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As Neuse Little Theatre launches a brand‑new season, we sit down with the cast and director of Bright Star. Matt leads a heartfelt conversation about the show’s themes, its bluegrass roots, and the creative process behind bringing this uniquely American musical to life. Tune in for behind‑the‑scenes insights, personal reflections, and a closer look at what makes Bright Star shine.

Guests:  Madi Lee, Shaun Braswell, and Hannah MacAulay

Host & Creator: Matt Gore
Producer: Meta Toole
Music by: Kathi Nixon

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Kaitlyn Tarley helps Matt and Meta announce the Season 51 Cannon Nominations. Will the award ceremony on Sunday June 12, we thought it would be fun to see if Matt can guess the nominees.

Guest:  Kaitlyn Tarley

Host & Creator: Matt Gore
Producer: Meta Toole
Music by: Kathi Nixon

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Kaitlyn Tarley steps in as guest host and interviews some of the cast of 1776. We discuss their roles and the experience of putting on an iconic show on a milestone birthday of our nation.

Guest:  Todd Johnson, Greg Hill, Larry Gray, Andrew Wade, Joyce Kilpatrick-Jordan

Host: Kaitlyn Tarley
Creator: Matt Gore
Producer: Meta Toole
Music by: Kathi Nixon

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With the 2nd weekend of The Odd Couple coming up and filling fast, we talk with members of the cast about the show and their characters as well as what brought some of the newcomers to our stage.

Guest:  D.H. Johnson, Jeri Keith Liles, Kathi Nixon, Noah Denton, and Nancy Gibbs

Host & Creator: Matt Gore
Producer: Meta Toole
Music by: Kathi Nixon

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We discuss the life, history and career of Neil Simon with folks involved in our next show, The Odd Couple. Listen to Kathi Nixon (Director) and D.H. Johnson (Felix Unger) talk about the great comedic playwright.

Guest:  Kathi Nixon, D.H. Johnson

Host & Creator: Matt Gore
Producer: Meta Toole
Music by: Kathi Nixon

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Matt and Meta talk about the upcoming season and what shows have been chosen. The musical was our last piece that we were not allowed to announce or promote until today so we are very excited to be able to share our entire season with everyone now!  We hope everyone is as excited as we are about the upcoming 52nd season.

Host & Creator: Matt Gore
Producer: Meta Toole
Music by: Kathi Nixon

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We have a guest host this episode to interview the director of our production of Doubt, a parable.  Matt joins us as a guest and talks about directing, what brought him to NLT and the core of the show Doubt. Kaitlyn Tarley is our guest host. Show dates are April 10, 11, 12, 17 & 18, 2026 and may not be for all audiences.

Guest:  Matt Gore

Host: Kaitlyn Tarley
Creator: Matt Gore
Producer: Meta Toole
Music by: Kathi Nixon

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In honor of opening our musical of the 51st season, we have a chat with some of the cast of She Loves Me. Our two leads Hannah and Dominic and ensemble member, David, talk about the show, what it is about and the fun of rehearsing a musical.

Guests:  Hannah MacAulay, Dominic MacAulay, David Collier

Host & Creator: Matt Gore
Producer: Meta Toole
Music by: Kathi Nixon

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As our next show is quickly approaching, we talk with the music director, Rob Goodwin, about taking over the position for this current show. We talk a little about the show, but Matt and Rob discuss high school, the band, and all the shenanigans they got up to back in the day.

Guests:  Rob Goodwin

Host & Creator: Matt Gore
Producer: Meta Toole
Music by: Kathi Nixon

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Join us as we talk with Kathi Nixon and Nichole Braswell about AI and becoming new members of the board of directors. Both came on as new members at the beginning of our 51st season and have been learning the ways of running a community theatre. Listen as we discuss what they bring to the table and how being at the table shows a different side to the process.

Guests:  Kathi Nixon and Nichole Braswell

Host & Creator: Matt Gore
Producer: Meta Toole
Music by: Kathi Nixon

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