Episode 7 - J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit (featuring Caden Olson)

RJ and Patrick talk all things Hobbit with cast member Caden Olson. Tune in to learn al about the upcoming production. You won't want to miss it!

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Transcript

SPEAKER_02 0:00

The new cast list is up in five, four, three, two, one. Welcome back, cast listers. So glad you're back with us. I was just trying to think of an opening that RJ would hate, and so I landed on that.

SPEAKER_03 0:28

Cast listers.

SPEAKER_02 0:29

That's our fan base. Welcome back. Okay. I hope you survived the last two weeks without us. I know those two weeks can get pretty long and dark without our presence. So way to hang in there. We're back. Episode seven. Better than ever before. We got a good episode for you today.

SPEAKER_03 0:51

You called them cast listers. That's who they are. You didn't even introduce yourself. There's p probably potentially new listeners. You've called them something ridiculous, and they don't even know who's calling them that. Cast listers have been here before, they know who we are.

SPEAKER_02 1:05

But what about a new person? I'm getting there. For anyone who is new here, thank you for joining us. This is the cast list. I'm Patrick. I'm RJ. And this is the cast list in Art Center of Canyon County Podcast.

SPEAKER_03 1:18

You're ticking me off already. We're right out of the gate. I know. It's been a very long week for me, Patrick. I've got a headache. I'm fighting off colds and illnesses. RJ took an elderberry shot yesterday at work. Yesterday. Right? This morning? Yesterday. I'm for those of you just tuning in to the show, uh, The Hobbit, uh, which I'm directing, opens in two weeks. Uh actually opens in a week and a half by the time this episode comes out. And uh we're in crunch time. We're building sets and editing sound cues and making uh getting all the lights in position. And I'm doing everything. The lights look really good. Thank you, Patrick. Shout out to Corinne fan designing my lights. But uh I'm doing everything I can to stay sane, to get enough sleep, to fight off the seasonal allergies that always attack me, like a wild honey badger does at this time of year. So I'm drinking teas, elderberry shots, allergy pills, nasal spray, eye drops. Don't mess with me. Those elderberry shots are no joke. I'm like a overprotective, stereotypical homeschool mom protecting her baby. Um, except I am both the mom and the baby simultaneously. Nothing nothing against homeschool people. You're all very, very nice. I said the stereotypical ones, which are not you people listening to this lovely podcast. You cast listers. You anyway.

SPEAKER_02 2:54

We have a good episode for you today. We have a Hobbit cast interview that we do. We're interviewing Kaden Olson, um, that we'll get into in a little bit.

SPEAKER_03 3:04

Yeah, he's taken on the role of Gollum, which uh he didn't know what he was getting Oh, and Small, the Dragon. But he did not know what he was getting into uh playing Gollum, so it's a very, very interesting interview for everyone to be listening to. So good job on you listening.

SPEAKER_02 3:22

For people who are curious, and you don't have to if you want to keep it a secret. But like, would you mind telling us your like Gollum vision for the show? Oh And I know I know you're like working with Caden to like turn determine what that is.

SPEAKER_03 3:37

Oh god, I had to work with Caden again. How that was very challenging. Now I know you're having to work with Caden. Uh you know what? I hate to do this to the uh fans because I know the cast listers are just sitting on the edge of their seat wanting to know what is RJ's take on Gollum. But uh why don't we save that for next week and tease what next week's uh episode is going to be. So this whole episode is nothing but a tease for next week.

SPEAKER_02 4:02

Next week is really exciting because for every show we do, we have started we started with last uh wow, word started with last show doing director interviews. Okay.

SPEAKER_03 4:14

I'm sick and fighting off folds and stuffed noses. Chill.

SPEAKER_02 4:18

I'm being a professional. You're fine. You're fine. Calm down. We started doing director interviews for our show starting with last show, which was Children of Eden. And so for Hobbit, for our director interview, it's being directed by RJ. Yeah. And so we're interviewing RJ as a director.

SPEAKER_03 4:35

Specifically. Which means we need to find a different co-host for that interview.

SPEAKER_02 4:40

And so if I'm being honest, I have no idea what next episode looks like yet. We have two weeks to find a co-host. Yep. We could go like we could get a co-host for that one episode, or we can go like full like interrogation mode. And I just like interview. Yeah, yeah.

SPEAKER_03 4:59

Or maybe you want to be the co-anchor. Your rapid fire questions are gonna be brutal. Oh, I can't wait. I'll answer them with so much uh gusto and panache. Panache. Yes, that's one of those SAT words. Yeah. Yeah. But if you want to be the co-host, maybe uh applications are open. Yeah. Write us a very nice email at castlist at artcenterofcc.com. If your email sways us enough, maybe we'll be maybe just maybe.

SPEAKER_02 5:27

We'll be persuaded to bring you on the show. Yep. Um, a few things to talk about before we bring Caden on the show. Yes. Uh a few orders of business. First of all, staying on the topic of this isn't business.

SPEAKER_03 5:40

This is fun. People turn to tune in for a fun time. They don't want to be thinking about business.

SPEAKER_02 5:46

Brother, we are a non-profit organization, whether you like it or not.

SPEAKER_03 5:49

They want to hear about all the fun things.

SPEAKER_02 5:52

This business is fun.

SPEAKER_03 5:54

We've got to sit down and talk about business. Sound like a grumpy old man. Oh, I gotta go do my taxes.

SPEAKER_02 6:04

I hate tax easy.

SPEAKER_03 6:06

Have you done your taxes yet? Oh, so have I. Thank goodness. Anyway, what is this business we must go over?

SPEAKER_02 6:15

Promoting the show that you're directing. Yes, come see the hobbit. That's the business.

SPEAKER_03 6:20

May May 2nd and 9th are the public shows. There are limited tickets left, but if we sell out, we do have the potential of adding another show. So don't wait. If we sell out. Don't wait, get those tickets because you listeners don't know what the deadline is for when we're gonna add a show.

SPEAKER_02 6:36

Um, the dragon smog, the puppet itself, is coming along nicely.

SPEAKER_03 6:41

He is nearly, nearly done. He just needs a few more lathers of skin. He is huge.

SPEAKER_02 6:47

I think this is the third episode we've been working on him. I think. Which means this has been at least a month. Month and a half for smog, yeah.

SPEAKER_03 6:55

Good grief. Uh I actually, about a couple weeks ago, got an email uh from the Frenchman. Really? Yes, it was it wasn't directly from him, it was from the company that handles like the template. But it's like, tell his name's Raphael. Ooh. I believe it's Raphael. Raphael. I'll find out and I'll confirm on the next episode. But it's like, you know, and picks will help, and um I've got it starred in my inbox and I'm like Raphael.

SPEAKER_02 7:25

For those of you who don't know who the Frenchman is, the Frenchman is the guy on YouTube who made the dragon tutorial um that we've been using to learn how to build this dragon. Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 7:37

And he makes a bunch of stuff. Oh yeah. We'll find out. We'll get his information for next episode, but uh yeah. Uh all Zikadbold. He is the Codbold man. And yeah, Smog looks so good, so terrifying.

SPEAKER_02 7:57

But like, not like in an extremely scary way. In like a oh, that's sick.

SPEAKER_03 8:01

Yeah, like, oh my gosh, that is a dragon. Like that looks so cool. Yeah. It's better than some college football mascots, I would say. Oh. Yeah. Big time.

SPEAKER_02 8:12

Yeah. I can think of a few in particular that I'm not gonna name drop. Good, don't do that. Yeah, I'm not going to.

SPEAKER_03 8:18

But anywho, what other business do we have?

SPEAKER_02 8:23

Besides Hobbit stuff, which is looking all around very spectacular from a visual standpoint, not just the dragon, but the set and the floor and the lighting and everything.

SPEAKER_03 8:33

I'm glad you say that, because I've I'm the director and I've told people what I wanted, and people seem to be impressed thus far. Shout out Big Boss Beth. Big Boss Beth for the floor.

SPEAKER_02 8:49

Yeah. Um, other than Hobbit, uh conservatory still accepting applications. Yes. And not just for conservatory, but for tech camp as well.

SPEAKER_03 8:57

For tech camp, yeah. So if you're uh you got a kid who doesn't talk to people but uh knows how to sh uh shine a flashlight or do some sound design, we could use a sound designer because uh if you're still listening to this podcast and you're like, wow, their banter has improved, but the sound quality has about stayed the same. It's because we don't have any sound people. Dire need of an audio engineer. Yeah. Dire need. Maybe your child turns this into a some sort of career opportunity. You could be an in-house sound engineer for the Art Center of Cannon County. And it all starts with Tech Camp. Mm-hmm. You or your child could be the professionalism we're lacking. I and I and I mean that. I don't know what you're saying. I'm a constant professional. Yeah. No, I know. You're wearing pink board shorts like you're gonna go be in a Beach Boys music video later. God forbid I bring a little pop-a-color.

SPEAKER_02 9:55

A pop-a-color? To this podcast.

SPEAKER_03 9:58

Listen, for those not watching, allow me to describe uh Patrick's outfit. My this is the most Patrick outfit though. Yes, you have a short sleeve button down. Yep. With flags, not nautical flags. Nautical flags, uh pink board shorts, and uh what what are those? Uh high top sneakers? Yep. Yeah. Chuck Taylors. Yeah. All stars. Yeah, you definitely would be a bully in a 1980s teen drama.

SPEAKER_02 10:25

Out of all the things you could have said, that is not I do not agree with that. This is the guy that would get shoved in the locker. Are you kidding me?

SPEAKER_03 10:33

No, you would, but you're dressed like a chet. I'm what? Chet?

SPEAKER_02 10:37

No, I'm not.

SPEAKER_03 10:38

Yeah. Write in if you think what I've described Patrick as is a chet.

SPEAKER_02 10:44

Out of all the stereotypical Hollywood high school bullies in all of cinema, how many of them were wearing a button-up shirt with nautical flags on the room?

SPEAKER_03 10:51

Listen, you're you're giving off a yacht club country club. Like that that was the kid. That's not bully, though. That's yeah, that's the kid that the karate kid fought against those kids. Uh you're gonna get waxed on, waxed off.

SPEAKER_02 11:06

You're gonna be done for. Okay, I can see that. Okay, yeah, I can see that. Like, I so I look like I'm terrified of Mr. Miyagi.

SPEAKER_03 11:15

I'm not saying that you bully people. I'm saying that the outfit would bully people.

SPEAKER_02 11:20

My outfit is scared of Mr. Miyagi. Oh, absolutely. Okay. I can I can see it. Okay, okay. What were we talking about while tech camping?

SPEAKER_03 11:31

How do you be a sound engineer?

SPEAKER_02 11:33

Oh, yeah, I remember. RJ mentioned that he's professional all the time. And then so we started talking about the Karate Kin movie. Constant Professional. Starring Ralph Machio.

SPEAKER_03 11:46

Yes, we don't count the other one. Yeah, no. It doesn't count. No, no, no, no. Um Ralph Macho, if you're listening, give us a shout-out. We're big fans.

SPEAKER_02 11:55

Ralph Machio, if you're listening, I'm sorry. Um, what else? Okay, yeah. Last thing on the notebook. Oh, already? Yep. I know. For real. Auditions are coming up for 12 Angry Jurors. 12 Angry Jurors. That is May 3rd and 4th with potential callbacks on the 5th. Yes. Um, just a reminder, 12 Angry Jurors is our black box series show this year, so it will not be on the thrust stage that you are probably familiar with. It will be on a uh brand new built set in Cannon Hall. Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 12:31

I was a part of the black box show last year, ladies and ladies, and it was an absolute blast of a show.

SPEAKER_02 12:38

I really like that we've started doing that because one, I do like the change in scenery, but it also blows my mind at the sets that we're able to build in there. Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 12:47

Well, it also allows us to take risks on uh I don't mean this in a bad way, but like a smaller type of show. Yeah. You know, like you need the thr giant thrust stage. It's a more intimate space. Yeah, big, big uh musicals. But uh the hall provides us to do these like uh small, intimate shows that are make you laugh, make you cry. Because I mean, Steel Magnolias was our first uh one, and that's what, seven ladies? I think six. Six ladies. Leading ladies, there was only seven of us. For leading ladies, were y'all mic'd? Yeah, I was you were mic'd. Yeah, we got mics in there. We we got the whole whole nine yards in there, Patrick, because we're constant professionals. Yeah. And uh 12 Angry Jurors, it's directed by Madison Tobek, and she's got a great production team behind her. She's got uh Stephanie Long, who stage managed things like Crucible and Moon Over Buffalo and Mousetrap and Leading Ladies and Steel Magnolias. So she's done a lot. Quite the resume. She's got a really top-notch professional uh producer. Do you know who that is? Who's the producer or do me? I'm the producer. Who could have guessed? Yeah. So if you if that sounds fun. If you're angry or know someone who's angry, come audition.

SPEAKER_02 14:06

We need them. Yep, come audition. Yeah. Uh black box shows are always so fun, though. So highly, highly recommend them. You'll have a great time. In the meantime, I feel like we can kind of jive jive? Dive? Drive and jump. I combine dive and jump. Oh.

SPEAKER_03 14:26

Yeah. I gotcha. But we can kind of another slight news, our coworker Cameron, is traipsing across Europe. Yeah. And I we should say uh something to her to see if she's listening in Europe. Cam, did you ever make it? Did you ever make it to Europe? Because last time you messaged us, you hadn't.

SPEAKER_02 14:48

Yeah, so Cam's plane had to We only know so much, to be honest. This is the information we know. This is what we know about Cam's European vacation. In the past forty-eight hours, Cam's plane had to turn around somewhere between America and Europe. Turn around completely because there was something wrong with the plane, and then she had to spend the night in the airport, probably like on the floor until 6 a.m. And then they finally put her in a hotel, and when she got to the hotel, it was discombobulated. I can't even explain it. Like all the furniture was like on top of the bed in the middle of the room.

SPEAKER_03 15:25

Discombabulated.

SPEAKER_02 15:28

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 15:29

So, Cam. Hope you made it. Yeah, we hope you're having a great time. Uh, check out Bruges. I've always wanted to go to Bruges. Send us a postcard. Send us a postcard. Uh send the cast listers a postcard. And if you're feeling up to it, try to find those 30 European listeners we have. Yeah. If you're one of our European listeners, know that uh our countdown voice, Cam. Is amongst you. Is amongst you. Among you? Amongst amongst is Europe and around.

SPEAKER_02 16:02

Anyway, here's Caden Olson. In three, two, one. Whoosh.

SPEAKER_03 16:10

And we are now joined by Caden Olsen. Hi, Caden. Welcome to the Castlist Podcast. Hi, it's an honor.

unknown 16:17

Okay.

SPEAKER_03 16:18

Settle down. It's it's we're just sitting here in chat, okay? There's no need for you to be nervous. Not that deep. You seem more nervous than Patrick normally is. It's not that deep. Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 16:30

Thank you for being here, though. Hope you just promote the Hobbit. Yeah. You love the Hobbit. I'm glad you love The Hobbit.

SPEAKER_00 16:38

Who are you playing from the Hobbit? I'm playing Gollum and Smog. Tell us about Gollum and Smog. So, no pressure. We open this on a Wednesday. So, Gollum is this like gross slimy cave thing that Bilbo Baggins discovers on his adventure to um go get the treasure horde from the dragon smug. Um take it deep.

SPEAKER_03 17:11

It's only one of the most famous stories in all of the picture. Yes, yes, yes.

SPEAKER_00 17:16

Um don't look at his notebook. So, Gollum. Gollum. Gollum, he's Gollum. Um Okay, I'm just gonna move on. Well, what about Smog? Oh, smog's easier. Smog is this big evil bad dragon who uh stole uh the land from the king under the mountain long ago, and so now Thorne is trying to reclaim that land, and the dragon smog is guarding the treasure.

SPEAKER_02 17:49

We've been updating the listeners about the dragon puppet and how it's coming along. It's almost at the time of recording, it's almost done. Yeah, the finishing touches are being put on small and very close, and it looks sick. What do you think of it? It's huge. It's massive. Okay. Yeah. No, it's gonna be really cool though. Fantastic. This is a very strange energy on this. This is this interview, which is strange. Look, I'm gonna ask you some questions. Just think of him from a conversational standpoint. You're talking to your buddies in the parking lot. You're talking to your buddies after rehearsal, right? Chatting with your friends. Okay. So I would like to hear about the stuff you've done at Canyon County before in the past.

SPEAKER_03 18:38

Yeah, why don't you tell uh the listeners a little bit about yourself? I'd love to.

SPEAKER_01 18:44

Who are you? Caden, why are you here? So, what is the meaning of life?

SPEAKER_00 18:52

Cannot tell you that much. Just start with who you are. Um I'm Caden Olsen. About five years ago, I did my first show ever and my first show at Cannon County, which was Frozen Jr. That was your first show ever. First show ever. It was here. Um, and I was rock troll number four. Nice. I had my own solo. What made you want to be in Frozen Jr.? Um I had a few friends who were gonna do it and they bullied me into it.

SPEAKER_03 19:21

That's usually how it works. That is typically how it works. Listen, if you need us to bully you into a show, we'll let Lycum bully you and we will not show. No, we will not.

SPEAKER_02 19:30

Um Well, that's cool.

SPEAKER_01 19:33

How many shows have you done here, do you think, if you had a guess?

SPEAKER_00 19:36

Um I think my count right now is around 22.

SPEAKER_01 19:40

22 shows here? 22 shows here in five years. In five years. Well, I mean, if you think about though, like you've been in the conservatory, and you've done some like kid shows with also some mainstay shows.

SPEAKER_00 19:50

I think I'm around 40 shows in total.

SPEAKER_02 19:53

Oh, okay. Five years. Actually, there's not a ton of people who can say they've done conservatory here, our uh school matinee shows here, and the mainstay shows here. Um so that's actually really cool.

SPEAKER_03 20:05

Yeah, why don't you give us a breakdown of all three of them, your experiences with all three, uh starting with conservatory. I'd love to. Conservatory We're so glad.

SPEAKER_00 20:14

I'd love to. I would love to. Conservatory is a great experience where I got to learn how to improve my acting, singing, and dancing through different classes. And um I also got to like meet a bunch of new people, and a lot of them are friends that I made a long time ago that I'm still in contact with today. Um it's such a great experience, and you get to put on a show at the end, which is awesome. And um, RJ. Ooh. I get it. Yeah, but I love conservatory. It is definitely what convinced me that theater was something I wanted to do throughout my life. What was your best conservatory memory?

SPEAKER_03 21:08

Um, oh no. Okay. I'm just too scared for what I could do.

SPEAKER_00 21:15

That's that's a hard one.

SPEAKER_03 21:16

Okay, best moment of conservatory. Is that easier? Um like a standout moment.

SPEAKER_00 21:21

Yes. I think uh in this uh past conservatory, I was Reverend Shaw. You you might have seen it.

SPEAKER_02 21:30

I think it's it because I was common called.

SPEAKER_00 21:32

You were Reverend Shaw in a position. I was Reverend Shaw in uh the musical Footloose, and at the very end of the show, I gave this like uh monologue, and it made like half the audience cry. And so that was a big moment for me. And then I also got the actor award, like the paper. Yes. Yeah, the paper. Yeah, it was a pretty cool paper.

SPEAKER_03 21:56

We we we we we tried to make it special to conservative. But we we can really only afford paper certificates. It was thicker cardstock, though.

SPEAKER_00 22:05

Yeah, and I have it hung up in my room.

SPEAKER_03 22:08

Heck yeah. Nice. So that's conservatory. Yeah. What about the School Matinee series? Um tell us about your experiences with that.

SPEAKER_00 22:16

So my first ever show was a School Matinee show, um, which was Frozen Junior for us The Rock Troll. And uh that was a fun time. It was super easy, and even though I was new, I was like able to get through it um pretty easy without really knowing how to sing or dance or act. Sure. And uh I think the great thing about School Madine shows is that you could be like super skilled and like the best of the best kids, or you could be starting off and like everyone gets the same experience and everyone uh gets to build a bond and a friendship, and it's um it's just a great experience. Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 22:59

Speaking of bonds and friendships, how's all that going in? The hobbit with you as Gollum, who you don't you're still trying to figure out, it sounds like, and as the dragon smog.

SPEAKER_00 23:09

Um the bonds and friendships are pretty good in that. Um we like to play Pokemon Go. So uh instead of learning uh who Gollum is, I thought I thought Gollum would like the 2016s of Pokemon Go. So that that's my character building for.

SPEAKER_01 23:33

Anyway. Okay, and so that takes us to the mainstage shows you've been in. Ah, yes. Tell us about those.

SPEAKER_00 23:40

Um, I've been in quite a few, and those ones are definitely more of an effort compared to both Conservatory and the School Madonna shows, because instead of putting on an hour show where you're in half of it, if you're an ensemble member, you're putting on an almost three-hour show and you're in like the whole thing, which can be uh a lot and you have to really work hard to and put in a lot of effort for the results, but it's a great way to feel like you're performing in such a professional space without needing to like go through all the stuff that professional theaters have. Yeah. And it's uh it's incredible to perform in front of those big audiences and put on such a great show. So, out of all other shows you've done here at any of the three levels, what do you think has been like your favorite show or role that you've done? My favorite show or role on the spot.

SPEAKER_02 24:41

Yeah, I wanna, yeah.

SPEAKER_00 24:42

I tell people this all the time, but I think my favorite show I've ever been in was uh The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Heck yeah! TYD by directed by RJ Pal Hagen. Put another one in the win column for me. Patrick!

SPEAKER_01 24:59

And who were you in, Tom Sawyer?

SPEAKER_00 25:01

I was Huckleberry Finn. Okay, and it was such a great role to play, and it was something that I really felt like I poured my heart into, and I got results back that I really appreciate, and I can like look back on it now, and I'm very proud of it.

SPEAKER_01 25:17

Yeah, I like it. I like that show.

SPEAKER_00 25:20

Me too.

SPEAKER_01 25:20

I like that show. I thought it was really good.

SPEAKER_02 25:23

Well, that's cool. Uh do you have anything as far as shows go? Anything in mind that you think you would want to see the art center do in the future? Ooh.

SPEAKER_00 25:35

Ooh.

SPEAKER_02 25:36

That they haven't done already? It could be something they've done already. It can also be something they haven't done. Right, right.

SPEAKER_00 25:44

That's a difficult one. I know they just did um Little Shop of Wars, but I've always wanted to be in that show. Yeah. So it was like, it was a bum. A bummer that I missed out on it. But oh, a show they haven't done? You know, wicked rights are coming out. No, they're not. No, they're not just not.

SPEAKER_02 26:12

They're not. Would you do Hamilton?

SPEAKER_03 26:15

Oh God, no, please. Hamilton rights are not ounced. No. Um, well, that's funny. I was gonna say, this is our zippiest interview. We're just flying through it.

SPEAKER_02 26:26

It's gonna get zippier when we move on to our rapid fire section in just a little bit. But we're not there yet. I can talk slower if you need. No, it's fine. No, no, this is.

SPEAKER_03 26:35

We're still figuring this out. This is only episode seven. Yeah. Um, I will say, don't ever do that again. I I have done that on the podcast. For those of you who are not watching and just listening, Caden just did the 6-7 hand motion and uh he did it again. Yeah. Dreadful.

SPEAKER_02 26:56

Uh okay. I would like to attempt to promote Hobbit before. Yeah, we can keep talking about Hobbit. Before the interview ends.

SPEAKER_03 27:05

Well, as the director and someone very concerned that your character development for Gollum has been about Pokemon Go, let's take a second to dive into that. What have been sort of uh because you've done a lot here? Has this show been challenging in any different sort of ways? Are these characters been different for you in any sort of way?

SPEAKER_00 27:25

Um, I think that a big aspect of the show is this is my first straight play show, so I've usually done musicals, and it's easier for me to express emotion and all that through singing and dancing and all that. So it's um it's a change to like fully push through a show with just acting. And I think it was a little bit of a struggle for me to figure out how to like keep emotion in my character the whole entire time without being able to break into song. But um it's definitely been a little bit more challenging to figure out because Gollum's a difficult character and everyone wants to see it, so it's all that they do. So it it's difficult to figure out, but I think I've started to. I hope. I think I've started to really get a grasp on the character Gollum and how I want to portray it.

SPEAKER_03 28:29

Well, you can see him this Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Art Center of Cannon County in The Hobbit. Tickets on sale now.

SPEAKER_02 28:36

Do you think Gollum prefers like what type of like Pokemon do you think Gollum would like battle with?

SPEAKER_00 28:46

Okay, I'm glad you asked me this because this was part of my character building I did yesterday. Um Gollum actually has a team of six Pokemon. The first one being Gengar. Okay. Because he likes all the little creatures. He also has Sableye on his team, which is a little like gremlin thing. Um he owns a Charizard. That was his starter. So he loves Charizard. Um he likes Gimmy Ghoul, which is one of the new ones, and Gimighool is represented by Gold Ring. That is ghoul. Okay, yeah, you got the big man.

SPEAKER_01 29:24

See, he's gonna get character development, come on.

SPEAKER_00 29:27

And then uh he had two other Pokemon, but he ate them.

SPEAKER_03 29:32

Yeah. Well, okay, you're you're at least thinking about it. That's that's progress.

SPEAKER_00 29:38

And you know your lines.

SPEAKER_03 29:39

I do know my for the most part. Yeah. Yeah. Listen, one struggle rehearsal isn't the end of the world. We've all been there. I've been there every show. Way to sell the performance in the viewers. Well, so you talked about sort of the difference between a play and a musical. What was it about? Was there anything about The Hobbit in particular that made you go, yes, even though it's a play, I want to do the show? Um, it's such a big story.

SPEAKER_00 30:13

It's one that everyone knows, and it was like, knowing it was a play, I would love to do something that's not in my comfort zone. I wanted to try out something new that I hadn't really done before, and I think it's been a great experience. I'm very happy that I decided to do it.

SPEAKER_03 30:31

That's great to hear on my end. I could tell you that much. Nice. Good answer. Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 30:38

Patrick, do you want to chime in at all? I mean, I was gonna ask you if you're ready for the rapid fire section. Oh, are we already there in a rapid fire? Well, I mean, do you think I think it's time. Let me address the notebook real quick. Make sure we're not.

SPEAKER_03 30:53

That's Patrick's handy dandy notebook because he can't remember his lines. No. Neither can I.

SPEAKER_02 31:00

Yeah. Okay. I mean, we really kind of hate it all. Look at us go. We really kind of hit it all. We're pretty good at this interview part of the show. Caden, welcome to the rapid fire section. It's our famous section. In the rapid fire section, we will ask you a bunch of questions, and you will just answer them with the first thing that comes to your mind: rapid fire. Yes, no dilly-dallying. Yes. No. None of that. Do you have any questions?

SPEAKER_00 31:27

Um. Do I get any free food?

SPEAKER_01 31:31

No. No. Okay. Okay. Alright. Kate Nelson. What is your dream role? Uh, ooh. Uh Augie in Waitress. Okay. Who is more likely to qualify for the Olympics? RJ or Patrick?

SPEAKER_00 31:52

Patrick, are you directing anything soon? No. RJ.

SPEAKER_01 31:57

Three for me! Actually, that's not true. I'm co-directing Geysend Dahl senior.

SPEAKER_03 32:02

But you don't qualify for the Olympics. Next question. Come on, keep it in.

SPEAKER_01 32:06

So explain your reasoning for why RJ would qualify for the Olympics over Patrick. Um. I need to say RJ's good size.

SPEAKER_02 32:18

Okay, okay. Oh, I already kind of answered this, but I'll just ask it again. I mean, I already kind of asked this, but I'll ask it again. What show do you want to see at the Art Center in the future? Not Wicked. Not Wicked.

SPEAKER_01 32:29

Um Waitress. Okay. Interesting. Interesting. Interesting. If you could have dinner with one celebrity, who would it be?

SPEAKER_00 32:37

Ooh. Alive or Dead, yeah. Alive or Dead? Yeah. Probably Albert Einstein. I've always wondered like how he was as a person, people. Okay.

SPEAKER_01 32:50

Okay. And last but not least, who do you think will win the Miami Grand Prix? Uh.

SPEAKER_00 33:00

Why are the two teams playing? There's a bunch of different teams because it's for the Reigns. Oh, the Lakers.

SPEAKER_02 33:13

Thank you, Caden, for doing it. Everyone, please make sure you go see the Hobbit at the Arts Center of Cannon County.

SPEAKER_03 33:22

Tickets are on sale now. Caden, any last thoughts about the Hobbit that people should know before they come to see it that you want them to know?

SPEAKER_00 33:30

Uh go see it. It's a great show with great actors.

SPEAKER_03 33:39

Alright. Boring. Dang, Patrick. Sorry. I thought that was a pretty dang good answer.

unknown 33:46

Okay.

SPEAKER_03 33:47

Great show with great acting. What else could you want? That's true. And a really cool dragon. Heck yeah. Yeah. Well, Caden, thanks again for being on this episode of The Castleist, and we look forward to seeing you as Gollum, Pokemon Gollum, and uh Smog here in The Hobbit coming up this weekend.

SPEAKER_04 34:05

Woo!

unknown 34:06

Woo!

SPEAKER_03 34:07

Hot Diggity Dog, what an interview that was.

SPEAKER_02 34:10

Thank you so much, Caden. You just mentioned you have something to talk about to me.

SPEAKER_03 34:16

Yeah. Uh it's uh April.

SPEAKER_02 34:20

That's what we forgot.

SPEAKER_03 34:22

Uh so it's tax-free April here. Uh one uh when this episode comes out, you have just a few more days to come into the Arts Center. Uh we cover the taxes on anything in the gift shop, so be sure to check that out. But no.

SPEAKER_02 34:36

We are not committing tax fraud. We are not committing.

SPEAKER_03 34:39

We are covering April April. Pay our taxes on with April Summer starts coming. Where are you going with it? The weather starts to turn warmer. Yeah. Weather. Which means hattling weather. I'm putting this into existence. I don't know if it'll be episode 10. But we're coming up. We're gonna have some time. That really creeped up on the river raft. That really creeped up on it. Could be happening really, really soon. I've had students come up to me asking me about the river rafting. Really? Well, they're not going. They said, can you really do it? And I said, How dare you doubt us? The doubt is what motivates. We're gonna have granola bars, some jerky, rough in it. Electrolytes, Pediolite, we're gonna make it in a speaker.

SPEAKER_02 35:48

40 miles. No. I will be okay. Prediction for how far we actually make it.

SPEAKER_03 35:59

We should have a contest.

SPEAKER_02 36:00

I think we have a good hand.

SPEAKER_03 36:02

We should have a contest of where people think we will make it. And we have to give them some sort of prize. We'll think of the prize. I don't think we'll send something out.

SPEAKER_02 36:12

I don't think anyone cares enough to like be invested enough to compete for a prize. I think the cast hosters are deeply involved. I think the way they're invested, they're more like, oh, these poor guys.

SPEAKER_03 36:24

No, they're saying poor you. Because they don't think you could do it, but they think we could do it together. Teamwork. It makes the dream work. Are we getting two kayaks or are we getting one tandem? I don't know. We'll figure that out. Maybe we just take an inner tube. No. Yes. Then we paddle. We swaddle like on our buttons? Like let the river take us.

SPEAKER_02 36:51

Okay, Pokemon. With all the colors of the wind.

SPEAKER_03 36:57

Well, this has been a fun episode. I've had a blast. We're gonna die. Well, anyway, we'll come up with uh, you know, uh where you could find the Frenchman's cardboard. Um If you want to be the co-host next episode to interview me, write in. Send us an email. Apply. Caden, thanks for writing. Yep. Audition for a show, come to conservatory, all the things, see the Hobbit, May 2nd and 9th. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Yep. Patrick, anything else? You know I feel like your brain has just started to shut down here at the end of the episode.

SPEAKER_02 37:31

Yeah. So much just happened.

SPEAKER_03 37:34

Yeah. Will you go home and scratch uh potatoes ears?

SPEAKER_02 37:38

We didn't even talk about my dog.

SPEAKER_03 37:40

Yeah. Look, you're slacking this episode, I'm telling you.

SPEAKER_02 37:43

My dog is constant professional. My dog is doing really well. Good. Yeah, she is awesome. Yeah. I made her an Instagram. I love her that much. Alright, chat. Anyway. Thank y'all for tuning into the Cashlist. Episode seven. Episode seven. Done. What do I say every time? Episode seven, that's crazy. That's crazy.

SPEAKER_03 38:06

Crazy.

SPEAKER_02 38:07

Alright, well, we'll see y'all next time. In the meantime, I'm Patrick. I'm RJ. And this has been the Cash List.

SPEAKER_03 38:12

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SPEAKER_02 38:21

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