Twins Talk Theatre

116 - Angela De Gregoria

Cindy met Angela in the summer of 2015 at Bel Canto where Angela was the Senior Director of Operations at the Orchestra of St. Lukes.  Angela has worked at St. Lukes since 2004 where she has tied down instruments on a private jet to Montreal to perform with Peter Gabriel, gathered glass bottles for weeks to play in the pit only to have the janitor throw them out, and memorized which height of chair her musicians prefer to sit in!

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115 - Antonia Collins

By the age of 5, Antonia had decided she wanted to do theatre!  Growing up in Wales, she had plenty of exposure to the arts and local theatres.  Always being eager to learn more and her willingness to say yes quickly got her Equity card, a job in opera, the touring circuit and into the academic realm.  She has worked all over England, Hong Kong, and Florida!  Her dedication to Stage Management and education led her, with the help of her husband, to start the Bamboo Manager Project to provide an online opportunity for stage managers of all backgrounds.

 

 

For more information about Antonia, her podcast Standby Please, and The Bamboo Manager Project, please visit www.thebamboomanagerproject.org

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114 - Katurah Stickann

Cindy and Stacy met Katurah when they all first worked at Opera Santa Barbara on Madame Butterfly in 2012.  Keturah's early career was as a contemporary and classical dancer, working mostly with operas later.  It is said that dancers have two deaths; once when their dance career is over, and once at the end of their life.  After dancing in and falling in love with Philip Glass' Akhnaten, she decided she would move into directing and has become a huge champion of new American Operas. 

To learn more about Katurah, please visit her page at https://www.keturahstickann.com 

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113 - Julia Noulin-Merat

Julia Noulin-Mératis met Cynthia Hennon Marino a few years ago at an Opera America conference.  She is an Opera producer and international Production Designer. She has over 18 years of experience in the Performing Arts industry.  For the past eight years she has been the Associate Producer at Boston Lyric Opera, is the creative director for Honk Kong-based More than Musical and is the co-Artistic Director of Guerilla Opera having begun her tenure as their Producer and Head of Production. In addition, Julia has worked on over 400 opera, theater, and television productions, including 25 new operas and 22 new plays, produced 50 shows, and is the principal designer at Noulin-Mérat Studio.  And if that is not enough, she is an adjunct professor at Pace University.

You can learn about Julia at https://noulinmeratstudio.com

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112 - Stuart Brown

As a teenager, Stuart went into "The City" to watch a random Broadway show that a friend had a 2 for 1 ticket to.  They get there only to find the show has been canceled, so they go next door and watch the original production of..."Grease!"  Stuart's life long love for musicals has began.  In college he took over hosting a 3 hour Broadway show, probably because he was constantly calling in to request songs.  It's now been... a few years... and he still has a radio show called Sounds of Broadway that plays Broadway, Off-Broadway, and the West End, he is the president of the Connecticut Critics Circle, a member of the Outer Critics Circle, and the American Theatre Critics Association.

You can download Stuarts "Sounds of Broadway" app and listen to his program at www.soundsofbroadway.com   

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111 - Jorrel Javier

Jorrel Javier is a Philipines born, Southern California transplant raised in Torrance, CA, who now resides in New York City! Stacy met him when he was in Torrance High School and took part in Palos Verdes Performing Arts Conservatory. Jorrel received an amazing education and a BFA in Musical Theatre from Texas State University which taught him the value of the technical side, mental health in the industry, and how to stand on 6 during tech!

For more information about Jorrel, visit: www.jorreljavier.com

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110 - Jessica Friday

"If given the opportunity to study theatre, I'll make sure to bring this art to a new generation of artists."

Stacy met Jessica Rivera a few years ago when they worked together at Palos Verdes Performing Arts. Now she is a theatre tech teacher at her Alma Mater, Renaissance High School For The Arts, training the next generation!

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109 - Mark and Gary Blackman

What's better than twins talking about theatre? MORE twins talking about theatre! Gary and Mark Blackman are Co-Founders of Arts Power Inc, which delivers the magical power of live, professional theatre to millions of children and adults in regional theatres, cultural centers, university auditoriums, and schools throughout the United States. During the pandemic they have created an online theatre and cross-curricular education programs for elementary and middle school-aged students.

To learn more about their show and programs, visit: https://artspower.org/ 

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108 - Daniel Chapman

Don’t like a lighting program? Projection program not working for you? Can't get Zoom to do what you want? If you are Daniel Chapman, you just write your own program! And somehow manage to do it while also still working full time as a lighting designer, projection designer, production manager, professor, home re-modeler, husband and dad.

To learn about Daniel and his programs, visit his page at:
http://cue.lighting
http://danielbchapman.com

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107 - Jeff Cason

Jeff Cason is a producer, designer, programmer, jack-of-all-trades who has never let money or experience keep him from chasing his dreams. Instead, he just learns a new skill!  Listen to this week's podcast to hear what he has been up to since we last talked to him in 2017 and how he helped the City of El Segundo’s Arts and Culture Advisory Council get started and gain a multi million dollar budget.

You can learn more about Jeff and his latest projects at www.jeffreycason.com

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