Podcasts about great river shakespeare festival

On this episode, Jill Schafer of Cherry and Spoon and Carol Jackson of Minnesota Theater Love are joined by Doug Sholz-Carlson and Melissa Maxwell from the Great River Shakespeare Festival in Winona to talk about their new season, why they love doing repertory theater, and some of the lessons Great River has learned from the We See You, White American Theater movement.Doug Sholz-Carlson is Great River Shakespeare Festival's Artistic Director. He works nationally as a director, fight choreographer, actor and certified intimacy director. Doug was the first intimacy director at the Metropolitan Opera. This season at Great River Shakespeare Festival, he is directing A Winter's Tale.Melissa Maxwell is the  Co-Associate Artistic Director of The Great River Shakespeare Festival and the Director of Professional Development at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. She is a director, actor, writer, educator, motivational speaker, and an award-winning playwright. Her latest play, IMBROGLIO, which she is also directing, receives its world premiere at the Great River Shakespeare Festival this season. The Great River Shakespeare Festival is located in Winona, Minnesota and runs from June 20 through July 30. Twin Cities Theater Chat is produced and hosted by Carol Jackson of Minnesota Theater Love and members of the Twin Cities Theater Bloggers collective. As always, you can find the Twin Cities Theater Bloggers on Facebook and on Instagram. Read our review round-ups and go see a show today!

To be or not to be, that is the question… well it's A question anyway… actually it's the only quote I know from Shakespeare… so really I have many questions… That's why I talked to Harri Horsley, Costume Designer for The African Company Presents Richard III which was part of the Great River Shakespeare Festival 2022. Harri talks to us about what the job of costume designer entails, why accessories are key, and how they got into costume design in the first place. We even get into how the clothes that people wear signify different things about them. So, to be or not to be… well, I say just come and be with us for the next 20 or so minutes and we can learn about costume design together, I'm Bill Stoneberg with Harri Horsley costume designer with the GRSF, today on Art Beat.Original air date: 07/26/22Art Beat is written and produced by KQAL on the campus of Winona State University and is made possible by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

In this episode, I chat with playwright Brian Gene White about about the process of developing a play from start to world premiere using his recent piece Future Tripping as an example. We also discuss the accessibility of producing,  the benefits of a technical director, gathering a "crew" and surrounding yourself with good people. Brian also informs me of the newest (or at least for me) crowdfunding platform for the arts - Fractured Atlas. As with all my episodes, I walk away with new information and insight. I hope you learn a thing or two as well.Brian Gene White is a playwright, director, and actor based out of Los Angeles. He received his BFA at the conservatory at Webster University and is a company member at both the Great River Shakespeare Festival in Minnesota and the Ensemble Shakespeare Theatre in Pasadena, California. His play Future Tripping received its world premiere this year at the LOFT Ensemble in Los Angeles. His play Is Not That Strange? was a finalist in Screen Craft's 2020 stage play competition. Other plays included One Way Trip and Pilgrim.To view the video format of this episode, follow the link below -https://youtu.be/rphRRJTBllgSites and resources mentioned in this episode -Loft Ensemble -https://www.loftensemble.orgGreat River Shakespeare Festival -https://www.grsf.orgFractured Atlas -https://www.fracturedatlas.orgBetter Lemons - https://www.better-lemons.comSargent Conservatory of Theatre Arts -https://www.webster.edu/conservatory/index.phpBackroom Shakespeare Project -https://www.backroomshakespeare.comContact info and website for Brian Gene White - Website - www.briangenewhite.comEmail -briangenewrite@gmail.comTwitter -@briangenewritesFacebook -https://www.facebook.com/briangenewhite/IG -@briangenewhiteWebsites and socials for James Elden, Punk Monkey Productions and Playwright's SpotlightPunk 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

On this episode, we talked with Doug Scholz-Carlson, Artistic Director atGreat River Shakespeare Festival, we touch on the language of Shakespeare, bringing the event back from covid, upcoming performances and what is next for this amazing festival in Winona, MN. http://grsf.orgYou can find more conversations, food reviews, live music and events on our website https://lacrosselocal.com.

Today on Art Beat we talk about programs for young people at the Great River Shakespeare Festival with Director of Summer Education Programs Jenn Oswald. Jenn explains how the youth education programs work, what kinds of experiences the students get through the programs and the joy of working with these young creative minds. We also talk about the apprenticeship and internship programs and sadly, the passing of a former student. I'm Bill Stoneberg with Director of Summer Education Programs Jenn Oswald from the Great River Shakespeare Festival on Art Beat.Original air date: 08/03/21Art Beat is written and produced by KQAL on the campus of Winona State University and is made possible by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

They're baaaack! The Great River Shakespeare Festival is coming back to town live and in person! This Tuesday on Art Beat (GRSF) Marketing and Sales Director Eileen Moeller joins us for a preview of this year's festival. I'm Bill Stoneberg, with KQAL's Doug Westerman and Eileen Moeller on today's Art Beat.Original air date: 06/22/21Art Beat is written and produced by KQAL on the campus of Winona State University and is made possible by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Today we talked with Melissa Maxwell, co-associate artistic director of Great River Shakespeare Festival. We talk about her intro into Shakespeare and acting, her path to the Festival, the obstacles of bringing the event back after covid, and what is next for the festival and her yourself. http://grsf.orgYou can find more conversations, food reviews, live music and events on our website https://lacrosselocal.com.

We speak with guests about area school facility plans, and the return of Shakespeare this summer on this episode of “Newsmakers.” First, we talk to the La Crosse school district superintendent on long-range school facility planning and opportunities for community input. Next, it's a conversation with the executive director of the Great River Shakespeare Festival about its return to Winona this season.

Today on the show, you'll be hearing from a vibrant, optimistic spirit who possesses a keen vision for what it takes to grow as an entrepreneur. As a networking guru and innovative thinker, Will Kitchen has assisted countless individuals in realizing their entrepreneurial dreams. He currently serves as the Director of Innovative Community Engagement at Winona State University and leads an initiative called StartUp Winona State. This program provides support for new entrepreneurs to develop their ideas and connect with the people that can best help them pursue success. Will's career has taken him all over the world. From consulting for IBM throughout the US and Asia to serving as COO for a food manufacturing company in Belgium, he has illuminated his business skills internationally. He co-founded a company called Tele-Systems Associates and has more than 10 years of experience in distance learning, teaching and technology arenas. Additionally, Will and his wife's philanthropic endeavors have brought numerous artistic events to Winona and surrounding areas, such as the Great River Shakespeare Festival and Frozen River Film Festival. Highlights of the episode: -What is an entrepreneurial ecosystem? -Tips for networking and discovering the value of that entrepreneurial ecosystem. -How Will co-founded a Zoom-esque company back in the 1970s (before the internet!) -The importance of not giving up on your success journey. Keep trying and trying! For more information about Will and his role at WSU, visit https://www.winona.edu/startup/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts EricRMueller.com Spotify --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ericmuellershow/support

Our conversation with Katharine Horowitz on March 16th, 2021. Katharine is a theatrical sound designer and composer in Minneapolis, MN. She has designed critically-acclaimed and award-winning shows for the Guthrie Theater, Creede Repertory Theatre, The Jungle Theater, History Theatre, Mixed Blood Theatre, Pillsbury House Theatre, Park Square Theatre, Great River Shakespeare Festival, Second City Theatricals, and many others. Katharine is a professional member of the Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association, and a 2017 McKnight Theatre Artist Fellow at the Playwrights' Center. She occasionally teaches sound design at Macalester College. In her spare time, Katharine serves as a volunteer escort at abortion clinics (helping patients safely into the building), gardens moderately successfully, and enjoys scampering through wooded areas. She once donated a body part for a show at Mixed Blood and wonders if it's still in the basement. www.katsound.com

Today we continue our coverage of the 2019 Great River Shakespeare Festival with a special edition of Art Beat focused on kids. In particular, child actors working with the festival. These young actors give us a unique perspective on the festival. They talk about why they love acting, what's scary about it or as we found out: what's not scary about it, and why they have so much fun being part of the festival. I'm Bill Stoneberg, with the youngest members of the cast of Macbeth at the Great River Shakespeare Festival, on Art Beat.Original Air Date: 07/16/19.Art Beat is made possible by a grant from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Great stage shows, interesting events that give you a look behind the scenes and educational opportunities for all ages are all part of the Great River Shakespeare Festival here in Winona. As the 2019 season comes to a close we wondered, “what do the actors and directors and all the people who make this great fest possible think about our fair city? Are they eager to get home? Will they miss the festival and the city? How do the talented people that put on this festival feel as the 16th season comes to a close? Today on Art Beat we talk to Beth Gardiner, director and adapter of The Servant of Two Masters and Melissa Maxwell, actor in No Child and Cymbeline. Both have been part of the festival for several years and had a lot to say about the festival and the city of Winona itself. I'm Bill Stoneberg, with Beth Gardiner and Melissa Maxwell, on Art Beat.Original Air Date: 08/06/19.Art Beat is made possible by a grant from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Today on Art Beat we talk about youth education programs at the Great River Shakespeare Festival with Director of Education Jenn Oswald and Associate Artistic Director Tarah Flanegan. Jenn and Tarah explain how the youth education programs work, what kinds of experiences the students get through the programs and they even talk about the joy of working with these young creative minds. If you are interested in seeing what the students produced over the last few weeks, there will be a showcase for Shakespeare for young film makers this Saturday July 27th and there will be a showcase for Shakespeare for young actors and designers Sunday July 28th. I'm Bill Stoneberg with Jenn Oswald and Tarah Flanegan from the Great River Shakespeare Festival on Art Beat.Original Air Date: 07/23/19.Art Beat is made possible by a grant from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Summer in Winona is a great time for all kinds of events and festivals, and one of our favorites is the Great River Shakespeare Festival. Today on Art Beat we learn about sound tech with Scott O'Brien. Scott is the composer and sound designer for MacBeth and also the sound designer for No Child this year. Scott fills us in on what a sound designer does and what it takes to compose music for the stage. This is also Scott's first year with the Great River Shakespeare Festival so he's got a fresh perspective on Winona and the festival to share with us. I'm Bill Stoneberg, with composer and sound designer Scott O'Brien, on Art Beat.Original Air Date: 07/09/19.Art Beat is made possible by a grant from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Today on Art Beat we talk to director Crystal Hegge on her film Building Soil and to a few students who were apart of the Great River Shakespeare Festival and helped produce the film Cassandra. We talk to them individually about each film and find out what they are about, while also hearing how they feel with the films being shown at the Frozen River Film Festival. This is KJ with Crystal Hegge and the Shakespeare students on Art Beat. Original air date: 04/02/19. Art Beat is written and produced by KQAL 89.5FM on the campus of Winona State University. Art Beat is made possible by a grant from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Host Ian Gallanar talks with Doug Scholz Carlson about Shakespeare, opera and intimacy direction.

Today we’re on the line with William Young, the winner of not one but two 2020 YDMT awards The Barbara Matera Award in Costume Making Sponsored by Judy Adamson and The Master Craftsmanship Award Sponsored by Bernhard R. Works. William Young is a costume technician with skills ranging from millinery to tailoring. He earned his undergraduate degree in Plant Sciences from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville in addition to a second major in Theatre. After graduating from UT he began his professional career with the Utah Shakespeare Festival as a crafts artisan and went on to work as a crafter and wardrobe supervisor for a brief period at the Arkansas Repertory Theatre. In addition to having worked as crafts artisan on productions for the Clarence Brown Theatre and the Great River Shakespeare Festival, he has interned and worked with Mio Design in New York City. He just graduated from The Pennsylvania State University with his MFA in Costume Technology. He is grateful to his professors, mentors, family, and friends who have encouraged him every step of the way! If you'd like to keep up with William and his work, feel free to explore his website at www.williamayoung.com. If you'd like to learn more about USITT, please visit our website at usitt.org.

Ukulele, Pandemic Archive, Shakespeare Festival, Library- Host Al Ross talks with Bill Fink, a California based writer, and Gordy Bischoff, an Eau Claire stringed instrument maker, about ukuleles on “Spectrum West.” The program also features efforts to build a COVID-19 archive in Eau Claire, the plans for Great River Shakespeare Festival in Winona, Minn. this summer and new ways the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library in Eau Claire is serving patrons.

In fair Winona, where we lay our scene ... The state’s premier Shakespeare festival is back for its 16th season this week, with a full slate of performances for both Bard-lovers and those looking for something a bit different. Doug Scholz-Carlson, artistic director of the Great River Shakespeare Festival, was our guest on Inside Winona to share with our audience his favorite moments with the company, what not to miss from this year’s season and how Shakespeare manages to translate so well today.

Last November Eileen Moeller changed the face of the Winona City Council when she unseated 32-year veteran Gerry Krage to take the city's 2nd Ward. Moeller is something of a rising star in Winona's bustling art scene. She is the director of marketing and sales for the Great River Shakespeare Festival and has served on the Women’s Resource Center Board and the Fine Arts Commission. Last week the Winona Daily News sat down with Moeller to discuss her journey from college student from the Chicago 'burbs to shaping Winona's future on the City Council.

In early April the Winona Daily News will be unveiling a new podcast, "Inside Winona." If you're looking for the inside track on Winona's latest educational enigmas, county conundrums or criminal cases, Inside Winona is for you. Inside Winona combines the best aspects of our previous two podcasts — Winona 1-on-1 and What's Up Winona — to give you the inside scoop from the people who know it best. You can count on us to shine a light on the Winona school board, city council and county board, while taking you backstage at Mid West Music Fest, Boats and Bluegrass and the Great River Shakespeare Festival. From the courthouse to court side, Inside Winona will keep you on the up and up on what's going down in the Island City. You can find Inside Winona online at winonadailynews.com or wherever you get your podcasts.

David Mann is an expert storyteller. He helps companies identify who their customer is and how to communicate with that customer. So many businesses make the mistake of making their marketing and sales pitch about themselves. David proves that a potential client wants to know how you can help them and advance their business. We talk about how to craft your company's story so that you have a clear vision of the company's future. If you don't know how you help the client, how can you help them? This approach also helps with potential exit strategies and finding strategic partners who will carry the business into its new phase without you. David's technique sounds simple but it is a complex way of thinking that leads to some heavy conversations. If you are struggling to find your audience, David Mann can offer some clarity. What you will learn: David's background in theatre. Why storytelling is effective. How products use storytelling to make a sale. Why it is hard to translate that method to a service provider. The two things your potential customer cares about. What is a story? How do you fit into the customer's story? What makes a story good or bad? How to make the customer your main character. The importance of the first impression. How business exits and mergers change your company's story. The benefits of a live presentation. How to structure the ideal presentation. Are you selling an experience? How your story influences the potential buyers you approach. The questions to ask yourself when creating your company's story. The importance of an outside perspective during the process. Takeaway: Bottom line, figure out what your customer wants. Once you know what they want, you can meet that need and create a story that will show them that is what you do. If you understand their problem, you can be the solution to that problem. When you decide to exit your business, the problem will help you identify the right buyer for your company and offer a new era of success for the business after you are gone. Links and Resources GEXP Collaborative David's website David's email About David: David Mann brings his unique array of talents to every engagement. He's a playwright, an actor, and a director. He has taught performance skills for 25 years. And for the past decade, he has made professionals across the nation more successful by sharing performance secrets with them. David has spoken at events for many Fortune 500 companies, he has conducted training seminars for corporations nationwide, and he has helped lawyers win millions for their clients – all by using principles he learned as an actor, director, and playwright. David has directed and performed in plays at such internationally recognized theaters as the Guthrie, the Children's Theater Company, and the Great River Shakespeare Festival. He is a recipient of the Bush Artist Fellowship for Storytelling, and he currently directs classic plays for theaters in the thriving Twin Cities theater scene. A former high school te

David Mann is an expert storyteller. He helps companies identify who their customer is and how to communicate with that customer. So many businesses make the mistake of making their marketing and sales pitch about themselves. David proves that a potential client wants to know how you can help them and advance their business. We talk about how to craft your company’s story so that you have a clear vision of the company’s future. If you don’t know how you help the client, how can you help them? This approach also helps with potential exit strategies and finding strategic partners who will carry the business into its new phase without you. David’s technique sounds simple but it is a complex way of thinking that leads to some heavy conversations. If you are struggling to find your audience, David Mann can offer some clarity. What you will learn: David’s background in theatre. Why storytelling is effective. How products use storytelling to make a sale. Why it is hard to translate that method to a service provider. The two things your potential customer cares about. What is a story? How do you fit into the customer’s story? What makes a story good or bad? How to make the customer your main character. The importance of the first impression. How business exits and mergers change your company’s story. The benefits of a live presentation. How to structure the ideal presentation. Are you selling an experience? How your story influences the potential buyers you approach. The questions to ask yourself when creating your company’s story. The importance of an outside perspective during the process. Takeaway: Bottom line, figure out what your customer wants. Once you know what they want, you can meet that need and create a story that will show them that is what you do. If you understand their problem, you can be the solution to that problem. When you decide to exit your business, the problem will help you identify the right buyer for your company and offer a new era of success for the business after you are gone. Links and Resources GEXP Collaborative David’s website David’s email About David: David Mann brings his unique array of talents to every engagement. He’s a playwright, an actor, and a director. He has taught performance skills for 25 years. And for the past decade, he has made professionals across the nation more successful by sharing performance secrets with them. David has spoken at events for many Fortune 500 companies, he has conducted training seminars for corporations nationwide, and he has helped lawyers win millions for their clients – all by using principles he learned as an actor, director, and playwright. David has directed and performed in plays at such internationally recognized theaters as the Guthrie, the Children’s Theater Company, and the Great River Shakespeare Festival. He is a recipient of the Bush Artist Fellowship for Storytelling, and he currently directs classic plays for theaters in the thriving Twin Cities theater scene. A former high school te