Podcasts

Kara McCollum is a mother of three and a graduate of Eastern Washington University’s theatre program, from which she holds a B.A.E.  She has a variety of production and performance experience in Washington and California.  Kara is an accomplished actress, and also brings to the table her professional talents in wig design and stage/screen makeup.

Kara sat down with us recently after a rehearsal to discuss her perspective on AVT’s production style and her upcoming roles in “Crime and Punishment”.

 Podcast #4: An Interview With Kara McCollum [8:54m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (175)

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AVT is on an ongoing mission to post spontaneous interviews with cast, crew, fans, and innocent bystanders.  This episode continues our series of (what we hope are) interesting podcasts, focused on personal experiences with the project.

Want to hear more?  View all posts with embedded podcasts, or search for “Antelope Valley Thespians” on the iTunes podcast directory to subscribe for automatic updates.  Enjoy!

Ticketing for “Crime and Punishment” is now open! Check out what’s On Stage for show information and ticketing.

AVT's Technical Director, Jeremy Gruca, at Sagebrush Cafe for this interview.

Jeremy Gruca sat down at Sagebrush Cafe one afternoon to talk about the many challenges and unique aspects of staging plays for a garage theater.  As AVT’s Technical Director, Jeremy is responsible for integrating the overall technical effort and interfacing with the Artistic Director on how best to support the actors and the overall artistic vision for the production.  Jeremy also has complete purchasing authority for technical materials and infrastructure upgrades once the Producer has approved an overall budget for a particular production.

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 Podcast #3: A Conversation with the Technical Director [24:28m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (71)

AVT is on an ongoing mission to post spontaneous interviews with cast, crew, fans, and innocent bystanders.  This is the third in our series of (what I hope are) interesting podcasts, focused on personal experiences with the project.

Want to hear more?  View all posts with embedded podcasts, or search for “Antelope Valley Thespians” on the iTunes podcast directory to subscribe for automatic updates.  Enjoy!

Check out our third interview with Community Theatre Heroes, which was a great, roughly 30-min discussion with cohosts Chris Murphey and Phillip McKaughan about AVT.

Community Theatre Heroes is the AV’s weekly podcast on theatre and the arts.  Tune in weekly for audition notices, reviews, commentary, and interviews.  We are also pleased to be able to host the latest episodes from CTH on our website… check out our side navigation bar for an RSS feed of AVT’s own podcast, as well as the latest from CTH via their BlogTalkRadio player.

AVT's costume designer, Anna Delrosario, during tech rehearsal for her recent role as the spirit of Jeanne d'Arc.

I had the wonderful opportunity yesterday to sit down with Anna Delrosario, costumer designer for AVT and co-star of our first production.   Our conversation ranged from her experiences with the start of the project and her role as the spirit of Jeanne d’Arc in “Voices” to what’s coming up in the costume department for “Crime and Punishment” and the rest of our 2010 Season.

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 Podcast #2: Anna tells us about "Voices" and costume design for upcoming shows [9:10m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (189)

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This podcast was recorded at Best of Europe Deli, on the corner of 50th St West and Avenue M in Quartz Hill.  A genuine local establishment, this family-owned importer of European meats, preserves, teas, coffee, and eclectic soft drinks has been in business for 10 years!  Stop by for their excellent sandwiches, fine imported goods, and friendly atmosphere.

AVT is on an ongoing mission to post spontaneous interviews with cast, crew, fans, and innocent bystanders.  So here is the second in our series of (what I hope are) interesting podcasts, focused on personal experiences with the project.

Want to hear more?  View all posts with embedded podcasts, or search for “Antelope Valley Thespians” on the iTunes podcast directory to subscribe for automatic updates.  Enjoy!

Nalin A. Ratnayake, Producer and Artistic Director for AVT, lounging at Sagebrush Cafe during this podcast.

Courtney and I met up this afternoon to interview each other at AVT’s favorite coffee house, Sagebrush Cafe, on L-14 and 50th W in Quartz Hill, where we have most of our production meetings.  You can probably find me hanging out there a few times a week!

Having recently figured out how to embed podcast capability into our blog posts, we thought it would be a great idea to start posting spontaneous interviews with cast, crew, fans, and innocent bystanders.  So… here we go!  The first installment in what I hope will become a series of interesting podcasts, focused on personal experiences with the AVT project.

AVT's Business Manager and genius behind the podcast recordings, Courtney Marietta.

Don’t worry, we still intend to listen and call in occasionally to  Community Theatre Heroes, a weekly podcast on theatre happenings in the Antelope Valley.  These podcasts we are doing here are solely focused on the AVT project, and our cast, crew, and fans.

 AVT Podcast #1 [13:56m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (139)

This first podcast is about how the project got started and where we are right now.