Podcasts about greenbrier valley theatre

Richard Hefner is a founding member of the Black Mountain Bluegrass Boys, West Virginia's longest-running bluegrass band. Hefner's bluegrass banjo playing and tenor vocals have contributed both continuity and much of the “high lonesome” sound for which the band has become so well-known. He has displayed his banjo skills many times as a victor in contests and at the Vandalia Festival. The group was first organized in 1968 around the foursome of Richard Hefner (banjo/tenor vocal), his brother Bill Hefner (guitar/mandolin/baritone vocal), their late uncle Glenn “Dude” Irvine (mandolin), and the late Harley Carpenter (guitar/lead vocal). They took their name from Black Mountain in their native Pocahontas County. For five years the group worked a weekly radio show on WVAR, in Richwood. They also made regular appearances at local events and regional bluegrass festivals. They recorded their first album in January 1971, “Pure Old Bluegrass”, and in the mid-1970s they followed up with a pair of albums: “Million Lonely Days” and “Talk of the County.” More recent albums include “Black Mountain Bluegrass Boys 1968-1973,” “Live at Midnight,” “Live at The Opera House,” and “Live at Greenbrier Valley Theatre.” Richard currently lives with his wife Maddy in Renick and often hosts informal music jams with some of the best musicians in the region at his home place in Mill Point. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/story-sessions/support

In this episode we have the pleasure of speaking with professor, director, and playwright, Dr. Carlton Molette!Barbara and Carlton Molette have been Dramatists Guild members since 1971. TheMorehouse-Spelman Players premiered ROSALEE PRITCHETT in 1970. The NegroEnsemble Company produced the New York premiere In 1971, as well as a revival in 2017for their 50th anniversary season. ROSALEE PRITCHETT has also been produced by TheFreeSouthern Theatre, several universitytheatres, published byDramatistsPlayService, andin the anthology Black Writers of America. In 1972, Atlanta University Summer Theatrepremiered DR. B.S. BLACK, a musical collaboration with Charles Mann, with Samuel L.Jackson as Dr. Black and LaTanya Richardson as his wife before she became his real-lifewife. After Washington, D. C., Houston, and Memphis productions, Theatre of the Stars andJust Us Theatre produced the musical at Atlanta's Peachtree Playhouse. BOOJI and NOAH'SARK (published in the anthology Center Stage) also premiered in Atlanta in the 1970's.More recently premieres include: FORTUNES OF THE MOOR (New York's Frank SilveraWriters' Workshop) with additional productions by Ghana's National Theatre; Chicago'sETA Creative Arts; and Brown, Ohio State, Western Michigan, Louisville, Pittsburgh andConnecticut universities; OUR SHORT STAY (Miami's M Ensemble); PRUDENCE(Connecticut Repertory Theatre after Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism'sPlaywright Award); LEGACY (Atlanta's New African Grove after Ethel Woolson Award);PRESIDENTIAL TIMBER (Houston's De Luxe Theater). Ten minute plays include: OUTOF TIME (New York's Turtle Shell); MOVE THE CAR (Warehouse Performing ArtsCenter, NC); TEE SHIRT HISTORY (Atlanta's Essential Theatre); A FOND FAREWELL(West Virginia's Greenbrier Valley Theatre); LAST SUPPER and KIN SHIP (Houston'sFade to Black). A reading of ADA's HUSBAND PASSED won the 2019 “Best of theFestival Award” at the Atlanta Black Theatre Festival.Barbara Molette (B.A. Florida A. & M. U.; M.F.A. Florida State U.; Ph.D. U. of Missouri)Professor Emerita and English Department Chair, Eastern Connecticut State U.; faculty atSpelman College, Texas Southern U.,Baltimore City Community College (also Director ofWritingAcross the Curriculum); Director of Arts-in-Education Programs, Cityof Baltimore.Carlton Molette (B.A. Morehouse; M.A., U. of Iowa; Ph.D. Florida State U.) U. ofConnecticut Professor Emeritus; faculty at Spelman College, Florida A. & M., Howard,Atlanta, Texas Southern Universities; Fine Arts Division Chair, Spelman; School ofCommunications Dean, Texas Southern; Arts and Sciences Dean, Lincoln (MO); VicePresident for Academic Affairs, Coppin State (MD).Learn more about MOJOAA at:www.MOJOAA.orgFacebook/Instagram: @MOJOAApac

Episode 04 of the REDUX version of the Consternation of Monsters Podcast features a recording of a live radio adaptation of the short story "Old Country" as found in the collection A Consternation of Monsters. On a day in 1983, Martin Riscili receives the most important phone call of his life. His late father’s mobster "associate," Jimmy Jambalaya, has just phoned to alert Martin to his imminent death by Jimmy’s own hand. His house is watched. His phone line is dead. Jimmy’s on his way. And the only thing Martin can think of that might yet save his life is his grandmothers’ quilt. If only he could remember where he put it. A story of crime and punishment and contractual terms with forces beyond our understanding. This is a live radio-style adaptation was recorded live on October 12, 2015, at the Greenbrier Valley Theatre in Lewisburg, W Va. It stars Sarah Elkins as Melissa, Shane Miller as Martin, the author himself as Tino and The Warrior, and a special appearance by Dr. AC as Jimmy Jambalaya.

In honor of the recent passing of poet Miles Dean, we present an encore of Episode 41 in which he and his poetry are featured. Miles Dean was not only a WV Writers member, and regular contributor to this podcast, but he was a prolific poet and one of the driving forces for the Raleigh County Library Writers Group. In addition to being a multiple winner of the writers’ wall and people’s choice competitions at the WV Writers Summer Conference, Miles published three collections of his poetry, the most recent of which, New River Reflections, debuted in January. This recorded live reading comes from the September 16th Literary Tea session at the Greenbrier Valley Theatre in Lewisburg. WV Writers' featured reader is Miles Dean, won honorable mention in the Humor Category of the 2010 WVW Annual Writing Contest as well as voted the 1st place winner in poetry for the Writers Wall at the 2010 Summer Conference. Find other podcasts featuring Miles Dean at http://podcast.wvwriters.org/search/label/Miles%20Dean

Only a month late in posting this episode, this is the final prose recording from the 2014 Literary Tea series at the Greenbrier Valley Theatre in Lewisburg. It features Rachel Garringer, the 2nd place winner of our 2014 Emerging Writers Prose category. This recorded live reading comes from the October 13, 2014 Literary Tea session at the Greenbrier Valley Theatre in Lewisburg. We also mourn the loss of WV Writers member and podcast contributor Miles Dean, who passed on April 1. You can hear other podcasts featuring Miles at http://podcast.wvwriters.org/search/label/Miles%20Dean

To help promote our annual writing contest, this year's Literary Tea readings featured winners from the 2014 WVW Annual Writing Contest.  The featured reader for this Tea is Janet Lilly, who won third place in the Writers Wall competition at the 2014 WV Writers Summer Conference.   This recorded live reading comes from the October 6, 2014 Literary Tea session at the Greenbrier Valley Theatre in Lewisburg.

This recorded live reading comes from the September 29 Literary Tea session at the Greenbrier Valley Theatre in Lewisburg. To help promote our annual writing contest, this year's Literary Tea readings featured winners from the 2014 WVW Annual Writing Contest.  The featured reader for this first reading is Audrey Stanton Smith, who placed in the Humor, Stageplay and Children's Book categories. (If you're a member or extended friend of WV Writers, Inc. we invite you to submit your own recorded live readings to wvwpodcast@gmail.com.)

This recorded live reading comes from the September 22 Literary Tea session at the Greenbrier Valley Theatre in Lewisburg. To help promote our annual writing contest, this year's Literary Tea readings featured winners from the 2014 WVW Annual Writing Contest. The featured reader for this first reading is Dawn A. Baldwin, who placed both honorable mention and 1st place in the Pearl S. Buck Award for Writing for Social Change category of the 2014 contest. (If you're a member or extended friend of WV Writers, Inc. we invite you to submit your own recorded live readings to wvwpodcast@gmail.com.)

JBN sat down with Tiffan Borelli, an actress, singer, teacher, and founding member of Core Artists Ensemble (www.tiffanborelli.com). Ms. Borelli's New York theatre credits include Two By Two at The York Theatre with Jason Alexander, Martin Charnin's Something Funny's Going On at 54 Below, (Kate) in Kiss Me Kate with The Staten Island Philharmonic, Emma:The Musical at NYMF, and as (Sondra Lee) in Far Out! at Minetta Lane. In other parts of the world, she’s been seen in the Asia Tour of The Sound Of Music, as well as productions with The Kennedy Center, Maine State Music Theatre, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, Greenbrier Valley Theatre, The River Valley Repertory Theatre, City Rep Theatre, & Theatre of New Canaan, where she earned a 2013 Broadway World Nomination for Best Actress in a Musical. Tiffan has soloed in concerts at Joe's Pub, Ars Nova and Lincoln Center Theatre. Founding member of Core Artists Ensemble, a New York based Theatre Company derived from her years at New York's Acting institute, The Barrow Group. Song Premiere: "Tavern", poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay and music by Joel B. New (www.joelbnew.com). Accompanied by Ivan Orellana on guitar. Recorded live at Ripley-Grier Voiceover Studios on 5/30/14.

In honor of April being National Poetry Month, the WV Writers Podcast presents a recorded live reading captured at the 2013 Literary Tea Poetry Edition at the Greenbrier Valley Theatre in Lewisburg, WV. Featured are poets and readers Lori Evans, Barry Rich, Miles Dean, Micah Labishak, Sammye Lewis, and Wolf Knight.

In honor of April being National Poetry Month, the WV Writers Podcast returns from a long hiatus (explained within) with a recorded live reading captured at the 2011 Literary Tea Poetry Edition at the Greenbrier Valley Theatre in Lewisburg, WV.   (In case you'd like a hint as to why the podcast has been gone so long, this episode was recorded atop a hill in a county other than Mercer County.  It's a good thing.)

We return with Episode 41 of the WV Writers Podcast, another of our patent-pending recorded live readings (Q: "But if it's recorded, how can it be live?" A: "Shhhh. Don't you worry your purty little head.") This recorded live reading comes from the September 16th Literary Tea session at the Greenbrier Valley Theatre in Lewisburg. WV Writers' featured reader is Miles Dean, honorable mention in the Humor Category of the 2010 WVW Annual Writing Contest as well as voted the 1st place winner in poetry for the Writers Wall at the 2010 Summer Conference. The Literary Tea series continues October 7 and October 14. They take place at 5:30 p.m. at the Greenbrier Valley Theatre in downtown Lewisburg. If you're a member or extended friend of WV Writers, Inc. we invite you to submit your own recorded live readings to wvwpodcast@gmail.com. DOWNLOAD (Right click and Save Link Target As) West Virginia Writers Podcast Episode 41 Links mentioned in Podcast: * Greenbrier Valley Theatre * Belinda Anderson * Tim Armentrout * Carnegie Hall WV

Episode 40 of the WV Writers Podcast is a super-sized episode with another of our patented recorded live readings (Q: "But if it's recorded, how can it be live?" A: "You couldn't just let it go, could you?") This recorded live reading comes from the September 9th session of the Greenbrier Valley Theatre's Literary Tea series. The WV Writers featured reader is Bob Clark reading a portion of his wife Brenda Clark's 2nd place win in the Children's Book category of the 2010 WVW Annual Writing Competition. The featured reader from the GVT staff is Kurtis Donnelly reading a short story by playwright Arthur Miller. The Literary Tea series continues September 16, October 7 and October 14. They take place at 5:30 p.m. at the Greenbrier Valley Theatre in downtown Lewisburg. If you're a member or extended friend of WV Writers, Inc. we invite you to submit your own recorded live readings to wvwpodcast@gmail.com.

We continue our celebration of National Poetry Month in WV Writers Podcast Episode 29. We also celebrate our own 1st anniversary as a podcast. (Whoo hoooo!) This week we have part 2 of our recorded live poetry reading from the Greenbrier Valley Theatre's Poetry Literary Tea this past November. Featured poets this week include Ellen Broudy, Tim Armentrout and your host Eric Fritzius, reading a Cheryl Denise poem as recorded at a reading in Mercer County this past December. DOWNLOAD (Right click and Save Link Target As) West Virginia Writers Podcast Episode 29 LINKS FOR THIS PODCAST * Greenbrier Valley Theatre * Tim Armentrout on Podcast Bonus Show #5 * Cheryl Denise's appearance on podcast Episode #20 * Tim Armentrout's original piece "Local Heroes, Local Foes" from his blog Breath Made Visible, November 2008. * "Local Heroes Local Foes" recorded live reading, linked from MisterHerman.com.

In celebration of National Poetry Month, this month the podcast will be featuring all things poetry. For WV Writers Podcast Episode 28, we feature part 1 of a recorded live poetry reading done as part of Greenbrier Valley Theatre's Literary Tea series poetry edition this past November, in Lewisburg. Featured poets this week include the Tea's featured poet, WVW 2009 Writing Contest winner Sarah Crickenberger, and WVW member Sammye Lewis. DOWNLOAD (Right click and Save Link Target As) West Virginia Writers Podcast Episode 28 LINKS FOR THIS PODCAST Greenbrier Valley Theatre

Our 5th WVW Podcast Bonus Show features a recorded live reading from the October Literary Tea series at the Greenbrier Valley Theatre in Lewisburg. The reader in question is Tim Armentrout, WV Writers Region 3 Representative. Tim reads from his book-length work in progress poem entitled Someone Screaming Out. DOWNLOAD (Right click and Save Link Target As) WVW Podcast Bonus Show 5 LINKS TO TOPICS MENTIONED IN PODCAST Tim's Blog, Breath Made Visible Tim's Blogger Profile Tim's CD, Pilgrim of the Neo-Dark Ages The Livestock Barnyard MacBeth Curse Info

Episode 19 of the WVW Podcast in which we air the fourth of our patented recorded live readings. (Q: "But if it's recorded, how can it be live?" A: "One of us is asking too many questions.") This recorded live reading comes from the October 8th session of the Greenbrier Valley Theatre's October Literary Tea series and features Willa Izzo reading from her honorable mention win in the humor category of the 2009 WV Writers Writing Competition. (I'd like to thank Belinda Anderson for recording this session while I was out of state stuffing my face in Austin.) The Literary Tea series for 2009 continues with a special Kids Tea on October 29 and a community poetry Tea on November 5. These take place at 5:30 p at the Greenbrier Valley Theatre in downtown Lewisburg. If you're a member or extended friend of WV Writers, Inc. we invite you to submit your own live readings to wvwpodcast@gmail.com. DOWNLOAD (Right click and Save Link Target As) West Virginia Writers Podcast Episode 19 Links mentioned in Podcast: WV Writers Annual Writing Competition Greenbrier Valley Theatre Irish Pub on Washington Street

Episode 18 of the WVW Podcast in which we air the third of our patented recorded live readings. (Q: "But if it's recorded, how can it be live?" A: "Hey, I don't come to your house and question you about your podcast, so cut me some slack.") This recorded live reading comes from last week's session of the Greenbrier Valley Theatre's October Literary Tea series and features Belinda Anderson reading from her two prize-winning children's book manuscripts, "Fly Away Story" and "Jackson vs. Double W Making Kid Soup." These won second and third place, respectively, in WVW's 2009 Annual Writing Contest. The Literary Tea series for 2009 continues this month on October 15, 22 with a special Kids Tea on October 29 and a community poetry Tea on November 5. These take place at 5:30 p at the Greenbrier Valley Theatre in downtown Lewisburg. If you're a member or extended friend of WV Writers, Inc. we invite you to submit your own live readings to wvwpodcast@gmail.com. DOWNLOAD (Right click and Save Link Target As) West Virginia Writers Podcast Episode 18 Links mentioned in Podcast: Belinda Anderson Greenbrier Valley Theatre West Virginia Book Festival "Putting Flesh on the Bones" Book Fest Workshop Book Festival Workshop Schedule

Episode 17 of the WVW Podcast in which we air the second of our patented recorded live readings. (Q: "But if it's recorded, how can it be live?" A: "Mind your own Ps and Qs.") This recorded live reading comes from a session of the Greenbrier Valley Theatre's October Literary Tea series, from 2007 and features the story "Faux Fangs" from Beverly Pauley's collection Gothic Bedtime Stories. This story is the first appearance of Bev's reoccurring character, elderly West Virginia vampire Rutherford Zucks. The Literary Tea series for 2009 will run October 1, 8, 15, 22 with a special Kids Tea on October 29 and a community poetry Tea on November 5. These take place at 5:30 p at the Greenbrier Valley Theatre in downtown Lewisburg. If you're a member or extended friend of WV Writers, Inc. we invite you to submit your own live readings to wvwpodcast@gmail.com. DOWNLOAD (Right click and Save Link Target As) West Virginia Writers Podcast Episode 17 Links mentioned in Podcast: Gothic Bedtime Stories Greenbrier Valley Theatre West Virginia Book Festival "Putting Flesh on the Bones" Book Fest Workshop Book Festival Workshop Schedule