Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2152: Far From home
Posted on · Episode: 2152 Far from home: Traveling with the USO. Today, UH theatre director Sidney Berger is far from home.
Tag: theater
Houston Matters
How The Pandemic’s Affecting Our Children (Oct. 22, 2020)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: Addressing an increase in violent crime, how the pandemic's affecting the social development of kids, and staging socially-distanced theatre in people's backyards.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1752: A Diagnostic Tool for Art and Life
Posted on · Episode: 1752 The theater gives us a diagnostic tool for art and life. Today, our guest, Seattle actor Megan Cole, talks about an acting technique that has surprising uses.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1786: Circumstantial Evidence
Posted on · Episode: 1786 Acting and reality: in which the story is formed by circumstances unseen. Today, our guest, Seattle actor Megan Cole, has an acting technique for understanding behavior.
Houston Matters
Friday’s Show: COVID-19’s Effect On The Homeless, And Theaters Cope With Lost Seasons (March 27, 2020)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: How COVID-19 is affecting the homeless, performing arts organizations cope with lost seasons, we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news, and listeners talk about the significant songs in their lives.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1702: Tricks of Memory
Posted on · Episode: 1702 Memory and meaning: How actors remember all those lines. Today, our guest, Seattle actor Megan Cole, talks about memory and meaning.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1660: Simple Gifts
Posted on · Episode: 1660 Simplicity, complexity, and Shakespeare (with guest Megan Cole). Today, a treat. I have a guest commentator. Seattle Actor Megan Cole is here to talk about complexity, simplicity, and Shakespeare.
Houston Matters
Special Edition: Theater And Film Greats Wes Anderson, Louis Gossett Jr., And Rita Moreno (Sept. 26, 2019)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: A special edition of the program featuring highlights of conversations we've had in recent years about film and theater. We hear from director and Houston native Wes Anderson, along with actors Louis Gossett Jr., and Rita Moreno.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1701: Sewing Machine
Posted on · Episode: 1701 The sewing machine in American life. Today, the sewing machine.
Houston Matters
Theater District Brings The Arts To Juvenile Detention Centers
Posted on · Seven performing arts organizations have started workshops with youth in juvenile detention centers in the area.
Houston Matters
Binge On Irish Ghost Stories For St. Patty’s Day
Posted on · Main Street Theater presents The Weir, a play about several locals at an Irish pub swapping ghost stories.
Houston Matters
Barry Bostwick Reflects on the Cult Phenomenon That is ‘Rocky Horror’
Posted on · The actor is in Houston for a screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Houston Matters
A Young Girl’s Dungeons & Dragons Fantasy Comes to Life in ‘She Kills Monsters’
Posted on · Joshua Zinn visits Rice University's production of the play, which combines elements of 90s culture and a trope-heavy fantasy world.
Houston Matters
A Visit to a Houston Drive-In Movie Theater
Posted on · We visit The Showboat Drive-In Theater, Houston's only functioning drive-in.
Houston Matters
Two Decades Of Tamarie: How A Houston Theatre Tradition Evolved
Posted on · Houston Actor Tamarie Cooper talks about hosting her annual, full-scale musical comedy show, now it its 21st year.