Headset: The Oberlin Theater Department Podcast

In this episode, Lucas and Peter are joined by Obies recently involved in a production of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom at Karamu House: Justin Emeka as director and actor, Jaris Owens, Ro Miller, and Cyril Amanfo as actors. The four discuss their experiences with the show and the characters they played, as well as, in the case of Miller and Amanfo, working on their first professional production while also being students.

Welcome back to campus! In this episode, Peter and Lucas take us on a tour of the Oberlin Theater department and its various performance and rehearsal spaces. The duo discusses their own experiences in each space and shows they have worked on through their time at Oberlin. 

In the final installment of the Tech Focus mini-series, Lucas and Peter talk to Ava Simon, a student sound designer at Oberlin. Ava has done sound design for many years, both with the Theater department and OSTA, the Oberlin Student Theater Association. Join the trio as they discuss all things sound design and live mixing. 

In the fourth installation of the Tech focus mini-series, Lucas and Peter interview Jaime Benjamin, resident lighting designer at Oberlin. Together, the trio discusses some of the different aspects of lighting design, and what students who are interested in the field might want to know. 

In this episode, the third installment of the theater focus mini-series, Lucas and Peter are joined by Costume Designer Chris Flaherty. The trio reflect on Chris’ many years of costume design experience, and about costume design as an art form 

In this episode, Lucas and Peter talk to two seniors in the Oberlin Theater department who work in stage management, Cass Gutterman Johns and Kiva Wise. Both talk about their journey into stage management, as well as their advice for those interested in the field.

In this episode, Peter and Lucas are joined by Orion Pendley and Graciela Fernandez, Oberlin College students who have acted in romantic roles opposite each other a number of times. The pair share their experiences on stage as well as how those onstage romances don't always translate into friendships off the stage and out of the theater.