Roughly one year after the podcast update, Kelly is back to fulfill a promise made in Season 1. A round table where Annika Perez-Krikorian, Gabriela Morales, and Jacob Santos, and I chat about the “In The Heights” movie. Topics ranging from cultural significance, to musical vs movie, to responsibility to cast appropriately. We try and cover as much as possible. Part one of this podcast focuses on story and characters. Part two, which will come out next week, will focus on production and wrap up....
Jul 14, 2021•47 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Roughly one year after the podcast update, Kelly is back to fulfill a promise made in Season 1. A round table where Annika Perez-Krikorian, Gabriela Morales, and Jacob Santos, and I chat about the “In The Heights” movie. Topics ranging from cultural significance, to musical vs movie, to responsibility to cast appropriately. We try and cover as much as possible. Part one of this podcast focuses on story and characters. Part two, which will come out next week, will focus on production and wrap up....
Jul 07, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Blake and Kelly dive into a shared favorite musical with Into the Woods, a beloved musical classic. We talk about the Central Park version featuring Broadway legends as well as a few Hollywood stars. Referencing contemporary musical theatre costuming and outdoor set design, this show is truly its own magnificent production that we spend over an hour on. Get ready for some real musical theatre nerding out. General Links Into the woods Central park https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-theatre-podc...
May 18, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Listen to Arianna and I discuss bi-lingual musicals, Interracial relationships and the dynamics that come from them. “In the Heights” is one of my favorite shows and this is not the last you’ll hear about it. Arianna talked to me about how she was listening to “In the Heights” so of course we had to review “In the Heights”. Movie Coming out Summer 2021!!! General Links Arianna’s Links Website: https://www.ariannanicolemusic.com Instagram: @ariannanicolemusic VISIT https://captiveaudience.home.bl...
Apr 27, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Erin and I dive into the world of 1960’s spies. We talk about all the plot twists, so watch the show provided in the links below! We also talk a little bit about representation as well as the accessibility in theatre Starkid Productions and Tin Can Bros are providing. Other theatres take note, Starkid and other online producers are flourishing. General Links Spies are forever DIrect link to the show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd3aJl930YE&t=6s The Tin Can Brothers Website! https://www.ti...
Apr 14, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 10
This week we look at an old show Ari and Kelly saw last year, from a podcast they recorded last year. Fly back in time as we talk about Romeo and Juliet adaptations, and what makes this one so great. We talk about the unique choice to add music as well as an updated set to go with the new show. Join us on this shorter episode, where the podcast length was less than half an hour (Wasn't it cute when I thought podcasts were only going to be under half an hour) Please visit the Wilma Theatre’s webs...
Mar 31, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Roughly FIVE months later, Sarah and Ross join the podcast to talk about their unique experience with Superterranean. Listen as we take you back into the world of Pig Iorn’s Subterranean Super Show, filled with interesting costumes, and ideas left up to interpretation that still roams in the mind of our two new guests. Please visit the Pig Iron website for upcoming shows. https://www.pigiron.org/ This link has all the credits to cast and crew! (and my name!!! Thats me! I’m the crew!!) https://ww...
Feb 24, 2020•Season 1Ep. 8
In this episode we take two self-described “Type A” architects and throw them head first into the world of devised theatre. Filled with conversations of fangirling, flesh sausages, blackclouds and maybe narrative structure. Listen to us talk, in an unusually long episode, about the ups and downs of this new devised piece. Stayed Tuned for Part 2 to be uploaded next week with Ross and Sarah! Please visit the Pig Iron website for upcoming shows. https://www.pigiron.org/ This link has all the credi...
Feb 12, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 7
In this episode we talk to two new guests, Ross and Sarah, who studied architecture and interior design respectively. We talk about scene transitions and a surprising Frozen connection. We highlight the marvelous cast and the particularly hard role of working in the round. . We share stories about children in the audience, who enjoyed the show as well as the antics that made them laugh. Please visit the Ardens site to buy tickets for its last week! https://ardentheatre.org/event/the-snow-queen/2...
Jan 21, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Happy New Year!!! In this new fresh 2020 podcast we talk about the Revolution of Hamilton and our experience at Philadelphia’s Hamilton experience that Erin got tickets for from the lottery We talk about our thoughts on the set and I ramble about the potential of an interactive Hamilton Experience. We all knew this episode was coming and I’m glad I got to talk about and experience it with one of my best friends. Visit https://captiveaudience.home.blog/ for more detailed show notes and links!...
Jan 02, 2020•Season 1Ep. 5
In this episode Caleb sees his second Arden show! We talk about the “play with music.” Indecent. A very queer and jewish story. (Caleb and I both being in the queer catagory. We talk about the audience, and the shows charming fourth wall breaks.) We also discuss the thoughtfulness in the props and the actor’s roles in multiple characters. We talk about the relavence of the Holocaust to the story’s narritive and how dangerous it can be when you start to see signs of histoy repeating itself. This ...
Jul 03, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 4
For tickets visit! https://ardentheatre.org/event/treasure-island/2019-06-07/ Visit https://captiveaudience.home.blog/ for more detailed show notes and links!
Jun 06, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 3
In this episode we get to talk about Erin’s first experience with Philly’s theatre scene! With Erin’s enthusiasm for the show and its subject matter this podcast is sure to be interesting! We talk about our unique experience with the set design and the subject matter of “Comfort Women” We also talk about the set design, lighting design and sound design and the way that a small theatre can do wonders to immerse its audience effortlessly! TW for disscussion of sexual violence, violence, guns and d...
May 18, 2019•Season 1Ep. 2
In this episode we get to introduce the podcast and talk about Arianna's experience with her first broadway show: Waitress! We are both in love with the show but come from completely different backrounds with its existance. We talk about our unique experience with a new cast including the very talented Nicolette Robinson and Alex Wyse. We also talk about the set design of Scott Pask and the decision to immerse its audience with real pie! Visit https://captiveaudience.home.blog/ for more detailed...
May 08, 2019•47 min•Season 1Ep. 1
