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2011 Rattle Poetry Prize winner Hayden Saunier has published five collections of poetry and her work has been awarded a Pushcart Prize, the Gell Poetry Prize, the Pablo Neruda Poetry Prize, and nominated numerous times for a Pushcart Prize. Her acting resume includes film and television appearances in The Sixth Sense, Philadelphia Diary, House of Cards, Mindhunter, Hack and Do No Harm and dozens of roles at regional theatres such as the Guthrie Theatre , Walnut Street Theatre, Arden Theatre, George Street Playhouse, Interact Theatre and People's Light and Theatre Company. A Poet Laureate Emerita of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, she lives in the Philadelphia area. Find more information at: https://www.haydensaunier.com/ As always, we'll also include the live Prompt Lines for responses to our weekly prompt. A Zoom link will be provided in the chat window during the show before that segment begins. For links to all the past episodes, visit: https://www.rattle.com/rattlecast/ This Week's Prompt: Write a poem that explores the perspective of the other side, and arrives somewhere opposite to where the poem begins. Next Week's Prompt: Write an elegy that's not about a person. The Rattlecast livestreams on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter, then becomes an audio podcast. Find it on iTunes, Spotify, or anywhere else you get your podcasts.
Three new Philadelphia theater complexes are built for the mid-century modern era - funded by wealthy philanthropists. The Annenbergs would donate grand new Modernist-style Arts Centers at Temple University and the University of Pennsylvania, and the Haas family would spearhead the drive to renovate the old Walnut Street Theatre.For a blog post with photos of all three theaters and other events described in the episode, go to our website: https://www.aithpodcast.com/blog/mid-century-modern/Support the show"Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia" the BOOK is in bookstores now!To see a listing on our publisher's website: GO HEREYou can order your copy of this book through your own favorite local independent bookstore, or you can find it online through multiple platforms, TO ORDER ON AMAZON: GO HERETO CONTACT US:Our email address: AITHpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AITHpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/aithpodcast/Or, follow us on Bluesky: @aithpodcast.bsky.socialSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AITHpodcast© Podcast text copyright, Peter Schmitz. All rights reserved. ℗ All voice recordings copyright Peter Schmitz. ℗ All original music copyright Christopher Mark Colucci. Used by permission.
Jason Boyer is a second-generation Summer Stager. His journey begins with Children's Theatre from 2007 to 2010. His first Main Stage performance was in 2011's Titanic. In 2014, he became a staff member. This summer, Jason will be directing the Rising Stars at Summer Stage. He is a Teaching Artist for the Walnut Street Theatre and the Upper Darby Arts and Education Foundation. I hope you enjoy our conversation, so come along and have some fun. . .Listeners may contact Jason at jasonboyerta@gmail.comWe all have stories to tell, and they can be heard here.Welcome to Brave and Strong and True, a podcast that engages Summer Stage alumni of all ages. I'm Bob Falkenstein. Our music is composed and performed by Neil McGettigan https://neilmcgettiganandtheeleventhhour.bandcamp.com/releases. Please click on the link to visit Neil's BandCamp website to listen to songs from his album, including cut number 7, “Harry Dietzler.” Please support Neil's work by buying downloads of your favorites.Please follow Brave and Strong and True on Apple Podcasts. While you're there, please rate the show and leave a comment. If you want to be a guest on Brave and Strong and True, please contact me at braveandstrongandtrue@gmail.com.You must have the latest version of the Google Chrome browser on your desktop or laptop computer. I can now record interviews with guests who have iPads or iPhones. It helps if you have an external microphone and headphones, but Apple earbuds work too; however, BlueTooth ones are not 100% reliable, so see if you can borrow wired ones. Upper Darby Summer Stage is now in its 49th season of magic. Please visit their website www.udsummerstage.org for information about performances and ticket sales. If you are able to make a donation, please consider it. Summer Stage is now a not-for-profit organization and relies on contributions from good folks like you. Tell them Bob sent you.Support the Show.Upper Darby Summer Stage is now part of the non-profit organization known as the Upper Darby Arts and Education Foundation. Harry Dietzler is the Executive Director of the UDAEF. If you are able to support Summer Stage financially, please visit udsummerstage.org to find out more.
Leslie Monaco is a current Upper Darby Summer Stage member looking forward to participating for four more years. She joined the program as a Rising Star and then an Apprentice. Leslie moved into the Children's Theatre program when she turned 13. She is a graduate of West Chester University and works for the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia where she always runs into Summer Stagers. I hope you enjoy our conversation, so come along and have some fun. . .Leslie's links:Miscast Cabaret at SALT performing Artssalt.pa.ticketleap.com/miscastcabaretWolf Performing Art Centerwww.wolfperformingartscenter.orgWalnut Street Theatrewww.walnutstreettheatre.orgWe all have stories to tell, and they can be heard here.Welcome to Brave and Strong and True, a podcast that engages Summer Stage alumni of all ages. I'm Bob Falkenstein. Our music is composed and performed by Neil McGettigan https://neilmcgettiganandtheeleventhhour.bandcamp.com/releasesPlease follow Brave and Strong and True on Apple Podcasts. While you're there, please rate the show and leave a comment. If you want to be a guest on Brave and Strong and True, please contact me at braveandstrongandtrue@gmail.com. You must have a desktop or laptop computer running the latest version of the Google Chrome browser. It helps if you have an external microphone and headphones, but Apple earbuds work too; however, BlueTooth ones are not 100% reliable, so see if you can borrow wired ones. Support the showUpper Darby Summer Stage is now part of the non-profit organization known as the Upper Darby Arts and Education Foundation. Harry Dietzler is the Executive Director of the UDAEF. If you are able to support Summer Stage financially, please visit udsummerstage.org to find out more.
Broadway tryouts and tours and revues were constantly coming to Philadelphia's many large and luxurious theaters during the 1920s - here's a quick review of the revues!But even the Moscow Art Theatre came through town - as well as great productions of Eugene O'Neill plays.Now with such new venues as the Erlanger, the Garrick, the Earle, the Shubert, and the Forrest, as well as the revamped and re-designed Chestnut Street Opera House and the the Walnut Street Theatre, Philly was a real Tryout Town!For a blog post with images and additional content, go to our website: https://www.aithpodcast.com/blog/its-show-time/If you liked the show, leave a Review on Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/adventures-in-theater-history-philadelphia/id1562046673Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AITHpodcastFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aithpodcast/Mastodon: https://historians.social/@schmeterpitzOur website: https://www.aithpodcast.com/To become a supporter the show, go to: AITHpodcast@patreon.com© Podcast text copyright, Peter Schmitz. All rights reserved. ℗ All voice recordings copyright Peter Schmitz. ℗ All original music and compositions within the episodes copyright Christopher Mark Colucci. Used by permission.
The "Little Theater Movement" arrives in Philadelphia, bringing modern plays and surprising new venues - including the Walnut Street Theatre, where The Green Goddess was given a World Premiere tryout run in December of 1920.For a blog post with images of the stories and topics we discuss in this episode, go to our website: https://www.aithpodcast.com/blog/green-goddess-dressing-notes-to-episode-66/ If you liked the show, leave a Review on Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/adventures-in-theater-history-philadelphia/id1562046673Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AITHpodcastFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aithpodcast/Mastodon: https://historians.social/@schmeterpitzOur website: https://www.aithpodcast.com/To become a supporter the show, go to: AITHpodcast@patreon.com© Podcast text copyright, Peter Schmitz. All rights reserved. ℗ All voice recordings copyright Peter Schmitz. ℗ All original music and compositions within the episodes copyright Christopher Mark Colucci. Used by permission.
A bonus episode where Peter Schmitz of the 'Adventures In Theatre History - Philadelphia' podcast takes us through an overview of the development of theatre in Philadelphia.Peter Schmitz is an actor, dialect coach, and teacher of Theater History who lives in the Philadelphia area. Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, he got his BA in History from Yale University, and his MFA in Acting from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Acting Program. Over the past 35 years, he has performed with many American regional theaters, including the Yale Rep in New Haven CT, the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis MN, the Penumbra Theatre in St. Paul MN, and the Folger Shakespeare Theatre in Washington DC. In New York City, he did everything from children's theater to Off-Broadway shows, and was a member of the Broadway company of My Fair Lady in 1994. In Philadelphia, he has appeared with the Arden Theatre Company, InterAct Theatre, the Philadelphia Theatre Company, the Lantern Theater Co., the Wilma Theater, the Act II Playhouse - and many shows at the Walnut Street Theatre. And he even had a small role in the movie Fargo, for which he leaned to speak Minnesotan. As a theatrical dialect coach in the Philadelphia region, he has worked with many of Philadelphia's theater companies, both small and large. At present, Peter is an Adjunct Professor in the Theater Department of Temple University in Philadelphia, teaching courses in writing, dramatic literature . . . and the History of theatre.Find more information about Peter and his podcast at https://www.aithpodcast.com/on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AITHpodcastand on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aithpodcast/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
Katie checks in with actor and singer (Annie National Tour, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Burn the Floor, Walnut Street Theatre), Julia Nicole Hunter.
We begin our third season of adventures! Here we learn about the historical originas of the "Tryout Town" in American showbiz of the early 20th Century.We discuss the movie 42nd Street and discuss many touring shows that came through Philly on their way to and from Broadway - including George M. Cohan's Little Johnny Jones, which introduced the song "Give My Regards To Broadway" at the Walnut Street Theatre in 1904. But we also learn that the real place that Philadelphians needed to travel, in order to catch tryout shows, was not the theaters of Broad Street but along the Boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey while they took their summer vacations!A blog post about the excursions and theaters in Atlantic City can be found on our website: https://www.aithpodcast.com/blog/but-i-dont-want-to-go-to-philadelphia-theaters-of-atlantic-city/For a free online viewing of the film 42nd Street - including the scene we reference in the podcast which comes about 40 minutes in, go to this version on the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/42ndstreet1933_201908/42nd_Street_1080.mp4If you liked the show, leave a Review on Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/adventures-in-theater-history-philadelphia/id1562046673Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AITHpodcastFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aithpodcast/Our website: https://www.aithpodcast.com/To become a supporter the show, go to: AITHpodcast@patreon.com© Podcast text copyright, Peter Schmitz. All rights reserved. ℗ All voice recordings copyright Peter Schmitz. ℗ All original music and compositions within the episodes copyright Christopher Mark Colucci. Used by permission.
Melissa Schmitz chats with the very talented Michael Susko this week about his world premiere production—which happens to be his first adaptation—and also a story that he's loved for most of his life, House on Haunted Hill. In this episode, we discuss:How Michael "got" the dramatic rights to the original film The changes and updates he made to this adaptationHow a séance show at the Edinburgh Fringe influenced Michael's writingCurrent trends in playwriting and our hot takes on themAnd more!Resources MentionedThe world premiere of House on Haunted Hill at Kismet Performing Artists Theatre in October 2023 Clifton Arts CenterHouse on Haunted Hill original film Volunteer Lawyers for the ArtsATC StudiosAbout Our GuestIn NYC, Michael Susko's work as writer and director has been seen at Off-Broadway's THE BIGOT, CROSSING OVER, F*CK, MARRY, KILL - New York Theater Festival, Midtown International Fringe Festival, Alternative Theatre Company, Network Theatre Company, Equity Library Theatre and The New Short Play Festival (Artistic Director). Also, Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre, Theatre Under the Stars, Casa Manana, Cider Mill Playhouse, Theatre by the Sea, PaperMill Theatre, Westchester Broadway, Arizona Broadway, Arkansas Repertory, and twelve years as resident director of the New Bedford Festival Theatre where he helmed a variety of musicals, including their Moss Hart Award winning productions of HAIRSPRAY and LES MISERABLES. As a performer, Michael has been seen in several Broadway national tours, European tours, and countless regional appearances including stints at The Goodspeed Opera House, Paper Mill Playhouse, Walnut Street Theatre, Bristol Riverside, Ogunquit Playhouse, Sacramento Music Circus, Pittsburgh CLO, and Stages St. Louis. Also, many film, television shows and commercials. As an educator, Michael taught theatre at Chadron State College in Nebraska and served as head of the theatre program at Southern Arkansas University. He teaches playwriting at ATC Studios in Clifton, NJ. MFA iConnect with host Melissa Schmitz***Sign up for the 101 Stage Adaptations Newsletter***101 Stage AdaptationsFollow the Podcast on Facebook & InstagramRead Melissa's plays on New Play ExchangeConnect with Melissa on LinkedInWays to support the show:- Buy Me a Coffee- Tell us your thoughts in our Listener Survey!- Give a 5-Star rating- Write a glowing review on Apple Podcasts - Send this episode to a friend- Share on social media (Tag us so we can thank you!)Creators: Host your podcast through Buzzsprout using my affiliate link & get a $20 credit on your paid account. Let your fans directly support you via Buy Me a Coffee (affiliate link).
Accomplished and versatile, Deborah Jean Templin has performed on stage, screen and television. Her most recent appearance was as the inspired, but vocally flawed, wannabe opera diva, Florence Foster Jenkins, in Stephen Temperley's Souvenir. She has performed in the critically acclaimed York Theatre Company's “Musicals in Mufti” series in Darling of The Day, Miss Liberty, Johnny Johnson, and Take Me Along. Theatrical Awards include Richard Burton Award for Acting, Los Angeles; Barrymore Award, Philadelphia for her performance as Kay Goodman in Nite Club Confidential and the New Hampshire Theatre Award for Frau Blucher in Young Frankenstein. Television credits include Gotham “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, What Would You Do? and Midnight Caller. Regional theatre performances include Washington D.C.'s Arena Stage as Mary Stewart in Marx Brothers' Animal Crackers. the Walnut Street Theatre as Dolly in Hello, Dolly!, Hannigan in Annie and The Bird Woman & Miss Andrew in Mary Poppins. On the international stage, she starred at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Arthur Miller's Playing for Time. The Titanic production inspired Templin to create her solo show UNSINKABLE WOMEN: Stories and Songs from the Titanic. Having successfully toured the country with UNSINKABLE WOMEN, Templin created her autobiographical play, SINGING FOR THE COWS. These solo shows have played more than 150 venues, including the New York's Lincoln Center Performing Arts Library Series. Thomas Netter is a New York based performer, director/choreographer, and teacher. He started performing at the age of 5 as Michael in Peter Pan and hasn't stopped since! Other performance credits include the North American Tour of A Charlie Brown Christmas (Charlie Brown), A Gentleman's Guide… (D'Ysquith Family), Matilda (Miss Trunchbull), and many more.
An award-winning theatrical costume designer who has collaborated with The American Conservatory Theater, Teatro Zinzanni, The Roundabout Theatre Company, Cabaret Zazou, California Shakespeare Theater, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Walnut Street Theatre, Cleveland Playhouse, TheatreWorks, Classic Stage Company, Northlight Theatre, The Papermill Playhouse and The Pasadena Playhouse. She has created costumes for A Christmas Carol, Comedy of Errors, Test Match, Tales of the City, Scapin, The Government Inspector, The Merry Widow, Crowns, Blue, Everything's Ducky and The Cherry Orchard.
In this episode, actor and teaching artist Leah Senseney shares how one audition at a theatre in Delaware led her make a life as a Philadelphia performer and teaching artist. She shares tales from several theatre for young audiences contracts, teaching artist positions, and what it's like to share a stage with her partner! Find Leah Senseney: INSTAGRAM: @sense_nonsense1 See Leah in Into the Woods this fall at The Candlelight Theatre: https://candlelighttheatredelaware.showare.com/event-performances.asp?evt=32 Learn more about The Theatre School at Walnut Street Theatre: https://walnutstreettheatre.coursestorm.com This week's Tuesday Afternoon Dance Party music: "Lucille, Camille, Chenille" from Junie B. Jones The Musical EPISODE TRANSCRIPTION: https://pipeanddrapestories.blogspot.com INSTAGRAM: @PipeAndDrapeStories EMAIL: PipeAndDrapeStories@gmail.com Host: Stephen Fala Artwork: Stephen Gordon
Whether they're near or far, old or new, best friends help to carry us through our lives. This June 8, National Best Friends Day, it's time to tell them how much we appreciate their company. As the Mayo Clinic reports: “Friends help you cope with traumas, such as divorce, serious illness, job loss, or the death of a loved one. Jennie Eisenhower is licensed real estate agent in the Greater Philadelphia area. She is also a professional actor and director and member of AEA and SAG/AFTRA. As a realtor, Jennie is committed to providing clients with excellent service and honest, rigorous representation. Her priority is always the client, not the sale. Jennie is on the Very team at COMPASS. A full real estate bio and client testimonials can be found here. As a performer, Jennie has worked in television, film, Off Broadway and at regional theaters across the country. She is a two-time winner of Philadelphia's prestigious Barrymore Award: Best Actress in a Musical for her work in Forbidden Broadway at the Walnut Street Theatre, and Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Kate in The Wild Party at the Media Theatre. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1260502/ George Calderaro is Director of Community Relations at Columbia University's School of Professional Studies. Formerly he served as communications director of The New School, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, The Studio Museum in Harlem. Lee Slobotkin is delighted to join Creative Chat! A Philadelphia native, Lee made his Broadway debut as Elder Cunningham in The Book of Mormon, and spent two years in the land of Oz touring the continent as Boq in Wicked. Selected theatrical credits include Alex in Buyer & Cellar, Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors, Mary Sunshine in Chicago, Leaf Coneybear in Spelling Bee, Barnaby in Hello, Dolly! and the title role in Peter Pan. Visit LeeSlobotkin.com
An interview with the Producing Artistic Director of the historic Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, Bernard Havard.Visit our website for a blog post with photos of our tour, including many of the items we discuss in the episode:https://www.aithpodcast.com/blog/photos-for-the-walls-of-walnut-street/If you enjoyed the show, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! You can do it easily, right here - especially if you listen to us ON APPLE PODCASTS! We need some more reviews there:https://www.aithpodcast.com/reviews/We would love to hear from you! If you have any questions, inquiries or additional comments, please write us at our email address: AITHpodcast@gmail.comPlease follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aithpodcast/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AITHpodcastTo become a Patron of the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/AITHpodcast© Podcast text copyright, Peter Schmitz. All rights reserved. ℗ All voice recordings copyright Peter Schmitz. ℗ All original music and compositions within the episodes copyright Christopher Mark Colucci. Used by permission.
ABOUT ABANDONLuella is alone – haunted by the ghost of her son. Joshua is alone – kicked out of his house by his brother. One winter night these two people collide. Luella is looking for redemption; Joshua is looking for family. By the next morning, these two lonely souls are meshed together into an American Family in its truest sense. A world premiere by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright James Ijames, Abandon is sometimes violent, sometimes healing; with a gossamer veil that separates the worlds of the living and the dead, and shame and acceptance.Melanye Finister (Luella, she/her) is an artist and resident company member at People's Light, a member of Wilma Hothouse, and an artistic advisory board member at PlayPenn. People's Light: The Diary of Anne Frank, The Matchmaker, All My Sons, Fences, The Winter's Tale, Seven Guitars, The Return of Don Quixote, Six Characters in Search of an Author, Something You Did, Fabulation, and The Member of the Wedding. Theatre Includes: Wilma Theater, Arden Theatre Company, Flashpoint Theatre Company, InterAct Theatre Company, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Venture Theatre, Temple Theaters and Walnut Street Theatre. Training: BFA, Carnegie Mellon University.Brenson Thomas (Gabriel, he/him) is a Black and queer writer, actor, and theatre-maker. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College's MFA Theatre program, his plays include how i got over, or…red Kool-Aid stains on bubblegum lips; What We Lost & Never Knew; and How We Return, an upcoming commission for Constellation Stage & Screen in Bloomington, IN. Brenson also writes for TV/Film, most recently on Emmy Award winner Lena Waithe's Twenties on BET. As a performer, Brenson has collaborated with Tony Award Winner Stew, Raja Feather Kelly, Lightning Rod Special in The Appointment (FringeArts/Next Door at NYTW; Barrymore Nominee for Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical), Arden Theatre Company in the world premiere of R. Eric Thomas' Backing Track, and Into the Woods, and with 1812 Productions for This is the Week That Is: 2020, and the Wilma Theater. When he's not hunched over his laptop crying about blank Google docs, Brenson enjoys long walks around his beloved Philly, doing bad accents, smashing patriarchal white supremacist structures, and Beyoncé.FOR TICKETS AND INFORMATION: https://theatreexile.org/shows/abandon/
We journey to the bright lights of Hollywood to meet Rocky's original sculptor, A. Thomas Schomberg. Also, we glimpse at rare, behind-the-scenes photos of Stallone and the artist during the statue’s creation. Back in Philly, we visit a foundry and a life-size replica of the Statue of David near City Hall to understand how statues are created. Finally, we go behind the scenes on opening night as Rocky the Musical makes its hometown debut. Show Notes Amerika Idol featuring Boris Staparac. The works of A. Thomas Schomberg. Rocky the Musical at the Walnut Street Theatre. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. A brief history of sculpture.
1906: A coalition of African American men attempt to stop Thomas Dixon Jr.'s play The Clansman from being performed in Philadelphia. After leading a public protest in front of the Walnut Street Theatre, the whole matter ends up in City Hall, at a hearing before Mayor John Weaver. There is a blog post on our website, which has additional information and images about the historical characters in this episode! See: "The Learned Professions": https://www.aithpodcast.com/blog/the-learned-professions/Want to know even more about this story? For instance, about what happened in 1915, when The Clansman came back to Philadelphia as the infamous D.W. Griffith movie The Birth of a Nation? We recorded a special Bonus Episode about this topic, called "The Birthplace of the Nation Meets 'The Birth of a Nation', " - but it's only available on Patreon. Become a supporter of the show, and you can hear it, too! The link is HERE.For a copy of the Kelly Miller pamphlet "As To the Leopard's Spots," there is a online facsimile copy at the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/astoleopardsspot00millMusic in the episode is by Chris Colucci, except for the underscoring late in the episode, which from the second movement of the Symphony No. 1 in E minor by the composer Florence Price. Performance by the New Black Repertory Ensemble, Leslie B. Dunner, conductor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s4yY_A2A2kPlease Note: There is no historical connection or relationship between the management of the Walnut Street Theatre, as it stood in 1906, and the current management of the modern Walnut Street Theatre at the same location.If you enjoyed the show, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! You can do it easily, right here - especially if you listen to us ON APPLE PODCASTS! We need some more reviews there:https://www.aithpodcast.com/reviews/If you have any questions, inquiries or additional comments, you can write us at our email address: AITHpodcast@gmail.comCheck out all our recent episodes! For an exciting season about Philadelphia's "Theatre History" or its "Theater History" - however you spell it, this is the podcast for you.Please follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aithpodcast/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AITHpodcastTo become a Patron of the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/AITHpodcast© Podcast text copyright, Peter Schmitz. All rights reserved. ℗ All voice recordings copyright Peter Schmitz. ℗ All original music and compositions within the episodes copyright Christopher Mark Colucci. Used by permission.
We begin the harrowing and alarming story of "The Clansman," in Philadelphia. Although this play by the author Thomas W. Dixon is know as the progenitor to the 1915 D.W. Griffith film "Birth of the Nation," few are aware of its early controversial history,The narrative begins in the streets outside the Walnut Street Theatre, as a large crowd of the city's Black citizens have gathered to protest the performance, and to demand that it be stopped.(Please note: in all descriptions of Philadelphia's Walnut St. Theatre in the year 1906 - there is NO connection to the current management of the Walnut Street Theatre or the producers or organization of the modern company. All the events described in this episode took place long ago, in a different era, and should not be construed to represent the views of the present management of the building as it stands today.)To se a blog post about the events in this episode, follow this link to our podcast's web page: https://www.aithpodcast.com/blog/3000-negroes-riot/If you enjoyed the show, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! You can do it easily, right here:https://www.aithpodcast.com/reviews/If you have any questions, inquiries or additional comments, you can write us at our email address: AITHpodcast@gmail.comPlease follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aithpodcast/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AITHpodcastTo become a Patron of the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/AITHpodcast© Podcast text copyright, Peter Schmitz 2021/2022. All rights reserved. ℗ All voice recordings copyright Peter Schmitz 2021/2022. ℗ All recordings of original music and compositions within the episodes, copyright Christopher Mark Colucci 2021/2022. Used by permission.
KIRBY: The Musical is a brand new musical by Richard Gustin, based on a 2021 novel by Iris Iglarsh. It is a heart-warming ghost story and a tale of friendship, loss, and family secrets. Richard drops in to tell us how it's going in these early stages of development. In this episode, we discuss:The origin and adaptation process of KIRBYRichard's work as an actor/director/playwright and how each of those roles informs how he approaches the others His Star Trek analogy for actors His upcoming play, Being Seen and planning next year's Chicago runAnd more!Resources MentionedKirby's Dilemma by Iris IglarshUbiquitous PlayersBeing Seen by Richard GustinWorld Premiere WisconsinWrite On, Door CountyMilwaukee Fringe FestivalAbout Our GuestRichard Gustin is an emerging playwright whose plays include Being Seen, KIRBY: The Musical, Surviving the Cycle, Flat World, A Sparrow Falls, Leviathan, Mercy, Someone Like Me, Concentric Circles, Found Objects, Switch, CruciFiction and an original adaptation of Everyman.Richard is a member of Dramatists Guild and Actors' Equity Association. He has been seen in major roles at various regional theatres including: the Great Lakes Theatre Festival in Cleveland, Kansas City Rep, the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, the Ivanhoe in Chicago, and Milwaukee Rep.Directing credits include The Dream of The Burning Boy, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Godspell, How the World Began, Almost, Maine, Waiting for Godot, Antigone, The Miracle Worker, Rabbit Hole, Everyman, Wings, My Fair Lady, Master Harold. . .and the boys, Our Town, Lobby Hero, True West, Steel Magnolias, Proof, Doubt, Silent Sky, Surviving the Cycle, The Glass Menagerie, and many others.Connect with Our Guestwww.richardgustin.comFacebookRead Richard's plays on Connect with host Melissa Schmitz***Sign up for the 101 Stage Adaptations Newsletter***101 Stage AdaptationsFollow the Podcast on Facebook & InstagramRead Melissa's plays on New Play ExchangeConnect with Melissa on LinkedInWays to support the show:- Buy Me a Coffee- Tell us your thoughts in our Listener Survey!- Give a 5-Star rating- Write a glowing review on Apple Podcasts - Send this episode to a friend- Share on social media (Tag us so we can thank you!)Creators: Host your podcast through Buzzsprout using my affiliate link & get a $20 credit on your paid account. Let your fans directly support you via Buy Me a Coffee (affiliate link).
An interview/conversation with Jonathan Shandell, the author of a January 2022 article in the journal Theater History Studies entitled "Caricatured, Marginalized, Betrayed". The article examines the history of the Philadelphia "Negro Unit" of the Federal Theatre Project in the 1930s - specifically the history of three plays produced by the FTP at the Walnut Street Theatre.You can read more about Jonathan on his website: https://jonathan.shandell.us/homeAlso in the conversation in Jerrell Henderson, a theater director, puppeteer and teacher currently living in Chicago. A native Philadelphian, he has devoted much time to studying and writing about musical theater, especially Black musical theater. He is the curator and creator of black_theatre-vinyl_archive on Instagram. https://www.jerrell-henderson.com/For a blog post on our website, with images from the productions we discuss in the episode:https://www.aithpodcast.com/blog/jericho-one-third-of-a-nation-and-prelude-to-swing/If you enjoyed the show, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! You can do it easily, right here:https://www.aithpodcast.com/reviews/If you have any questions, inquiries or additional comments, you can write us at our email address: AITHpodcast.comOr, follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/schmeterpitzFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AITHpodcastTo become a Patreon Patron of the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/AITHpodcastSupport the show
THE WIZ COMPOSER: Charlie Smalls LYRICIST: Charlie Smalls BOOK: William F. Brown SOURCE: L. Frank Baum's book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) DIRECTOR: Geoffrey Holder CHOREOGRAPHER: George Faison PRINCIPLE CAST: Andre DeShields (The Wiz), Mabel King (Evillene), Stephanie Mills (Dorothy), OPENING DATE: Jan 5, 1975 CLOSING DATE: Jan 28, 1979 PERFORMANCES: 1,672 SYNOPSIS: During a violent tornado, Dorothy is transported from Kansas to the magical land of Oz. In order to go back home she must first speak with The Wiz. Accompanied by her friends The Scarecrow, The Tin Man, and The Cowardly Lion, Dorothy begins an adventure down the Yellow Brick Road to meet the Wiz. Accessing the universal themes in L Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Wiz retold the classic story through a contemporary African-American lens. The show proved the potential for success in big-budget, fantasy stories with all Black casts. Jerrell L. Henderson traces the modes in which Black creatives and audiences were relegated to segregated theatres, how Black performers were cast in shows written by white individuals, and how marketing of musicals became focused on Black communities in relation to The Wiz. Jerrell L. Henderson is a Director and Puppeteer. Upcoming Puppet Short Films include, Hamlin: La Revue Sombre with Handmade Puppet Dreams and Diamond's Dream with Chicago Children's Theatre. He performed his signature puppetry piece, I Am The Bear, this fall with Chicago International Puppet Festival's Living Room Tours. His shadow play, 3 American Myths: A Riff in Shadow & Light in 3 Rhythmic Movements was a finalist for a 2019 Jim Henson Foundation Grant. Recent directing credits include Mlima's Tale with Griffin Theatre (Jeff Award Nomination for Direction and Best Play) and Thurgood with Walnut Street Theatre. Other credits include The River with BoHo Theatre, Untitled with Inis Nua (Barrymore Award nomination for Outstanding Direction of a Play) and Something Like A War: A New Musical with 11th Hour Theatre. He received an MFA in Directing from Northwestern University, is a member of the Lincoln Center Directors Lab (2012), an Artistic Associate of Black Lives, Black Words, and a Henson Foundation sponsored participant at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center National Puppetry Conference (2020). SOURCES Elam, Harry, and David Krasner. African American Performance and Theater History: A Critical Reader. 1st ed., Oxford University Press, 2001. Hill, Errol, and James Hatch. A History of African American Theatre (Cambridge Studies in American Theatre and Drama, Series Number 18). Annotated, Cambridge University Press, 2006. Sanders, Leslie Catherine. The Development of Black Theater in America: From Shadows to Selves. Reprint, LSU Press, 1989. Simpson, Janice. “Pivotal Moments in Broadway's Black History.” Playbill, 20 Feb. 2019, www.playbill.com/article/pivotal-moments-in-broadways-black-history-com-342101. Weta. “How Helen Hayes Helped Desegregate the National Theatre.” Boundary Stones: WETA's Washington DC History Blog, 22 June 2016, boundarystones.weta.org/2016/06/22/how-helen-hayes-helped-desegregate-national-theatre. Woll, Allen. Black Musical Theatre: From Coontown to Dreamgirls. First Edition, Louisiana State Univ Pr, 1989. The Wiz, Original Cast Recording, Atlantic Records (1975) The Wiz by William F Brown and Charlie Smalls, published by Samuel French, Inc (1979) The Wiz starring Michael Jackson and Diana Ross, directed by Sidney Lumet, Universal Pictures (1978) The Wiz: Live! Starring Queen Latifah and Shanice Williams, directed by Matthew Diamond and Kenny Leon, NBC (2015) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SHUFFLE ALONG COMPOSER: Eubie Blake LYRICIST: Noble Sissle BOOK: F.E. Miller, Aubrey Lyles DIRECTOR: Walter Brooks PRINCIPLE CAST: Lottie Gee (Bessie), Aubrey Lyles (Sam), F.E. Miller (Steve) OPENING DATE: May 23, 1921 CLOSING DATE: Jul 15, 1922 PERFORMANCES: 484 SYNOPSIS: Sam and Steve are business owners who decide that they will both run for the Mayor of Jimtown, USA. Whichever one wins will appoint the other their chief of police. Complications arise when the two men are so busy squabbling they do not realize that a new candidate is ready to take on their corrupt administration. Shuffle Along was significant as an early Broadway revue written by and starring Black vaudeville artists that became a smash hit with Depression-era audiences. Jerrell L. Henderson outlines the ways the show proved Black musicals, Black love stories, and Black-lead productions could be successful in the United States with strong emphasis placed on creators Eubie Blake, Noble Sissle, Flournoy Miller, and Aubrey Lyles, as well as the show's original performers including Josephine Baker, Adelaide Hall, Florence Mills, Fredi Washington, and Paul Robeson. An analysis of George C. Wolfe and Savion Glover's 2015 reexamination of the show, with cast members Audra McDonald and Billy Porter, is explored as well. Jerrell L. Henderson is a Director and Puppeteer. Upcoming Puppet Short Films include, Hamlin: La Revue Sombre with Handmade Puppet Dreams and Diamond's Dream with Chicago Children's Theatre. He performed his signature puppetry piece, I Am The Bear, this fall with Chicago International Puppet Festival's Living Room Tours. His shadow play, 3 American Myths: A Riff in Shadow & Light in 3 Rhythmic Movements was a finalist for a 2019 Jim Henson Foundation Grant. Recent directing credits include Mlima's Tale with Griffin Theatre (Jeff Award Nomination for Direction and Best Play) and Thurgood with Walnut Street Theatre. Other credits include The River with BoHo Theatre, Untitled with Inis Nua (Barrymore Award nomination for Outstanding Direction of a Play) and Something Like A War: A New Musical with 11th Hour Theatre. As an assistant director, Jerrell has worked with The Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, and Lookingglass Theatre. He received an MFA in Directing from Northwestern University, is a member of the Lincoln Center Directors Lab (2012), an Artistic Associate of Black Lives, Black Words, and a Henson Foundation sponsored participant at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center National Puppetry Conference (2020). SOURCES Carlin, Richard, and Ken Bloom. Eubie Blake: Rags, Rhythm, and Race. Oxford University Press, USA, 2020. Gaines, Caseen. Footnotes: The Black Artists Who Rewrote the Rules of the Great White Way. Sourcebooks, 2021. Kimball, Robert, and William Bolcom. Reminiscing with Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake. Cooper Square Pub, 1973. Miller, Flournoy, et. al. Shuffle Along. CreateSpace, 2015. Rose, Al. Eubie Blake. New York : Schirmer Books, 1979. Woll, Allen. Black Musical Theatre. Da Capo Press, 1991. Shuffle Along, Studio Cast, New World Records (1976) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The brilliant, multi-talented Frank Ferrante, has enjoyed a 35-year career in the theater as an actor, director and producer.At age 23, he debuted Off-Broadway in the title role in Groucho: A Life in Revue written by Arthur Marx, son of the legendary comedian Groucho Marx. For that role, Frank won New York's Theatre World Award and a New York Outer Critics Circle nomination. He revived the role in London's West End, where he was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for ‘Comedy Performance of the Year.' Since then, he's reprised the role more than 3,000 times in over 500 cities throughout the world primarily in his touring solo show An Evening With Groucho, which was filmed at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and re-titled Frank Ferrante's Groucho for broadcast on PBS.The Chicago Tribune named Frank a 2019 top ten theater performer for his work as comic host, The Caesar, in the cirque spectacular, Teatro ZinZanni – a role he's played for 20 years. At Philadelphia's Walnut Street Theatre, he directed and played the lead role of Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, which the Wall Street Journal called one of the country's top 10 performances of 2017.In 1995, he directed and developed the world premiere of the Pulitzer Prize finalist Old Wicked Songs.On television, he played a speaking mime on Rob Corddry's Emmy Award-winning comedy, Childrens Hospital, and his voice can be heard on the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants and Garfield. In October 2021, Frank received a 'star' on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars for his contributions to theater.
Laura Jane Jones is originally from just outside Detroit, Michigan. She is multi-ethnic and was adopted into a multi-ethnic family. From a young age she had a world view which stemmed from her family being comprised of asians, caucasians, african americans and latinos. Her adopted father was a white man and a civil rights activist, he became a federal judge appointed by Jimmy Carter. She grew up listening to jazz, latin jazz, salsa and R & B mostly. Her household was filled with intellect, and her parents encouraged her creativity and individuality. Laura Jane Jones grew up doing mostly musical theatre, she studied dance, and piano for many years as a youngster, performed in multiple musicals growing up. Her first professional gig was being featured in the Children's Choir of the OPERA GRAND RAPIDS in the opera Carmen. In Carmen she was the lead “moorish child” . She also performed in the children's chorus of TOSCA. As a youngster she also booked some television commercials for the mega grocery store MEIJER'S and sang on one radio commercial for HONDA. Overall Laura Jane was a creative child, she was constantly writing poetry books, learning piano, guitar and studying dance. She went on to study musical theatre at the Boston Conservatory of Music and got a degree in music and theatre at the University of the ARTS in Philadelphia. She did work professionally in Theatre including doing productions of Little Shop of Horrors, a European tour of Hair, Beehive at the Gem Theatre in Detroit a national tour of Harlem Renaissance, Jesus Christ Superstar at the Santa Barbara Civic Light Opera, Bobos - a hip hop musical and Twist at the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia. www.laurajanemusic.net
Valerie Higgs on how to balance your creative side and your business side to grow and succeed This episode is brought to you by Brain.fm. I love and use brain.fm every day! It combines music and neuroscience to help me focus, meditate, and even sleep! Because you listen to this show, you can get a free trial.* URL: https://brain.fm/innovativemindset If you love it as much as I do, you can get 20% off with this exclusive coupon code: innovativemindset It's also brought to you by Gloria Chou's PR Starter Pack. If you want to get featured in the media, this is your best first step. I've used these techniques to get featured in magazines, newspapers, and podcasts. They work! https://izoldat.krtra.com/t/so6Aw0yCuva4 Valerie A. Higgs is an Administrative Professional by day and a pianist and music director by night. Currently based in the Washington, DC metro area, she has music directed productions at theaters such as the Ritz Theatre Company in South Jersey, the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, and the TADA! Youth Theater Company in New York. Valerie teaches piano online; accompanies for area auditions and competitions; regularly MDs at Ovations Theatre in Rockville, MD, and is a member of the DC Tango Orchestra, the Da Capo Tango Quintet, the Tango Reo ensemble, and sings with the Philosopher's Tones. Connect with Valerie Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/PianoWithValerie/ Twitter: @vahiggs Instagram: @vahiggs Main website: vahiggs.com For lessons: higgspianostudio.com * I am a Brain.fm affiliate. If you purchase it through the above links and take the 20% off, I'll get a small commission. I'm also a PR Starter Pack Affiliate. I use Gloria's methods to get featured in the media often. And please remember, I'll never recommend a product or service I don't absolutely love! ** I'm also an Amazon affiliate so if you purchase a book or other product through the links on this page, I might get a small commission.
An award-winning character actor recognized for his salute to the lunacy and legacy of Groucho Marx and his portrayal of the outrageous Latin Lover Caesar in Teatro ZinZanni. Frank is a theatrical barnstormer and has performed lead roles at the Arena Stage, Goodspeed Opera House, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Milwaukee Rep, Bucks County Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse, Boston's Huntington Theatre, Paper Mill Playhouse and Alliance Theatre. Ferrante is the in-house director at the Walnut Street Theatre for the critically-acclaimed revivals of Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs, Biloxi Blues, Broadway Bound, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, The Sunshine Boys and Lost in Yonkers. The film version of his stage show Frank Ferrante's An Evening with Groucho premieres on public television in Spring, 2022. On this episode he shares insights on the importance of preparation when creating and channeling characters and the value of focusing on “quality of performance” in every show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Michael P. Toner has been acting, directing, dialect coaching and specializing in Irish theatre for over 49 years. His recent roles include doing Phil Hogan in O'Neill's Moon For The Misbegotten for Walnut Street Theatre (with national tour). Other WST credits include She Stoops to Conquer, Philadelphia, Here I Come!, Conversations With My Father, 1776, Someone Who'll Watch Over Me, and The Caretaker. Other Brian Friel plays include Volunteers, Dancing At Lughnasa, Aristocrats, Translations and his one-man play based on Friel's works, The Humours Of Ballybeg. Recent roles include Knacker Woods in Marie Jones's Rock Doves, Vladimir in Beckett's Waiting for Godot and the one-man play Crossing The Threshold into the House of Bach by David Simpson for Amaryllis Theatre.Other Irish roles include Vladimir in Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, Krapp in Beckett's Krapp's Last Tape, Mr. Rice in Brian Friel's Molly Sweeney, Owen in the East Coast premiere of Friel's Translations, Michael / Narrator in Friel's Dancing At Lughnasa, Maurice in Conor Mc Pherson's The Night Alive, An Irish Man in Tom Murphy's The Gigli Concert, Trooper O'Hara in Sebastian Barry's White Woman Street, Eugene O'Neill in Pat Nolan's Midnight Rainbows, Doctor McSharry in Martin Mc Donagh's The Cripple Of Inishmaan, among many others.His one-person plays include Beginning to End and Nohow On, based upon Beckett's writings, An Evening with Mister Dooley, drawn from Finley Peter Dunne's writings, his own Ever Yours, F. Scott Fitzgerald. Mr. Toner has performed for the Villanova Shakespeare Festival, the Carnegie-Mellon University Beckett Festival, the New York W.B. Yeats Society, the International James Joyce Symposium, the NYC A Dublin Evening, the NYC Gotham Book Mart Bloomsday, the Meadowlands Irish Festival, the American Shaw Festival, and he is a founding reader for the Rosenbach Museum & Library Bloomsday Festival. ~~~~~~~We'll explore in 50-minutes what it means to create and to think about art during this time. Join us for this weekly virtually existential gathering until we can share stories on the stage again.If you're on the IRC's mailing list, look for an email each Wednesday detailing the upcoming week's guest on Into the Absurd, with links to websites and information.To keep up with who's on deck, join the IRC mailing list: https://www.idiopathicridiculopathyconsortium.org/.... To explore past episodes of Into the Absurd, visit our Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/pg/IdiopathicRidiculopathyConsortium/videos/ORThe IRC's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist...And while you're there, be sure to SUBSCRIBE, so you don't miss any future episodes.
Sharon Geller is a comedic actress who has appeared on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE 4 times and on The TODAY Show as “Lucy”.After spending 10 years in the corporate world, Sharon followed her heart and decided to pursue her first love – acting. Her radio and TV commercials have won awards and she can currently be seen in a national TV commercial for Colonial Penn Life Insurance.Since 2012, Sharon has performed in the national touring company of the off-Broadway hit “OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES,” which is a tribute to the Borscht Belt and the birth of Jewish humor.After winning the Manhattan Monologue Slam in 2007 for presenting the best monologue in New York City, Sharon's musical improv troupe, MC Hammerstein, became the first musical improv house team at the PIT (People's Improv Theatre) in NY.In addition to being a spokeswoman on QVC, Sharon teaches comedy improv at the Walnut Street Theatre and IMPROV FOR LAWYERS, a course she created, at the Thomas R. Kline School of Law at Drexel University. She presents her CLE, ‘A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO ARBITRATION – Great Communication Techniques for Lawyers' to the ABA, PBI and law firms around the country. She also leads corporate workshops on communication where she teaches people to think more quickly on their feet, be a team player and think outside of the box. Clients include Johnson & Johnson, Janssen Pharmaceuticals and Berkshire Hathaway Realtors.Her 1-woman show, ‘KNOCK, KNOCK…JEWS THERE? A Talmudic Take on Comedy' about the importance of laughter and comedy in Judaism has received rave reviews from Jewish organizations around the country.Globally, Sharon has taught improv workshops for Tel Aviv Improv and at the St. John School of the Arts in the Caribbean. ~~~~~~~We'll explore in 50-minutes what it means to create and to think about art during this time. Join us for this weekly virtually existential gathering until we can share stories on the stage again.If you're on the IRC's mailing list, look for an email each Wednesday detailing the upcoming week's guest on Into the Absurd, with links to websites and information.To keep up with who's on deck, join the IRC mailing list: https://www.idiopathicridiculopathyconsortium.org/....To explore past episodes of Into the Absurd, visit our Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/pg/IdiopathicRidiculopathyConsortium/videos/ORThe IRC's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist...And while you're there, be sure to SUBSCRIBE, so you don't miss any future episodes.
Fanny Kemble and her father Charles Kemble, representatives of the most famous English theatrical family of their day, appeared at both the Chestnut Street Theatre and Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia in the early 1830s, during their tour of America. Though Charles was a star himself, it was the beautiful and vivacious Fanny that audiences really came to see. Her performances would help to change the role of women on the American stage, and her stay in Philadelphia would have a transformative effect on her own life story, as well.For images and additional commentary about this topic,(and a bibliography) see our website's blog post! www.https://www.aithpodcast.com/blog/episode-16-Fanny-Kemble-Part-One-blog-post/We post daily stories from all periods of Philadelphia Theater History on our Facebook page and our Twitter feed. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AITHpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/schmeterpitzTo email us: AITHpodcast@gmail.comWant to become a patron of the podcast, and to get Bonus Episodes and Blog Posts? https://www.patreon.com/AITHpodcastWant to buy me a coffee? Why thank you! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AITHpodcastSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/AITHpodcast)
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Shakespeare's Macbeth is a fascinating figure- resourceful, brave, insightful, reflective, but it's his inordinate ambition that leads to his downfall. Can the same be said of Scotland's real Macbeth? Here in Episode 29, we unpack the characters in Shakespeare's play Macbeth alongside their historical (or mythical) counterparts including Banquo, Malcolm, McDuff, even the witches. We also let you in on a few theatre traditions involving “The Scottish Play” as well as why you can never say the word Macbeth in a theatre. Episode Notes:The word Bard means poet and because William Shakespeare was from the town of Stratford-upon-Avon, he was known as the Bard of Avon. Even though the title was never officially bestowed, in 1769 the Shakespearean actor David Garrick is credited with organizing the Shakespeare Jubilee for which he wrote a song referring to Shakespeare as the Warwickshire Bard which seems to have eventually morphed into The Bard of Avon. Here is a link to Garrick's original song, https://www.bartleby.com/333/77.htmlSir Laurence Olivier played the title role in Macbeth at the Old Vic Theatre in London in 1937.Books:Macbeth by William ShakespeareHolinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland by Raphael HolinshedScotland: The Story of a Nation by Magnus MagnussonThe Reign of Elizabeth 1556-1603 by J.B. BlackThe History of Scotland by Sir Walter ScottFilm:Macbeth (1948) Directed by and starring Orson WellesThe Tragedy of Macbeth (1971) Directed by Roman Polanski, starring John FinchThe Tragedy of Macbeth (2021) Directed by Joel Cohen, starring Denzel Washington
Learn how to produce musical cabarets with NYC cabaret producer Rob Schneider. Robert W. Schneider is one of the leading cabaret producers and directors in New York City, primarily associated with Feinstein's/54 Below, which The New York Times has called "Broadway's Living Room." At 54 Below he has produced over fifty cabarets. As a director, Robert has worked with such theatres as Center Theatre Group, Walnut Street Theatre, Manhattan Theater Club, York Theatre, Second Stage Theatre, and Lincoln Center Theater, as well as for PBS and Fox Seachlight. His directorial work has been acknowledged with the Ovation Award, BroadwayWorld Award, and he was nominated for BroadwayWorld's Best Director of the Decade. Robert is the Artistic Director of The J2 Spotlight Musical Theater Company that does full productions of neglected works from the past. In addition to that, Robert is the co-host of the podcasts Behind The Curtain: Broadway's Living Legends, Gay Card Revoked, and the soon to be launched This Was A Thing. Rob's website: https://www.robertwschneiderdirector.com/bio Behind The Curtain - Broadway's Living Legends: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/behind-the-curtain-broadways-living-legends-podcast/id1080144159 Feinstein's 54 Below - NYC Cabaret where Rob has produced 70+ shows: https://54below.com/ Our Town - play: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Town Company - musical: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_(musical) Nathan Brewer - musical theatre director who knows a lot about old Broadway musicals: https://nathanbrewer.net/ Patti Lupone - Broadway performer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patti_LuPone Marilyn Maye - cabaret performer: https://www.marilynmaye.com/mobile/index.aspx No Strings - Forgotten Broadway musical: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Strings Seesaw - Forgotten Broadway Musical: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seesaw_(musical) Green Room 42 - NYC Cabaret Space: https://www.greenfignyc.com/#the-green-room-42 The Cutting Room - NYC Cabaret Space: http://thecuttingroomnyc.com/ Don't Tell Mama - NYC Cabaret Space: https://www.donttellmamanyc.com/ The Duplex - NYC Cabaret Space: https://www.theduplex.com/site/cabaret-theatre The Producer's Club: https://producersclub.com/ Birdland - NYC Jazz Club: https://birdlandjazz.com/history/ Rocky Paterra - Cabaret Parody Comedian: https://www.instagram.com/rockypaterra/?hl=en Roger Miller - Country Western Composer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Miller Rockabye Hamlet - musical version of Hamlet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockabye_Hamlet BMI - Music Rights Management: https://www.bmi.com/ ASCAP - Music Rights Management: https://www.ascap.com/ Harry Shearer - called out Rob on Twitter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Shearer Gobo - lighting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobo_(lighting) Ken Billington - Broadway lighting designer: https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/VGQZlvyQFnMeL1pRA5OB Links from the Patron Episode: John Lee Beatty - Broadway set designer: https://www.artisticfinance.com/episode/OpgExflo4ya6zwKeU8k1 Ain't Misbehavin' - musical: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ain%27t_Misbehavin%27_(musical) Golden Rainbow - musical: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Rainbow_(musical) Johnny Mercer - musical composer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Mercer The Bandstand - musical: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandstand_(musical) J2 Spotlight - Off Broadway musical company where Rob is Artistic Director: https://www.j2spotlightnyc.com/ Roger Miller Museum - closed in 2017: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Miller_Museum
We are so excited to be sharing this episode with Peter Fenton! Peter Fenton's work has appeared in or is forthcoming from Dadley Productions, Heuer Publishing, OurBible App, and Q Christian Fellowship among others. Peter is an adventurous multi-genre author and screenwriter drawn to creating clever and self-aware works stimulating critical thought and laughter. He wrote and produced the profitable world premiere of his holiday satire SEE AMID THE WINTER SNOW (2019), as well as his dark spiritual comedy, ABANDON ALL HOPE (2020), a co-production with BraveMaker Media. Peter served as the President and Director of Jukebox Theatre at Wheaton College and is an alumnus of the postgraduate apprenticeship program at Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia. As an up-and-coming screenwriter and playwright, Peter is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America. Follow Peter on Twitter @PeterFent Follow Peter on Instagram @PeterFent Visit Peter's Website www.byPeterFenton.com Go buy his book! https://www.amazon.com/Abandon-All-Hope-Peter-Fenton/dp/1954403828
MICHAEL P. TONER has been acting, directing, dialect coaching and specializing in Irish theatre for over 49 years. His recent roles include doing Phil Hogan in O’Neill’s MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN for Walnut Street Theatre (with national tour). Other WST credits include SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER, PHILADELPHIA, HERE I COME!, CONVERSATIONS WITH MY FATHER, 1776, SOMEONE WHO’LL WATCH OVER ME, and THE CARETAKER. Other Brian Friel plays include VOLUNTEERS, DANCING AT LUGHNASA, ARISTOCRATS, TRANSLATIONS and his one-man play based on Friel’s works, THE HUMOURS OF BALLYBEG. Recent roles include Knacker Woods in Marie Jones’s ROCK DOVES, Vladimir in Beckett’s WAITING FOR GODOT and the one-man play CROSSING THE THRESHOLD INTO THE HOUSE OF BACH by David Simpson for Amaryllis Theatre. Other Irish roles include Vladimir in Samuel Beckett’s WAITING FOR GODOT, Krapp in Beckett’s KRAPP’S LAST TAPE, Mr. Rice in Brian Friel’s MOLLY SWEENEY, Owen in the East Coast premiere of Friel’s TRANSLATIONS, Michael / Narrator in Friel’s DANCING AT LUGHNASA, Maurice in Conor Mc Pherson’s THE NIGHT ALIVE, Irish man in Tom Murphy’s THE GIGLI CONCERT, Trooper O’Hara in Sebastian Barry’s WHITE WOMAN STREET, Eugene O’Neill in Pat Nolan’s MIDNIGHT RAINBOWS, Doctor Mc sharry in Martin Mc Donagh’s THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN, among many others. His one-person plays include BEGINNING TO END and NOHOW ON, based upon Beckett’s writings, AN EVENING WITH MISTER DOOLEY, drawn from Finley Peter Dunne’s writings, his own EVER YOURS, .SCOTT FITZGERALD. Mr. Toner has performed for the Villanova Shakespeare Festival, the Carnegie-Mellon University Beckett Festival, the New York W.B. Yeats Society, the International James Joyce Symposium, the NYC “A Dublin Evening, the NYC Gotham Book Mart Bloomsday, the Meadowlands Irish Festival, the American Shaw Festival, and he is a founding reader for the Rosenbach Museum & Library Bloomsday Festival.
The hurricanes of World History blow a French equestrian circus company all the way to Philadelphia. The Walnut Street Theatre is born. Meanwhile back on Chestnut Street, the New Theatre is forging ahead with its annual seasons of plays and spectacles. Some historical figures of our story depart, and some new ones arrive. Benefits are awarded to all!On our website, you can see a full blog post about the episode, with a map of Philadelphia in 1800, additional images of people mentioned in the show, further explanations of historical material, and a selected bibliography of source material: https://www.aithpodcast.com/blog/episode-9-chaos-on-chestnut-and-walnut-streets/We also post daily stories from all periods of Philadelphia Theater History on our Facebook page and our Twitter feed. Check them out!Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AITHpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/schmeterpitzTo email us: AITHpodcast@gmail.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/AITHpodcast)
Gregory DeCandia has engaged the industry as an educator, performer, director, podcaster, and cultivator of new works in five different states and abroad. He is the Founder and current Executive Director of Ignition Arts. For the last four years he was the Head of the BA Theatre and Performance devising program at Oklahoma City University. Most recently Gregory was on stage as James Reston Jr in Frost/Nixon at Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma. Last May marked his digital directorial debut with elevated, a devised film adaptation of the poetry graphic novel elevated thoughts: 100 shadormas from 9,000 ft. from Literati Press. His new play Animals received a reading at the National Winter Playwrights Retreat 2019 and a 2020 workshop with Ignition Arts. Gregory also tours his solo docudrama Silhouettes Of Service and has created four podcasts:Thank You 10, Fair Play, Devising, and The Brennan Book Blog Podcast. He is a proud graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill (MFA) and Emerson College (BFA) and a member of Actors’ Equity Association and the National Alliance of Acting Teachers.Kate Brennan is an artist, creator and educator. Her teaching roster has included University of Virginia, Temple University, St. Joseph's University, Rosemont College, Montgomery County Community College, and Merion Mercy among others. Kate has also taught with Theatre Direct International's Broadway Classroom program, McCarter Theatre, HB Studio and out of her private studio. Kate performed and taught for nearly a decade in Philadelphia before relocating to NYC a few years ago where Brennan Check-In was conceived. In Philadelphia she worked with companies including New Paradise Laboratories, Walnut Street Theatre, Luna Theatre Co., EgoPo Classic Theatre Co., Mauckingbird, Simpatico Theatre Project and Passage Theatre Co. A member of AEA, some of Kate's credits include: Angels in America, Parts I & II (Harper, BCKSEET Productions), Fatebook (Zo Ex, New Paradise Laboratories), [title of show] (Susan, Mauckingbird Theatre Co., Philly Premiere), Bachelorette (Katie, Luna Theatre Co.), Tooth & Claw (Ana u/s, Arden Theatre Co., World Premiere), Roundelay (Sonya/Pilar, Passage Theatre Co.), Live Stream (Marcy, Bristol Riverside Theatre), Dead Man's Cell Phone (Jean, Simpatico Theatre Project), Hedda Gabler (Hedda, UVA MFA), & The Assassination of Jesse James (Charles Ford, EgoPo Classic Theatre).Kate is the creator of Brennan Check-In. Drawing from a unique combination of Vinyasa yoga, Linklater Voicework, Thai Massage and Artistic Exercises, Check-In develops a creative habit that not only caters to the artist's performance skills, but serves the artist outside of the rehearsal hall. Check-In reinforces the resilience, stamina, resourcefulness, connection, initiative, positivity and health required to maintain a life in the arts. Gregory DeCandia gregorygdecandia@gmail.comIgnition Arts Founder/ Executive Director Artist: gregorydecandia.com Company: ignitionarts.org Project: silhouettesofservice.com Podcasts: ignitionarts.org/podcastsKate BrennanThe Person: www.katebrennan.orgThe Method: www.brennancheckin.comThe Company: www.ignitionarts.orgThe Podcast: brennan book blog podcastThe Blog: www.brennanbookblog.tumblr.com
Michael P. Toner has been acting, directing, dialect coaching and specializing in Irish theatre for over 49 years. His recent roles include doing Phil Hogan in O’Neill’s MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN for Walnut Street Theatre (with national tour). Other WST credits include SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER, PHILADELPHIA, HERE I COME!, CONVERSATIONS WITH MY FATHER, 1776, SOMEONE WHO’LL WATCH OVER ME, and THE CARETAKER. Other Brian Friel plays include VOLUNTEERS, DANCING AT LUGHNASA, ARISTOCRATS, TRANSLATIONS and his one-man play based on Friel’s works, THE HUMOURS OF BALLYBEG. Recent roles include Knacker Woods in Marie Jones’s ROCK DOVES, Vladimir in Beckett’s WAITING FOR GODOT and the one-man play CROSSING THE THRESHOLD INTO THE HOUSE OF BACH by David Simpson for Amaryllis Theatre. His one-person plays include BEGINNING TO END and NOHOW ON, based upon Beckett’s writings, AN EVENING WITH MISTER DOOLEY, drawn from Finley Peter Dunne’s writings, his own EVER YOURS, SCOTT FITZGERALD. Mr. Toner has performed for the Villanova Shakespeare Festival, the Carnegie-Mellon University Beckett Festival, the New York W.B. Yeats Society, the International James Joyce Symposium, the NYC “A Dublin Evening, the NYC Gotham Book Mart Bloomsday, the Meadowlands Irish Festival, the American Shaw Festival, and he is a founding reader for the Rosenbach Museum & Library Bloomsday Festival. Michael and Patrick worked together most recently on a virtual project titled Eternal Warrior: a Theatre-Based Workshop Virtual Performance Over Zoom, Veterans' Day 2020.This virtual production was created for both Veterans and a general audience. It was created under the aegis of Kimberly "Max" Brown and staff from the Philadelphia VA Hospital, the University of Pennsylvania Classics Dept. and the University of Pennsylvania Archeology Dept., who formed the Eternal Soldier group. Eternal Soldier is archaeologists, classicists, historians, clinicians and veterans working together to present ancient material on war, warriors, and combat re-purposed for modern Veterans. We are a volunteer collaborative based at the Penn Museum working with Veterans from conflicts in Vietnam, Eastern Europe (Bosnia), Africa (Somalia, OND) and Southwest Asia (Desert Storm, OEF/OIF). We point out the uniqueness of contemporary Veteran experience, but simultaneously, we place that experience on a continuum. Our goal is to empower Veterans, and help them see that their experiences may differ in detail and technological features, but their emotional, spiritual and psychological experiences have a timelessness that unites all warriors.Patrick Devine is a Disabled Veteran. He was born in Dublin, (Rep of Ireland) Eire, and immigrated to the United States in 1986, settling in the greater Philadelphia area until enlisting in the US Army in 1990 as a 12B Combat Engineer, and serving with the 10Th Mountain Division out of Fort Drum NY. Patrick also had a tour as an Army Recruiter and following, returned to the regular army where he changed his MOS Military Occupational Specialty to 38B Civil Affairs Specialist with USACAPOC United States Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command. Patrick served in the Irish defense forces for a short time prior to coming to America. As soldiering was his calling, he joined the US Army, serving for 17 plus years, being deployed several times to combat zones and peace keeping missions throughout the world. Patrick medically retired in 2007. He now lives in Philadelphia with his wife and children.
This week, we're joined by Pennsylvania playwright Peter Fenton discussing the release of his new play, See Amid the Winter Snow! During a global pandemic where theaters across the country are dark, it was nice to have a discussion about the good old days of sitting in an audience watching a live performance!About See Amid the Winter Snow:“YULETIDE PANDEMONIUM!" On the outskirts of the North Pole, a bustling little city home to a world-famous toy factory, a spunky Snowman narrates the love story of an ambitious schoolteacher and the Claus family publicist, whose simple romance is threatened when they find themselves living the Christmastime nightmare of a blackmail scandal in Santa’s Workshop during Mrs. Claus’ bid for Mayor of the North Pole. Follow Peter Fenton’s satirical romp through holiday lore and United States politics in a hilarious blizzard laced with the piercing wit of the 21st Century and the timeless heart of the season. Bet you an ice cream sundae you can’t find these homages to all-time holiday favorites in this play:-It’s a Wonderful Life-A Christmas Story-How the Grinch Stole Christmas-Miracle on 34th Street-Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer-“Baby, it’s Cold Outside”-“The Twelve Days of Christmas”-“We Wish You a Merry Christmas”-“Up On the Housetop”-“Walking in a Winter Wonderland”..and SO MANY MORE!”About Peter Fenton:Peter Fenton (he/him) is a Philadelphia area comedian, playwright, and screenwriter specializing in writing works to make you both laugh and drive you to be a better person in a variety of genres spanning family-friendly fairy tale adventures to mature-humored dark comedic commentaries on religion. An alum of Wheaton College in Illinois and the postgraduate theatre apprenticeship program at Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, Fenton has seen other bylines with Heuer Publishing, OurBible App, Dadley Productions, and Q Christian Fellowship. In addition to writing, Fenton has worked a number of interesting jobs, including summer camp counselor, traveling band videographer, international boarding school advisor, and a stunt double in an action movie. Fenton is the youngest child of Jim and Beth Fenton of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and brother to sports information director Matthew Fenton and chemist Dr. Julie Fenton Hodges. He enjoys a nice, long walk alone or with a friend and likes a nice glass of Cabernet Sauvignon. You can connect with Peter Fenton on his website at www.byPeterFenton.com and follow him on Twitter and Instagram @peterfent!
Mary Ann Pierce Website: https://mapdigital.com/ LinkedIn: Mary Ann Pierce: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-ann-pierce-nyc/ MAP Digital: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1022671/admin/ Twitter: Mary Ann Pierce: https://twitter.com/maryannpierce MAP Digital: https://twitter.com/MAPMeetings Medium Blog: https://medium.com/@mapmeetings Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MAPMeetings/ Instagram: Mary Ann Pierce: https://www.instagram.com/maireaineny/ MAP Digital: https://www.instagram.com/mapmeetings/ Mary Ann Pierce is Founder & CEO of MAP Digital, Inc. For over 20 years Mary Ann has fused the digital space to global investment banking conferences and built MetaMeetings, a live and virtual event platform as a service. She is the co-founder of the Equality Moonshot which support women-run STEM businesses solving the UN Sustainability Development Goals 2030, a sponsor of The Global Summit of Women, and an advisor to WATCH Media, a multi-channel program by Gen Z and young millennials advocating an equitable and sustainable post COVID-19 world. All of MAP Digital pro bono accounts run on our MetaMeetings platform. She serves on the Board of Digital Irish and was an advisor for the MIT Enterprise Forum NYC and Inspirefest in Dublin. She taught digital event design at New York University and has been a speaker at many prestigious event industry and social good conferences including Ideagen UN Empowering Women & Girls 2030 Summit. She has a background in the performing and visual arts with The Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, MoMA PS1, Queens Council on the Arts, and the Atlantic Theater Company. MAP Digital is certified by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Conference. In this episode, we discuss: Owning your intellectual property Being purposeful and responsible for yourself Practicing articulating your worth Overcoming fear to succeed Divine intervention What disruption in the market looks like How disruption leads to opportunity Saying “yes” and figure things out Why you never say “no” to a client The value of continual business evolution When the worst thing that ever happened becomes the best thing Taking the opportunity to connect The recipe for success The future of work
Alan is highly regarded for his vital, re-imagined versions of classic plays and musicals. His work tends to mine the present-day relevance of a story, challenging people’s memories and expectations, so that they hear and experience the words and ideas anew. His style invites audiences to lean forward and participate rather than just observe, breaking down boundaries between audience and actors, encouraging hearts to flutter and conversation to ensue.His 10-person Oliver! was solicited by Stage Entertainment and had its inaugural production at the Human Race Theatre Company, with choreography by Spencer Liff. He worked in conjunction with the Lerner Estate on his post-modern and highly celebrated Camelot for the Drury Lane Theatre in Chicago, where he also mounted a provocative, madcap, Vegas-themed Joseph…Dreamcoat and a rather progressive and highly stylized take on Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.Alan has directed plays and musicals for Laguna Playhouse, Olney Theatre, Arkansas Repertory, Walnut Street Theatre, The New Theatre, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Virginia Musical Theatre, 3D Theatricals, Texas Shakespeare Festival, and the John W. Engeman Theater at Northport, among others.He has also directed many world-premieres, including The Little Hours (based on the short stories of Dorothy Parker), Exposure Time, and Multiple Family Dwelling for NJ Repertory, Mourning the Living at the Abingdon Theatre in NYC, and Death Valley: A Love Story for the Springfield Contemporary Theatre.He has been nominated for both the Joseph Jefferson Award and Carbonell Award, has received multiple Edgerton Foundation Grants for New Works, and has had his work recorded for the National Theatre Archive.Alan has directed original benefit performances on Broadway, for both the Actors Fund of America and the Christopher Reeve Foundation. He is a frequent Guest Artist at University Drama Programs throughout the country and is a Director and Teaching Artist for the Broadway Dreams Foundation.Based in NYC, Alan is a member of SDC and a Taurus.
This week Lindsay is joined by Roundabout’s Director of Education to talk about the incredible work done by Roundabout’s Education Department. If you need a little reminder that theatre education is important and that young people can do incredible things… don’t sleep on checking this episode out!About Jennifer: Jennifer M. DiBella currently serves as Director of Education for Roundabout Theatre Company, where she has worked since 2005. Roundabout’s award-winning education department reaches over 40,000 people each year through in-school partnerships, career and workforce development, and community engagement programming. Jennifer holds a MA in Educational Theatre from NYU and a BA in Theatre Education from Wagner College where she also received her NY State Teaching Certification. She has extensive theatrical directing and teaching experience with artists of all ages. Prior to joining Roundabout, Jennifer worked for Camp Broadway, Walnut Street Theatre, and schools around the country. In May of 2010, she completed Coro Leadership New York, a civic leadership development program that that delivers the skills, knowledge, and network to lead change and develop innovative solutions to public issues. Jennifer currently serves as the Co-Chair of the Board of Directors for the NYC Arts in Education Roundtable and on the Audience Engagement Committee for the Broadway League. For four years, Jennifer served as the New York State Representative for the American Alliance for Theatre and Education (AATE) and joined AATE’s National Board of Directors in July of 2013. Through AATE, she created and served as co-chair for the AATE’s annual New York Theatre in Our Schools conference. Jennifer was the co-chair of the 2013 AATE National Conference in Washington DC, which brought together nearly 500 artists and educators from around the world to exchange ideas and best practices in the field of theatre and education. She has presented her work at local, national, and international conferences and events and has served as a guest lecturer at graduate programs throughout New York City. Jennifer was listed on the Crain's New York 40 Under 40 annual list of the most accomplished New York City based business professionals under 40 years old. In 2011, Jennifer was proud to receive the Dina Rees Evans Theatre in our Schools Award and in 2018 received Wagner College’s Presidential Medal of Honor for her work at Roundabout. In July of 2018, Jennifer and Roundabout’s Education team were honored with the National Lin Wright Special Recognition Award for their distinctive educational contribution to furthering theatre and drama for young people.Find out more:Roundabout Instagram - www.instagram.com/educationatrtcEducation at Roundabout Website - https://roundabouttheatre.org/educationNYC Arts in Education Roundtable - http://nycaieroundtable.org/Jennifer DiBella on Twitter - @jendibellaIf you have questions or ideas for future episodes reach out to Lindsay anytime at lindsay@retheatreco.com. You can find out more about RE:THEATRE and Lindsay’s work at www.retheatreco.com, by following RE:THEATRE on Facebook or by following Lindsay on instagram @Lindsay_Kujawabarr.
He learned at an early age to go knocking on doors and he wasn’t afraid to make the big ask. His ask at the time was only for cookies mind you, but the early makings of his best skill set was being established. We were so happy to get some time with Mike House. Mike is the president & CEO of the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation in Edmonton. Mike previously served as the assistant dean, development & stakeholder relations for the Alberta School of Business, University of Alberta. Working throughout Alberta, Mike has been a part of many noteworthy capital campaigns for a variety of organizations in health, education and social services, including STARS Air Ambulance, Canadian Cancer Society, Lakeland College and Discovery House Women’s Shelter in Calgary. Prior to his direct work in the fundraising profession, Mike enjoyed an extensive and productive career as a senior marketing and communications leader in the arts and culture sector. He has worked in senior positions throughout the US and Canada at such organizations as the Edmonton Opera and The Citadel Theatre in Edmonton, Alberta, Theatre Projects in Calgary and the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, PA. His academic credentials include an MBA specializing in finance and an undergraduate business degree in marketing from the University of Alberta. Mike also holds a CFRE designation that is recognized internationally within the fundraising profession. You can learn more about the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation Here: www.stollerykids.com So what is Yeg Me all about? Edmonton is a great city and we wanted to connect with some Edmontonians to learn more about them and more importantly, some of their thoughts and insight about Edmonton (YEG). So...what better way to do that than to host a podcast on said topic. We also had some fun coming up with some Yeg.Me swag with some pretty awesome YEG designs. Learn more at www.yeg.me Yeg Me is sponsored in party by Road 55. If you or someone you know is looking to grow your business through marketing and strategy, please connect with Road 55. https://road55.ca The Podcasts were filmed in the Werkstatt Studio. You can learn more about the studio, located in the heart of the Ice District in Downtown Edmonton by going here: https://www.werkstatt-yeg.com
ABOUT SHREK: THE MUSICALThe greatest fairy tale never told comes to life as never before in Shrek The Musical, the award-winning Broadway musical based on the Oscar-winning movie. A reclusive ogre finds himself on a life-changing journey alongside a wisecracking donkey and a feisty princess. Throw in a short-tempered wannabe king, a cookie with an attitude, and over a dozen other classic fairy tale misfits, and you've got the makings of a riotously dysfunctional road trip. Featuring all-new songs and outrageous humor, Shrek The Musical is ogre-sized holiday fun for the whole family!FOR TICKETS AND INFORMATION: http://walnutstreettheatre.org
Mary Bensel (Executive Director) came to the Van Wezel in December of 2007 and is entering her twelfth season at the theatre. Under her leadership, the Hall went from a projected City subsidy of $1,800,000 to earning a surplus that has reached over $1,250,000 and operates on an unrivaled 94 to 6% earned / non-earned income ratio. She credits this to her hardworking staff, creative and diverse booking, target marketing for each production and tighter fiscal controls. Prior to that, she was Director of Touring and Sales for Troika Entertainment, a Broadway touring company, where she directed the booking of such Broadway tours as: CATS, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, MOVIN’ OUT, CHICAGO and EVITA. Before that, Mary spent ten years as General Manager of the Barbara B Mann Performing Arts Hall in Ft. Myers, FL. Prior to coming to Florida, Mary spent fifteen years in Philadelphia as General Manager for the Walnut Street Theatre and the Merriam (former Shubert) Theatre. She received her BA from Mansfield University in Speech, Theatre and English and her MA from the University of Pittsburgh in Acting and Directing. Mary was a founding member of the Pittsburgh Public Theatre and served as Marketing Director/Press Agent for the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, the Arizona Theatre Company and Stage West. Mary was a member of Leadership Lee County, served on the Steering Committee and was a member of their Foundation Board of Directors. She received the award for Arts Management from the Cultural Alliance of Sarasota, the Horizon Council Award for Tourism, the Video Archive Award and Business Partner of the Year from the Lee County Foundation for Public Schools. Mary was President of the Florida Facilities Managers, is a member of their Board of Directors and is a member of the Florida Presenters. Mary is a Tony Voter and is a member of the Broadway League, the Van Wezel Foundation Board of Directors and the Sarasota Woman’s Alliance. Bensel accepted a Congressional Proclamation from Congressman Vern Buchanan for the Hall’s dedication to the Arts and Arts Education. The Van Wezel has been voted the number one tourist attraction in Sarasota County in the recent past. Under her leadership, the Hall has made a number of capital improvements including the Van Wezel Sunset Terrace, all new seating for the Hall, a new Sound System, the Hearing Loop, a new orchestra pit lift and has renovated its restrooms, installing a new orchestra shell and new carpet. Continuing community programs include Total Access, Family Nights at the Theatre, Senior Access and Military Access. Since Mary has been here, she has booked the following stars for the Gala and Anniversary shows: Ringo Starr, Sheryl Crow, Barry Manilow, Il Divo, Jerry Seinfeld, Jay Leno, Tony Bennett, Sarah McLachlan, Josh Groban, Steve Martin and Martin Short and Diana Ross among others!
Amanda Pasquini is our guest this week. As Assistant Director of Education at the Walnut Street Theatre, Amanda talks about starting out in the Walnut's apprentice program, the direction of theatre education in Philly and finding a theatre community at Penn State. Jingle by Chad Gorn Arranged and performed by Michele Zipkin Artwork by Frankie Rowles Website: PhillyLifeAndCulture.com Instagram: @PhLLifeCulture
Tweet D & L Coffee Services presents the #1 listed “Food Radio show Philadelphia”, Small Bites with Donato Marino and Derek Timm of Bluejeanfood.com on Wildfire Radio this Sunday, February 24th at 635pm with a great lineup. We are thrilled to welcome Anthony Torcivia Director from Cantina Los Caballitos as they arew put of the 7th annual Restaurant Week! Between Monday, February 25 and Friday, March 8, 2019 to feast on a 3-course prix fixe lunch and/or dinner at more than two dozen of our award-winning restaurants for either $15, $25 or $35. From BYOBs to James Beard Foundation nominees, experience a diversity of dining styles on one of the “Top Ten Foodie Streets in America.” Special menus cover everything from intimate upscale dining to your favorite pub food, and represent a variety of ethnic flavors, from French and Filipino to Northern European and Italian. East Passyunk Avenue Restaurant Week is your perfect excuse to try something new, return to a favorite, or do both during East Passyunk Restaurant Week 2019 with Cantina Los Caballitos one of the places available. Then we will chat with Executive Chef Justin Womack of Del Frisco's Grille at 225 S. Broad Street in downtown Center City on The Avenue of the Arts only steps away from Philadelphia's Walnut Street Theatre, The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, The Wilma Theater and more; Del Frisco's Grille is the perfect stop for a pre-show cocktail or post-show dinner. The Grille features Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse signature prime, hand cut steaks and takes the classic bar & grill menu to new heights, drawing inspiration from bold flavors and market-fresh ingredients and offering a diverse menu of shareable small plates along with other more approachable classic American fare. On Friday, February 22nd at 4pm the 2nd Annual Outside-Inside BBQ at Angel Merrill Merrill's Colonial Inn featuring Pork Island BBQ occurred, and this Sunday we are happy to have joining us the pitmaster of the event Jim House to talk all things BBQ. He recently competed in the Cape May Chili & Chowder Cookoff at The Grand Hotel of Cape May, will be at the Parade Day BBQ Party at Showboat Hotel Atlantic City on March 9th, Jersey Shore Rugby Club on May 4th, multiple events at Garden State Beer Company throughout the year, and has been named #1 for Best Catering, Best Food Truck, and Best BBQ by The Press of Atlantic City. Last, but certainly not least we welcome THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE LEGEND of making amazing and unique BBQ Egg Rolls and many other great BBQ delicacies Tim Monk the pitmaster of Monkman's BBQ out of Gloucester City, New Jersey trying to make Gloucester Great and the home of St. Mary's Gloucester City Irish Events where Saint Patrick Day is celebrated bigger than anywhere else when you Visit South Jersey. You say you STILL NEED MORE!!! Don't forget we still have our regular weekly segments from Courier-Post nightlife correspondent and The New York Times recognized for Blog Eating in SJ, John Howard-Fusco for his news of the week and please remember that John's book “A Culinary History of Cape May: Salt Oysters, Beach Plums & Cabernet Franc” from Arcadia Publishing The History Press is available, Chef Barbie Marshall who is a Chef Gordon Ramsay Hell's Kitchen Season 10 finalist, appeared on Season 17 of FOX Hell's Kitchen #AllStars, as well named Pennsylvania's most influential chef by Cooking Light will delight us with her tip of the week, and a joke of the week from legendary joke teller Jackie "The Joke Man" Martlingof The Howard Stern Show fame and his autobiography “The Joke Man: Bow to Stern” from Post Hill Press is available for purchase on Amazon.com.D & L Coffee Services Inc. and Bluejeanfood.com hope you will use the TuneIn app to listen worldwide or also catch Small Bites Radio syndicated on KGTK 920AM, KITZ 1400AM, KSBN 1230AM, KBNP 1410AM, Salem Radio Network, ScyNet Radio, Stitcher Radio, PodOmatic, Indie Philly Radio, Player FM, iTunes, and TryThisDish Radio which is the only independently owned and operated international chef-driven foodie and lifestyle radio network in the world. https://wildfireradio.com/small-bites/ D & L Coffee Services has an expert staff of highly qualified, certified, and experienced office, technical, and sales personnel. D & L Coffee Services are able to provide your business, home, or special event the absolute best from the beans they sell, vendors they work with, Italian delicacies available for delivery, catering on-site for any sized affair, hands-on barista training, equipment available for purchase, and maintenance/repair services for your espresso and coffee machines. You can stop by their warehouse at 7000 HOLSTEIN AVE, SUITE 3, Philadelphia, PA 19153 during business hours or call the office at 215-365-5521 for an appointment, consultation, or any questions. The post Small Bites – Episode 105 appeared first on Wildfire Radio.
On today’s podcast, Johnnie Hobbs Jr. and Jessica Johnson stop by to talk about David Mamet’s “Oleanna”. We discuss a challenging piece as society continues to talk about privilege and power, sexual assault and rape. No talkbacks for this piece. Deb Marcucci’s direction places this production in new light. Stay Tuned.
Southern New Jersey native, Ashlee Keating, is a songwriter, actress, dancer, model, and rising Pop recording artist. Her professional career began at the age of 3 when she appeared as a series regular on “Al Alberts TV Showcase” on Channel 6 ABC in Philadelphia, PA performing weekly as a featured solo artist. She also performed at several live shows. She appeared on Broadway in The Sound of Music at the age of only 6 as “Gretl Von Trapp” with Richard Chamberlain and continued on for the National Tour. Ashlee also played the leading role of “Annie” at the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, PA which broke the box office record. Ashlee continued to play several other leading roles in musicals. She appeared on CBS Star Search at the age of 10 and was a weekly episode winner in the Junior Singer category. Ashlee released her first EP at the age of 14. Shortly after, she was selected by Radio Disney to be a part of the Incubator Program for up and coming artists. Her songs were played on Radio Disney, and she performed at several live shows. She released her holiday song “Ice Kingdom” in 2013 and was on the Radio Disney top holiday songs charts.Only in the past few months, has she discovered her songwriting skills which is evident in her new music and is a true reflection of herself and the sound she has created. Not only Ashlee released her solo Pop single “Your Loss Baby” in late summer of 2017. Her original Christmas single, “This Christmas Wish” debuted on national TV on QVC network and on ABC-TV in Philadelphia, PA .. This was followed up by the release of her new single, “Hurt Me So Good” in March of 2018, which is climbing the charts. Her music video for “Hurt Me So Good” hit over 100K plays on YouTube in the first 48 hours after being released.
About Laura Giknis Laura Giknis is a Barrymore Award- nominated actress, singer and Actors Equity Association Member. With an honors degree in Visual & Performing Arts from West Chester University of Pennsylvania and a former Vice President of Alpha Psi Omega, she currently resides in Philadelphia with her imaginary dogs and her extensive jacket collection. She has appeared in many professional musical productions and performances across the country including Riverside Theatre in Vero Beach, FL, Bristol Riverside Theatre in Bristol, PA, People's Light of Malvern and the nationally renowned Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia. Some of her favorite performances include Sister Act, Working, UP!, Noises Off, High Society, Grease!, Joshua Harmon's Bad Jews, & An Enemy of the People (check out that resume for more!). She received a Barrymore Nomination for best actress in a musical for her role as Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors and declared Best Supporting Actress in a Play by Philadelphia Weekly for the production of UP!. Laura also hosts a YouTube channel where she talks about beauty favorites, Disney, and all around good style. Laura is getting ready to set sail and join the Disney family on February 20th and is very excited to start this new chapter in her life. Having never been on a cruise before, this will indeed be a fun and challenging learning experience! Connect with Laura Giknis Facebook Youtube Instagram Twitter Episode 282
About Laura Giknis Laura Giknis is a Barrymore Award- nominated actress, singer and Actors Equity Association Member. With an honors degree in Visual & Performing Arts from West Chester University of Pennsylvania and a former Vice President of Alpha Psi Omega, she currently resides in Philadelphia with her imaginary dogs and her extensive jacket collection. She has appeared in many professional musical productions and performances across the country including Riverside Theatre in Vero Beach, FL, Bristol Riverside Theatre in Bristol, PA, People's Light of Malvern and the nationally renowned Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia. Some of her favorite performances include Sister Act, Working, UP!, Noises Off, High Society, Grease!, Joshua Harmon's Bad Jews, & An Enemy of the People (check out that resume for more!). She received a Barrymore Nomination for best actress in a musical for her role as Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors and declared Best Supporting Actress in a Play by Philadelphia Weekly for the production of UP!. Laura also hosts a YouTube channel where she talks about beauty favorites, Disney, and all around good style. Laura is getting ready to set sail and join the Disney family on February 20th and is very excited to start this new chapter in her life. Having never been on a cruise before, this will indeed be a fun and challenging learning experience! Connect with Laura Giknis Facebook Youtube Instagram Twitter Episode 282
About Laura Giknis Laura Giknis is a Barrymore Award- nominated actress, singer and Actors Equity Association Member. With an honors degree in Visual & Performing Arts from West Chester University of Pennsylvania and a former Vice President of Alpha Psi Omega, she currently resides in Philadelphia with her imaginary dogs and her extensive jacket collection. She has appeared in many professional musical productions and performances across the country including Riverside Theatre in Vero Beach, FL, Bristol Riverside Theatre in Bristol, PA, People's Light of Malvern and the nationally renowned Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia. Some of her favorite performances include Sister Act, Working, UP!, Noises Off, High Society, Grease!, Joshua Harmon's Bad Jews, & An Enemy of the People (check out that resume for more!). She received a Barrymore Nomination for best actress in a musical for her role as Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors and declared Best Supporting Actress in a Play by Philadelphia Weekly for the production of UP!. Laura also hosts a YouTube channel where she talks about beauty favorites, Disney, and all around good style. Laura is getting ready to set sail and join the Disney family on February 20th and is very excited to start this new chapter in her life. Having never been on a cruise before, this will indeed be a fun and challenging learning experience! Connect with Laura Giknis Facebook Youtube Instagram Twitter Episode 282
About Laura Giknis Laura Giknis is a Barrymore Award- nominated actress, singer and Actors Equity Association Member. With an honors degree in Visual & Performing Arts from West Chester University of Pennsylvania and a former Vice President of Alpha Psi Omega, she currently resides in Philadelphia with her imaginary dogs and her extensive jacket collection. She has appeared in many professional musical productions and performances across the country including Riverside Theatre in Vero Beach, FL, Bristol Riverside Theatre in Bristol, PA, People's Light of Malvern and the nationally renowned Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia. Some of her favorite performances include Sister Act, Working, UP!, Noises Off, High Society, Grease!, Joshua Harmon's Bad Jews, & An Enemy of the People (check out that resume for more!). She received a Barrymore Nomination for best actress in a musical for her role as Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors and declared Best Supporting Actress in a Play by Philadelphia Weekly for the production of UP!. Laura also hosts a YouTube channel where she talks about beauty favorites, Disney, and all around good style. Laura is getting ready to set sail and join the Disney family on February 20th and is very excited to start this new chapter in her life. Having never been on a cruise before, this will indeed be a fun and challenging learning experience! Connect with Laura Giknis Facebook Youtube Instagram Twitter Episode 282
reports from the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, PA.
reports from the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, PA.
reports from the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, PA.
reports from the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, PA.
reports from the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, PA.
Join us Tonight!! Tuesday, July 14th at 8pm for Invading Mars Live. We will be covering all the latest news, celebrity Tea, we will also have a special guest from the Philadelphia area Discussing her upcoming stage play at the Walnut Street Theatre. Dont forget the Ratchet Roundup! See you at 8pm!
Steve Cooper talks with actor Ben Lipitz. Ben attended the prestigious California Institute of the Arts in the BFA acting program and has worked consistently for three decades on stage, in film and on TV. For twelve years Ben has starred as Pumbaa in the Broadway and North American tour of Disney's The Lion King. Other credits include Max in The Producers, Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Policy Pickle in Red, White and Blue to name just a few. He's a member of the famed Actor's Studio in New York and was nominated for a Barrymore at the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia for his role as Michael in God of Carnage. He also teaches acting at many professional theatre companies and is a faculty member of the Broadway Audition Workshop.
Tonight we meet the show cast for the very popular stage show 'The Diary of Black Men- How do you love a Black Woman. Russell Andrews (Director) Russell’s journey with The Diary of Black Men began in 1986 when after two very well-received performances, at Houston’s Ensemble Theatre, an opportunity came to cover a character in The Diary at Philadelphia’s Walnut Street Theatre. After that single performance Mr. Andrews was asked to be the sole understudy for all 6 male characters as well as the assistant to the director and technical staff. With The Diary’s phenomenal success, Russell spent the next two years covering all of the 6 roles, while continuing to drive “the van” across the country several times, ironing the costumes, moving the props and carrying the luggage for the cast. The opportunity to take a permanent role in the play came at the famed Town Hall Theatre in New York City where, while keeping his position as technical assistant, he took over the role of ‘The Intellectual’ and never looked back. http://www.diaryofblackmen.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Diary-of-Black-Men-How-Do-You-Love-A-Black-Woman/129017420475662 Call in to speak to the Directors and Actors 3479457556 Follow Ebony https://twitter.com/morebeingyou
Tonight we meet the show cast for the very popular stage show 'The Diary of Black Men- How do you love a Black Woman. Russell Andrews (Director) Russell’s journey with The Diary of Black Men began in 1986 when after two very well-received performances, at Houston’s Ensemble Theatre, an opportunity came to cover a character in The Diary at Philadelphia’s Walnut Street Theatre. After that single performance Mr. Andrews was asked to be the sole understudy for all 6 male characters as well as the assistant to the director and technical staff. With The Diary’s phenomenal success, Russell spent the next two years covering all of the 6 roles, while continuing to drive “the van” across the country several times, ironing the costumes, moving the props and carrying the luggage for the cast. The opportunity to take a permanent role in the play came at the famed Town Hall Theatre in New York City where, while keeping his position as technical assistant, he took over the role of ‘The Intellectual’ and never looked back. http://www.diaryofblackmen.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Diary-of-Black-Men-How-Do-You-Love-A-Black-Woman/129017420475662 Call in to speak to the Directors and Actors 3479457556 Follow Ebony https://twitter.com/morebeingyou
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