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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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Friday Dec 11, 2020
Friday Dec 11, 2020
Michael Cotey is one of Chicago's most innovative new directors, and we were excited to sit down to discuss his new project, #Enough: Plays to End Gun Violence. This virtual festival of plays was written by high schoolers, selected by some of America's best playwrights, and performed by professional actors.
Tuesday Dec 01, 2020
Tuesday Dec 01, 2020
You asked, we listened. This episode digs into questions we've received from our listeners, and we had a blast talking about everything from comedy, casting, and the future of unions to what historic productions we would time-hop to see.
Tuesday Nov 03, 2020
Tuesday Nov 03, 2020
On the date of this interview (10/28), Milwaukee Rep was one of the first companies in the US to create a health and safety program that would grant them the ability to perform for live audiences. However, due to increasing COVID cases in WI their production will now be digital only (announced 11/5). This interview highlights the planning process of a company working around the clock to create live theater in the midst of a pandemic.
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
With the 2020 election just around the corner, this is the perfect time to dive into our favorite political plays, and the thought process behind producing them for the general public.
Wednesday Oct 07, 2020
Wednesday Oct 07, 2020
We dish about plays that made it to the top of our wish lists, but that we never ended up producing. Learn about the myriad of reasons that prevent a show from reaching the stage, regardless of how passionately a theater may want to produce it.
Wednesday Sep 16, 2020
Wednesday Sep 16, 2020
Interview with the artistic team that coordinated, rehearsed, and recorded a fully remote production of 'The Lifespan of a Fact.' We discuss the entire project, from storyboards and rehearsal logistics to home recording rigs for actors. Insight for any theater looking to produce during the pandemic.
Thursday Sep 03, 2020
Thursday Sep 03, 2020
In honor of the centennial of the 19th Amendment, we explore what's necessary to truly achieve gender parity in theater. Where has progress been robust, and where do we still have work to do?
Thursday Aug 20, 2020
Thursday Aug 20, 2020
We sit down with DPT Artistic Director Courtney Burkett to discuss a company that has quickly become an artistic touchstone for Detroit artists and audiences. From commissioned plays headed to Broadway, to the inclusion of playwrights Dominique Morisseau and Noah Haidle in their Board of Directors, Detroit Public Theatre is making a splash for all the right reasons.
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
We sit down with a group of artists immersed in all levels of theater education in quarantine, from teaching artists to college professors to a student entering their sophomore year at Juilliard. A spectacular conversation about how the arts continues to adapt and educate, even in the confines of a pandemic.
Guests include:
David Daniel, Education Director at American Players Theatre
Marcy Kearns, Instructor at Carthage College and First Stage Milwaukee
Chantae Miller, Actress and student at The Juilliard School
Tuesday Jul 28, 2020
Tuesday Jul 28, 2020
It's crunchtime for theaters that are surviving the pandemic. In this episode we discuss the myriad of questions that arts orgs try to answer as our collective season approaches. Creating safe rehearsal and performance spaces, presenting digital productions, and choosing appropriate (and budget-friendly) plays for 2021-22 are just a few of the pickles that theaters find themselves in.