Ghostlight - Little Theatre of Norfolk
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Ghostlight - Little Theatre of NorfolkSep 30, 2020
LTN Presents: "Sherlock Holmes: The Musgrave Ritual"
Sherlock Holmes is one of these most often portrayed fictional characters, so of course, the Little Theatre of Norfolk had to give it a shot. The script for this production of “The Musgrave Ritual” was acquired from the Generic Radio Workshop. It was part of a series from Nigel Bruce(Watson) and Basil Rathbone(Holmes). The original episode with Bruce and Rathbone aired in December 1939.
This episode was recorded with vintage studio techniques, including live foley, in the style of radio dramas from the 1930s, before the advent of television. People used to gather around the radio and listen to "Jack Benny", "The Shadow", "Judy Canova", and "Escape!" Now you can relive the Golden Days of Radio, and enjoy a cracking good story to boot! Listen with the lights off and headphones on, if you dare!
Where have we BEEN? - Opening a Theatre Back Up During a Pandemic
It’s been SO long! We’ve missed you!! Today BA and Lisa check in to talk about what’s been going on at LTN since June, give you some insight on upcoming in-person events at the theatre, and then talk about our super special upcoming Episode 20, which, like all of our episodes, will only be available if you listen here in the Ghostlight feed!
Remember to get your vaccinations if you haven’t already done so! LTN does require proof of vaccination for all of our volunteers, and patrons must provide either proof of vaccination or the results of a negative COVID test taken within 72 hours of curtain time! Our full (and most updated) set of building access procedures can be found on our website www.ltnonline.org.
Call or text us and leave a message at 757-632-3281, or email us at info@ltnonline.org Subject Line Ghostlight. Follow the theater on Facebook @LittleTheatreNorfolk and Instagram @Little_Theatre_Norfolk for updates on all of our offerings, or you can check out the website, ltnonline.org. Anyone looking to host a Script Club can go to this link to fill out the form so that our coordinators can work with you. (And let us know if you are interested in working with us on an original work once you have listened to the next episode!)
For the Honor and Glory - Shaping a World Premier Production in a Pandemic
We hope you have had a peaceful Memorial Day weekend, and apologize for getting this out later in the day than usual. Between juggling paid gigs, and not wanting to upset the solemnity of the holiday, we figured releasing a little later in the day today was a good balance.
This episode we spoke with some of the cast of our upcoming world premier, For the Honor and Glory, a drama which spans across time to show us the lives of a few different couples whose lives and relationships were affected by various historic wars. A big thank you to Lisa Hogan, Kendrix Brown, Isis Marné, and Abby Fedorowicz for sitting down with us!
Remember to get your vaccinations so that we can get Virginia up past 70%! Find a local walk in clinic (like the Military Circle Mall), or keep checking in with your local pharmacies and https://vaccinefinder.org/ for availability!
Call or text us and leave a message at 757-632-3281, or email us at info@ltnonline.org Subject Line Ghostlight (especially if you are free in the next few days and able to assist with Vietnamese dialect coaching). Follow the theater on Facebook @LittleTheatreNorfolk and Instagram @Little_Theatre_Norfolk for updates on all of our offerings, or you can check out the website, ltnonline.org. Anyone looking to host a Script Club can go to this link to fill out the form so that our coordinators can work with you.
Narwhals are real? : Quality Time with Anna and Vanessa of Andy Narwal Productions
This week we speak with Anna Tozzi Barbay and Vanessa Pazmino of Andy Narwhal Productions. Get to know their alter egos, Angie and Rhoda, and learn about writing and filming sketch comedy.
You can find them at @Pazthespazmino on Instagram and Twitter, @annatozzibarbaygram on Instagram or @AnnaNeedzUhNap on Twitter, and of course @AndyNarwhalProductions on Instagram and their YouTube channel. Don’t forget to check out the new Love Letters to Virginia podcast here on Anchor, and follow @LoveLettersToVirginiaPodcast on Instagram
We are officially in Phase 2 of vaccinations y’all! Yep- that means EVERYONE in Virginia is eligible! Find a local walk in clinic (like the Military Circle Mall), or keep checking in with your local pharmacies and https://vaccinefinder.org/ for availability!
Call or text us and leave a message at 757-632-3281, or email us at info@ltnonline.org Subject Line Ghostlight. Follow the theater on Facebook @LittleTheatreNorfolk and Instagram @Little_Theatre_Norfolk for updates on all of our digital offerings, or you can check out the website, ltnonline.org. Anyone looking to host a Script Club can go to this link to fill out the form so that our coordinators can work with you.
16- A Walk in the Woods - Coming out of Winter with a Tale of the Cold War
Today BA and Nina check in with the cast and crew of A Walk in the Woods, LTN’s April digital offering, You can purchase tickets for Weekend 1 and/or Weekend 2, please keep in mind that the tickets are not transferable from weekend to weekend!
Anyone looking to audition for For the Honor and Glory can find more information here.
Vaccines are getting easier to find every day, so make sure you sign up for yours once you are eligible so that we can eventually get back to hosting live audiences in our space! You can check which phase you are in on the Virginia Department of Health website, Pre-register for your vaccine at https://vaccinate.virginia.gov/ or call 1-877-VAX-IN-VA (877-829-4682), and keep checking in with your local pharmacies and https://vaccinefinder.org/ for their availability!
Call or text us and leave a message at 757-632-3281, or email us at info@ltnonline.org Subject Line Ghostlight. (But please be patient with the echo that comes in and out in this episode- 4 mics was the capacity of our current equipment load it seems…)
Follow the theater on Facebook @LittleTheatreNorfolk and Instagram @Little_Theatre_Norfolk for updates on all of our digital offerings, or you can check out the website, ltnonline.org. Anyone looking to host a Script Club can go to this link to fill out the form so that our coordinators can work with you.
Check in and Vaccinations - It's been a month!
Today BA checks in with some news from the theatre, and an update about vaccinations, and some questions for our listeners.
Call or text us and leave a message with your answers at 757-632-3281, or email us at info@ltnonline.org Subject Line Ghostlight.
Pre-register for your vaccine today at https://vaccinate.virginia.gov/ or call 1-877-VAX-IN-VA (877-829-4682).
You can check which phase you are in on the Virginia Department of Health website.
Follow the theater on Facebook @LittleTheatreNorfolk and Instagram @Little_Theatre_Norfolk for updates on all of our digital offerings, or you can check out the website, ltnonline.org. Oh, and anyone looking to host a Script Club can go to this link to fill out the form so that our coordinators can work with you!
Upcoming Workshop - Archetypes for the Actor Singer
Today Chris and BA take a moment to update everyone on LTN’s plans for the new year, and then we spoke with Carolyn Boucher, who will be running one of LTN’s upcoming workshops, Archetypes for the Actor Singer! We talk a little bit about what that means and how the workshop will run! Since the workshop is virtual, anyone can attend, however space is limited to 25 participants. Though the workshop itself is free, donations are encouraged!You can find Carolyn on Instagram @figjamfigjam and you can find the link to sign up for the workshop on LTN’s website or social media accounts!
You can leave us a voicemail at 757-632-3281 or email us at info@ltnonline.org to talk to us about stuff, and as long as it’s under 3 minutes, we might feature it on a future episode. Follow the theater on Facebook @LittleTheatreNorfolk and Instagram @Little_Theatre_Norfolk for updates on all of our digital offerings, or you can check out the website, ltnonline.org. Oh, and anyone looking to host a Script Club can go to this link to fill out the form so that our coordinators can work with you!
There’ll be Scary Ghost Stories - The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Today we introduce one final new host before year’s end, Katelyn!
Ghostlight then spoke with Patrick Mullins and Ryan Clemens of the Virginia Stage Company about their COVID-friendly performances of A Christmas Carol, and how they have been working to adapt the show to our current apocalypse. For tickets and more information you can head over to www.vastage.org (the shows section for Christmas Carol proper, and the Virtual Offerings section for the Escape Room version). You can check out Patrick’s website pmull.com or catch him on Instagram or Twitter @PMull, and while you are at it, check out Ryan Clemen’s website, Clemensistwain.com.
While we are on holiday break, you can leave us a voicemail at 757-632-3281 or email us at info@ltnonline.org to talk to us about stuff, and as long as it’s under 3 minutes, we might feature it on a future episode. Follow the theater on Facebook @LittleTheatreNorfolk and Instagram @Little_Theatre_Norfolk for updates on all of our digital offerings, or you can check out the website, ltnonline.org. Oh, and as promised, anyone looking to host a Script Club can go to this link to fill out the form so that our coordinators can work with you!
Transitioning Your Life in the Pandemic
Today we introduce a new host, Kaiti! She and BA got together for another pandemic recap. LTN’s community extends past the volunteers responsible for emergency management. Local listeners may remember Kaiti from her starring role in Peter and the Starcatcher, LTN’s last show to have a full run before the pandemic hit. Kaiti is a high school senior looking to transition to college in a global pandemic.
This conversation chronicles what it’s like to go to school (and to try to get into school, and try to become a functioning adult) while the whole world is in crisis mode, and it went so many places, we skipped the Community Feature for time.
You can also leave us a voicemail at 757-632-3281 or email us at info@ltnonline.org to talk to us about stuff, and as long as it’s under 3 minutes, we might feature it on a future episode. Follow the theater on Facebook @LittleTheatreNorfolk and Instagram @Little_Theatre_Norfolk for updates on all of our digital offerings, or you can check out the website, ltnonline.org.
Producer's note: I wonder how many listeners will notice I am dropping this on Tuesday Night instead of scheduling it for Wednesday Morning? Happy Thanksgiving, y'all!
Is it Theatre? Technological Interventions in a Pandemic
Lisa and BA sit down to discuss how technology is assisting in keeping the performing arts alive during this necessary time of social distancing. Specifically, they had just watched Miranda: A Steampunk VR Opera, and it was pretty freaking cool! Miranda was put on by the LUMA Festival, and some of what they were mentioning was found here at their website. Oh, and as promised, anyone looking to host a Script Club can go to this link to fill out the form so that our coordinators can work with you to set one up!
Our Community Feature today is Dwayne Yancey, the playwright who wrote LTN’s current (if you are listening to this in November of 2020) streaming production, Red Moon Rising in the East- get your tickets here if the stream is still running when you find us! You can check him out at his website: dwayneyancey.com, or on Facebook as Dwayne Yancey, Instagram: @Dwayne.Yancey, and Twitter: @DwayneYancey.
You can also leave us a voicemail at 757-632-3281 or email us at info@ltnonline.org to talk to us about stuff, and as long as it’s under 3 minutes, we might feature it on a future episode. Follow the theater on Facebook @LittleTheatreNorfolk and Instagram @Little_Theatre_Norfolk for updates on all of our digital offerings, or you can check out the website, ltnonline.org.
Happy Halloween Part Two: Ghosthunting at LTN
Today Chris and BA host Brian Cebrian, former Little Theatre of Norfolk Board President, and amateur ghost hunter, who has made it one of his hobbies to try to contact the ghosts currently residing at the Little Theatre of Norfolk.
Brian is also our Community Feature this week, talking a bit about his upcoming streaming production at Little Theatre of Norfolk, Red Moon Rising in the East, a one-man show about Sputnik and the Space Race by Dwayne Yancey.
(Editor’s note: Because this interview was brought to us by the letter “B” for Bulleit Burbon, BA forgot to separate the segments… so you get one long conversation instead of two short ones!)
You can catch Brian on his TikTok @BrianCebrian where he has a kick-butt demon costume he’s been showing off.
You can also leave us a voicemail at 757-632-3281 or email us at info@ltnonline.org to tell us your ghost story, talk to us further about anything we’ve mentioned on the podcast, tell us more about the gig economy, or anything else for that matter, as long as it’s under 3 minutes. Follow the theater on Facebook @LittleTheatreNorfolk and Instagram @Little_Theatre_Norfolk for updates on all of our digital offerings!
Happy Halloween Part One: Partying with @ThatHalloweenBro
Today Chris and BA host James Bryan, Hampton Roads local, and the creative talent behind @thathalloweenbro on Instagram, or if you aren’t on Instagram, https://thathalloweenbro.com/ will work as well. We may have even convinced him to create a @thathalloweenbro TikTok… we shall see. James was also nice enough to share with us a few drink recipes, so if you are planning on celebrating a socially distanced Halloween night (or week, or month, it’s the apocalypse, do what makes you happy…) you still have time to pick up the ingredients!
Our community feature this week is Nicholas Thornburg, who told us a short ghost story to warm us up for our next Halloween episode! You can find him on Facebook and Instagram @nicholasthornburg, and Twitter @nic_thornburg.
You can leave us a voicemail at 757-632-3281 to tell us your ghost story, talk to us further about anything we’ve mentioned on the podcast, tell us more about the gig economy, or anything else for that matter, as long as it’s under 3 minutes. Follow the theater on Facebook @LittleTheatreNorfolk and Instagram @Little_Theatre_Norfolk for updates on all of our digital offerings!
Chutes and Ladders: The Relationship Between Professional and Community Theatre
Today Nina and BA host special guest Nicholas Thornburg, who started his theatrical career right here at the Little Theatre of Norfolk, and has since taken his career path into the professional performing arts. Together they discuss the twists and turns that come with moving between professional and volunteer gigs, skills needed to survive as a professional (which are also useful to volunteers), and throw in a good deal of reminiscing about those fun experiences that happen while working in the performing arts that make you realize that you wouldn’t be able to work in any other career. You can find him on Facebook and Instagram @nicholasthornburg, and Twitter @nic_thornburg.
Our community feature this week is Jim Bulleit, who shares his most requested song “Catastropic Thinking”. You can find him on Facebook @jimbulleitmusic, and also sometimes find him at Zeiders American Dream Theater- he worked with them on some of their virtual offerings at the beginning of the pandemic. The cartoon which was the inspiration for this week’s offering can be found here.
You can leave us a voicemail at 757-632-3281 to tell us more about your experiences with the gig economy (or anything else for that matter, as long as it’s under 3 minutes). Follow the theater on Facebook @LittleTheatreNorfolk and Instagram @Little_Theatre_Norfolk for updates on all of our digital offerings!
The Gig Economy: How to be a Starving Artist (pandemic not required)
Join Nina, BA, and special guest Moriah Joy as they discuss the pros and cons of working as an independent contractor in the gig economy that is the professional performing arts world. They discuss taking gigs, paying taxes, providing your own insurance, and what everyone is doing now that we are all out of work in some way, shape, or form. Our community feature this week is Joanna Eleftheriou, who’s debut book, This Way Back, releases this October (hopefully I picked all the right words there). You can check out her work (and her new book) at https://www.joannaeleftheriou.com/, and follow her on Twitter @joannaessayist and Instagram @joannaessayist.
You can leave us a voicemail at 757-632-3281 to tell us more about your experiences with the gig economy (or anything else for that matter, as long as it’s under 3 minutes). Follow the theater on Facebook @LittleTheatreNorfolk and Instagram @Little_Theatre_Norfolk for updates on all of our digital offerings!
B-Side! Opera 201: Voice Parts and Bicycles
As promised, here is your B-Side - BONUS EPISODE!
Nina and BA continue their conversation with Lisa Hogan, who explains different voice parts in the Opera world (yeah, we had NO idea it was this complicated either). BA and Wesley continue their conversation about The Thomas Jefferson Hour, and Wesley tells us about what it was like to be a bicycle delivery person in a pandemic.
Also, a reminder... that isn't a dirty word we are using. It's German for box. #ILearnedSomethingNewThisRecording
Opera 101: It isn't Musical Theater
Today we introduce yet another new host, Lisa Hogan, who is here to talk to us about how one becomes a trained opera singer! We cover a bit about what opera is, and how it differs from musical theater. Our community feature is Wesley Cheney from the podcast “Tell Me About Your Bike”, though we talked more about playing the ukulele than about either of our bikes!
Lisa Hogan can be found on TikTok @eevahh (check out her duet here), Wesley Cheney can be found on Instagram @WesCheney, and don’t forget to subscribe to “Tell Me About Your Bike”, which you can find here: https://tellmeaboutyourbike.buzzsprout.com/.
Follow the theater on Facebook @LittleTheatreNorfolk and Instagram @Little_Theatre_Norfolk for updates on all of our digital offerings!
Stay tuned next week for episode 6B, which will cover an entire discussion about voice parts that I just couldn’t get to fit while making the podcast a reasonable length, along with some awesome outtakes from Wesley and BA’s conversation.
Fight Choreography, or Things You Can’t Do in A Respiratory Pandemic
Today we introduce a new host, Christopher Bernhardt, who is here to talk about fight choreography. We cover some basic terminology, some standards and safety practices, the differences between stage and film fights, and more!
Our community feature this week is Juan Gelpi with his original song, “Harlan County 2019”.
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Closing a Theater for a Pandemic: June/July 2020, Holding Pattern Over Norfolk
In the beginning were the Zoom meetings, the webinars, the constant barrage of information… all of which felt like we learned that two weeks prior. The standing joke has become “could this webinar have been an email?”
We wrap up our conversation on how to close down a theater with discussion of the various resources that we found helpful, the various resources and offerings that we have going on right now, and the work that was done by our volunteer staff in June and July.
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Closing a Theater for a Pandemic: April/ May 2020, We’re Going to be Here a While
As the news from around the world became more and more grim, studies started to be released about how dangerous the performing arts really were (specifically regarding the spread of this respiratory virus, and not the really dumb stuff I’ve done on ladders at work when I was a green carpenter and too young to realize I’m, as far as I can tell, mortal).
In this episode we discuss some of the toughest decisions our current board has ever had to make, some of the reasons we made them, and also how much work it is to fully shut down an entire community theater.
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Closing a Theater for a Pandemic: March 2020, The Beginning
Each theater has a date. Ours was March 15, 2020. The day we made the call that it just wasn’t safe to go on. At the time, we had no idea where these first steps into a pandemic would lead…
Which makes all this sound pretty epic. But I promise, this is just the beginning of our “new normal”, and the apocalypse is way more mundane than any of us ever expected. (Also, I really dislike the phrase "new normal", so... yeah.)
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Introduction, a Ghost(light) Story
Friends-
I know, we told you the first episode would be up by the end of July!! We were all set to be on track to get you Episode 1 by then, however, I then got SLAMMED with IT issues. So, my apologies, on behalf of myself and every single piece of electronic equipment in my house- and probable some of the plants too... I think they might be working together.
However, as a thank you for waiting so patiently for us, you now get the GRAND OPENING EXPERIENCE of LTN’s Ghostlight Podcast- not one, not two, not even three, but FOUR WHOLE EPISODES AT ONCE! (They will be uploaded over the course of today...)
We will be doing our best to get an episode out every other week from here (assuming my possessions continue to cooperate), and we are excited to introduce a couple new hosts soon, and we have a few new guests lined up for you! We hope that you enjoy this first episode, which is an introduction to us and our theater, and we’re looking forward to sharing our Ghostlight experience with you!
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Ghostlight Trailer
Preview the upcoming podcast from the Little Theatre of Norfolk- Ghostlight! Nina and BA take you through what you might hear if you subscribe and listen to us!