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Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and guest Jason Kirkmeyer discuss German comedian Werner Finck and how the Nazis tried to silence his voice before and during World War 2, plus how sensitive topics have been viewed in America since then.
Host Aaron Odom (TridentTheatre) and returning guest LA-Based actor Natalie Lander, discuss the career of the nineteenth century’s highest-paid female stage actor, and the role that made her famous.
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and returning guests Valeri Hovland and Asia Stockwell discuss, discover, and dissect the Tennessee Williams play ”Summer and Smoke.”
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre)and returning guest L.A.-Based producer Brand Birtwistle of The Brand Productions discuss a theater troupe formed in 1870s New York City by a kids’ street gang, The Baxter Street Dudes.
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and returning guest Suzanne Cotsakos (LA-Based actor and writer) explore the life and stage works of the inimitable British female impersonator, Danny La Rue.
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) welcomes guest Dr. Darren Freebury-Jones to the podcast. Darren is the author of ”Shakespeare’s Borrowed Feathers: How Early Modern Playwrights Shaped the World’s Greatest Writer.” Darren surprises Aaron by detailing three of Shakespeare’s contemporaries who helped form the bard’s style and ideology.
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and his son Ethan discuss the legend of American historical figure Davy Crockett, and several times his persona was portrayed onstage.
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and returning guest playwright Jack Canfora discuss horror in theatre, and a theatre in Paris which gave us a term for anything shocking and horrifying in theatre, The Grand Guignol.
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) welcomes back standup comedian and actor Mary Kennedy (Guest from Episode 101, ”Amusement Park Musicals,” and Episode 71, ”Is ’Cats’ Any Good?” to tell her tales of theatre horror.
No new episode for holiday week 2024!
Also, Aaron is taking a break from creating new episodes for a while, as he gets ready to direct a big production. See you sometime in the new year!
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and returning guests Dustin Hebert and Zach Schneider examine the phenomenon of theatre ghosts and some famous hauntings throughout the world.
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and returning guest Mary Kennedy ”Shameless” dive deep into the world of Amusement Park Musicals, where many theatre professionals have gotten their start.
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) brings back returning guest Olivia Ruggiero for this milestone 100th episode. Aaron and Liv discuss the iconic musical ’Cabaret’ and how it has been able to dodge controversy for decades despite difficult subject matter and a poignant message.
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and returning guest Jenni Reed discuss the strategies and difficulties of playing Roxie Hart, the main character in the musical ”Chicago,” and the many interesting iterations of the character seen on Broadway over the last several decades.
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) replays a section of his appearance on the podcast ”High Tales of History,” in which he discussed with hosts Laurel Rockall and KT Wahl other methods of entertainment against which theatre had to compete for attention.
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) brings back a returning guest, his son Ethan, to discuss one of the most widely studied and performed plays of the twentieth century, the anti-totalitarian allegory, ”Rhinoceros” by Eugene Ionesco.
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) replays a section of his appearance on the podcast ”High Tales of History,” in which he discussed with hosts Laurel Rockall and KT Wahl an incident in World War I which caused Kaiser Wilhelm II to make an uncharacteristic sarcastic comment at theatre’s expense.
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and returning guest Keylee Challender examine the 1974 patriotic original musical revue, ”Over There!,” emulating the big band era of the 1940s and the war efforts at home to keep citizens positive. ”Over Here!” became one of the best grossing musicals of that season.
Host Aaron Odom (@TridentTheatre) and returning guest Zach Schneider discuss William Kempe, a comic actor in the time of Shakespeare, and a feat of endurance he set upon himself near the end of his career.
