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We're a married couple obsessed with theatre mishaps and mayhem from community theater to Broadway! Join us for fumbles and follies from theatre history and listener-submitted stories of meltdowns, near-misses, and the moments that make it all worth it.
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A legújabb 20 a(z) 109 epizódból
- E105: Play Dead | Trying Not to "Corpse" as a Dead Body · 30 percTrev talks corpsing and corpses, a little dog reappears, and Elle dishes out some preferences. Watch this episode on YouTube! Send us your stories! We want your tales of follies…
- E104: Let's Split Up, Gang! | Haunted Theatres of the UK · 29 percIn another unedited episode: Elle tours a few haunted British theatres, a set designer runs into a block, and Trev faces off with Old Man Jenkins yet again. Watch this episode on…
- E103: Broccoli Wicklesham | Spiritualism and Deceit Surrounding Dickens' "Edwin Drood" · 27 percIn this special unedited episode: Elle reveals the story of a murder mystery cut short, a musician adds to his collection, and Trev figures out whodunnit. Watch this episode on…
- E102: Big Head and Little Wit | Death and Resurrection in Mummer's Plays · 23 percTrev talks about theatrical resurrections, a technical director catches a glimpse of something spooky, and Elle presents some deathly dilemmas. Watch this episode on YouTube!…
- E101: That Reminds Me of a Song... | Spalding Gray and Solo Revue Shows · 30 percElle explains autobiographical cabarets, an actor needs to be babysat, and Trev sorts out celebrity fact vs. fiction. Watch this episode on YouTube! Send us your stories! We want…
- E100: For the Hundredth Time | Shakespeare Authorship Theories Part 2 · 38 perc · 100. epizódTrev gets to the bottom of Shakespeare authorship, a stage manager holds the show on her back, and Elle figures out some translations. Watch this episode on YouTube! Send us your…
- E99: Shaken, Not Bacon | Shakespeare Authorship Theories Part 1 · 28 perc · 99. epizódTrev cracks the code of who wrote Shakespeare's plays, and Elle presents some team dilemmas. Watch this episode on YouTube! Send us your stories! We want your tales of follies…
- E98: All the World's a Stagecoach | Shakespeare in the Wild West · 29 perc · 98. epizódElle talks about an unexpected audience for Shakespeare, a young actor acts out, and Trev turns into a prospector. Watch this episode on YouTube! Send us your stories! We want…
- E97: Live, Laugh, Love Lucy | TV Sitcoms' Roots In Live Theatre · 32 perc · 97. epizódTrev entertains a live studio audience, a listener is a prop, and Elle doesn't let the audience get to her. Watch this episode on YouTube! Send us your stories! We want your…
- E96: Renovation Station | Secrets Uncovered in an Old Theatre · 21 percElle uncovers some surprises in an old theatre renovation, an actor has a musical mishap, and Trev makes a return. Watch this episode on YouTube! Send us your stories! We want…
- E95: The Folly of Man | Ziegfeld's Follies and Actor's Equity · 30 percTrev litigates an early Broadway actor's strike, a director has some déjà vu, and Elle tests her knowledge of Equity rules. Watch this episode on YouTube! Send us your stories!…
- E94: Wanted Dead Or Alive | The Harrowing Tale of Outlaw Elmer McCurdy · 26 perc · 94. epizódElle exhumes the bizarre history of an outlaw, a body is reanimated onstage, and Trev considers which true stories require musical adaptations. Watch this episode on YouTube!…
- E93: Censor Sensibility | How Historical Regulation of Theatre Hilariously Backfires Every Time · 36 perc · 91. epizódTrev talks about two times when censorship spurred even more inventive and innovative theatre, a spot op witnesses a mass exodus, and your hosts get a little indecent. Watch this…
- E92: Mister Misdirection | The Life and Death of Magician Chung Ling Soo · 30 perc · 92. epizódElle conjures a historical tale of prestidigitation, a listener witnesses a mechanical failure at the ballet, and Trev tests his knowledge of the arcane. Watch this episode on…
- E91: The Price Is Not Right | 67 Days of Rioting at the Covent Garden Theatre · 30 perc · 91. epizódTrev chronicles a petty price riot, a pit player spills it all, and Elle gives a lesson on etiquette. Watch this episode on YouTube! Send us your stories! We want your tales of…
- E90: The Mouthtrap | The Theatrical History of the "Hellmouth" · 30 perc · 90. epizódElle runs her mouth about a medieval mechanical prop, an actor blurts out a curse word, and Trev gets a little hot and cold. Watch this episode on YouTube! Send us your stories!…
- E89: Bouncing with the Stars | The Ill-Fated Trampoline Space Musical "Via Galactica" · 30 perc · 87. epizódTrev jumps into the story of an intergalactic musical on trampolines, a set piece causes curtain chaos, and your hosts try their best to have an original thought. Watch this…
- E88: Frontier Follies | Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, and the Wild Theatrical West · 27 perc · 88. epizódElle tells a tale of Wild West shows, we hear a word from our sponsor, and your hosts have a good old-fashioned standoff. Watch this episode on YouTube! Send us your stories! We…
- E87: "Dr." Trev's Cure-All | Miracle Elixirs in Old-Timey Medicine Shows · 32 perc · 87. epizódTrev dazzles with the history of a forgotten theatre genre, we hear about some Les Mis-haps, and Elle writes up some prescriptions. Watch this episode on YouTube! Send us your…
- E86: Howdy, Suckers! | How a Gunslinging Soprano Became Velma Kelly · 33 perc · 86. epizódElle amazes us with the biography of a theatre pioneer, we hear a word from our sponsor (!!), and Trev gets a hobby. Watch this episode on YouTube! Send us your stories! We want…
