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TWITA – Visual Artist Robert Lazzarini

daschly — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:01:59 +0000

Producer Dana Schultes sits down with visual artist/sculptor Robert Lazzerini to discuss the psychology and intent behind his mind-bending work.

themodern.org
Robert Lazzarini

Teen Scene Festival

justin — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 12:24:13 +0000

Alexandra Bonifield’s interview with Lauren Rosen and Montgomery Sutton, the two leads in the teen violence dating play, Don’t You Love Me?

Teen Scene Festival

TWITA- Artist Erik Parker

daschly — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 05:41:03 +0000

Dana interviews artist Erik Parker about his 2010/11 exhibition at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.

TWITA – Marianne Galloway

daschly — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 23:30:00 +0000

In this episode, Alexandra (criticalrant.com) talks with Dallas theatre artist Marianne Galloway.

Kitchen Dog Theater: Christopher Carlos and Tina Parker

justin — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 05:38:56 +0000

Alexandra interviews Christopher Carlos and Tina Parker of Kitchen Dog Theater in this week’s episode.

Kitchen Dog Theater
Critical Rant and Rave

Artist Vernon Fisher aka Conseula Tattoo

daschly — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 05:18:26 +0000

This week we have an interview Dana Schultes conducted of Artist Vernon Fisher currently featured at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.

themodern.org

Andy Baldwin: Bright Ideas

justin — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 03:33:48 +0000

This week Alexandra Bonifield of Critical Rand and Rave speaks with actor Andy Baldwin about Circle Theatre’s current production: Bright Ideas.

Stephen Cole, Lyricist

justin — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 14:34:31 +0000

In depth interview with New York based lyricist Stephen Cole. His musical, The Night of the Hunter, starring Davis Gaines and Julie Johnson is opening this week at Lyric Stage.

Pam Dougherty: August: Osage County

justin — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 02:00:00 +0000

Pam talks about her performance in Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre’s production of August: Osage County

Jessica May: Assistant Curator of Photography, Amon Carter Museum

justin — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 23:00:35 +0000

This week we spoke with Jessica May from the Amon Carter Museum about their next exhibit, opening on October 2nd: American Modern: Abbott, Evans, Bourke-White

TWITA – Susan Sargeant & Wingspan’s production of Edward Albee’s

daschly — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 04:02:20 +0000

Guest Susan Sargeant talks with Dana about Wingspan Theatre Company’s upcoming production of Edwards Albee’s plays “The American Dream” and “The Sandbox.”

TWITA – Joey Folsom & the 2010 DFW Critics Forum Awards

daschly — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 21:07:43 +0000

Alexandra Bonifield of Critical Rant and Rave talks with Joey Folsom, recipient of the Emerging Artist award from the 2010 DFW Critics Forum.

TWITA: Buzzbrew’s New Classical Open Mic Night

daschly — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:22:06 +0000

Alexandra Bonifield interviews about Buzzbrew’s new ‘Classical Open Mic Night’ September 7 with
SMU’s Kristin Center and Social Media Guru Michael Jackson.

FIT Recap

justin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:24:56 +0000

Alexandra Bonifield wraps up the 2010 FIT Festival

TWITA: Rene Moreno on August: Osage County

justin — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 02:53:16 +0000

Alexandra Bonifield of Critical Rant and Rave interviews director, Rene Moreno, about his next project: August: Osage County at Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre.

Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre

TWITA: Russell Dyer, President of the Performing Arts Initiative

justin — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 02:56:05 +0000

In this special FIT episode of This Week in the Arts, Alexandra Bonifield of Critical Rant and Rave speaks with Russell Dyer, the Managing Director of the Contemporary Theater of Dallas and the President of the Performing Arts Initiative about what it takes to make FIT happen.

FIT Festival

TWITA – Second Thought Theatre

daschly — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:30:25 +0000

Alexandra Bonifield of Critical Rant and Rave interviews Director Mac Lower, Actress Cara Reid, and Producing Director Anastasia ‘Tasia’ Munoz about Second Thought Theatre’s 2010 FIT Festival entry, Once More With Feeling.

FIT Festival

Second Thought Theatre

TWITA – Marty Van Kleeck

daschly — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:15:39 +0000

Alexandra Bonifield of Critical Rant and Rave interviews Bath House Cultural Center Manager Marty van Kleeck about the 2010 FIT Festival.

FIT Festival

Bath House Cultural Center

TWITA – Cliff McClelland

daschly — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:28 +0000

Alexandra Bonifield of Critical Rant and Rave interviews Cliff McClelland, writer and director of McClarey Players’s 2010 Entry, Purgatory, A Bedroom Farce, in the FIT Festival

FIT Festival

TWITA – Tom Parr

daschly — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:45:23 +0000

Special Edition Episode

Alexandra Bonifield of Critical Rant and Rave interviews Tom Parr, director of White Rock Pollution’s 2010 Entry, Alice in Wonderland, in the FIT Festival

FIT Festival

TWITA – Susan Sargeant

daschly — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:30:24 +0000

Special Edition Episode

Alexandra Bonifield interviews Susan Sargeant of Wingspan Theatre Company about Wingspan’s 2010 entry into the FIT Festival.

FIT Festival

Wingspan Theatre Company

TWITA – Joey Folsom

daschly — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:36:17 +0000

Special edition episode.

In this special FIT episode, TWITA corespondent Alexandra Bonifield of Critical Rant and Rave interviews Joey Folsom.

FIT Festival

TWITA: Sara Hickman

justin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:37:09 +0000

Dana Schultes speaks with the official state musician of Texas, Sara Hickman.

Sara Hickman

TWITA: Randy Pearlman, White Rock Polution

justin — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 04:52:41 +0000

In this special FIT interview Alexandra Bonifield interviews Randy Pearlman, one of the stars of White Rock Pollution’s Alice in Wonderland.

White Rock Pollution
FIT Festival

TWITA: Pam Myers-Morgan, Ellen Locy and singer-songwriter Annie Benjamin

daschly — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:30:22 +0000

This special F.I.T. edition of This Week In The Arts features an interview with Pam Myers-Morgan, Ellen Locy and Annie Benjamin by Alexandra Bonifield.* **

*The sound quality is a bit off due to the open air gallery environment where the recording took place.

**This is the 12th Year of the FIT, not the 13th as stated in the interview.

Echo Theatre Company
FIT

TWITA: John C. Moore, artist & director and Graeme Bice, T.D. for FIT

daschly — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:30:10 +0000

This week we spoke with John C. Moore, director and adapter of Edward Abbey – Wild & Iron Sky having its world premiere at Hip Pocket Theatre this weekend. We also talked to Graeme Bice, the technical director of FIT now in its second week at the Bath House Cultural Center.

Hip Pocket Theatre
John C. Moore
FIT

TWITA: Lydia Mackay, director of The Muse

justin — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 03:25:53 +0000

In this special FIT Interview, Alexandra Bonifield speaks with Lydia Mackay, the director of The Drama Club’s production of The Muse.

The Drama Club
FIT Festival

TWITA: John Flores – The Muse, The Drama Club

justin — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:00:04 +0000

In this special FIT episode, Alexandra Bonifield interviews John Flores from The Drama Club’s The Muse in this year’s Festival of Independent Theatres at the Bath House Cultural Center.

The Drama Club
FIT Festival

TWITA: Josh Glover, Artistic Director – Upstart Productions

justin — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:32:26 +0000

In this special FIT episode, Alexandra Bonifield interviews Josh Glover, artistic director at Upstart Productions who is starring in Wingspan Theatre Company’s Moonfish in this year’s Festival of Independent Theatres at the Bath House Cultural Center.

FIT Festival
Wingspan Theatre Company
Upstart Productions

TWITA: David Meglino, Shane Beeson, and Morgan Justiss

justin — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 04:14:27 +0000

This week is the first episode of our FIT Festival coverage. Over the next three weeks we will be covering the festival exclusively. This week’s interviews are with David Meglino, the managing director of the festival, and two actors from the first production, Turquoise Pontiac, Shane Beeson and Morgan Justiss.

Festival of Independent Theatres (FIT)
One Thirty Productions

Molly Lloyd and Marshall York

justin — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 01:12:17 +0000

This week’s episode is with Marshall York and Molly Lloyd from Amphibian Productions’ next show ‘The First Day of School’ by Billy Aaronson. This is a great episode with two fantastic people so don’t miss it!

Amphibian Productions

Jeffrey Cranor

justin — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:24:44 +0000

This week Shane Strawbridge’s feature interview is with Jeffrey Cranor of the New York Neo Futurists.

The New York Neo Futurists

TWITA: Jeff McGee and Cheryl Lowber

justin — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 23:52:03 +0000

This week we have an interview with actors Jeff McGee and Cheryl Lowber. They’re starring in Stage West’s upcoming production of Role Play.

Stage West

TWITA: Elaine Taylor, Mark Brian Sonna and Justin Bryant Rapp

justin — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 22:21:23 +0000

This week our guests are Elaine Taylor with Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Mark Brian Sonna with MBS Productions and Justin Bryant Rapp with the Trinity Shakespeare Festival.

Fort Worth Community Arts Center
MBS Productions
Trinity Shakespeare Festival

Pardon our brief delay

justin — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 23:55:18 +0000

Greetings!

We are delaying this week’s show until Saturday due to unusually heavy “real life” schedules. We’ve got a great show lined up though so make sure to check in with us then. We plan to be back on track with a regularly scheduled episode next Wednesday.

Cheers,
Justin and Dana

Anne Bothwell and Dr. Michael Adams

justin — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 03:56:48 +0000

This week we spoke with Anne Bothwell, director of KERA’s Art and Seek Initiative about recent changes to their local arts website, ArtandSeek.net, and with Michael Adams, the son of Ansel Adams, who is presenting a lecture Ansel Adams: A son’s Pespective in conjunction with the Amon Carter Museum’s recently opened exhibit Ansel Adams: Eloquent Light. Dr. Adams’ lecture is currently sold out.

ArtAndSeek.net
Anne Bothwell’s interview with NAJP
Amon Carter Museum

Tina Parker and Joey Folsom

justin — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000

This week Dana Schultes interviews Tina Parker of Kitchen Dog Theatre and Alexandra Bonifield speaks with Joey Folsom and Whitney Holotik of Broken Gears Project Theatre.

Kitchen Dog Theatre
Broken Gears Project Theatre

Walter Wykes and Maria Pedroche

justin — Thu, 27 May 2010 03:34:31 +0000

This week we interview one of the winner’s of Stage West’s 2010 Texas Playwright’s Festival, Walter Wykes about his play Certificate of Death, and Maria Teresa Garcia Pedroche from the Dallas Museum of Art.

Stage West
Dallas Museum of Art

TWITA: Susanna Phillips, Lark Johnston, and Larry Randolph

justin — Thu, 20 May 2010 01:45:32 +0000

This week’s episode has interviews with opera singer, Susanna Phillips, Lark Johnston with Arts Fifth Avenue and Larry Randolph with 130 Productions. Mark Lowry of TheatreJones reviews Little House on the Prairie.

Fort Worth Opera
Susanna Phillips
Don Giovanni
Dallas Summer Musicals
Arts Fifth Avenue
One Thirty Productions

Shane Strawbridge and James Hinkle

justin — Wed, 12 May 2010 23:51:43 +0000

This week’s episode features an ambush interview with frequent TWITA contributor, Shane Strawbridge, an interview with James Hinkle from the James Hinkle Band talking about Hip Pocket’s “Pocket Full of Blues Festival” and we talk with local actor Andy Baldwin.

Shane Strawbridge

Hip Pocket Theatre
James Hinkle

Jonathan Woods and Rose Pearson

justin — Thu, 06 May 2010 02:51:20 +0000

This week we talk with Jonathan Woods, author of Bad JuJu and Other Tales of Madness and Mayhem, Rose Pearson, founder of Circle Theatre, about Circle’s latest production The Great American Trailer Park Musical, and Andy Baldwin.

SouthernNoir.com
Dahlia Woods Gallery
Bad Juju Trailer

Circle Theatre

Mark Lowry and Elaine Liner

justin — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:54:23 +0000

This week Dana has a feature interview with Mark Lowry and Elaine Liner from TheaterJones.com.

Ben Jones and St. Genet

justin — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 02:43:09 +0000

This week Dana Schultes interviewed The Modern Art Museum’s Current Focus artist, Ben Jones, and Mark Lowry reviews St. Genet of the Flowery Teeth from Balanced Almond.

Paperrad
The Modern
Ochre House Theatre

Modern focuses on multitasking artist Ben Jones
Ben Jones’ Sculpture, Video, and Paintings Create Tension Between the Real and Imagined

Lisa Taylor, Stan Wojewodski, Jr, and Isabella Russell Ides

justin — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:21:26 +0000

This week we spoke with Lisa Taylor with the Dallas Art Dealers Association, Stan Wojewodski, Jr, director of Undermain Theatre’s Endgame, and Isabella Russell Ides of Wingspan Theatre.

Dallas Art Dealers Association
Undermain Theatre
Wingspan Theatre

Jay Downie: Producer of the Main Street Arts Festival in Fort Worth

justin — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 00:39:02 +0000

This week we have an interview with the producer of the Main Street Arts Festival in Fort Worth.

Main Street Arts Festival

Heidi Shen: Stage Manager Water Tower Theatre

justin — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:13:48 +0000

This week Shane Strawbridge interviews Water Tower Theatre’s resident Stage Manager Heidi Shen.

Water Tower Theatre
The Texas Voices

Sedrick Huckaby and Tyler Green

justin — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 02:00:40 +0000

This Week’s show is with Sedrick Huckaby and Tyler Green – two of the featured arts professionals at tomorrow night’s panel at the Amon Carter in Fort Worth. Also, Alexandra Bonifield reviews Upstart Productions’ “Suburbia.”

Modern Art Notes
Upstart Productions

Vusi Shabalala and Tashina Richardson

justin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:30:41 +0000

This week’s interviews are with Vusi Shabalala of the Grammy-Award-Winning Soweto Gospel Choir, and Tashina Richardson of Sundown Collaborative Theatre. And Mark Lowry Reviews “Volume of Smoke.”

Soweto Gospel Choir
Sundown Collaborative Theatre
Volume of Smoke on TheaterJones.com
Audacity Theatre Lab

Dominic Walsh: Founder and Artistic Director of DWDT

justin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:30:30 +0000

Dominic Walsh is the founder and artistic director of the Dominic Walsh Dance Theatre. He agreed to speak with us for this week’s episode. It’s a fantastic conversation about founding his dance company and some interesting thoughts on the origin of artistic creativity. Don’t miss this episode, and let us know what you think.

The Dominic Walsh Dance Theatre will be performing Mixed Rep on March 17th and 18th, in association with TITAS, at the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts

Level Ground Arts and Rover Dramawerks

justin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:30:20 +0000

This week our guests were Billy Fountain, founder and director at Level Ground Arts, and Carol M. Rice, Co-founder and Artistic Director of Rover Dramawerks. Billy talks about his philosophy behind Level Ground’s unique brand of theatre and about their latest production, Cannibal: The Musical. Carol talks about her career in performing arts and about Rover Dramawerks.

Level Ground Arts
Rover Dramawerks
Cannibal: The Musical

Les Retrouvailles: The Reunion

justin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:30:56 +0000

This week our guests are Sarah Jane Semrad, Lindsey Holloway and D.C. Anderson. Sarah is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of La Reunion Texas, Lindsey Holloway is a Dallas actress, and D.C. Anderson is a long-time member of the Phantom of the Opera cast as well as being a singer and song-writer. Also, don’t miss our tangent into Dallas history with the story of the original La Reunion Socialist settlement in 1855.

La Reunion Texas
Follow La Reunion TX on twitter with username LRTX
Lindsey Holloway
D.C. Anderson

Corrections: I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change is no Longer showing at Theatre 3, Also, I mispronounced D.C. Anderson’s name at the end of the podcast.

Copenhagen: Or the Case of the undead Cat

justin — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:30:19 +0000

This week’s episode is about quantum physics… Well, quantum physics in so far as it relates to a play called Copenhagen by Michael Frayn. My guests this week are physicists Nelson Claytor and Sandy Kern as well as prominent local actor Chamblee Ferguson, who is one of the stars in Stage West’s production of Copenhagen.

I should apologize to anyone who knows anything about physics up front for mistakes and glaring omissions – they are all entirely my fault and have nothing to do with the intelligent and insightful guests.

Also on this episode, Mark Lowry of Theater Jones reviews “From the Missippi Delta” and “Having our Say.”

Stage West
Jubilee Theatre
African American Repertory Theater

Art Madness

justin — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:30:57 +0000

This week we had so many interviews we didn’t know what to name the show. We interview four arts professionals! Elizabeth Kornhauser with the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art and Andrea Karnes from the Modern Art Museum in Fort Worth, as well as Marianne Galloway and Alan Shorter.

Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
Amon Carter Museum
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum
Contemporary Theatre of Dallas
Circle Theatre

Bart Weiss and Taylor Mac

justin — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:32:29 +0000

This weeks interviews are with Bart Weiss, with VideoFest, and Taylor Mac, playwright.

VideoFest
Taylor Mac
And read more about Taylor Mac and ‘The Be(a)st of Taylor Mac’ at ArtAndSeek.org

Dennis Yslas: Interim Artistic Director, Onstage in Bedford

justin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:30:15 +0000

This week we interviewed Dennis Yslas from the Fort Worth Opera, Onstage in Bedford and the Column Awards, and also a fantastic interview with Jay Dias of Lyric Stage. Mark Lowry’s review this week is of Give it Up at the Dallas Theatre Center

Fort Worth Opera
Onstage in Bedford
The Column Awards

Lyric Stage in Irving

Also, check out Dennis’ interview with Theater Jones.

Donald Jordan: Artistic Director

justin — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:30:15 +0000

This week we interview Don Jordan, the artistic director of City Rep in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma about his career in theatre, his founding of City Rep, and about their upcoming season. Shane Strawbridge’s Theatre Spotlight is on David Lugo of comedy group Lugo and Long.

City Rep Theatre
Lugo & Long

Janet Wong: Associate Artistic Director

justin — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:30:00 +0000

This week’s show includes interviews with Janet Wong of the Bill T. Jones Arnie Zane Dance Company and C. Nicholas Morris. Mark Lowry’s review this week is of August: Osage County.

Bill T. Jones Arnie Zane Dance Company

Gardar Eide Einarsson: Artist

justin — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:24:08 +0000

This week we interviewed artist Gardar Eide Einarsson. We talked to him about his influences, his most recent projects and his first experience with the Uniteds States when he moved to New York City on September 10, 2001. And don’t miss Shane Strawbridge’s interview with Bruce Coleman, local director and playwright.

The Modern
Theatre Three

Twita’s Holiday Break

justin — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:09:14 +0000

Hello,

You’ll be happy to hear that the podcast passed it’s one year mark on the 17th of December, and we want to thank everyone who has made the show possible.

We have a several great interviews to share with you, but because of the holiday craziness we wanted to take this week to just relax and reflect on a fantastic year. We’ve learned a lot and gained a ton of experience.

We’d like to thank everyone who took the time to let us know what the show means to them – it makes it easier to put an episode out every week when we know that you are enjoying them.

Next week, we hope you’ll come back for an “in-person” interview with artist Gardar Eide Einarsson – who has several pieces in the Modern right now, and Shane Strawbridge’s interview with Bruce Coleman.

Thanks again for a fantastic year. We’ll see you here again next week!

Justin Flowers and Dana Schultes

John Rohrbach: Senior Curator of Photographs at the Amon Carter Museum

justin — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:28:28 +0000

This week’s holiday episode is with John Rohrbach, the Senior Curator of photographs at the Amon Carter

Museum about the origin and conception of Edward S. Curtis’ monumental collection of Native American Photography. It’s an amazing story about a man determined to preserve the history of a disappearing civilization.

Also, Shane Strawbridge’s Theatre Spotlight is on Teresa Coleman Wash of Teco Theatrical Productions. Both of our reviewers are taking some well deserved time off for the holidays, but be sure to check this week’s episode out!

Amon Carter Museum
Edward S. Curtis
TeCo Theatrical Productions, Inc.

Carl Hamm: Senior VP of Development and Marketing FW Museum of Science and History

justin — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:30:18 +0000

This week’s episode is with the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History’s Carl Hamm. He is the Senior Vice President of Development and Marketing. Carl tells us about the new facility and some of his responsibilities as Senior VP of Development. Also, Shane Strawbridge interviews Connie Salsman of Greater Lewisville Community Theatre.

Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
Greater Lewisville Community Theatre

Ann Williams: Founder & Artistic Director Dallas Black Dance Theatre

justin — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:03:34 +0000

This week we interviewed Ann Williams, the founder and artistic director of Dallas Black Dance Theatre, about founding the theatre, how the organization works, and about the theatre’s present and future in an evolving art world.

Dallas Black Dance Theatre

Phil Olson: Playwright

justin — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:30:55 +0000

This week’s interview is with US playwright, Phil Olson. Mr. Olson is the creator of the Don’t Hug me series of musicals – the Don’t Hug me Christmas Carol is playing at Stage West starting December 10th. Also, Shane Strawbridge’s Theatre Spotlight is with Mandy Rausch and Mark Lowry reviews Puss in Boots at Theatre Britain.

Phil Olson
Stage West
One for Mahler on Facebook and Twitter
Theatre Britain

Charles Santos: Executive Director of TITAS

justin — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:30:58 +0000

This week we spoke with Charles Santos, the executive director of TITAS about the organization and it’s future. Also, Alexandra Bonifield interviews Mark-Brian Sonna of MBS Productions.

TITAS
MBS Productions

Shivaun O’Casey: Daughter of Playwright, Sean O’Casey

justin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:30:17 +0000

This week we spoke with Shivaun O’Casey, the daughter of Sean O’Casey, about Sean’s life and his play, Cock-a-Doodle Dandy, set to open at Pantagleize Theatre on November 19th. Also, Mark Lowry reviews Kitchen Dog Theater’s ‘Slasher’ and Shane Strawbridge interviews Jeff Kinman and Adam C. Wright about Richardson Theatre Centre’s production of ‘Into The Woods’.

Pantagleize Theatre
Kitchen Dog Theater
Jeff Kinman
Adam C. Wright
Richardson Theatre Centre

Jeff Ramirez: Vice President of Radio at KERA

justin — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:30:01 +0000

This week we spoke with Jeff Ramirez, the Vice President of radio at KERA, about KERA’s newest project KXT – an all music station at 91.7 FM. Shane Strawbridge interviews Lydia Mackay and Jeffrey Schmidt about The Drama Club and Alexandra Bonifield talks with Upstart Productions’ Elias Taylorson about his current project Talk Radio and the documentary he created about Alan Berg.

KERA and KXT
The Drama Club
Upstart Theater

If you’re reading this in Facebook, click here to listen to the podcast: Jeff Ramirez

Carrie Hein and Doug Miller: Five Friends Foundation

justin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:00:09 +0000

This week we spoke with Carrie Hein and Doug Miller of the Five Friends Foundation about their holiday CD “Holidazzle.” Also, Mark Lowry reviews Dallas Theater Center’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

Five Friends Foundation
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Review
Dallas Theater Center

Susan Rothenberg: Artist

justin — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:30:47 +0000

This week we spoke with Susan Rothenberg about her exhibit “Moving in Place” at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Alexandra Bonifield reviews African American Repertory Theater’s Master Harold and the Boys, and Shane Strawbridge’s Theatre Spotlight is on Donald Fowler and his musical “Creep: The Musical.”

Susan Rothenberg
Moving in Place at The Modern Through January 3rd.
African American Repertory Theater
Creep the Musical

If you’re reading this in Facebook, click here to listen to the podcast: Susan Rothenberg

Joel Ferrell: Associate Artist at Dallas Theater Center

justin — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:30:05 +0000

This Week we spoke with Joel Ferrell, Associate Artist at Dallas Theater Center, about his start in performing arts and his position at Dallas Theater Center. Mark Lowry of Theatre Jones reviews Rabbit Hole from the Contemporary Theatre of Dallas and Shane Strawbridge interviews Andy Baldwin of the Forum Theatre.

Dallas Theatre Center
Contemporary Theatre of Dallas
Forum Theatre

For more area arts events, visit KERA’s ArtandSeek.org

If you’re reading this in Facebook, click here to listen to the podcast: Joel Ferrell

David Coffee: Stage Actor

justin — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:53:01 +0000

This week we spoke with actor David Coffee about being a full time performer and his current role at Circle Theatre, Alexandra Bonifield reviews The Road to Qatar at Lyric Stage and Shane Strawbridge interviews Second Thought Theatre’s Stew Awalt and Tasia Munoz.

David Coffee
Circle Theatre
Lyric Stage
Second Thought Theatre

For more area arts events, visit KERA’s ArtandSeek.org

If you’re reading this in Facebook, click here to listen to the podcast: David Coffee

Paula Tilman and David Stout

justin — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:42:18 +0000

This special Monday episode of This Week in the Arts is a twofer! We interviewed Paula Tilman with Galerie Kornye West and David Stout of UNT and Noisefold.

Campfire USA
Galerie Kornye West

Noisefold

For more area arts events, visit KERA’s ArtandSeek.org

If you’re reading this in Facebook, click here to listen to the podcast: Paula Tilman and David Stout

Stephen Cole and David Krane: Creators of ‘The Road to Qatar’

justin — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:30:39 +0000

This week we spoke with Stephen Cole, writer and lyricist, and David Krane, musician and composer, about how they met and what eventually drove them to write a musical about another musical that they had written.

Mark Lowry, Theater Jones, reviews Evil Dead, the Musical.

Shane Strawbridge interviews Evil Dead’s director and founder of Level Ground Arts, Bill Fountain.

Lyric Stage
Evil Dead, the Musical

For more area arts events, visit KERA’s ArtandSeek.org

If you’re reading this in Facebook, click here to listen to the podcast: Stephen Cole and David Krane

Brent McCorkle: Film Maker

justin — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:30:32 +0000

This Week we spoke with Brent McCorkle, award winning film maker, who recently won third place in The Doorpost Film Project.

Also, Alexandra Bonifield talks about the economic impact of the arts.

Brent McCorkle’s Website
The Doorpost Film Project
Critical Rant and Rave

For more area arts events, visit KERA’s ArtandSeek.org

If you’re reading this in Facebook, click here to listen to the podcast: Brent McCorkle

Katherine Wagner: CEO of North Texas Business for Culture and Arts

justin — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:30:17 +0000

This week we have a review of Sundown Collaborative’s “Rabbit” and an interview with NTBCA’s CEO, Katherine Wagner. If you work with an arts organization in north Texas you should listen to this podcast.

North Texas Business for Culture and Arts

Theater Jones

For more area arts events, visit KERA’s ArtandSeek.org

If you’re reading this in Facebook, click here to listen to the podcast: Katherine Wagner

Dr. Rick Stewart: Senior Curator of Western Paintings and Sculpture

justin — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:00:19 +0000

This week we spoke with Dr. Rick Stewart, the senior curator of western art at the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth, about his history in art and art history as well as about his time at the Amon Carter and their upcoming exhibit.

Amon Carter Museum
Alexandra Bonifield

For more area arts events, visit KERA’s ArtandSeek.org

If you’re reading this in Facebook, click here to listen to the podcast: Dr. Rick Stewart

Lake Simons and John Dyer: White Elephant

justin — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:30:09 +0000

This week we spoke with Lake Simons and John Dyer about their collaborative project at Hip Pocket Theatre, White Elephant.

WhiteElephantPlay.com

Hip Pocket Theatre

If you’re reading this in Facebook, click here to listen to the podcast: Lake Simons and John Dyer

Mark Evan Walker: Artist, Scenic Designer, Author

justin — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:30:00 +0000

This week we spoke with Mark Evan Walker, scenic designer for Stage West’s production of Skin of our Teeth, about his history as an artist and his long time involvement in Dallas and Fort Worth.

MarkEvanWalker.com

What you see may shock you: Post Modern Pulp Fiction

Katherine Owens: Artistic Director of The Undermain Theatre

justin — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:30:57 +0000

This week we spoke with Katherine Owens, artistic director of the Undermain Theatre in Dallas Texas, about their upcoming season, their next show “The Black Monk,” the theatre’s history and a bit about their use of an unusual theatre space that’s under Main Street in Deep Ellum.

Undermain Theatre

For more area arts events, visit KERA’s ArtandSeek.org

If you’re reading this in Facebook, click here to listen to the podcast: Katherine Owens

Carl Dreher: North Texas Traditional Dance Society

justin — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:30:38 +0000

This week we spoke with Carl Dreher, founder of the North Texas Traditional Dance Society, about the organization, their styles of dance, and its history.

North Texas Traditional Dance Society

For more area arts events, visit KERA’s ArtandSeek.org

If you’re reading this in Facebook, click here to listen to the podcast: Carl Dreher

Lorca Simons: Actress

justin — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:12:07 +0000

This week we spoke with Lorca Simons. We talked about growing up in the theatre, Hip Pocket, and her upcoming projects.

Lorca Simons
Hip Pocket Theatre
Gabrielle Roth

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Joe Rogers: Musician and Playwright

justin — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:18:28 +0000

This week we spoke with Joe Rogers about his long career in musical theatre and the his first musical: Sam Shade.

Jubilee Theatre

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Jac Alder: Executive Producer and Director of Theatre Three

justin — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:30:53 +0000

This week we spoke with Jac Alder about Theatre 3, their next show “The Royal Family”, the history of theatre in Dallas and Fort Worth, and a bit about theatre production and acting.

If you’re a stage actor, especially in Dallas and Fort Worth, or even if you just love theatre, you should really take the time to listen to this interview.

Theatre 3

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Michael Hollinger: Playwright

justin — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:30:08 +0000

This week we spoke with Playwright, Michael Hollinger, about his play: Incorruptible, his writing process, and how he became a writer.

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Michael Auping: Chief Curator at the Modern

justin — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:30:55 +0000

This week we spoke with Michael Auping, chief curator at the Modern Art Museum in Fort Worth, about his job and the Modern’s current exhibit: William Kentridge: Five Themes.

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Pam Dougherty: Actress

justin — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:30:51 +0000

This week we spoke with Pam Dougherty. Pam is playing Hannah in Stage West’s Production of The Spitfire Grill.

Stage West

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Bruce Esterline: Vice President for Grants for the Meadows Foundation

justin — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:30:05 +0000

This week we spoke with Bruce Esterline, Vice President for Grants for the Meadows Foundation, about the organization.

Meadows Foundation

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Esther Selgrath: Actress with Artisan Center Theater

justin — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:30:49 +0000

This week we spoke with Esther Selgrath, actress with Artisan Center Theater. She’s playing Florence Raines in Artisan’s production of “The Man with the Pointed Toes.”

Artisan Center Theater

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Steven Jones: Founding Producer of Lyric Stage

justin — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:30:15 +0000

This week we spoke with Steven Jones, the founding producer of Lyric Stage in Irving, about their ground-breaking production of The King and I.

Lyric Stage

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Jane Offenbach: Director of External Affairs, Nasher Sculpture Center

justin — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:47:02 +0000

This week we spoke with Jane Offenbach, Director of External Affairs at the Nasher Sculpture Center about their Summer at the Nasher Series.

Nasher Sculpture Center

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Tina Parker: Co-Artistic and Administrative Director of Kitchen Dog Theatre

justin — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:30:38 +0000

This week we spoke with Tina Parker, Co-Artistic and Administrative Director of Kitchen Dog Theatre, about their New Works Festival and their upcoming season.

Kitchen Dog Theater

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Harriet Kelley: Art Collector

justin — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:30:07 +0000

This week we spoke with Harriet Kelley. She and her husband’s extensive collection of works on paper, titled “The Harmon and Harriet Kelley Collection of African-American Art: Works on paper” is opening at the Amon Carter Museum on June 3rd. We talked about how she got started in art collecting and about her collection.

The Amon Carter Museum

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Dana Schultes: Actor and Development Director

justin — Wed, 27 May 2009 23:38:30 +0000

This week we spoke with Dana Schultes about her latest onstage project at Stage West, Dead Man’s Cell Phone by Sara Ruhl.

Stage West
Dana’s Twitter Account

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Gracey Tune: Founder and Artistic Director of Arts Fifth Avenue

justin — Fri, 22 May 2009 23:30:16 +0000

In this special Friday edition of This Week in the Arts we spoke with Gracey Tune, the founder and Artistic Director of Arts Fifth Avenue, about National Tap Dance day at Arts Fifth Avenue.

Arts Fifth Avenue

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Terry Martin: Producing Artistic Director of Water Tower Theatre

justin — Wed, 20 May 2009 23:30:40 +0000

This week we spoke with Terry Martin, the Producing Artistic Director of Water Tower Theatre, about their next mainstage production: Indoor/Outdoor.

Water Tower Theatre

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Harry Parker: Director of Circle Theatre’s “Hail Mary”

justin — Wed, 13 May 2009 23:30:04 +0000

This week we spoke with Harry Parker, chair of theatre department at TCU, about his next project at Circle Theatre, “Hail Mary” by Tom Dudzick.

TCU theatre

Circle Theatre

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Tracee Robertson: Director of the UNT Art Gallery

justin — Wed, 06 May 2009 23:30:53 +0000

In this episode we spoke with Tracee Robertson, the Director of the UNT Art Gallery, about their next Exhibit: “The Hock Shop Collection: Reflections from the Heart and Soul – Selected works from A.C. ‘Ace’ Cook’s Collection of early Texas art,” A.C. Cook, and the origin of the exhibit.

UNT Visual Arts and Design Website

UNT Gallery Website

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Adam Dietrich: Artistic Director with The Butterfly Connection

justin — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:00:08 +0000

This week we spoke with Adam Dietrich, artistic director of The Butterfly Connection, about his next project, “The Electric Chair” and their upcoming feature-length film “The Fandango Sisters.”

The Butterfly Connection

Alison Hahn: Artistic Photographer

justin — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:00:54 +0000

This week we spoke with Alison Hahn, senior lecturer and photographer at the University of Texas at Arlington, about her exhibit “Vanitas,” which is hanging at UTA until May 2, 2009. Alison talked about how she got started in artistic photography, a bit about the technical creation of her photographs, and about her inspiration for the exhibit.

Alison Hahn
Vanitas
UTA

Darren Woods: General Director of the Fort Worth Opera

justin — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:30:23 +0000

This week we spoke with Darren Woods, the general director of the Fort Worth Opera about the opening of the Opera’s 2009 Season.

Fort Worth Opera

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Dr. Larry Allums: Director of the Dallas Institute

justin — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:30:31 +0000

This week we talked with Dr. Larry Allums, the Executive Director of the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture, about the winner of the 2009 Hiett Prize, the prize’s history and the Dallas Institute.

The Dallas institute

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