SCERA Spotlight Podcast

Today we give you Part 2 of our interview with Seussical the Musical director Shawn Mortensen and musical director DeLayne Dayton!

Note: This is our experimental first enhanced episode! Check your iTunes player or podcast player for new images that (hopefully) appear during playback.

Guests: Shawn Mortensen, DeLayne Dayton

Host: Quin Swallow (with his dog Mia) 

On left: Guest host Mia.

On the right: God Bless America ... and this cake made by the theatrically and culinarily talented Shawn Mortensen.

It's a CRAZY-FUN episode today ... We're back on the SCERA Shell lawn talking with Seussical the Muslcal direcctor Shawn Mortensen and musical director DeLayne Dayton! These two love SCERA, and SCERA loves them back. Hear about their backgrounds in theater (and other things), learn about their work with Seussical, and hear for yourselves why working with either of them on a show is the treat of a lifetime.

Guests: Shawn Mortensen and DeLayne Dayton

Hosts: Rachael Gibson, Chance Richter, Dresden Means and Quin Swallow

DeLayne Dayton and Shawn Mortensen

DeLayne Dayton and Shawn Mortensen

Chance Richter and DeLayne Dayton

In the final week of the run of Hairspray at the SCERA Shell, we bring you the last of our interviews with the cast, including ensemble performers, and the actors who play Velma Von Tussle, Link Larkin, and Corny Collins.

Guests: Leslee Preator Keckley, Kristian Huff, Jaxson Dayton, and the Hairspray ensemble cast

Hosts: Rachael Gibson, Chance Richter, Quin Swallow

Photography courtesy of Rachael Gibson / SCERA

Hairspray has begun its run at the SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre. You've already heard from the creative team ... Now we start meeting the cast! Today, you'll meet the energetic young performers who play Tracy Turnblad, Penny Pingleton, Amber Von Tussle and Seaweed Stubbs. Plus, Audition Coach Kelsey will give us a few more tips for a successful music audition!

Guests: Chelsea Lindsay, Tearza Foyston, Sasha Sloan and Michael Thomas

Hosts: Chance Richter, Kelsey Mariner, Jake Thompson and Quin Swallow

It's opening day for Hairspray at the SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre, and we'll have a couple weeks of Hairspray for you on our next couple of episodes! Today, meet the insanely talented choreographer and music director Tiffany Winkel Nutter, who talks about why Hairspray is such a unique, challenging and vibrant show.

And the amazing Edna Turnblad herself took some break time to talk to her fans!

With just over a week to go until Hairspray opens at the SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre, on this episode we introduce you to Andy and Jan Hunsaker. Andy plays Edna and Jan is directing the production. Learn about their backgrounds and about what's ahead for this production.

Also, we'll get family theater tips from Rachael, a mom who knows how preparation can make or break a theater experience if you have kids, particularly ones with special needs.

Guests: Andy and Jan Hunsaker

Hosts: Rachael Gibson, Chance Richter, & Quin Swallow

On today's episode, we'll take you to the wonderful SCERA Park, where we have a whole season of summer fun planned for the SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre. We'll talk about why the Shell and the park is such a magical, wonderful place. We'll also meet Granite Ogborn, one of our great custodians who keeps SCERA looking its best.

Guests:  Granite Ogborn

Hosts: Jake Thompson, Kelsey Mariner, Quin Swallow

The hidden secret of successful theater is moms. That's right ... They give their support, applause, free rides to auditions and rehearsals ... And sometimes they join their kids on stage, like this week's guest Celesta Rimington ... mother of our other guest, Maxwell Rimington! This week they tell us about their musical family, their time together in Mary Poppins not long ago at the SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre, and Maxwell tells us just what he thinks of his mom. Such a good boy.

Happy Mother's Day!

Guests: Celesta and Maxwell Rimington

Hosts: Rachael Gibson, Drey Means, Chance Richter, Kelsey Mariner, Jake Thompson, and Quin Swallow

On the SCERA stage, love is usually in the script. But sometimes, it just happens, and it spills out into real life! This week, somebody's getting married! We'll talk to a couple of SCERA couples, and play a couple quiz game about ... theater couples! Plus, Kelsey will talk about how to practice and prepare for your next singing audition ... that is, if practice and preparation are something you do, ha ha.

Hosts: Chance Richter, Drey Means, Kelsey Mariner, Jake Thompson, and Quin Swallow

Guests: Shay and Bryan Johnson

Bryan and Shay Johnson


Kelsey Mariner and Jake Thompson

Today, the podcast crew talks about their favorite performances from the past year, at SCERA and other community and school theaters! Also, we'll talk with Linda Campbell, SCERA House Manager, about SCERA's Volunteer program.

Episode hosts: Quin Swallow, Rachael Gibson, Chance Richter, Kelsey Mariner, Jake Thompson

Guests: Linda Campbell, SCERA House Manager