The Cleveland Stage Podcast 0303 - "Around the World in 80 Days" w/ Shahrazad Theatre

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For the newest episode of CSP, Tyler welcomes his newest co-host, Becca Moseley. Becca has made the big time after years of toiling as a mere guest of the Pod.

Tyler and Becca, who is beside herself just thinking about how lucky she is, speak with Shahrazad Theatre co-founders Kyle Huff and August Scarpelli to discuss their upcoming adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic “Around the World in 80 Days” which will run at Ensemble Theatre November 30 - December 16.

The group discuss adapting classic works, what they learned from previous adaptations, and whether or not Becca is more excited now than she was when Kyle asked her to marry him.

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The Cleveland Stage Podcast 0301: Alabama Story w/ actor Craig Joseph

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It's the Season Premier of CSP as Tyler and Ian talk with actor Craig Joseph who is portraying children's book illustrator Garth Williams in Ensemble's upcoming production of "Alabama Story" by Kenneth Jones, which is making its Ohio premiere. Tyler is directing the first show of Ensemble's 39th season about the true story of a children's book that caused a stir in 1959 Montgomery, Alabama. Craig discusses working on the play, as well as the play's own theatrical elements and themes, and why censorship can do long term damage to a society.

"Alabama Story" by Kenneth Jones and directed by Tyler Whidden runs September 7 - September 30 at Ensemble Theatre in Cleveland Heights.

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The Cleveland Stage Podcast 0207 #AmericanPlaysBracket Challenge: Sweet 16

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Tyler & Ian discuss the Sweet 16 round of their #AmericanPlaysBracket Challenge and whether or not Ian would actually ever vote for "Whose Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" They also discuss other things that ended up on the cutting room floor.

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The Cleveland Stage Podcast 0206: #AmericanPlaysBracket, Round 2

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Tyler and Ian invite Celeste, Ensemble Executive Artistic Director, to discuss the 2nd Round of their #AmericanPlaysBracket Challenge in celebration of #MarchMadness. The plays are now down to 32 and the random seeding has brought about some unfortunate matchups. They discuss the great plays, plays that didn't make it out of Round One, and everyone's hate for "August: Osage County."
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The Cleveland Stage Podcast 0205 #AmericanPlaysBracket, Part II

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Tyler and Ian continue their walk into the rabbit hole of the #AmericanPlaysBracket wherein they put forth 64 American classics (and some not so much - sorry, Tyler) for folks to vote on as their favorite play. The final 32 of 64 are introduced here in probably the most diverse section of the bracket lending to some of the toughest decisions. Becca Jean returns to the podcast to provide some intelligence to the conversation, and the group decide that maybe the "random seed generator" thing Tyler used for the seeding/pairing is demonic and is the first step to us living in a "Terminator" world.

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The Cleveland Stage Podcast 0203: "Designing for the Stage"

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Tyler and Ian talk with stage designer Walter Boswell about his experience designing for new plays and classic plays, including working on Ensemble Theatre's upcoming #newplay Mama / Moon as part of the 7th Annual Colombi New Plays Festival running March 9 - March 25. Ensemble Technical Director August Scarpelli also returns to provide insight into the tech side of working on new plays and also acting in them as he plays Harry Nilsson in the play. The group also discuss what's really important when writing stage design for plays and give advice for playwrights.

Mama / Moon opens March 9 and is part of the Annual Colombi New Plays Festival with readings of new plays by area writers as part of the month-long series of events.

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The Cleveland Stage Podcast #0112: The Hairy Ape Opening Night w/ Actor James Rankin

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In this episode, Tyler and Ian discuss the opening of Eugene O'Neill's The Hairy Ape opening Friday November 17 at Ensemble. And, Tyler talks with actor James Rankin about working on Hairy Ape with Ian ... while Ian is away doing Directory stuff.

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The Cleveland Stage Podcast #0111: The Lake Effect w/ Director Celeste Cosentino

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This week on CSP, Tyler and Ian talk with Ensemble Artistic Director Celeste Cosentino who is directing Karamu's co-production of Rajiv Joseph's The Lake Effect playing through November 26 at Karamu. Tickets are available by calling Karamu or visiting KaramuHouse.org. Tyler and Ian also discuss some of the plays going on in Cleveland, while Tyler sings a few of his favorite Broadway songs.

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The Cleveland Stage Podcast #0109: Late October Cleveland Stage Round-up, Netflix and the writing biz.

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This week on CSP, Tyler and Ian discuss some great plays going on in Cleveland theaters including Dobama, Cleveland Public Theatre, French Creek, Chagrin Valley Little Theater, Beck Center, Blank Canvas, Theatre Ninjas, et all. They also discuss the jump writers are making from theater to television and the effect Netflix is having on how we get our ntertainment.

The Cleveland Stage Podcast #0107: A Conversation with Cleveland Actress Laura Starnick

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In this episode Tyler and Ian talk with Cleveland actress Laura Starnick about acting, "getting well", playing Anne in the smash hit "Well" by Lisa Kron and why "it's my grabber" is hilarious line.

The Cleveland Stage Podcast #0106: Shahrazad Theatre and the Caucasian Chalk Circle

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In this most recent episode (6th installment) of The Cleveland Stage Podcast Tyler and Ian talk to the founders of Shahrazad Theatre Company about the need for more immersive theatre, founding their own theatre, and the upcoming premiere of their new adaptation of Bertolt Brecht's "The Caucasian Chalk Circle".

The Cleveland Stage Podcast #0104: The Smash Hit "Well", Ensemble Educational Offerings, Cleveland Stage Round-up.

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This week on CSP, Tyler and Ian discuss the early success of Ensemble's first play this season, Well. They also discuss Ensemble's upcoming Education Outreach programs, and preview the week's happenings on stages across Cleveland including a new play by local "Playwright Laureate" Eric Coble at CPT.

The Cleveland Stage Podcast #0103: "Well" by Lisa Kron at Ensemble Theatre

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Executive Artistic Director Celeste Cosentino chats with the fellas about directing Ensemble Theatre's opening production of the 2017/18 season "Well" by Lisa Kron; the opportunity to produce theater driven by female artists and why you will laugh, cry and maybe see yourself in this quirky meta-theatrical comedy from the writer of the book for the musical "Fun Home". "Well" opens September 29th and runs through October 22nd at Ensemble Theatre. For tickets visit www.ensembletheatrecle.org

Cleveland Stage Podcast: #0102 The Coventry P.E.A.C.E Campus - Create, Learn, Show, Grow.

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A Preview of the upcoming Wed. September 27thCoventry P.E.A.C.E. Campus Community Meeting at 6:30pm. Tyler and Ian discuss the origins of the Coventry P.E.A.C.E Campus with Ensemble Executive Artistic Director Celeste Cosentino. In this episode we explore adaptive reuse, creative placemaking, collaboration and the vision for the 6 Acre former Coventry elementary school site. The P.E.A.C.E Campus, which includes the Coventry Building,P.E.A.C.E. Playground and Park and site neighbor CH/UH Coventry Library branch, has been transformed over the last seven years by dedicated non-profit organizations into a hub of arts, education and culture serving the Cleveland Heights Community and the NEOHIO region.

Cleveland Stage Podcast: #0101 2017-18 Season Preview

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Tyler & Ian discuss the upcoming 38th season, "We The People," at Ensemble Theatre including Lisa Kron's Well, both parts of Tony Kushner's Angels in America, The Hairy Ape by Eugene O'Neill, The Little Prince, Charles Smith's Jelly Belly, and the 7th Annual Colombi New Plays Festival.