Standby, Go!
By John O'Neil
Standby, Go!Apr 08, 2021
Championship - Broadway March Madness
Find out who wins the Broadway March Madness Championship Game between Mark and Riley!
Final 4 - Broadway March Madness
Who will make it to the Championship match?? Listen as our Final 4 Competitors compete in Broadway Theatre trivia and see who goes on to the final 2!
Elite 8 part 2 - Broadway March Madness
This is the second part of the Elite 8 in the Broadway March Madness Tournament. We have Sarah vs Casey and Evan vs Riley. See who wins and advances to the Final 4!
Elite 8 part 1 - Broadway March Madness
Welcome to the Elite 8 of the Broadway March Madness! We have some great competitors left. This episode we have Mark vs Ryan and Audrey vs Dillon. Find out who goes on to the Final 4!
Sweet 16 part 2 - Broadway March Madness
Welcome back to the second part of the Sweet 16 round. See who wins to move onto the Elite 8!
Sweet 16 part 1 - Broadway March Madness
Listen as our Directors and Actors battle it out in their round of Who, When, Where in the Sweet 16 of the Broadway March Madness tournament!
Broadway March Madness - Introductions
Season 2, Episode 1 - O Cubed (Riley O. and Evan O.)
Join me as I catch up with 2 of my former Assistant Stage Managers as we talk about our time together on and off stage, as well as a very deep conversation about juice!
Episode 14 - Katie Herring
Listen as I talk to my favorite guest, my sister! We talk about her interest in theatre growing up, her passion for teaching, and reminisce about stories from long ago.
Episode 13 - Rebekah Fegan Part 2
Welcome back to the second episode with Stage Manager, Rebekah Fegan. We talk about her time in Grad School as well as what theatre means to her.
Episode 12 - Rebekah Fegan - Stage Manager -Part 1
Join me as I chat with Stage Manager Rebekah Fegan. We talk about Rebekah's start in theatre and Stage Management, we also meet a very special pupper! Come back next week for Part 2, where we talk about Rebekah's time in Grad School, and just what theatre means to her.
Episode 11 - Heather Rudzenski
Join me as I chat with actress and children's theatre director, Heather Rudzenski. We talk about our time in Alice in Wonderland, directing, and what theatre means to us.
Episode 10 - Virginia Riggsbee
Join me as I chat with Virginia Riggsbee, an amazing actress I had the pleasure of working with in Little Women at Asheville Community Theatre. We talk about her time in an acting conservatory in New York City, our time in Little Women, and the importance of Hamilton, and theatre when it comes to the current times and the future.
Just a warning, there are a couple of technical glitches that happen in the episode, but I thought the information that was among it was too important to cut out, so I left it all in tact. So, I thank you in advance for being patient with those.
Episode 9 - Sarah Fowler
Listen as I chat with Music Director, and friend, Sarah Fowler. We talk sports (because we geeked out when we had another theatre person to talk sports with!), she gives some great advice about your next musical audition, and you HAVE to listen to her story about what happened during "9-to-5"! Enjoy this episode, and make sure that you follow to ensure that you don't miss an episode!
Episode 8 - Matt DiCarlo
Listen as I chat with Broadway Stage Manager Matt DiCarlo. Matt has been the Production Stage Manager for The Color Purple, The Show That Goes Wrong, and Beetlejuice, We talk about his history in theatre, having a B.A vs a B.F.A, what it's like during a Broadway tech period, what it's like being the leader of such a big company, and what he thinks Broadway theatre will be like post-COVID. It was such an honor to have the chance to talk to Matt, and I hope you enjoy our conversation!
Photo Credit: Davy Mack
Episode 7 - Audrey Wells
Join me as I sit down with my good friend, Audrey Wells. We go in depth about her favorite show she's ever been in, marching band, and I even allow her to talk about UNC.
There is one bad word in the episode, but it is the name of a character in a show that Audrey was in.
Episode 6 - Faith Creech
Join me as I sit down with actress Faith Creech as we talk about life during the pandemic, people from our past who we both know, and performing in The Wizard of Oz.
Episode 5 - Mark Jones, pt. 2 - Directing
We welcome back Director, Mark Jones for this episode. We talk about his philosophies of directing, how he collaborates with designers, what an actor can do to be on his good side during rehearsals, and we even test some of his theatre encyclopedia knowledge.
Episode 4 - Mark Jones, pt. 1 - Acting
For this episode we have a staple when it comes to Community Theatre in the western part of North Carolina. He’s graced the stage for years, entertained thousands, and directed so many wonderful productions all over this part of North Carolina.
Episode 3 - Matt Stern
My guest for this episode is Stage Manager, Matt Stern, who has been involved with shows in New York City for over 2 decades, being on the stage management team for more than 20 Broadway shows, including Finding Neverland, The Little Mermaid, and Wicked, just to name a few. Matt is also the founder of the Broadway Stage Manager Symposium.
Episode 2 - Emma-Leigh and Christie Brookshire
Enjoy listening to stories from Emma-Leigh about her young theatre career, and a little bit about what it's like to be a theatre mom from Christie.. This is from an interview done at the end of February.
Episode 1 - Dillon Giles
Join me as I sit down with Actor, Dillon Giles.
Introduction to "Standby, GO!"
This is just a short episode introducing myself and the podcast. It's just a little bit of what you can look forward to when it comes to the future of this podcast!