Twins Cynthia Hennon Marino and Stacy Hennon Stone host a weekly podcast talking to the people behind the curtains. Take a trip back stage to learn what it takes to put on a production: design process, music study and execution, paperwork, meetings, management, unions, and all the excitement backstage that the audience doesn’t get to see. Enjoy the show!
Episodes
Friday Nov 03, 2017
Friday Nov 03, 2017
Today we interview Tracy Hoffman, a stage manager for opera. We talk to her about how she came into theatre, the transition from the military to theatre, and why stage management.
Tracy is currently working on Alcina for Washington National Opera, which runs 11/4 - 11/19 2017 at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC. For more information go to http://bit.ly/2gyJ02L
Apologies, we had a few sound issues that we did our best to resolve.
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Friday Oct 27, 2017
Friday Oct 27, 2017
Today we welcome Kimberly Nicole Wood, Conservatory Co-Director at Palos Verdes Performing Arts Conservatory! We talk to her about her life in theatre, working with kids in performing arts, Disney, and more!
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Friday Oct 13, 2017
Friday Oct 13, 2017
Melissa Mollo, of Palos Verdes Performing Arts, joins the podcast today to talk about how she got into the movie industry, and how that trasitioned into theatre. From graphic design, to photography, to twins!
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Friday Oct 06, 2017
Friday Oct 06, 2017
Today we interview Jeff Cason about his life in theatre, new ventures integrating augmented reality and theatre, and his upcoming show "Celebrate! A Fireworks Spectacular". He is a producer, director, and designer and has started the upcoming Sound Stage Live, a new L.A. theatrical experience that brings movie musicals to life by blending live action, immersive 360° projections, and interactivity between the audience's mobile devices and the live show.
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Friday Sep 29, 2017
Friday Sep 29, 2017
This week we interview Daniel Perelstein, a freelance sound designer, composer, and musical director in Philadelphia. He recently worked with Cindy on War Stories at Opera Philadelphia. He is here today to talk sound design in both opera and theatre. Also, check out more at danielperelstein.com.
Hosts: Cynthia Hennon Marino and Stacy Hennon Stone
Producer: Willis Kai Stone
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Friday Sep 22, 2017
This week we welcome Chris Gilbert, the Director of Sales and Development at Palos Verdes Performing Arts. He joins us today to talk about how he got into theatre, how he transitioned to back stage from acting, the community it creates, and more!
Cynthia Hennon Marino (NYC) and Stacy Hennon Stone (Long Beach, CA) are twins who both work in the production/back stage side of theater. Their podcast talks to others in this world who have a great amount of knowledge, connections and stories to share about what it takes to make it, what different roles are, and anything else that comes up.
Producer: Willis Kai Stone
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