TOOTPod: The Other Other Theatre Podcast
17 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago -Hosts Joel and Erin talk to theatre professionals and lead a no-holds-barred discussion of the state of the arts in the California Bay Area.
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TOOTPod: Episode 116 (Meg Honey)
August 23, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 47.3 MBRECORDED: 8/20/2020 While Erin is off doing reconnaissance for a possible Crystal Pepsi resurgence, Joel lone-guns it with Meg Honey, a Humanities Curriculum Specialist/dramaturg/educator/moderator (and life-long resident of Walnut Creek, California) who has recently formed the non-profit organization Rise Up Against Racism Walnut Creek (https://riseupwalnutcreek.org). Topics include: the importance of art (and supporting art) in the home; the fundamental links between art and education; M...
TOOTPod: Episode 115 (Salim Razawi)
August 17, 2020 17:00 - 51 minutes - 35.5 MBJoel and Erin sit down with director/teaching artist/actor Salim Razawi to discuss his new organization for youth theatre education--T.E.A.M. Theatre--and the state of the arts in the Bay Area. Topics include: growing up as an Afghani student in a post-9/11 world; the Living Document of BIPOC Experiences in the Bay Area (and the attacks on the person who created the document); the most "important" shows in which Mr. Razawi took part; the lack (and proof) of action from theatre companies; t...
TOOTPod: Episode 114 (Rodney Earl Jackson, Jr. & Marcelo Javier)
July 17, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 53.5 MBRECORDED: 7/14/2020 Rodney Earl Jackson, Jr. and Marcelo Javier are two lifelong friends who formed the critically-and-audience-acclaimed SFBATCO (San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company). In this episode, they join Joel and Erin to discuss the mission of their company and the state of the arts. Topics include: performative allyship; "collective amnesia" and "white savior bullsh*t"; Broadway (and off-off-off Broadway) experiences; the definitive productions of SFBATCO; the eternal struggle...
TOOTPod: Episode 113 (Stephanie Prentice)
July 01, 2020 02:00 - 56 minutes - 39 MBRECORDED: 6/2/2020 TheatreFirst is a theatre company and social justice organization that has fought for equitable representation in all aspects of theatre production and performance, as well as hourly wages for actors and payment for attending callbacks. Joel and Erin talk with TheatreFirst's casting director Stephanie Prentice about these "wacky" notions. Other topics include: what a casting director should expect from actors (and vice-versa); what will happen if theatre companies don't...
TOOTPod: Episode 112 (LaMont Ridgell: Part II)
June 07, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 47.6 MBRecorded on June 1st, 2020 (the day Washington D.C. police threw tear gas at protesters to clear the way for the President's photo op), Joel and Erin sit down with a first-ever repeat visit with their first-ever guest, friend and actor LaMont Ridgell. Topics include: false claims of Black Lives Matter solidarity from theatre companies; the possibility of Bay Area "woke"-ness in a post-pandemic and protest world; the dangers of white guilt; LaMont's parents' advice to theatre companies; the...
TOOTPod: Episode 111 (Henry Perkins)
June 01, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 47.4 MBRECORDED: 5/14/2020 NOTE: This was recorded on May 14th, 2020. Therefore, this episode is lighter in tone and topic than the ones to follow. After a not-so-hot-so interview a few months back, Joel and Erin once again try to elicit some sense out of Production Manager/Technical Director Henry Perkins. Topics include: how Mormonism led Henry to theatre; getting furloughed in the time of coronavirus; injuries in the theatre; how Henry doesn't approach acting; why Henry doesn't like being cal...
TOOTPod: Episode 110 (Lily Janiak)
May 14, 2020 19:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MBRECORDED: 4/30/2020 In their tenth episode, the boys sit down for the first time with San Francisco Chronicle theatre critic Lily Janiak. Topics include: how a theatre major becomes a critic; tempering a rage-filled theatre experience for print; a critic's favorite critics, writers, and quotes; how artists and patrons respond to criticism; a warning to theatre companies about streaming; and a self-described "Pollyanna" looks to the future. Plus: Erin makes more Videotape Recommendations, an...
TOOTPod: Episode 109 (Suzie Shepard)
May 02, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour - 45.6 MBSuzie Shepard, Town Hall Theatre Company's Community Engagement Specialist, drops by virtually to discuss the nature of optimism in a dark time for the arts. Topics include: what the hell a Community Engagement Specialist does; seeing and being seen; how successful Town Hall Theatre's first streaming performance fared; some reasons behind the closing of a long-running Bay Area theatre company; and what we'll all be grateful for when theatre doors reopen. Plus, Erin gives a couple of Videot...
TOOTPod: Episode 108 (Danny Cozart)
April 27, 2020 17:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBJoel and Erin chat (and un-apologetically geek out) with Theatre Bay Area Award-winning director Danny Cozart virtually to discuss the past, present, and future of Bay Area theatre. Topics include: the virtues of honesty onstage and off; the sting of cancelling a show two days prior to opening; the Nazis in Austria; Legos; the strange circle of Urinetown; leaping from off-kilter to mainstream; and whether or not Danny would pay to watch a live streaming theatre production. Plus: Erin makes m...
TOOTPod: Episode 108 BONUS (Danny Vs. The MCU)
April 27, 2020 17:00 - 35 minutes - 24.8 MBSpecial guest Danny Cozart had only seen "Iron Man" and "Iron Man 2" before the quarantine began. With the shelter-in-place in effect, Danny binged the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe to date...with some strong feelings. Joel, Erin, and Danny give their opinions on the best (and worst) offerings of this saga in this way-too-geeky-even-for-a-theatre-podcast bonus half-hour segment. Support the Show.
TOOTPod: Episode 107 (Christina Lazo)
April 16, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 44.4 MBRECORDED: 4/13/2020 In this episode, Joel and Erin have their first socially-distant guest in director, choreographer, and teacher Christina Lazo, who had five different projects postponed or shuttered due to the coronavirus. Topics include: the different stages of grief in different stages of theatre cancellations; what sets the Bay Area theatre scene apart from everywhere else; the challenges of being someone else's choreographer (after being a director yourself); visions of a post-corona...
TOOTPod: Episode 106 (What The F--k Do We Do Now?)
April 09, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 41.8 MBRECORDED: 4/6/2020 In this first SIP episode, Joel and Erin reconnect for the first time in weeks, and brutally dissect the present and future. Topics include: the guilt and shame of not being productive in a time of productivity; the varying degrees of relationships under varying degrees of duress in a time of quarantine; ways to stay busy and focused (and at least mildly sane); the present state of theatre, and non-educated guesses on its future; and, much to Erin's chagrin, "Tiger King"....
TOOTPod: Episode 105 (Taylor Bartolucci)
February 27, 2020 16:00 - 57 minutes - 39.9 MBRECORDED: 2/23/20 In this episode, the boys talk to Taylor Bartolucci, Artistic Director and co-founder of Lucky Penny Productions in Napa. Topics include: the juggle of career, other career, and family; the responsibility of being "the only game in town"; the thin line between passion and insanity; the threat of (what else) AB5; the sin of wasting actors' time; and advice for nerves in the audition room. EDITOR: Joel Roster MIXER: Erin Gould Support the Show.
TOOTPod: Episode 104 (Michael Patrick Gaffney)
February 20, 2020 06:00 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MBRECORDED: 2/16/20 In this episode, Joel and Erin sit with actor and playwright Michael Patrick Gaffney to discuss the possible correlation between addiction, alcoholism, and the arts. Other topics include: the Gaffney family bar; parents and kids; and Michael's dish on his 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar party gig in his other profession--as "the oldest living cater waiter". EDITOR: Joel Roster MIXER: Erin Gould Support the Show.
TOOTPod: Episode 103 (Sam Hurwitt)
February 08, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBRECORDED: 1/29/20 Joel and Erin sit down for a first-time conversation with Mercury News critic, author, and playwright Sam Hurwitt. Topics include: the fate of Bay Area journalists under AB5; approaches in reviewing the same play or musical over and over (and over); the surge of theatre company closures (and why); how being a critic might affect interpersonal relationships; what excites Sam about the future of theatre in the Bay Area; and, most importantly, some hope for the DC Extended Un...
TOOTPod: Episode 102 (Lexie Lazear)
January 31, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 43 MBRECORDED: 1/29/20 In the second episode, Joel and Erin talk to vibrant director, actor, make-up artist, and designer Lexie Lazear. Topics of discussion include: methods of directing a play you may not like; art vs. commerce; sexual predators currently on Broadway (and elsewhere); self-advocates; mistakes actors make in the audition room; Lexie's vision for a classic musical; a new beginning in Bay Area theatre; and the virtue of being your own soda pop. EDITED BY: Joel Roster MIXED BY: Er...
TOOTPod: Episode 101 (LaMont Ridgell)
January 23, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBRECORDED: 1/15/2020 In the debut episode of The Other Other Theatre Podcast, hosts Joel Roster and Erin Gould have a no-holds-barred discussion of theatre and the arts with Bay Area actor LaMont Ridgell as their special guest. Topics include the California AB5 law (and the reaction to that law), racism in the arts in both Minnesota and California, the "wokeness" of the Bay Area, how "Cats" saved "The Rise of Skywalker", and hope for the future. Support the Show.