Balderdash Academy

We finish the season with Sex With Me and announce our Season Two submission winner!  

Steph is a musician and an educator. He currently is on the founding team of Trans formative Schools. His albums can be found on online streaming services and for sale. 

For more information visit stephdurwin.com  

Buy Steph's music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/she-was-really-me/1458137097?i=1458137104Listen: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2jN8jOEYGsKN6udpztNjxQ?si=cBiG5v_uShmG-01F_Ihmmw&nd=1 

Episode Links:  

The Plays of Christopher Plumridge: https://newplayexchange.org/users/64773/christopher-plumridge 

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NEW PODCAST COMING SOON! On The Air!:  Buy tickets to On the Air! A Comedy Radio Experience: https://stlawrencearts.ticketspice.com/balderdash-academys-on-the-air 

Please Donate: Crohn's & Colitis Foundation: https://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/donate  

Alzheimer's Association: https://act.alz.org/site/Donation2?df_id=32112&32112.donation=form1 

Music by ThinkFishTank: https://thinkfishtank.bandcamp.com/ & https://soundcloud.com/thinkfishtank 

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Welcome to the season finale of Balderdash Academy. Tonight we have Visiting Professor, educator and musician, Steph Durwin. And to shake up this championship game we’re joined by Professor of the Visual Arts Dave Hanright with special wildcard games.

Steph is a musician and an educator. He currently is on the founding team of Trans formative Schools. His albums can be found on online streaming services and for sale. For more information visit stephdurwin.com

Buy Steph's music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/she-was-really-me/1458137097?i=1458137104

Listen: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2jN8jOEYGsKN6udpztNjxQ?si=cBiG5v_uShmG-01F_Ihmmw&nd=1

Episode Links:

Tracing country music’s roots back to 17th-century slave ships: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/08/02/tracing-country-musics-roots-back-th-century-slave-ships/?fbclid=IwAR1XxE-Ah7YZW_H7a-Bnui6VNllWcxu9ZQgMNkFgjgKsxpypMaUzlkAoe8I

African American Roots and Influences in Country Music: https://thinktv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/african-american-roots-influences-video-gallery/ken-burns-country-music/?fbclid=IwAR0ggFI4LoPT4brwXGjq0K-v-hpZKSRrHayxhuAnacd1utHmjEtZ9AhQE-8

Annette O’Toole and Michael McKean on their first date and the song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBH8aEsMWGw

Buy tickets to On the Air! A Comedy Radio Experience: https://stlawrencearts.ticketspice.com/balderdash-academys-on-the-air

Please Donate:

Music by ThinkFishTank: https://thinkfishtank.bandcamp.com/ & https://soundcloud.com/thinkfishtank

Show your school pride: https://www.balderdashacademy.com/store

Check out Balderdash Academy's Teacher's Lounge: https://www.balderdashacademy.com/teacherslounge

©2022 Balderdash Academy.

We sat down with Elizabeth Freeman to talk about her new comedy, Sex Lives of the Recently Widowed. We talk about PortFringe, her show, and play our traditional show closer on this special PortFringe episode.

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SEX LIVES OF THE RECENTLY WIDOWED

Show Description: Can we all just laugh about it? A humorous take on widowhood and the journey back to (sex)life after death.

Artist Description: Elizabeth Freeman is a local actress living here in Portland, ME (originally from Ottawa, Canada she came here via California). She also writes and occasionally directs. Elizabeth created this one woman show for PF2022.

Schedule: SEX LIVES OF THE RECENTLY WIDOWED is part of PF22 Event #2 and will be presented with two other short PF22 shows – THE BRIDE and AS OF YET, UNTITLED – on the following schedule:

Tuesday, June 14 @ 7:30PM – at Goodfire

Tonight we have Linda Hildonen, half of the creative team LinCo Media and Daniel Bridgman Co-Stars of their upcoming PortFringe show, “It’s Complicated: The Musical.” They also write music together as the duo “Scrumgirl.”

You can find Linda and Daniel at PortFringe with It’s Complicated: The Musical along with Kerry Anderson and Catherine Buxton’s Windows 95 Relaunch and our very own Aphrodite Prime. We can all be seen June 14, 16, and 18. Advanced ticket prices are $15 gives you all three acts or $30 gives you the show and sends some extra to the artists. Which we appreciate. You can also get the $75.00 – Frugal Fringer Pass – a punch card good for one person to attend each of the regular PF22 Shows (Late Night Shows NOT included). $180.00 – Fringe Fiend Pass – avoid the rush! an all-access pass with a reserved seat to see each show once (seat held until 5 minutes before showtime).

Buy Tickets to PortFringe: http://portfringe.com/pf22boxoffice/

“Once in a Lifetime” https://www.linco.media/

LinCo Media YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXoC4GU-Q_7g39_AlHuMdJg

Scrumgirl: Scrumgirl: https://www.facebook.com/Scrumgirl

Show Links:

Hey Party People!: https://youtu.be/4lkhHTVHulA

Understanding Toxic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0QqS8QOErA

Give Me The Details: https://www.npr.org/2022/05/30/1102044111/man-throws-cake-at-mona-lisa-the-louvre

Buy tickets to Aphrodite Prime and the Invaders From Venus 12!: http://portfringe.com/portfolio/balderdash-academys-aphrodite-prime-and-the-invaders-from-venus-12-balderdash-academy/

Please Donate: Crohn's & Colitis Foundation: https://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/donateAlxheimer’s Association: https://act.alz.org/site/Donation2?df_id=32112&32112.donation=form1

Music by ThinkFishTank: https://thinkfishtank.bandcamp.com/ & https://soundcloud.com/thinkfishtankShow your school pride: https://www.balderdashacademy.com/storeCheck out Balderdash Academy's Teacher's Lounge: https://www.balderdashacademy.com/teacherslounge

©2022 Balderdash Academy.

Tonight we have Linda Hildonen, half of the creative team LinCo Media and Daniel Bridgman Co-Stars of their upcoming PortFringe show, “It’s Complicated: The Musical.” We talk about Fringe in this special PortFringe Kickoff episode.

You can find Linda and Daniel at PortFringe with It’s Complicated: The Musical along with Kerry Anderson and Catherine Buxton’s Windows 95 Relaunch and our very own Aphrodite Prime. We can all be seen June 14, 16, and 18. Advanced ticket prices are $15 gives you all three acts or $30 gives you the show and sends some extra to the artists. Which we appreciate. You can also get the $75.00 – Frugal Fringer Pass – a punch card good for one person to attend each of the regular PF22 Shows (Late Night Shows NOT included). $180.00 – Fringe Fiend Pass – avoid the rush! an all-access pass with a reserved seat to see each show once (seat held until 5 minutes before showtime). 

"It's Complicated: The Musical," "Windows95 Relaunch", and "Balderdash Academy's Aphrodite Prime and the Invaders From Venus 12!" are presented by PortFringe. #PORTFRINGE #PORTFRINGE2022 #EASTBAYSIDE 

Buy Tickets to PortFringe: http://portfringe.com/pf22boxoffice/ 

“Once in a Lifetime” https://www.linco.media/

LinCo Media YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXoC4GU-Q_7g39_AlHuMdJgScrumgirl: 

Scrumgirl: https://www.facebook.com/Scrumgirl Hey Party People!: https://youtu.be/4lkhHTVHulA 

Buy tickets to Aphrodite Prime and the Invaders From Venus 12!: http://portfringe.com/portfolio/balderdash-academys-aphrodite-prime-and-the-invaders-from-venus-12-balderdash-academy/ 

Please Donate: Crohn's & Colitis Foundation: https://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/donate

Music by ThinkFishTank: https://thinkfishtank.bandcamp.com/ & https://soundcloud.com/thinkfishtank

©2022 Balderdash Academy.

We sat down with PortFringe veteran and award-winning creator and producer, Chris DeFilipp, to talk about his upcoming PortFringe22 show VILLAINY! …or Something and his upcoming trip to Reykjavik to perform his award-winning Story Gauntlet. 

Help Chris get to Iceland!

Visit Chimera Theater Collective

https://www.instagram.com/chimeratheatrecollective/

https://linktr.ee/chimeratc

Buy tickets to PortFringe

VILLAINY!…OR SOMETHING.

Show Description: VILLAINY! (…or something?) is afoot. Though honestly we don’t know if we really thought this whole thing through… so just… give us 20 minutes of your time… or else your will shall be mine! Erm… ours? Anyway… we shall see. *dramatic cape flip* And then maybe we’ll all learn something. So there!

Artist Description: Forged in 2015, Chimera Theatre Collective is a Portland, Maine-based theatre collective that takes the theatrical road less traveled as often as possible. This year, we’ve teamed up with our friends at Polyphonic Theatre Ensemble, another local troupe with a similar mission, to bring you a villainously good time.

Schedule: VILLAINY!…OR SOMETHING. is part of PF22 Event #1 and will be presented with two other short PF22 shows – JURASSIC JO’S DINO SHOW! and YOU SHOULD SMILE MORE – on the following schedule:

Thursday, June 16 @ 7:30PM – at Goodfire

We sat down with our own Aphrodite Prime herself, Marie Stewart Harmon to talk about her other show with the MTWTFSS Theatre Company, TITLE GOES HERE.

Show Description: This is a short description of our show as we wish it to appear in all PortFringe marketing materials. *fart noise*

Artist Description: MTWTFSS Theatre Co was established in 2012 in Portland, Maine. Expect the unexpected with our plays & films!

Schedule: TITLE GOES HERE is part of PF22 Event #7 and will be presented with two other short PF22 shows – A MAN CLAMS UP and OCCUPANT OF HOTEL ROOM 429 – on the following schedule:

Tuesday, June 14 @ 7:00PM – at PortFiber Friday, June 17 @ 8:30PM – at Goodfire Saturday, June 18 @ 5:00PM – at Maine Studio Works

Buy your tickets.

©2022, Balderdash Academy

Bob sits down and talks to Kerry Anderson and Catherine Buxton about their new show in this year's PortFringe22, Windows95 Relaunch. We talk about the operating system, and its influence, and play a little Technically Correct. 

You can also play a game along at home by spotting every time Bob's exhaustion affects his speech patterns. For every time Bob misspeaks, rambles, uses the wrong word, and the like, give yourself 1000 points. At the end of the podcast, tally up the total and post your number. The highest score wins bragging rights and forces Bob to go to bed early. It's super fun!

See Windows95 Relaunch along with our Aphrodite Prime and the Invaders From Venus 12! and It's Complicated: The Musical June, 14, 16, and 18. 1 ticket for all three shows!

6/14 9 PM Goodfire Brewing Co. ., 219 Anderson St., Suite 6, Portland, ME 04101

Pick up your tickets today.

$15.00 – Base Ticket Price. Get your butt in a guaranteed seat, support PortFringe artists, see a great show!

Single Show Pass – Sliding Scale Pricing. One single-use pass good for any PF22 show. Suggested range of $9-$15 per single pass.

Presented by PortFringe - Maine's Fringe Festival #PORTFRINGE #PORTFRINGE2022 #EASTBAYSIDE

We talk to our good friend and former Visiting Professor, Dr Hal Cohen.

Show Description: A man was casually watching his gentle neighbors one day. They were in their front yard. He heard them speak only one sentence. This man then told me what he heard and saw. He was surprised. So was I. And I wondered if I could tell their story in only one sentence.

Artist Description: We are not a company per se. We are a collaborative effort, a gaggle of artists if you will. I thought puppets were needed for this piece. Thus I asked Elliot Nye to join me. Elliot thought a second puppeteer was needed. Thus he asked David Handwerker to join us. I thought we needed a talented and graceful actor to join us. Thus I asked Amanda Painter. This is our company. We are from Portland Maine.

Schedule: YOU’VE ALWAYS LOVED THE SUN is part of PF22 Event #6 and will be presented with two other short PF22 shows – WHAT IS TO BE DONE? BY NIKOLAI CHERNYSHEVSKY and THEY TOLD YOU ABORTION WAS UGLY: POETRY ABOUT REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE – on the following schedule:

Wednesday, June 15 @ 9:00PM – at PortFiber

Tickets at: http://portfringe.com/pf22boxoffice/

We sit down and talk to our good friend Eric Darrow Worthley about his new show in this year's PortFringe22, Occupant of Hotel Room 429.

Occupant of Hotel Room 429 is presented by PortFringe.

PortFringe

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