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From Forward Theater Company, a podcast featuring Jen Uphoff Gray, Julie Swenson and Mike Fischer as they discuss theater issues on a local, regional, and national level.
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Apr 15, 2019
Apr 15, 2019
21 min
In this episode, we discuss the power and popularity of post-show talkbacks, and tell David Mamet to go kick rocks.
Mar 27, 2019
Mar 27, 2019
16 min
In this episode, the team gives their "can't wait to see" lists for 2019, including productions in Wisconsin, the midwest, and Broadway.
Mar 13, 2019
Mar 13, 2019
22 min
In this episode, the group announces the 2019-20 season for Forward Theater Company, and discusses the process involved in choosing each production.
Feb 26, 2019
Feb 26, 2019
16 min
On this episode, the group discusses the use of a resident performing company and its impact on area professionals. Forward Theater is used as an example as well as two other highly successful regional theaters in Wisconsin, American Players Theatre and Milwaukee Repertory Theater.
Feb 25, 2019
Feb 25, 2019
17 min
The team talks about the choice to produce as a union-based company, how unions influence careers in Wisconsin and the Midwest, and the recent end to the AEA/Broadway League strike.
Feb 25, 2019
Feb 25, 2019
7 min
In this introductory episode, the team explains the foundation of Forward Theater Company, a unique professional theater in Madison, WI.