Rehearsal Tracks

A Fiddler on the roof? Sounds crazy, no? We thought so, too, but we talked with Kim Bantle-Taylor, director of Fiddler on the Roof at Willow Manor Players, and it turns out there's a whole show about it. We also heard all about the cast and crew's pre-show traditions and a few stories (successful or otherwise) of their attempted matchmaking. Willow Manor Players' production of Fiddler on the Roof will be playing at Keith Valley Middle School in Horsham from Nov. 13-22. For tickets and more information, visit https://www.willowmanorplayers.com/But wait! There's more! This episode marks the co-hosting debut of our good friend Lauren Grondel--someone whose name you may recognize from our credits and her occasional guest appearances on the pod. Going forward, Lauren will be taking on a larger role in the podcast, and we're so excited for her to be involved!

Join us as we talk about Methacton Community Theater's upcoming production of Pippin. We talked farming, clowns, orgies and more with co-directors Maddie Sapp and Maeve O'Brien and the show's cast and crew. MCT's Pippin is scheduled to run from Nov. 6 to Nov. 15 at Shannondell Performing Arts Center in Audubon. For tickets and more information, go to https://methactoncommunitytheater.org/

Would you like to roll in the hay with us? No? OK, how about you listen to our episode about Young Frankenstein at Playcrafters of Skippack instead? Director Giovanna Dougherty and the cast and crew of Young Frankenstein told us all about their Abby Normal production. You can catch Young Frankenstein at Playcrafters of Skippack from Oct. 9 to Oct. 25. For tickets and more information, go to https://www.playcrafters.org/

We've been resurrected for our second season of Rehearsal Tracks, beginning with a look at Jesus Christ Superstar at Facetime Theatre in Phoenixville. Director Nicole Love and the cast and crew of JCS not only shared what the buzz is with us, but they also told us what's happening. You can catch Jesus Christ Superstar at Facetime Theatre from Sept. 15-Oct. 10. For tickets and more information, go to https://www.facetimetheatre.org/

We're baaaaaaack! We survived season one, and after a brief break, we're on to the next one. We've got a great lineup of shows we plan to cover. Listen in to hear about what's in store for season two! 

To wrap up our first season of Rehearsal Tracks, we talked with Kevin Stackhouse, founder of the newly created Conshohocken Theater in the Parks and director of its inaugural main stage production, Prince of Egypt. Kevin told us all about his new venture and his vision for the show, all while plying us with snacks to win our favor (he succeeded). After that, we chatted with members of the cast and learned that there truly can be theater miracles when you believe. 

While Methacton Community Theater is getting ready to seize the day with their production of Newsies, we made sure to seize the opportunity to speak with director Sam Frenkel. Listening to our interviews with Sam and the cast and crew of Newsies may give you a taste of the show, but we suggest you go see it yourselves to watch what happens. Newsies will be playing at Methacton Community Theater from July 17 to July 26. For tickets and more information, go to https://methactoncommunitytheater.org/ 

If you really don't want to do the work today, why not listen to us talk about Firebringer at Playcrafters of Skippack instead? We talked to director Sam Levy and the cast and crew of Firebringer about their work making this prehistoric production come to life. Firebringer will be playing at Playcrafters of Skippack from June 19 to July 12. For tickets and more information, visit: https://www.playcrafters.org/

Unlike the Go-Go's, our lips are NOT sealed, because we're talking about Head Over Heels at Footlighters Theater. We sat down with directors Joe Billetta and Ryan Polito about their vision (of nowness), and we learned all about the jukebox musicals the cast and crew would make about their lives. Head Over Heels will be playing at Footlighters' Theater from May 29 to June 7. For tickets and more information, visit: https://footlighterstheater.com/head-over-heels 

For episode three, we're talking about Narberth Community Theatre's production of Rent. We spoke with director Andrew McDermott and the Rent cast and crew about the show, and we get to the bottom of the question everyone is asking ... How, exactly, do you measure a year in a life?Rent will be playing at Narberth Community Theatre from May 1 to May 16. For tickets and more information, visit https://www.mynct.org/