Podcasts by ATW - In The Wings
Focusing on the people who are almost never in the news but who are essential to the making of the shows we all see and love, In The Wings explores the talents and stories behind the scenes, from the costume and scenic shops to the rehearsal room to the stage itself, with designers, artisans and craftspeople explaining their unique contributions to theatrical art in their own words. These short videos shine the spotlight on disciplines you may not even realize are a part of theatrical production and celebrate the full diversity of talent that contribute to bringing a show to the stage.
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Child Wrangler - June, 2011 from 2011-06-10T10:50:44
Child Wrangler Felicia Velasco is the guardian for a show's young cast members while they're at the theatre for performances and rehearsals. As a combined authority figure and assistant, she ensur...
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Associate Lighting Designer - May, 2011 from 2011-05-27T10:39
Associate Lighting Designer Caroline Chao takes care of all the details for a lighting designer, including handling the production schedule, helping to draft the lighting plot, and keeping track of...
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Theatrical Sculptor - April, 2011 from 2011-04-29T09:20:41
Theatrical Sculptor Nino Novellino specializes in creating sculpture and costume armor for theatre, ballet, opera, and film. Costume armor was first developed for the original production of "Man of...
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Special Effects Designer - April, 2011 from 2011-04-14T10:13:25
Special Effects Designer Gregory Meeh uses a vast array of technologies to build illusions for live stage productions. He has created pyrotechnic explosions and atmospheric effects such as rain, fi...
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Director of Community Engagement - April, 2011 from 2011-04-01T11:01:13
Director of Community Engagement Anita Maynard-Losh leads all education and outreach programs at Arena Stage in Washington D.C. Her extensive background in arts education began with acting, direct...
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Costume Shop Manager - March, 2011 from 2011-03-18T10:05:41
Costume Shop Manager Carol Hammond works closely with the costume designer, and deals with all of the logistics of costuming. She oversees costumes being shopped and built, fittings, budgeting, an...
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Technical Director - March, 2011 from 2011-03-04T10:14:06
Technical Director Mike Cristaldi supervises the installation and engineering of the physical production of a show. At Philadelphia Theatre Company, he coordinates all the technical elements, such...
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Theatrical Milliner - February, 2011 from 2011-02-18T09:47:59
Theatrical Milliner Lynne Mackey makes customized hats for stage productions. Theatrical hats are created for a specific show, character, and costume design, fitted for each individual actor inclu...
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Prop Manager - January, 2011 from 2011-01-21T09:04:45
Prop Manager Desiree Maurer scouts for props, as one of her many responsibilities in furnishing and filling a play's set. At Playwrights Horizons, Maurer manages the timeline prior to rehearsals, ...
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Ticket Sales Manager - December, 2010 from 2011-01-13T09:41:16
Ticket Sales Manager Cinda Barbuto oversees all aspects of ticketing including the box office, group sales, and telemarketing. She worked her way up from the box office at Goodspeed Musicals where...
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Cast Album Producer - December, 2010 from 2011-01-13T09:41:16
Cast Album Producer Kurt Deutsch, co-founder of Sh-K-Boom Records, preserves musical theatre history by overseeing entire production of cast recordings, including hiring the engineer, directing the...
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Sound Engineer - October, 2010 from 2011-01-13T09:41:16
Sound Engineer Carin Ford ensures the sound design of a production is transparent to audiences while effecting the mood and feel of a show. Ford traces her career from her early interest in music,...
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Model Builder - October, 2010 from 2011-01-13T09:41:16
Model Builder Steven Kemp explains how a model is the main communication tool in visualizing and building a show's set. Kemp works with scenic designer David Gallo in turning his design sketches in...
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Production Manager - October, 2010 from 2011-01-13T09:41:16
Production Manager Ruth Sternberg is the primary facilitator in executing a stage production within its given financial parameters. She discusses with the director and designers what they want to ...
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Musical Director - September, 2010 from 2011-01-13T09:41:16
Musical Director Carmel Dean is responsible for many different aspects in a musical production, from collaborating with the director to overseeing music rehearsals and conducting performances. Dea...
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Shoe Designer - September, 2010 from 2011-01-13T09:41:16
Theatrical Shoe Designer Phil LaDuca worked as a Broadway dancer, choreographer and dance teacher before creating LaDuca dance shoes. He has created character shoes with the needed flexibility to ...
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Wig Maker - July, 2010 from 2011-01-13T09:41:16
Theatrical Wig Maker Paul Huntley explains the multitude of advantages of using wigs on stage; how he started his career in theatre; his preference for a natural look; working on the long-running m...
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Dramaturg - June, 2010 from 2011-01-13T09:41:16
Dramaturg Anne Cattaneo explains her primary responsibilities, and likens her job to an acquisitions editor in a publishing house. Cattaneo has developed an extensive knowledge of languages, cultur...
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Orchestrator - January, 2010 from 2011-01-13T09:41:16
Orchestrator Christopher Jahnke shares how he creates the way a show musically feels by breaking it down into individual instrumental parts; learned from his mentor William Brohn, orchestrator of ...
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Fight Director - December, 2009 from 2011-01-13T09:41:16
Fight director Rick Sordelet creates the action in "Superior Donuts" that is an integral part of the storytelling; demonstrates the visual and audible illusions of onstage fighting; breaks down th...
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Dialect Coach - December, 2009 from 2011-01-13T09:41:16
Theatrical dialect coach Stephen Gabis talks about his craft and how he started by listening to his Irish-Lithuanian family and early television; why he describes "The 39 Steps" as "an aerobic dial...
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Dance Captain - November, 2009 from 2011-01-13T09:41:16
Greg Graham, Dance Captain of "Billy Elliot", talks about the ongoing task of maintaining the choreography of the show; how one becomes a dance captain; the mix of civilian movement and tradition d...
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Make Up Designer - November, 2009 from 2011-01-13T09:41:16
Make Up Designer Angelina Avallone outlines her design process; the research that goes into a design; how desinging the "no-make up" look can be much more of a challenge than chaacter make up - we ...
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Lighting Supervisor - January, 2011 from 2011-01-07T09:41:16
Lighting Supervisor Dan Montano facilitates the lighting designs created for productions at Two River Theater Company. Previously an actor, Montano took a 10-day job as a carpenter, then stayed to...
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Scenic Charge Artist - November, 2010 from 2010-11-12T08:31:11
Scenic Charge Artist Jason Edwards paints walls, backdrops, and props to create the visual surface details of a show's set. At the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Edwards works with each productio...
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Puppet Designer - August, 2010 from 2010-08-20T10:47:09
Puppet Designer Emily DeCola of The Puppet Kitchen has been designing and building puppets in New York for 7 years. She explains the wide scope of creating characters, sculpting puppets from a vari...
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Voice Teacher - August, 2010 from 2010-08-06T08:16:14
Voice Teacher Linda Benanti shows performers how to develop their voice to make their singing sound easy and natural. Singing requires both athletic and mental abilities, along with dedication and...
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Sound Designer - July, 2010 from 2010-07-09T08:45:53
Tony Award winning Sound Designer Robert Kaplowitz is responsible for the sound system and sound content of a production. In a play, that content includes both music and sound effects. His primar...
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Casting Director - May, 2010 from 2010-05-28T08:36:35
Casting Director Tara Rubin talks about the casting process, working with the director and creative team; her career beginnings at Johnson&Liff casting the original company of "Les Miserables", and...
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Scenic Designer - May, 2010 from 2010-05-14T10:13:14
Scenic designer Riccardo Hernandez creates sets built from the text of a production, creating an honest space for actors and ideas to work within. Hernandez knew he wanted a career designing opera...
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House Manager - April, 2010 from 2010-04-30T10:34:12
House Manager Brian Gaynair handles the day-to-day operations of the Shubert Theatre, is the primary liasion between the production and the theatre owner, and coordinates between all the front of h...
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Sign Language Interpreter - April, 2010 from 2010-04-16T11:49:30
Sign Language Interpreter Alan Champion combines his performing skills with his sign language background to interpret live theatre. He stresses the importance of being a good listener, and concent...
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Art Director - April, 2010 from 2010-04-02T10:45:49
Art Director Gail Anderson of advertising agency SpotCo brings her passion for graphic design to create visual identities for theatrical works. Anderson traces her career from the School of Visual ...
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Theatrical Photographer - March, 2010 from 2010-03-19T10:39:57
Theatrical Photographer T. Charles Erickson captures two-dimensional representations that become the historical record of live stage productions. Erickson grew up with a camera always by his side...
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Theatre Design Specialist - March, 2010 from 2010-03-05T08:43:22
Theatre Design Specialist Roger Morgan talks about how his education in scenic and lighting design and backstage experience helped determine his focus in the field of architecture. He works on new...
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Stage Automation Engineer - February, 2010 from 2010-02-19T09:08:40
Stage Automation Engineer Chuck Adomanis designs the modern automated system for moving theatrical scenery. He demonstrates the control system on the new set built for the "Billy Elliot" tour. Hi...
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Aerial Choreographer - February, 2010 from 2010-02-05T07:54:44
The aerial choreographer, Paul Rubin, creates flying sequences for the stage from start to finish. During a rehearsal of a new production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat", Rubin sh...
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Textile Artisan - January, 2010 from 2010-01-22T09:16:27
Textile Artisan Gene Mignola works closely with costume designers, taking patterns and creating fabric that ultimately conveys their vision. He explains how printing fabric has evolved over the ye...
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Costume Designer - October, 2009 from 2009-10-21T16:00:13
Costume Designer Carrie Robbins details the process of costume design from the phone call to the sketch to the construction of the costume; relates the story of finding the perfect fabric for the "...
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Animal Trainer - October, 2009 from 2009-10-21T15:59:06
William Berloni, theatrical Animal Trainer, discusses the interaction between human and actors and their animal co-stars; how the animals learn cues and what they do if they misunderstand; how the ...
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Projection Designer - October, 2009 from 2009-10-21T15:58:29
Projection Designer, Jeff Sugg, details the process of creating the artwork used for projections, how to get it into the computer and finally out on the stage; the technical advances in the past ye...
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Stage Manager - October, 2009 from 2009-10-21T15:57:36
Martha Donaldson, Stage Manager, discusses her role as a conduit for the director, cast and designers; assisting the director with getting their vision on to the stage and maintaining the director'...
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