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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

Walter Stearns
Walter Stearns - Mar 23, 2009

This week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast we interview the Artistic Director of the Porchlight Music Theatre, Walter Stearns. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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Robert Falls and Greg Allen
Robert Falls and Greg Allen - Mar 16, 2009

This week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Goodman Theatre Artistic Director Robert Falls and The Neo-Futurists Founding Director Greg Allen join us this week to discuss the final production in Goodman's Eugene O'Neill Festival, Allen's deconstructed version of Strange Interlude. We also have Chicago's theatre News.
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Dorothy Milne
Dorothy Milne - Mar 9, 2009

This week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast we interview the Artistic Director of the Lifelline Theatre, Dorothy Milne. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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Christina Calvit and Marilyn Campbell
Christina Calvit and Marilyn Campbell - Mar 2, 2009

This week's Talk Theatre podcast features Christina Calvit and Marilyn Campbell, who talk with Anne Nicholson Weber about the hows and whys of adapting novels for the stage. We also have Chicago's theatre News.
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Tony D'Angelo
Tony D'Angelo - Feb 23, 2009

On this week's episode of the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast we have an interview with producer Tony D'Angelo who talks about his upcoming show The Quiet Man Tales. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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Michael Halberstam and Brett Neveu
Michael Halberstam and Brett Neveu - Feb 16, 2009

This week's Talk Theatre in Chicago podcast features playwright Brett Neveu and Writers' Theatre Artistic Director Michael Halberstam in conversation with Anne Nicholson Weber. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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Janet Ulrich Brooks
Janet Ulrich Brooks - Feb 9, 2009

On this week's episode of the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast we have an interview with Janet Ulrich Brooks who is starring in Not Enough Air. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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Ann Filmer, Cheri Lynne and Caroline Rau
Ann Filmer, Cheri Lynne and Caroline Rau - Feb 2, 2009

This week's podcast focuses on a production of Fires in the Mirror by Anna Deavere Smith, which is currently playing at the 16th Street Theatre in Berwyn. Anne Nicholson Weber interviews Ann Filmer, who directed the show, and cast members Cheri Lynne and Caroline Rau about Anna Deavere Smith's work. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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Brian Dennehy
Brian Dennehy - Jan 26, 2009

On this week's episode of the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast we have an interview with Brian Dennehy who is starring in Desire Under The Elms. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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Brian Sidney Bembridge, Jack Magaw and Todd Rosenthal
Brian Sidney Bembridge, Jack Magaw and Todd Rosenthal - Jan 19, 2009

On this week's Talk Theatre in Chicago podcast scenic designers Brian Sidney Bembridge, Jack Magaw and Todd Rosenthal join Anne Nicholson Weber to talk about the language of scenic design, their design process, and their collaboration with the director and other members of the design team. We also have Chicago's Theatre News.
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Joseph Anthony Foronda  and Rachel Rockwell
Joseph Anthony Foronda and Rachel Rockwell - Jan 12, 2009

On this week's episode of the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast we have a double interview with Joseph Anthony Foronda and Rachel Rockwell from Miss Saigon. We also have Chicago's theatre news. Joseph Anthony Foronda and Rachel Rockwell double interview
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Criss Henderson
Criss Henderson - Jan 5, 2009

This week's Talk Theatre in Chicago podcast features Criss Henderson, Executive Director at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. He talks with Anne Nicholson Weber about Chicago Shakespeare's World's Stage Series. We also have Chicago's Theatre News.
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Max McLean
Max McLean - Dec 29, 2008

On this week's episode of the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast we have an interview with Max McLean, one of the adapters and the star of the hit show The Screwtape Letters. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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Julie Shannon
Julie Shannon - Dec 22, 2008

This week's Talk Theatre in Chicago interview podcast features Chicago lyricist and composer, Julie Shannon, who created Bailiwick Repertory Theater's perennial favorite, The Christmas Schooner, with Chicago actor and book writer John Reeger. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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Rudy Hogenmiller
Rudy Hogenmiller - Dec 15, 2008

On this week's episode of the Talk Theatre In Chicago Podcast we have an interview with Rudy Hogenmiller, the Artistic Director of Light Opera Works. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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Mary Ann Thebus and Lia Mortensen
Mary Ann Thebus and Lia Mortensen - Dec 8, 2008

This week on the Talk Theatre in Chicago interview podcast, Anne Nicholson Weber interviews actors Mary Ann Thebus and Lia Mortensen about their work in Next Theatre's production of Lisa Kron's Well. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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Damian Arnold
Damian Arnold - Dec 1, 2008

On this week's episode of the Talk Theatre In Chicago Podcast we have an interview with producer Damian Arnold. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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Belle Barth
Belle Barth - Nov 24, 2008

This week's Talk Theatre in Chicago interview podcast focuses on Belle Barth: If I Embarrass You, Tell Your Friends -- a new musical playing at No Exit Café. Anne Nicholson Weber first interviews the book writer, lyricist and composer -- Joanne Koch, Owen Kalt and Ilya Levinson, and then interviews the show's star, Bethany Thomas. We also have Chocago's theatre news.
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Nathaniel Swift
Nathaniel Swift - Nov 17, 2008

On this week's episode of the Talk Theatre In Chicago Podcast we have an interview with Nathaniel Swift, the Artistic Director of Eclipse Theatre Company. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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PJ Paparelli, David Catlin, Mark Weston
PJ Paparelli, David Catlin, Mark Weston - Nov 10, 2008

On this week's episode of the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast the interview features the artistic directors of three Chicago-area theatres: PJ Paparelli of American Theatre Company; David Catlin of Lookingglass Theatre; and Mark Weston of Apple Tree Theatre. We also have Chicago's Theatre News
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Brian McCaskill
Brian McCaskill - Nov 3, 2008

On this week's episode of the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast we have an interview with actor Brian McCaskill who talks about his current show Million Dollar Quartet. We also have Chicago's Theatre News.
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Sean Graney,  Karen Aldridge,  Jeffrey Carlson
Sean Graney, Karen Aldridge, Jeffrey Carlson - Oct 27, 2008

This week on the Talk Theatre podcast, we have an interview with Sean Graney, Karen Aldridge, and Jeffrey Carlson about their current show Edward II playing at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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James Powell
James Powell - Oct 20, 2008

On this week's episode of the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast we have an interview with the director of Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story On Stage, James Powell. We also have Chicago's Theatre News.
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Casting Directors
Casting Directors - Oct 13, 2008

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. We also have a special news segment about the changes at the Jeff Awards.
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Charlie Newell
Charlie Newell - Oct 6, 2008

On this week's episode of the Talk Theatre In Chicago Podcast we have an interview with Charlie Newell, the Artistic Director of Court Theatre. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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Deborah Clapp
Deborah Clapp - Sep 29, 2008

On this week's episode of the Talk Theatre In Chicago Podcast we have an interview with Deborah Clapp, the new Executive Director of the League of Chicago Theatres. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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David Girolmo
David Girolmo - Sep 22, 2008

On this week's episode of the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast we have an interview with actor David Girolmo who talks about his current show Candide. We also have Chicago's Theatre News.
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Richard Christiansen
Richard Christiansen - Sep 15, 2008

On this week's episode of the Talk Theatre In Chicago Podcast we have an interview with Richard Christiansen, who has written about the arts in Chicago for more than forty years, including as Chief Critic at the Chicago Tribune. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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Nick Bowling and PJ Powers
Nick Bowling and PJ Powers - Sep 8, 2008

On this week's episode of the Talk Theatre In Chicago Podcast we have an interview with Nick Bowling and PJ Powers from the Timeline Theatre Company. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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Martha Lavey
Martha Lavey - Sep 1, 2008

This week's Talk Theatre In Chicago Podcast features 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. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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Beata Pilch
Beata Pilch - Aug 25, 2008

On this week's episode of the Talk Theatre In Chicago Podcast we have an interview with Beata Pilch, the founder and Artistic Director of the Trap Door Theatre. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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Joyce Piven, Jennifer Green, Susan Payne
Joyce Piven, Jennifer Green, Susan Payne - Aug 18, 2008

On this week's Talk Theatre In Chicago Podcast, 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. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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Henry Godinez
Henry Godinez - Aug 11, 2008

On this week's Talk Theatre In Chicago Podcast we have an interview with Henry Godinez, the Resident Artistic Associate of the Goodman Theatre. We also have Chicago's theatre news.
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