The See Play Perform Podcast

The season finale is here, and we are going OUT! With a bang, a burp, and a very dramatic pumpkin spice commercial.

Host Noah Moody sits down with the powerhouse team behind TVCT's recent production of High School Musical Junior: co-directors JeNeale and Katey, plus stage manager Hannah. They recap a sold-out run (every. single. night.), the cast that brought tears on closing night, and the kids who loved the experience so much they immediately signed up for more shows.

Before getting into the good stuff, Noah reads through everyone's questionnaire answers and nearly creates a fake dating profile out of them. We hear about a castle in Germany, a deep and personal hatred of monkeys, and the medical condition that meant Katey went 39 years without ever burping.

Also: a $5 Humane Society rat deal that turned into 27 rats. We will say no more. You must listen.

Then we get into the real theater talk - what directors actually look for in auditions, how to recover when something goes sideways mid-performance, the art of song selection (and which songs might be a little too played out), and why commitment beats perfection every time.

We close the season the only way we know how: The Dramatic Readings Game. Our guests tackle voice acting commercial scripts in surprise character voices, including a game show host who is absolutely not okay on the inside, a very enthusiastic Frenchman in need of a haircut, Christopher Walken selling credit card rewards, and a royal queen with a very special relationship with the word "the."

We're taking a short break after this one, but we'll be back with more students, more stories, and more mischief from Treasure Valley Children's Theater.

Treasure Valley Children's Theater is a 501(c)3 nonprofit with the mission to empower youth and inspire future innovators, entrepreneurs, creators, humanitarians, and artists through performance-based theater arts programs. To learn more or support our work, visit treasurevalleychildrenstheater.com

This podcast is fully funded by community support.

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00:00 - Welcome to the Season Finale

Good morrow, theater fans! In this episode of See Play Perform, host Noah Moody sits down with the wonderful Dio Hadley, a former TVCT student who is now a freshman at Idaho State University and on their way to becoming the theater world's next great dramaturg. (And yes, we will absolutely explain what that is.)

From getting knocked out by Tinker Bell in a Peter Pan summer camp to landing a lead role in a college musical as a first-year student, Dio's journey through TVCT is proof that theater genuinely changes lives. Along the way, Noah and Dio swap audition horror stories, discover the Shakespeare connections hiding inside every Lion King movie, and learn that painting mountains is apparently a great cure for boredom.

Oh, and there's a game. A dramatic reading game. Featuring a Muppet Treasure Island DVD, a box of throat comfort tea, and a leprechaun who is really not feeling well. It goes exactly as well as you'd hope.

See Play Perform is presented by Treasure Valley Children's Theater a 501(c)3 nonprofit with a mission to empower youth and inspire future innovators, entrepreneurs, creators, humanitarians, and artists through performance-based theater arts programs. This podcast is fully funded by community support.

🎭 Find out more at treasurevalleychildrenstheater.com

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0:00 – Welcome & Sponsor Spot

Good morrow, dear friends! Welcome back to See Play Perform, the podcast from Treasure Valley Children's Theater, hosted by the one and only Noah Moody!

Episode 7 is an absolute blast and a little emotional too (in the best way). Noah sits down with William and Ryan Behr, parents of one of TVCT's absolute favorite students, Tallulah (aka Lulu). And fair warning: this family is a LOT in the best way possible

From the moment Tallulah tried to sell her dad his own childhood memories to the time she spotted a poured concrete patio and immediately declared it her new stage, it's clear this kid was born for the spotlight. Noah and the Behrs talk about what it's like to raise a tiny force of nature, what theater has done for her confidence and leadership, and how her classes in murder mystery and stage combat may or may not have inspired some interesting sibling dynamics at home.

The conversation also gets genuinely touching when William and Ryan share about their family's involvement with Game Changers Idaho (a sports nonprofit for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities) and the Jayden DeLuca Foundation (supporting families of children with congenital heart defects). Noah opens up too, sharing his own experience as a stepparent to a special needs child.

The episode wraps up with everyone's favorite segment - Dramatic Readings - where our guests draw random objects and random characters from cups and have to perform accordingly

It's exactly as unhinged as it sounds, and we wouldn't have it any other way.

Treasure Valley Children's Theater is a 501(c)3 nonprofit with a mission to empower youth and inspire future innovators, entrepreneurs, creators, humanitarians, and artists through performance-based theater arts programs. This podcast is fully funded by community support.

🎭 Find out more at treasurevalleychildrenstheater.com

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0:00 - Welcome to See Play Perform!

It's Idaho Gives Week, May 4-7, 2026! Donate to Treasure Valley Children's Theater by visiting idahogives.org

Welcome back to the See Play Perform Podcast from Treasure Valley Children's Theater! 🎭⭐

This week, host Noah Moody is joined by two of his Wednesday acting students - the naturally imaginative Nora and the tremendously theatrical Tallulah - for an episode stuffed to the brim with silly games, big laughs, and some surprisingly heartfelt moments along the way.

First up, we dive straight into an improv game called "Well, Well, Well, If It Isn't..." where our trio takes turns giving each other outrageous characters to play on the spot. We're talking Dracula complaining about his breakfast cereal, a very overwhelmed Batman on his first podcast, and a talking parrot named Squawking. It goes gloriously off the rails and that's exactly how we like it.

After that, it's time for life updates! We find out that Nora's brother is losing two teeth (and no, she did NOT ask to keep them), that a coloring book accidentally inspired the greatest band name of all time - Fuzzy Hygiene - and that Tallulah has very big plans to skip spring break and go straight to summer. (Her mom was in the room. Noah reminded everyone of this.)

Then things get real  in the best way. Noah asks both girls about their journeys with TVCT: how they got started, what kept them coming back, and how theater became one of those rare places where being your whole, goofy, wonderful self is actually encouraged. Nora shares that TVCT was one of the first places she ever felt like she could truly be herself, and Tallulah reveals that she switched from figure skating to hockey partly because - and we quote - in hockey, you get to hit people. She is not wrong.

We also get the full origin story of Bobby the Chicken Nugget (and his girlfriend, Ketchup), learn how an Elphaba voice in Nora's head helps her stand up to bullies, and hear Noah open up about his own middle school days carrying around a book of Greek mythology. 📚

Then the tables turn! Tallulah and Nora put Noah in the hot seat with their own questions: What's his dream role? (Captain Hook, obviously.) What's his favorite role he's ever played? (Spoiler: it involves a dress, a wig, and the title "Princess Noah.") Would he rather win an award for acting or directing? And if he could have any superpower, what would it be? His answer involves jumping off buildings for comedic effect and absolutely no super strength. Very on-brand.

And then, the grand finale - DRAMATIC FOOD PACKAGE READINGS. 🍝👻🎉 Tallulah reads a bag of pistachios like she's telling a campfire horror story. Nora reads an apple cider packet as a game show host. Noah reads a box of spaghetti as if spaghetti has personally wronged him and he is deeply, dramatically afraid of it. It is everything.

Whether you're a theater kid, a hockey player, a taekwondo warrior, a coloring book enthusiast, or just someone who likes being a little weird, this episode is for you. 🎤 See you in the spotlight!

Treasure Valley Children's Theater is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a mission to empower youth and inspire future innovators, entrepreneurs, creators, humanitarians, and artists through performance-based theater arts programs. To support TVCT or learn more, visit https://www.treasurevalleychildrenstheater.com/

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0:00  - Welcome & Sponsor Shoutouts

Good morrow, dear friends, and welcome back to the See Play Perform Podcast, brought to you by Treasure Valley Children's Theater! Your host Noah Moody is back with another great episode, and this time he's outnumbered three-to-one. Bold move, Noah. Bold move.

In this episode, Noah is joined by three powerhouse ladies who all have deep roots in TVCT and the arts nonprofit world:

Together they dig into the stories behind how they each found Treasure Valley Children's Theater, what it really means to work in the arts (spoiler: not for the money, but absolutely for the people), and why theater does something magical for kids that sports, school, and everything else just... can't replicate.

They talk about the infamous mobile stage, toast to Opera Idaho's blessed nine-passenger van, and get genuinely emotional about why making the arts accessible to every kid, regardless of budget, is the whole entire point.

And then, of course, we play our beloved Dramatic Reading Game 🎲 where guests are handed a random piece of text (a car ad, a fairy tale, a real estate listing, a medical website) and must perform it as a totally unrelated character. This week's lineup includes Professor McGonagall pitching SUVs, a cowgirl fairy tale that smells a little off, a Disney princess who hulks out during a rental listing, and Alexa trying to book a doctor's appointment (turn left, turn left, TURN LEFT).

Whether you're a TVCT family, an arts advocate, a nonprofit warrior, or just someone who needs to hear a grown adult say "darn trash cans!" into a live mic — this episode is for you.

Treasure Valley Children's Theater is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit on a mission to empower youth and inspire future innovators, entrepreneurs, creators, humanitarians, and artists through performance-based theater arts programs. No child is ever turned away for financial reasons. To support the magic or find programs for your kid, visit treasurevalleychildrenstheater.com

Idaho Gives runs May 4-7, 2026! Donate to Treasure Valley Children's Theater by visiting idahogives.org

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0:00:03 - Welcome to See Play Perform! 🎭

Noah Moody is back at the helm of the See, Play, Perform Podcast, brought to you by Treasure Valley Children's Theater. This week he's joined by two cast members of the upcoming production of High School Musical Junior: the delightful Ellie and Abby. And yes, things get wonderfully weird right from the jump.

Before any serious conversation can happen, our guests are thrown headfirst into an improv icebreaker game that produces a loudly-shushing librarian, an old-timey sheriff who's very tired of teenagers, and a Colonel Sanders with absolutely zero chicken left to sell. You know, normal podcast stuff.

Once the chaos settles (slightly), Noah digs into the good stuff. We find out Ellie is a 10-year TVCT veteran who first stepped on stage as Dorothy in Wizard of Oz at the ripe age of five, and Abby - currently in her seventh year with the company - got hooked after a summer camp production of Schoolhouse Rock post-Covid. Both are buzzing with energy as opening night for High School Musical Junior approaches, and they've got their sights set on auditioning for Aladdin at Boise Little Theater this summer too.

The conversation winds through memorable TVCT moments (shoutout to a chaotic Puffs costume change involving inside-out pants and a very frazzled stage manager named Liam), life outside the theater (Ellie longboards to Jackson's for sloshes; Abby is currently ripping through books so fast she doesn't even remember their titles), and the very real phenomenon of typecasting. Ellie keeps getting cast as young-but-maternal characters, while Abby has fully embraced being "the dumb one" and honestly seems fine about it.

Future dreams? Broadway, obviously. NYU, maybe. Forensic scientist or cosmetologist as backup options. Abby's dad Steve apparently wants to write an accounting musical, which is either brilliant or deeply concerning.

The episode wraps up with a dramatic readings game that forces everyone to perform voice-acting scripts as absurd characters. A documentary narrated by Gandalf, a children's reading app advertised by a furious radio DJ, and a troll who is extremely excited to tell you about Big Ben. All three are immediately offered imaginary jobs.

It's funny, heartfelt, and proof that theater kids are simply built different. Don't miss it.

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Treasure Valley Children's Theater is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit empowering youth through performance-based theater arts. Learn more at treasurevalleychildrenstheater.com

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0:00 - Welcome & Sponsors

🎭 Welcome to Episode 3 of the See Play Perform Podcast, presented by Treasure Valley Children's Theater!

This week, host Noah Moody sits down with Dayson and Kendall — the dynamic duo playing Troy and Gabriella in TVCT's upcoming production of Disney's High School Musical Junior, opening April 17th! 🌟

We're talking first auditions, hidden talents, dream musicals, acting inspirations, and life as a high schooler juggling school AND the spotlight. Plus, things get wonderfully chaotic when Dayson and Kendall take on a Dramatic Reading Challenge featuring brownie mix instructions, chili-roasted pistachios, and some very committed character work. 🏴‍☠️🤧

And yes! They close the episode out with a live performance of "Start of Something New." You'll want to stick around for that one. 🎵

🎟️ Tickets on sale NOW! at treasurevalleychildrenstheater.com

🙏 Thank you to our 2026 Season Sponsors:

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Treasure Valley Children's Theater is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit empowering youth through performance-based theater arts. Learn more at treasurevalleychildrenstheater.com

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Good morrow, dear friends, and welcome back to See Play Perform, the podcast presented by Treasure Valley Children's Theater!

In Episode 2, host Noah Moody sits down fresh from rehearsal with three talented cast members from TVCT's upcoming production of Disney's High School Musical Jr. - Paisley (Sharpay), Riley (Jack Scott), and Liam (Coach Bolton). These three aren't new to the stage, you may recognize them from last fall's Robin Hood, and they bring all the energy, chaos, and charm you'd expect from a Saturday rehearsal day.

We kick things off with a rousing round of "Well, Well, Well, If It Isn't…" - an improv icebreaker that goes wildly off the rails in the best possible way (featuring a singing garbage man, a hysterical bride, and a third-grade teacher nobody asked for). Then we dive into the Podcast Questionnaire, where the gang shares their dream roles (Dot from Sunday in the Park with George, Damien from Mean Girls, SpongeBob from The SpongeBob Musical - yes, really), which movies they'd turn into musicals, and the most mortifying things that have ever happened to them on stage. Spoiler: baby Jesus fell out of someone's dress.

Then things get theatrical. Noah puts each cast member on the spot with a dramatic cold reading challenge. Riley delivers a nursey rhyme as if it's a calm spring day... and then as scary as humanly possible. Liam tackles the Dagger Speech from Macbeth as if the entire hallucination is just a massive inconvenience. And Paisley channels a mean third-grade teacher like she was born for it.

Along the way, the group gets into what makes High School Musical actually kind of great, why Noah was angry at himself for enjoying it, and the powerful reminder - straight from the cast - that theater isn't just about performing. It's about trying new things, finding yourself, drinking your water, and not sticking to the status quo.

High School Musical Jr. opens April 17th at Treasure Valley Children's Theater. Tickets are on sale now at treasurevalleychildrenstheater.com.

This podcast is fully funded by community support. Treasure Valley Children's Theater is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with the mission to empower youth and inspire future innovators, entrepreneurs, creators, humanitarians, and artists through performance-based theater arts programs.

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The curtain rises on Episode 1 of See Play Perform, the official podcast of Treasure Valley Children's Theater! 🎉 Host Noah Moody is joined by two hilarious student guests - Preston and Ash - for improv games, big dreams, Shakespeare performed while grossed out, and a scary story that takes a very unexpected turn. Whether you're a student, a theater parent, or just someone who wants to laugh, this episode is your backstage pass to the wonderful chaos of kids doing theater. Break a leg, everyone, we're just getting started!

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0:00 — Welcome to See Play Perform! 🎭