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This week’s episode is focused on a high school production of all things – but not just any high school production. This week we are interviewing director Claudia Warga and young actor Theodore Schwamm about their production “Addition with Guns,” which opens tomorrow at 7 p.m. at the Gilbert Theater.

The show is written by local playwright James Dean and features a mostly high school aged cast.

Please give this a listen, and get set to see the show tomorrow at the Gilbert Theater in Fayetteville, at 116 Green St, Fayetteville, NC. Tickets for the show are free.

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Sorry that this episode has been rushed. Holidays are upon us. As a result, we will not be having a new episode next week.

Have a happy thanksgiving!

Correction: In the episode James, our host, refers to the show as “Addiction” With Guns instead of by its actual name “Addition With Guns.” Just one letter off, but still very wrong. 

This is our review of “Peter and the Starcatcher,” which is being performed at Fayetteville’s Cape Fear Regional Theatre. This show opened on October 27th and will close on November 11th. To get tickets go to CFRT.org or call 910.323.4233.

Give our review a listen and a share, and let us know what you thought of the show in the comments below.

This week’s episode has a theme – Boozing meets Broadway.

We speak with two guests. Women’s Theatre Festival’s Rachel Kasken about the “WTF Karaoke Musical” event taking place November 10 at The Wicked Witch bar in Raleigh (learn more here. ) And Paul Malone of the Cary Playwright’s Forum, which have brought back their annual bar themed playwright showcase, “Bar Plays 4.0” at the Fortnight Brewing Company. That show started today and will end its run on November 8.

We were running a bit late this week, so this episode features a quicker more to the point format. Let us know in the comments what you guys think, or if you want the silly intros back.

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Also – tomorrow we should have our review for the Cape Fear Regional Theatre of Fayetteville’s current production of “Peter Pan and the Star Catcher” up for your listening pleasure, so stay tuned.

This week’s episode is a little bit different. The entire hour long episode is dedicated to a conversation with one of North Carolina’s longest serving theatre critics, Roy C. Dicks.

After 21 years, and 1,200 shows reviewed, Roy has retired as the News & Observer’s resident theatre critic, and I wanted to dedicate an entire episode to talking to him about live theatre in the triangle. We talk about how he began life as a critic, the shows that have stood out to him, and what he thinks makes for great theatre.

Please, sit back, relax, and listen.

This week’s episode features an interview with actor / director / writer Ira David Wood IV, about his upcoming sketch comedy show, “Zero Headspace,” being performed at Theatre in the Park in Raleigh, October 26 – 28. Learn more at Theatreinthepark.com .

We also have a review for the Temple Theatre’s production of “Ghost: The Musical,” which ends its run Nov. 4. To buy tickets, go to TempleShows.com.

Please give it a listen and share it with your friends (though only the friends you really like).

Also, be sure to join our newsletter to be reminded every time we publish a new episode. On Monday we will have an interview with Roy C. Dicks, who has retired as the theatre critic for the News & Observer.

This week we chat with Burning Coal Theatre artistic director Jerry Davis (left) and actress La’Tonya Wiley.

This week we talk with actress La’Tonya Wiley about her upcoming show at the Temple Theatre in Sanford, “Ghost: The Musical,” (which opens Oct. 18 and runs to Nov. 4) wherein she stars as psychic con artist Oda Mae Brown. We also test her on her knowledge of ghosts in entertainment (and we manage to fit in a very obscure reference to the 1995 film “Theodore Rex“).

We also speak with Burning Coal Theatre Artistic Director, Jerry Davis about his theatre’s production of historic drama “Stuff Happens” by David Hare. The play, which follows the Bush administration, in the months leading up to the Iraqi war, is currently playing at the Burning Coal Theatre until Oct. 28.

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This week we interview veteran stage actress Kathryn Hunter-Williams, of the Playmakers Repertory Company’s new show, “Skeleton Crew” by award winning playwright Dominique Morisseau. The play, which tells the story of auto workers in Detroit, immediately ahead of the 2008 economic collapse. “Skeleton Crew” opened Oct. 10 and will close Oct. 28.

The cast of “Avenue Q,” playing at the Asheville Community Theatre.

We also speak with our first ever puppet guest, Nicky, from the Asheville Community Theatre‘s current production of “Avenue Q.”  The wildly funny musical is an adult take on “Sesame Street.” Nicky attended our show without his handler and co-star, actor Matt Edwardsen. It goes better than you’d think. “Avenue Q” opened Oct. 5 will close Oct. 28.

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We were so excited about Halloween we started early! This week we interview director Wesley Brown of  Pineapple Shaped Lamps, about their upcoming production of “Cannibal the Musical,” which is opening October 11th at Hannah Block Community Arts Center.

We also chat with Laura Griffin, who is organizing the Women’s Theatre Festival’s Costume Sale on October 6th! Check out some of the costumes that will be for sale in the images below. Spooky!

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