Terry Veal has performed in virtually every theater in Oklahoma City over the past 40-odd years. He's been a mainstay at Carpenter Square Theatre since its first season. Following college, the Navy, and college again, he started his acting career at Oklahoma Children's Theatre. He moved into education by teaching drama first at Choctaw High School then at Classen School of Advance Studies. Along the way, he's shard the stage with such greats as the  late, local legend Brenda Williams and a college-aged Kristin Chenowith. In this interview, Terry also reveals important lessons he learned from a couple of his influential professors.


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Sponsored by Carpenter Square Theatre

Leslie Spears has had a front row seat to the culture of Oklahoma City for a few decades now. Starting as a receptionist at a radio station and moving into promotions, she worked at the OKC Chamber of Commerce to promote the first MAPS projects that transformed downtown OKC, then moved to the OKC Museum of Art and later to the Myriad Gardens. She now promotes all of OKC through her position at the reborn Oklahoma Gazette. In this podcast, Leslie tells how the OKCMOA managed to become the nation's lead exhibitor of glass artist Dale Chihuly.


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Ben Hall is an Oklahoma City-based actor, director, writer, and scenic designer. He has appeared in many films both small, independent ones as well as Oscar-winning movies such as "Minari" and "Killers of the Flower Moon."

Ben also designs and builds sets for multiple theatre companies, churches, and film production companies. He tells his story - how he landed in Oklahoma City and how his career progressed to become a cultural icon in This Town.

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Sponsored by Carpenter Square Theatre