Best Damon Runnals Podcasts (2024)

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Dad's In the House: The Revolutionists - Prime Productions 37:41

1+ y ago37:41

37:41

Our second episode of Dad's in the House has our host (Damon Runnals - owner of Minnesota Playlist) and good friend Konrad Case heading to Park Square Theatre in the shining city of St. Paul where they enjoy a performance of The Revolutionists, presented by Prime Productions.

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Dad's in the House: Feast - Walking Shadow Theatre Company 35:00

1+ y ago35:00

35:00

Our kickoff episode of Dad's in the House has our host (Damon Runnals - owner of Minnesota Playlist) and good friend John Zeiler heading to Black Forest Inn where they eat heartily and enjoy a performance of Feast, presented by Walking Shadow Theatre Company.

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Playlist Presents: Skylark Opera Theater Episode 4 22:39

4+ y ago22:39

22:39

Host and board member Matt Belanger talks with Skylark Opera Theater Artistic Director Robert Neu for an eye-opening discussion about how arts organizations cover the cost of performances when ticket sales only pay for a fraction. They also discuss how the current economic climate makes the support of individual donors more crucial than ever.…

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S2E13: H. Adam Harris 45:45

4+ y ago45:45

45:45

In our final episode of this season of The Bazzness, Jane interviews the interdisciplinary, and more-than-highly quotable, H. Adam Harris. He discusses his six guidelines for art-making, how he remains hopeful and active in the face of contemporary events, his time as the Lorax, and even gives us a sneak peak at his work directing Redwood (opening …

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Playlist Presents: Skylark Opera Theater Episode 3 22:35

4+ y ago22:35

22:35

Host and board member Matt Belanger talks with Robert Neu about the unique nature of his role as Artistic Director for Skylark Opera Theater. Get behind-the-scenes insight into what it takes to put on a Skylark performance – including a few surprises!

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S2E12: Kaleena Miller 37:51

4+ y ago37:51

37:51

In our second to last episode of the season, choreographer and tap dancer Kaleena Miller shares insights about the history (and present!) of tap dance, granting structures, and the aural and physical basis of her creative process. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bazzness/support…

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S2E11: Utica Queen 1:00:37

4+ y ago1:00:37

1:00:37

Ethan Mundt (a.k.a Utica Queen) talks about his creative process, sparking joy with performance, and the visual and cultural references that make his drag performances alternatively hilarious and poignant. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bazzness/support

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S2E10: Ezra Bartsch 38:31

4+ y ago38:31

38:31

Writer, puppet-maker, movie-maker, musician, and “hobby tourist” Ezra Bartsch reminds us that “art is not alone,” and speaks on the importance of revisions and vulnerability in art-making. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bazzness/support

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S2E9: Annie Enneking 39:03

4+ y ago39:03

39:03

Annie Enneking’s interdisciplinary work springs from the body -- be it fight choreography, acting or music, she brings a keen understanding of mass and momentum to every creative room. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bazzness/support

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S2E8: Rana May 45:20

4+ y ago45:20

45:20

Comedian Rana May and Jane talk about comedy, therapy and even dogs in this episode of The Bazzness. From learning how (and when!) to trust audiences on jokes to how, as a woman, she felt she needed to be “anointed” before calling herself a comedian, May paints a compelling picture of what it is like to work and laugh in the Twin Cities. --- Suppor…

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Playlist Presents: Skylark Opera Theater Episode 2 20:47

4+ y ago20:47

20:47

In this episode, host Matt Belanger continues his conversation with former Skylark Opera Theater board president and long-time board member Ann Spencer who updates us on Skylark’s mission and looks ahead to the future, including a special celebration to mark 40 years of performances in the Twin Cities.…

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S2E7: Renata Nijiya 40:50

4+ y ago40:50

40:50

Jane speaks with Renata Nijiya, who goes by the stage name Queenie von Curves. Renata shares her insights about the subversive, empowering and cheeky world of Minneapolis Burlesque. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bazzness/support

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S2E6: Rebekah Crisanta de Ybarra 39:03

4+ y ago39:03

39:03

Interdisciplinary artist extraordinaire Rebekah Crisanta de Ybarra (enrolled Maya-Lenca, El Salvador, b. Tomah, WI) speaks about her artistic practice of channeling, how her work revolves around cultural reclamation and decolonization, as well as steps we can take as an artistic community to forge relationships. --- Support this podcast: https://po…

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S2E5: Benjamin Domask 47:02

4+ y ago47:02

47:02

Clown, juggler, mime, director, circus performer, magician, musician, and teaching artist Benjamin Domask gets into the psychological, physical, spiritual, and ethical implications of clowning. Clowns try to embody love and Benjamin brought his suitcase of props for us all to enjoy. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/…

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S2E4: Foster Johns 45:03

4+ y ago45:03

45:03

Voice and dialect coach Foster Johns speaks with Jane Froiland about coming to characters aurally (hesitation sounds, the dangers of prestige accents) and how dialect work can be woven into the DNA of theatrical process. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bazzness/support…

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Playlist Presents: Skylark Opera Theater Episode 1 20:42

4+ y ago20:42

20:42

In Skylark Opera Theater’s first podcast, host Matt Belanger sits down with former board president and long-time board member Ann Spencer to talk about the beginnings of the arts organization that’s been bringing performances to the Twin Cities for 40 years.

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S2E3: Allison Broeren 40:11

4+ y ago40:11

40:11

Co-founder of Strike Theater Allison Broeren recounts diving into Minneapolis Storytelling scene, emphasizes that art is no substitute for therapy, and shares in Jane’s love of trophies. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bazzness/support

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S2E2: Regina Williams 41:39

4+ y ago41:39

41:39

For Jane’s inaugural episode as The Bazzness’ host, we have the incomparable Regina Williams here to talk about being “a character that the story cannot do without,” her inspiration notebook, and how her career continues to grow and develop. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bazzness/support…

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S2E1: And now I'd like to pass the mic... 37:53

4+ y ago37:53

37:53

The legendary Sam Landman “hands over the keys” to Jane Froiland in this first episode of The Bazzness, Season 2. Learn more about Jane’s experience as an actor, teaching artist, speech coach, director, and her long table (which has room for many, many voices) this season. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bazzness/s…

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Playlist Presents: The Ordway and 42nd Street Ep. 6 47:01

5y ago47:01

47:01

Episode Six, Part I 42nd Street costume designer, Emilio Sosa, talks with the Ordway’s Director of Education and Associate Producer, Kelli Foster Warder, about his background and how to tell stories through costumes. Episode Six, Part II 42nd Street Director Michael Heitzman and Choreographer, Jared Grimes, talk with Kelli Foster Warder, the Ordway…

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Playlist Presents: The Ordway and 42nd Street Ep 5 33:37

5y ago33:37

33:37

The Ordway’s Director of Education and Associate Producer Kelli Foster Warder talks 42nd Street with Director Michael Heitzman. He discusses the story and vision of this remastered production.

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Playlist Presents: The Ordway and 42nd Street Ep. 4 24:34

5y ago24:34

24:34

Choreographer Jared Grimes talks with the Ordway’s Director of Education and Producing Associate Kelli Foster Warder about creating the show out of the feet of these unique dancers, the opportunity to open up a gateway to tap for the people of this generation and what 42nd Street means to him. #tapisback…

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Playlist Presents: The Ordway and 42nd Street Ep 3 35:21

5y ago35:21

35:21

Actors Bekah Gudim, Maddie Hillligoss, talk with the Ordway’s Director of Education and Producing Associate, Kelli Foster-Warder about tap dancing, the prominence it has had in their lives and in the brand new story of the beloved Broadway classic 42nd Street – an Ordway Original. When actors Lamont Brown and Annie Jo Ermel join the conversation, t…

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Playlist Presents: The Ordway and 42nd Street Ep. 2 31:06

5y ago31:06

31:06

Performers Phillip Attmore and Kimberly Immanuel, who play Billy and Peggy In the Ordway’s production of 42nd Street, discuss diverse representation on stage and recreating these iconic characters in this exciting new version of the classic musical.

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Playlist Presents: The Ordway and 42nd Street Ep. 1 21:51

5y ago21:51

21:51

Rod Kaats, the Ordway’s Producing Artistic Director talks about Broadway at the Ordway and the not-to-be-missed reimagined production of the classic Broadway musical 42nd Street – which starts performances on Tuesday July 25 and runs through Aug.11.

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Episode 13: Denzel Belin 38:47

5+ y ago38:47

38:47

If there’s one thing Denzel Belin believes in, it’s that you CAN do it all. (You just can’t do it all at the same time.) Hear how he glides successfully between Brave New Workshop and their Student Union. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bazzness/support

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Episode 12: Duck Washington 35:29

6y ago35:29

35:29

Pandas. Pandas, everybody. Pandas. Duck Washington shoots the breeze about his process, the song from “Big” and creating with Blackout Improv, Fearless Comedy and so many other companies.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bazzness/support

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Episode 11: Molly Cathryn Glover 32:09

6y ago32:09

32:09

Ever heard of “structured improv?” Molly Cathryn Glover schools us on what that means, as well how she tailors her next-level comedy/geekery to any and everything she creates onstage. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bazzness/support

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Episode 10: Brad Erickson 36:52

6y ago36:52

36:52

Playing your childhood heroes is just as complex and fulfilling as you might expect. Brad Erickson can attest to this. We quiz him on how he immerses himself into icons like Charles Schulz and Jim Henson.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bazzness/support

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Episode 9: Aidan Jhane Gallivan 33:35

6y ago33:35

33:35

Remember your 20’s? Well, during that time, did you start a theater company, produce six shows and act in nearly a dozen before you were 25? Aidan Jhane Gallivan did. And she isn’t done yet.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bazzness/support

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Episode 8: Addie Phelps 35:04

6y ago35:04

35:04

You might not believe what Adelin Phelps does to prepare for every show she’s in. It’s pretty fascinating. We also delve into her hopes for the future and her character on the “Theater People” web-series.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bazzness/support

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Episode 7: Brian Kelly 36:11

6y ago36:11

36:11

There’s a creative nexus of murder mysteries and saints that producer/director/writer Brian Kelly inhabits. And somewhere between the café and the baseball diamond, he still finds time for acting. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bazzness/support

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Episode 6: Greta Grosch 36:37

6y ago36:37

36:37

How do you create a show? Scratch that. How do you create a theater franchise? Greta Grosch dishes out stories about how she turned the Church Basement Ladies series into a worldwide phenomenon. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bazzness/support

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Episode 5: Heather Stone 32:56

6y ago32:56

32:56

Getting to the root of creation with actor/director/producer/Sandbox Theatre founder Heather Stone. What it means to be a “collaborative creator,” while choosing between devised theater and scripted.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bazzness/support

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Episode 4: David Beukema 35:16

6y ago35:16

35:16

Linda Lavin, Bubba Gump Shrimp Company, The Muppets and actor David Beukema. They all collide with hilarious consequences. Also, hear why David considers himself theater’s “utility infielder.”--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bazzness/support

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Episode 3: Rita Boersma 32:10

6y ago32:10

32:10

Ever wondered what monologue HUGE Theater’s Artistic Director Rita Boersma auditioned with at Park Square? It’s all right here, along with surprising insights into why improv is important. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bazzness/support

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Episode 2: Ben Thietje 34:59

6y ago34:59

34:59

Deleko Arts co-founder Ben Thietje expounds on the gentle art of shopping potential theater spaces during his “sometimes theater company” days, as well as tough talk with talented theater students. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bazzness/support

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Episode 1: Rachel Petrie 31:24

6y ago31:24

31:24

The very first episode of The Bazzness!Rachel PetrieActor/playwright Rachel Petrie talks about what it was like to create her one-person show, “Fadeaway Girl.” Could that experience push her to finally write her hardware store play? One way to find out.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bazzness/support…

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