APEX Hour at SUU

A Journey Built on Shared Discovery: Guest Alan Muraoka traces his roots from a Southern California latchkey kid seeking structural camaraderie to winning the historic UCLA Carol Burnett musical theater scholarship. The Invisible Engine of Musical Comedy: An inside look at balancing complex choreography and rapid character pacing under the tight engineering constraints of repertory festival tracki...

Blending Art and Acting: Guest Bill Black shares how his background as a childhood actor, visual painter, and early sewist blended perfectly to build a lifelong career as a theatrical storyteller. The Fundamentals of Design: A breakdown of the five core skill sets required of a senior costume designer, emphasizing script comprehension, human psychology, design fundamentals, and collaboration. From...

Learning Theater as a Trade: Guest Geoffrey Kent details his unconventional path into classical theater, acquiring his performance skills through corporate murder mysteries, renaissance faires, and high-flying stunt shows rather than a traditional classroom setting. The Architecture of Farce: An inside look at directing See How They Run and why structural choices—like compressing multiple acts tog...

A Lifelong Theater Education: Guest Beth Lopes shares her journey growing up as a self-described "Shakespeare festival baby" and how seeing diverse, non-Western classics early on built her foundational worldview of storytelling. The Crucible of Hamlet: An inside look into directing the 65th anniversary production of Hamlet at the Engelstad Theater, focusing on authentic human choices rather than s...

Ben Homan, the properties director at the Utah Shakespeare Festival, joined us on the podcast. *** Eccles APEX Website: https://www.suu.edu/apex

Bill Heyborne, the dean of SUU's College of STEM, joined us on the podcast. *** Eccles APEX Website: https://www.suu.edu/apex

Michael Howarth event details *** Eccles APEX Website: https://www.suu.edu/apex

LaToya Ruby Frazier event details *** Eccles APEX Website: https://www.suu.edu/apex

Sarah Eagle Heart event details  *** Eccles APEX Website: https://www.suu.edu/apex

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In this special episode of the APEX Radio Hour , Director of APEX Ryan Paul and producer Lauren Bird welcome Irish author, historian, and founder of the 1916 Rebellion Walking Tour , Lorcan Collins, following his presentation at SUU. Drawing on his nearly 30 years of research and his bestselling books, Collins offers a deep dive into the revolutionary period of Irish history. https://events.suu.ed...

Joan & Loki Mullholland spoke at the Eccles APEX series at Southern Utah University on October 9, 2025. They then joined the APEX team for this conversation. *** Eccles APEX Website: https://www.suu.edu/apex

Michael Schmidt, the dean for SUU's College of Performing & Visual Arts, joins us in this bonus episode of the APEX podcast. *** Eccles APEX Website: https://www.suu.edu/apex

Dr. Elaine Vickers, SUU Chemistry professor and acclaimed author, joins the A.P.E.X. podcast team on this bonus episode. *** Eccles APEX Website: https://www.suu.edu/apex

John DiAntonio from the Utah Shakespeare Festival joins the A.P.E.X. podcast team for a bonus episode. *** Eccles APEX Website: https://www.suu.edu/apex

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Sibusiso Vilane is a climber and adventurer who spoke at SUU in the A.P.E.X. speaker series on February 6, 2025. *** Eccles APEX Website: https://www.suu.edu/apex

Carrie Snow joins us in this bonus episode of the APEX Radio Hour. *** Eccles APEX Website: https://www.suu.edu/apex

Dr. Crystal Koenig, SUU Assistant Professor, Anthropology *** Eccles APEX Website: https://www.suu.edu/apex

https://events.suu.edu/event/apex-rik-scarce *** Eccles APEX Website: https://www.suu.edu/apex

https://events.suu.edu/event/apex-drew-robinson  *** Eccles APEX Website: https://www.suu.edu/apex