Theatre Geeks
Summary: Fun conversation about community theatre and the performing arts from three people who have been there and done that. Dave Dufour, John Shoup and Marcia Fulmer provide their insights on everything from auditions to design to directing to tech.
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- Artist: Dave Dufour, John Shoup, Marcia Fulmer
- Copyright: Copyright 2009 - 2013 Dave Dufour, John Shoup, Marcia Fulmer
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The geeks discuss well-known superstitions related to the theatre, including those surrounding "the Scottish Play", whistling backstage, and many lesser known beliefs.
Hands: Everybody's got 'em. What do you do with 'em? Dave, John and Marcia tackle this problem that plagues beginners and experienced actors alike.
The Geeks explore how much leeway a director should give actors in terms of improvisation, character development, experimentation and risk during the rehearsal period and the performance itself. Do we have more leeway with comedies than we do with serious dramas or musicals? It's more lively conversation with John, Dave and Marcia. Music provided by Music Alley
Or Can You??? Concord High School (Elkhart, IN) English teacher Chris Judson spent summer 2009 traveling the country seeing all of Shakespeare's plays, and today he shares some of his experiences and observations of this once-in-a-lifetime theatrical adventure. Seeing a lot of theatre is the geeks' idea of a good time, but we couldn't help but wonder if this wasn't just a little too much Shakespeare. Chris certainly didn't think so, even if some of the performances he saw were less than satisfying. Besides this Theatre Geeks interview, Chris shares his views on Shakespeare and education via several blogs, including: Bashing Ed -- also includes a podcast 40 Plays in 40 Days Music made available by Music Alley
Episode 1 of Theatre Geeks is finally here and we are excited! In our inaugural episode, John, Dave and Marcia talk about some of the mistakes directors make. Thanks for listening! Music provided by Musicalley.com. My Podcast Alley feed! {pca-33b3b6d4b1622cf0f9e1d9f8e4fb4df9}
The Theatre Geeks (John, Dave and Marcia) discuss the problem of getting audiences to come to lesser known or even unknown works. Many people like familiar shows and are hesitant to attend something they haven't heard of or seen before. What's a community theatre to do? Music provided by Music Alley at MusicAlley.com Theatre Geeks is now part of the BluBrry network.
Dave Dufour with info on the upcoming launch of the Theatre Geeks podcast. It's coming soon, folks! Lively conversation about community theatre and theatre in general with three folks who have been there.
In Episode 3 John, Dave and Marcia talk about the problem of the actors and actresses who believe they are the most important people on the stage. How does the director deal with the prima donna and encourage a spirit of "ensemble" in the cast? We have a few answers, but if you have more, just e-mail us using our contact form. Music provided by Music Alley at MusicAlley.com
