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By Dave Dufour, John Shoup, Marcia Fulmer
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Fun conversation about community theatre and the performing arts from three people who have been there and done that. Dave Dufour, John Shoup and Marcia Fulmer provide their insights on everything from auditions to design to directing to tech.
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Ethics in the theatre | Theatre Workers' Code of Ethics from 1945 still applies today. Last month, Dave reported on a code of ethics for theatre workers that was found among the effects of the late actress Kathleen Freeman. | 5/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Theatre Geeks interviews Accidental Pervert star Andrew Goffman | Andrew Goffman is the author and star of the one-man show The Accidental Pervert, now playing at the 13th Street Repertory Company in New York City. | 4/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Theatre Geeks News for April 1, 2012 | More Shakespeare, good-bye to Davy Jones and your theatre ethics Theatre Workers' Code of Ethics from 1945 -- LA Stage Times Michael Billington on actors -- The UK Guardian Canadian Arts Funding spared in this parliament -- Canadian Theatre Hub More on how Shakespeare really sounded -- National Public Radio L'il Abner revived off-off-Broadway -- NYTheatre.com Davy Jones Monkees Audition Video -- Hollywood Actor Prep Lady Gaga and Shakespeare -- American Shakespeare Center What if Shakespeare was Country --Shakespeare Geek AACT Events » ESTAFest/Original Works Festival, April 19-22, Wilkes-Barre, PA » Maine Association of Community Theatre 2012 Festival, April 21, Portland » WACTCON 2012, June 9, Hartford, WI » Minnesota Association of Community Theatres FASTFest 2012, June 16, Lakeville » Eastern Massachusetts Assn of Community Theaters Drama Festival, June 28-30, Chelmsford » AACT New York Convention July 10-15, New York City. Twitter followers of the week: The South Devon Players Community Theatre Group, Brixham (follow THEM at @sdevonplayers) | 4/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Brush up your Shakespeare and Shaw at two great Canadian theatre fests. | Our preview of the Stratford and Shaw festivals in Canada! The Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Stratford Ontario and the Shaw Festival in Niagara On the Lake, Ontario are two great theatre events well worth attending this year. Dave, Marcia and guest geek Randy Zonker discuss the shows planned at these two festivals, all without mentioning Tim Horton Donuts once. Links to the festivals' websites: Stratford Festival -- http://www.stratfordfestival.ca/ Shaw Festival -- http://www.shawfest.com/ Send us YOUR recommendations for great summer theatre and we may be able to mention it on an upcoming episode. | 3/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Theatre Geeks News for March 19, 2012 | Tennessee Williams revived, brush up your Shakespeare accent and More! Theatre News Notes Watch the video version of this episode here. Chris Jones' review of Death of A Salesman on Broadway in the Chicago Trib -- Good, but not great? Tennessee Williams' final play is getting its world premiere in NYC this spring -- more information is here. Backstage Magazine's Broadway Power List -- Know these names? Theatre Resources Unlimited and Back Stage Present Panel About Bringing Diversity to Broadway , from Backstage Magazine -- Is this an issue in YOUR theatre? Send me your feedback from our contact page New CD Suggests How Shakespeare Should Really Sound , Backstage Magazine -- Sample audio is here. Trade-offs from page to stage: "Gatz," an unusual interpretation of The Great Gatsby, sparked this long but interesting article about the pitfalls of bringing books to the stage. By New York Times' Ben Brantley. Cute-as-a-button Bernadette Peters will be appearing on NBC's Smash -- TheaterMania reports she's released a promo video you can see here. Playbill Magazine: THE SCREENING ROOM: Watch the Trailer to Upcoming Theatre Documentary "Journey to America" (Video) Val Kilmer Will Play Mark Twain in One-Man Show Citizen Twain -- Playbill Laurence Olivier Award Nominations Announced; Matilda The Musical Leads with 10 -- Playbill Theatre Geeks' Twitter followers of the week: Hillbarn Theatre in Foster City, CA -- Currently performing Crimes of the Heart Jeremy Kruse -- Jeremy is a working actor, writer and filmmaker. He teaches acting at The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and is a certified personal trainer. follow him @krusejeremy The Real William Shakespeare, complete with pithy quotes -- follow him at @WmShakespere Follow Theatre Geeks on Twitter: @theatregeeks. AACT Upcoming Events » TNT Annual Conference, March 16-17, Tyler TX » PACTFest 2012, March 16-18, Wellsboro, PA » Indiana Community Theatre League State Festival 2012, March 23-25, Indianapolis, IN » Theatre New Mexico State Festival, March 23-25, Las Vegas, NM » ESTAFest/Original Works Festival, April 19-22, Wilkes-Barre, PA » AACT New York Convention July 10-15, New York City. | 3/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Does today’s theatre technology leave too little to the imagination? | PLUS: Technical traumas Dave, Marcia and special guest geek Randy Zonker (sitting in for John Shoup) react to an article Dave reported on from the UK Guardian by Matt Trueman, Does Theatre Leave Too Little to the Imagination? We discuss this in context of both professional shows and shows we've had first hand experience with. Randy hits some technical faux pas, too. Music provided by Music Alley. | 3/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Theatre News for March 4, 2012 | Bullets over Broadway will be a musical. Sondheim says there are too many musicals on Broadway as he readies his own. Death of a Salesman returning to Broadway. It's festival season again! | 3/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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AACT New York Convention preview, John Takes a Holiday and More! | American Association of Community TheatreExecutive Director Julie Crawford joins the Geeks to talk about the upcoming AACT convention in NYC. We also talk about the status of community theatre around the country. Randy Zonker sits in for the traveling John Shoup. More information about AACT's convention is here. Music provided by Music Alley. | 2/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Extra for February 19, 2012 | Theatre news items of interest are culled from Alltop's theatre page at theatre.alltop.com, playbill.com and other stories gathered using Feedly and the American Association of Community Theatre. Here are the items for this week: Interesting article about the sometimes thankless job of the librettist, or book writer for musicals: http://www.playbill.com/news/article/159878-An-Open-Book-Explaining-What-Musical-Librettists-Do The Stratford Shakespeare Festival's hit production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, directed by 2-time Tony Award winner Des McAnuff, opens March 22, 2012 (previews begin March 1) at the Neil Simon Theatre. The cast gave a secret performancelast night, and met the press on Tuesday. Full story at http://broadwayworld.com/article/Saturday-Roundup-This-Week-on-BroadwayWorld-20120218#ixzz1mo50y7OZ Speaking of Stratford, their season starts in April with the usual mix of great plays by the Bard and many more. Full season listing is here: http://www.stratfordfestival.ca/ The blog Shakespeare Geek has an article about a Shakespeare app for your Android phone or device at http://goo.gl/N8nTX The app is called MicroShakespeare and you can learn more about it here: http://goo.gl/X18Kf Basketball and Broadway come together in a new play, Magic/Bird, opening on Broadway this spring. It's a dual biographical drama about Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. Playbill has an interview with Johnson about the play and his involvement with the playwright, here: http://goo.gl/4eOBf. Last week, members of the cast of Newsies, the upcoming stage adaptation of the 1992 Disney musical, did a live streaming chat on Ustream with Q&A from the viewing audience. Newsies just finished some initial performances in New Jersey and opens on Broadway March 15. You can watch the video and read the Playbill.com article here. Southeastern Theatre Conference Convention 2012, March 7-11, Chattanooga TN TNT Annual Conference, March 16-17, Tyler TX PACTFest 2012, March 16-18, Wellsboro, PA Theatre New Mexico State Festival, March 23-25, Las Vegas, NM Indiana Community Theatre League State Festival 2012, March 23-25, Indianapolis, IN John, Marcia and Dave will be back in the studio with more shows soon! | 2/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Theatre Ghosts, Superstitions and more! | Plus more of the I know! I know! gameshow Deirdre Lovejoy (The Wire, Bones, Body of Proof), joins us once again for more fun and conversation about the theatre and its superstitions (some would say traditions). John and Randy Zonker (one of our audience members) recounts some true ghosts stories that happened in our home theatre, and we again play our gameshow by trying to stump Dede. We close out with another round of LIMERICKs. Special thanks to the following folks for making this event possible: Kristin-Schwerha Scott Kori Fortunato Rick Ellis Kevin Egelsky Amy Pawlosky Mark Potuck ... and Mel Moore for taking some great pix of the event. Music provided by Music Alley | 2/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Theatre trivia and bad theatre etiquette – LIVE! | Cell phones, noisy candy and latecomers top our bad theatre etiquette list Theatre Geeks is live again at the Bristol Opera House in Bristol, Indiana with Deirdre Lovejoy, Kevin Egelsky and Rick Ellis playing our theatre trivia game, "I know! I Know!" Listen as the Geeks and audience members compete for goofy prizes with a round of "Get the Geeks" plus ever-popular limerick game. Special thanks to the following folks for making this event possible: Kristin-Schwerha Scott Kori Fortunato Rick Ellis Kevin Egelsky Amy Pawlosky Mark Potuck ... and Mel Moore for taking some great pix of the event. Music provided by Music Alley | 1/29/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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50 Theatre Geeks Extra for January 25, 2012 | Theatre Geeks' first news podcast The first biweekly news report on theatre happenings around country and the world, hosted by Dave Dufour. This is an experiment, and does NOT replace our regular Dave-John-Marcia roundtable discussion. This news rundown and commentary will appear between the bi-weekly shows that feature all three of us. Following are all the links referred to in the show. Death of a Salesman Revival on Broadway Favorite Ethel Merman Moments Original London Cast of Les Miserables told that royalties on original cast album will cease Mythbusters on stage (review) The Mythbusters guys talk about their stage show Should theatre leave more to the imagination? -- Write to Dave with your thoughts on this one. Naked Boys Singing closes the curtain (finally). Tony Award Winning Memphis will be broadast on PBS William Shatner to tour his one-man show Pecha-Kucha night in Chicago is March 6 AACT Events National Conference http://www.aact2.org/event/NYC Regional Festivals http://www.aact2.org/events/event_list.asp?show=&group=&start=5%2F31%2F2010&end=&view=&cid=3108 State Festivals http://www.aact2.org/events/event_list.asp?show=&group=&start=5%2F31%2F2010&end=&view=&cid=3107 Music provided by Music Alley | 1/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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49 Deirdre Lovejoy and our theatre game show! | Actress (and Marcia's daughter) Deirdre Lovejoy joins us at the Bristol Opera House, Bristol, Indiana for a special series of three podcasts in front of a live audience of fellow Theatre Geeks. | 1/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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48: Music and sound on stage | Making your shows sound better Using the correct music and sound effects can make a big difference in theatrical productions, but there are some problems and pitfalls, both esthetic and legal. The Geeks discuss some of the issues and decisions that have to be made about the use of sound and music in community theatre productions. Music for this episode provided by Music Alley at http://www.musicalley.com. | 12/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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47: Rehearsals: closed while under construction | Are your rehearsals open? Maybe they shouldn't be. Rehearsals are the time for casts to bond with their directors and each other, and hone their performances without interference. But in community theatre, family members, significant others, friends and even casual visitors sometimes feel they have good reason to drop in and even provide feedback. The Geeks discuss why (and how) to be firm about the "closed rehearsal" rule. Music provided by Music Alley. Mevio {Mevio-6c912ad1b44a172f9d3e65ee1f3c044b} | 11/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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46: What theatre have you seen lately? | Seeing more theatre is important to becoming a better actor, director or techie. Sometimes in community theatre we become very wrapped up in our own projects and don't seem to find the time to see other theatrical productions, be they professional or amateur. Dave, John and Marcia discuss how seeing all kinds of theatre, good or bad, helps us become better performers and technicians. Music for this episode provided by Music Alley. | 11/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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45: What actors shouldn’t do | Anyone who's worked in the theatre has had experience with the actor who's really a backstage director, the latecomer, the cast member who is disruptive and makes the rehearsal process more difficult and less fun for the rest of us. | 10/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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44: Stanislavski’s got nothing on us! | Tips for Actors Doug Lunn and Annette Kaczanowski join us for a third (out of four) sessions to talk about acting, creating a character, and making the play better as an actor no matter how big your part is. Music provided by Music Alley. | 10/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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43: The mind of the music director: auditions | We continue with Doug Lunn and Annette Kaczanowski, discussing how a music or vocal director deals with different audition situations, rehearsal confrontations, and more. Music provided by Music Alley | 9/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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42: Vocal Director Challenges | In the first of four episodes with guests Doug Lunn and Annette Kaczanowski, the Geeks discuss the process and challenges facing vocal directors of musical comedies. Music provided by Music Alley | 9/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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41 Miss America pageant system and performing arts (Miss Indiana, part 2) | Miss Indiana Jackie Jerlecki joins us for a second episode to talk about how her experience in the Miss America Pageant system dovetails with her performing arts and theatre aspirations. Do young women learn about performance as participants in pageants? Get an inside look from Jackie. NOTE: There is some static in this episode that was not evident when we were recording. Most of the session is clean and clear so we've left it intact. Music provided by Music Alley. | 8/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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41B Bonus episode — planning AACT Fest 2013 in Carmel, Indiana | Back in April at the Indiana Community Theatre League festival in Kokomo, we interviewed Larry Creviston, Chairman of the AACT National Festival, which will be in Carmel, Indiana (just North of Indianapolis) in June of 2013. Finally, here is that conversation between Larry and the Geeks. Larry tells us about some of the new developments in Carmel's community theatre scene, and some of his initial plans for the festival. Find out if you have to be crazy to take on a project like this! Information on AACT Fest 2013 can be found at www.carmelrepertorytheatre.com. Music provided by Music Alley. | 8/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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40 Miss Indiana’s Youth Theatre Dreams | Miss Indiana, Jackie Jerlecki, joined the Geeks to discuss her public service platform, which, incidentally, involves theatre! This is the first of two episodes with Jackie, who is also choreographing Elkhart Civic Theatre's production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. NOTE: There is some static at several points in this podcast that was not apparent when we were recording. We apologize for this, but most of the conversation is clean and clear, so we're leaving it intact. Music provided by Music Alley. | 8/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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39 Do you update a dated play? | Discussion of if, when and how to update older material. Can you? Should you? It depends. John, Dave and Marcia put their collective brains to the problem. Send us YOUR thoughts. Music provided by Music Alley. | 8/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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38: Laugh or Cry: Our personal favorite theatrical blunders (humorous and horrible). | The geeks share some of their favorite personal stories of on-stage bloopers that are sometimes funny, sometimes not. We all have them. Why not share some of yours with us for an upcoming episode? Music provided by Music Alley. | 7/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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37: Flying Blind: Staging a play when the script’s no help | Many scripts are surprising lacking in information about staging, set design, and other details. This challenges the director and cast to do their research and even re-invent the play to fit a particular theatre and troupe. The Geeks (John, Marcia and Dave) provide some insights and personal experiences based on shows they've directed and/or designed. Music provided by Music Alley. | 6/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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36: Sixty-eight years in community theatre | Mary Olendorf, a 68-year veteran of community theatre, from New Buffalo, Michigan, talks about her years in theatre, the festival system, and the value of community theatre. This is an interview Dave did during the Indiana Community Theatre League Festival in March. Music was provided by Music Alley. | 4/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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35: Theatre competitions aren’t about the awards … or are they? | Theatre Festivals allow for some collegial competition between community theatre groups. In this show, recorded before the Indiana Community Theatre League competition, John, Dave and Marcia talk about the pros and cons of such festivals, along with some caveats for theatres planning to participate in their state or regional festival(s). Music provided by Music Alley. | 4/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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34: Interview with cast of New World Arts’ “The Pillow Man” | Dave interviews the cast of one of two productions of Martin McDonagh's The Pillow Man at the Indiana Community Theatre League Festival | 4/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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33: Community Theatre Festivals and Competition | The Geeks interview Ross Rowland, Past President of the Indiana Community Theatre League, and active festival adjudicator in the USA and internationally. | 4/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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32: A peek inside the mind(s) of theatre festival judges | When the adjudicators (judges) at a theatre festival evaluate the competition, how do they make their evaluations? | 3/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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31: Dealing with a Diva in the Theatre | Sometimes talented actors can become difficult to deal with, for director, crew and fellow cast members. The diva, or prima donna, can be a special challenge. | 3/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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30: What the #@&! — dealing with profanity and explicit language in community theatre | What to do about those pesky cusswords? Many modern plays have explicit language, unlike most of the classics we grew up with. With changing artistic standards, community theatres often have to make the choice to produce or not produce a particular play, to use substitute words (even though licensing contracts usually forbid it) or just go for broke and risk losing an audience, depending on community sensitivities. The Geeks (John Shoup, Marcia Fulmer and Dave Dufour) take a stab at this sometimes touchy topic of interest. Music for Theatre Geeks comes from Music Alley. Thanks to Ricky Fields for suggesting the topic for this episode of Theatre Geeks. | 2/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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29: Theatre FOR children vs theatre WITH children | In this episode of Theatre Geeks, we have more with children's playwright Kevin M. Reese and the Geeks: Dave Dufour, John Shoup and Marcia Fulmer. The gang talks about the differences between children's theatre (theatre performed for children by adults) and youth theatre (performed by kids for other kids, family and the public.) Find out more at www.kmrscripts.com. Music provided by Music Alley at musicalley.com | 2/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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28: Writing for children’s theatre | A visit with playwright Kevin M. Reese Children's playwright Kevin M. Reese joins the Geeks for a lively conversation about the art, craft and business of writing, selling and producing plays for kids. Kevin is the owner of KMR Scripts in the Wichita, Kansas area, and has been writing, selling and producing his plays since 1993. Find out more at www.kmrscripts.com | 1/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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27: Developing and caring for donors | Donors are the lifeblood of many not-for-profit organizations and community theatres are no exception. Join the Geeks, plus Rick Ellis and fund-raising/not-for-profit expert Kristin Schwerha-Scott as we discuss the development, care and feeding of your theatre's donor base. Yes, even in an economic downturn, you CAN have effective fund-raising and development. This is the third of our "anniversary" episodes recorded live at the Daily Grind in Elkhart, Indiana. Best coffee and atmosphere anywhere -- thanks to Tanya and her crew. Music provided by Music Alley. | 12/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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26: Youth and Children’s Theatre | Youth theatre and children's theatre represent great opportunities for community theatres to grow their audiences and train the next generation of players at the same time. This week, in the second of three episodes from Elkhart's Daily Grind, the Geeks, along with guest panelist Rick Ellis, discuss some of the joys and pitfalls of youth and children's theatre programs. On hand is theatre mom and fund-raising professional Kristin Schwerha-Scott and Penny Meyers, an Elkhart Civic Theatre member with long experience working with that troupe's youth program. Throw in great coffee from the Grind and you've got yourself a show! Music provided by Music Alley. This is our 26th show -- that means we've been on the net for a full year! YAY! | 12/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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25: Plays every community theatre should produce | The Geeks present their picks for community theatre "must do" plays and musicals. Classics, contemporary shows, comedies, tragedies, reviews; they're all candidates, but which will be blessed by the Geeks? Guest Geek Rick Ellis joins us in this episode, the first of three taped live in October at Elkhart's Daily Grind, with a real live audience. Music for this episode was provided by Music Alley. Ambience by the Daily Grind, 113 East Lexington Ave., Elkhart. Thanks to Tanya and her crew for the best coffee on the planet. Thanks also to Dave's daughters Paige Dufour (technical assistance as chatroom monitor and webcam operator) and Demarée Dufour-Noneman (photography). Also thanks to Elkhart Civic Theatre and Mark Potuck, for loaning us some audio equipment. Special thanks to those who showed up to sip coffee and enjoy the shows. | 11/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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24: Audience Smack-down 101 (They’re Misbehavin’) | Audience etiquette takes center stage as John Shoup, Dave Dufour, Marcia Fulmer and guest Geek Randy Zonker vent about the things some theatre patrons do to make things less enjoyable for other patrons. | 10/31/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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23: House Rules: Managing your theatre’s public face | What's the first thing your patrons judge your theatre by? It's not the quality of the play. More likely, it's the cleanliness of your restrooms, the competence of your box office staff, and the friendliness of your ushers. These are all part of your theatre's public face, and are the things that say you care about your patrons and the quality of their experience with you, and they're all part of a good house manager's responsibility. In this episode the Geeks, along with Guest Geek Randy Zonker, talk about the importance of having competent house managers, and reveal a little bit about the house manager training program at our home theatre in Indiana. Music for this episode was provided by Music Alley at musicalley.com Photo by Kimberlee Kessler in Sydney, Australia at www.kimberleekessler.com. | 10/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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22: Let there be light | In community theatre, lighting is often considered something of a (no pun intended) dark art. Many theatres consider lighting last, when it's an integral part of creating moods, adding texture and content, and moving the play's action forward (besides just making sure the audience can see the action.) Episode 22 focuses on lighting design, as the Geeks welcome guest and lighting wiz Randy Zonker to talk about everything from working with directors and climbing ladders, all of which are the job of the lighting designer/technician. Randy also talks about how and why he got started doing lighting in community theatre, and why it continues to be a satisfying artistic outlet. | 10/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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21: You can’t always get what you want | The Geeks discuss what directors can and should do when the auditions don't bring in enough or the right kind of actors for a particular production. | 9/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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20: Experimental Theatre (Huh?) | Guest Geek Rick Ellis joins John, Marcia and Dave to discuss the concept of experimental theatre, what it is, how it started, why theatres should undertake experimental productions and more. Theme music comes from Al Phlipp and the Woo Team via Music Alley. | 8/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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19: Death takes a holiday | Holiday shows are a staple of many community theatres' seasons, and they come in all levels of complexity and cost. But why do them at all? Don't we get enough holiday spirit from every other corner without feeling like we absolutely have to mount a holiday production? If your talent pool of actors is coming off a big musical production are they going to want to jump into a Christmas (or other) holiday show? Questions like these may scare your troupe away from doing such productions. But maybe you should. In this episode The Geeks discuss the considerable benefits of doing holiday shows, how they can be fun, relatively easy to put together, and how they provide an outreach to the community that your mainstage season might not. Al Phlipp and the Woo Team provided our theme music, available from Music Alley.com. | 8/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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18: Theatre Tech, Tac, Toe | Theatre techies are often given a snub by the actors onstage. In community theatre the tech crew are may be thought of as those folks who come into the production late in the game and just slow down a couple rehearsals for the "real stars" of the show. In some cases, the tech end of a show is almost an afterthought. None of these things is, or should be true. Fact is, good tech can usually make the difference between a really good show and one that leaves the audience scratching their heads, or worse, falling asleep in their seats. In this episode, the Geeks talk about how theatre tech is as much a part of the show as the performances themselves, and why good tech is worth its weight in gold. Thanks to Music Alley and Al Phlipp and the Woo Team for our show theme. | 8/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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17: Fear of Commitment | Joining the cast or crew of a play production is a lot like a marriage. You have to commit to the enterprise, and fulfill your commitment. Community theatres can't usually fire you or flunk you, so they depend on everyone who volunteers to come through. The geeks talk about the different levels and kinds of commitment needed in community theatre, and why you SHOULDN'T be afraid to commit, because the rewards are great. Music is by Al Phlipp and The Woo Team, and comes to us courtesy of Music Alley | 7/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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16: Moving from high school to community theatre | One of our listeners, Ashton, asked the geeks to talk about the differences between high school, community and college theatre. A lot of theatre geeks were originally bitten by the "bug" in high school and decided to stay with it, even if they may never be professionals. Here are a few thoughts about what to expect as you move "up the ladder," so to speak. Music provided by Music Alley. Our opening and closing theme is called "Annie's Overture" by Al Phlipp and The Woo Team. | 7/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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15: There are no small parts . . . | How can you make the most of that small role? And what should you do when you have lots of time before your next entrance? These and other vital questions are addressed by the Geeks. Also: We announce the winner of the cap contest! Music provided by Music Alley. Our opening and closing theme is called "Annie's Overture" by Al Phlipp and The Woo Team. | 6/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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14: Be kind to your stage manager | Stage managers and their crews are some of the most under-appreciated, yet indispensable personnel on any show. In addition to giving the anonymous backstage workers a pat on the back, the Geeks discuss how the stage crew can truly make or break a show. Music provided by Music Alley. | 6/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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13: Stage Fright | Every actor gets stage fright at one time or another. The important thing is dealing with it. In this episode, the Geeks discuss why we have stage fright, in performance or in auditions, and suggest a few ways to overcome this performance-killer. | 5/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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12: Casting is Relative | Perils of casting when friends and relatives are auditioning All community theatre directors (and even some pros) have been there. One of the auditioners is a good friend or relative. What happens if you cast him or her? What happens if you don't? Either way, you may have a problem. | 5/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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11: When you get a part, but it’s not the part you want | In this episode, John, Dave and Marcia talk about how to deal with those times when you're asked to take a role other than the one you wanted (and for which you geared your audition). | 4/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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10.5: A brief contest announcement | Episode 10.5? Sure. Dave decided to shoot out a quick little reminder to enter our fill-in-the-blank theatre quote contest and try to win a free Theatre Geeks cap. No biggie, but look for Episode 11 this weekend! | 4/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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10: Directors’ Pet Peeves (Volume 2) | Dave, John and Marcia cover a few more pet peeves of community theatre directors | 4/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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9: God, I hope I get it, or Auditions: the first step | John, Dave and Marcia, plus Dede the Honorary Geek, discuss dos and don'ts of theatrical auditions, what to expect and how to make the most out of your next try-0ut. | 3/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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8: He’s such a character (we hope) | The Geeks plus honorary Geek Deirdre Lovejoy discuss character development for community theatre players as well as professionals. And Dede wants a damn HAT! | 3/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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7: Don’t Tempt Fate (Theatre Superstitions) | The geeks discuss well-known superstitions related to the theatre, including those surrounding "the Scottish Play", whistling backstage, and many lesser known beliefs. | 2/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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6: Actors wanna know: What do I do with my hands? | Hands: Everybody's got 'em. What do you do with 'em? Dave, John and Marcia tackle this problem that plagues beginners and experienced actors alike. | 2/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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5: How much rope do you give your actors? | The Geeks explore how much leeway a director should give actors in terms of improvisation, character development, experimentation and risk during the rehearsal period and the performance itself. Do we have more leeway with comedies than we do with serious dramas or musicals? It's more lively conversation with John, Dave and Marcia. Music provided by Music Alley | 1/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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4: You Can’t Get Enough Shakespeare | Or Can You??? Concord High School (Elkhart, IN) English teacher Chris Judson spent summer 2009 traveling the country seeing all of Shakespeare's plays, and today he shares some of his experiences and observations of this once-in-a-lifetime theatrical adventure. Seeing a lot of theatre is the geeks' idea of a good time, but we couldn't help but wonder if this wasn't just a little too much Shakespeare. Chris certainly didn't think so, even if some of the performances he saw were less than satisfying. Besides this Theatre Geeks interview, Chris shares his views on Shakespeare and education via several blogs, including: Bashing Ed -- also includes a podcast 40 Plays in 40 Days Music made available by Music Alley | 1/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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2: The Unknown Play Problem | The Theatre Geeks (John, Dave and Marcia) discuss the problem of getting audiences to come to lesser known or even unknown works. Many people like familiar shows and are hesitant to attend something they haven't heard of or seen before. What's a community theatre to do? Music provided by Music Alley at MusicAlley.com Theatre Geeks is now part of the BluBrry network. | 11/27/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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1: Mistakes Directors Make | Episode 1 of Theatre Geeks is finally here and we are excited! In our inaugural episode, John, Dave and Marcia talk about some of the mistakes directors make. Thanks for listening! Music provided by Musicalley.com. My Podcast Alley feed! {pca-33b3b6d4b1622cf0f9e1d9f8e4fb4df9} | 11/27/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A message from the host of Theatre Geeks | Dave Dufour with info on the upcoming launch of the Theatre Geeks podcast. It's coming soon, folks! Lively conversation about community theatre and theatre in general with three folks who have been there. | 11/27/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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3: It’s NOT all about you | In Episode 3 John, Dave and Marcia talk about the problem of the actors and actresses who believe they are the most important people on the stage. How does the director deal with the prima donna and encourage a spirit of "ensemble" in the cast? We have a few answers, but if you have more, just e-mail us using our contact form. Music provided by Music Alley at MusicAlley.com | 9/28/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
Theatre Geeks is Great!
Fun to listen to and really informative. The hosts really enjoy themselves and the audio quality is terrific.
Ready for Prime Time
I enjoy this group of "theatre people." They enjoy each other and they LOVE theatre. Between the 3 of them, they have pretty much done it all. No matter the subject matter, they are informative and entertaining.
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