Bryce McDonald and Cumberland County Playhouse
This week Lacey chats with Bryce McDonald, Producing Director of the Cumberland County Playhouse in Crossville, TN. Join in the conversation with one of the only theaters in the series so far that has been producing shows inside, and hear about their slow climb back to full houses. Hear about their unique small town in Tennessee where the theater nonetheless attracted nearly 90,000 visitors a year pre-COVID. Get curious about the realities of producing theater in a socially conservative environment and hear some really great stories about CCP’s productions of A Chorus Line and Sweeney Todd.
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Show Notes
Bryce’s Instagram
Cumberland County Playhouse website
Cumberland Plateau wikipedia
Savannah Sipping Society teaser
Clue On Stage teaser
Edward Villella and football article
Bright Star wikipedia
Sweeney Todd wikipedia
A Chorus Line wikipedia
Alabama Story by Kenneth Jones website
Podcast website
Lacey’s Instagram
Episode transcript
Get in touch at whiletheapplauseispaused@gmail.com
Music by: Drew Wutke
Drew’s website
Logo design by Sarah Kleist, Kleist Creative
Sarah’s website
Photo by Billy Bustamante, Billy B Photography
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Information
- Show
- Published18 May 2021 at 11:00 UTC
- Length44 min
- Season1
- Episode9
- RatingClean