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Thank you for tuning in to Episode 298 of the Down Cellar Studio Podcast. Full show notes with photos can be found on my website. This week's segments included:   On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins From the Armchair Crafty Adventures Knitting in Passing In my Travels KAL News Events On a Happy Note Quote of the Week   Thank you to this episode's sponsors: Stitched by Jessalu. Find Stitched by Jessalu at the Central New York Fiber Festival June 7 & 8 10:00am – 4:00pm at the Herkimer County Fairgrounds in Frankfort, NY. Go find Jess and her beautiful bags there!   On the Needles, Hook or Bobbins   Granny square top Yarn: MC- Cloudbourn Fibers Wool Fingering Twist in Natural (1 skeins), Advent Mini Skeins from Legacy Fiber Artz (Steel Toes Base) & Fibernymph Dye Works (Bounce Base)- both from 2024. Hook: D (3.25 mm) Pattern: none Ravelry Project Page 3 round granny squares: Round 1= more tonal color, Round 2= speckled, Round 3= natural Yarn organization: I put 2 sets of colors in each mostly clear zippered pouch from my Yarnable Subscription kits. It keeps the yarn from the mini skeins from getting tangled. Memorial Day weekend I spent Saturday and Sunday mornings quietly working away at the dining room table on this project. Check out this Instagram reel which highlights the project so far. 13 squares around and 4 rows high for the body. I added SC to trim around all of the edges. Around the bottom, I added a round of SC and a round of HDC. I am playing around with idea of bobbles or puff stitch but want to try on before I decide.   Same as It Ever Was Hat Pattern: Same as It Ever Was by Sarah Jordan ($6 knitting pattern available on Ravelry) Yarn: Hypnotic Yarn Plush Sock (Yarnable Box January 2025) in the Intergalactic colorway Needles: US 2 (2.75 mm) Ravelry Project Page About the yarn: aqua, gray and purple. After switching to the new Knit Picks US 2 needle with a 47 inch cord, I flew through most of this hat!     Let's Get Basted Socks Yarn: Hypnotic Yarn Plush Sock in the Let's Get Basted Colorway (Yarnable November 2024 colorway) Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry) Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) Ravelry Project Page About the colorway- cream with gray, purple, tan/brown and small blips or orange. Spiral pooling. Progress: both socks are nearly ready for the toes.   Adrift on an Inland Sea Socks Yarn: Woolens & Nosh SW Targhee Sock in the Adrift on an Inland Sea Socks colorway Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry) Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) Ravelry Project Page Progress: first sock finished. Second sock- a few inches into the leg (after the cuff)   Boss A$$ B|tc# Socks Yarn: Woolens & Nosh Superwash Targhee Fingering in the Boss A$$ B|tc# Colorway (purposely not spelled out here, though it is on the label) Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry) Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) Ravelry Project Page 90g of yarn to start About the Yarn: Self striping with yellow, tan, peach, pink, light aqua, teal & navy Progress:  long leg and heel done on sock #1.   Ebb & Flow Socks Yarn: Woolens & Nosh SW Targhee Sock in the Ebb & Flow colorway Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry) Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) Ravelry Project Page Progress: nearly finished second sock. Ready for toe   David... Fold in the cheese socks #2 Yarn: Legacy Fiber Artz in the David...Fold in the cheese!!!! colorway (with cream/gray mini skein) Pattern: OMG Heel Socks by Megan Williams ($5 knitting pattern available on Ravelry) Needles: US 1.5 (2.5 mm) Ravelry Project Page About the yarn- cream, pink and blue to match rose apron David wears in this episode of Schitt's Creek. Progress: started toe of first sock   Felici Granny Stripe Blanket Yarn: Knit Picks Felici in Colorways: Punky, Whatits Galore (50g), Space Disco, Carrot Cake, Base Jump, Game Over, Secret Garden, Fiesta Pattern: Granny Stripe by Attic 24 Hook: I (5.5 mm) Ravelry Project Page 7 colorways with 100g, 1 with 50g. I have another 50g skein I could add in (more of a pain because you have to wind off half). I am matching up stripes so they end at same time or as close as possible. Changing colors typically after 4 rows-  unless its a colorway that goes back and forth with the same colors- like carrot cake. Foundation half-double crochet 101. 1 row of dc (probably could have skipped). Size: 36" wide. Was 16 inches. Now 28   Four Leaf Clover Granny Square Blanket   Pattern: Four Leaf Clover Granny Square by by Apinya Roszko Hook: H (5.0 mm) Yarn: Knit Picks Brava 500 in colorway Mint & Loops and Threads Impeccable in Colorway 01808 Originally tried center in Brava colorway- Hunter. TOO DARK. Clever simple clover pattern in just 2 rounds. Center square (in darker green)- 4g. Three rounds on outside of clover (in mint)- 12g Size:  6 inch square. Planning 5x7 blanket (30x42”) before border. Modification- the pattern calls for attaching new yarn (at the end of the square) to make the stem for the clover. I just chain to get to the center, make the stem and cut the yarn. I find it easy to crochet the granny square around it in Mint. No issues and one less end to weave in. I am joining squares as I go. I used this YouTube tutorial to remind me how to do this. Progress: more than a dozen shamrocks made. I've crocheted and seamed 7 full squares.   From the Armchair   Podcast- Cramped Created & hosted by Kate Helen Downey. 9 episodes. I've listened to 4 or 5 so far. I heard Kate talking about this project on the Culture Study Podcast: Everything We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Periods. If nothing tune in for the theme song! Its incredible.   Book: All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me by Patrick Bringley.  Amazon Affiliate Link.   Musical:  The Light in the Piazza at The Huntington Theater in Boston Want to see it? Use promo code TELLAFRIEND25 for 25% off tickets toThe Light in the Piazza.   Note: Some links are listed as Amazon Affiliate Links. If you click those, please know that I am an Amazon Associate and I earn money from qualifying purchases   Crafty Adventures Tune in to hear about the graduation photo book I made for Eme.   Knitting in Passing A nice gentleman said my crochet was beautiful and that he crochets. I showed him my tank top which was nearly done at the time. We went to a grad party for my SIL and a friend of hers remembered me from Zach's birthday. She wants to crochet. We reconnected with some of Dan's cousins at a wake this week. His cousin Melissa and I often talk books, so that was fun but she also said she'd like to learn to knit and/or crochet.   In My Travels Eme's graduation! Mount Monument hike. The Foundry: we saw Cantrip SALA boutique at the Foundry We checked out 2 breweries- Big Elm Taproom & Antimony   KAL News   Splash Pad Party Registration is open View Stats and/or Verify Registration here. Check out our Sponsor List Splash Pad Official Rules Enter your FOs using the Summer Celebration Form. Then come over to this Ravelry Thread to share pics and let us ooh and ahh with you! Submit something incorrectly? Need help? Fill out this Support Form & we'll be in touch.   Splash Pad RAVELRY Links Start Here Thread Pro Shop Exclusive Items Thread Coupon Codes Thread Questions Thread   Updates for this Episode: Splash Pad Kick Off- June 1st. Click here for the schedule elisewentwest created a Google Sheets tracker for your Splash Pad Projects for those who like to plan/track outside of our official Summer Celebration Form (though don't forget to do that if you want to get your entries for prizes) Click “File” » “Make a Copy”from there, you can name your own version of the tracker and have an editable version to track your projects! The submission form is linked in the top row. In the Points column, you can select more than one option to help you track how many points/entries you earned for a project. Pattern Bundle Collection of sponsor patterns for you to browse. Thanks, SewRunKnit!   Events Stash Dash hosted by the Knit Girllls- May 29th-August 30th Summer Bingo with the Craft Cook Read Repeat Podcast . Get your Bingo Card on Instagram.   On a Happy Note Seeing Kimberly Akimbo with Megg. I never buy merch, but I bought a mug and I love it! Mammogram- all clear! Reminder: go get yours if you're due. After Eme's graduation, we all finished packing up their townhouse, then met up a brewery and walked next door for a delicious dinner outdoors at a Mexican restaurant- Agave. Antiquing with Dan on Sunday before we went to Cantrip show. I went to play cards with Dan's friends. Dan and I celebrated 21 years together! We went to see Will before Senior Prom. While waiting for him, it was so fun to see all of the outfits! My plants! Seeing real growth, transplanting and seeing things continue to thrive. Celebrating Jenna's Masters Degree My Dad, my cousins and I went to see my youngest cousin Bella in a high school production of Little Women (the musical). She played Amy (1 of the 4 sisters) and she did a phenomenal job. Dad and I got dinner before hand and caught up. Great night! Low key Memorial Day weekend! Lots of lazy morning making time to work on my crochet top. Working with Dan, Jeff, Riley and Dad to open the pool! First cookout on the back deck. Lovely warm-weather walk to Lolita for dinner before seeing The Light in the Piazza. Will's high school graduation   Quote of the Week We are not permitted to choose the frame of our destiny. But what we put into it is ours. -DAG HAMMARSKJOLD   ------   Thank you for tuning in!   Contact Information: Check out the Down Cellar Studio Patreon! 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Another first on the No Outlet Podcast folks! We love performers of all varieties. We also inherently love those that create the content for those performers…without writers, there are no performances. In fact, as the current writers strike shows, not having writers on board can literally stop the show with SNL shutting it down for the rest of the year. Jack Rushton is the Director of New Play Programs and a Resident Artist at Greenwich Theatre Company, Greenwich, CT. He has spent 15 years collaborating with The Actors Studio of Newburyport, MA, serving on their board, directing and performing in dozens of shows while organizing and producing five National Short Play Festivals, six Collaboration Shows, and three collections of his own work.  His play "George's Radio" won The Andaluz Award at The Fusion Theater's in 2017. His short play, "Mistranslations" was a 2019 finalist for The National Playwriting Award, City Theatre-Miami, FL. His work has been produced at venues including: The Huntington Theater, The Boston Center for the Arts, The Boston Playwright's Theater, The Player's Theater, The Producer's Club, The Workshop Theater, LIC Secret Theater, Manhattan Repertory, The Silver Springs Stage Co, The Garfield Center for the Arts, North Park Vaudeville, The Durango Center for the Arts, The Bangor Opera House, The Firehouse Center for the Arts, The Vermont Playwright's Circle, and the list goes on... Bottom line is that is he is a very well respected and dedicated Playwright and we are extremely happy to have him on the show! We talked about the origin of his love for Theatre, the firs play he ever saw that really moved him, the stark reality of interdimensional beings living among us, his deserted island play (and movie), the wonders of the Chocolate Church, the rise and fall of Maine, we turn him on to Black Mirror, he graciously describes his writing process, why Playwrighting is his number 1, the many benefits of Improv, the best play ever adapted to a movie, the similarities between sales and writing and his thoughts on artificial intelligence creeping into the content creation realm. He also provides us with some updates of where to see his newest work (live and on YouTube!) so take a listen and go check it out! Thank you for coming on the show and we hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did! #plays, #fusiontheater, #chocolatechurch, #jackrushton, #glengarryglenross, #sisyphus, #london, #phantomoftheopera, #AI, #newburyport, #andaluz

This week's  guest is Director Dawn Meredith Simmons! A rising star, Dawn has worked at the premiere theaters in Boston. Her theater company, Front Porch Arts Collective, has a new home at the prestigious Huntington Theater. Dawn &  Rachel go deep in conversation on making purposeful art and becoming a "multi-hyphenate", and fulfilling your deepest creative desires.Read the DiariesHost, Author of Diary of an Actress,. Executive Producer: Rachel BailitEditor, Producer : Max Bugrov

Today on Boston Public Radio: Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley talked about her push to secure abortion care, gave thoughts on this week's primaries and the big wins for women in Mass. politics and spoke on the strategy for Democrats headed into the midterms. Pressley is the U.S. representative for Massachusetts 7th District. Then, we asked listeners about the recent trend of “quiet quitting.” Shirley Leung talked about the excess of money on Beacon Hill, the fallout of the Orange Line shutdown, John Hancock stepping back from its role at the Boston Marathon, and the editor and chief of the Boston Globe stepping down. Leung is a business columnist for the Boston Globe. Sue O'Connell talked about the passing of Queen Elizabeth and Bernard Shaw, an upcoming same-sex marriage vote in Congress, and the controversy surrounding the upcoming movie: “Don't Worry Darling.” O'Connell is the co-publisher of Bay Windows and South End News, and contributor to Current, on NBC L-X and NECN. Jared Bowen gave an arts rundown, including his take on the changing role of artificial intelligence in art, the newly unveiled portraits of the Obamas, and their original portraits being displayed at the MFA, and the Huntington Theater's new musical “Sing Street.” Bowen is GBH's executive arts editor and the host of Open Studio. The Multiverse Players joined us for an installment of live music Friday ahead of their performance “The Art of Polymers.” We heard music from robots and humans alike, and a few humans told us about the ethos behind their unique combination of science and music, David Ibbett, Clara Troyano, and Scott Barton. Dilshod Narzillaev joined on cello. Ibbett is the co-composer of “The Art of Polymers” and director of the Multiverse Concert Series. Clara Troyano is a researcher at M.I.T., and a PHd student in the Olsen Lab. We ended the show by asking listeners about their bad tattoos.

Darryl, a native of Jacksonville, FL, holds a Bachelor's Degree in Architecture from the University of Florida. Mr. Hall is a member of the following professional acting unions: Actor's Equity Association, Screen Actor's Guild, American Guild of Variety Artists, and American Guild of Musical Artists as well as the founder and Executive Artistic Director of Stage Aurora Theatrical Company. A veteran of the stage, Mr. Hall's favorite credits include: Broadway Gershwin's Porgy and Bess at Lincoln Center/ NYCO (PBS Live from Lincoln Center Telecast), Cinderella starring Eartha Kitt (Broadway National Tour), Street Corner Symphony (pre-Broadway Workshop). Off-Broadway/NewYork Stormy Weather with Leslie Uggams (Manhattan Theatre Club, Signature Theatre), Stormy Weather with Phylicia Rashad (AMAS Musical Theatre), Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular, Carnegie Hall with Linda Eder and the Broadway Gospel Choir, Three Mo' Tenors (PBS Great Performances and original cast recording), Hallelujah, Baby! (York Theatre Company), The In-Gathering (New Professional Theatre), Café Society (TRIBECA Performing Arts Center). Regional Theatre Man/Preacher in Crowns (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and Repertory Theatre of St. Louis), Flick in Violet (Best Actor- Carbonell Award Nomination) and Victor in Smokey Joe's Café (Actor's Playhouse), Jim in Big River (Lyceum Theatre), Gabey in On The Town (White- Willis Theatre), The Mikado (North Shore Music Theatre and Huntington Theater), High Spirits (Berkshire Theatre Festival), Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope (Crossroads Theatre- Tony Award Winner/ Best Regional Theatre), Harry the Horse in Guys and Dolls (Alhambra Dinner Theatre), No Moe in Five Guys Named Moe (Riverside Theatre).

Richard Poe was born in Portola, California, and later moved to his "hometown" of Pittsburg, California. He attended high school there, and then graduated from the University of San Francisco in 1967. After a stint in the army during the Vietnam War, he got his first theater job with the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, appearing in productions of St Joan, Hadrian VII, Rosencrantz and Guilderstern are Dead, and Oedipus Rex. He toured the country with Dame Judith Anderson, who played Hamlet at the age of 73 to Richard's Rosencrantz. Tour stops included Carnegie Hall and all of America's major cities. He played major roles at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, at Houston's Alley Theater, Syracuse Stage, Hartford Stage Company, Center Stage Baltimore, Goodman Theatre, Long Wharf Theater, Berkshire Theatre Festival, and Huntington Theater. He played Henry Higgins in Pygmalion opposite Roma Downey as Eliza Dolittle; George Antrobus in The Skin of Our teeth opposite Marcia Gay Harden as Sabina; with John Lithgow on Broadway in M. Butterfly; and with Kevin Dobson in ART at Chicago's Royal George Theater. He has appeared in twelve Broadway productions in his twenty years in New York City. https://richardpoenyc.com/

Shonna Cirone is an award winning actor, singer, and narrator with credits including The Huntington Theater, Lyric Stage Company, Speakeasy Stage, Greater Boston Stage Company, Moonbox Productions, Wheelock Family Theater, and the Hanover Theater. She sings with cover band Close Enough and is embarking on a new chapter of her career, narrating audio books. You can find her at https://www.shonnacirone.com.Support the show (https://www.facebook.com/ReallyLegalPodcast)

Today on Boston Public Radio: NBC “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd discusses dual House GOP votes on the standings of Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Liz Cheney, news on the latest incoming COVID-19 relief bill, and former President Trump’s upcoming Senate impeachment trial. Next, we open phone lines to talk about listeners’ love-hate relationships with Facebook. Former Suffolk County sheriff and secretary of public safety Andrea Cabral discusses Wednesday’s suspension of Boston Police Commissioner Dennis White over domestic abuse allegations, and argues for better accountability in local police forces. She also talks about the connections between gun culture, the Confederate flag, and white supremacy. Harvard Business School behavioral economist Michael Norton talks about his research on how near-death experiences change people’s lives. We then talk with listeners about their near-death experiences and how these experiences have – or haven’t – changed their own lives. CNN analyst Juliette Kayyem discusses how the FBI’s investigation into coordinated attacks on the Capitol are unfolding. She also talks about how preparations for the Tokyo Olympics are going, in spite of COVID-19. Huntington Theater managing director Michael Maso talks about the upcoming GBH/Mass Restaurant Association radio play Tiger Style, and the process of putting together a play in quarantine. We close the show by asking listeners how they’ll be spending their Super Bowl Sunday, pandemic-style.

Today on Boston Public Radio: We opened our lines to talk with listeners about Massachusetts’ new distracted driving law. Medical ethicist Art Caplan discussed whether Bernie Sanders ought to release his full medical records, and the latest news on the coronavirus. Media maven Sue O’Connell discussed Matell’s new “Self-Care Barbie,” and reporting from the Atlantic on the political history between Barack Obama and Bernie Sanders. Boston Lyric Opera director Esther Nelson, alongside soprano Elena Stikhina, discussed the B.L.O.’s upcoming production of “Norma,” as well as Boston's lack of an opera house. Tech writer Andy Ihnatko discussed the potential impact of coronavirus on the tech industry, and his thoughts on the new Sony Walkman MP3 player. “Under the Radar” host Callie Crossley discussed the quarantine on Mike Bloomberg coverage at Bloomberg News, and her thoughts on Massachusetts new distracted driving law. Kim Senior and Shayne Kenyon of “Sweat,” now playing at the Huntington Theater, joined us for our weekly news quiz.

Rick Plaugher holds a BFA in acting from Boston University and a masters degree in educational theatre from City College, New York City.  Rick has performed at The Groundlings Theater in Los Angeles, Upright Citizens Brigade, and the Peoples.Improv.Theatre. in New York.  As a member of Blue Man Group, Rick held several backstage positions at the Astor Place Theater in New York before later going on to perform onstage as a Blue Man for over three years in New York, Boston, and Chicago.  As an actor, Rick has performed at HERE, Manhattan Rep, the Huntington Theater, Boston Center for the Arts, The Gallery Players, ATA, Theater for the New City, and the New Perspectives Theater, among other venues.  As a voiceover artist, Rick can be heard on several ESL tapes for MacMillan Books and in the Boston Children’s Museum. Rick is currently in his tenth year as the head child wrangler for Disney’s The Lion King on Broadway, rehearsing and “wrangling” the cubs backstage.  He’s also a teaching artist, formerly of The Shakespeare Society, Lincoln Center Institute, Wingspan Arts, and Laguardia High School in New York City.  Rick has completed three full marathons and over a dozen half-marathons.

Dominic Fumusa is best known for playing "Kevin Peyton" opposite Edie Falco on Showtime's acclaimed show "Nurse Jackie" which ran for seven seasons from 2009-2015. Fumusa's extensive theater experience includes originating roles in the NY premieres of Sarah Ruhl's Stage Kiss and Passion Play, Richard Greenberg's Tony Award winning Take Me Out (NY and London), Melissa James Gibson's Obie Award winning [sic] and Stephen Belber's plays The Power of Duff, Fault Lines and Tape (NY, London and Los Angeles). His Broadway debut was in the 1998 revival of Wait Until Dark opposite Marisa Tomei and Quentin Tarantino. Select regional theater credits include numerous plays at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, the Stratford Festival in Canada, the Huntington Theater in Boston, the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC and the Humana Festival at the Actors Theater of Louisville. Fumusa's film work includes playing the real life hero John "Tig" Tiegen in this year's 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi directed by Michael Bay. Last year Fumusa appeared opposite Will Smith and Margot Robbie in the romantic comedy Focus. Other film work includes Allegiance, Helena from the Wedding, Management and Little New York. Other television work includes upcoming recurring roles on "Homeland" (Showtime) and "Taken"(NBC). He has also had numerous guest and recurring roles on such shows as "Blue Bloods," "Elementary," "Person of Interest," "Damages," "Sex and the City," "The Sopranos," "Bones" and many others. Fumusa earned his BA in Government from Lawrence University in Appleton, WI in 1991 and his MFA in Acting from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1994. He lives in Brooklyn, NY with his wife, actress and producer Ilana Levine, and their two children, Georgia and Caleb. 

Today, on Boston Public Radio: We opened lines to callers to hear your thoughts on Tuesday night’s Democratic presidential debate. Boston Globe columnist Alex Beam discussed the passing of Alexi Leonov, the first man to walk in space. National security expert Juliette Kayyem discussed the repercussions of Trump’s decision to pull troops from Northeast Syria, along with the latest on the House impeachment inquiry. Former Suffolk County Sheriff and Secretary of Public Safety Andrea Cabral stopped by to talk about an appeal by attorneys representing Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Author and naturalist Sy Montgomery discussed a recent study indicating that dog ownership may lead to a longer life, along well as a “karaoke parlor” phenomenon among Humpback whales. WGBH Arts Editor Jared Bowen reviewed “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead,” now showing at the Huntington Theater. He also discussed A24’s upcoming film “The Lighthouse,” and a documentary on the Cocoanut Cove fire called “Six Locked Doors."

Today on Boston Public Radio: Charlie Chieppo and Jennifer Braceras joined us for a political round table. Chieppo is principal of Chieppo Strategies and senior fellow at both Governing and Pioneer Institute. Braceras is a political columnist, director of the Center for Law & Liberty at the Independent Women's Forum, and a former Commissioner of the United States Commission on Civil Rights. We spoke with WGBH News Analyst Charlie Sennott about the resignation of US Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman, one of a string of resignations in President Donald Trump's cabinet. Pat and Tammy McLeod joined us to discuss their new book *Hit Hard: One Family's Journey of Letting Go of What Was -- And Learning to Live Well with What Is, *about their son's traumatic brain injury sustained while playing football. We opened the lines to take listener calls about the news that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein apparently committed suicide while in jail. Reverends Irene Monroe and Emmett G. Price III joined us for another edition of All Rev'd Up to discuss the legacy of late author Toni Morrison. Michael Maso, executive director of the Huntington Theater, discussed the theater's upcoming renovations. Media scholar Bob Thompson previewed this year's Emmy Awards in September. Thompson is founding director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture and a Trustee Professor of Television and Popular Culture at the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.

Originally from Maine, Tony Award winning lighting designer Tyler Micoleau has lived in Brooklyn for the last 24 years. He has designed extensively throughout New York as well as regionally and internationally, for world premiere plays, musicals and operas as well as outdoor spaces and touring pieces.His work can currently be seen on Broadway in The Band’s Visit at the Barrymore Theater and Be More Chill at the Lyceum Theater.Other New York designs for Lincoln Center Theater, the Public Theater, New York Theatre Workshop, Manhattan Theater Club, Atlantic Theater, Signature, Second Stage, Playwrights Horizons, New York Theatre Workshop, Vineyard Theatre, New Georges, Epic Theatre Ensemble, Page 73, Rattlestick, Barrow Street Theater, Foundry Theatre, The Play Company, Soho Rep and many others.Regional designs for the Huntington Theater, Alley Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Dallas Theater Center, the Old Globe, La Jolla Playhouse, Trinity Repertory Theatre, Arena Stage, Shakespeare Theater, Kansas City Rep, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Wilma Theater, Pig Iron Theatre, the Folger, Long Wharf Theater and many others.Opera designs for palm beach Opera, Dallas Opera, Spoleto Festival USA, PORTopera, Curtis Opera, Manhattan School of Music, and Connecticut Grand Opera.Dance design for Eliot Feld’s Mandance Project at The Joyce Theater, Neil Greenberg and The Chase Brock Experience.Fine art installation projects include 2×4 Tree (PIFA Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts), Åhus Sommaren 1974 (Bellwether Galleries, Chelsea NYC), Beneath the Floorboards (Ohio Theater Gallery, Soho NYC).Tyler has served on the faculty at Sarah Lawrence College and has been a visiting artist at Dartmouth College, Yale University, Bates College and his alma matter, Bowdoin College.

The boys are joined once again by Arts Fuse editor-in-chief Bill Marx, who opines on the continued demise of Boston fringe theater, most recently embodied by the loss of a home for the Gold Dust Orphans and the buying up of The Machine in Boston's Fenway neighborhood by a developer. The crew then discusses Paula Vogel's play Indecent, now playing at the Huntington Theater. Vogel's play was the subject of a debate between two critics in the pages of The Arts Fuse, with one lauding the it as a success, the other calling the writing obvious, and, at times, verging on Holocaust porn. Finally, Matt tries, and fails, to convince Bill and Lucas to watch Game of Thrones. The Arts Fuse turns 12 in June, and so we're having our annual spring appeal. Please visit us online or on social media to help support our continued coverage of the arts. $100 dollars or more gets you a snazzy t-shirt. https://artsfuse.org/ https://www.facebook.com/donate/449866119156075/10157037493503567/ https://www.mightycause.com/organization/Global-Narratives Thanks for listening and supporting our work.

Thrive Episode # 82 - Developing Your Voice As An Artist With Guest Pula Plum   In today’s show, we talk about why it’s important to have that vision of your success. To have that really clear focus so that all of your activities, that portfolio of things that you may do in your business and in your art are all under the umbrella of that main dream. Our special guest today, Paula Plum, is an accomplished, celebrated and award-winning professional actress who has appeared onstage, in film and on television for over 25 years. Ms. Plum has graced some of the most well-known stages in New England including The Lyric Stage, The American Repertory Theater and The Huntington Theater just to name a few. She has also appeared in major films such as Mermaids with Cher, Malice, Next Stop Wonderland and was even directed by the genius Woody Allen. Ms. Plum is a four-time winner of the prestigious Elliot Norton Award including one for Sustained Excellence. Past recipients of this award include Ian McEllen and Julie Harris. Paula was also one of only 5 actors nationwide to receive the Fox Actor’s Fellowship in association with the SpeakEasy Stage. Ms. Plum is a founding member of the Actor’s Shakespeare project and played roles from Cleopatra to Lady MacBeth. She has trained with some of the best the acting mentors in the world both in Europe at the London Academy of music & Dramatic Art, The Dell’Arte Institute of Paris and right here in Boston as a graduate of Boston University. Paula has also been my acting coach. In this episode, we talk about: 08:00 - How did Paula become a successful actress? 09:50 - Heather and Paula talk about why it’s important to have a vision of what you want to be. 10:50 - How do you decide which tasks to focus on at the right time? 13:00 - Heather and Paula talk about needing a vision and also keeping your senses aware of what you really want to do. 14:00 - How did Paula determine that she wanted to be an actress? What was her turning point? 15:00 - How does Paula feel about having a voice as a participant in our society? 20:00 - Paula and Heather talk about being clear and feeding your energy. 25:00 - What were Paula’s favorite roles? 29:00 - Paula talks about going to clown school and what was the most important lesson she learned from it. 32:30 - What does it mean for Paula to Thrive? If you are an entrepreneur who wants to create celebrity buzz for your brand, if you want to show up as the best version of yourself, if you want people to know who you are so you can make a bigger impact, and carve a unique groove in your industry that only you can fill so that you feel completely, authentically expressed at the highest level, I would love to hear from you. My program on creating a celebrity brand status would be perfect for you. If you are interested in learning more about how to craft your message, how to position yourself as an authentic leader, how to show up visually so that you have that wow factor, and how to perform like a rock star, like a professional performer online, in the media, in front of the camera, on stage, then this program is for you. Go to this link to know more about  it - bit.ly/brandstarconsultation and schedule a consult with me.

Thrive Episode # 82 - Developing Your Voice As An Artist With Guest Pula Plum In today’s show, we talk about why it’s important to have that vision of your success. To have that really clear focus so that all of your activities, that portfolio of things that you may do in your business and in your art are all under the umbrella of that main dream. Our special guest today, Paula Plum, is an accomplished, celebrated and award-winning professional actress who has appeared onstage, in film and on television for over 25 years. Ms. Plum has graced some of the most well-known stages in New England including The Lyric Stage, The American Repertory Theater and The Huntington Theater just to name a few. She has also appeared in major films such as Mermaids with Cher, Malice, Next Stop Wonderland and was even directed by the genius Woody Allen. Ms. Plum is a four-time winner of the prestigious Elliot Norton Award including one for Sustained Excellence. Past recipients of this award include Ian McEllen and Julie Harris. Paula was also one of only 5 actors nationwide to receive the Fox Actor’s Fellowship in association with the SpeakEasy Stage. Ms. Plum is a founding member of the Actor’s Shakespeare project and played roles from Cleopatra to Lady MacBeth. She has trained with some of the best the acting mentors in the world both in Europe at the London Academy of music & Dramatic Art, The Dell’Arte Institute of Paris and right here in Boston as a graduate of Boston University. Paula has also been my acting coach. In this episode, we talk about: 08:00 - How did Paula become a successful actress? 09:50 - Heather and Paula talk about why it’s important to have a vision of what you want to be. 10:50 - How do you decide which tasks to focus on at the right time? 13:00 - Heather and Paula talk about needing a vision and also keeping your senses aware of what you really want to do. 14:00 - How did Paula determine that she wanted to be an actress? What was her turning point? 15:00 - How does Paula feel about having a voice as a participant in our society? 20:00 - Paula and Heather talk about being clear and feeding your energy. 25:00 - What were Paula’s favorite roles? 29:00 - Paula talks about going to clown school and what was the most important lesson she learned from it. 32:30 - What does it mean for Paula to Thrive? If you are an entrepreneur who wants to create celebrity buzz for your brand, if you want to show up as the best version of yourself, if you want people to know who you are so you can make a bigger impact, and carve a unique groove in your industry that only you can fill so that you feel completely, authentically expressed at the highest level, I would love to hear from you. My program on creating a celebrity brand status would be perfect for you. If you are interested in learning more about how to craft your message, how to position yourself as an authentic leader, how to show up visually so that you have that wow factor, and how to perform like a rock star, like a professional performer online, in the media, in front of the camera, on stage, then this program is for you. Go to this link to know more about  it - bit.ly/brandstarconsultation and schedule a consult with me.

Ken Urban is a playwright, screenwriter, and musician based in New York. His plays include Sense of an Ending, The Correspondent, A Future Perfect, The Awake, The Happy Sad, Nibbler, A Guide for the Homesick which recently premiered just a few months ago at the Huntington Theater in Boston, and his newest work, a darkly-comic play called The Remains, which opens in May 2018 at Studio Theatre in Washington D.C. His work has been produced Off-Broadway at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, 59E59 Theatres, The Summer Play Festival at The Public, and Studio 42. Ken's work has also been produced in London and at theaters all across the States. Just a few of Ken’s awards include the Weissberger Playwriting Award, New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship for Playwriting, and the Dramatist Guild Fellowship. He is a member playwright at New Dramatists in New York, and an Affiliated Writer at the Playwrights’ Center in my city of Minneapolis.  And, he’s also an accomplished musician playing with his band Occurrence. Ken earned his BA with Honors from Bucknell University and his Ph.D. in English Literature from Rutgers. And he is currently the Senior Lecturer at MIT leading the Playwriting track.

Dominic Fumusa is best known for playing "Kevin Peyton" opposite Edie Falco on Showtime's acclaimed show "Nurse Jackie" which ran for seven seasons from 2009-2015. Fumusa's extensive theater experience includes originating roles in the NY premieres of Sarah Ruhl's Stage Kiss and Passion Play, Richard Greenberg's Tony Award winning Take Me Out (NY and London), Melissa James Gibson's Obie Award winning [sic] and Stephen Belber's plays The Power of Duff, Fault Lines and Tape (NY, London and Los Angeles). His Broadway debut was in the 1998 revival of Wait Until Dark opposite Marisa Tomei and Quentin Tarantino. Select regional theater credits include numerous plays at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, the Stratford Festival in Canada, the Huntington Theater in Boston, the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC and the Humana Festival at the Actors Theater of Louisville. Fumusa's film work includes playing the real life hero John "Tig" Tiegen in this year's 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi directed by Michael Bay. Last year Fumusa appeared opposite Will Smith and Margot Robbie in the romantic comedy Focus. Other film work includes Allegiance, Helena from the Wedding, Management and Little New York. Other television work includes upcoming recurring roles on "Homeland" (Showtime) and "Taken"(NBC). He has also had numerous guest and recurring roles on such shows as "Blue Bloods," "Elementary," "Person of Interest," "Damages," "Sex and the City," "The Sopranos," "Bones" and many others. Fumusa earned his BA in Government from Lawrence University in Appleton, WI in 1991 and his MFA in Acting from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1994. He lives in Brooklyn, NY with his wife, actress and producer Ilana Levine, and their two children, Georgia and Caleb. 

I've finally gotten a handle on some of my recording tools, such as the Mbox2 mixer and my condenser mic. I hope you've noticed an improvement in the audio quality. I'm still working on production quality, but I got a helping hand from Erica at CDIA, who helps maintain the audio and classroom maintenance for the Recording arts program at school. She demonstrated that my problems were due to my incompetence and not the equipment manufacturers. She also gave me a quick but thorough tour of Pro Tools. Sometime soon I'll take a few trips into Pro Tools country to record a few episodes.Another problem I had was the absence of a mic stand and so I made one out of coat hanger and I used the leftover wire to create a pop filter which keeps the mic clean and softens annoying plosives.This weeks classes continues the module on learning Avid. Since we have already covered Final Cut Pro earlier in the program everyone was wondering how you work the two together in a single workflow. Avid and Apple don't make it easy, but thanks to software plug-ins from Automatic Duck, and a bunch of money, you can make them friends.I continue the saga of a filmmaking project I'm involved in with classmate Laura creating a promotional video for the Huntington Theater in Boston. We're shooting audience reactions following a performance of the play 39 Steps.Finally the class gets to attend a screening of the documentary This is Nollywood, produced by some of CDIA's own, Franco Sacchi, Aimee Corrigan as well as renowned National Geographic photographer Robert Caputo. You may not see it in a theater near you, but you'll find it as a DVD online. If you're curious about the exciting filmmaking scene that is developing in West Africa you should check it out.

This is the first week of a new module where we learn how to use Avid Xpress Pro, in preparation for editing the footage we shoot a few weeks ago. Avid doesn't have the mind share among would be filmmakers as Final Cut Pro does, so I spend a little time talking about it's place in the filmmaking world.It is the premier NLE and there's always talk about how it measures up against FCP, so I've included 1, 2, 3 different articles comparing the two. A very significant difference is that the companies that produce these programs have very different missions. Apple is all about bringing the professional media experience to the consumer, Avid is focused on the production needs of professional media makers thru it's own post production systems and the many companies it has acquired, like M-box, Digidesign and Softimage.I've got some details about a project I'm involved in along with Laura, who I've worked with in the past on the genetic fingerprint documentary. We're going to shoot audience reaction to the play, The 39 Steps, that will be running at the Huntington Theater during September and October. It's a lot of work in a short time, so it should make for some interesting experiences.