Theatre Geeks

Theatre Workers' Code of Ethics from 1945 still applies today. Last month, Dave reported on a code of ethics for theatre workers that was found among the effects of the late actress Kathleen Freeman.

Andrew Goffman is the author and star of the one-man show The Accidental Pervert, now playing at the 13th Street Repertory Company in New York City.

More Shakespeare, good-bye to Davy Jones and your theatre ethics Theatre Workers' Code of Ethics from 1945 -- LA Stage Times Michael Billington on actors -- The UK Guardian Canadian Arts Funding spared in this parliament -- Canadian Theatre Hub More

Our preview of the Stratford and Shaw festivals in Canada! The Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Stratford Ontario and the Shaw Festival in Niagara On the Lake, Ontario are two great theatre events well worth attending this year.  Dave, Marcia and guest

Tennessee Williams revived, brush up your Shakespeare accent and More! Theatre News Notes Watch the video version of this episode here. Chris Jones' review of Death of A Salesman on Broadway in the Chicago Trib -- Good, but not great? Tennessee W

PLUS: Technical traumas Dave, Marcia and special guest geek Randy Zonker (sitting in for John Shoup) react to an article Dave reported on from the UK Guardian by Matt Trueman, Does Theatre Leave Too Little to the Imagination?  We discuss this in context o

Bullets over Broadway will be a musical. Sondheim says there are too many musicals on Broadway as he readies his own. Death of a Salesman returning to Broadway. It's festival season again!

American Association of Community Theatre Executive Director Julie Crawford joins the Geeks to talk about the upcoming AACT convention in NYC. We also talk about the status of community theatre around the country. Randy Zonker sits in for the traveling

Theatre news items of interest are culled from Alltop's theatre page at theatre.alltop.com, playbill.com and other stories gathered using Feedly and the American Association of Community Theatre.  Here are the items for this week: Interesting article a

Plus more of the I know! I know! gameshow Deirdre Lovejoy (The Wire, Bones, Body of Proof), joins us once again for more fun and conversation about the theatre and its superstitions (some would say traditions).  John and Randy Zonker (one of our audience

Cell phones, noisy candy and latecomers top our bad theatre etiquette list Theatre Geeks is live again at the Bristol Opera House in Bristol, Indiana with Deirdre Lovejoy, Kevin Egelsky and Rick Ellis playing our theatre trivia game, "I know! I Know!" Â

Theatre Geeks' first news podcast The first biweekly news report on theatre happenings around country and the world, hosted by Dave Dufour.  This is an experiment, and does NOT replace our regular Dave-John-Marcia roundtable discussion.  This news rundo

Actress (and Marcia's daughter) Deirdre Lovejoy joins us at the Bristol Opera House, Bristol, Indiana for a special series of three podcasts in front of a live audience of fellow Theatre Geeks.

Making your shows sound better Using the correct music and sound effects can make a big difference in theatrical productions, but there are some problems and pitfalls, both esthetic and legal. The Geeks discuss some of the issues and decisions that have t

Are your rehearsals open?   Maybe they shouldn't be. Rehearsals are the time for casts to bond with their directors and each other, and hone their performances without interference.   But in community theatre, family members, significant others, friends a

Seeing more theatre is important to becoming a better actor, director or techie. Sometimes in community theatre we become very wrapped up in our own projects and don't seem to find the time to see other theatrical productions, be they professional or ama

Anyone who's worked in the theatre has had experience with the actor who's really a backstage director, the latecomer, the cast member who is disruptive and makes the rehearsal process more difficult and less fun for the rest of us.

Tips for Actors Doug Lunn and Annette Kaczanowski join us for a third (out of four) sessions to talk about acting, creating a character, and making the play better as an actor no matter how big your part is. Music provided by Music Alley.

We continue with Doug Lunn and Annette Kaczanowski, discussing how a music or vocal director deals with different audition situations, rehearsal confrontations, and more. Music provided by Music Alley

In the first of four episodes with guests Doug Lunn and Annette Kaczanowski, the Geeks discuss the process and challenges facing vocal directors of musical comedies. Music provided by Music Alley

Miss Indiana Jackie Jerlecki joins us for a second episode to talk about how her experience in the Miss America Pageant system dovetails with her performing arts and theatre aspirations.  Do young women learn about performance as participants in pageants

Back in April at the Indiana Community Theatre League festival in Kokomo, we interviewed Larry Creviston, Chairman of the AACT National Festival, which will be in Carmel, Indiana (just North of Indianapolis) in June of 2013. Finally, here is that conversa

Miss Indiana, Jackie Jerlecki, joined the Geeks to discuss her public service platform, which, incidentally, involves theatre!  This is the first of two episodes with Jackie, who is also choreographing Elkhart Civic Theatre's production of Joseph and the

Discussion of if, when and how to update older material. Can you? Should you? It depends. John, Dave and Marcia put their collective brains to the problem. Send us YOUR thoughts. Music provided by Music Alley.

The geeks share some of their favorite personal stories of on-stage bloopers that are sometimes funny, sometimes not. We all have them. Why not share some of yours with us for an upcoming episode? Music provided by Music Alley.