Are You Famous, Yet?

02:05 - When did Chris Jones know he wanted to be a critic?
03:06 - The first play that he saw.
04:53 - Highlights and challenges of being a critic.
10:50 - Trying to quiet the dog. Also, how does Chris Jones feel about the judgment of a play and its consequences?
14:14 - On being pigeon-holed as liking only certain things and the struggle to have "no taste beyond good taste."
15:28 - Chris Jones at Drekfest. http://stagelefttheatre.com/participate/drekfest/
16:30 - Favorite take-aways from Chris' education.
19:44 - Question from friend and playwright Helen Valenta: Has Chris ever written a play and if so, how has it informed his critiques?
21:50 - Another question from Helen: What does Chris feel is his moral obligation as a critic?
23:40 - Chris' feelings about going to a show in a blackbox vs. a large, more well-established theatre: it's all theatre.
25:44 - Examples of those Chris saw at a young age and knew he/she would be a star.
28:01 - On being director of National Critics Institute at The Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center. http://www.theoneill.org/summer-conferences/nci/
30:53 - Most extreme reactions to his reviews?
32:27 - Highlights and challenges of chairing The American Theatre Critics Association. http://americantheatrecritics.org
33:58 - What was it like to serve twice on the Drama Committee for the Pulitzer Prize? http://www.pulitzer.org/prize-winners-by-category/218
35:05 - Thoughts as to why Broadway is dominated by established intellectual properties.
37:30 - What inspired Chris Jones to write his book, Bigger, Brighter, Louder: 150 Years of Chicago Theater? http://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/B/bo16157722.html
40:28 - Is there a type of show or theatre company that Chris Jones would like to see that he hasn't seen in Chicago?
42:25 - Main differences between theatre scenes in England and America?
43:40 - How does being a father affect his career?
47:47 - Promotions: Follow Chris Jones on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=715118853 and Twitter: @ChrisJonesTrib
48:04 - The most exciting thing for Chris Jones as a critic

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2:20 - Tonya and Nancy: A Rock Opera http://www.tonyaandnancytherockopera.com/chicago-2016.html
10:21 - Witch's Cabaret on Halloween with Firebrand Theatre http://www.uptownunderground.net/ox_portfolio/no-one-here-but-us-witches/ http://firebrandtheatre.org
14:43 - Priscilla, Queen of the Desert: The Musical with Pride Films and Plays http://pridefilmsandplays.com/6598-2/ http://www.playbill.com/article/priscilla-queen-of-the-desert-will-get-intimate-in-85-seat-chicago-theatre https://www.facebook.com/pridefilmsandplays/
21:55 - Jenna Roxy and the Church of Modern Love and Thanksgiving Circumcision https://www.facebook.com/events/643609039121777/ http://www.theatreinchicago.com/the-thanksgiving-circumcision/8062/
30:48 - Reddyk and Krupp https://www.facebook.com/reddykandkrupp/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ4xdzwpe60xAG5Gs--0NxQ
40:11 - Jon's first big assistant job was on Carrie: The Musical https://bailiwickchicago.com/2013-14-season/carrie-musical/ https://bailiwickchicago.com/about/who-we-are/
41:40 - How would Jon describe his directing style?
48:00 - Improvised moments from Jenna Roxy
1:01:46 - Witch's Cabaret on Halloween at 7 pm at Uptown Underground http://www.uptownunderground.net/ox_portfolio/no-one-here-but-us-witches/
Firebrand Theatre http://firebrandtheatre.org
Tonya and Nancy: The Rock Opera at Theatre Wit https://www.theaterwit.org/tickets/productions/290/performances#top
Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, The Musical at Pride Arts http://pridefilmsandplays.com/6598-2 http://www.playbill.com/article/priscilla-queen-of-the-desert-will-get-intimate-in-85-seat-chicago-theatre https://www.facebook.com/pridefilmsandplays/

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Intro Music: "Are You Famous, Yet?" - Laura Scruggs. Outro Music: "The Devil Is In The Beats" - The Chemical Brothers

01:39 - What does it mean to be a Seasonal Interpretive Specialist at the Dead Horse Point State Park? https://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/dead-horse/
05:44 - How did Tanner get from there to here?
10:05 - How did Tanner meet his wife, Erin?
13:06 - Side Street Studio Arts. http://www.sidestreetstudioarts.org
17:50 - Elgin Fringe. http://www.elginfringefestival.com
22:29 - How Elgin Fringe decided to be a first-come, first-serve festival.
28:26 - Changes for second year of Elgin Fringe.
37:38 - Every artist at Elgin Fringe can see every show at the festival that is not sold out.
42:56 - Bring Your Own Venue.
44:21 - Different visual art for buttons at Elgin Fringe each year.
49:13 - Thanks to volunteers and community members.

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01:13 - Favorite moments of being a Neo Futurist. http://neofuturists.org/
05:02 - What is Late Nite Catechism? http://www.latenitecatechism.info/
11:43 - Lisa's solo work.
13:13 - Poetry Slam at Green Mill. http://www.chicagoslamworks.com/uptown-poetry-slam/
16:12 - Poetry Slams. http://poetryslam.com/
25:52 - Lisa was on This American Life and knows Ira. http://www.thisamericanlife.org/
29:35 - Big Goddess POW WOW. http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/big-goddess-pow-wow-eleven-big-goddess-nation/Content?oid=911595
33:48 - Write Club. http://www.writeclubnation.com/
42:35 - Do Not Submit. http://www.donotsubmitchicago.com/
48:58 - What storytelling groups does Lisa recommend? Essay Fiesta https://essayfiesta.com/ Outspoken http://www.sidetrackchicago.com/outspokenchicago/ Paper Machete https://thepapermacheteshow.com/
54:32 - When Lisa knew she was a poet.
57:15 - Lisa teaches at DePaul. http://www.cdm.depaul.edu/about/Pages/People/facultyinfo.aspx?fid=535
1:03:42 - Promotions: Lisa will be in The Best of 2016 at The Neo Futurists
during the first and second week of Dec.

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06:33 - Jonathan's first audition for Del Close's class at Second City.
10:34 - Jonathan Pitts met Marc Maron in the 80's in Albuquerque, NM.
16:52 - The worst show Jonathan ever did.
22:18 - Jonathan's thoughts on "Don't Think Twice." http://dontthinktwicemovie.com
25:51-8 - Embarrassing GarageBand digital garbling static
34:12 - Chicago Podcast Festival http://chicagopodcastfestival.org/
44:04 - Jonathan grew up with a chimpanzee and his dad was in the Ice Capades.
50:08 - How Jonathan came to found The Chicago Improv Festival. http://chicagoimprovfestival.org
53:29 - Promotions: Chicago Improv Productions http://chicagoimprovproductions.org Chicago Improv Festival http://chicagoimprovfestival.org Chicago Podcast Festival http://chicagopodcastfestival.org/

Spanky the Chimp =) http://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/jan-16-1963-spanky-the-chimp-no-chump-on-skates

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Intro Music: "Are You Famous, Yet?" - Laura Scruggs. Outro Music: "The Devil Is In The Beats" - The Chemical Brothers

00:32 - Honored to have Ronen Kohn with us, lead vocalist of Time Crash: https://www.timecrashband.com https://www.facebook.com/timecrashband/ https://www.facebook.com/ronenwmark
02:56 - Why was Ronen particularly obsessed with Dr. Who at the time? http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006q2x0
05:17 - Ronen knew of other fan bands such as: Harry and the Potters http://harryandthepotters.com and Chameleon Circuit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chameleon_Circuit_(band)
09:19 - Time Crash's first gig.
Link to Time Crash playing the final song from Portal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09oxcgZE8F0
11:09 - How they decided to name the band Time Crash.
13:26 - Ronen's favorite doctor.
16:06 - Time Crash's most recent gig was The Star Trek 50th Anniversary Bash: https://www.facebook.com/events/1769833759963709/
19:30 - Intro to "Trust Me" song.
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23:19 - We feel that both Dr. Who and non-Dr. Who fans would enjoy Time Crash's music.
24:30 - Is it moral for the Dr. to bring along companions given that they could die at any moment?
25:33 - Ronen's voice is changing from taking testosterone and its effect on Time Crash.
29:22 - Most memorable performances of Time Crash? DashCon http://www.dailydot.com/parsec/dash-con-controversy-tumblr/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DashCon http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/dashcon & Way Station in Brooklyn http://waystationbk.blogspot.com
33:33 - Who have they met from the Whoverse?
37:26 - Promotions: About to film second music video for the song, "Jamie" https://www.timecrashband.com/lyrics.php And released first music video this year for "Oi Spaceman" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFvqzXZ411U EP - "The Empty" on band camp https://timecrash.bandcamp.com Features four songs with requested topics from Kickstarter backers.
38:40 - Ronen plays us out with one more song: "Oi Spaceman" and some companion talk.
You can find Time Crash at: https://www.timecrashband.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/timecrashband/ Twitter https://twitter.com/TimeCrashBand Instagram https://www.instagram.com/timecrashband/ Tumblr http://timecrashband.tumblr.com

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01:41 - Highlights of Captain Ambivalent's Fringe tour.
Fort Wayne Fringe https://www.facebook.com/FWFringe/
Indianapolis Fringe http://www.indyfringe.org
Chicago Fringe http://chicagofringe.org
Elgin Fringe http://www.elginfringefestival.com
18:30 - Captain also loves Three Brothers Theatre in Waukegan. https://www.3brostheatre.com
22:17 - Laundry Night, Captain Ambivalent's new one man show.
25:50 - America's Got Talent
32:11 - Origin of the song "I've Got a Fan in Canada." http://captainambivalent.com/listen/
34:14 - Captain has performed at Gen Con for a number of years; he is an officially sanctioned busker. http://www.gencon.com
41:14 Live Performance Time! Jawas hip hop song, "Bad Selfies", and "Dungeon Master's Lament" Video of these performances are available on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/areyoufamousyet/videos/1273005782711657/
46:34 - What is considered mainstream for Captain Ambivalent?
50:35 - Niche D & D comedy videos
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2136107/
Promotion:
Captain Ambivalent will be performing his one man show, "Laundry Night," at Elgin Fringe Festival at The Elgin Public House, located at 219 E. Chicago St.
Thu 09/15/16 9:00 PM “Laundry Night” at Elgin Public House
Sat 09/17/16 2:00 PM Free half hour for Family Fringe at The Hemmens Cultural Center
Sat 09/17/16 6:00 PM “Laundry Night” at Elgin Public House
Sun 09/18/16 4:30 PM “Laundry Night” at Elgin Public House
*Allow time to get your tickets and walk two blocks to the Elgin Public House.
Laundry Night
The true musical story of Captain Ambivalent’s glacial rise from total obscurity to international obscurity. From the Dawn of his Downy youth, Dan struggled to get the songs inside his head outside. But when he gave up seeing “normal” as a Win and Dashed Briskly to Gain a More Bold Biz Method, he Surfed a Tide of Joy!
captainambivalent.com

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01:25 - Origin story of Danger Circus. http://dangercircus.com https://www.facebook.com/ https://twitter.com/DangerCircus
07:15 - Keri Kazz's impressions, at the age of eight, of Thom Britton's show.
09:49 - Thom Britton's favorite part of their show.
10:38 - Arlee Theater: http://arleetheater.com
13:21 - Staple gun roulette with Keri.
26:49 - All three of the members of Danger Circus have very different perspectives of what a show could be.
34:20 - Danger Circus encourages their audiences to use their phones during the show for social media.
39:56 - Mishaps
45:31 - Danger Circus merch.
58:07 - How to get butts in seats: https://wellattended.com/blog/
1:03:32 - Thom's favorite gig

Abbie Hoffman Died For Our Sins Theatre Festival: http://maryarrchie.com/wordpress/abbie/

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01:47 - How "Not In Our House" started with a social media post
05:05 - Town Hall discussion.
07:58 - What do we need/what is missing: support group/network, lawyer, shelters, stay at houses, volunteers to escort people to their cars, therapy, etc.
10:50 - Chicago Code of Conduct.
14:44 - Actions/demonstrations to help people know their rights.
23:56 - Shoe Fund.
27:55 - If you want to volunteer with Not In Our House: e-mail Lori at [email protected] and check out their website: www.notinourhouse.org
34:05 - Lori's acting career/favorite roles:
Mother Courage in Mother Courage and Her Children for Vitalist Theatre (After Dark Award, Best Female Performance)
Julia Gibbs in David Cromer's critically acclaimed, Obie Award-winning production of Our Town in Chicago, New York and Los Angeles.
Jeff Award for Principle Actress in a Play for her performance as Maggie Morrison in Griffin Theatre’s Men Should Weep http://graytalentgroup.com/talent/lori-myers/
39:09 - Hedy Weiss & authentic casting
46:39 - Lori performed with The Vintage Bitches in The Fly Honey Show: https://www.facebook.com/TheInconvenience/ http://chicagoreader.com/chicago/the-fly-honey-show-vii/Event?oid=23124110

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01:15 - When did David Fink know that he's an artist?
06:26 - The first story that David told.
10:40 - How did David Fink come to found Outspoken? http://www.sidetrackchicago.com/outspokenchicago/
16:49 - What David feels makes the best stories.
18:02 - David tells us a story.
26:29 - OUTspoken was chosen as a feature seminar workshop at the National LGBTQ Task Force as Creating Change Seminar.
29:14 - Acorn Theater http://www.acorntheater.com
35:14 - David's involvement with Chicago Improv Productions & Chicago Improv Festival. http://chicagoimprovproductions.org http://chicagoimprovfestival.org
37:49 - What makes the storytelling community different from others.
39:04 - Promotions: OUTspoken http://www.sidetrackchicago.com/outspokenchicago/ Acorn Theater http://www.acorntheater.com Chicago Improv Productions http://chicagoimprovproductions.org Chicago Improv Festival http://chicagoimprovfestival.org College Improv Tournament http://collegeimprovtournament.org Harbor Arts (w/movies outdoors & free music in the park) http://harborarts.com Watch Big Questions on PBS http://schedule.wttw.com/series/21738/Big-Questions/

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Intro Music: "Are You Famous, Yet?" - Laura Scruggs. Outro Music: "The Devil Is In The Beats" - The Chemical Brothers