Theatre Geeks Extra

Dave's doing a double header next season

davedufour — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 10:55:41 -0400

Dave will be directing two (count ‘em) two shows in the upcoming season of Elkhart Civic Theatre (what Dave likes to call his “home theatre” in Northern Indiana.) He’ll be directing Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde this fall and Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, opening in January 2013. It looks like a busy season coming up.

Colleen Williamson on stage

davedufour — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 13:50:17 -0400

Colleen Williamson on stage

LaVerne Herzberg performing “No Time at All”...

davedufour — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 13:49:08 -0400

LaVerne Herzberg performing “No Time at All” from Pippin.

LaVerne Herzberg in the audience last night.

davedufour — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 13:48:00 -0400

LaVerne Herzberg in the audience last night.

Celebration tonight.

davedufour — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 17:45:00 -0400

The Geeks’ home theatre, Elkhart Civic Theatre, is celebrating 50 years in its better than 100-year-old theatre, the Bristol Opera House. Dave, John and Marcia will be there — John and Marcia are actually more or less in charge of much of it — and it should be fun. Pictures to come a bit later.

Anyone have experience with this one?

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 16:45:54 -0400

Anyone have experience with this one?

This is what it looks like when Dave edits Theatre Geeks...

davedufour — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 12:22:31 -0400

This is what it looks like when Dave edits Theatre Geeks Podcast. New episode today (a couple days behind schedule)!!

We’ve been on a short hiatus from recording for the last couple of weeks, but we’ll be...

davedufour — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:38:35 -0400

We’ve been on a short hiatus from recording for the last couple of weeks, but we’ll be back in the studio this weekend, so stay tuned.

Theatre Workers Code of Ethics

davedufour — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:31:03 -0400

Theatre Workers Code of Ethics:

Our friend Jennifer Medich shared this. It dates from 1945, but is totally relevant to today’s theatre, professional OR amateur. I’ve got a feeling we’ll discuss this in an upcoming Theatre Geeks episode.

Theatre Geek John Shoup giving a tour of our home theatre, the...

davedufour — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:11:43 -0400

Theatre Geek John Shoup giving a tour of our home theatre, the Bristol Opera House, to Dave Dufour’s class from Indiana University South Bend. John is the theatre’s full time artistic director.

Thanks to our new Canadian Twitter followers

davedufour — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:59:01 -0400

Since we posted our latest episode on the Stratford and Shaw festivals last night, a number of Canadian theatre geeks have started following us! Thanks for the follow to all of you north of our border. Hope you like the podcast. Here’s the link: http://theatregeeks.com/05vy

Our audio editor is getting faster all the time.

davedufour — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 22:11:03 -0400

Another episode of #Theatre Geeks is up and ready for downloading at http://theatregeeks.com/05vy. Your audio editor (Dave) is getting better at putting our shows together quickly. Some podcasters like to do it all live, start to finish with no editing — I’m not there yet, and I like to tweak the audio after the fact — seems easier and better to me.

Next episode up shortly.

davedufour — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:20:22 -0400

Next episode up shortly.

Chicago Tribune: Broadway review: Onstage, gorgeous 'Once' has a heart all its own

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 09:56:15 -0400

From the Chicago Tribune:

Broadway review: Onstage, gorgeous ‘Once’ has a heart all its own

There are plenty of romantic Broadway musicals. But “Once,” the gorgeously crafted and intensely moving new show that opened on Broadway on Sunday night after a seamless transition from downtown to the main stem, is part of a much smaller and more rarefied group: musicals that are actually wise — even when that means being counterintuitive — about the joys and anguish of life and love, and that send the viewer’s mind spinning with ideas, feelings and maybe even a few changes in personal priorities. “Once” does all that. Several times over.

The full story can be viewed at: http://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-ent-0319-once-broadway-review-20120318,0,7791872.column?track=ctiphoneapp

Get the Chicago Tribune iPhone app from iTunes: http://www.itunes.com/apps/chicagotribune

Chicago Tribune: 'Hunger Games' pits book gore vs. movie gore

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 09:53:29 -0400

From the Chicago Tribune:

‘Hunger Games’ pits book gore vs. movie gore

Heading into Friday’s opening,”The Hunger Games”is predicted to take in more than $100 million its first weekend, fueled in large part by the preteens who have helped turn the dystopian young-adult series by Suzanne Collins into a publishing juggernaut — 12 million books sold, and counting.

The full story can be viewed at: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/ct-ent-0321-violence-hunger-games-20120321,0,3749365.story?track=ctiphoneapp

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Chicago Tribune: Savvy, bizarre, shrewd `Jesus Christ Superstar' connects

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 09:43:04 -0400

Chicago Tribune: Savvy, bizarre, shrewd `Jesus Christ Superstar' connects:

Savvy, bizarre, shrewd `Jesus Christ Superstar’ connects

Next episode on track for Monday morning.

davedufour — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 00:54:58 -0400

Next episode takes a look at a couple of the professional theatre festivals in Canada. Watch for it Monday. Remember, you can subscribe via iTunes or your favorite podcatcher, and never miss an episode.