Arena Stage Podcast – Peter & Wendy + Ennio

The latest in our series of podcasts produced for the legendary Arena Stage is up. For the first time we’re able to feature ARTISTIC DIRECTOR MOLLY SMITH, who’s back in DC after directing at the Shaw Festival in Canada. MARK BLY and MOLLY both talk about Mabou Mines and their phenomenal production PETER & WENDY which is now playing at Arena. Also, we touch on ENNIO, the show from “one man cartoon factory” ENNIO MARCHETTO. Make sure to jump to the Arena site and check the vid clips of Ennio. Good stuff!!

 

New Shakespeare Fan Podcast Available

The second podcast focusing on Baltimore Shakespeare Festival’s production of ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL is up on our popular podcast, The Shakespeare Fan. We talk to acclaimed director Donald Hicken about this oft-neglected Shakespearean satire and why he’s drawn to “the problem plays.” As always, the insightful Mr. Hicken is a delight to listen to. Make sure to listen to Part 1 as well, which features actors John-Michael MacDonald and Jenny Tibbels as well as Mr. Hicken. Get to the podcast and purchase your tickets online by clicking HERE.

 

New Morning Call This Week

We’re back with a new episode of our marketing tips, trends, and tactics podcast. This time we explore Apple’s announcement of the sales of its 100-millionth iPod and how the little gizmo has revolutionalized the way we think about digital media. Get the podcast HERE.

Also, here’s the link to a good article on the subject from msnbc.com.

 

Snakes on a Search Engine

Too good not to share.

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Opera Podcast #1

The first edition of the Washington National Opera Podcast debuted this week at #1 on iTunes’ Performing Arts hot hits list. This episode features Placido Domingo introducing the podcast and is full of great behind-the-scenes information from director Francesca Zambello and members of the cast of Die Walkure, part of WNO’s ‘American Ring Cycle.’ Subscribe with iTunes or the XML feed and get the podcast by clicking here.

 

Arena Stage – The Heidi Chronicles

The latest edition of the Arena Stage Podcast is up this week. It features information on Camp Arena Stage and The Heidi Chronicles, onstage at the Fichandler. Host David Dower also welcomes director Tazewell Thompson and actress Ellen Karras (Heidi) for a terrific conversation about Wendy Wasserstein’s play. Also, there’s an unedited version of David’s interview available for download from Arena’s site. Here’s the link to the Show Notes, where you can also download the podcast, get the XML feed or subscribe with iTunes One Click. The direct link to the long interview is in the show notes. A great episode.

 

New Morning Call This Week

This week we look at recent Microsoft Windows Vista bugs, patches, threats, and how we need to make sure we remind ourselves to keep up to date on the virus side of the web. Click here for our main Morning Call shownotes page or here for iTunes. Subscribe!

Here’s the link on wired.com’s compiler blog for the Vista iPod patch.

 

*NEW* Washington National Opera Podcast

We’re excited to announce our latest podcast for one of the nation’s leading arts organizations, the Washington National Opera. Produced for the Opera by Chanticleer, the first episode features an introduction by WNO General Director Placido Domingo and excerpts from a press conference for their current production of Die Walkure, one of Wagner’s ‘Ring Cycle’ operas. Get it HERE.

 

Thinking Outside The Mailbox

Kevin Cowherd’s column in today’s Baltimore Sun  is certainly worth a quick read. It’s content is a good follow-up to Morning Call #18 “Return To Sender,” when we touched on the idea that people don’t correspond via the mails like they once did. Cowherd pleads for charitable organizations to stop sending him “gifts” of address labels. He’s awfully witty today (as usual) but underlying the fun is a lesson that we all need to learn and take to heart: correspondence is different today. Now more than ever before, marketers, fund developers, program planners, and promotions directors must not rely on communications methods that once worked. It’s our responsibility as communicators to use the most-effective channels we can to get our message out. And those channels may not be — probably aren’t, in fact — the same ones that you’ve used for many years. Think about that while you read Cowherd — it’s a good read.

 

The Shakespeare Fan – New Edition

The latest installment of our popular podcast The Shakespeare Fan is up. This time we look at the Festival’s Spring ’07 production of The Bard’s ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL. This is part one of two. We talk to director Donald Hicken and actors John-Michael MacDonald and Jenny Tibbels about this oft-neglected Shakespearean satire. Get to the podcast and purchase your tickets online by clicking HERE.