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The Talk Theatre In Chicago Podcast is your audio source for Chicago's theatre scene.  Each episode delivers in-depth interviews of those making theatre happen.

We have had a total of 427 episodes and interviewed 548 different guests! View the alphabetical list of all guests.

Podcasts

Amanda Drinkall
Amanda Drinkall - Feb 24, 2014

This week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with actress Amanda Drinkall. Amanda talks about her role in Venus In Fur at the Goodman Theatre and her acting career.
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David Catlin and Sylvia Hernandez-DiStasi
David Catlin and Sylvia Hernandez-DiStasi - Feb 10, 2014

What makes a text suitable for the signature circus-infused style of Lookingglass Theatre? Director David Catlin and Acrobatic/ Circus Choreographer Sylvia Hernandez-DiStasi join Anne Nicholson Weber to discuss their production of The Little Prince, adapted from Antoine de Saint-Exupery's beloved classic by Rick Cummins and John Scoullar.
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Peter Oyloe, Jackie Intres and Christian Libonati
Peter Oyloe, Jackie Intres and Christian Libonati - Jan 27, 2014

This week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with Peter Oyloe, Jackie Intres and Christian Libonati. Christian talks about their latest show The Snow Queen, Jackie talks about the educational and community programs at the NW Side Chicago venue (Filament Theatre) and Peter talks about the new space and the plans for the near future for the venue.
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Jay Torrence and Halena Kays
Jay Torrence and Halena Kays - Dec 16, 2013

How -- and why -- would you tell the tragic story of the 1903 Iroquois Theatre disaster as a clown piece? Playwright/actor Jay Torrence and director Halena Kays join Anne Nicholson Weber to discuss the development of their unlikely and haunting hit, Burning Bluebeard, which was originally created at The Neo-Futurists and is now being remounted by The Ruffians at Theatre Wit.
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Chris Jones
Chris Jones - Dec 9, 2013

This week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with Chicgo Tribune critic Chris Jones about his book Bigger, Brighter, Louder: 150 Years of Chicago Theater As Seen By Chicago Tribune Critics. Chris talks about how and why he chose the 101 reviews in the book and he also gives advise to young critics.
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Angie Weber Miller and Emily Waecker
Angie Weber Miller and Emily Waecker - Nov 18, 2013

What is it like to make a career in Chicago theatrical design? Scenery designer Angie Weber Miller and costume designer Emily Waecker -- both 2013 Equity Jeff Award winners -- join Anne Nicholson Weber to talk about their careers, their processes and their award-winning designs.
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David Lively
David Lively - Nov 4, 2013

This week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with actor David Lively. David talks about playing Horace in Hello, Dolly! at Drury Lane Oakbrook and also about his long career in musicals and classical theatre.
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Henry Godinez, Karl Hamilton and Mark David Kaplan
Henry Godinez, Karl Hamilton and Mark David Kaplan - Oct 21, 2013

What are the special challenges of making theatre for a young audience? Why is "simple" difficult? Director Henry Godinez and actors Karl Hamilton and Mark David Kaplan join Anne Nicholson Weber to discuss Chicago Children's Theatre's production of A Year with Frog & Toad, a family musical adapted by Robert Reale and Willie Reale from the children's books by Arnold Lobel.
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Millicent Hurley Spencer
Millicent Hurley Spencer - Oct 7, 2013

This week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with Millicent Hurley Spencer, the star of The Trip to Bountiful at Raven Theatre. She talks about her preparation and execution of the role of Carrie Watts in the Horton Foote classic drama.
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Ron OJ Parson and Greta Oglesby
Ron OJ Parson and Greta Oglesby - Sep 23, 2013

Is it necessary to say something new when you produce a classic text? Director Ron OJ Parson and actor Greta Oglesby join Anne Nicholson Weber to talk about their intimate production of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, which is currently playing at Timeline Theatre.
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Walter Stearns
Walter Stearns - Sep 9, 2013

This week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with Walter Stearns - the Executive director of the Mercury Theater and the director of their current show, The Color Purple. He talks about the challenges of mounting an epic musical at his intimate theatre plus the upcoming shows at the Mercury.
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Michael Shannon and Guy Van Swearingen
Michael Shannon and Guy Van Swearingen - Aug 26, 2013

For two decades, Michael Shannon and Guy Van Swearingen have been making theatre at 1531 N. Wells Street, the home of A Red Orchid Theatre. On this week's podcast, Guy and Michael join Anne Nicholson Weber to discuss their partnership of 20 years and their current collaboration in Sam Shepard's Simpatico.
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Erik Gernand
Erik Gernand - Aug 12, 2013

This week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with Erik Gernand - the author of The Beautiful Dark at Redtwist Theatre. Erik explains how and why he chose his topic and how the creative process works for creating a new work for the theatre.
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William Brown, Laura Rook and Nate Burger
William Brown, Laura Rook and Nate Burger - Jul 29, 2013

How do you make it funny? Director William Brown and cast members Laura Rook and Nate Burger join Anne Nicholson Weber to talk about the comedy - verbal, physical and situational - in Writers Theatre's production of David Ives play, The Liar, adapted from Pierre Corneille's 17th century script.
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Chance Bone and Andrew Swanson
Chance Bone and Andrew Swanson - Jul 15, 2013

This week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with Chance Bone and Andrew Swanson. They talk about the process they used to co-write Jackalope Theatre's The Casuals playing at the Storefront Theater.
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Fred Anzevino and Aaron Benham
Fred Anzevino and Aaron Benham - Jul 1, 2013

The prolific Cole Porter wrote nearly 900 songs. So if you set out to create an original revue of his work, where do you begin? And where do you end up? Theo Ubique Artistic Director Fred Anzevino and music director Aaron Benham join Anne Nicholson Weber to discuss their current revue, A Cole Porter Songbook.
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Usman Ally
Usman Ally - Jun 17, 2013

This week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with Usman Ally, one of the stars of The Jungle Book at the Goodman Theatre. He talks about the collaborative process in creating a new musical.
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Othello: The Remix
Othello: The Remix - Jun 3, 2013

The Q Brothers' hip-hop adaptation of Othello is bringing new audiences to Chicago Shakespeare Theatre. CST Creative Producer Rick Boynton, who helped develop Othello: The Remix, joins brothers GQ and JQ to discuss their work with Anne Nicholson Weber.
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Mary Williamson and Peter Oyloe
Mary Williamson and Peter Oyloe - May 20, 2013

This week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with Mary Williamson and Peter Oyloe who star in Redtwist's Reverb. They talk about the physical fight combat and how intense the show is.
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Elizabeth Lanza and Stephen Buntrock
Elizabeth Lanza and Stephen Buntrock - May 6, 2013

What is it like to make a life in the musical theatre? Elizabeth Lanza has been working in Chicago storefront theatre for several years and is now making her equity debut as Nellie in Marriott Theatre's South Pacific. Broadway veteran Stephen Buntrock plays her Emile. They join Anne Nicholson Weber to talk about the challenges and rewards of their collaboration and their careers.
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Gene Weygandt
Gene Weygandt - Apr 22, 2013

This week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with Gene Weygandt - the star of Barnum. Gene talks all about playing PT Barnum and the production at the Mercury Theater. He also talks about his days in Wicked.
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Tarell Alvin McCraney and Martha Lavey
Tarell Alvin McCraney and Martha Lavey - Apr 8, 2013

What does it mean to a playwright to be a member of an ensemble? Tarell Alvin McCraney joined the Steppenwolf ensemble in 2010 during the run of his trilogy, The Brother/Sister Plays. He's back in Chicago for the world-premiere of his Steppenwolf-commissioned play, Head of Passes. He and Steppenwolf Artistic Director, Martha Lavey, join Anne Nicholson Weber to talk about their current collaboration and on-going relationship.
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Gitta Jacobs
Gitta Jacobs - Mar 25, 2013

This week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with Gitta Jacobs, the producer of Theo Ubique's Smokey Joe's Cafe that is now remounted at the Royal George Theatre. She talks about shows she has produced and her 19 years on the Jeff Committee.
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J.R. Sullivan, Brian Vaughn and David Ivers
J.R. Sullivan, Brian Vaughn and David Ivers - Mar 18, 2013

Transformation is both the subject and the central technique of Marie Jones' Stones in His Pockets, currently playing at Northlight Theatre. Director J.R. Sullivan and actors Brian Vaughn and David Ivers join Anne Nicholson Weber to talk about how they created signature gestures and silhouettes to distinguish the 15 characters that Vaughn and Ivers play between them.
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Lili-Anne Brown
Lili-Anne Brown - Mar 11, 2013

This week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with Lili-Anne Brown about her new show See What I Wanna See which is part of Steppenwolf's Grange Rep series. She also talks about Bailiwick Chicago.
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Devon de Mayo and Heather Gilbert
Devon de Mayo and Heather Gilbert - Mar 4, 2013

How do designers and director work together to create a unified imaginative world? Director Devon de Mayo and lighting designer Heather Gilbert join Anne Nicholson Weber to talk about staging Next Theatre's production of Everything Is Illuminated.
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Alexis J. Rogers
Alexis J. Rogers - Feb 25, 2013

This week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with Alexis J Rogers who plays Billie Holiday in Porchight Music Theatre's production of Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill. She tells about how she studied Billie Holiday's life and singing style and how emotionally draining her role is. She also talks about her many roles in Chicago theatre.
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Mickle Maher
Mickle Maher - Feb 18, 2013

How does a play get written? In particular, how does a verse play about two college English teachers lecturing on the poetry of William Blake to save their jobs after having public sex on the campus green get written? Mickle Maher joins Anne Nicholson Weber to talk about the genesis of his play, There Is A Happiness That Morning Is, which is currently being remounted by Theater Oobleck at Victory Gardens; and about drafts and redrafts, writing in verse, and finding one's voice as a writer.
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Debargo Sanyal
Debargo Sanyal - Feb 11, 2013

This week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with Debargo Sanyal the star of Disconnect at Victory Garden Theatre. He talks about the challenges of playing a young Indian debt collector and his career in TV and film.
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Anita Hoffman, Catherine Price-Griffin and Mary Redmon
Anita Hoffman, Catherine Price-Griffin and Mary Redmon - Feb 4, 2013

Circle Theatre, resident in Forest Park and then Oak Park for over 25 years, has moved to Chicago with a remount of their acclaimed production of When the Rain Stops Falling, currently playing at the Greenhouse Theater. Cast members Anita Hoffman, Catherine Price-Griffin and Mary Redmon join Anne Nicholson Weber to talk about Australian playwright Andrew Bovell's fascinating play.
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Doreen Feitelberg
Doreen Feitelberg - Jan 28, 2013

This week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with Doreen Feitelberg - a Jeff Committee member and freelance voice and dialect coach. She talks about the difference between accents and dialects and about why actor and directors need to use voice coaches.
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Stuart Carden
Stuart Carden - Jan 21, 2013

How and why might a theatre start a two-way conversation with its audience beyond the traditional talk-back? Stuart Carden, Associate Artistic Director at Writers' Theatre, joins Anne Nicholson Weber to talk about Writers' "The Making of" series.
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Sirena Irwin
Sirena Irwin - Jan 14, 2013

This week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with Sirena Irwin who plays Lucy in the Broadway In Chicago production of I Love Lucy Live On Stage at the Broadway Playhouse. She talks about the daunting task of playing Lucy - the iconic comedian.
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