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Talented STL Teens Take Center Stage
Lee Anne Mathews, the Director of the St. Louis Teen Talent Competition, and pianist Cindy Yan, a high school junior, talk about the history of the competition, what it feels like to be named a finalist, and what audiences can expect to see on stage at the Fabulous Fox during the finals on Saturday, April 8th.…
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Catching Up with COCA
Classic 107.3’s Julie Schuster is joined by Indigo Sams, the President and CEO of COCA (Center of Creative Arts); Orlando Graves Bolaños, COCA’s Senior Director of Arts Programming; and Abby Frohne, COCA’s Director of Marketing, to talk about what’s happening at this local arts institution! First up is the production of The Wolves on March 24-26, part…
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The Orient Express Races through The Rep
Hana Sharif, the Augustin Family Artistic Director of The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, shares her excitement about directing Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, on stage March 17-April 9! Hear Hana’s hints about the magical stagecraft involved in this production, learn about her incorporation of film noir elements, and ponder the big questions asked…
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David Kirkman’s “Children of the Sun” Shines at SLIFF
The 31st Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival is happening November 3-13. David Kirkman, founder of Woke Nation Studios and artist-in-residence with the Department of African and African-American Studies at Washington University, is an innovative young writer, director, and filmmaker originally from Ferguson. Host Kathy Lawton Brown spoke with David about his debut feature film,…
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Villains and Intrigue Open The Black Rep’s Season 46
Ron Himes, the Founder and Producing Director of The St. Louis Black Repertory Company, tells listeners about the first production in The Black Rep’s 46th season: The African Company Presents Richard III, which is on stage September 7-25. Find out more and purchase tickets here. From The Black Rep website: It’s 1821 in New York,…
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The Ringmaster… David Kaplan from Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis
Director David Kaplan shares how the vision for the 7th Annual Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis production of “The Rose Tattoo” came to be and what realizing that vision has meant to him. From the festival website: The Rose Tattoo is a tale of love, death, and resilience in a downtrodden but hopeful 1940’s immigrant…
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Send in the Clowns… Bradley Tejeda from Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis
Actor Bradley Tejeda shares his insights into the 7th Annual Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis production of “The Rose Tattoo”, how it relates to the work of Italian film director Federico Fellini, and what audiences should watch for as they experience the Big Top version of this play. From the website: The Rose Tattoo is a…
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A Rose is A Rose… Rayme Cornell from Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis
Actor Rayme Cornell shares her insights about the 7th Annual Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis production of “The Rose Tattoo”, the arts community in St. Louis, and her very personal connection to playwright Tennessee Williams. See Rayme under the Big Top through August 28th as Serafina Delle Rose. From the festival website: The Rose Tattoo…
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Go go go Jessica! Jessica Vosk at the Muny
Jessica Vosk is starring as the Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at The Muny August 12-18. In this discussion with Julie Schuster, you’ll hear how Jessica’s personal journey has some parallels to the events of the show, hear her tips on things you should watch for in this spectacular production, and find…
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Under the Big Top with Carrie Houk – Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis
Execuitve Artistic Director of the Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis, Carrie Houk, gives an overview of this year’s events, which run August 18-28. Hear about the Fellini-esque production of The Rose Tattoo, which will take place under the Big Top at the Grand Center Arts District; the accompanying events happening in The Hill neighborhood of…