Podcasts about louis actors' studio

On this episode of STAGE GROK, I talk with playwright, screenwriter, and director Neil LaBute, about his writing process and about the annual LaBute New Theatre Festival at St. Louis Actors' Studio.

Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) PETER AND THE STARCATCHER, by Rick Elice, at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis; (2) BAD JEWS, by Joshua Harmon, at the New Jewish Theatre; (3) THE GIN GAME, by D. L. Coburn, at St. Louis Actors' Studio; (4) SUBLIME INTIMACY, by Ken Page, at Max & Louie Productions; (5) DEVIL BOYS FROM BEYOND, by Buddy Thomas, Kenneth Elliot, & Drew Fornarola, at Stray Dog Theatre; (6) SHOTGUN, by John Biguenet, at the Webster Univ. Conservatory; and (7) ALL IS CALM, by Peter Rothstein, Erick Lichte & Timothy C. Takach, at Mustard Seed Theatre.

Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, by Edward Albee, at St. Louis Actors' Studio, (2) The Winslow Boy, by Terence Rattigan, at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, (3) White to Gray, by Rob Maesaka, at Mustard Seed Theatre, (4) Stick Fly, by Lydia R. Diamond, at The Black Rep, (5) Mr. Marmalade, by Noah Haidle, at West End Players Guil, (6) God of Carnage, by Yasmina Reza, at Stray Dog Theatre, and (7) Old Wounds, by Mollie Jeanette Amburgey, at GoodPeople Theatre.

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.

Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING, by Frank Loesser, Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock & Willie Gilbert, at Stages St. Louis, (2) A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, by Andre Previn & Tennessee Williams, at Union Avenue Opera, (3) GREASE, by Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey, at The Muny, (4) LaBUTE FESTIVAL PART 2, by Neil LaBute et al., at St. Louis Actors' Studio, (5) FUNNY GIRL, by Isobel Lennart, Jule Styne & Bob Merrill, at Stray Dog Theatre, (6) TARZAN, by Phil Collins & David Henry Hwang, at Take Two Productions, (7) QUILLS, by Doug Wright, at Max & Louie Productions, (8) WILLY WONKA, by Roald Dahl et al., at Over Due Theatre Co., and (9) SEX, DRUGS, ROCK & ROLL, by Eric Bogosian, at The Midnight Co.

Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review ((1) SUESSICAL, by Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty, and Dr. Suess, at The Muny, (2) LITTLE WOMEN, adapted by Marian DeForest from Louisa May Alcott, at Clayton Community Theatre, (3) SWEENEY TODD, by Stephen Sondheim & Hugh Wheeler, at Family Musical Theater, (4) LA TRAVIATA, by Giuseppe Verdi, at Union Avenue Opera, (5) THE ADDAMS FAMILY, by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice and Andrew Lippa, at The Muny, (6) HAMLET, by William Shakespeare, at St. Louis Shakespeare, (7) LABUTE NEW THEATRE FESTIVAL, by Neil LaBute et al., at St. Louis Actors' Studio, (8) OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS, by Joe DiPietro, at Insight Theatre Co., and (9) SCUTTER MURPHY'S WAKE, by Patrick Conroy, at First Run Theatre.

Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) HENRY IV, by William Shakespeare, at Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, (2) THE HOMECOMING, by Harold Pinter, at St. Louis Actors' Studio, (3) HENRY V, by William Shakespeare, at Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, (4) PRAYER FOR THE GUN BUG, by Carter W. Lewis, at OnSite Theatre Co. , (5) THE MAGIC FLUTE, by W.A. Mozart & Emanuel Schikaneder, at Opera Theatre of St. Louis, and (6) THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, by William Finn et al., at The Alpha Players of Florissant.

Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) WE WILL ROCK YOU, by Queen & Ben Elton, at the Fox; (3) SOUPS, STEWS AND CASSEROLES: 1976, by Rebecca Gilman, at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis; (3) RED LIGHT WINTER, by Adam Rapp, at HotCity Theatre; (4) RENT, by Jonathan Larson, at New Line Theatre; (5) THE AWAKENING, by Kate Chopin, adapted by Henry I. Schvey, at St. Louis Actors' Studio; (6) LUCIA Di LAMMERMOOR, by Donizetti, at Winter Opera St. Louis; (7) MUSICAL COMEDY MURDERS OF 1940, by J. Bishop, at Kirkwood Theatre Guild; THE CEMETERY CLUB, by I. Menchell, at Alpha Players; and ANGEL STREET, by P. Hamilton, at Theatre Guild of Webster Groves; and (8) PETER AND THE STARCATCHER, by Rick Elice & Wayne Barker, at the Peabody Opera House.

Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) OPUS, by Michael Hollinger, at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis; (2) THE MEETING, by Jeff Stetson, at The Black Rep; (3) VERISMO, at Circus Harmony; (4) ALL MY SONS, at Kirkwood Theatre Guild, and THE RIDE DOWN MOUNT MORGAN, at St. Louis Actors' Studio, both by Arthur Miller; (5) CROSSING DELANCEY, by Susan Sandler, at The Theatre Guild of Webster Groves; and (6)WHATEVER REMAINS..., by Jason Slavik, at First Run Theatre.

Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review FREUD'S LAST SESSION, by Mark St. Germain, at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis Studio Theatre; PTERODACTYLS, by Nicky Silver, at St. Louis Actors' Studio; ALL IS CALM: THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914, by PeterRothstein, at Mustard Seed Theatre; THE HOTHOUSE, by Harold Pinter, at West End Players Guild; TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE, by Jeffrey Hatcher & Mitch Albom, at Dramatic License Theatre; THE WOMAN IN BLACK, by Stephen Mallatrat, at Slightly Askew Theatre Ensemble; FAUST, by Charles Gounod, at Winter Opera St. Louis; and ANTIGONE, by Jean Anouilh, at Tesseract Theatre Co.

Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review TOPDOG/UNDERDOG, by Suzan-Lori Parks, at St. Louis Actors' Studio, LONESOME HOLLOW, by Lee Blessing, at West End Players Guild, LES MISERABLES, by Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schonberg, et al., at The Alpha Players of Florissant, OLD HEARTS FRESH, by Nancy Bell, at Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, by Joseph Stein, Jerry Bock, & SheldonHarnick, at Christ Memorial Productions, and CHICAGO, by Bob Fosse and John Kander & Fred Ebb, at the Fox Theatre.

Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) LaBUTE NEW THEATER FESTIVAL, by Neil LaBute et al., at St. Louis Actors' Studio, (2) TIMON OF ATHENS, by William Shakespeare, at St. Louis Shakespeare, (3) LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, by Alan Menken & Howard Ashman, at Stray Dog Theatre, (4) LES MISERABLES, by Claude-Michel Schoenberg, Alain Boublil, et al., at The Muny, (5) OKLAHOMA!, by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II, at Family Musical Theater, and (6) MADAMA BUTTERFLY, by Giacomo Puccini, at Union Avenue Opera.

Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky interview actor and playwright Rachel Fenton after reviewing (1) SOUTH PACIFIC, by Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II,& Joshua Logan, at The Muny, (2) LaBUTE NEW THEATER FESTIVAL, PART I, by Neil LaBute et al., at St. Louis Actors' Studio, (3) SOY YO! AN AFRO-LATINA SUITE, by Mariah Richardson, at Gitana Productions, (4) NUNSENSE MUNY STYLE!, by Dan Goggin, at The Muny, (5) MURPHY'S LAW, by Kenneth Stilson, at First Run Theatre, and (6) 1776, by Sherman Edwards & Peter Stone, at Insight Theatre Co.

Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) THE WIZ, by Charlie Smalls & William F. Brown, at The Black Rep, (2) ALWAYS . . . PATSY CLINE, by Ted Swindley et al., at Stages St. Louis, (3) SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION, by John Guare, at Stray Dog Theatre, (4) IL TABARRO & PAGLIACCI, by Puccini & Leoncavallo, at Opera Theatre of St. Louis, (5) CHAPTER TWO, by Neal Simon, at Insight Theatre Co., (6) KING LEAR, by William Shakespeare, at St. Louis Actors' Studio, (7) A TRIP TO THE MOON, at Circus Flora, (8) BUKOWSICAL, by Spencer Green & Gary Stockdale, at New Line Theatre, and (9) THE CHERRY SISTERS REVISITED, by Dan O'Brien, at R-S Theatrics.

Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) TWELFTH NIGHT, by William Shakespeare, at Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, (2) THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE, by W.S. Gilbert & Sir Arthur Sullivan, at Opera Theatre of St. Louis, (3) SHLEMIEL THE FIRST, adapted from I. B. Singer by Robert Brustein, et al., at New Jewish Theatre, (4) ANYTHING GOES, by Cole Porter et al., at the Fox Theatre, (5) AN ILIAD, by Lisa Peterson & Denis O'Hare, at Upstream Theater, (6) MRS. MANNERLY, by Jeffrey Hatcher, at Max & Louie Productions, (7) TALKING HEADS, by Alan Bennett, at St. Louis Actors' Studio, and (8) MURDERED TO DEATH, by Peter Gordon, at the Alpha Players of Florissant.

On this episode, Gerry Kowarsky and guest host Mark Bretz review 1) WAITING FOR GODOT, by Samuel Beckett, at St. Louis Actors' Studio, (2) THREE SISTERS, by Anton Chekhov, at Saint Louis Univ., (3) MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, by Colin Escott & Floyd Mutrux, at the Fox Theatre, (4) LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL, by Laurence O'Keefe, Nell Benjamin, & Heather Hach, at Webster Univ. Conservatory, (5) SMASH/HIT!, by Steve Broadnax and Michael Bordner, at The Black Rep, (6) IN THE NEXT ROOM (Or the Vibrator Play), by Sarah Ruhl, at Washington Univ., (7) FOOL FOR LOVE, by Sam Shepard, at Tesseract Theatre, and (8) TROUBLE IN TAHITI, by Leonard Bernstein, at Union Avenue Opera.

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.

Gerry Kowarsky and guest host Mark Bretz review (1) 4000 MILES, by Amy Herzog, at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, (2) THE PIANO LESSON, by August Wilson, at the Black Rep, (3) CAFE CHANSON, created by Ken Page, at Upstream Theater, (4) THE GOAT, OR WHO IS SYLVIA?, by Edward Albee, at St. Louis Actors' Studio, (5) JACKIE AND ME, by Steven Dietz, at Metro Theater Co., (6) THE LAST ROMANCE, by Joe DePietro, at the Kirkwood Theatre Guild, (7) CAPRICCIO, at Circus Harmony, (8) An Evening of PredicamentS, by Gerry Mandel & Patrick Conroy, at First Run Theatre, and (9) STAGE FRIGHT, by Charles Marowitz, at the Theatre Guild of Webster Groves.

Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) THE FOREIGNER, by Larry Shue, at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, (2) TALLEY'S FOLLY, by Lanford Wilson, at the New Jewish Theatre, (3) SEASON'S GREETINGS, by Alan Ayckbourn, at St. Louis Actors' Studio, (4) THE DIVINE SISTER, by Charles Busch, at HotCity Theatre, (5) YOURS, ANNE, by Enid Futterman & Michael Cohen, at the Webster Univ. Conservatory, (6) FULLY COMMITTED, by Becky Mode, at Stray Dog Theatre, (7) THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER, by Barbara Robinson, at KTK Productions, and (8) THE ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS SHOW (ABRIDGED), by Reed Martin & Austin Tichenor, at Edison Theatre Ovations.

Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) LES MISERABLES, by Claude-Michel Schonberg, Alain Boublil Jean-Marc Natel, et al., at the Fox Theatre, (2) DADDY LONG LEGS, by Paul Gordon & John Caird, at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, (3) SPRING AWAKENING, by Frank Wedekind, Duncan Sheik, & Steve Sater, at Stray Dog Theatre, (4) LOST IN YONKERS, by Neil Simon, at the New Jewish Theatre, (5) THE HAIRY APE, by Eugene O'Neill, at Upstream Theater, (6) GOOD, by C.P. Taylor, at St. Louis Actors' Studio, (7) WONDER OF THE WORLD, by David Lindsay-Abaire, at St. Louis University, and (8) INVENTING VAN GOGH, by Steve Dietz, at West End Players Guild.

Guest host Mark Bretz and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) KILLER JOE, by Tracy Letts, at St. Louis Actors' Studio, (2) MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM, by August Wilson, at The Black Rep, (3) THE WINTER'S TALE, by William Shakespeare, at Mustard Seed Theatre, (4) ANGELS IN AMERICA, PART ONE: MILLENNIUM APPROACHES, by Tony Kushner, at Stray Dog Theatre, (5) CONVERSATIONS WITH AN EXECUTIONER, by Philip Boehm, adapted from Kazimierz Moczarski, at Upstream Theater, (6) EXIT THE KING, by Eugene Ionesco, at West End Players Guild, (7 ) LITTLE WOMEN, adapted by Kristen Laurence from Louisa May Alcott, at Hawthorne Players, and (8) DINNER WITH FRIENDS, by Donald Margulies, at Webster Univ.Conservatory.

Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO, by Alfred Uhry, at the New Jewish Theatre, (2) THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER, by Laura Eason, at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, (3) MY THREE ANGELS, by Sam and Bella Spewack, at St. Louis Actors' Studio, (4) CHRISTMAS WITH THE RAT PACK: LIVE AT THE SANDS, Fox Theatre, (5) KRAPP'S LAST TAPE, by Samuel Beckett, at Black Mirror Theatre, (6) DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS, by Timothy Mason & Mel Marvin, at the Peabody Opera House, (7) JESUS HOPPED THE 'A' TRAIN, by Stephen Adly Guirgis, at R-S Theatrics, (8) WHAMMY! THE SEVEN SECRETS TO A SANE SELF, by Chuck Harper, at HotCity Theatre, and (9) HOT L BALTIMORE, by Lanford Wilson, at Webster Univ. Conservatory.

Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) PALMER PARK, by Joanna McClelland Glass, at the Black Rep and St. Louis Actors' Studio, (2) HIT-STORY, by Carter W. Lewis, at OnSite Theatre Co. (3) HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE, by Paula Vogel, at Muddy Waters Theatre, (4) MURDERING MARLOWE, by Charles Marowitz, at West End Players Guild, (5) CANNIBAL! THE MUSICAL -- LIVE!, by Trey Parker & Rich Sanders, at Cannibal-STL, (6) BABY, by David Shire, Richard Maltby, Jr., and Sybille Pearson, at Citilites Theatre, (7) I'M NOT RAPPAPORT, by Herb Gardner, at Hawthorne Players, (8) NOISES OFF, by Michael Frayn, at Kirkwood Theatre Guild, and (9) BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL, by Elton John & Lee Hall, at the Fox Theatre.

Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) THE WHO'S TOMMY, by PeteTownshend, Des McAnuff, John Entwistle & Keith Moon, at Stray Dog Theatre, (2) GOD OF CARNAGE, by Yasmina Reza, at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, (3) HAIRSPRAY: THE MUSICAL, by John Waters et al., at The Black Rep & Washington Univ., (4) BLOOD WEDDING, by Federico Garcia Lorca, at Upstream Theater, (5) JUST A SONG AT TWILIGHT, book by Chuck Lavazzi, at West End Players Guild, (6) NUTS, by Tom Topor, at St. Louis Actors' Studio, and (7) SPECTRUM 2011, by various playwrights, at First Run Theatre.

Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) A CHORUS LINE, by Marvin Hamlisch, Edward Kleban, James Kirkwood & Nicholas Dante, at Stages St. Louis, (2) THE IMMIGRANT, by Mark Harelik, at the New Jewish Theatre, (3) PELLEAS AND MELISANDE, by Claude Debussy, at Opera Theatre of St. Louis, (4) JUST DESSERTS, by Neil LaBute, at St. Louis Actors' Studio, (5) VAGABOND ADVENTURES, at Circus Flora, (6) KIND SIR, by Norman Krasna, at ACT Inc., (7) THE VISIT, by Friedrich Duerrenmatt, at Stray Dog Theatre, (8) BARE, by Damon Intrabartolo & Jon Hartmere, at New Line Theatre, and (9) BECKY'S NEW CAR, by Steven Dietz, at Insight Theatre Co.