AM Pod

Join us for a conversation with Kyra Tantao. A past camper, counselor and evening activities coordinator who is now the author of a brand new play being produced this year at Acting Manitou, Kyra has shaped Acting Manitou from the moment she arrived! We even give you a sneak peek at a scene from The Cool Kids Wear Black Lipstick!

Shayna Strype is an educator, theater maker, puppeteer and longtime friend and contributor to Acting Manitou. We are so happy to share this conversation we had with her with you, our listeners.

Original Hairspray and Bare cast member, Adam Fleming, joins Spencer and Chris to talk about his journey from the “old red hills” of Georgia to the footlights of Broadway and then to the foothills of Maine.

We sit down with lighting designer and avid bicyclist, Paige Seber. She talks about the focus on craft vs artistry as well as what it’s like to be a designer for dance and theater.

One of our longtime staff members who was one of the earliest campers at Acting Manitou, Justin Myhre, sits down with Spencer to talk about life on Broadway, off-Broadway and on the road.

Acting Manitou was founded in 2003 by two friends who had met the year before working at the McCarter Theatre. We brought them together to hear what it was like in the early years of camp and how they’ve seen it grow into the great community it is.

Ethan Slater (Broadway's Spongebob Squarespants) joins Chris and Spencer.

Helen and Nancy Handelman are a true example of how Acting Manitou is a family affair. They have a legacy of reviewing performances and many memories at Acting Manitou that we chat about on this episode of AMPod.

Michael Kevin Baldwin, longtime friend of Acting Manitou, joins Chris and Spencer in his cozy apartment for a fall chat about what it means to "Love Today!"

Spencer and Chris talk with Acting Manitou friend and former camper, Carolyn Kettig.