Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
For The Record: Inside Cast Albums
Our guests — Ted Chapin, Kurt Deutsch, Brian Drutman, and Thomas Z. Shepard — take us inside the world of producing cast albums. Highlights of the discussion center on how these albums get made; the cost of producing them; where they fit in today’s market; how technology has affected [...]
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Friday, April 24th, 2009
Mitchell, Ashley, and Mayer on Directing
In 2001, Charles Repole and Joe Miloscia of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation had the opportunity to bring together a trio of Broadway’s hottest hit-makers for a special conversation. Michael Mayer, Christopher Ashley, and Jerry Mitchell spent an evening catching up, reminiscing and discussing the intricacies of creating [...]
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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
Playwright and Director
The panel – playwright Allan Knee (Late Night Comic), director Ron Lagomarsino (Driving Miss Daisy), director Lloyd Richards (Fences), casting director Meg Simon (Fences), playwright Alfred Uhry (Driving Miss Daisy), and playwright August Wilson (Fences) – discuss directing styles, collaboration between playwright and director, developing and casting their current productions, and the emergence [...]
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Friday, April 17th, 2009
Directing O’Neill
On April 27, 1986 frequent SDCF interviewer and legendary acting coach Ada Brown Mather sat down with director Sir Jonathan Miller to discuss Eugene O’Neill’s work one day before his revival of Long Day’s Journey Into Night opened on Broadway. In this conversation Sir Miller covers his career as a performer, his recommitment to [...]
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Wednesday, April 15th, 2009
Crafting Worlds: Theatrical Design
Our guests – Scenic Designer David Gallo, Sound Designer John Gromada, Costume Designer Susan Hilferty and Lighting Designer Peter Kaczorowski – discuss how a design team enhances a production; when they are brought into the production and how they interact with one another as the show unfolds; their process in preparing for [...]
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