Balderdash Academy

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Balderdash Academy is the comedy and improv ensemble behind the Balderdash Academy’s Competitive Comedy, Head to Head Competetive Trivia comedy show, the improvised sketch serial Balderdash Academy's Teacher's Lounge, and our live shows Balderdash Academy’s On the Air! and Balderdash Academy’s Improv Live.

  1. Episode 210: After Hours with Steph Durwin

    09/07/2022 · BONUS

    Episode 210: After Hours with Steph Durwin

    We finish the season with Sex With Me and announce our Season Two submission winner!   Steph is a musician and an educator. He currently is on the founding team of Trans formative Schools. His albums can be found on online streaming services and for sale.  For more information visit stephdurwin.com   Buy Steph's music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/she-was-really-me/1458137097?i=1458137104Listen: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2jN8jOEYGsKN6udpztNjxQ?si=cBiG5v_uShmG-01F_Ihmmw&nd=1  Episode Links:   The Plays of Christopher Plumridge: https://newplayexchange.org/users/64773/christopher-plumridge  ----------  NEW PODCAST COMING SOON! On The Air!:  Buy tickets to On the Air! A Comedy Radio Experience: https://stlawrencearts.ticketspice.com/balderdash-academys-on-the-air  Please Donate: Crohn's & Colitis Foundation: https://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/donate   Alzheimer's Association: https://act.alz.org/site/Donation2?df_id=32112&32112.donation=form1  Music by ThinkFishTank: https://thinkfishtank.bandcamp.com/ & https://soundcloud.com/thinkfishtank  Show your school pride: https://www.balderdashacademy.com/store  Check out Balderdash Academy's Teacher's Lounge: https://www.balderdashacademy.com/teacherslounge  ©2022 Balderdash Academy.

    13 min

  2. 08/03/2022

    Ep 210: Steph Durwin and our Season Finale

    Welcome to the season finale of Balderdash Academy. Tonight we have Visiting Professor, educator and musician, Steph Durwin. And to shake up this championship game we’re joined by Professor of the Visual Arts Dave Hanright with special wildcard games. Steph is a musician and an educator. He currently is on the founding team of Trans formative Schools. His albums can be found on online streaming services and for sale. For more information visit stephdurwin.com Buy Steph's music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/she-was-really-me/1458137097?i=1458137104 Listen: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2jN8jOEYGsKN6udpztNjxQ?si=cBiG5v_uShmG-01F_Ihmmw&nd=1 Episode Links: Tracing country music’s roots back to 17th-century slave ships: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/08/02/tracing-country-musics-roots-back-th-century-slave-ships/?fbclid=IwAR1XxE-Ah7YZW_H7a-Bnui6VNllWcxu9ZQgMNkFgjgKsxpypMaUzlkAoe8I African American Roots and Influences in Country Music: https://thinktv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/african-american-roots-influences-video-gallery/ken-burns-country-music/?fbclid=IwAR0ggFI4LoPT4brwXGjq0K-v-hpZKSRrHayxhuAnacd1utHmjEtZ9AhQE-8 Annette O’Toole and Michael McKean on their first date and the song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBH8aEsMWGw Buy tickets to On the Air! A Comedy Radio Experience: https://stlawrencearts.ticketspice.com/balderdash-academys-on-the-air Please Donate: Crohn's & Colitis Foundation: https://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/donate Alzheimer's Association: https://act.alz.org/site/Donation2?df_id=32112&32112.donation=form1 Music by ThinkFishTank: https://thinkfishtank.bandcamp.com/ & https://soundcloud.com/thinkfishtank Show your school pride: https://www.balderdashacademy.com/store Check out Balderdash Academy's Teacher's Lounge: https://www.balderdashacademy.com/teacherslounge ©2022 Balderdash Academy.

    1h 8m
  3. PortFringe Special: Elizabeth Freeman & Sex Lives of the Recently Widowed

    06/14/2022 · BONUS

    PortFringe Special: Elizabeth Freeman & Sex Lives of the Recently Widowed

    We sat down with Elizabeth Freeman to talk about her new comedy, Sex Lives of the Recently Widowed. We talk about PortFringe, her show, and play our traditional show closer on this special PortFringe episode. Buy tickets to PortFringe SEX LIVES OF THE RECENTLY WIDOWED (Elizabeth Freeman) Show Description: Can we all just laugh about it? A humorous take on widowhood and the journey back to (sex)life after death. Artist Description: Elizabeth Freeman is a local actress living here in Portland, ME (originally from Ottawa, Canada she came here via California). She also writes and occasionally directs. Elizabeth created this one woman show for PF2022. Schedule: SEX LIVES OF THE RECENTLY WIDOWED is part of PF22 Event #2 and will be presented with two other short PF22 shows – THE BRIDE and AS OF YET, UNTITLED – on the following schedule: Tuesday, June 14 @ 7:30PM – at Goodfire Thursday, June 16 @ 8:30PM – at PortFiber Saturday, June 18 @ 6:00PM – at Goodfire

    23 min
  4. Ep 209: Linda Hildonen and Daniel Bridgman: Musicians, Playwright, Musical Podcasters

    06/12/2022

    Ep 209: Linda Hildonen and Daniel Bridgman: Musicians, Playwright, Musical Podcasters

    Tonight we have Linda Hildonen, half of the creative team LinCo Media and Daniel Bridgman Co-Stars of their upcoming PortFringe show, “It’s Complicated: The Musical.” They also write music together as the duo “Scrumgirl.” You can find Linda and Daniel at PortFringe with It’s Complicated: The Musical along with Kerry Anderson and Catherine Buxton’s Windows 95 Relaunch and our very own Aphrodite Prime. We can all be seen June 14, 16, and 18. Advanced ticket prices are $15 gives you all three acts or $30 gives you the show and sends some extra to the artists. Which we appreciate. You can also get the $75.00 – Frugal Fringer Pass – a punch card good for one person to attend each of the regular PF22 Shows (Late Night Shows NOT included). $180.00 – Fringe Fiend Pass – avoid the rush! an all-access pass with a reserved seat to see each show once (seat held until 5 minutes before showtime). Buy Tickets to PortFringe: http://portfringe.com/pf22boxoffice/ “Once in a Lifetime” https://www.linco.media/ LinCo Media YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXoC4GU-Q_7g39_AlHuMdJg Scrumgirl: Scrumgirl: https://www.facebook.com/Scrumgirl Show Links: Hey Party People!: https://youtu.be/4lkhHTVHulA Understanding Toxic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0QqS8QOErA Give Me The Details: https://www.npr.org/2022/05/30/1102044111/man-throws-cake-at-mona-lisa-the-louvre Buy tickets to Aphrodite Prime and the Invaders From Venus 12!: http://portfringe.com/portfolio/balderdash-academys-aphrodite-prime-and-the-invaders-from-venus-12-balderdash-academy/ Please Donate: Crohn's & Colitis Foundation: https://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/donateAlxheimer’s Association: https://act.alz.org/site/Donation2?df_id=32112&32112.donation=form1 Music by ThinkFishTank: https://thinkfishtank.bandcamp.com/ & https://soundcloud.com/thinkfishtankShow your school pride: https://www.balderdashacademy.com/storeCheck out Balderdash Academy's Teacher's Lounge: https://www.balderdashacademy.com/teacherslounge ©2022 Balderdash Academy.

    1h 20m
  5. Ep 209 PortFringe Bonus with It's Complicated: The Musical

    06/11/2022 · BONUS

    Ep 209 PortFringe Bonus with It's Complicated: The Musical

    Tonight we have Linda Hildonen, half of the creative team LinCo Media and Daniel Bridgman Co-Stars of their upcoming PortFringe show, “It’s Complicated: The Musical.” We talk about Fringe in this special PortFringe Kickoff episode. You can find Linda and Daniel at PortFringe with It’s Complicated: The Musical along with Kerry Anderson and Catherine Buxton’s Windows 95 Relaunch and our very own Aphrodite Prime. We can all be seen June 14, 16, and 18. Advanced ticket prices are $15 gives you all three acts or $30 gives you the show and sends some extra to the artists. Which we appreciate. You can also get the $75.00 – Frugal Fringer Pass – a punch card good for one person to attend each of the regular PF22 Shows (Late Night Shows NOT included). $180.00 – Fringe Fiend Pass – avoid the rush! an all-access pass with a reserved seat to see each show once (seat held until 5 minutes before showtime).  "It's Complicated: The Musical," "Windows95 Relaunch", and "Balderdash Academy's Aphrodite Prime and the Invaders From Venus 12!" are presented by PortFringe. #PORTFRINGE #PORTFRINGE2022 #EASTBAYSIDE  Buy Tickets to PortFringe: http://portfringe.com/pf22boxoffice/  “Once in a Lifetime” https://www.linco.media/ LinCo Media YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXoC4GU-Q_7g39_AlHuMdJgScrumgirl:  Scrumgirl: https://www.facebook.com/Scrumgirl Hey Party People!: https://youtu.be/4lkhHTVHulA  Buy tickets to Aphrodite Prime and the Invaders From Venus 12!: http://portfringe.com/portfolio/balderdash-academys-aphrodite-prime-and-the-invaders-from-venus-12-balderdash-academy/  Please Donate: Crohn's & Colitis Foundation: https://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/donate Alzheimer's Association: https://act.alz.org/site/Donation2?df_id=32112&32112.donation=form1  Music by ThinkFishTank: https://thinkfishtank.bandcamp.com/ & https://soundcloud.com/thinkfishtank Show your school pride: https://www.balderdashacademy.com/store Check out Balderdash Academy's Teacher's Lounge: https://www.balderdashacademy.com/teacherslounge ©2022 Balderdash Academy.

    14 min
  6. PortFringe Special: Chris DeFilipp & Chimera Theatre Collective/Polyphonic Theatre Ensemble's "VILLAINY! …or Something"

    06/09/2022 · BONUS

    PortFringe Special: Chris DeFilipp & Chimera Theatre Collective/Polyphonic Theatre Ensemble's "VILLAINY! …or Something"

    We sat down with PortFringe veteran and award-winning creator and producer, Chris DeFilipp, to talk about his upcoming PortFringe22 show VILLAINY! …or Something and his upcoming trip to Reykjavik to perform his award-winning Story Gauntlet.  Help Chris get to Iceland! Visit Chimera Theater Collective https://www.instagram.com/chimeratheatrecollective/ https://linktr.ee/chimeratc Buy tickets to PortFringe VILLAINY!…OR SOMETHING. (Chimera Theatre Collective) Show Description: VILLAINY! (…or something?) is afoot. Though honestly we don’t know if we really thought this whole thing through… so just… give us 20 minutes of your time… or else your will shall be mine! Erm… ours? Anyway… we shall see. *dramatic cape flip* And then maybe we’ll all learn something. So there! Artist Description: Forged in 2015, Chimera Theatre Collective is a Portland, Maine-based theatre collective that takes the theatrical road less traveled as often as possible. This year, we’ve teamed up with our friends at Polyphonic Theatre Ensemble, another local troupe with a similar mission, to bring you a villainously good time. Schedule: VILLAINY!…OR SOMETHING. is part of PF22 Event #1 and will be presented with two other short PF22 shows – JURASSIC JO’S DINO SHOW! and YOU SHOULD SMILE MORE – on the following schedule: Thursday, June 16 @ 7:30PM – at Goodfire Friday, June 17 @ 9:00PM – at PortFiber Saturday, June 18 @ 5:30PM – at PortFiber

    1h 14m

  7. 06/07/2022 · BONUS

    PortFringe Special: Marie Stewart Harmon & MTWTFSS Theatre Company's TITLE GOES HERE

    We sat down with our own Aphrodite Prime herself, Marie Stewart Harmon to talk about her other show with the MTWTFSS Theatre Company, TITLE GOES HERE. Show Description: This is a short description of our show as we wish it to appear in all PortFringe marketing materials. *fart noise* Artist Description: MTWTFSS Theatre Co was established in 2012 in Portland, Maine. Expect the unexpected with our plays & films! Schedule: TITLE GOES HERE is part of PF22 Event #7 and will be presented with two other short PF22 shows – A MAN CLAMS UP and OCCUPANT OF HOTEL ROOM 429 – on the following schedule: Tuesday, June 14 @ 7:00PM – at PortFiber Friday, June 17 @ 8:30PM – at Goodfire Saturday, June 18 @ 5:00PM – at Maine Studio Works Buy your tickets. ©2022, Balderdash Academy

    13 min
  8. PortFringe Special: Kerry Anderson and Catherine Buxton of Windows95 Relaunch at PortFringe

    06/03/2022 · BONUS

    PortFringe Special: Kerry Anderson and Catherine Buxton of Windows95 Relaunch at PortFringe

    Bob sits down and talks to Kerry Anderson and Catherine Buxton about their new show in this year's PortFringe22, Windows95 Relaunch. We talk about the operating system, and its influence, and play a little Technically Correct.  You can also play a game along at home by spotting every time Bob's exhaustion affects his speech patterns. For every time Bob misspeaks, rambles, uses the wrong word, and the like, give yourself 1000 points. At the end of the podcast, tally up the total and post your number. The highest score wins bragging rights and forces Bob to go to bed early. It's super fun! See Windows95 Relaunch along with our Aphrodite Prime and the Invaders From Venus 12! and It's Complicated: The Musical June, 14, 16, and 18. 1 ticket for all three shows! 6/14 9 PM Goodfire Brewing Co. ., 219 Anderson St., Suite 6, Portland, ME 04101 6/16 7 PM Portfiber , 50 Cove St, Portland, ME 04101 6/18 4:30 PM Goodfire Brewing Co., 219 Anderson St., Suite 6, Portland, ME 04101  Tickets at http://portfringe.com/pf22boxoffice/ Select the  Pick up your tickets today. Advance Ticket Pricing $15.00 – Base Ticket Price. Get your butt in a guaranteed seat, support PortFringe artists, see a great show! $30.00 – I 3 Fringe Price. Do you 💗 Fringe? Show your love the old-fashioned way – with money! This is the same as a base ticket, but the artists involved get a little extra for the hard work they’ve poured into their show. Too rich for your blood? That’s fine – stick with Base Price Advance Ticket… or take your chances with a Rush Pass at the door (Click here for more information about the Rush Ticketing process)! Rush Pass Pricing & Packages Single Show Pass – Sliding Scale Pricing. One single-use pass good for any PF22 show. Suggested range of $9-$15 per single pass. $75.00 – Frugal Fringer Pass. A punch card good for one person to attend one performance of each of the PF22 Short-Format events plus HEDY!. Late-night shows NOT included. $180.00 – Fringe Fiend Pass. Avoid the rush! an all-access pass with a reserved seat to see all PF22 shows, Late Night Shows included (seats will be held until 5 minutes before showtime). Presented by PortFringe - Maine's Fringe Festival #PORTFRINGE #PORTFRINGE2022 #EASTBAYSIDE

    55 min
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Balderdash Academy is the comedy and improv ensemble behind the Balderdash Academy’s Competitive Comedy, Head to Head Competetive Trivia comedy show, the improvised sketch serial Balderdash Academy's Teacher's Lounge, and our live shows Balderdash Academy’s On the Air! and Balderdash Academy’s Improv Live.

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