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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

The Glorious Ones
The Glorious Ones - Nov 9, 2009

This week's Talk Theatre In Chicago's podcast features music director Nick Sula, and cast members Dana Tretta and Danni Smith from Boho Theatre's production of The Glorious Ones by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens.
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Mike Nussbaum
Mike Nussbaum - Nov 2, 2009

Thie week on the Talk Theatre in Chicago podcast, Tom Williams talks with Mike Nussbaum, one of the stars of Remy Bumppo Theatre's Heroes.
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Michael Montenegro
Michael Montenegro - Oct 26, 2009

Thie week on the Talk Theatre in Chicago podcast, Anne Nicholson Weber talks with Michael Montenegro, the artistic director of the newly-founded puppet theatre, Theatre Zarko.
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Ed Rutherford
Ed Rutherford - Oct 19, 2009

On this episode of the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast we talk with Ed Rutherford about his current show The Last Unicorn playing at the City Lit Theater.
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The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity - Oct 12, 2009

This week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast we feature producer Sandy Shinner, director Eddie Torres and actor Desmin Borges, who join Anne Nicholson Weber to talk about their contributions to the hit production of The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity currently playing at Victory Gardens Theater. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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Paul Kalina
Paul Kalina - Oct 5, 2009

This week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast we talk with Paul Kalina who is the Clowing Director for the hit show Animal Crackers playing at the Goodman Theatre. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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Treasure Island
Treasure Island - Sep 28, 2009

This week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Benno Nelson interviews Robert McLean, Geoff Coates, Christopher M. Walsh, Patrick Blashill, and Sean Sinitski about their current show Treasure Island. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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Michael Shannon
Michael Shannon - Sep 21, 2009

This week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast we talk with actor Michael Shannon about his current show Mistakes Were Made. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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Under Milk Wood
Under Milk Wood - Sep 14, 2009

This week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Anne Nicholson Weber interviews actors Jacqui Jackson and Dave Skvarla, director Paul S. Holmquist and sound designer Thomas Dixon from Under Milk Wood. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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Tim Gregory
Tim Gregory - Sep 7, 2009

This week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast we talk with Tim Gregory, the Artistic Director of Provision Theater Company, about his current show Cotton Patch Gospel. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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Interns
Interns - Aug 31, 2009

This week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Benno Nelson talks with Josh Sobel, Kirsten Fitzgerald, and Jason Gerace about interns in the arts and theater. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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Rebecca Finnegan
Rebecca Finnegan - Aug 24, 2009

This week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast we talk with Rebecca Finnegan about her current show Cabaret playing at Drury Lane Oakbrook. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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Summer Smart, Max Quinlan and Mary Ernster
Summer Smart, Max Quinlan and Mary Ernster - Aug 17, 2009

This week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Summer Smart, Max Quinlan and Mary Ernster - the three principals in Marriott Theatre's current production of The Light in the Piazza - join Anne Nicholson Weber to discuss the training of the singing actor, their process for preparing some of the musical numbers in the show and what makes this piece unusual. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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Stef Tovar
Stef Tovar - Aug 10, 2009

This week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast we talk with Stef Tovar about his current show High Fidelity...The Musical playing at Piper's Alley. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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Macbeth
Macbeth - Aug 3, 2009

This week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast we talk with actors Patrick Clear, Joel Stanley Huff, and E.B. Smith about their current roles in Macbeth. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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Levi Kreis
Levi Kreis - Jul 27, 2009

This week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast we talk with actor Levi Kreis, one of the stars of the hit show Million Dollar Quartet. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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Stage Managers
Stage Managers - Jul 20, 2009

This week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago Podcast Anne Nicholson Weber talks with three Chicago stage managers - David Castellanos, Patia Bartlett and Erica Foster. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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Stacey Flaster
Stacey Flaster - Jul 13, 2009

This week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast we talk with director and choreographer Stacey Flaster about her current show Footloose playing at Theatre At The Center. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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Henry Godinez
Henry Godinez - Jul 6, 2009

This week's Talk Theatre In Chicago's podcast features Henry Godinez, who is a Resident Artistic Associate at Goodman Theatre. Godinez talks with Anne Nicholson Weber about Goodman's current production of Jose Rivera's Boleros for the Disenchanted. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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Michael Harvey
Michael Harvey - Jun 29, 2009

On this week's episode of the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast we have an interview with actor Michael Harvey who is starring in Little Brother. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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Joshua Schmidt and Jan Tranen
Joshua Schmidt and Jan Tranen - Jun 22, 2009

This week's Talk Theatre in Chicago podcast features composer Joshua Schmidt and lyricist Jan Tranen. They join Anne Nicholson Weber to talk about their collaboration on A Minister's Wife - the new musical based on George Bernard Shaw's play Candida commissioned and produced by Writers' Theatre. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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Welz Kauffman
Welz Kauffman - Jun 15, 2009

This week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast we interview the president and chief executive officer of Ravinia Festival, Welz Kauffman. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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Busman's Honeymoon
Busman's Honeymoon - Jun 8, 2009

This week's podcast focuses on Lifeline Theatre's production of Busman's Honeymoon. Adaptor Frances Limoncelli and actors Jenifer Tyler and Peter Greenberg discuss the technical challenges of staging a mystery novel and speaking Dorothy Sayers' brainy dialogue, and romance on (and off) stage. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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Richard Strimer
Richard Strimer - Jun 1, 2009

This week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast we interview Richard Strimer, one of the stars of Crazy For You playing at the Theatre At The Center. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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Sound Designers
Sound Designers - May 25, 2009

This week's Talk Theatre In Chicago podcat focuses on sound design. Designers Nick Keenan, Ray Nardelli and Joshua Horvath who talk with host Anne Nicholson Weber to discuss the sound design of two current productions (The Piano Lesson at Court Theatre and Rock 'n Roll at Goodman Theatre). We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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BJ Jones
BJ Jones - May 18, 2009

This week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast we interview the Artistic Director of the Northlight Theatre, BJ Jones. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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The History Boys
The History Boys - May 11, 2009

This week's podcast focuses on TimeLine Theatre's production of The History Boys by Alan Bennett. First, dialect coach Eva Beneman and actor Will Allan talk with Anne Nicholson Weber about dialect -- how to teach it and why it matters. Then director Nick Bowling and actor Donald Brearley join the discussion to talk about the concept of "ensemble". We also have Chicago's Theatre News.
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Ken Ludwig
Ken Ludwig - May 4, 2009

This week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast we have an interview with playwright Ken Ludwig. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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Kris Vire
Kris Vire - Apr 27, 2009

On this week's Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast, Kris Vire joins Anne Nicholson Weber to talk about his work as a theatre writer for Time Out Chicago and his new appointment as Theatre Editor for the magazine. We also have Chicago's Theatre News.
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Kirsten Fitzgerald
Kirsten Fitzgerald - Apr 20, 2009

This week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast we interview Kirsten Fitzgerald, the Artistic Director of A Red Orchid Theatre and one of the stars of their current show Pumpgirl. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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Frank Galati, Jon Michael Hill, K. Todd Freeman
Frank Galati, Jon Michael Hill, K. Todd Freeman - Apr 13, 2009

This week's interview podcast focuses Steppenwolf Theatre's production of The Tempest. Actors Frank Galati, Jon Michael Hill and K. Todd Freeman discuss how Steppenwolf's culture and style affected their take on Shakespeare, their use of the Viewpoints technique, their work on verse-speaking, and the reverberations of race in the production. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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Regina Taylor
Regina Taylor - Apr 6, 2009

This week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast we have an interview with Regina Taylor, the author of Magnolia currently playing at the Goodman Theatre. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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Kevin Cox
Kevin Cox - Mar 30, 2009

This week on Talk Theatre Podcast actor Kevin Cox talks with Anne Nicholson Weber about the creation of his critically-acclaimed version of the Frankenstein monster for Bohemian Theatre Ensemble's production of Playing With Fire. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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