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Chat with Katie Clark, director of Something Rotten from 2023-05-04T01:03:37
We chat with Katie in the Green Room of the Old Town Playhouse about her upcoming play Something Rotten. The musical will be perform May 12 through June 3. Katie tells us of the travails and put...
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Chat with Phil Murphy on the new 2023-24 Season from 2023-04-24T21:51:58
The Old Town Playhouse announced their 2023-24 season and we chat with Phil about the plays, director applications, and more.
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Aged To Perfection with Hettie Molvang and Cathy Lewis from 2023-04-16T13:05:48
Our Aged To Perfection group meets and performs at the Old Town Playhouse. Unlike the regular playhouse players the ATP has restrictions. You must have reached the age to 55 to join our group. Y...
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Chat with Karla Fishburn, director of The Play that Goes Wrong from 2023-03-22T00:47:25
We chat about her time at the playhosue and her work on The play that goes wrong. The chat went right.
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A chat with Denni Don Hunting and Allison Heeren from 2023-02-23T02:00
We discuss the role of Stage Manager at the playhouse. Denni has played at the Playhouse for a long time and performed the role of Stage Manager for our production of The Laramie Project" Listen
A Chat with Composer Cherie VanMaanen. from 2023-02-10T00:21:59
We chat with Cherie about her original compositions for the Old Town Playhouse's current production of The Laramie Project.
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Michelle Perez and Dan Mello on The Laramie Project from 2023-02-09T00:47:13
Michelle and Dan perform in the Old Town Playhouse's production of The Laramie Project. We chat about the their roles and the play.
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A chat with Terri Heffron, director of The Laramie Project from 2023-01-27T00:52:13
We chat with Terri Heffron about the nuts and bolts of putting The Laramie Project on the Old Town Playhouse main stage.
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Chat with Meaghan Kenney and Nick Viox from 2022-03-31T20:14:55
Meaghan and Nick tell us how it feels to rehearse a show and have it cancelled just before opening, wait two years then finally open.
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A chat With Ed Mulcahy and Pat Cotner. from 2022-03-22T00:08:44
Ed and Pat are playhouse members who have worked on stage for several years. However, in Cinderella, the production we just closed, they worked back stage. Lets find out what that means...
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A chat with a Prince and Rebel. from 2022-03-15T14:09:22
June Zambrana plays the role of Prince in our production of Cinderella while Trevor Van Aasche plays the role of Jean Michele. This is our chat.
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A chat with a Prince and a Rebel. from 2022-03-15T14:09:22
June Zambrana plays the role of Prince in our production of Cinderella while Trevor Van Aasche plays the role of Jean Michele. This is our chat.
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Chat with Darci Tree and Samantha Fewins, from our play, Cinderella. from 2022-03-07T14:01:38
Darci and Samantha are the co-Dance Captains for our production of Cinderella. We chat about this and more.
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A chat with Carson Clark and Gary Brown from 2022-03-01T14:11:01
We chat with Carson Clark, a volunteer at the playhouse for several years and Gary Brown, this is his first show here. There is an age gap as well.
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The two actresses playing Cinderella in our production of Cinderella from 2022-02-23T01:08:08
Abigail Baggott and Sarah Mikulski share the role of Cinderella in Old Town Playhouse's production of Cinderella. We chat about the role and what they did to prepare plus go far afield.
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Chat with Stephanie Johnston and Dina Kennedy, part of the cast of Cinderella from 2022-02-15T17:06:46
We chat with Stephanie and Dina about the how they got into the cast and how the process works for them.
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A chat with the costume Dressers for Savanna Sipping Society from 2021-12-06T00:27:44
WE chat with Karen torti, Kathy Lewis, Hannah Gordon and Bradley Roswell about costume changes during a play. How it's done.
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Chat with Carly Molenkamp from 2021-11-29T02:17:57
Carly Molenkamp has never been involved in theater. She had never been in the playhouse until she volunteered. What does a new person to the Playhouse see and feel? Our chat with Carly is a wind...
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Chat with Director Betsy Willis from 2021-11-22T12:35:55
The scary times are with us at the Playhouse. Not halloween but auditions! We chat with Betsy about her upcoming auditions for Cinderella.
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Chat with Steve Ford from 2021-11-07T18:25:27
Steve just added Escanaba in Da Moonlight to his extensive resume of Old Town Playhouse productions. We chat about this and more.
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Chat with Andrew Leemon from 2021-10-31T14:38:35
Andrew just completed Escanaba in the Moonlight and now is off on an adventure. We chat.
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Chat with Elizabeth "Lil' Bit" Stewart from 2021-10-17T13:40:44
Everybody has a nickname at the Playhouse. Some nicknames are not public, some are rarely used and one, in particular, is used almost exclusively. That is Lil' Bit for Elizabeth Stewart. Here is...
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Chat with Mike Spry from 2021-10-11T20:26:02
The Old Town Playhouse has an improv group within the Aged to Perfection group. Mike Spry leads this group and chats with us about the program.
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Chat with Margaret Anne Slawson from 2021-09-27T11:05:20
Margaret Anne is a member of the ATP group at the Playhouse and will direct a play for them going up on October 1, 2021. Hear about it here.
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A chat with some musicians. from 2021-09-20T12:05:48
Every orchestra we have for our musicals requires Trumpets. We chat with some of those trumpeters today.
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A chat with Nancy Albrecht from 2021-09-13T11:01:05
Whether you need a seam stitched, and nail driven or a set dressed, Nancy is your goto girl.
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The Old Town Playhouse Season Kick-off Party from 2021-09-06T11:34:56
The playhouse is back! We had our show directors give a short presentation on each of their shows for our 21-22 season.
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Chat with Joanie Callaghan from 2021-08-10T14:18:55
What possesses you to come tot he playhouse? Could be any reason but for Joanie it was a boy!
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Chat with Phil Callaghan from 2021-08-02T00:28:38
Phil began in theater at a tender age but went to work and put his theater on hold for many years. Now, we hear his story.
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Volunteer Celebration party - 2021 from 2021-07-25T15:26
On July 18, 2021 the Playhouse celebrated their volunteers with a party in our parking lot. Every volunteer regardless of participation is a valued resource to the theater. During this party we ...
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Chat with Minda Nyquist from 2021-07-18T14:39:55
Dancer, Actress, maybe chorus singer. The Triple threat of Minda Nyquist is here.
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Chat with Kevin Weber from 2021-07-11T13:40:26
What we do not "do" in real life what we "do" on stage...hopefully.
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Chat with Diane Clark from 2021-07-04T12:29:48
In any type of theater or entertainment one must be heard. We call that projection. Diane Clark will share with us how to be heard.
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A Chat with Jill Bert from 2021-06-27T14:50:52
Jill is an Old Town Playhouse actress and a story teller. She tells us her story.
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Chat with Giana Imbronone from 2021-06-20T12:25:27
To act professionally or pay the rent... that is the question.
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Theater Under the Tent from 2021-06-13T11:55:11
Our chat with the 4 directors of Theater Under the Tent productions presented at the Old Town Playhouse plus a chat with Deb Jackson, the executive Director of the Playhouse, about the TUTT seas...
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Chat With Jill Beachamp from 2021-06-06T12:06:17
Our chat covered the Playhouse and Riverside Shakespeare.
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Chat with Delphine Welch from 2021-06-02T19:46:21
Chatting with Delphine and her involvement with the Aged To Perfection group.
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Chat with Hayley Bowker from 2021-05-22T19:52:37
We learn a little bit about Hayley and some about auditions.
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Chat with Annie Goodman from 2021-05-16T14:02:04
We chat about Annie's time at the playhouse, her departure, and her return. We, also, learn about "Stage of Fools" an original podcast play, a comedy, based on community theater.
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Chat with Jeff Curtis from 2021-05-09T14:20:46
Jeff's work takes him away from the playhouse for most of the year. Hoes does he live without theater?
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Chat with David Curtis from 2021-05-02T13:23:55
Dave tells us how he made it to the "Big Show".
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Chat with Kerr Anderson from 2021-04-25T20:52:34
Kerr, originally, directed THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST on the main stage in September, 2020. He, in collaboration with the Traverse Area District Library, mounted the production again with th...
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Chat with Kaila and Sarah from 2021-04-18T14:48:31
It is fun to chat with new members. These two have been with the playhouse a short time but have make a huge impact.
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Chat with Geoff Wallace from 2021-04-11T13:26:43
We chatted about Young Company, "... Ernest", and more.
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Chat with Michael Binstead from 2021-04-04T16:40:05
We chat about everything community theater to hairstyles to ,,, whatever.
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Chat With Harriett Mittleberger from 2021-03-29T14:46:25
Harriett has directed many plays at the Playhouse and has a company of players performing (pre-COVID) Reader's Theater.
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Chat with Colleen Hill-Rakunas from 2021-03-20T18:43:46
Some people come to the Playhouse with theater experience. Some come just to check the Playhouse out and stay. Colleen came to the Playhouse not for these reasons but because her son wanted to j...
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Chat with Ed Mulcahy from 2021-03-13T23:55:29
Long time member of the Playhouse, Ed tells about his time at the Playhouse and his future plans post COVID.
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Chat with Cherie VanMaanan from 2021-03-10T02:08:11
We chatted about her involvement at the Old Town Playhouse. We. also, chatted about the online performance she and Terri Heffron collaborated on, "Phantasms of a Fevered Imagination".
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Chat with Bradley Roswell from 2021-03-01T16:23:50
A zoom chat with Bradley in his basement costume room. Need a face mask?
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Chat with Terri Heffron from 2021-02-21T17:59:26
In October of 2020, Terri Heffron collaborated with Cherie VanMaanen to create a streaming performance of poetry and original music. In February of 2021, she conceived and directed a presentatio...
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Chat with Dan Mello from 2021-02-16T01:56:07
A self admitted "No Talent", Dan Mello has shown a not surprising amount of roles and involvment at the Playhouse. His "No Talent" keeps getting him lead roles and some interesting parts a...
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Chat with Rick Korndorfer from 2021-02-07T02:00:13
Anybody who knows anybody knows Rick is passionate about the playhouse. He gives it his all in this chat.
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Chat with Wizard from 2021-02-02T14:07:43
One can believe that all theaters have a ghost but we have a Wizard as well!
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Chat With Gary Bolton from 2021-01-25T02:25:36
Ever wonder how the sound for a show, whether the music before or the sound effects during a performance, are created? Gary chats about this and more.
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A Chat with Christy Burich from 2021-01-18T02:09:46
AKA, Mary Poppins, Christie brings her personality to the chat table.
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Chat with Betsy Willis from 2021-01-11T02:37:10
Former Development Director and long time volunteer actor and director, Betsy Willis, chats with us on her take of directing a play.
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Chat with Sam Clark from 2021-01-03T19:09:38
In theater we always have actors, stage crew, lighting people and sound people. But only in musicals do we add musicians and a music director. Sam Clark will tell us about those people in the ch...
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2020 Holiday Special from 2020-12-23T04:02:21
Some stories. Some greetings. The year in review.
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Chat with Kathy Verstreate from 2020-12-20T00:39:33
How about costumes? Sounds like she may know something about them.
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Chat with Chuck and Annie from 2020-12-14T16:09:01
Chuck and Annie have vast amounts of experience in theater from time before The Playhouse. They brought is all for our to us. We are very happy.
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Chat with Denni Don Hunting from 2020-12-05T17:14:19
A little chat about her and a lot of chat about directing a show from Denni Don's point of view.
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Properties from 2020-11-22T15:18:27
Nan Worthington and Bernadette Groppuso discuss the art of props and prop making.
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A chat about "Aged to Perfection" from 2020-11-14T16:47:35
Barb Goodearl and Larry Haines chat about the Playhouse's senior group, "Aged to Perfection".
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chat with Brian and Michelle Dungjen from 2020-11-09T00:04:11
Two long standing members of the playhouse community chat about the playhosue and their history.
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A chat with Paul Jarboe from 2020-10-30T20:15:02
Paul Jarboe, actor and board member, chats about his playhouse experience.
Shakespeare with Mychelle Hopkins from 2020-10-24T15:14:58
A chat about Shakespeare with Mychelle Hopkins, a Shakespeare scholar, vokunteer at Old Town Playhosue.
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Brett and Kristina Nichols from 2020-10-14T20:01:02
A chat with two long time members of the Old Town Playhouse.
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Set Building from 2020-10-07T19:57:10
Kerr Anderson and Jeff Kroger are two lead carpenters that build sets for the Old Town Playhouse. Here is some of their story.
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OTP history 101 from 2020-10-03T02:43:44
Jeanette Mason and Peg Brace discuss the early days of the Old Town Playhouse.
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Interview with Terri Heffron from 2020-09-23T18:58:42
An interview with Terri Heffron, a volunteer, at more than one playhouse.
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Annual Volunteer Appreciation meeting from 2020-09-06T01:51:38
Even with the playhouse closed due to the pandemic we still have valued volunteers. At our annual volunteer appreciation meeting we honor these individuals. Meet three of them and hear their sto...
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Trailer, podcast introduction from 2020-08-21T01:42:09
Live from Old Town Playhouse in Traverse City, Michigan a virtual table for community theater discussions.
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