A young family is torn apart when the mother dies, but her husband believes he has found a way to reconnect with her when he solves a longstanding scientific mystery.

Her Velcro Voice by Cody O’Hare

Directed by Chuck Leonard

Stage Manager: Kaylee Warren

Assistant Stage Manager: Rylie Wood

Sound Design & Editing: James K. Davis

Royalty-free SFX and music: Fesliyan Studios, Allsounds, Sound Effects Royalty Free

EMILY                                                Ceslie Parker-Waller

DAVE                                                  Brett Boline

LUKE                                                  Jackson Wilks

An urban legend plays out when Mary, a young and innocent girl, and her god-fearing mother, drive across a vacant bridge. They encounter a man alone on the side of the road and Mary invites him into her car. 

Choke by Dan V. Shea

Directed by Hunter Parker

Mary: Katie Flynn

Mother: Elizabeth Kritikos

Man: Landon Landon Reinhart

Preacher: Josh Conour

Old Cop: Joseph Patterson

Young Cop: Drew Scrivner

K-State theatre student, Ceslie Parker-Waller interviews two alumni writers: Dan Shea, the writer of CHOKE and Mitch Ward, the writer of LEAVE NO TRACE.

Student director Hunter Parker and student actors, Liz Kritikos and Katie Flynn join Ceslie and Dan for the first half of the episode.

MACBETH by William Shakespeare

Directed by David Mackay for Kansas State University Theatre

Original Music by Alex Wakim

Audio Engineering by James Kyle Davis 

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Act 1 Scene 1 : THE WITCHES                                                           Act 1 Scene 2 : BRAVE MACBETH 
Act 1 Scene 3 : THE PROPHECY
Act 1 Scene 4 : THE RIGHTFUL HEIR
 Act 1 Scene 5 : A PLAN IS HATCHED
Act 1 Scene 6 : WELCOME THE KING
Act 1 Scene 7 : PARTNERS IN CRIME 
Act 2 Scene 1 : HEAT OPPRESSED BRAIN
Act 2 Scene 2 : THE MURDER OF KING DUNCAN
END OF PART ONE

MACBETH by William Shakespeare

Directed by David Mackay for Kansas State University Theatre

Original Music by Alex Wakim

Audio Engineering by James Kyle Davis

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Act 2 Scene 3 CHAOS HAS A NEW MASTERPIECE
Act 2 Scene 4 MACBETH IS MADE KING OF SCOTLAND              Act 3 Scene 1 MACBETH PLANS MORE MURDER
Act 3 Scene 2 PARANOIA, BIG DESTROYER 
Act 3 Scene 3 THE MURDER OF BANQUO 
Act 3 Scene 4 BANQUO’S GHOST
 

MACBETH by William Shakespeare

Directed by David Mackay for Kansas State University Theatre

Original Music by Alex Wakim

Audio Engineering by James Kyle Davis 

Act 4 Scene 1 : NONE OF WOMAN BORN 
Act 4 Scene 2 : THE MURDER OF MACDUFF’S FAMILY 
Act 4 Scene 3 : MACDUFF MEETS WITH MALCOLM 

MACBETH by William Shakespeare

Directed by David Mackay for Kansas State University Theatre

Original Music by Alex Wakim

Audio Engineering by James Kyle Davis 

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Act 5 Scene 1 : LADY MACBETH SLEEPWALKS 
Act 5 Scene 2 : THE ENGLISH FORCES ARE APPROACHING 
Act 5 Scene 3 : MACBETH DISMISSES THE APPROACHING ARMY 
Act 5 Scene 4 : BIRNAM WOOD CAMOFLAUGE 
Act 5 Scene 5 : TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW 
Act 5 Scene 6 : MALCOLM’S ARMY ARRIVES AT DUNSINANE 
Act 5 Scene 7 : MACBETH KILLS YOUNG SIWARD 
Act 5 Scene 8 : MACDUFF KILLS MACBETH 
Act 5 Scene 8 : MALCOLM BECOMES THE KING OF SCOTLAND 

Kansas State University theatre students, Ceslie Parker-Waller and Brett Boline interview the production team for the upcoming episode of William Shakespeare's MACBETH.  They discuss the March 2020 shut down of the production and the transition to audio storytelling for the KTW podcast.

David Mackay, Director

Kathy Voecks, Scenic Designer

Dana Pinkston, Costume Designer

James Davis, Lighting and Sound Designer

Get ready for the launch of K-State Theatre's 2020-2021 season in an all-audio format!

Fall Semester 2020:

MACBETH by William Shakespeare, directed by David Mackay

CHOKE by Dan Shea, directed by Hunter Parker 

TALES OF THE WEIRD AND UNUSUAL:

KILL GRIM by Blake Cordell, directed by Chuck Leonard

PR(A/E)YING MANTIS by Andrea Browne, directed by Chuck Leonard

HER VELCRO VOICE by Cody O'Hare, directed by Chuck Leonard

LEAVE NO TRACE by Mitch Ward, directed by Chuck Leonard

RETURN TO ABANDONED by Jonah Kirkhart, directed by Chuck Leonard

ONE DEAD; ONE DYING by Laura Camien, directed by Jerry Jay Cranford

HO HO NO by Blake Cordell and the KSU Writer's Room, directed by Jerry Jay Cranford

Original Music by Alex Wakim © 2020