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Theatre trivia and bad theatre etiquette – LIVE!

Cell phones, noisy candy and latecomers top our bad theatre etiquette list Theatre Geeks is live… [more]

50 Theatre Geeks Extra for January 25, 2012

Theatre Geeks' first news podcast The first biweekly news report on theatre happenings around country… [more]

49 Deirdre Lovejoy and our theatre game show!

Actress (and Marcia's daughter) Deirdre Lovejoy joins us at the Bristol Opera House, Bristol, Indiana… [more]

48: Music and sound on stage

Making your shows sound better Using the correct music and sound effects can make a big difference in… [more]

47: Rehearsals: closed while under construction

Are your rehearsals open? Maybe they shouldn't be. Rehearsals are the time for casts to bond with… [more]

45: What actors shouldn’t do

Anyone who's worked in the theatre has had experience with the actor who's really a backstage director,… [more]

44: Stanislavski’s got nothing on us!

Tips for Actors Doug Lunn and Annette Kaczanowski join us for a third (out of four) sessions to talk… [more]

43: The mind of the music director: auditions

We continue with Doug Lunn and Annette Kaczanowski, discussing how a music or vocal director deals with… [more]

Theatre trivia and bad theatre etiquette – LIVE!

By Dave, on January 29th, 2012

Podcast: Download (Duration: 24:01 — 16.5MB)

Cell phones, noisy candy and latecomers top our bad theatre etiquette list

Emcee Kevin Egelsky

Theatre Geeks is live again at the Bristol Opera House in Bristol, Indiana with Deirdre Lovejoy, Keven Egelsky and Rick Ellis playing our theatre trivia game, “I know! I Know!” Listen as the Geeks and audience members compete for goofy prizes with a round of “Get the Geeks” plus ever-popular limerick game.

Special thanks to the following folks for making this event possible:

Kristin-Schwerha Scott
Kori Fortunato
Rick Ellis
Kevin Egelsky
Amy Pawlosky
Mark Potuck
… and Mel Moore for taking some great pix of the event.

Music provided by Music Alley

Dave Malloy on musicals and the lack of authenticity

By Dave, on January 29th, 2012

Dave Malloy: A Slushy in the Face: Musical Theater and the Uncool.

50 Theatre Geeks Extra for January 25, 2012

By Dave, on January 25th, 2012

Podcast: Download (Duration: 19:26 — 27.0MB)

Theatre Geeks’ first news podcast

The first biweekly news report on theatre happenings around country and the world, hosted by Dave Dufour. This is an experiment, and does NOT replace our regular Dave-John-Marcia roundtable discussion. This news rundown and commentary will appear between the bi-weekly shows that feature all three of us.

Following are all the links referred to in the show.

AACT Events

National Conference

http://www.aact2.org/event/NYC

Regional Festivals

http://www.aact2.org/events/event_list.asp?show=&group=&start=5%2F31%2F2010&end=&view=&cid=3108

State Festivals

http://www.aact2.org/events/event_list.asp?show=&group=&start=5%2F31%2F2010&end=&view=&cid=3107

Music provided by Music Alley

49 Deirdre Lovejoy and our theatre game show!

By Dave, on January 16th, 2012

Podcast: Download (Duration: 30:56 — 43.0MB)

Deirdre (Dede) Lovejoy, Dave Dufour, John Shoup, Rick Ellis and Kevin Egelsky at the Bristol Opera House.

Actress (and Marcia’s daughter) Deirdre Lovejoy joins us at the Bristol Opera House, Bristol, Indiana for a special series of three podcasts in front of a live audience of fellow Theatre Geeks. In addition to catching up on Dede’s stage and screen activities, emcee Kevin Egelsky leads us through our radio gameshow, “I Know! I Know!” Join the fun and see if you can guess the answers before we do!

Special thanks to the following folks for making this event possible: