Backstage Banter
By UCM Theatre
Backstage Banter Feb 27, 2020
Tilikum: A conversation about the play.
A deep dive into UCM’s upcoming production of Tillikum with Sabrina Ortiz, featuring members of the company of Tillikum.
Play showtimes and links:
Thursday October 29th @ 7:15pm CDT: https://youtu.be/VVpnBseaKsg
Friday October 30th @ 7:15pm CDT: https://youtu.be/m6ynH0qwLcg
Backstage Banter: The Merry Wives of Windsor
This week on Backstage Banter, join Sabrina and Aaron as they dive into the upcoming performance of "The Merry Wives of Windsor" with a ton of special guests from the show!
Hosts: Sabrina Ortiz & Aaron Scully
Guests: Mary Trotter, Elise Marshall, Daisha B. Jackson, Logan Mathes, Kendra Simpson, Sophia Rios, Luke Englert, Tony Smith, Dalton Grafton
Producer/Engineer: Dan Harbaugh
Backstage Banter: The final episode!
This is the last episode of season 1! John Wilson joins the show and Sabrina and Aaron talk to Danielle one last time before she graduates!
Disclaimer: technical difficulties are involved and there is an echo sound during the entirety of the podcast, but it is still great content!!!!
Hosts: Sabrina Ortiz and Aaron Scully
Guest: John Wilson and Danielle Sachse
Producer/Engineer: Danielle Sachse
Backstage Banter: Back in Time!
This week Aaron goes back in time and sits down with the amazing Colette Tilden! Colette is a former office professional for the UCM Theatre Department and is making an appearance in the upcoming mainstage performances of "The Gift of the Magi". Following that chat, Kendra Simpson returns while she and Aaron discuss their favorite topic, script writing!
Host: Aaron Scully
Producer/Engineer: Danielle Sachse
Songs: "Pulled" from The Addams Family, "Super Boy and the Invisible Girl" from Next to Normal, "Somewhere in the Crowd" from La La Land, and "The Black Death" from Something Rotten!
Backstage Banter Chat with Sabrina and Danielle
In this special edition, Sabrina and Danielle chat the entire hour! Sabrina asks Danielle about her performance in the Studio Blackbox of "Touch", and asks Danielle about her life in theatre! Then Danielle becomes the co-host from behind the board and asks Sabrina about her startup in theatre and after thoughts of Sabrina's production of "Untitled".
Hosts: Sabrina Ortiz and Danielle Sachse
Producer/Engineer: Danielle Sachse
Songs: "No One Else" from Natasha Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, "Summer Nights" from Grease, "First Date/Last Night" from Dogfight,
Backstage Banter
Episode 7 of Backstage Banter features 3 members of the cast of Gift of The Magi! The next mainstage to finish out the semester of shows for UCM Theatre and Dance. Aaron Scully chats with Ally Fields, Emily Layt, and Zach Kujuath and talks about how they came to love theatre and pursue it as a career.
Backstage Banter with Shenanigans and Untitled in a Semester!
Lots of exciting things are happening in the UCM department of Theatre and Dance! UCM's improve troupe, "Shenanigans" joins the show (Nathan Endershak and Ashton Bennett). Also appearing are the co-writers (Sabrina Ortiz and Kendra Simpson), and performer (Tony Smith) of a new show called "Untitled in a Semester"; joins hosts Aaron Scully and Sabrina Ortiz on this week's episode of Backstage Banter!
Engineer/Producer: Danielle Sachse
Backstage Banter: Auditions
Get to know the ins and outs of theatre auditions with Elise Marshall, Sabrina Ortiz, Heather Marsh, Danielle Sachse, and Aaron Scully! We cover a wide variety from dance auditions, to callbacks, and how do prepare for Shakespeare plus much more!
Featured song: I Hope I Get It from "A Chorus Line"
Backstage Banter: Top Secret Deer Daycare
Hangout with Sabrina Ortiz and Aaron Scully as they chat it up with the cast and crew of UCM's Production of Top Secret Deer Daycare!
Segment 1: Student-director: Matthew Briggs
Segment 2: Student actors: Heather Marsh and Drew Sinnard
Segment 3: Student-crew members: Christina Foster and Kelsi Richardson
Songs: "Bless the Lord" from Godspell, and "Together, Wherever We Go" from Gypsy
Backstage Banter: Cool Down with the Cast of Hairspray
Join Sabrina Ortiz as she chats with cast members from Hairspray The Musical at UCM to talk about the the show process and what's next for the students! Jaggard Williams, Tony Smith, and Ashton Bennett are featured.
Backstage Banter Episode 2: The Secret Struggles of Being a Theatre Major
Host Sabrina Ortiz talks with UCM theatre students and what it's like to be a theatre major!
Backstage Banter with the Cast and Crew of Hairspray
Sit down and have a conversation with Dr. Aaron Scully and Sabrina Ortiz and the cast and crew of each of the UCM Theatre and Dance program's performances. Learn about how theater shows come together from student actors and producers and the faculty showing them the ropes.