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Resident Artists and Ensemble Members, Aaron White and Amy Rene Byrne unwrap what the Ensemble is preparing for the holiday season, chat about devising BTE's three-clown A Christmas Carol, discuss the joys and pressures of adapting the company's 20th adaptation of Dickens classic tale, and revel in the Christmas traditions of Pennsylvania's only town.
Supporter Spotlight: Cindy Schultz and TreeFest
Recorded and Edited by: Aaron White
Original Music by: Aaron WhiteTranscripts of all Season 2 and 3 episodes are available on our Buzzsprout website.
Check out our current season: http://www.bte.org
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Resident Artists Aaron White, Kimie Muroya, and Amy Rene Byrne chat about our October PlayTasting series. Each week we will bring you a staged reading of an edgy new play at various locations around the area. A "flight of plays" to strike up conversation with our audience. Come out, have some good food, and tell us what you think about them-- you might see them in one of our upcoming seasons.
October 4th @ 5pm: How Now, Ophelia Free at the Bloomsburg Town Park
October 13th @ 11am: Wasabia, at the Brasserie Louis (tickets: brasserie-lous.com)
October 18th @ 7:30: Radiant Vermin, at The Blind Pig (tickets: blindpigkitchen.com)
October 25th @ 6pm: Dracula, at The Pine Barn Inn (tickets: bte.org)
Recorded by: Aaron White
Edited by: Amy Rene Byrne
Original Music by: Aaron WhiteTranscripts of all Season 2 and 3 episodes are available on our Buzzsprout website.
Check out our current season: http://www.bte.org
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Resident Actors, Amy Rene Byrne, Kimie Muroya, Aaron White Celebrate the new changes to Season 3 of the Down Center Podcast, chat about financial and cultural changes in the theatre industry and announce BTE’s Season 47!
Supporter Spotlight: Bob Tevis
Recorded and Edited by: Aaron White
Original Music by: Aaron WhiteTranscripts of all Season 2 and 3 episodes are available on our Buzzsprout website.
Check out our current season: http://www.bte.org
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Ahhh...Tomato Season!!! Just as summer gardens are reaching their zenith, BTE is wrapping up it's 46th Season. So in celebration of the the Down Center Podcast's 2nd season RAC member, Aaron White, reflects on the a cyclical nature of theatremaking and growing things in rural PA
Recorded and Edited by: Aaron White
Original Music by: Aaron WhiteTranscripts of all Season 2 and 3 episodes are available on our Buzzsprout website.
Check out our current season: http://www.bte.org
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Aaron White, Resident Actor & Ensemble member, chats with Community Kid cast members and Resident Actors, Elizabeth Dowd and Kimie Muroya, about summers at BTE as they prepare for performing The Velveteen Rabbit.
Recorded and Edited by: Aaron White
Original Music by: Aaron WhiteTranscripts of all Season 2 episodes available on our Buzzsprout website.
Check out our current season: http://www.bte.org
Ensemble Driven. Professional Theatre. Arts Education. Rural Pennsylvania. For Everyone. With Everyone.Transcripts of all Season 2 and 3 episodes are available on our Buzzsprout website.
Check out our current season: http://www.bte.org
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Join RAC Member Amy Rene Byrne and Education Director Abigail Leffler in a chat with 10-year-old theatre artists Margo Sutton and Aiden Kawas. They share their fun-filled experiences in improv and acting classes, dream up fantastical theatre camps, and even reenact some of their favorite games.
Discover the magic of theatre school and how it nurtures creativity, confidence, and collaboration in your kids. BTE's Theatre School runs June 10th-August 2nd and offers camps for ages 5-18. Register online today at www.bte.org.
Recorded and Edited by: Amy Rene Byrne
Original Music by: Aaron WhiteTranscripts of all Season 2 and 3 episodes are available on our Buzzsprout website.
Check out our current season: http://www.bte.org
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Join us for a captivating behind-the-scenes glimpse into the rehearsal process of our latest production Annapurna by Sharr White. In this episode, Director Aaron White and Assistant Director Kimie Muroya invite you to sit at the table with them and the stellar cast-- Elizabeth Dowd (Emma) and Rand Whipple (Ulysses). Together, they engage in an in-depth "table work" session, dissecting their roles, discussing their personal connections to BTE, and uncovering the layers of meaning in this profound play.
Annapurna will run from May 23rd through June 9th. Don’t miss the opportunity to witness Elizabeth Dowd in her final mainstage appearance as a full-time company member, where she delivers a powerhouse performance in a role that explores resilience, the search for forgiveness, and the indomitable human spirit. Tickets are available at www.bte.org.
Recorded and Edited by: Amy Rene Byrne
Original Music by: Aaron WhiteTranscripts of all Season 2 and 3 episodes are available on our Buzzsprout website.
Check out our current season: http://www.bte.org
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RAC member and director Elizabeth Dowd is joined by Theatremaker Apprentices Diamond Gloria Marrow and Bruce Gomez, and Guest Actor Jack Sullivan to discuss BTE's touring Theatre in the Classroom (TIC) production, Zombie Thoughts.
The play is set in a live-action video game where the levels get harder and harder, and you don’t get to quit playing! This interactive, choose-your-own-adventure performance is designed to help students identify and navigate debilitating anxiety (or Zombie Thoughts) as it gets in the way of winning the game. The cast shares insights on the rehearsal process, the history of TIC, and what they hope students will get from this experience.
Zombie Thoughts is on tour March 18th-May 26th. To book a performance at your school, church, or organization visit our website www.bte.org.
Recorded and Edited by: Amy Rene Byrne
Original Music by: Aaron WhiteTranscripts of all Season 2 and 3 episodes are available on our Buzzsprout website.
Check out our current season: http://www.bte.org
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The mystery is afoot!
A shoe?
... A show!
This mystery is a show. Join RAC members Amy Rene Byrne and Aaron White and RAC Candidate Kimie Muroya as they discuss the delightful mysterious comedy that is BTE's upcoming show Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson-- Apt. 2B by Kate Hamill.
Show runs March 27th-April 14th! Get your tickets today!
Recorded and Edited by: Amy Rene Byrne
Original Music by: Aaron WhiteTranscripts of all Season 2 and 3 episodes are available on our Buzzsprout website.
Check out our current season: http://www.bte.org
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Love and theatre have been in a complicated long-term relationship since... well, forever. RAC members Aaron White and Amy Rene Byrne chat about how their love lives and work as theatre professionals intersect. Perfect for Valentine's Day, this episode covers showmances, marriage, maintaining a work-life balance, and the delicate nature of performing intimate scenes onstage.
Recorded and Edited by: Amy Rene Byrne
Original Music by: Aaron WhiteTranscripts of all Season 2 and 3 episodes are available on our Buzzsprout website.
Check out our current season: http://www.bte.org
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Join RAC member Amy Rene Byrne as she chats with (most of) the cast of Sanctuary City. RAC Candidate Kimie Muroya and Theatremaker Apprentices Diamond Gloria Marrow and Bruce Gomez discuss the characters, humor, and power dynamics in the play in addition to the challenges and complexities of immigrating to America, the strain it puts on relationships, and the struggles young immigrants face finding their place in society.
Sanctuary City runs runs January 18th-February 1st and is for mature audiences.
Recorded and Edited by: Amy Rene Byrne
Original Music by: Aaron WhiteTranscripts of all Season 2 and 3 episodes are available on our Buzzsprout website.
Check out our current season: http://www.bte.org
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Join RAC member Amy Rene Byrne as she grills the mastermind behind Bloomsburg's favorite (any only) resident Improv troupe. Learn what improv is and isn't, hear Abby Leffler’s favorite improv story, and find out what gets Abby and Amy's pinkies up!
Recorded and Edited by: Amy Rene Byrne
Original Music by: Aaron WhiteTranscripts of all Season 2 and 3 episodes are available on our Buzzsprout website.
Check out our current season: http://www.bte.org
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Resident Acting Company Member Elizabeth Dowd is directing BTE's 5th production of the beloved holiday classic, A Christmas Story. In this episode, she chats with former child actors Levi Fritz, Luke Saracoglu, and Walker Dowd-Whipple about their experiences playing Ralphie and Randy in past productions.
Recorded and Edited by: Amy Rene Byrne
Original Music by: Aaron WhiteTranscripts of all Season 2 and 3 episodes are available on our Buzzsprout website.
Check out our current season: http://www.bte.org
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What you see onstage is just the tip of the theatrical iceberg. It takes many hands, brains, minds, and hearts to run a professional theatre. In this episode you’ll hear from eight of BTE’s Ensemble Members about their jobs, favorite theatre stories, and much more!
Recorded and Edited by: Amy Rene Byrne
Original Music by: Aaron White
Transcription by: Kimie MuroyaTranscripts of all Season 2 and 3 episodes are available on our Buzzsprout website.
Check out our current season: http://www.bte.org
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Bonus outtake from Aaron, Amy, and Elizabeth's Episode 1 recording. Find out someone's favorite musical, whose grandmother was deaf, and so much more.
Transcripts of all Season 2 and 3 episodes are available on our Buzzsprout website.
Check out our current season: http://www.bte.org
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BTE kicks off season 46 with Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare. Aaron joins director Tara Bradway to discuss the production and why BTE is going on the road.
Recorded and Edited by: Amy Rene Byrne
Original Music by: Aaron WhiteTranscripts of all Season 2 and 3 episodes are available on our Buzzsprout website.
Check out our current season: http://www.bte.org
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Running a professional ensemble theatre company in rural PA is not for the faint of heart. Join Aaron, Amy, and Elizabeth while they discuss the joys, trials, and tribulations of the “great BTE experiment.”
Recorded and Edited by: Amy Rene Byrne
Original Music by: Aaron WhiteTranscripts of all Season 2 and 3 episodes are available on our Buzzsprout website.
Check out our current season: http://www.bte.org
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We are back, rebranded, and rebooted! Welcome to Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble: Down Center. Aaron, Amy, and Elizabeth introduce our monthly podcast centered around the most valuable commodity in the theatre community– people.
Recorded and Edited by: Amy Rene Byrne
Original Music by: Aaron WhiteTranscripts of all Season 2 and 3 episodes are available on our Buzzsprout website.
Check out our current season: http://www.bte.org
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Unable to bring you our annual Holiday Family Show during this pandemic Christmas, BTE is reaching out to you, our treasured audience, with a gift from our heart. In this episode, we present Charles Dickens's "A Christmas Carol."
Production Team:
- Adapted and Directed by James Goode
- Audio Engineering and Sound Design by Nick McGaw
- Music performed by Grace KennyCast:
- Elizabeth Dowd as The Narrator
- Andrew Hubatsek as Ebenezer Scrooge
- Willow, Maya, and Thomas Bishop as Cratchits and other children
- Amy Rene Byrne as a Charitable Person, Belle, A Female Guest, Charwoman
- James Goode as Bob Cratchit, Williams and a Businessman
- A'nie Kirchner as Mrs. Cratchit
- Abigail Leffler as a Caroler, Fan, Mary, Mrs. Diller
- Danny Roth as a Charitable Person, Fezziwig, The Ghost of Christmas Present, The Ghost of Christmas Future, a Businessman, the Undertaker's Man
- Zach Shultz as Peter Crachit
- Thom Sirkot as Topper, a Businessman
- Henry Turnbough as Boy Scrooge, Peter
- Lily Wirth as The Ghost of Christmas Past, Martha, Turkey Boy
- Eric Wunsch as Fred, Marley, Young Scrooge and a Businessman
- Michael Yerges as Mr. Belle, a Businessman, Old JoeTranscripts of all Season 2 and 3 episodes are available on our Buzzsprout website.
Check out our current season: http://www.bte.org
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As the COVID pandemic keeps the theatre industry shut down this spooky season, BTE brings you "The Oddcast" to keep delivering quality storytelling directly into your earbuds.
Ensemble member Andrew Hubatsek reads "The Staircase" by Soren Narnia from the podcast Knifepoint Horror.Transcripts of all Season 2 and 3 episodes are available on our Buzzsprout website.
Check out our current season: http://www.bte.org
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