 |
Category : Arts | Tags : theatre performingarts shakespeare shaw players american springgreen wi |
Here's a photo montage of out closing night of shows on American Players Theatre's outdoor Up-the-Hill space. ENJOY!
MUSIC & ADDITIONAL RECORDINGS: Too Marvelous for Words performed by Ella Fitzgerald, Hug O' War by Shell Silverstein, We'll Meet Again performed by Johnny Cash, and I'll Be Seeing You performed by Tracy Michelle Arnold.
AMERICAN PLAYERS THEATRE:
americanplayers.org
E-MAIL ME:
americanplayerspodcast@yahoo.com
(0 ratings) Director of this summer's The Tempest, James Bohnen chats about getting started with APT 15 years ago, how he approaches his work as a director and his new bookstore ARCADIA in downtown Spring Green, WI.
James is honored to do his 15th production for APT. Since 1996, when he began with Moliere's The Misanthrope, James has directed three plays by Shaw (including Candida), The Importance of Being Earnest by Wilde, last summer's production of The Circle by Somerset Maugham and ten of Shakespeare's plays including The Merchant of Venice, Henry V, Henry IV-The Making of a King and this summer's The Tempest. He recently stepped down as founding Artistic Director of Remy Bumppo Theatre Company in Chicago for which he has directed 31 plays, including six by Tom Stoppard, three by Bernard Shaw, plays by Beckett, Chekhov, Fugard, Vidal, and two by Edward Albee, including this past spring, The Goat. With some friends he recently opened Arcadia Books, a bookstore and cafe in downtown Spring Green.
MUSIC & ADDITIONAL RECORDINGS: Samples of La Tempête by Lily Frost from the album Viridian Torch and Sibelius: The Tempest Suite #1 - Humoresque. TEMPEST Music & SFX composed and designed by Josh Schmidt, performed by Deborah Staples and Tracy Michele Arnold (American Players Theatre 2011).
AMERICAN PLAYERS THEATRE:
americanplayers.org
americanplayerspodcast@yahoo.com
(2 ratings) We all start somewhere.
American Players Theatre is dedicated to continuing to bring quality theatre to it's audiences. So dedicated that we focus a lot of attention and training on our young, new actors. These guys attend classes in the mornings, rehearsals in the afternoons, and performances at night all while understudying, organizing auditions for future employment, and preparing a showcase presentation for the public! Here's a chance to get to know these hard working, talented and inspiring young actors a bit more in depth.
This is part two. For optimum listening pleasure be sure to listen to part one first!!!
MUSIC: portions of Wishing Song performed by The Airborne Toxic Event from Muppets: The Green Album
AMERICAN PLAYERS THEATRE:
americanplayers.org
americanplayerspodcast@yahoo.com
(0 ratings) We all start somewhere.
American Players Theatre is dedicated to continuing to bring quality theatre to it's audiences. So dedicated that we focus a lot of attention and training on our young, new actors. These guys attend classes in the mornings, rehearsals in the afternoons, and performances at night all while understudying, organizing auditions for future employment, and preparing a showcase presentation for the public! Here's a chance to get to know these hard working, talented and inspiring young actors a bit more in depth.
This is part one, so stay tuned for part two!!!
MUSIC: portions of Mr. Bassman performed by Sondre Lerche from Muppets: The Green Album
AMERICAN PLAYERS THEATRE:
americanplayers.org
americanplayerspodcast@yahoo.com
(1 ratings) In the early days of American Players Theatre, APT company members routinely put on a variety show for the community and themselves. In the 1984 event, Jonathan Smoots and Lee Ernst performed an excerpt from Harvey by Mary Chase. This is a charming little piece of fun.
Jonathan Smoots celebrates his 22nd season with APT this year. Favorite roles include: last season's Andrew Undershaft in Major Barbara and Marcus Hubbard in Another Part of the Forest, others include Deeley in Pinter's Old Times, Bottom in Midsummer, Apemantus in Timon of Athens, Brutus, Friar Lawrence, Sir Harcourt in London Assurance, also, Sir Toby Belch, Macbeth, Gloucester (Lear), Malvolio, Falstaff (Merry Wives), and Theseus/Oberon. Jonathan has performed frequently with his wife Laura Gordon and other good friends at the Milwaukee Rep, most recently as Pete/Neal/John in Laura's extremely successful production of Speaking in Tongues and as Mr. Lockhart in last season's The Seafarer. For more than twenty five years his work as an actor and director has been seen on many Milwaukee stages and at various universities.
Lee E. Ernst was an associate artist and company member with APT for 20 years during which time he played over 70 roles including Hamlet, Cyrano, Benedick & King Lear. He is currently a member The Milwaukee Rep’s Resident Acting Company where he has been seen as Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman, Leon/Nick in Speaking in Tongues, The Emcee in Cabaret, Sharky in The Seafarer, Quimby in Seven Keys to Slaughter Peak and The Postman in The Government Inspector. Lee has also played leading roles with Madison Repertory Theatre, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, New American Theater, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Arizona Theatre Company and ACT. Currently coming off of Jessep in "A Few Good Men", Bingham in "Fox on the Fairway" at Peninsula Players, and Directing "Hamlet" at Texas Shakespeare, Lee will be playing Vince Lombardi in "Lombardi" (opening October 11) at Milwaukee Rep; then Cratchit in "A Christmas Carol", Atticus Finch in "To Kill A Mockingbird", Fight Director and TBD in "Othello" as well as starring in "Picket Charlie", a short film by Spot Filmworks- shooting in April/May 2012.
AMERICAN PLAYERS THEATRE
americanplayers.org
americanplayerspodcast@yahoo.com
(0 ratings) One of the essential aspects to the work produced at American Players Theatre is a diligent attention to language. In order to bring the works of Shakespeare, Sheridan, Coward, and Shaw vibrantly to life, APT invests a significant amount of time and energy solely on the language with the help of Voice and Text coaches.
Susan Sweeney is arguably one of the best text coaches in working in American Theatre today and also happens to be head of the Voice/Text Department of APT.
Here’s a deeper look into what we do to bring complicated and powerfully poetic language to life for the stage!
MUSIC & ADDITIONAL RECORDINGS: Jonathan Smoots reading A Midsummer Night's Dream (American Players Theatre: 30, Play On). David Daniel & Eric Parks perform As You Like It (American Players Theatre 2010). The Green Hornet (1946). Abbott & Costello. Danny Kaye sings "Bloop Bleep" (Danny Kaye Sings "Hans Christian Andersen" and Other Favourites). Bing Crosby & Louis Armstrong perform "Brother Bill"(Bing & Satchmo). Blithe Spirit Music composed by Fitz Patton (American Players Theatre 2011).
AMERICAN PLAYERS THEATRE:
americanplayers.org
americanplayerspodcast@yahoo.com
(1 ratings) An in depth view into what goes into creating violence for the stage with one of the finest fight directors in American theatre today.
Kevin Asselin is an outstanding fight choreographer as well as actor, director, & teacher. At American Players Theatre he has staged violence for the past 3 years in Comedy of Errors, As You Like It, Another Part of the Forrest, All's Well that Ends Well, Taming of the Shrew, and The Critic. Other fight credits include work with Chicago Shakespeare Theatre (Jeff Nomination Fight Direction) Writers Theatre (Jeff Nomination Fight Direction) Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Signal Ensemble, Marriot Theatre, Apple Tree Theatre, Light Opera Works, Defiant Theatre, Greasy Joan, Festival 56, Illinois Rep., Theatre at the Center and The Struthers Library Theatre. He has spent eight seasons with the Notre Shakespeare Festival as an actor, director, fight director; eight seasons with Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, and has been a guest artist with Plymouth State University, University of Notre Dame and St. Mary's College. Kevin received his advanced certification from the Fight Directors of Canada, holds an MFA in Acting from UIUC and is currently the Assistant Professor of Movement and Acting at Oklahoma City University.
MUSIC: Queen B by Pucifer / Voodoo Chile by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble / Cue from Taming of the Shrew by Joe Cerqua / You Can't Always Get What You Want by The Rolling Stones / Jockey Full Of Bourbon by Tom Waits / Diary of a Madman by Ozzy Osbourne / Prayer of the Refugee by Rise Against
MIDWEST BORDER COLLIE RESCUE:
http://www.mwbcr.org/
AMERICAN PLAYERS THEATRE:
americanplayers.org
americanplayerspodcast@yahoo.com
(1 ratings) On an afternoon in June, 2011, shortly before our final preview performance of Crime & Punishment at APT, I sat down for an actor's round table discussion with my fellow cast mates Colleen Madden and James Ridge.
CRIME & PUNISHMENT written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, adapted for the stage by Marilyn Campbell & Curt Columbus, directed by Kenneth Albers, costumes by Anne Murphy, set by Nathan Stuber, sound design by John Tanner, Performance Photos by Carissa Dixon
CAST
Raskolnikov - Matt Schwader, Sonia - Colleen Madden, Porfiry - James Ridge
AMERICAN PLAYERS THEATRE
americanplayers.org
americanplayerspodcast@yahoo.com
(4 ratings) Andrew Hansen, sound designer of Sheridan's The Critic at American Players Theatre (summer 2011), gives a fascinating inside look at bringing the stage to life with sound!
THE CRITIC written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, directed by William Brown, Sound Designed by Andrew Hansen, Costume Design - Rachel Anne Healy, Scenic Design - Kevin Depinet, Asst. Costume Design - Ren LaDassor, Fight Director - Kevin Asselin, Voice/Text Coach - Christine Morris, Performance Photos by Carissa Dixon
AMERICAN PLAYERS THEATRE
americanplayers.org
americanplayerspodcast@yahoo.com
(2 ratings) Director Tim Ocel discusses his take on Taming of the Shrew, weeks before the first rehearsal.
TAMING OF THE SHREW by William Shakespeare, directed by Tim Ocel, Costume Design by B. Modern, Scenic Design by Andrew Boyce, Sound Design by Joe Cerqua, Voice/Text Coach - Elisa Carlson, Performance Photos by Zane Williams
CAST
Baptista Minola - John Pribyl, Katherina Minola - Tracy Michelle Arnold, Bianca Minola - Ashleigh LaThrop, Petruchio - James Ridge, Grumio - David Daniel, Curtis - Travis A. Knight, Vincentio - Brian Mani, Lucentio - Eric Parks, Tranio - Matt Schwader, Biondello - Charlie Wright, Gremio - Jonathan Smoots, Hortensio - La Shawn Banks, A Widow - Greta Wohlrabe, A Pedant - Paul Bentzen, A Tailor - Brian Mani, A Haberdasher - Greta Wohlrabe, An Officer - Nate Burger, Servants - Nate Burger, Joe Lullo, Will Mobley, Tyler Rich & Greta Wohlrabe
AMERICAN PLAYERS THEATRE
americanplayers.org
americanplayerspodcast@yahoo.com
(1 ratings)
| ||
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| « Oct | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |||
