Theatre Theater

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Three Los Angeles based theatre makers dissect, debate and disseminate works of the great Playwrights as well as anything and everything of, or related to, the art of Theatre. Main Feed: Each week the nerds get together and discuss 3 plays by a specific playwright as well as their cultural impact and context in the hosts' own personal lives. Also they spotlight the beautifully burgeoning LA Theatre Scene as it grows into the new home for experimental theatre makers. Bonus Series: Between each Playwright a bonus series called Theatre Theater 'N Stuff! provides a break from play reading. The...

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S4 Ep7: Andrew Lloyd Webber - Part 2 - The Phantom of the Opera 06.03.2023 1:32:32

We step through the ALW musical CHRONOLOGY before diving in on one of the more divisive musicals of all time. Shows Discussed: Part 1: EVITA Part 2: The Phantom of the Opera Part 3: School of Rock SUBSCRIBE. RATE. REVIEW!! Song: The Phantom of the Opera (Theme) - TPOTO - ALW THEME and Stingers: Ryan Thomas Johnson IG: @theatre_theater_pod Twitter: @the_theatre_pod Gmail: theatretheaterpod@gmail.c...

S4 Ep6: Andrew Lloyd Webber - Part 1: EVITA 27.02.2023 1:00:21

The beginning of our new mini-series covering DREW LO DUBS! Shows Discussed: Part 1: EVITA Part 2: The Phantom of the Opera Part 3: School of Rock SUBSCRIBE. RATE. REVIEW!! Song: Don't Cry for Me Argentina - Evita - ALW Performed by: Patti Lupone THEME and Stingers: Ryan Thomas Johnson IG: @theatre_theater_pod Twitter: @the_theatre_pod Gmail: theatretheaterpod@gmail.com tiktok: @theatre_of_the_abs...

S4 Ep5: Stop Making Sense (w/ Natalie and Jay) 20.02.2023 1:07:46

STOP MAKING SENSE - the Jonathan Demme directed Talking Heads concert film. Joined by special guests: Natalie Nicole Dressel (she/her) @natalienicole24601 Sofija "Jay" Dutcher (she/him) @softjay SUBSCRIBE. RATE. REVIEW!! THEME and Stingers: Ryan Thomas Johnson IG: @theatre_theater_pod Twitter: @the_theatre_pod Gmail: theatretheaterpod@gmail.com tiktok: @theatre_of_the_absurd SONG CREDITS: Psycho K...

S4 Ep4: Artist Spotlight! - Almanya Narula 19.02.2023 47:48

Almanya Narula is an award winning international actor, writer, and fight choreographer. She started her career in the entertainment industry at a young age where she was a child actor in various Bollywood films. Previously, she was very involved with the Chicago theatre industry collaborating as an actor and fight choreographer for several acclaimed and award winning productions. In 2019, she bec...

S4 Ep3: Artist Spotlight! - Ben Moroski 19.02.2023 36:55

Ben Moroski is an award-winning playwright, actor, screenwriter and filmmaker. His plays include festival hits This Vicious Minute , The Wake , TILT and DOG . His forthcoming short film Tilt is adapted from his play of the same name. (THIS INTERVIEW WAS RECORDED 4 MONTHS BEFORE RELEASE)

S4 Ep2: HAIRSPRAY LIVE! (2016) 13.02.2023 59:27

The mini-series of NBC Live TV Musicals continues!!!! This week we discuss the 2016 Live TV version of HAIRSPRAY directed by Kenny Leon and teleplay by Harvey Firestein. SUBSCRIBE. RATE. REVIEW!! THEME and Stingers: Ryan Thomas Johnson IG: @theatre_theater_pod Twitter: @the_theatre_pod Gmail: theatretheaterpod@gmail.com tiktok: @theatre_of_the_absurd SONG CREDITS: Good Morning Baltimore - Maddie B...

S4 Ep1: Earth-shattering Theatre Experiences 06.02.2023 57:50

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION! Listeners wrote in with stories of their most EARTHSHATTERING Theatre Experiences. Contributors: SOPHIA @sophi.lia CHRIS RICHARDSON @thekap01 RACHEL MANHEIMER @rabbit_mangosteen HAMMOND CHAMBERLAIN @jhammondc LOUIE RINALDI @louiejustlouie ALEJANDRO MURILLO @fugitivo5 JENNA DORECE @jennagrace_d AUSTIN ALMOND @almondaustin SUBSCRIBE. RATE. REVIEW!! LA Spotlights: Circle X The...

SEASON 4 ANNOUNCEMENT & MENTAL HEALTH CHECK-IN 30.01.2023 21:51

New Season and New Structure. PLUS! Should high schoolers be doing adult material in drama class? AND! 2022 Oscar Nom Reactions SUBSCRIBE RATE REVIEW Theme song by Ryan Thomas Johnson

S3 Ep54: Shakespeare's Histories - Part 3 - Henry V 13.12.2022 1:10:02

Henry the Fifth aka HenCast the Podth with special guest Kevin Shewey. Kevin Shewey is an LA based actor and producer. He got his MFA in Acting from UC Irvine and has performed Off-Broadway, in Los Angeles, and regionally across the country doing Shakespeare, heightened language comedies, and musicals. Instagram: Shewsical Plays: Henry VI Part I Richard II Henry V SUBSCRIBE. RATE. REVIEW!! THE...

S3 Ep53: Shakespeare's Histories - Part 2 - Richard II 05.12.2022 1:07:50

The Life and Death of RichPOD the SeCAST Kevin Shewey is an LA based actor and producer. He got his MFA in Acting from UC Irvine and has performed Off-Broadway, in Los Angeles, and regionally across the country doing Shakespeare, heightened language comedies, and musicals. Instagram: Shewsical Plays: Henry VI Part I Richard II Henry V SUBSCRIBE. RATE. REVIEW!! THEME and Stingers: Ryan Thomas J...

S3 Ep52: Shakespeare's Histories (w/ Kevin Shewey) - Part 1 - Henry VI Part 1 28.11.2022 1:17:39

BACK AT IT for some Shakespeare... Billiam Shakespeare! Kevin Shewey is an LA based actor and producer. He got his MFA in Acting from UC Irvine and has performed Off-Broadway, in Los Angeles, and regionally across the country doing Shakespeare, heightened language comedies, and musicals. Instagram: Shewsical Plays: Henry VI Part I Richard II Henry V SUBSCRIBE. RATE. REVIEW!! Scene: Joan La P...

S3 Ep51: Curtain Call 3: From the 3rd Dimension 22.11.2022 1:25:51

Here's what to expect when you're expecting... to listen to this... (SORRY! We've got baby on the brain! listen to find out why): 1: Local Theatre Talk 2: New Marvel Movie: Discussion 3: Cate Blanchet's TAR : Dissection 4: Listener Question : Disseminate 5: Ranking the Playwrights of Season 3 6: TOP TEN PLAYS of Season 3 7: LA Theatre SPOTLIGHT 8: Good-bye

S3 Ep50: Brazil - 'N Stuff #22 14.11.2022 1:28:22

"This is information dispersal NOT information retrieval."

S3 Ep49: Tom Stoppard - PART 3 - Rock 'N' Roll 08.11.2022 58:42

Shows Discussed: Part 1: R&G ARE DEAD Part 2: ARCADIA Part 3: ROCK 'N' ROLL SUBSCRIBE. RATE. REVIEW!! THEME and Stingers: Ryan Thomas Johnson IG: @theatre_theater_pod Twitter: @the_theatre_pod Gmail: theatretheaterpod@gmail.com tiktok: @theatre_of_the_absurd Resources below FGM Education Resources https://www.fgmeducation.com/post_resources/fgm-medical-resources/ BLM Donation and Education Lin...

S3 Ep48: Tom Stoppard - Part 2 - Arcadia 04.11.2022 1:18:03

Shows Discussed: Part 1: R&G ARE DEAD Part 2: ARCADIA Part 3: ROCK 'N' ROLL SUBSCRIBE. RATE. REVIEW!! Scene: R&G Performed by: Scott and Bailey THEME and Stingers: Ryan Thomas Johnson IG: @theatre_theater_pod Twitter: @the_theatre_pod Gmail: theatretheaterpod@gmail.com tiktok: @theatre_of_the_absurd Resources below FGM Education Resources https://www.fgmeducation.com/post_resources/fgm-med...

S3 Ep47: Tom Stoppard - Part 1 - R&G are Dead 24.10.2022 1:05:21

S3 Ep46: The Wiz Live! - 'N Stuff #21 18.10.2022 59:29

The mini-series within the mini-series continues. We're covering all of the NBC Live Musicals of the past decade. This was luckily one of the better ones.

S3 Ep45: Bertolt Brecht (w/Travyz Gatz) - Part 3 - The Caucasian Chalk Circle 10.10.2022 1:11:31

Special guest Travyz Santos Gatz! Social Media: @gatsbyofsuburbia A Chicano writer, director, actor, activist, and poet. Shows Discussed: Part 1: BAAL Part 2: THE MOTHER Part 3: CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE SUBSCRIBE. RATE. REVIEW!! THEME and Stingers: Ryan Thomas Johnson IG: @theatre_theater_pod Twitter: @the_theatre_pod Gmail: theatretheaterpod@gmail.com tiktok: @theatre_of_the_absurd Resources below...

S3 Ep44: Bertolt Brecht - Part 2 - The Mother w/ special guest Travyz Santos Gatz 04.10.2022 1:19:21

S3 Ep43: Artist Spotlight! - Pastiche Queen 30.09.2022 59:46

Pastiche Queen (They/Them) is a non-binary, Latindigenous, interdisciplinary performance artist from Denver, CO currently based in Hollywood. Their work as an actor and slam poet has been featured on AppleTV’s “Dear: Viola Davis”, Facebook’s “Queer Community Leaders of Color Initiative”, and The REDCAT Theater Artist-In-Residency Program. Pastiche’s most recent one-person show at the Hollywood Fri...

S3 Ep42: Bertolt Brecht - Part 1 - BAAL 28.09.2022 1:16:57

Special guest Travyz Santos Gatz! Social Media: @gatsbyofsuburbia And when Cj asked for a bio he said: Just say I’m a Chicano writer, director, actor, activist, and poet. So... He's a Chicano writer, director, actor, activist, and poet....... Shows Discussed: Part 1: BAAL Part 2: THE MOTHER Part 3: CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE SUBSCRIBE. RATE. REVIEW!! Scene: Exception and the Rule Performed by: Travyz...

S3 Ep41: Sam Cooke's One Night Stand - 'N Stuff #20 20.09.2022 47:11

Sam Cooke recorded a live album in 1963 that was considered too raw for the time and was shelved until 1985. Join us as we discuss this "theatrical" event entitled ONE NIGHT STAND at the HARLEM SQUARE CLUB!

S3 Ep40: Maddox Pennington - Part 2 13.09.2022 1:12:17

Special guest: THE PLAYWRIGHT! Maddox Pennington (Playwright, Director) is a nonbinary writer, professor, and stand-up comic; a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, they are originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma. They received an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Columbia University, and their debut bibliomemoir, A Girl Walks Into a Book: What the Brontës Taught Me About Life, Love, and Women’s Work was publis...

S3 Ep39: Maddox Pennington - Part 1 07.09.2022 1:02:00

Special guest THE PLAYWRIGHT! Maddox Pennington (Playwright, Director) is a nonbinary writer, professor, and stand-up comic; a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, they are originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma. They received an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Columbia University, and their debut bibliomemoir, A Girl Walks Into a Book: What the Brontës Taught Me About Life, Love, and Women’s Work was publish...

S3 Ep38: Secrets & Lies - 'N Stuff #19 30.08.2022 50:40

Scott's Pick! The 1996 Mike Leigh Drama SECRETS AND LIES