Theatre Geeks
Talk show about community theatre and performing arts.
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132 Up in Smoke: Smoking onstage in a non-smoking world
Smoking onstage and its alternatives Depending on your venue, audience ...
Smoking onstage and its alternatives Depending on your venue, audience and local laws, producing a script that requires that characters smoke can be problematic. Where smoking is prohibited in public places it is sometimes allowed in stage performances,
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131 Theatre a la carte: using food onstage
Food onstage can sometimes be a challenge Whether it's staging ...
Food onstage can sometimes be a challenge Whether it's staging a family dinner or dealing with a variety of beverages, food onstage is a special class of props that has its own set of issues and potential pitfalls.
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130 Backstage Etiquette
Be respectful of both your audience and your fellow actors ...
Be respectful of both your audience and your fellow actors The Geeks have talked often about the annoying things that some audience members may do that hurt the theatregoing experience for everyone. This time,
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129 Directors — should they be smooth or sharp?
What kind of director are you? What kind of director ...
What kind of director are you? What kind of director is best? Directors come in all styles -- from overly easygoing (REAL smooth) or difficult bordering on abusive (REAL sharp). Where's the sweet spot on the contiuum? The Geeks discuss. - -
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128 Stratford Festival 2014 Preview
Stratford Festival's publicity director Ann Swerdfager joins the Geeks We've ...
Stratford Festival's publicity director Ann Swerdfager joins the Geeks We've mentioned the Stratford Festival plenty of times on Theatre Geeks, but it certainly bears repeating that Ontario's longtime Shakespeare (and a whole lotta other theatre) ...
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127 Bad Theatre vs No Theatre at All: the great debate
Which is better: bad theatre or no theatre? Actor Robert ...
Which is better: bad theatre or no theatre? Actor Robert Miller joins the geeks for a second session and one of our most lively debates ever. Dave recently saw a quote that stated that we need more theatre over all, good and bad,
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126 Keeping a classic character fresh
This week the Geeks are joined by Robert J. Miller, ...
This week the Geeks are joined by Robert J. Miller, a former member of the local (Elkhart Civic Theatre) troupe and now a professional actor. Bob is about to play Tevye in a regional production of Fiddler on the Roof at the Wagon Wheel Theatre in Warsaw,
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125 Making your opening night more exciting (and profitable)
Sold Out Run's Clay Mabbitt gives the Geeks, and YOU, ...
Sold Out Run's Clay Mabbitt gives the Geeks, and YOU, some great tips for community theatre success. It's not often we get to speak with fellow podcasters, but here, for the second show in a row, we're talking to someone who produces a podcast rel...
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124 Stratford Festival Reviews creator Keith Tomasek
Keith Tomasek talks about stratfordfestivalreviews.com, the "Rotten Tomatoes" of the ...
Keith Tomasek talks about stratfordfestivalreviews.com, the "Rotten Tomatoes" of the Stratford Festival Visitors to the Stratford Festival have a friend in Keith Tomasek. Keith is the creator, editor and curator of Stratford Festival Reviews (http:/...
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123 Summer Musicals
Are summer musicals still important to community theatres? We hear ...
Are summer musicals still important to community theatres? We hear reports that some community theatres go on a little hiatus in the summer. For others, the summer musical is still a main event. How does your community theatre come down?
