Reduced Shakespeare Company Podcast
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Episode 279. The Sebastiani Theatre
Long-time RSC fans recognize the Sebastiani Theatre in Sonoma, CA as the location for our "Complete History of America (abridged)" DVD. This week we talk to Roger Rhoten, the proprietor, programmer, and manager of this classic old movie palace, and he gi
Episode 278. Home Field Disadvantage
Most of our performances are Away games, but every couple of years we get to play a Home game. It's almost always a mixed blessing and this most recent performance at the Sebastiani Theatre was more mixed than most. Featuring swamp coolers, detachable ba
Episode 277. Thoughts On Branding
Noted theatrical pundit, blogger, and arts marketing consultant Howard Sherman discusses the art and tricky nature of self-promotion. Featuring the importance of performers making themselves a 'product', the ideal ways to use social media to promote the b
Episode 276. How We Write
Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor talk about how they create the RSC's "Complete (abridged)" shows, and reveal their ideal writing surroundings, how they come up with their ideas, and where in the world favorite scenes were actually composed. Featuring advi
Episode 275. Actor Dennis Parlato
LIVE! From the windblown roof terrace of the Kennedy Center, veteran actor Dennis Parlato talks about how he followed his artistic dreams, caught them, and wrestled them to the ground. Featuring tales of auditioning for Bob Fosse, what dancing with "reneg
Episode 274. How We Tour
LIVE! from US Interstate Highway 91, en route from Stowe VT to Reston VA, we talk about how touring has changed over the years, sometimes for the better and sometimes not. Featuring unpaid endorsements, tips on long-drive-time-killing, unauthorized Michae
Episode 273. Audition Glory Stories
Audition glory this week, both the ones we won and the ones that got away. We share tales of auditions that went spectacularly well and gloriously bad, and talk about how to shake it off, survive in the room, and live to audition another day. Featuring di
Episode 272. Meet Olivia Williams
Star of stage and screens both large and small Olivia Williams talks to RSC UK member John Schwab about what it's like to work with such writer/director/auteurs such as Neil LaBute (In A Forest Dark and Deep), M. Night Shymalan (The Sixth Sense), Wes And
Episode 271. Broadway’s Brad Oscar
LIVE! from famed Broadway eatery Joe Allen: Brad Oscar, who always wanted to act in Broadway musicals, talks about living the dream as a Tony-nominated actor playing great roles on Broadway and around the country. Brad discusses his training, his breaks,
Episode 270. Time Travel Tales
In honor of Groundhog Day last week, we swap favorite time travel stories with fellow nerd AJ Mass that run the gamut from Ray Bradbury, Jack Finney, and Stephen Fry to Eliza Dushku and Ashton Kucher. Featuring nods to precision, romance, 12 monkeys, g