Lights Up: The DC Theatre Podcast

A podcast where we talk about all things theatre with the people that create it and the people that consume it. We'll be talking to folks in town about what's going on, discussions that are happening, interviews with local artists, and much more!

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Episode 3 Preview

Hello theatre people! In episode 3, “Old Works, Different Takes, and New Lives”, we will be exploring why we choose to re-tell, re-envision, or re-invent certain stories and what makes them worth the reboot.

It’s an all too familiar phenomenon in films where they’re often literally re-made. But it’s different in theatre, and how it’s different is pretty interesting.

We’ll hear from playwright Dan Dietz, and director Derek Goldman from Forum Theatre’s production of Clementine in the Lower 9 on the subject. We’ll also hear from a local artist about their ideas of what the contemporary theatre’s version of the reboot means.

And we’d love to hear from you too! Send us your questions and thoughts on the topic to [email protected] and it might be featured on the show! For more details about that check out this post on submitting your questions and comments.

As always, please take a moment and rate the show on iTunes or Stitcher, or hop on Facebook or Twitter and send us a message.

Thanks and stay well!

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The Out-of-Towners and Hiring Locally

It’s no surprise that there are a lot of big decisions that theatre companies have to make to sell tickets and build prestige. But is hiring from out of town really necessary? What is gained? What is lost?

We’re looking for your stories and thoughts on the subject for an upcoming episode. Actors, producers, designers, directors, crew, and audience members, please chime in on this subject. How have hiring decisions affected your experience?

Once we’ve compiled a few varying experiences, we’d like to invite some local decision-makers to talk to about this issue.

Please send your messages to [email protected] and include "The Out-of-Towners Episode" in the subject line.

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Summer Festivals

Maboud and Matt are joined by guests Jenny McConnell Frederick from Cultural DC and Source Festival, Julianne Brienza and Alex Engel from Capital Fringe Festival.

http://lightsup.dreamlivestudios.com/Summer%20Festivals.mp3

Don't forget to take a moment to rate the show and recommend it to your friends. Visit our Facebook page, find us on twitter @LightsUpPodcast or just shoot us an email at [email protected]

Enjoy episode #2!

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Thinking Bigger - The Plan!

Hi everybody! We have received some really great feedback about the show, the content, and are even being courted by a few theaters to feature conversations with their artists. Thank you all so very much for your support!

To the plan!

One of the things we want to do, and are already starting to do, is developing more content at a faster pace. Having had such a wonderful reception with our first episode, it’s clear that our listeners want more and we need to do more. So we are pushing pretty hard to get you episodes quickly. With only a single podcast under our belts, releasing content at a faster pace is challenging to say the least; a challenge we accept gladly.

That said, we are going to need help. I’d like to do introduce the Contributing Editor model. I use the term “model” because it sounds fancy. The idea is fairly simple and isn't particularly revolutionary or anything. It's for people like us who want to talk about theatre and share stories on topics in line with our mission.

From the start, I wanted to create a platform where artists could all speak and be part of the show on a regular basis. This is where the Contributing Editor comes into play.

CE's have access to our future topics and are invited to help craft each conversation and bring important ideas to the forefront. And we can take it a step further. As a CE, if you have an idea that your particularly passionate about, whether it's one of ours or one of your own, you could possibly even take the lead on it and go for it. It's essentially a team. We’d all set up the conversations, put our heads together, and then do it! And then once it’s all recorded, you could even be on the show with us!

Pretty cool, right? The reasoning behind this is that are so so many things to talk about and it's extremely difficult for one or two people to cover them all while they're happening. So that's where our potential CE's come into the picture. The help extend our reach and creating more content.

If you are interested in applying and helping us create and publish new content, send us an email at [email protected] and get involved! Just put "Contributing Editor" in the subject line and tell us about yourself. We're always on the look out for good work and good people to make this podcast as good as we can make it. If you have a skill or talent that might not be directly related to the content but think we could benefit from having it in our corner, let us know! 

And as always, thank you!

-Maboud

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Up Next! Busy, busy, busy!

Hey everybody! Well here we are, and as it goes in theatre, a lot of things come down to scheduling. As artists we are all very busy folks and that's why it's very important that we make the time to get people together for these kinds of conversations.

We'll be having our chat with Julianne and Jenny as planned on May 16th for the "Festivals and Self-Producing" episode. As well as featuring a guest artist who has their own perspective on the subject.

More big news is that we're also working on another episode as well! At the same time! I know, right?!

For "Old Works, Different Takes, and New Lives" we'll be taking a look at what it means to re-tell a story; How theatre artists are approaching the modern world and shaping ideas and themes from old plays into something relevant to the times we live in today.

And for that we'll be speaking with Dan Dietz, the award winning playwright of tempOdyssey, Tilt Angel, American Misfit, The Sandreckoner, and Home Below Zero about the area premiere of his play Clementine in the Lower 9 and with the director, Derek Goldman. The production opens in late May of 2013 at Forum Theatre in Silver Spring.

So yes! There is lots happening! And we're moving very quickly to get more people on the show. Don't go too far!

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We're on Stitcher!

Check it out! We're available live-streaming through Stitcher! So now anybody can listen on the go using the Stitcher Mobile App available on Android, Windows Phone, and iOS! We're multi-platform folks!

http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=34417&refid=stpr

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Episode 2 Preview

As we gear up for second episode, we want to get more of our listeners involved. So here's what we're going to do: we're going to tell you who our guests will be, and we'll leave the floor completely open to any and all kinds of questions. In the interest of time, we'll select our favorites and the most popular. We will be taking submissions until we start the interview, and we'll count down the time remaining as we get closer to the date.

Episode 2 will feature conversations with Jenny McConnell Frederick of the Source Festival and Julianne Brienza of the Capital Fringe Festival.

So! Have any burning questions? Send your Who's, Why's, What's, Where's, When's, How's, and If's to [email protected] and include "Listener Question!" in the subject line. Please include your full name in the body of the email so we know who we can credit the question to, that is, if you'd like to be credited.

Want to have your voice featured on the podcast? Here's what you can do. Record your question or comment as you'd like it to be presented, and attach it to the email with all the same stuff! For more details about how to do that, go to this post and follow these simple instructions.

Pretty cool, huh? All right, now if you haven't already, head on over to our Facebook to like our page and share it with your friends. Follow us on Twitter @LightsUpPodcast for the latest news from us, and please, please, please, rate the show on iTunes and leave a review if you enjoy the show. We just made the New & Noteworthy section in the iTunes catalog and spreading the word about the show will ensure our listener base continues to grow and helps us in giving you more content as often as possible.

Thanks!

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How to Ask Listener Questions!

So! Have any burning questions? Send your Who's, Why's, What's, Where's, When's, How's, and If's to [email protected] and include "Listener Question!" in the subject line. Please include your full name in the body of the email so we know who we can credit the question to, that is, if you'd like to be credited.

Want to have your voice featured on the podcast? Here's what you can do. Record your question or comment as you'd like it to be presented, and attach it to the email with all the same stuff!

For those recording their own questions to send in, here's what you gotta do. Make a recording. You can do this on your smartphone or your computer or if you've got awesome recording equipment, who am I to tell you how to make a clip.

If you are making the recording on your iPhone and are using the standard voice recorder app, it will work just fine. Just remember to please state your name and say "I am making this recording for use on Lights Up: The DC Theatre Podcast." You can stop recording now. Select Share via Email and just remember to include all that necessary info in the subject line and body of the message.

If you are on your computer, a simple way to do this is to open Quicktime Player and select New Audio Recording from the pull-down menu. Once the player opens up, make sure you are in a relatively quiet atmosphere, hit the record button, and fire away. Now before you stop recording, please state your name and say "I am making this recording for use on Lights Up: The DC Theatre Podcast." You can stop recording now.

Once you've stopped, you can simply save the file as an mp3 or an mp4 (as long as it is audio only), or from the pull-down menu, select Share via Email and I'm sure you get the rest.

That's it!

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A Quick Look Ahead

With our first episode live and available, we’ve gotten some really great feedback from folks and even more questions- when will the next episode be released; what are you going to talk about; can you give me hints?

Yes, I can. Here’s a little preview of what you can expect to hear in the coming episodes.

Festivals and New Play Development; Gender Parity and the Race Race; Old Work, Different Takes, and New Lives; All Work, No Play, Dull Theatre; The Audience and the Illusion of Participation.

And so much more. Share us with your friends! And don’t forget to rate the show on iTunes!

Remember to find us on Facebook and Twitter.

-Maboud

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THE INAUGURAL EPISODE!

Hi there folks! We are now live! Huzzah!

Here’s a quick description of the episode. Enjoy!

Description:

Maboud and Matt talk briefly about the show, then talk season selection with Ryan Rilette, the Producing Artistic Director of Round House Theatre, Alison Harkey and Karen Lange, Co-Artistic Directors of Pinky Swear Productions.

http://lightsup.dreamlivestudios.com/Season%20Selection.mp3

Please take a moment to rate the show on iTunes and recommend it to your friends. Visit our Facebook page, find us on twitter @LightsUpPodcast or just shoot us an email at [email protected]

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THE BIG LAUNCH!

Hi there folks! Maboud here, and welcome to the Official Lights Up Blog! We're going to be using this tumblr as our home for the time being until we  get to a place where we need to upgrade so for now, bookmark this as our main page. 

The inaugural episode of the show is finished and ready to go! We're waiting for the final authoring processes to finish and we'll have it online shortly!

We've got our own feed up for it that you'll find below. It will also be available on iTunes where you'll be able to subscribe from there as well.

Stay tuned!

-Maboud

http://feeds.feedburner.com/LightsUpPodcast