Pioneer Theatre Company's Podcast
http://pioneertheatre.org
Kirsten Park
A podcast from Pioneer Theatre Company, interviewing professionals in the theatre industry.
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April 17, 2019The Way North is a hopeful yet timely play, set in the Minnesota wilderness. Playwright Tira Palmquist talks about her background, why she decided to set the play in Minnesota, ...
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March 26, 2019In our first dual interview, Matthew Ivan Bennett interviews Director Mary B. Robinson and Actress Nafeesa Monroe. They talk about "what's your moment before" and other ways the... -
March 12, 2019Vreni Romang, publicity manager at PTC, interviews costume designer Patrick Holt (aka the drag queen Tempest DuJour). Holt talks about his inspirations, his love of "La Cage aux... -
February 07, 2019PTC's Matthew Ivan Bennett sat down with "Once" actress Hillary Porter (“Girl”) to talk about how she “met” the piano and the insanely soulful music she sings in the show. -
January 24, 2019Matthew Ivan Bennett sits down with The Fifth Domain playwright Victor Lesniewski about cyber security, Pioneer Theatre Company's Play-by-Play series, and what lead him to writ... -
November 27, 2018Dialect – or technically accent – coach Sarah Shippobotham chats with PTC Publicity Manager Vreni Romang about what it takes to make an accent for a PTC show. Miss Bennet: Chris... -
November 01, 2018PTC's publicity manager Vreni Romang interviews musical director Phil Reno on directing "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" at Pioneer Theatre Company, and on meeti... -
September 12, 2018"Oslo" Director Karen Azenberg speaks to PTC's Matthew Ivan Bennett about her personal connection to the Tony Award-winning play through her visits to the region and her favorit... -
May 11, 2018Matthew Ivan Bennett sits down with Director/Choreographer Patricia Wilcox, Musical Director/Conductor Helen Gregory and Kathryn Brunner, who plays Sophie Sheridan in our produc... -
April 18, 2018Matthew Ivan Bennett talks to playwright Ellen Simon about "ASS," an upcoming Play-by-Play reading.
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February 07, 2018Matthew Ivan Bennett sits down to talk with /i/ Playwright Jeff Talbott about /i/, science fiction, and other fun things. -
January 31, 2018Matthew Ivan Bennett talks with Lewin about the thriller genre and workshopping "The Envelope." "The Envelope" will be read as part of our 2017-2018 Play-by-Play season Feb....
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November 30, 2017Matthew Ivan Bennett interviews Musical Director Tom Griffin. No stranger to PTC (he was musical director for PTC's "Oliver!," "It Happened One Christmas," "Peter and the Starca... -
September 15, 2017Matthew Ivan Bennett meets with the dog, in the night-time, to discuss his (the dog's) thoughts on "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time," the Tony-award-winning pl... -
April 12, 2017Local playwright Eric Samuelsen talks with Matthew Ivan Bennett about his new play, "The Ice Front," and his family’s connection to the Norwegian Resistance against the Nazis.
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March 24, 2017Matthew Ivan Bennett talks with David Ivers, a guest director here at PTC and one of the artistic directors at the Utah Shakespeare Festival, about "King Charles III," Shakespea... -
March 07, 2017Join host Matthew Ivan Bennett from Pioneer Theatre Company with Artistic Director Karen Azenberg, discussing the Concert Musical of CHESS and why it resonates so deeply, especi... -
February 06, 2017Matthew Ivan Bennett interviews Wendy MacLeod on the creation of "Women in Jeopardy!" opening at PTC on Feb 10 - 25, 2017. -
January 26, 2017Matthew Ivan Bennett interviews Jeff Talbott about his new play, "i" which is receiving a series of new play readings as part of Pioneer Theatre Company's Play-by-Play. -
December 22, 2016PTC's Matthew Ivan Bennett interviews Dramaturg Martine Green-Rogers about "Fences" and August Wilson’s esteemed place among American playwrights. -
November 30, 2016In this episode of the PTC Podcast, host Matthew Ivan Bennett chats with Park City High School senior, Christian Labertew, who returns to PTC as The Artful Dodger in OLIVER! -
November 10, 2016In this episode of the PTC Podcast, host Matthew Ivan Bennett sits down with playwright Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder of REQUIEM FOR AUGUST MOON, first up in the 2016 – 2017 Play-By-... -
October 18, 2016Pioneer Theatre Company's Matthew Ivan Bennett also talk with cast members on this month's podcast about the relevance of the play and how it has withstood time to remain one of... -
September 13, 2016In this episode, host Matthew Ivan Bennett talks with Broadway vet John Jellison (Motown The Musical, Memphis, All Shook Up, Phantom of the Opera, Caroline or Change, Anything G... -
September 07, 2016Artistic Director Karen Azenberg and Managing Director Chris Lino chat with host Matt Bennett about the upcoming 2016-2017 season at Pioneer Theatre Company. -
April 11, 2016PTC's Matthew Ivan Bennett interviews Frank Wildhorn, the creative force, along with lyricist Jack Murphy, behind the North American Professional Premiere of "The Count of Monte... -
March 06, 2016Mary Murfitt, along with Betsy Howie, conceived and wrote the music and lyrics for "Cowgirls," and performed in the original off-Broadway production in 1996. Murfitt visits wit... -
February 04, 2016Director Mary Robinson discusses "An Inspector Calls," by J.B. Priestley, with PTC's Matthew Ivan Bennett. In turn-of-the-twentieth century England, a prosperous family is g... -
December 28, 2015"Two Dollar Bill" has its World Premiere at Pioneer Theatre Company, January 15-30, 2016. Writer T.J. Brady ("Lie to Me," "Army Wives, "Narcos") talks with Matthew Ivan Bennett ... -
September 28, 2015Host Matthew Ivan Bennett interviews award-winning author, John Patrick Shanley about his newest play, "Outside Mullingar" which will hold its regional premiere at Pioneer Theat... -
August 28, 2015Pioneer Theatre Company's 2015-2016 season preview, featuring Artistic Director Karen Azenberg and Managing Director Chris Lino. Interview by Matthew Ivans Bennett.