Podcasts about r s theatrics

Lynn & Carl first speak to theater royalty from The Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis (8/8-18) - Kari Ely & Peter Mayer about "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" and director Brian Hohlfeld about the festival's "Life Upon a Wicked Stage." Next, R-S Theatrics partners with the Showboat Community Theatre & Half Act Theatre Company to start the Riverside Theatre Project, for their first season, they will be producing The Sound of Music at the historic Showboat Theatre in Hermann, Missouri (thru 8/4). They speak with Christina Rios, Molly Stout & Bryce Miller from the production.

Lynn, Carl & special guest educator & former Artistic Director of R-S Theatrics, Christina Rios review In the Heights, King Lear, Loki and preview The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard.

After Left Bank Books cancelled a planned event late last month with bestselling author Jeanine Cummins in the wake of outcry about her new novel, the independent bookstore met with waves of feedback from every corner, some of it very angry. In this segment, the St. Louis on the Air team seeks to take the conversation that the situation has sparked and push it forward in productive ways. Host Sarah Fenske talks with Kleindienst and with Ignacio Sánchez Prado, a professor of Spanish, Latin American Studies and Film and Media Studies at Washington University who was born in Mexico. Also joining the discussion is Kelly Von Plonski, owner of Subterranean Books. The segment also includes brief comments from Christina Rios and Alicia Hernandez, who are both members of the local Latinx community. Rios was until recently the longtime artistic director of R-S Theatrics, and Hernandez is a local community organizer working on immigration issues.

Casually joining the podcast in this episode is Kentucky native actor and director Carl Overly Jr. Finding his way to St. Louis, Missouri through an internship with The Black Repertory Theatre, Carl discusses how being immersed in theatre is all about putting yourself out there (yet, it is acceptable at times to say no). Carl Overly Jr. will be in the upcoming production of 'Shakespeare In Love' with Insight Theatre Company at The Grandel Theatre in the Grand Center Arts District during August 2019, and recently directed 'The Motherf**ker with the Hat' with St. Louis based theatre company R-S Theatrics. He can be found on Facebook and Instagram. Entrance music is titled 'Trust The Bounce' by Jaz Tucker (aka Superjaz) from Same Difference Music and can be found on all streaming services. 

This podcast is from episode number 527 of the program, originally broadcast on Thursday, May 9, 2019 and features reviews of the plays:SALT, ROOT, AND ROE, by Tim Price, at Upstream TheaterTRANSLATIONS, by Brian Friel at Black Mirror TheatreMISS SAIGON, by Schoenberg, Boublil, & Maltby at the Fox Theatre BILOXI BLUES, by Neil Simon at Clayton Community Theatre A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, by William Shakespere at R-S Theatrics & Blind Pigs NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, by George & Ira Gershwin & Joe DiPietro at Kirkwood Theatre Guild GODSPELL, by John-Michael Tebelak & Stephen Schwartz at Saint Louis Universityand…OVER THE TAVERN, By Tom Dudzick at The Theatre Guild of Webster Groves You can also see video and still pictures of the shows that we've talked about in all of our episodes by looking for us on all social media platforms...YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Search for "twontheaisle" on all of them. Here are the direct links:Facebook: http://facebook.com/twoontheaislehecYouTube: http://youtube.com/twoontheaiseInstagram: http://instagram.com/twoontheaisleTwitter: http://twitter.com/twoontheaisleSee you on May 23, 2019!

Deborah Sharn speaks with R-S Theatric's Artistic Director, Christina Rios about their production of the musical, IN THE HEIGHTS that plays through September 3rd at the .Zack Theatre in St. Louis.    

This has been a super-crazy week for St. Louis theater professional and mom Christina Rios. One of her three younger children started kindergarten. Her teenager entered her junior year of high school. And her theater company R-S Theatrics geared up to open its largest-ever production: “In the Heights.” In our latest Cut & Paste podcast , we talk with Rios and her husband, Mark Kelley — who’s an actor with a day job at Washington University — about how they make it all work. They come from very different backgrounds. She was a child with Mexican roots who grew in a poor St. Louis family. He came from a middle-class west county home. But it was the very different paths they took as young adults that almost derailed their early relationship. Look for new Cut & Paste (#cutpastestl) podcasts every few weeks on our website. You can also find all previous podcasts focusing on a diverse collection of visual and performing artists, and subscribe to Cut & Paste through this link. The

Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) ANIMALS OUT OF PAPER, by Rajiv Joseph, at R-S Theatrics; (2) IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS, by Irving Berlin, David Ives & Paul Blake, at the Fox Theatre; (3) RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN, by Gina Gionfriddo, at the West End Players Guild; (4) BETH LEAVEL: MUNY MAGIC AT THE SHELDON, The Muny at the Sheldon Concert Hall; (5) STAGE DOOR, by George S. Kaufman & Edna Ferber, at the Webster Univ. Conservatory; (6) CRIMES OF THE HEART, by Beth Henley, at Saint Louis Univ.; and (7) THE MISANTHROPE, by Moliere, at Washington Univ.

Deborah Sharn talks to playwright, actor and director Stephen Peirick who is directing the West End Players Guild’s production of “Rapture, Blister, Burn” by Gina Gionfriddo.  Ms. Gionfriddo is an American playwright and television writer. Other plays include, “Becky Shaw” and “After Ashley.”   Stephen Peirick is a local playwright whose plays have been presented in St. Louis by Stray Dog Theatre and R-S Theatrics.    

The Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) THE FULL MONTY, by Terrence McNally & David Yazbek, at Stages St. Louis, (2) ALL THE WAY, by Robert Shenkkan, at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, (3) TELL ME SOMETHIN’ GOOD, conceived by Ron Himes, at The Black Rep, (4) MR. BURNS: A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY, by Anne Washburn, at R-S Theatrics, (5) FOOTLOOSE, by Dean Pitchford, Walter Bobbie, Tom Snow, et al., at KTK Productions, and (6) MOON OVER BUFFALO, by Ken Ludwig, at the Theatre Guild of Webster Groves.

Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review 1) REALITY, by Lia Romeo, at HotCity Theatre, (2) RING OF FIRE: THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH, by Richard Maltby, Jr., at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, (3) THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK CHRISTMAS MUSICAL, by David Nehls & Betsy Kelso, at Stray Dog Theatre, (4) A RAISIN IN THE SUN, by Lorraine Hansberry, at The Black Rep, (5) EAT YOUR HEART OUT, by Courtney Baron, at R-S Theatrics, (6) BECOMING DR. RUTH, by Mark St. Germain, at the New Jewish Theatre, (7) CANNIBAL! THE MUSICAL, by Trey Parker, at Magic Smoking Monkey Theatre, (8) BLITHE SPIRIT, by Noel Coward, at St. Louis Actors’ Studio, and (9) HAY FEVER, by Noel Coward, at Webster Univ. Conservatory.

Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, by Joseph Stein, Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick, at Stages St. Louis; (2) ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS, by Richard Bean, at The Rep; (3) DEATH OF A SALESMAN, by Arthur Miller, at Insight Theatre Co.; (4) PURLIE, by Ossie Davis, Philip Rose, Peter Udell, & Gary Geld, at The Black Rep; (5) THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL, by David Nehls & Betsy Kelso, at Dramatic License Productions; (6) THE NORMAL HEART, by Larry Kramer, at HotCity Theatre; (7) FIRST LADY SUITE, by Michael John LaChiusa, R-S Theatrics; (8) THE KING AND I, by Rodgers & Hammerstein, at Christ Memorial Productions; and (9) DEARLY DEPARTED, by David Botrell & Jessie Jones, at the Theatre Guild of Webster Groves.

Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) 27, by Ricky Ian Gordon & Royce Vavrek, at Opera Theatre of St. Louis; (2) LOVE! VALOUR! COMPASSION!, by Terrence McNally, at Stray Dog Theatre; (3) DIALOGUES OF THE CARMELITES, by Francis Poulenc, at Opera Theatre of St. Louis; (4) SOMEONE WHO'LL WATCH OVER ME, by Frank McGuinness, at R-S Theatrics; (5) BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL, by Lee Hall & Elton John, at The Muny; and (6) DISNEY'S SLEEPING BEAUTY, by Marcy Heisler, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, et al., at Stages St. Louis.

Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review(1) THE MOUSETRAP, by Agatha Christie, at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis; (2) MEDAL OF HONOR RAG, by Tom Cole, at West End Players Guild; (3) HANNAH SENESH, by David Schechter, at the New Jewish Theatre; (4) THE BUTTERFINGERS ANGEL, MARY & JOSEPH, HEROD THE NUT AND THE SLAUGHTER OF 12 HIT CAROLS IN A PEAR TREE, by William Gibson, at Stray Dog Theatre; (5) BLACK NATIVITY, by Ron Himes et al., at The Black Rep; (6) OH HELL!: BOBBY GOULD IN HELL, by David Mamet, and THE DEVIL AND BILLY MARKHAM, by Shel Silverstein, at R-S Theatrics; (7) KOSHER LUTHERANS, by William Missouri Downs, at HotCity Theatre; and (8) SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE, by Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller, at Webster Univ. Conservatory.

Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review CABARET, by Joe Masteroff, John Kander & Fred Ebb, at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, MY FAIR LADY, by Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe, at Stages St. Louis, OUR TOWN, by Thornton Wilder, at Insight Theatre Co., ENTERTAINING MR. SLOAN, by Joe Orton, at HotCity Theatre, THE PURPOSE PROJECT: THAO'S LIBRARY, by Elizabeth Van Meter, at Mustard Seed Theatre, EMERGENCY, by Daniel Beaty, at The Black Rep, PARADE, by Alfred Uhry and Jason Robert Brown, at R-S Theatrics, and THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO, by Alfred Uhry, at the Theatre Guild of Webster Groves.

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.

In this episode, Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) THIS WIDE NIGHT, by Chloe Moss, at West End Players Guild, (2) SUICIDE, INCORPORATED, by Andrew Hinderaker, at R-S Theatrics, (3) RADIUM GIRLS, by D.W. Gregory, at St. Louis Univ., (4) ELEEMOSYNARY, by Lee Blessing, at Slightly Askew Theatre Ensemble, (5) FACING THE SHADOW, by Sheila Payton, at The Black Rep, (6) THE MIKADO, by W.S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan, at Winter Opera St. Louis, (7) THE RED VELVET CAKE WAR, by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, & Jamie Wooten, at the Kirkwood Theatre Guild, (8) FENCES, by August Wilson, at Hawthorne Players, and (9) CAT'S CRADLE, by Leslie Sands, at the Theatre Guild of Webster Groves.

Bob Wilcox and Gerry Kowarsky review (1) BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS, by Neil Simon, at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, (2) MY ONE AND ONLY, by George & Ira Gershwin and Peter Stone & Timothy S. Mayer, at Stages St. Louis, (3) DINNER WITH FRIENDS, by Donald Margulies, at Dramatic License Productions, (4) GOODBYE, RUBY TUESDAY, by EM Lewis, at HotCity Theatre, (5) MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS, by Ron Hutchinson, at KTK Productions, (6) ADDING MACHINE: A MUSICAL, by Elmer Rice, Joshua Schmidt & Jason Loewith, at R-S Theatrics, (7) REMEMBER ME?, by Samuel Bobrick, at the Theatre Guild of Webster Groves, and (8) KEN HALLER: THE TV SHOW!, at The Presenters Dolan.

1) AIN'T MISBEHAVIN', by Murray Horwitz, Richard Maltby, Jr., et al., at Stages St. Louis (2) COSI FAN TUTTE, by W. A. Mozart & Lorenzo Da Ponte, at Opera Theatre of St. Louis (3) THE WIZARD, at Circus Flora (4) HIGH FIDELITY, by Tom Kitt, Amanda Green, & David Lindsay-Abaire, at New Line Theatre (5) 9 CIRCLES, by Bill Cain, at R-S Theatrics (6) TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT, by Graham Greene, adapted by Giles Havergal, at ACT Inc. (7) THE DAMASK CHEEK, by John Van Druten & Lloyd Morris, at ACT Inc.

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 interview actors Christina Rios and MarkKelley after reviewing (1) CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION, by Annie Baker,at Repertory Theatre Studio, (2) GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES, by RajivJoseph, at R-S Theatrics, (3) THE WIZARD OF OZ, by L. Frank Baum, FrankGabrielson, Harold Arlen & E.Y. Harburg, at Variety Childrens Theatre,(4) NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, by George Romero, at Marble Stage Theatre,and (5) A LA CARTE, by various playwrights, at Black Cat Theatre.