What do you get when you combine thousands of archived photos and videos, script drafts and edits and countless hours in the rehearsal room? Arena On Air! The first official podcast of Arena Stage. We will explore all aspects of Arena Stage through interviews with artists and staff members, meaningful social discussions and TONS of fun!
Episodes
Friday Mar 06, 2020
Episode Thirty-One: "America in the Round" with author Donatella Galella
Friday Mar 06, 2020
Friday Mar 06, 2020
Donatella Galella has written an history of Arena Stage that spans 3 decades. We sat down to with her to discuss the book and Arena Stage.
Wednesday Feb 26, 2020
Episode Thirty: With the cast of "A Thousand Splendid Suns"
Wednesday Feb 26, 2020
Wednesday Feb 26, 2020
We sit down with Haysam Kadri and Hend Ayoub to talk about A Thousand Splendid Suns at Arena Stage.
Wednesday Feb 19, 2020
Episode Twenty-Nine: Artistic Direction with Carey Perloff and Bill Rauch
Wednesday Feb 19, 2020
Wednesday Feb 19, 2020
Carey Perloff (former Artistic Director at American Conservatory Theater) and Bill Rauch (former Artistic Director at Oregon Shakespeare Festival) join us for a conversation about being in the seat of Leadership and then stepping away AND the productions they are directing right here at Arena Stage — A Thousand Splendid Suns and Mother Road.
Friday Feb 14, 2020
Friday Feb 14, 2020
In this episode of Arena on Air, Artistic Director Molly Smith and Arena Stage Trustee David Bruce Smith talk about David's involvement and support of Arena Stage along with the children's book he wrote, "Abigail & John," about the second First Lady of the United States and her husband.
"Abigail & John" available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Abigail-John-David-Bruce-Smith/dp/194849602X
Monday Dec 23, 2019
Monday Dec 23, 2019
Get the inside scoop on Ken Ludwig's Dear Jack, Dear Louise from actors Amelia Pedlow and Jake Epstein who play the title characters. Learn more about this world-premiere love story, the characters and the actors' own experiences.
Friday Dec 20, 2019
Episode Twenty-Six: Military Thanksgiving
Friday Dec 20, 2019
Friday Dec 20, 2019
In this mini episode we talk with Director of Institutional Relations, Shayla Hines about our annual Military Thanksgiving event. Every year we welcome military families for a Thanksgiving dinner and show. We also welcomed one of the families in attendance this year to talk about impact this event has had on their lives.
Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
Bring on the #Fansies! We welcomed our amazing cast of Disney's "Newsies" to talk about staging this fan favorite in the round. Guests: Wyn Delano, Michael Hewitt, Daniel J. Maldonado, Joe Montoya, Emre Ocak, Tro Shaw, Lucy Spring and Luke Spring.
Wednesday Nov 06, 2019
Episode Twenty-Four: "Our Lives Online"
Wednesday Nov 06, 2019
Wednesday Nov 06, 2019
We sit down with "Right to be Forgotten" actors John Austin, Guadalupe Campos and Shubhangi Kuchibhotla to talk about the world-premiere play and how we navigate the wild world of online privacy in the 21st Century.
Thursday Aug 01, 2019
Episode Twenty-Three: "Backwards and in High Heels"
Thursday Aug 01, 2019
Thursday Aug 01, 2019
On this episode we sit down with Jayne Atkinson (who plays the legendary Ann Richards in our summer production of Ann) and director Kristen van Ginhoven to talk about the production and how it’s moving audiences to take action and how it’s never too late to bet on yourself. As Ann Richards so aptly stated "Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels." Guest co-host Kate Thompson, Arena Stage Publications Coordinator.
Friday Jun 14, 2019
Episode Twenty-Two: Women in Theater: The Power of Engagement
Friday Jun 14, 2019
Friday Jun 14, 2019
Technical Director Natalie Bell and Senior Director of Operations Marissa LaRose sit down with us to discuss the experience of being a woman in the production field. Inspired by creative women everywhere, Grace Anastasiadis and Suzanne Beal from Rep Stage share their experiences in creating the Women in Theater Conference.
To learn more and to register for the Women in Theatre Conference, visit: https://www.repstage.org/women-in-theatre/index.html