Be respectful of both your audience and your fellow actors The Geeks have talked often about the annoying things that some audience members may do that hurt the theatregoing experience for everyone.  This time, they delve into the topic of backstage etiq

What kind of director are you?  What kind of director is best? Directors come in all styles -- from overly easygoing (REAL smooth) or difficult bordering on abusive (REAL sharp).  Where's the sweet spot on the contiuum?  The Geeks discuss.   Music p

Stratford Festival's publicity director Ann Swerdfager joins the Geeks We've mentioned the Stratford Festival plenty of times on Theatre Geeks, but it certainly bears repeating that Ontario's longtime Shakespeare (and a whole lotta other theatre) festiv

Which is better: bad theatre or no theatre? Actor Robert Miller joins the geeks for a second session and one of our most lively debates ever. Dave recently saw a quote that stated that we need more theatre over all, good and bad, and that the bad begets

This week the Geeks are joined by Robert J. Miller, a former member of the local (Elkhart Civic Theatre) troupe and now a professional actor. Bob is about to play Tevye in a regional production of Fiddler on the Roof at the Wagon Wheel Theatre in Warsaw

Sold Out Run's Clay Mabbitt gives the Geeks, and YOU, some great tips for community theatre success. It's not often we get to speak with fellow podcasters, but here, for the second show in a row, we're talking to someone who produces a podcast related

Keith Tomasek talks about stratfordfestivalreviews.com, the "Rotten Tomatoes" of the Stratford Festival Visitors to the Stratford Festival have a friend in Keith Tomasek.  Keith is the creator, editor and curator of Stratford Festival Reviews (http://www

Are summer musicals still important to community theatres? We hear reports that some community theatres go on a little hiatus in the summer.  For others, the summer musical is still a main event.  How does your community theatre come down?  The geeks

Many community theatres operate by the financial seat-of-the-pants. Does yours?

In another audience etiquette episodes, the Geeks talk about audience members who don't do their "homework" when it comes to knowing what kind of show they're going to see, being prepared for possible "mature" content and not being taken by "surprise" tha