Behind the Buzz!

A Public Fit Theatre Company is an award-winning ensemble theatre based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In this episode of Behind the Buzz, Producing Director Joe Kucan and Artistic Director Ann-Marie Pereth are joined by director Tracey Core and actor Valerie Carpenter from Noah Diaz's You Will Get Sick, a daily comic yet achingly tender story about the absurdity of being alive. They talk about gigantic scripts, The Wizard of Oz, and the choreography of boxes.

Side note: Don't fret: the dogs are fine. Just uncharacteristically quiet on this one...

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A Public Fit Theatre Company is an award-winning ensemble theatre based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In this episode of Behind the Buzz, Producing Director Joe Kucan and Artistic Director Ann-Marie Pereth are joined by director Nicole Unger and actor Coco Rigby from Lucy Prebble's The Effect, a dynamic exploration of this unintended consequences of a medical drug trial. They talk about love, chemicals and the best treatment for whatever ails ya.

Side note: For some reason, Nicole really, really wants you to sing.

Behind the Buzz is a production of A Public Fit Theatre Company. Copyright 2026, all rights reserved.

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A Public Fit Theatre Company is an award-winning ensemble theatre based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In this episode of Behind the Buzz, Producing Director Joe Kucan and Artistic Director Ann-Marie Pereth are joined by Nevada Conservatory Theatre Executive Director Kristen Brandt and actor Gigi Guizado from our co-production of Christopher Chen's Passage, a theatrical take on E.M. Forster's A Passage to India. They discuss friendship, division, and the special allure of the 'other'.

Side note: Joe is wrong more often that usual in this episode.

Behind the Buzz is a production of A Public Fit Theatre Company. Copyright 2026, all rights reserved.

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A Public Fit Theatre Company is an award-winning ensemble theatre based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In this episode of Behind the Buzz, Producing Director Joe Kucan and Artistic Director Ann-Marie Pereth are joined by director Breon Jenay and actor Karsyn Love from Kate Douglas' The Apiary, a dark comedy about our fragile relationship with nature. They talk about bees, whips and the very real threat of climate change.

Side note: polemic - a strong, written or spoken attack against someone else's opinions, beliefs, or practices.

Behind the Buzz is a production of A Public Fit Theatre Company. Copyright 2026, all rights reserved.

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A Public Fit Theatre Company is an award-winning ensemble theatre based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In this episode of Behind the Buzz, Producing Director Joe Kucan and Artistic Director Ann-Marie Pereth are joined by actors Nicole Unger and Adam Dunson from Sarah Ruhl's Eurydice, a theatrical take on the myth of Orpheus. They talk about myth and music and life after death.

Side note: no mandolins were harmed in the recording of this podcast.

Behind the Buzz is a production of A Public Fit Theatre Company. Copyright 2026, all rights reserved.

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A Public Fit Theatre Company is an award-winning ensemble theatre based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In this episode of Behind the Buzz, Producing Director Joe Kucan and Artistic Director Ann-Marie Pereth are joined by Director Gigi Guizado and Actor Agustin Ballesteros-Martin from Octavio Solis' Mother Road, a theatrical sequel to John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath. They talk about created an ensemble, ditching the props, and the challenge of holding an enormous script.

Side note: the dogs were silent on this one - today's interruption is brought to you by Grendel, the cat.

Behind the Buzz is a production of A Public Fit Theatre Company. Copyright 2026, all rights reserved.

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A Public Fit Theatre Company is an award-winning ensemble theatre based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In this episode of Behind the Buzz, Producing Director Joe Kucan is joined by 2 Heidi's - Betsy Norton and Tina Rice - each starring in different versions of Heidi Schreck's remarkable play. They talk about emotional impact, breaking the 4th wall and how to approach a truly daunting line load.

Side note: no men were harmed in the recording of this podcast.

Behind the Buzz is a production of A Public Fit Theatre Company. Copyright 2025, all rights reserved.

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A Public Fit Theatre Company is an award-winning ensemble theatre based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In this episode of Behind the Buzz, Producing Director Joe Kucan is joined by Jake Staley and Jose Anthony - the director and one of the actors performing in the opening play of our season 2025-26 season - Martina Majoc's Ironbound! They talk about risk, conflict, and the Big "What Ifs."

Side note: the unceasing barking in the background is Enzo, a Corgi with anger issues. Thank you for your patience.

Behind the Buzz is a production of A Public Fit Theatre Company. Copyright 2025, all rights reserved.

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A Public Fit Theatre Company is an award-winning ensemble theatre based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In this episode of Behind the Buzz, Producing Director Joe Kucan and Artistic Director Ann-Marie Pereth are joined by Breon Jenay, Jake Staley and Nicole Unger - 3 directors helming this season! They hope you're as excited as they are at what APF has planned this year!

Behind the Buzz is a production of A Public Fit Theatre Company. Copyright 2025, all rights reserved.

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A Public Fit Theatre Company is an award-winning ensemble theatre based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In this episode of Behind the Buzz, Producing Director Joe Kucan and Artistic Director Ann-Marie Pereth are joined by Director Andrew Calvert and Playwright Elijah Young to talk about the North American premiere of Elijah's hysterical play, The Cold Buffet. They talk about carpets, drag queens and the familiarity of Chandler Bing.

Important biographical addendum: in 2017, Elijah was named Sandwich Artist of the year!

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