Talk Theatre in Chicago
197 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 10 years ago - ★★★★ - 3 ratingsA weekly podcast about Chicago's Theatre scene on Chicago's Premier Theatre Podcast Network - Talk Theatre in Chicago
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TTIC- Cody Estle, Lukas Brasherfons and Ray Toler - May 19, 2014
May 19, 2014 06:01 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBVieux Carre was one of Tennessee Williams' first plays and one of his last -- begun in the late 30s but not completed until forty years later, near the end of the playwright's life. The premiere production was a major Broadway flop and, despite the importance of its writer, the play has been seldom produced since then. Now Raven Theatre has brought it to Chicago audiences. Director Cody Estle, dramaturg Lukas Brasherfons and set designer Ray Toler join Anne Nicholson Weber to talk about the h...
TTIC- Edward Hibbert - April 28, 2014
April 28, 2014 06:01 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBThis week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with Edward Hibbert, one of the stars from the Lyric Opera's production of The Sound of Music. He talks about his role in the show as well as his time on the hit TV show Frasier and his major Broadway credits.
TTIC- Christopher Sheard, Jake Szczepaniak, Eleni Pappageorge and Torrey Hanson - April 14, 2014
April 14, 2014 06:01 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBThe provocative title of Mike Bartlett's play, "Cock", refers to both sexuality and cock fighting. Profiles Theatre cast members Christopher Sheard, Jake Szczepaniak, Eleni Pappageorge and Torrey Hanson join Anne Nicholson Weber to discuss sex on stage, acting without thinking and what an actor's friends should wear to a performance.
TTIC- Jonathan Abarbanel - March 31, 2014
March 31, 2014 06:01 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBWhat are the pleasures and pitfalls of composing incidental music for a play? Chicago composers Christopher Kriz (multiple Jeff award nominee, including for his music for Lifeline Theatre's 2013 production of Pride and Prejudice) and Daniel Knox (Jeff-nominated for his music for Mary Arrchie's production of The Glass Menagerie), and actor/violinist Greg Hirte (incidental music for Piven Theatre's production of The Language Archive), join Anne Nicholson Weber to talk about their work.
TTIC- Christopher Kriz, Daniel Knox and Greg Hirte - March 10, 2014
March 10, 2014 06:01 - 29 minutes - 27 MBWhat are the pleasures and pitfalls of composing incidental music for a play? Chicago composers Christopher Kriz (multiple Jeff award nominee, including for his music for Lifeline Theatre's 2013 production of Pride and Prejudice) and Daniel Knox (Jeff-nominated for his music for Mary Arrchie's production of The Glass Menagerie), and actor/violinist Greg Hirte (incidental music for Piven Theatre's production of The Language Archive), join Anne Nicholson Weber to talk about their work.
TTIC- Amanda Drinkall - February 24, 2014
February 24, 2014 06:01 - 26 minutes - 26.3 MBThis week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with actress Amanda Drinkall. Amanda talks about her role in Venus In Fur at the Goodman Theatre and her acting career.
TTIC- David Catlin and Sylvia Hernandez-DiStasi - February 10, 2014
February 10, 2014 06:01 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBWhat makes a text suitable for the signature circus-infused style of Lookingglass Theatre? Director David Catlin and Acrobatic/ Circus Choreographer Sylvia Hernandez-DiStasi join Anne Nicholson Weber to discuss their production of The Little Prince, adapted from Antoine de Saint-Exupery's beloved classic by Rick Cummins and John Scoullar.
TTIC- Peter Oyloe, Jackie Intres and Christian Libonati - January 27, 2014
January 27, 2014 06:01 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBThis week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with Peter Oyloe, Jackie Intres and Christian Libonati. Christian talks about their latest show The Snow Queen, Jackie talks about the educational and community programs at the NW Side Chicago venue (Filament Theatre) and Peter talks about the new space and the plans for the near future for the venue.
TTIC- Noreen Heron - January 13, 2014
January 13, 2014 06:01 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBThis week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with publicist Noreen Heron. Noreen talks about the roles of a publicist, her clients and her background in theatre beginning with the Candleight Theatre.
TTIC- Jay Torrence and Halena Kays - December 16, 2013
December 16, 2013 06:01 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBHow -- and why -- would you tell the tragic story of the 1903 Iroquois Theatre disaster as a clown piece? Playwright/actor Jay Torrence and director Halena Kays join Anne Nicholson Weber to discuss the development of their unlikely and haunting hit, Burning Bluebeard, which was originally created at The Neo-Futurists and is now being remounted by The Ruffians at Theatre Wit.
TTIC- Chris Jones - December 9, 2013
December 09, 2013 06:01 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBThis week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with Chicgo Tribune critic Chris Jones about his book Bigger, Brighter, Louder: 150 Years of Chicago Theater As Seen By Chicago Tribune Critics. Chris talks about how and why he chose the 101 reviews in the book and he also gives advise to young critics.
TTIC- Angie Weber Miller and Emily Waecker - November 18, 2013
November 18, 2013 06:01 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBWhat is it like to make a career in Chicago theatrical design? Scenery designer Angie Weber Miller and costume designer Emily Waecker -- both 2013 Equity Jeff Award winners -- join Anne Nicholson Weber to talk about their careers, their processes and their award-winning designs.
TTIC- David Lively - November 4, 2013
November 04, 2013 06:01 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBThis week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with actor David Lively. David talks about playing Horace in Hello, Dolly! at Drury Lane Oakbrook and also about his long career in musicals and classical theatre.
TTIC- Henry Godinez, Karl Hamilton and Mark David Kaplan - October 21, 2013
October 21, 2013 06:01 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBWhat are the special challenges of making theatre for a young audience? Why is "simple" difficult? Director Henry Godinez and actors Karl Hamilton and Mark David Kaplan join Anne Nicholson Weber to discuss Chicago Children's Theatre's production of A Year with Frog and Toad, a family musical adapted by Robert Reale and Willie Reale from the children's books by Arnold Lobel.
TTIC- Millicent Hurley Spencer - October 7, 2013
October 07, 2013 06:01 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBThis week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with Millicent Hurley Spencer, the star of The Trip to Bountiful at Raven Theatre. She talks about her preparation and execution of the role of Carrie Watts in the Horton Foote classic drama.
TTIC- Ron OJ Parson and Greta Oglesby - September 23, 2013
September 23, 2013 06:01 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBIs it necessary to say something new when you produce a classic text? Director Ron OJ Parson and actor Greta Oglesby join Anne Nicholson Weber to talk about their intimate production of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, which is currently playing at Timeline Theatre.
TTIC- Walter Stearns - September 9, 2013
September 09, 2013 06:01 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBThis week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with Walter Stearns - the Executive director of the Mercury Theater and the director of their current show, The Color Purple. He talks about the challenges of mounting an epic musical at his intimate theatre plus the upcoming shows at the Mercury.
TTIC- Michael Shannon and Guy Van Swearingen - August 26, 2013
August 26, 2013 06:01 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBFor two decades, Michael Shannon and Guy Van Swearingen have been making theatre at 1531 N. Wells Street, the home of A Red Orchid Theatre. On this week's podcast, Guy and Michael join Anne Nicholson Weber to discuss their partnership of 20 years and their current collaboration in Sam Shepard's Simpatico.
TTIC- Erik Gernand - August 12, 2013
August 12, 2013 06:01 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBThis week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with Erik Gernand - the author of The Beautiful Dark at Redtwist Theatre. Erik explains how and why he chose his topic and how the creative process works for creating a new work for the theatre.
TTIC- William Brown, Laura Rook and Nate Burger - July 29, 2013
July 29, 2013 06:01 - 30 minutes - 28 MBHow do you make it funny? Director William Brown and cast members Laura Rook and Nate Burger join Anne Nicholson Weber to talk about the comedy - verbal, physical and situational - in Writers Theatre's production of David Ives play, The Liar, adapted from Pierre Corneille's 17th century script.
TTIC- Chance Bone and Andrew Swanson - July 15, 2013
July 15, 2013 06:01 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBThis week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with Chance Bone and Andrew Swanson. They talk about the process they used to co-write Jackalope Theatre's The Casuals playing at the Storefront Theater.
TTIC- Fred Anzevino and Aaron Benham - July 1, 2013
July 01, 2013 06:01 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBThe prolific Cole Porter wrote nearly 900 songs. So if you set out to create an original revue of his work, where do you begin? And where do you end up? Theo Ubique Artistic Director Fred Anzevino and music director Aaron Benham join Anne Nicholson Weber to discuss their current revue, A Cole Porter Songbook.
TTIC- Usman Ally - June 17, 2013
June 17, 2013 06:01 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBThis week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with Usman Ally, one of the stars of The Jungle Book at the Goodman Theatre. He talks about the collaborative process in creating a new musical.
TTIC- Othello: The Remix - June 3, 2013
June 03, 2013 06:01 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MBThe Q Brothers' hip-hop adaptation of Othello is bringing new audiences to Chicago Shakespeare Theatre. CST Creative Producer Rick Boynton, who helped develop Othello: The Remix, joins brothers GQ and JQ to discuss their work with Anne Nicholson Weber.
TTIC- Mary Williamson and Peter Oyloe - May 20, 2013
May 20, 2013 06:01 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBThis week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with Mary Williamson and Peter Oyloe who star in Redtwist's Reverb. They talk about the physical fight combat and how intense the show is.
TTIC- Elizabeth Lanza and Stephen Buntrock - May 6, 2013
May 06, 2013 06:01 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBWhat is it like to make a life in the musical theatre? Elizabeth Lanza has been working in Chicago storefront theatre for several years and is now making her equity debut as Nellie in Marriott Theatre's South Pacific. Broadway veteran Stephen Buntrock plays her Emile. They join Anne Nicholson Weber to talk about the challenges and rewards of their collaboration and their careers.
TTIC- Gene Weygandt - Apr 22, 2013
April 22, 2013 06:01 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBThis week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with Gene Weygandt - the star of Barnum. Gene talks all about playing PT Barnum and the production at the Mercury Theater. He also talks about his days in Wicked.
TTIC- Tarell Alvin McCraney and Martha Lavey - Apr 8, 2013
April 08, 2013 06:01 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBWhat does it mean to a playwright to be a member of an ensemble? Tarell Alvin McCraney joined the Steppenwolf ensemble in 2010 during the run of his trilogy, The Brother/Sister Plays. He's back in Chicago for the world-premiere of his Steppenwolf-commissioned play, Head of Passes. He and Steppenwolf Artistic Director, Martha Lavey, join Anne Nicholson Weber to talk about their current collaboration and on-going relationship.
TTIC- Gitta Jacobs - Mar 25, 2013
March 25, 2013 06:01 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBThis week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with Gitta Jacobs, the producer of Theo Ubique's Smokey Joe's Cafe that is now remounted at the Royal George Theatre. She talks about shows she has produced and her 19 years on the Jeff Committee.
TTIC- J.R. Sullivan, Brian Vaughn and David Ivers - Mar 18, 2013
March 18, 2013 06:01 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBTransformation is both the subject and the central technique of Marie Jones' Stones in His Pockets, currently playing at Northlight Theatre. Director J.R. Sullivan and actors Brian Vaughn and David Ivers join Anne Nicholson Weber to talk about how they created signature gestures and silhouettes to distinguish the 15 characters that Vaughn and Ivers play between them.
TTIC- Lili-Anne Brown - Mar 11, 2013
March 11, 2013 06:01 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBThis week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with Lili-Anne Brown about her new show See What I Wanna See which is part of Steppenwolf's Grange Rep series. She also talks about Bailiwick Chicago.
TTIC- Devon de Mayo and Heather Gilbert - Mar 4, 2013
March 04, 2013 06:01 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBHow do designers and director work together to create a unified imaginative world? Director Devon de Mayo and lighting designer Heather Gilbert join Anne Nicholson Weber to talk about staging Next Theatre's production of Everything Is Illuminated.
TTIC- Alexis J. Rogers - Feb 25, 2013
February 25, 2013 06:01 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBThis week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with Alexis J Rogers who plays Billie Holiday in Porchight Music Theatre's production of Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill. She tells about how she studied Billie Holiday's life and singing style and how emotionally draining her role is. She also talks about her many roles in Chicago theatre.
TTIC- Mickle Maher - Feb 18, 2013
February 18, 2013 06:01 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBHow does a play get written? In particular, how does a verse play about two college English teachers lecturing on the poetry of William Blake to save their jobs after having public sex on the campus green get written? Mickle Maher joins Anne Nicholson Weber to talk about the genesis of his play, There Is A Happiness That Morning Is, which is currently being remounted by Theater Oobleck at Victory Gardens; and about drafts and redrafts, writing in verse, and finding one's voice as a writer.
TTIC- Debargo Sanyal - Feb 11, 2013
February 11, 2013 06:01 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBThis week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with Debargo Sanyal the star of Disconnect at Victory Garden Theatre. He talks about the challenges of playing a young Indian debt collector and his career in TV and film.
TTIC- Anita Hoffman, Catherine Price-Griffin and Mary Redmon - Feb 4, 2013
February 04, 2013 06:01 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBCircle Theatre, resident in Forest Park and then Oak Park for over 25 years, has moved to Chicago with a remount of their acclaimed production of When the Rain Stops Falling, currently playing at the Greenhouse Theater. Cast members Anita Hoffman, Catherine Price-Griffin and Mary Redmon join Anne Nicholson Weber to talk about Australian playwright Andrew Bovell's fascinating play.
TTIC- Doreen Feitelberg - Jan 28, 2013
January 28, 2013 06:01 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBThis week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with Doreen Feitelberg - a Jeff Committee member and freelance voice and dialect coach. She talks about the difference between accents and dialects and about why actor and directors need to use voice coaches.
TTIC- Stuart Carden - Jan 21, 2013
January 21, 2013 06:01 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBHow and why might a theatre start a two-way conversation with its audience beyond the traditional talk-back? Stuart Carden, Associate Artistic Director at Writers' Theatre, joins Anne Nicholson Weber to talk about Writers' "The Making of" series.
TTIC- Sirena Irwin - Jan 14, 2013
January 14, 2013 06:01 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBThis week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with Sirena Irwin who plays Lucy in the Broadway In Chicago production of I Love Lucy Live On Stage at the Broadway Playhouse. She talks about the daunting task of playing Lucy - the iconic comedian.
TTIC- Hans Fleischmann, Joanne Dubach and Walter Briggs - Jan 7, 2013
January 07, 2013 06:01 - 29 minutes - 31.5 MBHow do you cast a new light on a classic? Hans Fleischmann, director of Mary Arrchie's current hit production of Tennesse Williams' The Glass Menagerie, along with cast members Joanne Dubach and Walter Briggs, join Anne Nicholson Weber to discuss Fleischmann's concept for the production, the avant garde elements of Williams' original conception of the play, how film inspired their staging and the challenges facing an actor/director.
TTIC- Larry Bommer - Dec 31, 2012
December 31, 2012 06:01 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBThis week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with theatre critic Larry Boomer. Larry talks about his background reviewing plays and he talks about his favorite shows of 2012.
TTIC- Brad Armacost, Lia Mortensen and Si Osborne - Dec 24, 2012
December 24, 2012 06:01 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBSeventeen years ago, actors Brad Armacost, Lia Mortensen and Si Osborne starred in a production of Brian Friel's Faith Healer that took Chicago by storm, running four months in a tiny storefront space and then joining the line-up in Steppenwolf's inaugural studio theatre series. They are remounting that production at The Den Theatre, again under the direction of J.R Sullivan, and join Anne Nicholson Weber to talk about Friel's tricky play and the return to a pivotal experience in their develo...
TTIC- John Reeger - Dec 17, 2012
December 17, 2012 06:01 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBThis week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with John Reeger - the actor and the playwright of four musicals with the late Julie Shannon. He talks about The Christmas Schooner and how he and Julie collaborated to write musicals. He also talks about the memorial celebration of Julie Shannon's life and work.
TTIC- Kevin R. Kelly, John Mohrlein, Gwendolyn Whiteside and Shawn J. Goudie - Dec 10, 2012
December 10, 2012 06:01 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBThe American Blues Theater has been presenting a version of It's a Wonderful Life: Live! at the Biograph every holiday season for the last eight years Four members of the cast -- Kevin R. Kelly, John Mohrlein, Gwendolyn Whiteside and Shawn J. Goudie.- join Anne Nicholson Weber to talk about the history of this perennial Chicago favorite, the style and aesthetic of the production, how Foley Artist Shawn Goudie creates the sound effects, and some of the extras -- carol singing, live jingles for...
TTIC- Nick Sandys - Dec 3, 2012
December 03, 2012 06:01 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBThis week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with Nick Sandys -- the artistic director at Remy Bumppos think theatre. Nick talks about their new show You Never Can Tell as well as Remy Bumppo and the mission of the theatre company.
TTIC- Raymond Fox, Doug Hara and Louise Lamson - Nov 26, 2012
November 26, 2012 06:01 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MBWhat's it like to reprise a role you first played 14 years ago? Lookingglass actors Raymond Fox, Doug Hara and Louise Lamson join Anne Nicholson Weber to talk about their long association with Mary Zimmerman's play Metamorphoses, how to keep a performance alive and fresh over a long run, and how their performances have changed over time.
TTIC- Anthony Freud - Nov 19, 2012
November 19, 2012 06:01 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBThis week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with Anthony Freud - the General Director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago. He talks about his background, the current Lyric opera season and his vision for the future of the Lyric Opera.
TTIC- Hallie Gordon, Marilyn Halperin and Nicole O'Connell - Nov 12, 2012
November 12, 2012 06:01 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBEducation and outreach are a big part of what many Chicago theatres do. Three leaders in this field -- Hallie Gordon (Artistic and Education Director For Young Adults at Steppenwolf Theatre), Marilyn Halperin (Director of Education and Communications at Chicago Shakespeare Theater) and Nicole O'Connell (Director of Education at Writers Theatre) -- join Anne Nicholson Weber to discuss how and why their theatres are reaching out to teachers and students in the Chicago public schools.
TTIC- TaRon Patton - Nov 5, 2012
November 05, 2012 06:01 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBThis week on the Talk Theatre In Chicago podcast Tom Williams talks with TaRon Patton, the director of Bulrusher by Congo Square Theatre. She talks about Bulrusher and the upcoming shows at Congo Square Theatre.
TTIC- Rob Riley and Matthew Grayson - Oct 29, 2012
October 29, 2012 06:01 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBHow and why do you put science on stage? This week's podcast features two of the artists involved with the production of Peter Parnell's QED, currently being produced by theatre4humanity and Collaboraction. Rob Riley plays physicist Richard Feynman in the show; Matthew Grayson designed the sound and graphics. Matt is also a professor of engineering at Northwestern University where he produced an earlier incarnation of this production as part of an annual series of plays about science. Rob and...