Welcome to Episode #25 of “This is a Thing” the Greater Boston arts podcast. This week a chat with the lovely actress, singer and musician Erica Spyres! Here’s a preview of our discussion topics: Missouri. Boom. She met Stephen Sondheim. In France. Oui. Being in the national tour of Once. Fiddle culture? Yeah, it’s a thing. Go see her in Who’s Afra…

Welcome to Episode #24 of “This is a Thing” the Greater Boston arts podcast. Summer is over and we are back! This week a chat with actor, singer and producer John Ambrosino! Here’s a preview of our discussion topics: Running. Is it fun? His time in the cast of Jersey Boys in Las Vegas! Our apparently limited knowledge of classical music. Yes- I kno…

Hi! Welcome to Episode #23 of “This is a Thing” the Greater Boston arts podcast. No one panic- we’re still doing this Thing, but it’s summer y’all and sometimes we gotta pace ourselves. This week a chat with actor, Serge Clivio! We chat about so many things! Here’s a preview of our discussion topics: The Boston Conservatory at Berklee Serge, Disney…

Hey there! Welcome to Episode #22 of “This is a Thing” the Greater Boston arts podcast. This week a chat with actor, Andrew Giordano! We chat about so many things! Here’s a preview of our discussion topics: Zumba!!!!! That’s right. His business endeavors! Tenors Undercover, Step It Up and more things to come! The untral-awesome TV miniseries The Th…

Hey there! Welcome to Episode #21 of “This is a Thing” the Greater Boston arts podcast. This week a chat with director, dancer, choreographer, actress, Super Woman- Ilyse Robbins! If it sounds like I’m a huge fan of this lady during the interview, it’s because I AM! Here’s a preview of our discussion topics: Dancing with Gus Giordano Ilyse may or m…

Hi! Welcome to Episode #20 of “This is a Thing” the Greater Boston arts podcast. This week a chat with costume designer Tyler Kinney, one of American Theatre Magazine’s Top 20 People People to Watch! This guy is super sweet and super interesting! Our conversation included: The Rutgers Conservatory at Shakespeare’s Globe in London Styling for stage …

Hi! Welcome to Episode #19 of “This is a Thing” the Greater Boston arts podcast. This week a chat with dramaturg, director and actress A. Nora Long! I learned so many THINGS on this episode, here’s a peek! The experience of attending Sarah Lawrence College. Check out her website! Interested in our chat about working artists? Read more of Nora’s tho…

Hi! Welcome to Episode #18 of “This is a Thing” the Greater Boston arts podcast. This week a chat with actress Vanessa Dunleavy! We had so much fun! Our chat included: Shirley McClain Circle in the Square Theatre School We love Ilyse Robbins. Period. We couldn’t pronounce it properly during the interview, but the name is Heidi Blickenstaff and she’…

Hi! Welcome to Episode #17 of “This is a Thing” the Greater Boston arts podcast. This week a chat with actor Kyle VanZandt! And because I can’t help myself, I’d like to say that if you don’t have tickets to see BootyCandy at Speakeasy stage, you’re not living life right. The show is FANTASTIC. I cried twice in between laughing my face off. Maybe Ma…

Hello! Welcome to Episode #16 of “This is a Thing” the Greater Boston Arts podcast! This week, an interview with Daniel Morris, Producing Artistic Director for Bad Habit Productions, House Manager for the Huntington BU Theatre and director. So many things to talk about! Bad Habit Productions. Get into it! Thank you and shout out to the Huntington T…

More than 50 Greater Boston theatre companies of all styles and sizes will unite onTuesday, September 10 in the Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts (539 Tremont Street, Boston) for the first annual Greater Boston Theatre Expo. The public is invited to attend the free event held from 5:30pm to 7:30pm to meet representatives and artists from …

Jeremy Johnson interviews Maureen Keiller in this episode of "Live from the Library". Maureen Keiller was last seen in 33 Variations at the Lyric Stage of Boston. Other credits: Big River, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (Elliot Norton and IRNE award for Best Midsize Production), Speech and Debate (Elliot Norton Award, Best Midsize Pro…

Listen to this great conversation about violence design, stage combat, fight choreography, and the difference between the three. Meron Langsner, Angie Jepson, Robert Najarian, and Ted Hewlett joined Julie Hennrikus in the StageSource library to talk about their list of best practices, the importance of mentoring, and to share some stories.…

Jeremy Johnson interviews John J King in this "One on One" episode of "Live from the Library". John's most recent play is "From Denmark with Love", a James Bond/Hamlet mash-up. BIO: John J King is part Texan and part Tyrannosaur. He lives in Boston where he makes plays | art | music, and scares little children who thought dinosaurs were dead. He ha…

Julie Hennrikus asks Roxanna Myhrum "What is Puppetry?" in this latest "Live from the Library". Roxanna "Roxie" Myhrum is the Artistic Director of Puppet Showplace Theatre (Brookline, MA) and a stage director of opera, theatre, and puppetry. In Boston, she has been a puppetry coach and director for numerous regional and university theatres includin…

Jeremy Johnson interviews Costume Designer Molly Trainer in this "Live from the Library: One on One" coversation. Molly Trainer (USA 829) is a Boston-based freelance costume designer for theater and media. She also creates commissioned works and provides consulting services for individuals and organizations. In 1999 Ms. Trainer undertook a major ca…

In this "What Is?" edition of "Live from the Library" Julie Hennrikus interviews Artistic Director Sherrie Johnson and Associate Curator Georgia Lyman of Outside the Box. The conversation started with a discussion about "curation" of festivals, and moved on to a bigger conversation about this summer's festival. Bios: Sherrie Johnson: Artistic Direc…

Jeremy Johnson interviews Karen Perlow in this "One on One" interview. Karen is a freelance lighting designer in the greater Boston area. In addition to working at most of the local midsized theaters, she teaching lighting design at MIT. She is a 3-time recipient of the IRNE award for best lighting design. As a former member of the StageSource boar…

Jeremy Johnson, the Member Services Manager of StageSource, debuts his "One on One" interview with this podcast. His first guest: Larry Coen. An award winning director and actor, Larry Coen has been honored with Elliot Norton awards for his productions of The Divine Sister for SpeakEasy Stage and Phantom of the Oprah for the Gold Dust Orphans.. Lar…

"Live from the Library" presents a "What Is?" podcast. What is Audience Development? Kami Rushell Smith spends a few minutes answering that question for ED Julie Hennrikus. Kami Smith is a Boston-based actress, producer, and arts administrator. She has appeared on stage most recently in The Mountaintop at Central Square Theater. She has performed l…

StageSource's Executive Director, Julie Hennrikus, and Member Services Manager, Jeremy Johnson, talk about what's coming up from the Library.