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Each week will will sit down with people working on the current show at ACTORS in Ames, Iowa, taking you behind the scenes and all that goes into bringing productions to the stage.
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Welcome to Season Three of Side Plots: Behind the Scenes at ACTORS. To close out Season 67, we are beginning the rehearsals for the Tony-nominated, Broadway show Pump Boys & Dinettes. In this first Pump Boys episode, producer and our new podcast host Tyler Hoenig sits down with his fellow producer Jane Funk.
And just like that, we are down to our final performances of Always a Bridesmaid this weekend. On this season's final podcast, Ashley catches the audience during intermission and after the show to see what they think.
We're a week from opening night for Always a Bridesmaid. On this episode of Side Plots, Ashley sits down with three more cast member as they get ready for tech week. Pull up an ottoman and enjoy some time with Nicole Galliart, Dorothy Shytles & Kris Ver Steegt.
On our fifth episode of Side Plots, Ashley has a discussion with Jesse Howard who is serving as the stage manager and assistant director for Always a Bridesmaid. They discuss the rehearsal process as we enter the final few weeks of rehearsal and Jesse's role in making sure these critical nights run smoothly.
As we head into March, we talk with costumers Serica Maiers and Bree Kixmiller and the unique opportunity to dress our bridesmaids for four separate weddings. Sew listen in on one of the more unique aspect of Always a Bridesmaid on this week's episode of Side Plots.
On our third Bridesmaid episode of Side Plots, we talk with three very funny ladies from the cast. Join us as we sit down with Jean Eichmeier, Jane Kennedy-Funk and Jenn Peter.
On our second Bridesmaid episode of Side Plots, Ashley talks directing with Marc Peter who is taking the on the role for ACTORS' presentation of Always a Bridesmaid. They talk about directing duties and how people can start to get involved in ACTORS shows.
Welcome to Season 2 of Side Plots: Behind the Scenes at Actors! Season two will highlight our next show Always a Bridesmaid which opens March 23. For our first episodes, our new host Ashley Morton sits down with her co-producers Melissa Krepfle and Rachel Garlock to talk about the first week of rehearsals and getting the gears turning on another great show.
On the final episode of Side Plots for The Importance of Being Earnest, we head out into the lounge to talk with some audience members for their reaction to the show. We hear about their favorite parts and why they encourage people to come back for one of the final shows this weekend.
On the penultimate episode of Side Plots, we pull up a settee in the parlor to talk with Hannah Siefkin and Zander Reed who play Cecily and Algernon in ACTORS' staging of The Importance of Being Earnest. At their final rehearsal before opening night, we discuss the past two months of preparation and how Thursday's audience changes everything for them. The night we've been waiting for is finally here!
On our ninth episode of Side Plots: Behind the Scenes at ACTORS, we talk with The Importance of Being Earnest co-director Nicole Galliart. With tech week looming, we look back at the show's evolution over past two months and look ahead to the final preparations before the curtain rises on the Oscar Wilde classic.
On this week's episode of Side Plots, we head up to the light booth for an illuminating discussion with Zach Heilman. We talk about the light designer's role in the ACTORS' staging of The Importance of Being Earnest. We also get to hear about the big technology upgrades to our light system.
On episode seven of Side Plots, we stop by the green room to talk with Nora Rose Sullivan and Sadie Besch, our intrepid costumers on The Importance of Being Earnest. They share their latest finds and challenges as they continue to assemble our cast's detailed wardrobe for opening night.
Today on episode six of Side Plots, we sit down with Patrick Determan for a light-hearted talk about his first year as president of ACTORS. We discuss Season 67 and preview season 68, without giving away any details before the highly-anticipated announcement in April.
On this week's episode of Side Plots, we speak with Jana Egan, the show's stage manager. We discuss the many roles of the stage manager during rehearsal and where she'll be once The Importance of Being Earnest opens next month at ACTORS.
We sit down with two members of the Earnest cast to talk about how the show is developing on stage. Jack (Josh Helmick) and Gwendolyn (Wren Bouwman) share what it's been like getting into their characters and what they hope to see as the cast moves off-book.
On this week's episode of Side Plots, we talk with Bryan Willer about his set design plans for The Importance of Being Earnest and how he is collaborating with other department heads to creatively sell authenticity of the Oscar Wilde farce.
For our second episode, we talk with Serica Maiers my co-producer on The Importance of Being Earnest at ACTORS. We discuss the challenges of producing a period piece in a small theater like ACTORS, and how our backgrounds have helped prepare us for our time in the producer's chair.
For our first episode, we talk with director Joe Ferrell at the first rehearsal for the Oscar Wilde classic, The Importance of Being Earnest. We discuss last week's first readthru, the production team and looking forward to the early stages of rehearsal. We also talk about the wit and relevancy of Wilde's play in 2022.
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