Theatre Geeks
Talk show about community theatre and performing arts.
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Everything old is new again: what’s wrong with “recycled” theatre?
First show of 2014! Does your theatre recycle? A lot ...
First show of 2014! Does your theatre recycle? A lot of shows seem to be recycled from earlier works these days: musicals based on movies, plays based on novels, musicals based on movies based on even older movies. Is all this recycling good or bad?
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Bonus Year-end episode: Theatre Quality vs Theatre Quantity
Should you trade theatre quality for theatre quantity (i.e., bums ...
Should you trade theatre quality for theatre quantity (i.e., bums in the seats)? All community theatres crave the full house, but is it worth bending the standards occasionally to get it? Do you do a less than par holiday show because you know you c...
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Shirley Mitchell and Heywood Banks talk about their musical Swamp Opera
Wife-Husband Team Shirley Mitchell and Heywood Banks translate classic story ...
Wife-Husband Team Shirley Mitchell and Heywood Banks translate classic story into musical Swamp Opera. When Shirley Mitchell wrote the script and lyrics for a musical version of the folk tale "Froggy Went A-Courtin',
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Theatre Christmas Gifts for Theatre Geeks
The Geeks' theatre Christmas gift recommendations -- there's more out ...
The Geeks' theatre Christmas gift recommendations -- there's more out there than you realize! What do you get a theatre geek for Christmas? We're glad you asked! - In this episode, the Geeks discuss the myriad possibilities for theatre Christma...
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Second City Conservatory: A student’s view
Second City Conservatory student Carlie Barr talks about her work ...
Second City Conservatory student Carlie Barr talks about her work and study at the Chicago improv landmark Second City is well-known as the launching pad for such talents as John Belushi, Joan Rivers, George Wendt, Tina Fey and many others.
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Stand-up comedy and community theatre
Comic Dave Kempher shares his humor and his observations on ...
Comic Dave Kempher shares his humor and his observations on stand-up comedy, improv and theatre Dave Kempher is a long-time member of the Geeks' home theatre group, but has also been honing his chops in stand-up comedy and improv for the the last ...
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Stevens Puppets — “Theatre in the Little”
The legacy of puppetry innovator Martin Stevens lives on in ...
The legacy of puppetry innovator Martin Stevens lives on in Northern Indiana (and around the world) To the Geeks and many others in Northern Indiana who knew him, Martin Stevens was something of a one-man phenomenon. He was a brilliant artist,
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Scientific Theatre Analysis (Sort Of)
What's your theatre meter? We Geeks got to talking about ...
What's your theatre meter? We Geeks got to talking about plays we've seen and NOT enjoyed, and realized that sometimes we don't actually know we're viewing a turkey until we start receiving certain signals. Basically, these are physical symptoms that,
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Using Social Media to Promote Theatre
Social media tips from our first international guest ! - ...
Social media tips from our first international guest ! - Facebook, Twitter, Google + and the whole panoply of social media can be important tools for community theatre promotion, but using them effectively can be confusing. - Our new best friend,
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Early theatre experiences
A stroll down theatre memory lane with the Geeks What ...
A stroll down theatre memory lane with the Geeks What is your earliest theatre experience? Dave teaches an intro to theatre class at Indiana University South Bend, and one of the class assignments is to write a short essay about a first theatre e...
