Podcasts by Dam the Distance with Oregon State University Theatre

Episode 17 - Damming the Distance with Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol from 2020-12-12T03:30

Oregon State University Theatre presents an immersive audio drama production of Charles Dickens’ beloved tale of redemption A Christmas Carol adapted and directed by Elizabeth Helman. T...

Episode 16 - Damming the Distance with the Christmas Carol Cast Part II from 2020-12-11T14:44:52

This week Liz interviews Christmas Carol cast members Lorna Baxter, Alyssa Mueller, AJ Glessner, and Marion Rossi about the upcoming audio drama production and bringing this beloved hol...

Episode 15 - Damming the Distance with the Christmas Carol Cast Part I from 2020-12-04T06:10:04

This week Liz interviews Christmas Carol cast members Alex Johnston, Hannah Schwartz, Noah Fox, and Srimanyu Ganapathineedi about the upcoming audio drama production and bringing this b...

Episode 14 - Damming the Distance with Hanna Foshay from 2020-11-20T07:59

This week Liz chats with Hanna Foshay the student dramaturg of the forthcoming production of A Christmas Carol. Hanna shares her fascinating research about Charles Dickens, the history ...

Episode 13 - Damming the Distance with Sharath Patel from 2020-11-13T07:59

This week Liz interviews the incredibly talented and accomplished award-winning sound designer, educator, and arts envoy to the U.S. Department of State Sharath Patel. Sharath shares his story a...

Episode 12 - Damming the Distance with Yashar Kafi from 2020-10-30T06:59

Liz interviews LA based stand-up comedian, actor, writer, podcaster, and world’s biggest Chuck Norris fan, Yashar Kafi.  Yashar’s  journey began as a young Kung-Fu movie fan from Iran who made t...

Episode 11 - Damming the Distance with Matt Davis from 2020-10-23T21:07:24

This week Liz interviews Matt Davis, production manager at the Philadelphia Theatre Company. Matt is a graduate of Yale Drama, an experience...

Episode 10 - Damming the Distance with Alan Schwanke from 2020-10-16T06:59

This week Liz interviews scenic designer Alan Schwanke. Alan is based in Oregon and works nationally as a scenic designer. They chat about his inspiration, process, and making a life in the thea...

Episode 09 - Damming the Distance with Andrea Stolowitz from 2020-10-09T06:59

Let's call this Season 2!

We're back with a great interview with award-winning playwright and educator Andrea Stolowitz. Andrea has written a number of plays including the Oregon Book Awa...

Epispode 08 - Damming the Distance with Macbeth from 2020-08-15T02:30

This immersive audio drama production of Shakespeare's chilling tragedy Macbeth is presented by Oregon State University Theatre's Bard in the Quad program. Adapted and directed by Eliza...

Episode 07 - Damming the Distance with Steph Waaser from 2020-07-18T18:36:13

This week Liz interviews Steph Waaser, an Assistant Technical Director at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Steph earned ...

Episode 06 - Damming the Distance with Ajai Tripathi from 2020-07-04T02:30

This week Liz interviews actor, playwright, and director Ajai Tripathi. Ajai is an OSU Theatre graduate who has worked in the Portland theatre scene for over 10 years. Among other things, he has...

Episode 05 - Damming the Distance with Isolation Station from 2020-06-26T02:20

Oregon State University Theatre presents the Spring One-Acts 2020: Isolation Station. This eclectic collection of 9 original plays was written and directed by OSU Theatre students.

The wi...

Episode 04 - Damming the Distance with OSU Theatre Students from 2020-06-18T19:50:29

In anticipation of next week's release of our Spring 2020 One-Act Festival: Isolation Station, Liz talks to all the student writers and directors who created the nine original audio dramas.

Episode 03 - Damming the Distance with The Importance of Being Earnest from 2020-06-13T02:06:32

Oregon State University Theatre presents Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest.

This production was directed Craig Willis. The cast includes Thomas R. McKean as Jack, Noa...

Episode 02 - Damming the Distance with Inga Wilson from 2020-06-05T00:12:06

This week Liz interviews Inga Wilson, a SAG-AFTRA and Equity actor with over 20 years in the profession. Inga shares her experiences about living a life in the theatre and offers advice to peopl...

Episode 01 - Damming the Distance with Craig Willis from 2020-05-28T20:30:22

In this first episode we introduce Dam the Distance with Oregon State University Theatre as a new way of keeping our students connected to audiences and our community.

Elizabeth Helman in...