NH Unscripted with Ray Dudley for the NH Arts Community!

Did you know that there’s a heckuva theater group that’s north of Lincoln? I didn’t even think that there was life north of Lincoln! Well, there is and it’s called  Theatre UP  in Littleton, NH and the founding artistic director for them, Andrew Lidestri, drops by WKXL NH Unscripted to chat with Ray Dudley about the great work that’s happening wayyyyyyyy up there! A gorgeous ride north, a stunning...

This guy just cracks me up!!!  Jim Rosenberg  from Shaheen & Gordon makes a return visit to try to impress me with his E-bike. Not gonna happen! We also discuss his upcoming trip to Copenhagen with his BFF’s, his previous trip to Amsterdam with those same BFF’s, his daughter getting into Clemson, the Concord High girls undefeated season and, as usual, much, much more.

Bryan Halperin from the Powerhouse Theatre Collaborative stops by to chat. We discussed PTCs’ relatively new relationship with the Colonial Theatre in Laconia, more thoughts on great theatre and acting. PTC is incredibly busy! Auditions for Fiddler on the Roof are on May 2nd and 3rd with info on their website. Tuck Everlasting goes up May 10-12, get your tickets ! Bryan and I really encourage anyo...

Amy Antonucci , Living Land Permaculture , returns to bring us a little deeper into the world of permaculture. She discusses the differences between organic gardening vs permaculture. The why’s and how’s of soil building complete with a tutorial on the technique of lasagna gardening. We talked about soil testing and the best place to get it done. The best plants to begin with, the theory of “chop...

Tom Lott from the Actor Cooperative in Derry wanted to come by and talk up their latest production “ The Trail to Oregon ”. And when I read that an audience member said “Dying of dysentery has never been so much fun” I couldn’t wait. And THEN I saw a post about a ballet number with a “horny” very happy cow and a farmer, welllllllllll to say that my curiosity was piqued would be the understatement...

Christopher Ouellette from  Chesterton Stage Productions  stops WKXL and NH Unscripted in to talk about his love for the work of G.K. Chesterton and the success of their recent production of “Magic: A Fantastical Comedy” in Rochester, NH. CSP is a youth oriented company with workshops, a two week theater camp (which will include a June performance of “Alice Through the Looking Glass”), teen improv...

Brian Messina , owner of the  Royal T Car Wash  in Derry, dropped by WKXL and NH Unscripted and gives us a boatload of info on his car wash business. One of the fastest hours I’ve spent with a guest and it was all about his car wash!! From part time employee to ultimately becoming a passionate owner. I met Brian at a  Studio Lab  open house in Derry (another topic for another episode) and he start...

Well, it was time to put on my WKXL big boy pants and do a solo episode! Trying to talk by yourself for an hour was a little more difficult than I had imagined, but, it was time to give it a shot. Topics for this episode were spotlighting Mike Perry’s website “ Clardy Short Photography ” and Instagram account @clardyshortphotography and walking through Jeremiah Smith’s incredible website “ The Cas...

Karielle Silk called into WKXL and spoke with NH Unscripted about a project she and some friends are working on at The Fourth Ministries . It’s a music album. What’s it like to create a music album? What if it’s not just a music album, but, a Christian music album? Do the songs have to have a meaning and/or a purpose greater than just be entertaining? If so, why and what would that be? What’s the...

Continuing with my discussions about permaculture today Amy Antonucci called in to WKXL and NH Unscripted to chat up the Seacoast Permaculture Group as well as her homestead. She teaches workshops on homesteading topics including: permaculture, soil building, no-till gardening, composting, herbal infusions, beekeeping, goats, poultry, cheese and yogurt making, and food preservation. She has spoken...

Is the third time the charm or the curse? The charm of course!! Attorney Jim Rosenberg from the law offices of Shaheen & Gordon drops by for his third visit. The topic? Forget about it!! I had to toss the topic sheet out the window because Jim came loaded for bear. He’s like a verbal machine gun. He can hit more topics in the first 5 minutes than I can hope we’ll hit in total hour we have toge...

I called him a renaissance man. My friend John Marshall stopped by WKXL and NH Unscripted to talk with me about biochar, herbs, roasting his own coffee beans, working on his truck, acting and a heckuva lot more!!

It’s time to party at Dive In Productions !! Celebrating their 10th anniversary, Marina Altschiller-Gannon (founder) and Jordan Formichelli (Artistic Director) came by the studio to chat up their celebration. March 29th at the Millspace in Newmarket, NH will be the day they pop the cork with Performances from Dive In’s past productions including: The Upside of Being Down, Moments: A Song Cycle, Li...

Part time commercial actor Pattiann Graham dropped by the WKXL studios and spoke with NH Unscripted host Ray Dudley about how she stumbled into doing commercials, what it was like being on set, some of her favorite shoots (Wayfair, Honda, Al Terry) and gave some tips for any newbies that might want to give commercials a try. She also gives some hilarious personal stories from her life. Oh yeah, an...

I’m telling you I’m in love with permaculture and so today I had Amy and Ethan Sager , from the Again & Again Farmstead in Tamworth, come by to chat up their farm. Their diversified farm produces growing supplies, wool products, flower bouquets, and ethically grown fruit and vegetables using non-certified organic methods. We talked about biochar, vermiculture (worms), no-till gardening, herita...

Springtime is peaking its’ head around the corner and that means gardening and I’m particularly fond of permaculture gardening. Dunstan Smith from  The Hummingbird Center in Dorchester, NH drops in to chat about all things permaculture and organic at the Center. The Center is an active permaculture farm with a 26-year perennial food system and hosts tours. It has a huge cob pizza oven, solar dehyd...

It’s almost springtime and that means birds are chirping, bunnies are running around and Artistic Directors are scouring the landscape looking for talent for their upcoming seasons of shows! What exactly does that process look like? How do they choose who to make an offer to? Where do they even go to audition them? Well lucky for us Joel Mercier , Artistic Director for the  North Country Center fo...

When WKXL's NH Unscripted needs a little attitude and sass that’s when it’s time to bring in the big guns and so today Angèlica Forcier Rosenthal from the  Actors Cooperative Theatre  is back for a repeat visit. She’s directing “The Last Days of Judas Iscariot” for the Milford Area Players and she lays it all out there!! I love her honest, don’t give you-know-what approach to life. We also get to...

“It’s never too late to start” is more than just a cute saying. David Afflick came by NH Unscripted to discuss how he took it to heart, applied to his life and turned his focus toward acting. His resume now glows with commercials for companies like Ocean State Job Lot, Direct TV, Tufts Health Plans, East Boston Savings Bank and NH Realtors as well as roles in films that have shown in the Cannes Fi...

Liam Magan , General Manager, from the  Teatotaller Cafe  on Main st. in Concord dropped in to talk about all that’s happening at the cafe. Twice named Best of NH, Teatotaller is a “queer, hipster oasis of tea, coffee, and pastry goodness.” Named “Most Instagrammable Restaurant in America” by Food Network Magazine they have incredible waffles, drinks with boba (I didn’t know either) and macaroons...

It was time for part II of my chat with Kevin & Kate Collins from the Garrison Players about the evolution of high school and community theater. Some of the topics today included: 1) The rise of theater training camps marketed to high school students (not summer; year-round) and its impact on traditional HS drama 2) The fragmenting and siloing of theater (HS shows in the 21st century v. 1950s-...

Jim Rosenberg , attorney at Shaheen & Gordon , makes a return visit to WKXL chat about DUI stops and aliens in NH. Yup, aliens in NH! Jim is a defense attorney and I wanted to ask questions about what to do should you get stopped for a DUI and he certainly provided the info. Then in the last segment Jim makes the leap to alien citings around the Granite State. I had no idea how many there are....

Kevin Collins , board member at the Garrison Players , was today’s WKXL NH Unscripted guest. And our topic? “What is the current state of non-professional theater and theater training?” We also had the good luck to be doing theater in the 1970’s which was a highly experimental time, particularly in the arts. It was also still an analog world when we did just about everything — lighting, set design...

Today’s WKXL guest was Kelsey Domeny . Mother, podcaster, photographer, mentor, entrepreneur, speaker and author. And that’s just on her slow days! Kelsey stopped by to talk mainly about co-authoring her new book “Next Best Yes” (due out in March) and its companion podcast by the same name (available now). Kelsey walks what she talks. “Next Best Yes” explores how we can take practical next steps w...

Today’s guest was attorney Jim Rosenberg . It was a great ride as Jim (with an unbelievable memory) tells the story of a murder that took place in Concord where the victim was bludgeoned to death by being beaten over 80 times with an axe! And then he tops THAT story with a tale of a section of Concord that no longer exists called…wait for it…Peckerville. Oh yeah we went there! Jim is a Partner at...