David Ives at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ives Opening song - Erupting Burning Finger by Kohei Tanaka Ending song - Just Communication by Two-Mix Artwork by Kiley Mantis zaku, talk, gundam, skeyhill, quixotic, wing, g, skerry, communication, erupting, burning, finger, twenty one, 21
This week Ty & Violet read an excerpt from Venus In Fur by David Ives
Dan is an actor, director and producer. On TV, Dan is known for his work as twins Thad & Chad on Darren Star’s “Younger,” NBC’s “The Blacklist: Redemption,” CW’s “Tell Me A Story,” and for playing Prince William in William & Catherine: A Royal Romance, in addition to guest starring on various episodic shows like “Hawaii Five-0,” “Blue Bloods,” “Inside Amy a Schumer,” etc. Film credits include Overlook, Love The Coopers, Batman vs. Superman, among others. On stage, he has lead world premiere productions by such playwrights as A.R. Gurney and David Ives, from NYC to regional theaters like The Old Globe, The Shakespeare Theater, and the Utah Shakespeare Festival. He recently directed the award-winning premiere of Whirlwind for The Wild Project, Off-Broadway. He is currently in post-production for the film Egg Party, which he is producing. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Dan and two classmates from Carnegie Mellon founded the organization The Clear Day Project, which provides healing theatrical art to the 42,000 medical first responders in the Mount Sinai Health Care System, with contributions from everyday New York artists to award-winning celebrities alike, and was subsequently profiled on CNN. Dan lives in Brooklyn with his husband, son Theodore, two cats, and a parrot. @danamboyer
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David Ives is VP Engineering at Pollen, an international marketplace scale-up, changing the game in live music, youth culture and travel. Following several successful acquisitions in the travel space, they are already the market leader across North America, which has allowed them to tap into an increasingly larger share of a $12 billion market. As a service that’s core is dependant on group activities and experiences, we hear how Pollen.co is managing to grow in an industry that's rapidly shrinking. The travel industry has been hit hard by COVID, but David and his team have managed to pivot quickly during lockdown to ensure the company develops, rather than diminishes.
In the middle of the desert, two vultures find their lunch interrupted by a man of faith. Now, they have a bone to pick with Saint Francis of Assisi. Full of miraculous and mischievous wit, ST. FRANCIS PREACHES TO THE BIRDS by David Ives (Venus in Fur, PoA’s The Blizzard) features Carson Elrod (Peter and the Starcatcher, PoA’s Evening at Anaheim), Julie Halston (Tootsie, PoA’s Relative Strangers), Matthew Saldivar (Bernhardt/Hamlet, PoA’s The Philadelphia), an appearance by the legendary Lois Smith, and a surprise cameo from the playwright. Stay tuned after the performance for a conversation with Tony Award-winning director John Rando (Urinetown, PoA’s The Mystery at Twicknam Vicarage), the cast, and host Claudia Catania. Help us get to know you a bit better; go to playingonair.org/survey to fill out our listener survey.
B-Sides with Kurt & Jen where we play games and talk about nothing. Kurt's Favorite Comedy- Blues Brothers Jen's Favorite Comedy- Space Balls Son of Svengoolie Mall Car Chase Scene from the Blues Brothers on YouTube The Muppets "Get the Band Back Together" montage scene on YouTube Listen to our Foo Fighters episode Princess Bride zoom remake Jen's fantasy writer name: Jennifer R.R. Lamfers (Rita Rose) Hamilton on Disney+ trailer on YouTube One Sided Plays: 1. Fix by Joseph Arnone 2. Words, Words, Words by David Ives from his collection "All in the Timing" Intro Music is: "Imperfect World" by The Diagonals Outro Music: "Denouement" by Forced Perspective (A Kurt & Jen enterprise) Join us on for our next regular episode on 7/20 where we break down the humor of The Kinks! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kurtandjen/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kurtandjen/support
Anthony Crivello won a 1993 Tony Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical as the original Valentin in Hal Prince’s Kiss of the Spiderwoman at the Broadhurst Theater. During the show’s pre-Broadway run, Mr. Crivello also received the Canadian stage honor of a 1992 Dora Mavor Moore Nomination. He received a second Dora Mavor Moore Nomination in 1997 for the pre-Broadway production of Jane Eyre at the Royal Alexander Theater in Toronto. Mr. Crivello won the 1996 Joseph Jefferson Award as the Best Leading Actor in a Musical, for the pre-Broadway production of The House of Martin Guerre at the Tony Award winning Goodman Theater in Chicago directed by David Petrarca. Mr. Crivello received his second Joseph Jefferson Nomination in 2005 for his “comic perfection” on stage in the David Ives interpretation of the farce A Flea in Her Ear at the Tony Award winning Chicago Shakespeare Theater, directed by Gary Griffin. He won the 1985 Carbonell Award for Best Supporting Actor in the Broadway Musical The News. https://fundraise.projectals.org/campaign/prosetin-2020
Tony-nominee and theatre mainstay, Nancy Opel joins us for our first ever pizza party! You Might Know Her From Urinetown, The Toxic Avenger, Honeymoon in Vegas, Sunday in the Park with George, Fiddler on the Roof, and numerous David Ives productions. Nancy generously walked us through the Urinetown experience as it is an all time favorite theatrical piece for both Damian and Anne. Nancy also dished on making her Broadway debut as Patti LuPone’s cover in Evita, being unable to hear her co-stars in The Ice Storm, and becoming the go-to replacement for heavy hitting roles on Broadway. It was a true privilege! Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne Discussed this week: Nancy Opel IBDB Stop buying masks, the CDC needs them! Ryan Haggett presented me w/ the Celine tank I didn’t buy in Vegas Janet Jackson on tour this summer Nancy flew herself to NYC to audition for Juilliard and got in Urinetown (Mark Hollmann & Greg Kotis) “It’s a Privilege to Pee” from OBC Urinetown bootleg Nancy Opel’s “It’s a Privilege to Pee” starts at 9:30 twitch of the foot @13:02 Jeff McCarthy (Officer Lockstock) didn’t initially love Urinetown The Toxic Avenger musical (music by David Bryan of Bon Jovi) David Ives All in the Timing, Polish Joke, Time Flies) Fresh out of Juilliard, Nancy was Patti LuPone’s second cover for Evita on Broadway (only role as demanding is Elphaba in Wicked) Derrick Baskin in Ain’t Too Proud (did Memphis with Nancy) After Evita, she did Sunday in the Park with George (Sondheim) Brent Spiner (Data in Star Trek) was her co-star in SITPWG Last minute additions to SITPWG: “Lesson #8” || “Children and Art”Gypsy at City Center with Patti LuPone (directed by Arthur Laurents, who wrote the libretto) Nancy has stepped into many shows: Beautiful, Cinderella, Wicked, Memphis, Fiddler Nancy replaced Barbara Barrie in the 2004 Revival of Fiddler on the Roof with Alfred Molina & Randy Graff “Tradition” one of the most famous opening numbers in Broadway history “Topsy Turvy” added to Fiddler revival Harvey Fierstein and Rosie O’Donnell came into Fiddler The Ice Storm (Sigourney Weaver, Joan Allen, Kevin Kline) Dippity Doo on the windows to recreate ice Liz Larsen originated the mom (Genie Klein) in Beautiful Nancy Opel is an audition coach Pink made “flying” a career Singing while flying upside down in Honeymoon in Vegas The Heaviside Layer
Welker White is an actor with deep roots in theatre, film, and television. Most recently Welker completed shooting her third film with Martin Scorsese, The Irishman, opposite Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro. On stage Welker has performed on and off-Broadway as well as regionally, originating roles by playwrights Lisa Kron, John Patrick Shanley, Craig Lucas, Mac Wellman, David Ives, Keith Reddin, and many others. Welker holds an MFA in Directing from Brooklyn College, where she teaches in the MFA Acting program. Damian Young is a career actor with over 100 credited film and television appearances. His work spans the films of Hal Hartley and cult favorite Nickelodeon's Pete and Pete, to roles in films such as Birdman, Catfight, Wonderstruck, and Ocean's 8. His recent work includes a series regular on HBO’s The Comeback, and recurring roles on House of Cards, Ozark, Homeland, and The Good Wife. Damian has worked extensively in theatre, both on and off-Broadway, as well as regionally. Together, through a unique, process-oriented approach to the form, they provide actors with concrete tools to unlock authentic behavior that reads onscreen. To learn more visit their website https://www.themovingframe.com Get access to more performing arts jobs than any other platform by going to www.backstage.com/action to get 30 days free.
What would you sacrifice for a lifelong pal? A kidney? Your safety? $900 -- for a very specific television? From acclaimed wordsmith David Ives (Venus in Fur, PoA's The Blizzard), THE GOODNESS OF YOUR HEART asks what the limits of friendship really are. Directed by Tony winner John Rando (Broadway's On the Town, PoA's The Philadelphia), the cast features comedic favorites Arnie Burton (Broadway's Peter and the Starcatcher, PoA's The Mystery at Twicknam Vicarage) and Rick Holmes (Broadway's Cabaret, "Fosse/Verdon"). After the play, the artists join host Claudia Catania to discuss morality, childishness, and the fruits of generosity.
With a storm raging outside, a horror screenwriter (Jesse Eisenberg) and his wife (Heidi Schreck) are cozying up for a romantic weekend in the middle of nowhere. The weather outside is frightful -- and so is the mysterious couple that just arrived on their doorstep. Directed by John Rando and starring Eisenberg (The Social Network, Playing on Air's A Little Part of All of Us), Schreck (What the Constitution Means to Me), Alfredo Narciso (Time and the Conways, PoA's West of Stupid and Mere Mortals), and Sarah Sokolovic ("Homeland," PoA's Anniversary), David Ives's THE BLIZZARD will send a shiver down your spine. Stay tuned after this special bonus episode for a conversation with host Claudia Catania and the artists about Agatha Christie fandom and what makes art creepy.
Take a look at the process of creating The Panties, The Partner and the Profit. On this episode of the Prosecast, Shakespeare Theatre Company staff members Drew Lichtenberg and Hannah Hessel Ratner are joined by the three women performing in the David Ives’s contemporary adaptation of Carl Sternheim’s trilogy. Recorded at the Shakespeare Theatre Company […]
From the beloved narrator of the Harry Potter audiobooks and the playwright of Venus in Fur comes a wickedly clever whodunit. In THE MYSTERY AT TWICKNAM VICARAGE, Scotland Yard's Inspector Dexter (Jim Dale) arrives at a country parsonage to investigate the murder of Jeremy Thumpington-Fffienes (David Furr). As Jeremy's wife (Kelly Hutchinson), two lovers (Scarlett Strallen and Arnie Burton), and a suspiciously attractive sofa aid in the investigation, the crime crescendos into an uproarious parody of Masterpiece Theater, Sherlock Holmes, and all things British. After the play, Tony-winning director John Rando (Urinetown, On the Town), Ives, and the cast join host Claudia Catania in a behind-the-scenes interview.
It's time for a little laughter, don't you think? This week on No Script, Jackson and Jacob take on a hilarous two-hander by David Ives: "Venus in Fur." When a nervous new playwright/director holds auditons for the part of the leading lady, a wacky young actress shows up to claim the part. What happens next... comedy. Pure and simple. Join us as J&J talk about Greek mythology, classic literary metaphors, and, yes, sex. CONTENT WARNING: This play and this conversation contain mature themes/language. ------------------------------ We had so much fun talking about this play, and we’d love to keep the conversation going! What were some of your thoughts if you’ve read or have seen the play? What are you favorite themes? Characters? Plot Points? Or do you disagree with us on any of our thoughts? We’d love to hear from you. Check us out on social media or email at: Email: noscriptpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/No-Script-The-Podcast-1675491925872541/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noscriptpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/noscriptpodcast ------------------------------ Our theme song is “Blessed” by Purple Planet Music. Credit as follows: Music: http://www.purple-planet.com ------------------------------ Logo Design: Jacob Mann Christiansen Logo Text: Paralines designed by Lewis Latham of http://lewislatham.co/ ------------------------------ Thanks so much for listening! We’ll see you next week. ------------------------------
Over drinks and nibbles, the audience stand in for Mish Grigor's family and have a conversation about sex in her play The Talk, Opera Australia's regional tour of Madame Butterfly features children's choruses from the local community, David Ives' sexually charged play Venus in Fur comes to Canberra, and S. Ansky's The Dybbuk gets a startling reinterpretation by Chamber Made and Samara Hersch in Dybbuks.
Saludos mi gente… en este episodio me senté a conversar con el gran Luis Ra Rivera - actor, comediante - para ver de qué manera (si es que hay alguna) podemos criticar el cine. Creemos que hay una racha buena de películas locales en cartelera en los últimos meses. ¿Cómo afecta la opinión pública en el éxito de la película? ¿Cómo se critica nuestro cine? ¿Se puede comparar? ¡Quiero recordarles que tengo dos producciones en camino! 1: «Seguro llega mañana» escrita y dirigida por Ricardo Cobián. Se presentará del 3-6 de mayo en el Anfiteatro #1 de la Facultad de Generales en la IUPI. 10$ Para más info busca la página en facebook @segurollegapr 2: «Venus en piel» escrita por David Ives. Se presentará del 10-12 de mayo en el Café-Teatro El Ensayo. Yo debuto como director de teatro, y estoy bien pompia'o. En escena Luis Ra Rivera y Gaby Saker. Para info boletos: 787-590-6534 o busca la página en facebook: @venusenpiel El poema del final es uno escrito y declamado por Omar Iloy, uno de nuestros poetas contemporáneos más influyentes de nuestra generación. «El camino» ¡Aquí les dejo el link para que vean todo su material! ¡Síganlo! https://youtu.be/_MWYIxtk6mo Síguenos en las Redes Sociales Facebook, Instagram y ahora TWITTER : @absurdopr --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/quequestion/support
From David Ives (Venus in Fur) comes a madcap satire of Brotherly Love and cosmic misunderstandings. Mark thought he woke up in New York City this morning, so why isn't there a cab, a copy of the Times, or a cold beer in sight? You can't always get what you want, and in this clash of the cities, you might only be able to get the complete opposite - plus a cheesesteak. Directed by Tony Award winner John Rando (Urinetown, Jerry Springer - The Opera,) The Philadelphia features Carson Elrod (Peter & the Starcatcher, The Liar), Jenn Harris (Silence! The Musical), and Matthew Saldivar (Saint Joan, JUNK). Stay tuned after the play for a behind-the-scenes conversation with host Claudia Catania and the artists.
Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Venus In Fur Directed by Green Room Award winner Kirsten von Bibra and starring Darcy Kent and Lightning Jar’s Tilly Legge, Venus in Fur by David Ives is a whip-smart exploration of sexual politics, gender and power through the lens of sadomasochism. For more visit http://www.fortyfivedownstairs.com/wp2016/event/venus-fur-david-ives/2018-03-09/ Theatre First RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4839371.rss Subscribe, rate and review Theatre First at all good podcatcher apps, including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Stitcher, Pocket Casts, audioBoom, CastBox.fm, Podbean etc. If you're enjoying Theatre First podcast, please share and tell your friends. Your support would be appreciated...thank you. #theatre #stage #reviews #Melbourne #Australia #AlexFirst #TheatreFirst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
A meet-cute in a coffee shop contains multitudes, in this entertaining, experimental short, now a classic, from David Ives (Venus in Fur). It is from his collection of shorts called IT'S ALL IN THE TIMING and it couldn't be more about how everything in life is indeed all in the timing. But it takes you to another dimension first. Fun. Sure Thing features comic pros Carson Elrod and Liv Rooth. Directed by Tony winner John Rando. Original music by Tom Kochan. There is an interview with David Ives moderated by PoA's Claudia Catania, following the play. Playing on Air is a public radio show and podcast featuring great American short plays with great American actors. We distribute audio productions of contemporary short plays, translating stage works into enduring modern radio theater. We aim to redefine radio drama for today's digital, mobile audience.
Herman Melville's white whale survived his battle with Captain Ahab only to surface in the works of contemporary filmmakers, painters, playwrights and musicians. Kurt Andersen explores the influence of this American Icon with the help of Ray Bradbury, Tony Kushner, Laurie Anderson and Frank Stella. Actor Edward Herrmann is our voice of Ishmael and Mark Price narrates David Ives's short play Moby-Dude. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Herman Melville's white whale survived his battle with Captain Ahab only to surface in the works of contemporary filmmakers, painters, playwrights and musicians. Kurt Andersen explores the influence of this American Icon with the help of Ray Bradbury, Tony Kushner, Laurie Anderson and Frank Stella. Actor Edward Herrmann is our voice of Ishmael and Mark Price narrates David Ives's short play Moby-Dude. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sit in on a conversation with STC Affiliated Artist Gregory Wooddell in the latest instillation of the Prosecast. The episode explores how actors prepare to dive into the symphonic world of David Ives’ comedies plus a refresher on Molière and a look at how David Ives’ approached his latest transladaptation. Recorded at the Shakespeare Theatre […]
In IT'S ALL GOOD, a short play by a master of the form, David Ives (Venus In Fur, All in the Timing), a Chicago native visits his hometown and encounters his past. Directed by Tony Award winner John Rando, IT'S ALL GOOD features Carson Elrod, Rick Holmes and Kelly Hutchinson. As you'll hear, this is a four character play, but at the last minute, one stellar actress was struck down by extreme flu and Kelly valiantly assumed both roles! Stay tuned after the performance for a conversation moderated by our Producing Artistic Director, Claudia Catania. Playing on Air is a public radio show and podcast featuring great American short plays with great American actors. We distribute audio productions of contemporary short plays, translating stage works into enduring modern radio theater. We aim to redefine radio drama for today's digital, mobile audience.
This week Jesse and Kevin talk about naps, waking up early, ice cream, the passage of time, reading games, chambers with secrets in them, vampires, getting back into bed, finding the time to write, reading all the books, 33 Minutes, watching the oscars through twitter, how to make coffee, macaroni soup, and the best way to cook pasta. Links Chris Rock has a great bit on jobs versus careers. Kevin is excited to play the new Torment RPG. Paul Dean's article about Stardew Valley makes Kevin want to write more. Notable Twitter accounts: @GuyInYourMFA @dystopianya @alexandraerin @GlennF @SwiftOnSecurity @KermitTheFrog Kevin's biggest writing influences were David Ives, David Mamet, and Aaron Sorkin. Kevin thinks Jesse would enjoy The Expanse and the Battlestar Galactica board game. But Jesse's not so sure. Moka pots make great coffee. Bannock bread is an easy quick bread. The cold water pasta method is some bullshit. (Sorry Kevin and Alton).
In The Other Woman by David Ives, an insomniac writer experiences a different side of his wife after darkness falls. It features Laila Robins ("Homeland"; Planes, Trains & Automobiles) and Robert Cuccioli (Jekyll and Hyde, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark). Directed by Tony Award winner, John Rando. Stay tuned after the performance for a conversation with the playwright, David Ives, and Producing Artistic Director, Claudia Catania. Playing on Air is a public radio show and podcast featuring great American short plays with great American actors. We distribute audio productions of contemporary short plays, translating stage works into enduring modern radio theater. We aim to redefine radio drama for today's digital, mobile audience.
Writer David Ives talks about his prolific and wide-ranging playwriting career, including his new comedy at the Classic Stage Company, The Liar, and his current collaboration with Stephen Sondheim on a new musical, based on 2 Luis Buñuel films.
In this week's podcast, two vultures have a bone to pick with Saint Francis. St. Francis Preaches To The Birds by David Ives, features Carson Elrod (Peter and the Starcatcher), Julie Halston (Vampire Lesbians of Sodom), Matthew Saldivar (Peter and the Starcatcher), and Lois Smith (East of Eden, Five Easy Pieces); directed by Tony Award winner, John Rando. Stay tuned after the performance for a conversation with the artists, moderated by founding Artistic Director Claudia Catania. Playing on Air is a public radio show and podcast featuring great American short plays with great American actors. We distribute audio productions of contemporary short plays, translating stage works into enduring modern radio theater. We aim to redefine radio drama for today's digital, mobile audience.
“Battle of the sexes.” That phrase dates back to at least 1914, when the notorious filmmaker D.W. Griffith (he of “Birth of a Nation”) released a blatantly sexist film with that title. “Battle of the Sexes.” Over the years, what that phrase means and how that particular battle is fought, has vastly evolved. Consider, for example, the enormous differences between Lerner and Lowe’s beloved 1956 musical “My Fair Lady,” and David Ives’ spicy 2011 comedy-drama “Venus in Fur.” We begin with that last one. Currently running at San Rafael’s Belrose Theater, directed by Carl Jordan and presented by Marin Onstage, ‘Venus in Fur’ is a two-person examination of sex, power and the pleasures of pain. There is a bit of light sadomasochism. There is leather and a dog collar. And it’s hilarious. When an off Broadway audition is crashed, late, by a scattered, goofy mess of an actress—excellently played by Melissa Claire, who plays the character as alternately ditzy, sexy and scary—she convinces the frustrated playwright-director—Tyler McKenna, quite good in a tough role—to let her audition. At first she seems totally unprepared. But she seems to know the play by heart, even though the script has not yet been distributed. And she seems to know quite a bit about the 1870 novel on which the new play is based, a novel written by the man for whom the term “masochism” was named. What follows is a series of escalating power trips and challenges and sexual intimidation, in which the rules, and the roles, change several times. Very adult, very funny, and full of surprises, this is a play designed, in part, to make you rethink how women are traditionally portrayed in theater and literature. Which brings us to ‘My Fair Lady,’ now playing at 6th Street Playhouse. Much tamer, compared to “Venus in Fur,” and clearly the product of an early era, the beloved musical ‘My Fair Lady’ was itself a taming-down of G.B. Shaw’s furious social critique ‘Pygmalion.’ It features some of the best songs ever written for the stage—‘Wouldn’t it be Loverly,’ ‘With a Little bit of Luck,’ ‘I Could Have Danced All Night,’ ‘The Street Where You Live,’ ‘I’m getting Married in the Morning.’ Impressively sung by a strong-voiced cast—who are somewhat poorly supported by a spotty orchestra. The production’s pleasures include a marvelous Norman Hall singing two of the show’s most famous songs, and some delightful costuming by Tracy Hinman. The play is directed with obvious affection by Craig Miller, who employs some impressive touches—crumpled poetry, a well-timed tear, but despite the cleverness of these inventions, it can’t quite make this dated, deeply tired show seem less like the out-of-touch dinosaur it is. As the self-impressed professor of linguistics Henry Higgins, David Yen is thoroughly entertaining, though not very likable, gleefully aiming a barrage of insults at Eliza Doolittle, an unhappy flower girl who asks him to teach her proper English enunciation. As Eliza, Denise Elia sings the part beautifully, effectively underplaying the character’s usual fire, thus emphasizing Eliza’s fear and uncertainty—making Higgins even less likable in the process. That, it must be said, has always been the primary failure of ‘My Fair Lady’—a Battle of the Sexes” love story in which the last thing we want is for main characters to fall in love. ‘Venus in Fur’ runs Fridays and Saturdays through May 21 at Belrose Theater, Visit marinonstage.org. ‘My Fair Lady’ runs Thursday–Sunday, through June 6 at 6th Street Playhouse. www.6thstreetplayhouse.com
Swinging Hammer Productions presents “All in the Timing,” one-act plays by David Ives, produced by Tom Challinor with performances Thursday to Sunday January 21-24, 2016 at Bainbridge Performing Arts. Renowned local actors such as John Ellis and Barbara Deering, and local directors will be joined by professional talent from Kitsap and Seattle. We remember the annual One Act Festivals in the last five years that featured multiple new, local playwrights, directors and actors. This year's one-acts will depart from that format, though still featuring some of Bainbridge's best actors and directors. Tom Challinor, formerly Director of Bainbridge Performing Arts' Shakespeare Society, tells BCB host Channie Peters about this year's winter one-act plays - all six in the performance by award-winning playwright, David Ives. David Ives' plays have been described as fast-paced humor with surprises and witty dialogue. "Like sketches for some hilarious, celestially conceived revue. The writing is not only very funny, it has density of thought and precision of poetry…ALL IN THE TIMING is by a master of fun. David Ives spins hilarity out of words." —NY Times "Theatre that aerobicizes the brain and tickles the heart. Ives is a mordant comic who has put the play back in playwright…A wondrous wordmaster." —Time Magazine Find out about Tom Challinor's latest project, Swinging Hammer Productions, which most recently produced David Mamet's "American Buffalo". Tickets for all performances are on sale now at Swinging Hammer, and at Bainbridge Performing Arts or at the box office. The Thursday, January 21st performance is a “pay-what-you-can” preview. All performances start at 7:30 pm. Credits: BCB host: Channie Peters; BCB audio editor: Tim Bird; BCB social media publisher: Barry Peters.
Where are you creating your life from being serious and not seeing the humor? If you are laughing at the sillyness of your life would that be an invitation to create everything you have been desiring? Katie Rubin is a nationally touring Stand Up Comic, Solo Show Performer, Regional Theater Actress and Director, Playwright, Screenwriter, Public Speaker, and Energy Healer. She has an MFA in Acting from UC Davis, a BA in Theater and Dance from Amherst College, and a certificate of Completion from four year healing school, The University of Spiritual Healing and Sufism. She is currently both playing the lead female role in a new play, "Of Kites and Kings" at Sacramento Theater Company, and directing a production of "The Motherfucker With The Hat" at Big Idea Theater. She just completed a run of "Mr. Burns," at Capital Stage, and heads to The Aurora Theater Company this March to play "Lisette" in David Ives' Heir Apparent. When she's not making people laugh on stage, she's busy with her busy energy healing practice, seeing 4-8 clients per week. For details or to make an appointment, please visit www.katierubin.com Lisa Benitz embodies kindness and caring for unlocking the self-imposed prison we create with our debris. She shows us an easier way to create the life we have always known was possible. By removing emotional and physical baggage, she assists clients in clarifying and bringing about an ease with yourself and relationships with others. lisabenitz@icloud.com ~ https://www.facebook.com/infinitenergies ~ http://www.infiniteenergies.ca/
Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) ANIMALS OUT OF PAPER, by Rajiv Joseph, at R-S Theatrics; (2) IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS, by Irving Berlin, David Ives & Paul Blake, at the Fox Theatre; (3) RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN, by Gina Gionfriddo, at the West End Players Guild; (4) BETH LEAVEL: MUNY MAGIC AT THE SHELDON, The Muny at the Sheldon Concert Hall; (5) STAGE DOOR, by George S. Kaufman & Edna Ferber, at the Webster Univ. Conservatory; (6) CRIMES OF THE HEART, by Beth Henley, at Saint Louis Univ.; and (7) THE MISANTHROPE, by Moliere, at Washington Univ.
Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) SEMINAR, by Theresa Rebeck, at St. Louis Actors’ Studio, (2) THE WORLD BEGUN, by Nancy Bell, at Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, (3) VENUS IN FUR, by David Ives, at West End Players Guild, (4) OLIVER, by Lionel Bart, at The Alpha Players of Florissant, (5) HAPPY DAYS, by Samuel Beckett, at The Black Mirror Theatre Company, and (6) MARY POPPINS, by Julian Fellowes, Richard M. & Robert B. Sherman, et al., at Christ Memorial Productions.
Something kinky has been taking place lately in the world of mainstream entertainment. Sadism and masochism are now to romantic comedy what romance and comedy use to be to romantic comedy. From the 2002 movie Secretary to 2011’s three-novel series 50 Shades of Grey (released as a movie earlier this year), many of our favorite new “love stories” are disturbingly, conspicuously twisted. Standing somewhere between those two examples is David Ives’ Tony-winning 2010 stage play "Venus in Fur," now running at Main Stage West in Sebastopol. Winner of the Tony for Best Play and Best Actress, Venus in Fur stands as a career high-water-mark for Ives, who’s best known for work like All in the Timing and Lives of the Saints, both collections of short one-acts. Ives’ work, by and large, has tended to sacrifice plot in the service of playing with language. Few playwrights are as masterful and entertaining with words and sentences as is Ives. But as an inventor of compelling stories, he’s always been a little lacking. Perhaps that’s the reason he’s chosen to adapt so many classic tales by other people when tackling full-length plays, works like Piere Corneille’s "The Liar" and Moliere’s "The Misanthrope." With "Venus in Fur," Ives fuses his best instincts into one show, fashioning a language-rich play about a playwright-director who’s just completed an adaption of the 1870 novel Venus in Furs, by Austrian writer Leopold von Sacher-Masoch. And here’s where it gets kinky. Sacher-Masoch is the gentlemen for whom the term “masochism” was named, and Venus in Furs is the novel that brought the concept of sadomasochism into public awareness. At Main Stage West, Anthony Abate plays Thomas the playwright, who has been auditioning actresses for the part of Vanda, an aristocratic woman who spontaneously takes a sex-slave and learns to mistreat him in degrading ways. As Thomas is about to leave his New York office, with the role of Vanda still uncast, in walks an actress whose name is also Vanda (mysterious!), played by Rose Roberts, who’s pretty much astonishing from start to finish. Vanda is a hot mess of an actress, dropping F-bombs left and right, desperate to audition though she’s three hours late, clutching a bag of props and costumes and a copy of the script she’s somehow gotten her hands on - despite the fact that almost no one has read it but Thomas and his producers. It is difficult to describe what happens next without spoiling the delicate series of revelations and red-herrings Ives incorporates into his gradually intensifying - and frequently hilarious - if not exactly plot-heavy story. The audition quickly turns into a battle of wits, sexuality, and gender assumptions. Thomas is surprised when that Vanda seems to have memorized the entire script, and as the audition commences, he reluctantly reads the role of the sex-slave to Vanda’s dominatrix. Sacher-Masoch’s soft-porn story-within-the-story - which Vanda eventually eviscerates with her dead-on critical analysis - eventually overlaps onto the intensifying power-play taking place between director and actress. There’s a bit of smoke-and-mirrors going on in Ives’ script, which would have little story at all were it not for the story within the story, but Ives’ work the smoke and mirrors well enough that few will notice that not much actually happens. But then, what does happen is extremely entertaining and even a little thought-provoking, thanks largely to director David Lear, who adds a few bold additions to Ives’ original vision. Ultimately, this uneven but highly intelligent play has lots to say about what men and women think about men and women. Funny, thoughtful, and painfully to-the-point, Venus in Fur is so good it hurts. "Venus in Fur" runs Thursday–Sunday through April 25 at Main Stage West. Mainstagewest.org. I’m David Templeton, Second Row Center, for KRCB.
The latest Prosecast takes you inside the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s production of The Metromaniacs. Learn about working with David Ives, the lost French playwright Alexis Peron and hear from actor and poet Adam LeFevre. Recorded at the Shakespeare Theatre Company by: Hannah Hessel Ratner, Audience Enrichment Manager Drew Lichtenberg, Literary Associate Adam LeFevre, Francalou The […]
Bainbridge Island's very talented actors and writers are showcased in the Fifth Annual One Act Festival - “Fifty Shades of Funny.” In this podcast, director Dinah Manoff tells us about the origin of this popular festival of short plays written by well-known playwrights as well as by three local writers. These are performed by extraordinary array of 32 of her talented students, many of whom are familiar to regular BPA theatre fans. This year, the plays are eclectic, racy, entertaining, and all very funny. There are 11 one-act plays: “The Adventures Of…” by Kathleen Warnock; “You Don't Have to be Jewish” by Bob Booker and George Foster; “Workout” by Wendy Wasserstein; “Consolidated Worldwide” by Jim Anderson; “That Word” by Mark Harvey Levine; “Ties That Bind” by Eric Coble; “Arabian Nights” by David Ives; “The Mercury and the Magic” by Rolin Jones; “The Angle of Death” by Michelle Allen; “A View from the Porch” by Warren Read. There are just three performances from January 16-18, plus the "pay-what-you-can" preview on Thursday, January 15th. Tickets are on sale now at the BPA website. Credits: BCB host: Channie Peters; BCB editor and social media publisher: Barry Peters
Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review ((1) ALL IN THE TIMING, by David Ives, at St. Louis Actors' Studio, (2) OFF THE MAP, by Joan Ackermann, at West End Players Guild, (3) GOOD IN EVERYTHING, by Nancy Bell, at Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, (4) ASSASSINS, by Stephen Sondheim & John Weidman, at the November Theater Co., (5) CORPUS CHRISTI, by Terrence McNally, at 108 Productions, and (6) SPAMALOT, by Eric Idle, John du Prez, & Neil Innes, at The Alpha Players of Florissant.
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Gerry Kowarsky and guest host Mark Bretz interview Alexandra LoBianco, soprano, and Karen Coe Miller, director, of Union Avenue Opera’s “Siegfried” after reviewing (1) THE LIAR, by David Ives, adapted from Pierre Corneille, at St. Louis Shakespeare, (2) HELLO, DOLLY!, by Jerry Herman & Michael Stewart, at The Muny, and (3) THE WIZ, by William F. Brown & Charlie Smalls, at Hawthorne Players.
From scandalized master auteur Roman Polanski comes this new film based on the play by David Ives. "Venus in Fur" is about a frustrated theatrical writer-director named Thomas (Mathieu Amalric) who is getting ready to go home after a disappointing series of auditions for the lead actress in his play. Enter Vanda (Emanuelle Seigner) who is drenched, late and woefully wrong for the part. Yet she insists she is made for the role and guilts Thomas into letting her audition, despite his better judgment. Quickly, Thomas realizes Vanda is perfect for the role and finds himself playing the male lead during their sexually tense reading. What follows is an elegant film, rendered by Polanski with such skill that one forgets they are watching a movie, and not getting caught up in a play. Sure, the style is apparent, but what about the substance? Phil admired the masterful control Polanski has over his actors and the overall production, but feels a little let down by the conclusion. Andrew is wowed by the acting and would love to see more plays adapted into films. Catch "Venus in Fur" at your local art house theater and participate in the discussion on this blog. You can download the podcast here by right-clicking on the hypertext link and choosing "save as", or you can use the convenient player located below:If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here
How do you make it funny? Director William Brown and cast members Laura Rook and Nate Burger join Anne Nicholson Weber to talk about the comedy - verbal, physical and situational - in Writers Theatre's production of David Ives play, The Liar, adapted from Pierre Corneille's 17th century script.
On this episode, Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) DOUBLE INDEMNITY, by David Pichette & R. Hamilton Wright, at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, (2) DAY OF THE DOG, by Daniel Damiano, at St. Louis Actors' Studio, (3) VENUS IN FUR, by David Ives, at the Repertory Theatre Studio Theatre, (4) PASSION, adapted by Pamela Reckamp, at Spotlight Theatre, (5) WAR HORSE, by Nick Stafford, at the Fox Theatre, (6) RABBIT HOLE, by David Lindsay-Abaire, at the Theatre Guild of Webster Groves., (7) TOSCA, by Giacomo Puccini, at Winter Opera St. Louis, and (8) HARVEY, by Mary Chase, at Over Due Theatre Co.
Dillon and Erik have a more low-key discussion of dorm life, interdisciplinary unity, pod twitters, presidential inaugurations, and... Sports? FeaturingSports update with Danny Grant.Interview with Amy Dauer, director of one act plays "Words, Words, Words" by David Ives in SAMC Theatre's New Generations, opening January 29, 2013.Promo Videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjCcEW-WZxEfor tickets email the twu box office twuboxoffice@gmail.comAmy Dauer's film work.PaintedThe Walrus and the CarpenterFeatured Music"I don't wanna go to bed" by Lion and the Mouse. Fronted by Sheldon Kozushko. Facebook YouTube"Rain of Judah" by Josh Dauer. Find him at soundcloud.com/dauerContact InfoHave a rant to send us?An event that needs publicity?Do you have some music you want us to play?email us, or find us on twitter @erikacoustik @dillondeanThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.http://archive.org/download/TdubHub/Episode2CelebrityPresidentation.mp3
Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, by Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, & Joseph Stein, at the Peabody Opera House, (2) CRUEL TO BE KIND?, by Christopher Limber, & OTHELLO IN A BREATH, by Elizabeth Birkenmeier, at Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, (3) BRING IT ON: THE MUSICAL, by Jeff Whitty, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Tom Kitt, & Amanda Green, at the Fox Theatre, (4) YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU, by Kaufman & Hart, at Alpha Players, (5) ALL IN THE TIMING, by David Ives, at the Theatre Guild of Webster Groves, (6) EDGAR ALLEN POE'S NEVERMORE, by Edgar Allen Poe, Grace Barnes, & Matt Conner, at Webster Univ. Conservatory, (7) CAMDEN & LILLY, by Carter W. Lewis, at Washington Univ., (8) 100 SAINTS YOU SHOULD KNOW, by Kate Fodor, at Webster Univ. Conservatory, and (9) DONNA WEINSTING AND LARA BUCK: BOLD. BAWDY. BLONDE., at The Presenters Dolan.
David Ives's Sexy Comedy, “Venus in Fur”.
Our distinguished panel of playwrights -- Charles Busch, David Ives, Donald Margulies and Suzan-Lori Parks -- discuss the moment when they realized they wanted to be writers; who influenced them in their early careers; whether or not they have a specific actor in mind when they write; their collaboration with directors; and the theaters they consider to be their homes.
The panelists - director/playwright Vernel Bagneris ("Jelly Roll!"), playwright David Ives ("All in the Timing"), actor Nancy Opel ("All in the Timing"), director Lawrence Sacharow ("Three Tall Women"), Playwrights Horizons artistic director Don Scardino ("A Cheever Evening"), choreographer Matthew West ("Beauty and the Beast") - discuss their current productions, the relationship between director and playwright, and the role of a dramaturg.
No Refund Theatre is holding auditions for the FOUR shows that will open our Fall ‘09 season! NON-THEATRE MAJORS ARE MORE THAN WELCOME! These shows are: Sept 11-12: “A Night of One Acts,” featuring works by David Ives and Christopher Durang, directed by Johnna Scrabis Sept 18-19: “Steel Magnolias” by Robert Harling, directed by Buddy Ruse Oct 2-3: “All My Sons” by Arthur Miller, directed by Jesse Cramer Oct 9-10: “The Taming of the Shrew” by William Shakespeare, directed by Mark Celeste Auditions will be held MONDAY, April 20, through WEDNESDAY, April 22. The auditions will run from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Chambers Building lobby each evening. FOR AUDITIONS PLEASE: 1) SIGN UP FOR AN AUDITION TIME on the sheets posted on the door to the NRT office in 318 HUB (It’s right by the elevators on the 3rd floor). When you come to audition at your scheduled time, we’ll have you all initial by your sign-up time. *We will still accept walk-in auditions but be prepared to wait for an opening. 2) PREPARE A ONE-MINUTE MONOLOGUE that you feel matches the tone of the role you’d like to audition for. If you’re not auditioning for a specific role, just pick a monologue that shows you off. BUT DO NOT EXCEED ONE MINUTE. ********************************************************************************************** RECAP: -AUDITIONS WILL BE HELD MONDAY-WEDNESDAY ONLY! -SIGN UP FOR A TIME IN ADVANCE ON THE SHEET POSTED ON THE DOOR TO THE HUB NRT OFFICE — ROOM 318. Although we will accept walk-ins, we advise you to sign up if you are busy and need to get in and out of auditions quickly! We’ll be trying to get through 4-6 people every 20 minutes. -PREPARE A MONOLOGUE, OR USE ONE OF OURS AVAILABLE AT AUDITIONS! (BUT KEEP IT TO 1 MINUTE, PLEASE.) **********************************************************************************************
David Ives (b. 1950) attended Northwestern University where he began writing plays. He produced his first play, Canvas, in New York City with the Circle Repertory Company. He later took on a job as an editor of Foreign Affairs and eventually studied drama at Yale University's School of Drama, where he received his MFA. He is known for many successful plays including, All in the Timing, Words, Words, Words, Sure Thing, and Philip Glass Buys a Loaf of Bread. His latest play, Don Juan in Chicago, received the Outer Critic's Circle's John Gassner Playwriting Award and a Drama Desk nomination for outstanding play. Ives also received the 1994 George and Elizabeth Martin Playwrighting Award from Young Playwrights Inc. Ives lives in New York and teaches at Columbia University.
David Ives (b. 1950) attended Northwestern University where he began writing plays. He produced his first play, Canvas, in New York City with the Circle Repertory Company. He later took on a job as an editor of Foreign Affairs and eventually studied drama at Yale University's School of Drama, where he received his MFA. He is known for many successful plays including, All in the Timing, Words, Words, Words, Sure Thing, and Philip Glass Buys a Loaf of Bread. His latest play, Don Juan in Chicago, received the Outer Critic's Circle's John Gassner Playwriting Award and a Drama Desk nomination for outstanding play. Ives also received the 1994 George and Elizabeth Martin Playwrighting Award from Young Playwrights Inc. Ives lives in New York and teaches at Columbia University.
Playwright David Ives talks about his many acts of "literary ventriloquism," channeling the voices of the authors of classic musicals for City Center's Encores series, including the current "Juno" and upcoming "No, No Nanette", as well as the distinctive voice of Mark Twain for the recent Broadway production of "Is He Dead?" He also describes the luck that led to his first play being produced at New York's famed Circle Repertory Company right after he graduated from college; explains why he enrolled at the Yale School of Drama only after his early successes; chronicles how his work for a theatre company that consisted of little more than a copy machine and an artistic director ultimately led to his success with "All In The Timing"; reflects on the role of pain in writing short comedies; considers whether he was typecast only as a writer of one-acts; and shares the genesis of his interest in the philosopher Spinoza, which led to his writing "New Jerusalem", seen Off-Broadway at CSC earlier this season. Original air date - March 28, 2008.
Playwright David Ives talks about his many acts of "literary ventriloquism," channeling the voices of the authors of classic musicals for City Center's Encores series, including the current "Juno" and upcoming "No, No Nanette", as well as the distinctive voice of Mark Twain for the recent Broadway production of "Is He Dead?" He also describes the luck that led to his first play being produced at New York's famed Circle Repertory Company right after he graduated from college; explains why he enrolled at the Yale School of Drama only after his early successes; chronicles how his work for a theatre company that consisted of little more than a copy machine and an artistic director ultimately led to his success with "All In The Timing"; reflects on the role of pain in writing short comedies; considers whether he was typecast only as a writer of one-acts; and shares the genesis of his interest in the philosopher Spinoza, which led to his writing "New Jerusalem", seen Off-Broadway at CSC earlier this season. Original air date - March 28, 2008.
Tony Award-winner Norbert Leo Butz talks about his first reaction on being approached about appearing in a "new" Mark Twain play, "Is He Dead?", and about the construction of farce and how David Ives crafted the version of the play currently on Broadway; recalls his classical training at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival; marvels at the good fortune that landed him in the company of "Rent" only two weeks after moving to New York; considers the experience of appearing in the critically unpopular Harry Connick musical "Thou Shalt Not"; describes the feeling of playing a character in "The Last Five Years" based on composer Jason Robert Brown -- with Brown often directly behind him as he sang; recounts the loss of a song for Fiyero when "Wicked" was out of town in San Francisco and how he worked with Stephen Schwartz in choosing a replacement; and delineates the difference between performing in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" with John Lithgow and his successor, Jonathan Pryce. Original air date - January 11, 2008.
Tony Award-winner Norbert Leo Butz talks about his first reaction on being approached about appearing in a "new" Mark Twain play, "Is He Dead?", and about the construction of farce and how David Ives crafted the version of the play currently on Broadway; recalls his classical training at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival; marvels at the good fortune that landed him in the company of "Rent" only two weeks after moving to New York; considers the experience of appearing in the critically unpopular Harry Connick musical "Thou Shalt Not"; describes the feeling of playing a character in "The Last Five Years" based on composer Jason Robert Brown -- with Brown often directly behind him as he sang; recounts the loss of a song for Fiyero when "Wicked" was out of town in San Francisco and how he worked with Stephen Schwartz in choosing a replacement; and delineates the difference between performing in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" with John Lithgow and his successor, Jonathan Pryce. Original air date - January 11, 2008.
Norbert Leo Butz, 2005 Tony winner for his role in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, talks about his first reaction on being approached about appearing in a "new" Mark Twain play, Is He Dead?, and about the construction of farce and how David Ives crafted the version of the play currently on Broadway; recalls his classical training at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival; marvels at the good fortune that landed him in the company of Rent only two weeks after moving to New York; considers the experience of appearing in the critically unpopular Harry Connick musical Thou Shalt Not; describes the feeling of playing a character in The Last Five Years based on composer Jason Robert Brown -- with Brown often directly behind him as he sang; recounts the loss of a song for Fiyero when Wicked was out of town in San Francisco and how he worked with Stephen Schwartz in choosing a replacement; and delineates the difference between performing in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels with John Lithgow and his successor, Jonathan Pryce.
On "The Evolution of Encores!", guests Judith E. Daykin (founder), Rob Fisher (music director from founding to 2006), David Ives (book adapter for 18 productions) and Jack Viertel (artistic director since 2001) discuss the growth and success of the acclaimed musical concert series at New York's City Center, exploring how "Encores!" grew out of a concert at BAM in the late 80s; how the international success of "Chicago" impacted the series; how shows are selected; whether the addition of costumes, choreography and other "production" elements have moved the series away from its original goals; and whether there are shows they shouldn't have done or wish they could do again.
On "The Evolution of Encores!", guests Judith E. Daykin (founder), Rob Fisher (music director from founding to 2006), David Ives (book adapter for 18 productions) and Jack Viertel (artistic director since 2001) discuss the growth and success of the acclaimed musical concert series at New York's City Center, exploring how "Encores!" grew out of a concert at BAM in the late 80s; how the international success of "Chicago" impacted the series; how shows are selected; whether the addition of costumes, choreography and other "production" elements have moved the series away from its original goals; and whether there are shows they shouldn't have done or wish they could do again.
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