The Starry Night Theatre Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Welcome to the Starry Night Theatre Podcast! An audio archive of a community theatre in Buffalo, NY highlighting historic moments, sharing past and current projects, and showcasing existing and emerging talent. Join us behind the stage, as your hosts, DJ and Alex, interview the Ghostlight talent, revealing the realities of theatre and exposing hilarious hiccups along the way.
Joann Mis, the fourth and final pillar of the Ghostlight founding fathers joins us in the studio.
Can you believe we made it to our 2nd 10th episode (if you know, you know)? No better way to celebrate than with Jenna Montesanti and Shawn Ward, the talented and lovely leading actors of our summer musical, Sweeney Todd.
Paul McGinnis joins us for our 19th episode and earns a nickname only befitting of the most loud and powerful, The Stentorian. Tune in to hear the rest of this Sunday’s shenanigans.
Call her a jack-of-all trades AND a master of musicals, Debbie Swartz has an extensive theatrical resume ranging from acting to costuming to directing. Checkout this week’s episode, lucky 18, which coincidentally happens to be her favorite number.
Omg! VJ?! We all know you’ve been waiting for this one. If you’ve seen him as George in All Through the Night, don’t be fooled by his great acting chops, he’s the kindest person you’ll ever meet.
Happy Easter! Time for some Ghostlight trivia. Listen and play along as DJ and Alex struggle to keep up with Carla’s questions.
“Kids say the darndest things…In this episode we meet some of the Ghostlight kids and hear their thoughts on I Never Saw Another Butterfly. Please welcome Abby, Nora, Autumn, Bella, Dylan, Reyna, and Ari to the podcast!”
Lights, sound, action!In this episode, Jesse Swartz, the theatre’s former technical director, acts as our North Star as we travel back in time to the start of the Starry Night.
The lovely, Carla Kwasniak, stops by to share details on the theatre’s upcoming project, “I Never Saw Another Butterfly,” and her hopes for the future. But be forewarned, you may need a box of tissues, as this episode unexpectedly turns into a tender-hearted affair.
Welcome to the trial by fire, where Chris Fire joins us to discuss Frankenstein and our other favorite Winter Classics.
Prepare to get sentimental with Vanessa Stipkovits as she recounts her first steps into the Ghostlight, planting down, and growing roots.
Join our first guests, brothers and actors, Dan and Ben, as they reminisce growing up at the Ghostlight and finding their way to Frankenstein.
DJ and Alex discuss how they got their starts in the Ghostlight and some of their favorite memories!