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 Aug 21, 2020
Friday Aug 21, 2020
Mo Guiberteau, in her own words, is a People Tetris Master at IATSE Local 927 in Atlanta, GA. Pretty accurate title considering she is the Call Steward who scheduled all stage hands and non scripted TV crew for Atlanta. When not on the phone she also acts as a Job Steward and stage hand and help out the sister unions when needed.
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Read the rest of this entry »Friday Aug 07, 2020
Friday Aug 07, 2020
This week we talk to Jacob Louchheim and Gavin Barba from Silver Glass Productions about their most recent production, fully done through Zoom, "City Sounds, NYC during the Pandemic". In episode 86 we talked to Jacob and Suzanne Willett about how Silver Glass Productions integrated science and movement into performance pieces. This week we learn how they switched gears during the pandemic to capture the dramatic change in the sounds of NYC and presented the pieces through Zoom. Some scenes recorded, and other scenes done live.
Please watch their piece called "City Sounds, NYC during the pandemic" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLu_HtUahto
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Read the rest of this entry »Friday Jul 31, 2020
Friday Jul 31, 2020
What happens when a kid is obsessed with spies and hackers, and all she wants to do when she grows up is wear black, a headset, and a walkie talkie? She joins the back stage world of theatre! Megan Lovegren started in Elementary school and has never stopped. Meeting Stacy Hennon Stone, Sean Gray (ep. 84), Madison Mooney (ep. 30) and Jacquelin Wingett (ep. 15) at the Long Beach Playhouse while getting volunteer hours (and more!) in High School. She is now in Las Vegas running different lighting tracks for Zumanity by Cirque du Soleil! There is no telling where she will go from there! And we could not be more proud of our little high school friend!
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Read the rest of this entry »Friday Jul 24, 2020
Friday Jul 24, 2020
Like so many people, Cris Eli Blak didn't know theatre was a career outside of school. In college he majored in Liberal Studies to get the broadest education and to help understand the widest range of human experience. He started playwriting by copying his idols such as Walt Disney, Shakespeare, August Wilson and Stephen Adly Guirgis. But it did not feel right. That is when he learned that no one could tell your story like you, and the best way to do it, is to just do it.
To contact Cris about his shows or upcoming events, please email him at crisblakwrites@gmail.com
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Read the rest of this entry »Friday Jul 17, 2020
Friday Jul 17, 2020
Mark Blankenship is a NYC based writer, editor, podcaster, dramaturge whose goal is to build a structure to give artists a space to be heard. He feels most awake when working on a project that benefits himself as well as others.
Check out his web page at http://markgblankenship.com
Order your copy The Flashpaper, a Theatre Journal at https://www.theflashpaper.com
The Showtune Countdown Podcast on iHeartRadio Broadway:https://www.iheart.com/…/1248-the-showtune-countdown-504447…
Mark and Sarah Talk About Songs : https://mastas.fireside.fm
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Read the rest of this entry »Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
Marina Dardani is a stage manager born and raised in Italy, the nation that is the holder of the history of opera. With that comes a huge responsibility to keep that history and its music and traditions alive. That does not mean the technical training has kept up with the field. For example, Marina had to get a degree in music, to become a stage manager.
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Read the rest of this entry »Friday Jul 10, 2020
Friday Jul 10, 2020
100 EPISODES! Time to celebrate and reflect on the first 100! Hear the common threads we have found, words or wisdom and our shared love for the performing arts!
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Read the rest of this entry »Friday Jul 03, 2020
Friday Jul 03, 2020
Anthony Rigaglia just graduated from Suny Purchase Performing Arts Center this past March with a BFA in Stage Management. Not only did he get a well rounded education and had such amazing teachers such as Broadway Stage Managers Matt Stern, Johnny Milani, and Matty DiCarlo, but he also had the opportunity to work on events and benefits in NYC at the same time. Listen to today's podcast to learn why Anthony would recommend SUNY Purchase for the stage management program.
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Read the rest of this entry »Friday Jun 26, 2020
Friday Jun 26, 2020
Alessio Picco has worked in Italy (where he was born and raised), in Birmingham England, in Saudi Arabia and now in Dubai. He believes that being happy is the most important thing in life. If you are happy with your job an career, then you can deal with a lot more in life. We don't think Cindy and Stacy have laughed this much in a long time!
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Read the rest of this entry »Friday Jun 19, 2020
Friday Jun 19, 2020
Is there a defining moment in your life that made you realize that you wanted to work in theatre forever? For John O'Neil Theatre, it was the moment a young girl fell in love with the Tin Man in Wizard of Oz and ran up to him after the show to give him the biggest hug. Life changing. Listen to today's podcast to hear the rest of the tale.
Website/blog page: https://jfoneil87.wixsite.com/johnoneil/blog
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