The Theater Project Thinks About...

Mary Iannelli, Mark Spina, Kevin Carver
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The Theater Project Thinks About...

The Theater Project thinks about... was created as a way to take our patrons on a “deeper dive” into the process of the actors, directors, playwrights & other artists in our community, as well as the mechanics of bringing an artist’s work to an audience.

  1. MAR 30

    Dramaturgy

    Playwright Brigid Amos sits down with Timothy Scholl, the Executive Artistic Director of Angels Theatre Company, to discuss what is dramaturgy, how did it start and what role does it play in live theater.Credits:Audio Engineer Gary GlorOne Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou References:Timothy W. Scholl is a director, dramaturg, and scholar by avocation and an academic administrator by vocation.  As a theatre artist he specializes in new play development, dramaturgy, directing, German theatre history, and dense 18th Century German playwrights. He serves as the Executive Artistic Director for Angels Theatre Company in Lincoln where he also manages the Salon Reading Series.  Selected Directing credits include I Carry Your Heart With Me, Predictor, This Mortal Life Also, Losing the Ring in the River, Killing Crazy, Two Suits, Trailing Colors, and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, for which he received a Santa Barbara Independent Award.  Timothy specializes in German Theatre and Drama with a particular emphasis on the production of the German Classics (Deutches Klassiker) in Berlin after 1945.   He currently works as an academic administrator at Purdue University Global.  He was trained at the University of Evansville, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and the University of California Santa Barbara.Angels Theatre Companyhttps://angelscompany.org/Gotthold Ephraim Lessinghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotthold_Ephraim_LessingHamburg Dramaturgyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburg_DramaturgyCome From Awayhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_from_AwayHedda Gablerhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedda_Gabler (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedda_Gabler)Dianne Weisthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianne_WiestYale Repertoryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yale_Repertory_TheatreHenrik Ibsenhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrik_IbsenThe Wild Duckhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wild_DuckBackwards and Forwards by David Ballhttps://www.amazon.com/Backwards-Forwards-Technical-Manual-Reading/dp/0809311100Arthur Millerhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_MillerAll My Sonshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_My_Sons

    31 min

  2. FEB 23

    Jeff Harnar

    Host Mary Iannelli sits down with renowned Cabaret artist Jeff Harnar to talk about what Cabaret is to him, how he has navigated the art throughout his career and what advice he has for young artists coming up.Credits:Audio Engineer Gary GlorOne Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou References:Jeff Harnarhttps://jeffharnar.com/Alex Rybackhttps://www.facebook.com/alex.rybeck/Marilyn Mayehttps://marilynmaye.com/Carnegie Hallhttps://www.carnegiehall.org/54 Belowhttps://54below.org/Birdlandhttps://www.birdlandjazz.com/Sondheimhttp://www.sondheim.com/Cole Porterhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cole_PorterSammy Cahnhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_CahnMOIPEIhttps://www.instagram.com/moipei.official/?hl=enManhattan Association of Cabarethttps://macnyc.com/MAC Awardshttps://macnyc.com/awards/

    48 min

  3. JAN 26

    Creating a One Woman Show

    Mary Iannelli sits down with Jen Ponton to discuss what inspired her to create her one woman show and what were some of the challenges she faced while doing so.Credits:Audio Engineer Gary GlorOne Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou References:La Mamahttps://www.lamama.org/Dixon Placehttps://dixonplace.org/The Fleahttps://thenewflea.org/ChatGPT: is an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot that uses natural language processing to create humanlike conversational dialogue. The language model can respond to questions and compose various written content, including articles, social media posts, essays, code and emails.https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/definition/ChatGPT#:~:text=ChatGPT%20is%20an%20artificial%20intelligence,learning%20to%20improve%20future%20responses.Fractured Atlashttps://www.fracturedatlas.org/Kickstarterhttps://www.kickstarter.com/?ref=navDenver Fringe Festivalhttps://denverfringe.org/ (https://denverfringe.org/)United Solo Festivalhttps://unitedsolo.org/The longer my mother is dead, the more I like her by Deborah Ungerhttps://www.deborah-unger.com/bioAna Gasteyer Survival Kit* Entertainers Secret:  https://www.amazon.com/Entertainers-Secret-Throat-Relief-Scratchy/dp/B000Y023YC?tag=googhydr-20&source=dsa&hvcampaign=catchall&gclid=CjwKCAiA-Oi7BhA1EiwA2rIu2yLV6n7W89XnxxSZwVX-fyEsyqEfw3_a_VXgMlYVxFLCc3AWizEWgRoCX-YQAvD_BwE* Nasacort* Pine Brothers Glycerin Lozengers* Bone Broth individual packs* Liquid IV* Doterra:  https://www.doterra.com/US/en/p/breathe-respiratory-blend-oil54 Belowhttps://54below.org/

    39 min

  4. 11/24/2024

    Workshopping Your Script

    Host Gary Glor sits down with Artistic Director Mark Spina to discuss the benefits of staged readings in the play development process and with playwright Brigid Amos to discuss what they have meant for herCredits:Audio Engineer Gary GlorOne Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou References:The Odd Couplehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Odd_Couple_(play)Neil Simonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Simon

    45 min

  5. 10/27/2024

    Life of a Working Actor

    Kelley Rose McAndrews sits down with Mary Iannelli and discusses what it’s like to be a working actor.

    26 min

  6. 09/29/2024

    Jaylen Mingo & "Death Gamble"

    3rd place prize winner of our 2024 Young Playwrights Competition, Jaylen Mingo introduces an audio reading of their award-winning play, Death Gamble. Followed by an interview with, Brennan Columbia-Walsh.Credits:Audio Engineer Kevin CarverOne Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou and Demien De SandiesReferences:Thomas Jefferson Arts Academyhttps://www.epsnj.org/jeffersonMontclair State Universityhttps://www.montclair.edu/ (https://www.montclair.edu/)Yale Universityhttps://www.yale.edu/ (https://www.yale.edu/)The House is Haunted by Russ Colombohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russ_Columbo (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russ_Columbo)A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickenshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol)Home Alonehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Alone (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Alone)Raisin In The Sun by Lorraine Hansberryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Raisin_in_the_Sun (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Raisin_in_the_Sun)Clybourne Park by Bruce Norrishttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clybourne_Park (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clybourne_Park)

    38 min

  7. 08/25/2024

    Life is a Cabaret

    Mary Iannelli sits down with internationally acclaimed, award-winning artist, Ari Axelrod to discuss his interpretation of a Cabaret artist, how he came to be one and what you should consider if you want to pursue that career. Credits:Audio Engineer Gary GlorOne Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou References:Liz Callawayhttps://lizcallaway.com/Christine Ebersolhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Ebersole54 Belowhttps://54below.org/A Place For Us, A Celebration of Jewish Broadwayhttps://www.ariaxelrod.com/upcoming/event-two-emateAlex Rybeckhttps://www.facebook.com/alex.rybeck/Amy Sapphttps://www.amyesapp.com/Anne Hampton Callawayhttps://www.annhamptoncallaway.com/Ariana Grandehttps://www.arianagrande.com/Autumn Leaves songhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autumn_Leaves_(1945_song)Barbara Cookhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_CookBilly Stritchhttps://billystritch.com/Birdlandhttps://www.birdlandjazz.com/Brian Darcy Jameshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_d%27Arcy_JamesBring Him Homehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bring_Him_HomeCarol Schmidthttps://cabaretscenes.org/tag/carol-schmidt/Chia Riverahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chita_RiveraChris Dennyhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-denny-b718578a/Don Rebichttps://donrebic.com/Don't Tell Mama NYChttps://donttellmamanyc.com/Eastern Michigan Universityhttps://www.emich.edu/

    41 min

  8. 07/28/2024

    The Director's Chair

    Mary Iannelli sits down with The Theater Project’s Artistic Director, Mark Spina, to gain some insight on his directing style.

    35 min
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    The Theater Project thinks about... was created as a way to take our patrons on a “deeper dive” into the process of the actors, directors, playwrights & other artists in our community, as well as the mechanics of bringing an artist’s work to an audience.

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      Mary Iannelli, Mark Spina, Kevin Carver
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