Hillcrest Theatre

We're already halfway through our miniseries on A Monster Calls! We hope you've been enjoying the series so far. In this episode, we discuss the chapter titled "Understanding" up until the chapter titled "Destruction." This episode includes our discussion on the second tale as well as thoughts on Connor's father, grandmother, and other characters.

It's the second episode of our series on A Monster Calls! In this episode, we discuss the chapter titled "Grandma" through the chapter titled "The Rest of the First Tale." Basically, we'll be picking up where the first episode left off and going through the first story. Reminder that a free digital version of the book can be found through a quick search on archive.org!

In this episode, we begin our discussion of A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness in preparation for ProCo's production of the play adapted from the novel. If you're reading along, this episode discusses the beginning of the book up to the chapter titled "Three Stories." Looking for a place to read the book? A free digital copy is available at archive.org (https://archive.org/details/epdf.pub_a-monster-calls/mode/2up).

Although this wasn't the episode that was first released, it's the introductory episode for this podcast and the first one we recorded! Looking for a summary of all that's to come? Then this is the episode for you! Join Long, Gremmert, and Mabbott as they discuss what to expect for the coming year as well as how to prepare. Make sure to listen to the end to also get some exclusive details on next year's season!

Welcome to the first episode of our podcast! Today we discuss what the Shakespeare Team is, changes that have been made to the competition, how to audition, and the ensemble scene for this coming year. Although this wasn't our intended first episode, we hope you enjoy it nonetheless, and make sure to keep your ears out for our future episodes!

- Intro Music: Onion by Lukrembo