Notes With Jack

Episode 13: Jack is back in Connecticut, resting, before he travels back to London for the SHUCKED premiere. They guys kick off the episode talking about Jack's 2013 memoir JACK BE NIMBLE, which leads the guys into a notes session about why he decided to write a memoir, why watching the SHUCKED rehearsals in London helped him better understand his role as a director, and how both experiences hinge on his willingness to be an observer...

Episode 12: Jack is in London working with his new company on SHUCKED. The guys start off talking about Jack's 2001 (Drama Desk award winning) production of Tom Stoppard's THE INVENTION OF LOVE, which leads them into a notes session about why Jack puts "more sex" into nearly all of his productions, his love for London and the British theater, and Alan explains why he used to use old an F. Scott Fitzgerald essay as his go-to pickup line...

Episode 11: Jack is packing for London where he'll be putting up last year's Broadway hit (and Alan's favorite musical ever...) SHUCKED. This leads the guys into a notes session about Jack's history with SHUCKED, his thought process when transferring a play , and why Jack believes laughter is the best thing God has done since cantaloupe...

Episode 10: Jack is still resting in Connecticut before heading to London to begin work on SHUCKED at Regent's Park Open Air Theater. Alan's intro sends the guys into a notes session that touches on Jack's incredible experience working with (and re-writing... yes, Jack's been a writer too) theater icon George Abbott, the value of humility, and Jack invites his British alter ego on the pod...

Episode 9: GHOSTS has opened and Jack is home in Connecticut getting some much needed the rest. This leads the guys into a notes session that starts by touching on Jack's breakthrough year in 1969. It was his Broadway debut, his Shakespeare debut at The Old Globe, and the time he filled in for his former lover and acted opposite Christopher Walken. The guys also touch on finding your own voice, why the truth is all you can aim for, and Jack tells us about the time he grew a beard...

Episode 8: The previews for GHOSTS are coming to a close and Jack is beginning to step away from the play. This leads the guys into a notes session where Jack reveals how he navigated the staging issues from our last episode, gives Alan some perfectly timed advice on how to deal with a director passing on a passion project, and reveals how he managed to be the wingman for the entire Delta Tau Delta fraternity when he was a member at the University of Michigan...For more follow us at... website: www.noteswithjack.cominstagram: @noteswithjack_youtube: ‪@NotesWithJack‬Full production services provided by 11K Filmsinstragram: @11Kfilms_Logo and web design by Breanne Crotty

Episode 7: It's the second week of previews for GHOSTS and Jack is dealing with some push back on a choice he made in the staging of the production. This leads the guys into a rather vulnerable notes session that touches on humility, knowing when to rip the bandaid, and why the audience is never wrong...For more follow us at... website: www.noteswithjack.cominstagram: @noteswithjack_youtube: ‪@NotesWithJack‬Full production services provided by 11K Filmsinstragram: @11Kfilms_Logo and web design by Breanne Crotty

EPISODE 6: A few days after Alan sees the second preview of GHOSTS at Lincoln Center, he gives his feedback to Jack. This leads the guys into a notes session that includes what makes a good scene partner, how seeing the "sausage is made" can stifle creativity, and the importance of "protecting" the gift...

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Episode 5: GHOSTS is headed into it's first preview performance at Lincoln Center. This sends the guys into a notes session that touches on the double edge sword of truth, how Shakespeare was the ultimate matchmaker, and Alan shares his most embarrassing Valentines Day story...For more follow us at... website: www.noteswithjack.cominstagram: @noteswithjack_youtube: ‪@NotesWithJack‬Full production services provided by 11K FilmsLogo and web design Breanne Crotty

It's February 4th, 2025 and Jack had the weekend off before heading into a ten day sprint before the first preview of GHOSTS. This leads the guys into a notes session that touches on how to incorporate the creative team into a production, how being an artist forces you to confront your own truth, and the guys try to figure out who Saginaw, Michigan's (Jack's hometown...) favorite son is (it might not be Jack...)For more follow us at... website: www.noteswithjack.cominstagram: @noteswithjack_youtube: ‪@NotesWithJack‬