Theatre Geeks
Talk show about community theatre and performing arts.
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Saving the play when the script is a dud
Some scripts read well, but don't play well How do ...
Some scripts read well, but don't play well How do you save the show when the script that seemed great when you picked it, starts looking like a disaster once rehearsals are underway? Community theatre play selection is usually a careful process.
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Building Community Support for Community Theatre
Community support isn't always about the dollars -- ideas from ...
Community support isn't always about the dollars -- ideas from an expert Community theatres are nothing without community support, but getting it can be difficult. Keith Martin, John M. Blackburn Distinguished Professor of Theatre at Appalachia State...
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AACTFest 2013 Showcased Excellence in Community Theatre
Twelve top rated play excerpts competed June 17-22 in Carmel, ...
Twelve top rated play excerpts competed June 17-22 in Carmel, Indiana AACTFest 2013 showed the world that community theatre may be, technically speaking, amateur theatre, but it's often far above "amateur quality.
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Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival
Emerging playwrights and unique plays gain exposure and a shot ...
Emerging playwrights and unique plays gain exposure and a shot at publication The Geeks are joined by Amy Marsh and Casey McLain of Samuel French, Inc., in New York, to talk about the Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival,
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Planning for festival competition? Here are some insights from the Geeks
The more you know what to expect in the unusual ...
The more you know what to expect in the unusual world of competitive theatre, the better off you'll be. Here are some of our insights.
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Marcia in New York for “Lucky Guy” Opening — her full report
Deirdre Lovejoy's (and Tom Hanks') opening night and more from ...
Deirdre Lovejoy's (and Tom Hanks') opening night and more from Marcia Recorded before this week's Tony Awards, this episode features Marcia telling us all about the opening of Tony-nominated "Lucky Guy" with Tom Hanks and daughter Deirdre Lovejoy,
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Demystifying music licensing for theatre
Entertainment attorney Gordon Firemark shares insights about music licensing and ...
Entertainment attorney Gordon Firemark shares insights about music licensing and more. Community theatres often use recorded music as part of pre-show or intermission, and sometimes within productions. All uses of recorded,
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Chicago Comedy Film Festival
Festival founder Jessica Hardy tells us all about this unique ...
Festival founder Jessica Hardy tells us all about this unique comedy event Now in its third year, the Chicago Comedy Film Festival encourages and rewards independent comedy film-makers and gives them a venue in Chicago. A few years ago, filmmaker,
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Indiana Repertory Theatre’s Artistic Director, Janet Allen
Turns out Indiana Repertory Theatre faces many of the same ...
Turns out Indiana Repertory Theatre faces many of the same issues community theatres do, including audience building and retention, dealing with changing demands, new vs old works, play selection and more. Janet Allen of IRT joins us for a fascinating ...
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Improv in community theatre and beyond
Our old friend Jessica Hardy joins us to talk about ...
Our old friend Jessica Hardy joins us to talk about the value of improv as a discipline for community theatres. Jessica trained at The Second City, and now teaches improv classes in Chicago and Indiana, and is also the co-founder of the Chicago Comedy...
