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A good technical crew can make even the bad actor look great. Their work is so thankful but so rewarding to them and to the audiences that see it…they are critical to making a great show great. Sometimes you hit a trifecta with an actor and they either came from a technical background or like doing both for different shows. This, we call someone as being “Bitectual”. We talk bout our own technical experiences as well as a local Denver man who is one of the best lighting guys around. Leave...

It's Valentine's Day and love is in the air. We talk about love on the stage, love back stage and both from a characters perspective and an actors perspective. "Is it hard to separate feelings with someone you like on stage? How about someone you don't!?" Stay tuned to the end of the podcast for some tunes picked out just for you. HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY TO OUR 'LOVE'LY LISTENERS! As always, say hello and/or suggest a podcast topic via email, our website, Facebook or Instagram:...

Merry Christmas to all! We talk all things Christmas, read a Christmas poem, play some Christmas Games…And all with our special guest and friend, Bernie Cardell in studio! As always, say hello and/or suggest a podcast topic via email, our website, Facebook or Instagram: https://www.11minutestheatre.com/ Instagram: @11minstheatre Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/11MinutesTheatre/ Email: info@11minutestheatre.com — EPISODE TIMELINE— 00:00 - 05:29 — INTRODUCTION 05:30 - 15:05 — THE...

We have had the privilege of interviewing some very talented people over this year, but for various reasons have not been able to fit them in to our airing schedule. These guests are too important to be sitting in the can, so we are going air these interviews for you in mini bonus segments. This week it’s Artistic Director Ben Raanan from Phamaly Theatre in Denver Colorado Phamaly.org --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/11minutestheatre/message

In this is the final part of our three part series around the primary topics of our currently runningSpanish Golden Age show, “Life Is A Dream” (La Vida Es Sueno), we discuss revenge! Patrick Brownson and Veronica Straight-Lingo are our guests. This is one of the primary principles of two more characters in our current show. We discuss Vengeance from a females perspective, how the other two parts of this series fit together in our show “Life Is A Dream”, and these these two characters and...

This is a three part series around the primary topics of our upcoming Spanish Golden Age show, “Life Is A Dream” (La Vida Es Sueno). Margaret Amateis-Casart and Jeff Bontrager have the word this episode: “Religion & Mysticism”. This is one of the primary principles of two more characters in our current show. We discuss what Religion means to us, we talk about how we prepared and developed “Life Is A Dream”, our characters and their backstory. Want to read more about tour two guests...

VIDA Series (Honor) - Part 1 This is a three part series around the primary topics of our upcoming Spanish Golden Age show, “Life Is A Dream” (La Vida Es Sueno). Kevin, Alesha and Janine have the word “Honor”. This is one of the primary principles of our three characters. We discuss what honor means to us, we talk about how we prepared and developed “Life Is A Dream”, our characters and their backstory. Each eppisode we will also introduce you to each of the charaters and give you access to...

What’s going on in Colorado in the world of theatre, great guest, and everything Colorado As always, say hello and/or suggest a podcast topic via email, our website, Facebook or Instagram: https://www.11minutestheatre.com/ Instagram: @11minstheatre Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/11MinutesTheatre/ Email: info@11minutestheatre.com — EPISODE TIMELINE— 00:00 - 02:59 — INTRODUCTION 03:00 - 11:43 — THE ISH (Us and Colorado) 11:44 - 13:55 — ALESHA’S LUXURIOUS LIBATIONS (Corona Beer,...

We all have a little creativity in us in some form or fashion. That’s the Creative “sprit”. We chat about being creative, doing creative things, and enjoying the creativity of others. Leave us a voice message with your question and we will play it on air! https://anchor.fm/11minutestheatre As always, say hello and/or suggest a podcast topic via email, our website, Facebook or Instagram: https://www.11minutestheatre.com/ Instagram: @11minstheatre Facebook:...

If you aren’t a method actor, what kind of actor are you? Laurence Olivier famously said to method actor Dustin Hoffmen “Why don’t you try acting?”. He is referring to what is commonly known as Classical acting. Classical acting is an umbrella term describing the philosophy of acting that integrations many techniques, including some that stem from method acting. We talk about these techniques, demonstrate some of them, and have a few laughs along the way. No Kevins Quiz Corner this episode...

What is “Method Acting” a.k.a. “The Method”? Some say it’s for crazy people, some say it’s unnecessary if your a good actor, some say, it’s realism and how real relatable characters are successfully brought to life….Whatever your opinion or "method" is, we’re going to dive in and talk about it, debate it and try to get to the core of it. Maybe you’ll appreciate it more. Maybe less. Or maybe you dont give a rats rear and just want an hour with three of your favorite people :) Leave us a...

What makes theatre great? Great characters! We talk about developing characters, how we do it, how others do it, and we actually give it a try! Leave us a voice message with your question and we will play it on air! https://anchor.fm/11minutestheatre — EPISODE TIMELINE— 0:00 - 03:49 — INTRODUCTION/Shout out to listeners 3:50 - 10-34 — 1 MINUTE ROUND UP ‘WHAT FRIGHTENS YOU’. Getting in touch with your own experiences helps you develop characters. 10:35 - 16:16 — THE READING: MYSTERY...

We will occasionally bring you Minisodes. Each mini will focus on one of our standard podcasts segments like The Process, Janines Nerdy Gibberish, Alesha’s Luxurious Libations, or Kevins Quiz Corner. This episode is a Kevin’s Quiz Corner Minisode. It’s us being silly and having fun. Nothing very educational other than you getting to know us a little better. Will will play my version of the game 2 Truths 1 Lie… 1 Truth 2 Lies. (lying is fun, especially for an actor so more of those is better!...

One of the most critical and stressful points in a theatre production is Tech Week (aka Hell Week). Learn what hell week is, and join us as we chat with a local Denver executive artistic director about his theatre, his experiences and the week known as HELL! We talked a little too long with our guest so this episode does not include our trademark “The Process” segment. Sorry! We’ll make it up to you with a dedicated “MINISODE” ! Leave us a voice message with your question and we will play...

In this episode, we discuss gender bending in theatre. Does a character's gender matter? Does the actor have to be the same gender as a character? In this time of gender fluidity, we discuss the impact it can and historically has brought to the stage. Lastly this episode is slightly different in that “THE READING” and “THE PROCESS” segments are done a bit differently. Enjoy! Leave us a voice message with your question and we will play it on air! https://anchor.fm/11minutestheatre As...

In this episode, we will discuss superstitions in the theatre. Actors are hard core superstitious and it’s fun to hear about all the superstitions, stories and experiences we and others have with them both in todays age and centuries before us. Enjoy! Leave us a voice message with your question and we will play it on air! https://anchor.fm/11minutestheatre Episode Timeline 0:00 - 3:38 -- INTRODUCTION (setting the mood) 3:39 - 12:32 -- TOPIC DISCUSSION (our personal superstitions and...

In this episode, we will discuss 20th century plays are their relevancy in our current century and climate. This episode/topic gets a little deep in the theatre weeds ( nerdy theatre talk makes us theatre geeks so happy, especially Janine!! :) ) but hey, the three of us will make sure you have a few laughs along the way too. Of course there will always be cocktails, quiz's, and any other q or c works that you think are fun. That's our jam! — Episode Timeline — 0:00 - 3:04 -- Introduction...

This episode is slightly different than our normal cadence. We spend the first portion of our episode introducing you to us, our company and our intent. 0:00 - 7:00 -- What 11 minutes Now 7:00 - 19:30 -- About Janine, Alesha and Kevin 19:30 - 22:20 -- Janine's Nerdy Gibberish 22:30 - 28:45 -- The Reading: The Divine Comedy (Dante's inferno) 28:45 - 34:05 -- Alesha's Luxurious Libations (With a lot of ice crunching! Sorry!) 34:10 - 49:25 -- Bring In the Guests! (Patrick Brownson, and...

This is a 30 second outro we play at the end of every episode. Is a taste of things to come! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/11minutestheatre/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/11minutestheatre/support