Props are Jerks

Evan Buliung, veteran of the Shaw and Stratford Festivals, gets a big part in a big show, and learns the difference between art and commercial art.  Warning: the episode contains discussions of drug use and addiction. Host: Michael Healey  Producer: Kevin Sexton Music: Deb Sinha

Stage managers: man, they handle everything. In this episode Alan Teichman, Arwen MacDonell and Tanya Greve tell us stories of extreme stage management.  Produced by Kevin Sexton, Music by Deb Sinha.  Additional music: reCreation reCreation by airtone (c) copyright 2019 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/airtone/59721

Putting on shows during a crisis: stressy. Today, stories from Tim Campbell and Mark McGrinder. The show is produced by Kevin Sexton, with music by Debashis Sinha.

Bonus content from our mentors episode. Actor and producer Elisa Moolecherry talks about her long association with Gina Wilkinson. There are some vulgarities!  To donate to, or apply for, the Gina Wilkinson Prize, go here: ginasprize.ca

Mentorship in the arts is a fraught, difficult proposition. Who knows how to talk to an artist, let alone offer useful advice? And yet it happens. Voices in this episode: Aaron Jan, Krista Jackson, Louise Casemore, Maev Beaty. Produced by Kevin Sexton, Music by Deb Sinha. To donate to, or apply for, the Gina Wilkinson Prize, go here: ginasprize.ca

Dave Merritt of the band The Golden Seals takes a group to the opera in New York; ends up meeting a hero.

Stories of moments when your idol climbs off the pedestal to say hi. Voices in this episode include Eric McCormack, Ted Dykstra, Drew Hayden Taylor, and Alan Dilworth. Produced by Kevin Sexton, with music by Deb Sinha. Additional music: Bus Pour Riquewihr by gurdonark (c) copyright 2019 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/gurdonark/59725 Ft: Bluemillenium

In a bonus addendum to our props episode, Geoff's glasses disappear off the edge of the Tarragon stage. What happens next is pretty classy.

Bonus props story from longtime culture worker Pat Bradley. A live snake in a 70s production of Cabaret? Great idea.

Some performers are great at handling props. Some are not. Some props are cooperative, some are jerks. Theatre professionals discuss times when the magic was thwarted by objects.