This week on the Talk Theatre podcast, our topic is Sean Graney's production of Edward II, by Christopher Marlowe, which is currently running at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre. Graney and cast members Karen Aldridge and Jeffrey Carlson join Anne Nicholson Weber to discuss the production's unconventional "promenade"-style staging -- what it is, how it works, and its effect on the actors and audience.
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An interview with director James Powell. He talks about his current show Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story On Stage which is making its pre-Broadway US Premiere at the Cadillac Palace Theatre.
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This week's Talk Theatre in Chicago podcast features three Chicago casting directors -- Erica Daniels from Steppenwolf Theatre; Bob Mason from Chicago Shakespeare Theatre and Matt Miller from TP&R Casting -- who join Anne Nicholson Weber for a lively discussion of the art of casting.
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An interview with Charlie Newell, the Artisitc Director of Court Theatre. He talks about their current show Caroline, or Change as well as their upcoming shows.
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This week's Talk Theatre in Chicago podcast features Deborah Clapp, the new Executive Director of the League of Chicago Theatres, talking with Anne Nicholson Weber about the League's mission and current projects.
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An interview with actor David Girolmo who stars in Porchlight Music Theatre's Candide which is playing at the Theatre Building Chicago. He talks about the show as well as his acting career.
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This week's guest on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast is Richard Christiansen, who has written about the arts in Chicago for more than forty years, including as Chief Critic at the Chicago Tribune. Christiansen talks with Anne Nicholson Weber about his vision for a performing arts museum in Chicago, and his book, A Theatre of Our Own: A History and Memoir of 1001 Nights in Chicago.
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An interview with Nick Bowling and PJ Powers from the Timeline Theatre Company. They talk about their current show, Weekend, as well as the upcoming season and history of the theatre.
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An interview with Steppenwolf Theatre's Artistic Director, Martha Lavey, who discusses with Anne Nicholson Weber the past and future of the company, its recent successes and her leadership style.
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An interview with Beata Pilch, the founder and Artisitc Director of Trap Door Theatre. She talks about the theatre as well as their upcoming shows including No Darkness Round My Stone.
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This week on Talk Theatre in Chicago, Anne Nicholson Weber interviews Joyce Piven, co-founder and Artistic Director Emeritus of the Piven Theatre Workshop, along with Artistic Director, Jennifer Green, and faculty member Susan Payne. They discuss the Piven philosophy of acting training, child actors, their own personal connections to the Workshop, and the crucial importance of play in a mediatized culture.
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An interview with Henry Godinez, the Resident Artistic Associate of the Goodman Theatre. He talks about his role as curator of the 4th biennial Latino Theatre Festival.
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Dirty Dancing, Second City, and more. Chicago's Theatre News is hosted by Dustin Mote
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This week's Talk Theatre in Chicago Podcast features three local critics: Chris Jones, Chief Critic for The Chicago Tribune; Tony Adler, Arts Editor for The Reader; and free-lance reviewer Kerry Reid. They talk with Anne Nicholson Weber about the job of the critic, what gets reviewed, the importance of context and the joy of surprise.
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An interview with Lara Filip, the author and director of Ouroboros Theatre Company's Cyrano: Translated. She talks about the show as well as the Ouroboros Theatre Company.
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