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October 01 S5:E2 - Meet the Bagel Theatre Ensemble
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What you see onstage is just the tip of the theatrical iceberg. It takes many hands, brains, minds, and hearts to run a professional theatre. In this episode you’ll hear from two of BTE’s newest Ensemble Members, Shemar Wheeler and Rae Weber about their jobs, their favorite theatre stories, how to say the word “Bagel” and so much more!
Transcripts of all Season 2-5episodes are available on our Buzzsprout website.

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Ensemble Driven. Professional Theatre. Arts Education. Rural Pennsylvania. For Everyone. With Everyone.

24 min
September 01 S5E1: Cry It Out: Joys and Struggles of New Parenthood Kicks off the Season
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Resident Artists Amy Rene Byrne and Kimie Muroya are joined by Guest Actor Billy Martel to discuss BTE’s 49th season opener, Cry It Out by Molly Smith Metzler.

This dramedy is about “three different mothers, one shared struggle” among four new parents balancing newborns, work, identity, and relationships. They describe their roles: Kimie plays Jesse, a former Manhattan corporate lawyer considering staying home; Amy plays Lina, a working-class hospital admin who must return to work and lives in her boyfriend’s mother’s house; Billy plays Mitchell, Adrienne’s well-intentioned husband trying to build community through a “coffee clutch.” Filled with laughter and tears (from adults and babies), Cry It Out runs Sept. 10th–20th, tours Sept. 24th–Oct. 3rd.

Please excuse the technical difficulties we experienced with this recording. While it is still easily understood, it is not the usual smooth aural experience we like to bring you, our faithful listeners.

Transcripts of all Season 2-5episodes are available on our Buzzsprout website.

Check out our current season: http://www.bte.org
Ensemble Driven. Professional Theatre. Arts Education. Rural Pennsylvania. For Everyone. With Everyone.

36 min
August 01 S4E12: Connecting with BTE's 49th Season
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Aaron sits down with Amy, Abby and Kimie to reveal BTE’s Season 49 titles to the podcast listeners and some new ways to see the work of the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble.
Artist Spotlight: Lethan Candlish
Transcripts of all Season 2-5episodes are available on our Buzzsprout website.

Check out our current season: http://www.bte.org
Ensemble Driven. Professional Theatre. Arts Education. Rural Pennsylvania. For Everyone. With Everyone.

40 min
July 01 S4E11: Elephant & Piggie Friendship, Family, and Fun.
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Resident Artist and director, Aaron White, sits down with members of the cast of Elephant & Piggie’s: We’re In A Play and special guest and Children’s Librarian extraordinaire NIna White to reflect on making the unexpected knockout of a musical, written by the multiple Caldecott winning author, Mo Willems.
Transcripts of all Season 2-5episodes are available on our Buzzsprout website.

Check out our current season: http://www.bte.org
Ensemble Driven. Professional Theatre. Arts Education. Rural Pennsylvania. For Everyone. With Everyone.

36 min
June 01 S4E10: Maybe it's a Presented Event, Maybe it's Mainstage: What's the Difference?
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Resident Artists Amy Rene Byrne and Aaron White are joined by Associate Managing Director Justine Drake, and Communications Director Emma Ginader to clarify the difference between Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble’s Mainstage productions and Presented Events at the Alvina Krause Theatre.
They both happen in the BTE space, but are two very different events! BTE's Mainstages are produced in-house from top to bottom, and Presented Events are brought in from outside of our organization. Learn all about what goes into our programming and what we hope to see in the future!
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Transcripts of all Season 2-5episodes are available on our Buzzsprout website.

Check out our current season: http://www.bte.org
Ensemble Driven. Professional Theatre. Arts Education. Rural Pennsylvania. For Everyone. With Everyone.

21 min
May 01 S4E9: Wicked Good, Super Cute— Summer Theatre School 2026!
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Ensemble Members, Amy Rene Byne, Abby Leffler, and Aaron White unwrap what's in store for this Summer’s Theatre School offerings and ask a few Theatre School alums what’s your favorite thing about playing and learning at BTE.
Transcripts of all Season 2-5episodes are available on our Buzzsprout website.

Check out our current season: http://www.bte.org
Ensemble Driven. Professional Theatre. Arts Education. Rural Pennsylvania. For Everyone. With Everyone.

22 min
April 01 S4E8: Little Women - Craving Creativity, Collaboration, & Sisterhood
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Ensemble Members, Aaron White and Sarah Elizabeth Yorke chat with guest artist, Mackenzie Moyer about creativity, collaboration, and sisterhood in BTE’s upcoming production of a new adaptation of Little Women by playwright, Heather Chrisler
Spotlight on Laura Knorr, Executive Director of the Campus Theatre in Lewisburg, PA and the partnership between BTE and the Campus promoting culture and storytelling across central PA.
Transcripts of all Season 2-5episodes are available on our Buzzsprout website.

Check out our current season: http://www.bte.org
Ensemble Driven. Professional Theatre. Arts Education. Rural Pennsylvania. For Everyone. With Everyone.

49 min
March 01 S4E7: Raise the Region: We're Worth Funding!
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All about Raise the Region and why you should donate to BTE! Amy chats with Theatre School and Mainstage parents, Amanda Figueroa and Tim Sutton about their support of BTE, their daughter Margot's involvement, and how Tim ended up on BTE's Board. Listen in as they focus on Raise the Region, BTE’s largest annual fundraiser, emphasizing how even a $25 donation can be amplified through matching prizes during the 36-hour event run by Blaise Alexander.

Raise the Region runs March 11th–13th!
Recorded and Edited by: Amy Rene Byrne
Original Music by: Aaron White
Transcripts of all Season 2-5episodes are available on our Buzzsprout website.

Check out our current season: http://www.bte.org
Ensemble Driven. Professional Theatre. Arts Education. Rural Pennsylvania. For Everyone. With Everyone.

37 min
February 01 S4E6: Let's Talk about Talking: Theatre's Role in Community
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Aaron, Kimie, and Amy discuss the theatre's role in sparking conversations within the community. They explore the challenges of maintaining a neutral space for dialogue amid increasing tribalism and political polarization. The Ensemble emphasizes the importance of uncomfortable yet courageous conversations and highlights 'Radiant Vermin' with post-show talkbacks and upcoming Playtasting of Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune. They also discuss the ongoing I Am/We Are project, which aims to gather stories from Bloomsburg's diverse community.
Recorded and Edited by: Amy Rene Byrne
Original Music by: Aaron White
Transcripts of all Season 2-5episodes are available on our Buzzsprout website.

Check out our current season: http://www.bte.org
Ensemble Driven. Professional Theatre. Arts Education. Rural Pennsylvania. For Everyone. With Everyone.

36 min
January 01 S4E5: Radiant Vermin— Magical Housing Makeovers and Dark Fairy Tales
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The cast of Radiant Vermin–Amy Rene Byrne, Kimie Muroya, and Aaron White–explore the twists and turns in Phillip Ridley’s wicked modern day fairy tale that begs the question, “What would you do to own the perfect home?”
Transcripts of all Season 2-5episodes are available on our Buzzsprout website.

Check out our current season: http://www.bte.org
Ensemble Driven. Professional Theatre. Arts Education. Rural Pennsylvania. For Everyone. With Everyone.

24 min

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A monthly podcast putting Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble's company, art, people, and town front and (down) center.

BTE has been making professional theatre in Pennsylvania's only town for…