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Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Karen Grassle, Actress and Author of “Bright Lights, Prairie Dust: Reflections on Life, Loss and Love from Little House's Ma”About Harvey's guest:After summers at the Stanford Contemporary Workshop playing leads and two summers at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival playing classical roles, her first professional engagement was a season at the Front Street Theatre, Memphis, TN. upon return from London. While living in New York City, she worked at resident and stock theatres throughout the country, also appearing on PBS in original works and on networks in three soap operas. She made her Broadway debut in the short-lived 1968 play The Gingham Dog. Grassle played in Butterflies Are Free on Broadway (as stand-by with Gloria Swanson, Rosemary Murphy, etc.) as well as at the Elitch Theatre in Denver, Colorado, in June 1972, along with Maureen O'Sullivan and Brandon deWilde, who was killed before leaving town after the performances ended.  Grassle starred in the Shakespeare in the Park production of Cymbeline with Christopher Walken, Sam Waterston, and Bill Devane.Grassle auditioned for the role of the mother, Caroline Ingalls, in the Little House on the Prairie TV series and won the part. The series ran for nine seasons, from 1974 to 1983. After making the pilot for Little House on the Prairie, Grassle appeared in one episode of Gunsmoke titled "The Wiving" as Fran, one of several saloon girls kidnapped. Subsequently, she acted in the features Harry's War, a 1981 American film where she played Kathy, the wife of Edward Herrmann's title character, and Wyatt Earp, a 1994 film starring Kevin Costner. On television, she starred in and co-wrote the NBC-TV film Battered. Other TV movies include Cocaine: One Man's Seduction, Crisis in MidAir, and Between the Darkness and the Dawn. In episodic TV, she starred in Hotel, Love Boat, and Murder She Wrote (twice). She also appeared on Hollywood Squares and numerous talk shows such as Dinah, Merv Griffin, Mike Douglas, and John Davidson. During this period, she lobbied for federal funding for shelters for battered women and appeared in many events to support the Equal Rights Amendment. (Performance of the Year award.)Settling in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2006, Grassle appeared in plays at San Francisco Playhouse, "The Ride Down Mt. Morgan;" "Cabaret." (Outstanding Achievement Award, 2008;) TheatreWorks; Aurora Theatre and out of town in 5 productions of "Driving Miss Daisy" at Manitoba Theatre Center, etc. Independent films "Lasso." 2017, "Not to Forget," 2019Grassle continues to perform in productions in San Francisco, Berkeley, and Palo Alto as well as tours and productions such as Driving Miss Daisy in the starring role of Miss Daisy at the Manitoba Theatre Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in a co-production with Rubicon Theatre and at the Riverside Center for the Performing Arts in Fredericksburg, Virginia. In 2008, she was awarded a prize for her performance in Cabaret at the San Francisco Playhouse. Over the years, she has appeared in commercials such as the promotional face for Premier Bathrooms, a supplier of bathing products for the elderly and infirm. For more interviews and podcasts go to: https://www.harveybrownstoneinterviews.com/https://www.karengrassle.net/ https://www.facebook.com/karen.grassle https://www.instagram.com/karen_grassle/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk457PrEO4Kyfk1K-687yAw/featured#KarenGrassle  #harveybrownstoneinterviews 

"If you don't like the restaurant...leave!" - Samantha Walters Welcome to episode 5 of the Simple To Understand podcast. My guest today is my good friend Samantha Walters. Sam is an actor who has worked professionally in Manitoba's theatre and film industry and is also a Speech-Language Pathologist, which as you can imagine gave us a lot to talk about. In this episode, she shares her journey which is packed full of stories, experiences, and life-lessons. She has a 4 year Major in Theatre and Film from the University of Winnipeg where she focused on the Performance for Stage side of the program. At the end of her acting degree, she did Canada's National Voice Intensive program which is six-weeks where you learn the power of voice and speech. At the time it was in Vancouver, now it is in Toronto and is designed for artists/actors etc. She also has a Masters degree of Clinical Science for Speech-Language Pathology which she received from the University of Western Ontario in London, On. As a kid, Sam asked a lot of questions and was a curious child (which I believe is one of the strengths that has helped her continuously grow over the years and assist in carving out her path). She was involved in dance, gymnastics, figure skating, Girl Guides of Canada, swimming and was exposed to acting in grade 4. At only 16 years old, she decided to focus on her acting career and after auditioning for a documentary about the Vaughn Street Jail, made her first pay cheque of $1,500. She acted at the Manitoba Theatre Center and was part of the Back Stage Pass program which opened up more doors for her down the road. She was extremely proud to act in the 'Immigration Stories' play which was put on by Sarasvati Productions (I highly encourage listeners to check them out) and this idea is absolutely beautiful. Currently, she is working as an SLP and as an acting coach for youth at Expressions Film Studio in Winnipeg. A few side-notes worth mentioning before we dive into the episode. First, the format for the podcast is very much a past-present-future look at my guests and for most of them, this is the first time in a long time they've had the opportunity to reminisce and share their story. The reason I'm pointing this out is we do at times bounce around in time-frames because certain key moments pop-up randomly during our conversation. I bring this up as Sam is goal oriented and a perfectionist so this bouncing around in time-frames causes her to at times wish she had prepared a timeline map of key-points she could use to help guide her story. I just wanted to say that for Sam, and other possible future guests that this Podcast allows for bouncing around and doesn't have to be perfect. There are a lot of gems in this episode which I think people will find valuable...plus, we'll do a round two. Second, my dog Oscar comes in and out of the interview a couple times (he doesn't bark, just comes up to Sam to say hello so if you hear some panting than just hang in there, it doesn't last long ha-ha) Lastly, I also should mention, when we recorded the episode I had totally forgot I had dinner plans so I had to cut our interview short towards the end. We could have continued talking for another two hours but had to wrap it up quickly so I apologize for the flow changing towards the end...Again, we'll do a round two. Enjoy! Click Here for this episodes show notes! What was your favourite part of the episode? Is there a specific topic or question you’d like to see Sam and I to dive into next time? Let me know on Twitter @ddouglasstu

Len Cariou looks back over his career on stage, from his days with his own cabaret act in his native Canada to his immersion into classical theatre at the Manitoba Theatre Center and the Stratford Festival to his triumphs on Broadway in two Sondheim premieres. Along the way, he tells the stories of his first meeting with director Harold Prince, his "A Little Night Music" audition -- for the role of Carl-Magnus, which he was prepared to turn down -- and why he actually did turn down the role of Frederik when it was offered; and the experience of the very first preview of "Sweeney Todd" -- which took place with the show not having completed a full tech rehearsal. Original air date - February 2, 2007.

Len Cariou looks back over his career on stage, from his days with his own cabaret act in his native Canada to his immersion into classical theatre at the Manitoba Theatre Center and the Stratford Festival to his triumphs on Broadway in two Sondheim premieres. Along the way, he tells the stories of his first meeting with director Harold Prince, his "A Little Night Music" audition -- for the role of Carl-Magnus, which he was prepared to turn down -- and why he actually did turn down the role of Frederik when it was offered; and the experience of the very first preview of "Sweeney Todd" -- which took place with the show not having completed a full tech rehearsal. Original air date - February 2, 2007.

Len Cariou looks back over his career on stage, from his days with his own cabaret act in his native Canada to his immersion into classical theatre at the Manitoba Theatre Center and the Stratford Festival to his triumphs on Broadway in two Sondheim premieres. Along the way, he tells the stories of his first meeting with director Harold Prince, his "A Little Night Music" audition -- for the role of Carl-Magnus, which he was prepared to turn down -- and why he actually did turn down the role of Frederik when it was offered; and the experience of the very first preview of "Sweeney Todd" -- which took place with the show not having completed a full tech rehearsal. Original air date - February 2, 2007.