Youth Theatre Podcast

Peninsula Youth Theatre presents and EPIC RADIO ADVENTURE that will be broadcast weekly over the summer!

SAILING INTO ICY STARS

Join orphaned twins Daleea and Ernst as they flee their drab and depressing prospects on the planet Mundanea, with the help of a rogues gallery of space misfits. Will they find the planet Frostopia? If they do, will they find their long lost father? Sailing Into Icy Stars was written by students in PYT's Play writing Master Class, and features the vocal talents of many of our illustrious alumni!

Episode 2: Tested in Templetopia By Tessa Prodromou

When we last left our heroes, they had blasted off to search for the legendary "Sword of Vexation" with space adventurer Nellie Badgers, pilot and rogue Sean Nolo, student of the galaxy Conroy and orphanage bully Penthry, who had blackmailed them into taking him with them. As they approach the planet Sean insists mark the location of the sword, what dangers will they face?

Episode 2 Cast (in order of appearance):

Sophie Davies meets professional dancer Mary Callahan. Mary has danced on stages and sets across the country - Tincluding the National Tour of "Bullets Over Broadway," TV's "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," a Neon Trees music video and New York Fashion Week. Mary is also a professional writer, discussing dance both in national publications and her blog “The Dance Journalist.” 

Peninsula Youth Theatre presents and EPIC RADIO ADVENTURE that will be broadcast weekly over the summer!

SAILING INTO ICY STARS

Join orphaned twins Daleea and Ernst as they flee their drab and depressing prospects on the planet Mundanea, with the help of a rogues gallery of space misfits. Will they find the planet Frostopia? If they do, will they find their long lost father? Sailing Into Icy Stars was written by students in PYT's Play writing Master Class, and features the vocal talents of many of our illustrious alumni!

Episode 1: Escape from Mundanea

Meet our heroes, orphans Daleea and Ernst, readying themselves to face another day in the Salt Mines. But when an unlikely piece of information falls into their hands, will they be able to act on it? Or will orphanage bully Penthry stand in their way? 

Episode 1 Cast

Directed by Karen Simpson

Theo Gardiner inteviews professional voice actor Jonathan Murphy (aka Jonathan Cormur). Jonathan's most notable client is 2K Games, where he did motion capture as “Jesse” in Mafia III. For 6 years, he did the voice over for California’s Great America show intros, in park announcements, the Halloween Haunt, and the new Gold Striker ride. Other commercial work and voice over clients include Electronic Arts, 2K Games, Verizon, Oracle, BacciZ Apps, AndyZ, and Main Street Burgers.

Producer: Karen Simpson

The classic story of a prince who angers the wrong witch and has to cure a curious curse, featuring an original script by Karen Simpson.

The Frog Prince: Sanved Doshi

On this week's Youth Theatre Podcast Interview, Roni Gal-Oz interviews Gabrielle Filloux. Gabrielle toured North America in the National Tour of "The Office: The Musical," playing cat-loving, uptight Angela Martin. Gabrielle talks about auditioning in New York, training your voice to belt, training your voice to scream on stage and what it's like portraying a character so many people associate with a particular actor. 

Produced by Karen Simpson

Ben Siegel inteviews Tony-Award Nominee Anika Larsen. Anika has performed on Broadway in such shows as "Rent," "All Shook Up, " Avenue Q" and "Xanadu." She was nominated for the Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Tony-Awards for her performance as Cynthia Weil in "Beautiful." Anika has performed extensively in New York and across the US in the National Tours of "Xanadu," "Avenue Q," and "Rent." Anika was also co-founder of Jaradoa Theater, a company whose mission was to promote mercy, beauty and truth through performance and service.Her solo album, "Sing You to Sleep,"  is available at Amazon.com and on the ITunes store.

Producer: Karen Simpson

In tonight's interview, Samantha Belding interviews Emily Borromeo.  Emily is an actress and singer who has appeared on Broadway and in the National Tour of "The School of Rock," performed in the original cast of the Joe Iconis Off-Broadway musical "Broadway Bounty Hunter," and has numerous other Off-Broadway and regional theater credits. Emily has also appeared in numerous television shows including "Sneaky Pete" and "Tell Me a Story," and served as one of the hosts of Sprout TV/NBC Universal's Emmy nominated "Sunny Side Up Show." Emily also competed in NBC's "The Sing Off" with her acapella group "Element." 

Sagnik Nag Chowdhury interviews Brian Miller about his dedication to comedy and performing, which has led him to create and perform content for theme parks ranging from Great America to Disney World. He has been in more than 1,600 performances of the "Frozen" show at Disney World, and also appears in the "Hoop Dee Do Review."  Local audiences might remember "The Magic Hat" show at Great America, which Brian wrote and starred in. He has also directed and choreographed several shows at Peninsula Youth Theatre, including "Cinderella" and "Beauty and the Beast." Brian will be teaching a comedic acting masterclass on Saturday, April 25. For more information visit www.pytnet.org

The students of Peninsula Youth Theatre present The Elves and the Shoemaker" - a radio play taken from the original script by Karen Simpson and directed by Caitlyn DeRouin. When Cobb's Cobblers falls on hard times, it's up to the Elves to step in and save the day! But that was a lot easier back in the old days - in 2020 they'll need a SWOT analysis, marketing plan, trending buzz and, of course, amazing design!