Table Read Podcast

In an on-the-road Table Read Podcast episode from December 2013, Dennis is joined in Lititz PA by the incomparable Brian Belge, the incomparable David Donovan, and the incomparable Smith Collins, comparatively speaking, for a discussion of actors, acting, improvisation, auditions, personal experiences, and previous events produced and participated in by these guys. Sorry, there was no read this time, and we blame Dave, as is usual when blame is called for, because he had to go home early.

Herein is a fine screenplay by Mitchell Ganem, Drinking In New York, performed in series of cold reads by Chase Bailey, Heidi Bunnell, Todd Hunter, Duncan Watt, and Dennis Johnson. There were no rehearsals or cast assignments done beforehand. This Table Read Podcast was edited from 3 full podcasts recorded in August and September of 2013 in Chase's painting studio in Portsmouth, NH.

This Table Read Podcast episode, the read-only version of a compilation of two Big Butt Bruise Brothers podcasts, minus a few hours of stimulating discussions before and after, features Chase Bailey, Heidi Christofferson Bunnell, DB Cooper, Duncan Watt, and Dennis Collins Johnson. It is a cold read, with no rehearsal or cast assignments done beforehand, and was recorded in October of 2013 in Chase's painting studio in Portsmouth, NH. Big Butt Bruise Brothers was written by Eugene McDaniels and Dennis Collins Johnson.

This Table Read Podcast Visitors episode from Chase's painting studio in Portsmouth NH features Chase Bailey, Heidi Bunnell, Duncan Watt, Dennis Johnson, and introducing voice artist, actor and director DB Cooper, now one of us, in her first published podcast. And of course, there's the TRP security presence of Rudy the dog. Not known for our organized structure or our brevity, TRP Visitors goes a few degrees further, as a plethora of guests descending on the podcast turns out to be so much fun that we never get around to a read. Many thanks go to our visitors - Paul Christofferson, Michael Kane, Kit, and Max. They don't make 'em like this any more. Opening music by Phil Fournier.

This is a read-only podcast of the screenplay The Tent, minus the usual 90 minutes of discussion per podcast beforehand. It is a cold read. It is a compilation from three separate podcast sessions in 2013, the first two in a small room and the last session taking place in Chase's larger painting studio, hence the dramatic change in room tone. Three separate casts were used, with Chase Bailey reading the action lines, Dennis Johnson as Corey, and Duncan Watt in a variety of roles, present in all three. Additional readers who joined us in various episodes and played a veritable bouquet of characters were Heidi Bunnell, Dylan Collins, Peter Nickell, and Justin Norton. The Tent is by Richard Leder, based on the book by Gary Paulsen. Thanks to Chase for permission to read it.

This Table Read Podcast episode features Chase Bailey, Heidi Bunnell, and Dennis Johnson. From his painting studio in Portsmouth, Chase tells stories ranging from his early days as an art student to his experiences making films with John Malkovich, Ann Cusak, Johnny Depp, Uma Thurman, Brett Cullen, and John Goodman. Heidi and Dennis tell a story or two as well. Dennis reads an essay on Global Harmony by Eugene McDaniels. As usual there is excellent wine to drink. And there's... Rudy. Opening and closing music features Kent Allyn on guitar, bass and keyboard, and Duncan Watt on percussion.

Host Dennis Johnson welcomes the usual crew of Chase Bailey, Heidi Bunnell, Duncan Watt, Rudy the dog, and introducing in his debut on TRP, actor/director Todd Hunter for a lively discussion of music, art, theater, film and the business of show, culminating in a cold Table Read of part one of the screenplay Drinking In New York by Mitchell Ganem. The opening music is from an unreleased studio session by Yer Basic Phantasy Company, featuring Joe Walsh on lead guitar, Joe Vitale on drums, Tom Stephenson on piano, Michael Stanley on bass, and John Wood and Dennis Johnson on rhythm guitars.

Host Dennis Johnson welcomes Chase Bailey, Heidi Bunnell, and Duncan Watt to a rollicking discussion of film, music, theatre, their respective businesses and related arts, followed by a cold table read of the screenplay The Tent which concludes with part 3. For this episode, Table Read Podcast moved to Chase's art studio amid many lovely paintings both finished and unfinished. The opening music is The Girls Are Going to the Movies, melody and lyric by Dennis Johnson, arrangement by AutoRap. And a special thanks to Rudy!

For one of our earlier podcasts, host Dennis Johnson welcomes returning podcasters UCLA theatre student, singer and actor, Brigid Abreu, and actor/musicians Dylan Michael Collins and Peter Nickell, two members of the band Throw Me Down a Well, and the Meanderthals Theatre Company. The cold read for this one is a set of two comic one-acts written by Dennis Collins Johnson, one a washer wench show for Ren fest performances, and the other a farce based on an ancient myth. Opening music by Throw Me Down a Well featuring Dylan Collins, Peter Nickell, Justin Norton, and Kathryn Kellogg