Theatre Matters: Conversations with Barter Theatre

Theatre Matters

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Performing Arts

Exploratory conversations with the people behind one of America's oldest and most respected theatres: Barter Theatre in Abingdon, VA. Meet the actors, technicians, designers, directors, & playwrights that make the shows happen. Who they are, what they do, how & why they do it. Hosted by Barter Theatre House Manager, Kenny Davis. Theme music by Miles Polaski

02/27/2020

Theatre Matters - Katy Brown

New Producing Artistic Director, Katy Brown, shares with us the exciting shows and new experiences coming up this season, why Barter Theatre is so special (she's been a member of the Barter Family since 1998, in many different capacities), her vision to keep Barter's legacy alive while moving into the future, and much more!

29 min
10/24/2019

Theatre Matters - Sarah Van Deusen

Associate Director of The Barter Players, Associate Resident Acting Company Member, and former Barter Player, Sarah Van Deusen, shares the interesting story of how she's truly come full circle with The Barter Players, explains the many different hats she wears in her positions, gives us a glimpse into the acting side of things, tells some spooky ghost tales of the theatre, and much more!

29 min
10/09/2019

Theatre Matters - Whitney Kaibel

Wig and Makeup Designer, Whitney Kaibel, shares the unique route that finally sparked her interest in theatre, takes us through her process of designing and creating the many wigs and makeup effects, the maintenance that goes into each one, and much more!

29 min
09/20/2019

Theatre Matters - Madeline Bullen

Madeline Bullen has been with Barter Youth Academy (BYA) since it started in 2012, first as a student, then assistant, technical director, teacher, director, choreographer and now Director of Admissions on top of some of the aforementioned duties. She shares with us all things BYA, the many ways it benefits the students, what happens during the fun eight-week process, and much more!

29 min
08/30/2019

Theatre Matters - Wendy Piper

Associate Resident Acting Company Member, Wendy Piper, is excited to be back after two years to appear in Maytag Virgin (her character has never used a dryer, hence the title) and The Loophole! She shares her love for improv and how it's useful not only in acting but also coaches businesses how to apply it; what it's like to perform with her husband and how they keep stage and home life separate; gives us a glimpse of the technical rehearsal; and much more!

32 min
08/16/2019

Theatre Matters - Meg Pressley

Assistant Props Master, Megan Pressley, takes us into the prop shop where she's created such amazing things as Dragon in Shrek, the couch in Singing in the Rain, explains her process and technique of creating from scratch or modifying things in stock, the surprising thing that is used for ice cream, offers advice to those looking to get into the field, and much more!

29 min
08/09/2019

Theatre Matters - Sydney de Briel

The Barter Players Resident Costume Designer, Syndey de Briel, takes us into her one-person costume shop to walk us through her entire process that goes into bringing us all the unique costumes, explains why the look and feel of each fabric is an integral part of creating the story, her work for the special sensory-friendly performances, how she keeps keeping each costume original and unique and sew much more!!

27 min
07/12/2019

Theatre Matters - Tony Angelini

Resident Sound Designer and Engineer, Tony Angelini, gives us a glimpse into the recording studio where he creates his own sound effects, designs the many sounds you hear in each production, explains the fun way telephones work on stage, how he picks the perfect pre-show music to help set the mood, and much more!

29 min

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Exploratory conversations with the people behind one of America's oldest and most respected theatres: Barter Theatre in Abingdon, VA. Meet the actors, technicians, designers, directors, & playwrights that make the shows happen. Who they are, what they do, how & why they do it. Hosted by Barter Theatre House Manager, Kenny Davis. Theme music by Miles Polaski

Creator

Theatre Matters
Years Active

2014 - 2020
Episodes

47
Rating

Clean
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Theatre Matters: Conversations with Barter Theatre