Latest Detroitmichigan Podcast Episodes

FRP 016 - Fine Arts Society of Detroit and stage combat

Front Row Podcast - February 11, 2017 19:56 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
This week, Deb and Joe talk to Jerry Nehr, director of Other Desert Cities at the Fine Arts Society of Detroit. In our Tech Talk segment, stage combat expert Brian Moultrup discusses the best way to take a punch on stage. Becky's New Car opens this week at Farmington Players. Special thank...

FRP 015 - Scene Design and Freedom of the Press

Front Row Podcast - February 02, 2017 05:28 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
This week, Deb and Joe talk to master set designer Drew Hall about what goes into creating a great set. Mike Trudel shares the plight of Grosse Pointe Theater and his newspaper opinion piece which set off a community firestorm. Auditions this week include Oliver at the Downriver Actors Guild...

FRP 014 - Rosedale Community Players "Kings of Unionville" and CTAM

Front Row Podcast - January 26, 2017 22:21 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
This week, Deb and Joe traveled to Rosedale Community Players in Southfield, where The Kings of Unionville opens on January 27, 2017. Director Lance Alan and assistant director Karen McHugh discuss the show. RCP Promotions Director Chuck Goddeeris discuss the theater and his involvement in the...

FRP 013 - "In the Heights" at Stagecrafters

Front Row Podcast - January 17, 2017 04:38 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
This week, Deb and Joe interviewed the director Gerry Haines and lead Gary LaKind of In the Heights, opening at Stagecrafters in Royal Oak on January 20, 2017. Listen to commercials for Arsenic and Old Lace by director Paul Bruce and Doubt: A Parable by theater president Kathleen Duffy.   ...

FRP 012: Holidays and Grosse Pointe Theater on the move

Front Row Podcast - December 17, 2016 21:22 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
This week, Deb and Joe discussed holiday shows:   Christmas Then and Now  at the Downriver Actors Guild. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever at Farmington Players. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever at the Starlight Theater. Sing in the Season at Birmingham Village Players. Jef Fisk and The...

FRP 011 - Front Row Podcast

Front Row Podcast - November 18, 2016 13:42 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
This week, Deb and Joe discuss the impact the recent election could have on participation in community theater. They also talked about actors auditioning for roles in shows.  Shows playing: Stagecrafters - The Best Man (Nov 17-19 – 8:00, Nov 19 also at 2:00 pm) Grosse Pointe Theater - The ...

FRP 010: Richmond Community Theater - "Dinner with Friends"

Front Row Podcast - October 21, 2016 05:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
This week, Deb and Joe travel to Richmond Community Theater to talk to Craig McNabb, director of Dinner with Friends, opening on October 21.   Other openings: Rosedale Players  – Minus Some Buttons October 28-November 12, Fri/Sat at 8 and Sun at 2   Starlight Theater– The Toxic Aveng...

FRP 009 - St. Dustan's Theater - "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels"

Front Row Podcast - October 14, 2016 17:10 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
This week, Deb and Joe take the show to the St. Dustan's Theater in Bloomfield Hills. Deb is appearing in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" and we discussed the show with Director Marcus Laban and Board member Stephanie Peltier discussed their upcoming season. Upcoming shows:   Downriver Actors Gui...

FRP 008: Stagecrafters - Featuring "Trevor" & "The Best Man"

Front Row Podcast - October 07, 2016 20:24 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
This week, Deb and Joe head to the Baldwin Theatre in Royal Oak, home of Stagecrafters. Deb shares audition details for Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells at Barefoot Productions in Plymouth and the opening of Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap at the Starlight Theater in Waterford. David ...

FRP 007 - A Trip to "The Barn" Farmington Players

Front Row Podcast - September 23, 2016 12:09 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
This week, Deb and Joe take the show to the venerable theater on 12 Mile Road known as "The Barn," home of Farmington Players. Deb and Front Row Podcast get mentioned this week in a Detroit News article.  Show openings this week include "Sleepy Hollow - A Musical" at the Downriver Actors Gui...

FRP 006 - Visiting The Players Guild of Dearborn

Front Row Podcast - September 16, 2016 06:07 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
Deb and Joe take the show to the Players Guild of Dearborn this week.  The coming of International Podcast Day on September 30, 2016 excites Joe into a state of mania. Show openings this week include Two by Two at the Players Guild, South Pacific at the Spotlight Players in Canton Township  ...

Front Row Podcast - FRP 005

Front Row Podcast - September 09, 2016 09:48 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
In FRP 005, Deb and Joe visited Ridgedale Players in Troy (248-988-7049). “The overture is about to start, You cross your fingers and hold your heart, It's curtain time and away we go, Another op'nin', another show” Joe and Deb space on the show of origin of that song while introducing...

Front Row Podcast - FRP 004

Front Row Podcast - August 26, 2016 12:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
This week, Deb and Joe traveled to 315 Fisher Road in Grosse Pointe Farms, home of the legendary Grosse Pointe Theatre! Discussion kicked off with recognition of Sterling Civic Theatre winning the 4 The Best award for Best Theater Group for the fourth year in a row. Grosse Pointe Theatre's v...

Front Row Podcast - FRP 003

Front Row Podcast - August 19, 2016 12:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
In FRP 003, Deb and Joe run down auditions at: Stagecrafters for The Best Man, Spotlight Players for Moon over Buffalo and Warren Civic Theatre for Shrek The Musical, Jr.. Show openings include: The Starlight Theater for Disney's The Lion King, Jr.  Richmond Community Theater's Once Upon a Mattr...

Front Row Podcast - FRP 002

Front Row Podcast - August 12, 2016 22:26 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
Front Row Podcast - All about Community Theatre in the Metropolitan Detroit area. Hosted by Deb Dworkin and Joe Munem, the show focuses on the talented artists working on all levels in local community theatre. In FRP 002, Deb and Joe visit Village Players of Birmingham. Kathleen Duffy, the pres...

Front Row Podcast - FRP 001

Front Row Podcast - August 05, 2016 16:24 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
Front Row Podcast - All about Community Theatre in the Metropolitan Detroit area. Hosted by Deb Dworkin and Joe Munem, the show focuses on the talented artists working on all levels in local community theatre. FRP 001, the premier episode of the podcast, was recorded at Avon Players in Rochest...