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Ep. 57: Talking Arts Education, Alien, and More with Ian Finley
Ian Finley is a professional actor, playwright, and educator. As the Chair of Fine Arts at Research Triangle High School, he has seen first-hand the benefits of exposing young people to the arts and how arts programs enhance science, technology,… Read More ›
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Ep. 56: Joseph Anthony Byrd Talks ‘Kinky Boots’
When the North Carolina Theatre production of KINKY BOOTS opens this week, it won’t be the first time that Joseph Anthony Byrd puts on the red high-heeled boots as Lola. In fact, Byrd made his Broadway debut in Kinky Boots… Read More ›
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Ep. 55: A Chat with the Beautiful Minds Behind RLT’s Production of ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’
Hear what Michael Larson, star of the Raleigh Little Theatre production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and Patrick Torres, Artistic Director of Raleigh Little Theatre, have to say about the role community theater has in… Read More ›
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Ep. 54: School Shootings, Columbinus, and the Role of Theater to Affect Change
In 1999, two high school seniors went on a shooting rampage at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, killing 13 people and wounding 20 others before turning their guns on themselves. Since the Columbine shootings, over 200 people have been… Read More ›
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Ep. 53: High School Theater Program Sets Sights on Southeastern Theatre Conference
Students from the Sanderson High School Theatre Ensemble in Raleigh are on their way to Louisville to represent the Triangle at the Southeastern Theater Conference. Their production of Oliver Lansley’s play ERNEST AND THE PALE MOON is one of two… Read More ›
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Ep. 52: Sensory-Friendly Performances and A Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Raleigh Little Theatre’s Executive Director Charles Phaneuf, Education Director Meredyth Pederson Cooper, and Women’s Theatre Festival Executive Director Johannah Maynard Edwards talk about the evolution and importance of sensory-friendly performances and the upcoming production THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG… Read More ›
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Ep. 51: RDU on Stage Year-End Review
It’s hard to believe, but it’s been a year since we launched RDU on Stage. Between us, we have reviewed over 90 shows in the Triangle (and beyond). Hear which shows and performances stood out to us over the past… Read More ›
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Ep. 50: Kevin Tuerff’s Real-Life ‘Come From Away Story’
At 9:26 a.m. on September 11th, 2001, the Federal Aviation Administration shut down U.S. airspace forcing 4,000 planes to land immediately. Thirty-eight of those planes containing 7,000 passengers landed in Gander, Newfoundland, a small town with a population (at the… Read More ›
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Ep. 49: Talking Princess Holiday Traditions New and Old with Garrett Clayton (A SNOW WHITE CHRISTMAS) and Joanna Li (CINDERELLA)
On this episode, I’m doing something a bit different. I am chatting with two different artists about two different princess stories, one steeped in Raleigh theater history, and one working its way to becoming a holiday panto tradition. First up,… Read More ›