LIGHTS UP!
by Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga
A podcast that celebrates playwrights, performers and patrons. Hosts Dana Colagiovanni and Christy Gallo introduce us to and interview theatre artists and creatives while exploring the depths of storytelling and imagination of several playwrights you might never have heard [email protected] Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/etchattanooga/support
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Episodes
Season Three Preview
23m · PublishedProducer Garry Lee Posey and Hosts Christy Tipton and Dana Colagiovanni get together to preview Season Three of Lights Up!
The three friends discuss everything from musical improvisation to being a mother, weight loss, Belarus, Ukraine, Holocaust and some other exciting news about Season Three.
Season 3 and 4 have been made possible from a generous grant from Humanities Tennessee and the #SHARP grant program which is administered through The National Endowment of Humanities.
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BONUS - TIGHTROPE by Rob Smith
1h 2m · PublishedA young boy learns to handle the stresses of being a teenager, having an overbearing grandfather, a dying father and a mother doing her best to keep it together. A touching play about how our imagination is not only a source of comfort and escape, but also the way some learn to cope and learn.
Featuring:
Ellis Stephens, Libby Lindsey, Bruce Shaw
More About Rob Smith:
Wixsite- Rob Smith
Review of Rob's play DUST which premiered in Chicago. ETC consequently presented this play in the fall of 2018.
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BONUS - GRENADINE by Neil Wechsler
59m · PublishedAs part of it's bimonthly radio program, The ETC Digital Theatre Hour on WUTC 88.1 FM (an NPR affiliate station), The Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga presented Neil Wechsler's play GRENADINE. "GRENADINE is pure fun, it is fantastically delicious, engagingly imaginative and even pushes the button of your heart. While simple in story, it is massive in the message of not taking oneself or one's journey too seriously," mentions Garry Lee Posey (ETC's founder and executive artistic director)
The play follows a group of cohorts on a journey to find the long lost love of one of that group's life. It is a journey that introduces the group to a host of challenges and characters while challenging their connection to each other and their connection to the world. "The play ends with such a dramatic sensibility that you never see coming," mentions Posey.
The cast includes:
Gage Goza as PRISMATIC
Jacob Moore as SCONCE
Courtenay Cholovich as PYX
Christopher Hrozencik-Snyder as GROVE
Casey Keelen as FEMALE ENSEMBLE
Amir Andalib as MALE ENSEMBLE
Garry Lee Posey as MALE ENSEMBLE
More on Neil Wechsler:
Neil Wechsler's Website
Yale Books Unbound about Neil Wechsler's GRENADINE
Neil's Podcast The Online Theatre Development Collaborative
New Play Exchange - Neil Wechsler
Instagram - @wechlersprojects
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BONUS - FOUR SHORTS by Garry Lee Posey
52m · PublishedFor several years, Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga presented a series of original works written by local playwrights conceived by and performed in front pieces of art at the Hunter Museum of American Art. We called this performance CASTING THE CANVAS. "It was an experiment of mixing mediums in an effort to showcase how the different ways individuals can experience visual art. Our writers included established playwrights, novice playwrights, fiction writers and willing enthusiasts with no prior writing experience."
Six to Eight scripts were curated, rehearsed and performed throughout the museum. A guide would lead the audiences to each of the galleries housing the art where the play would be performed with the art creating the backdrop. Three of the four plays in this series by playwright Garry were included in various Casting the Canvas events, they are:
FUGUE IN D
Terrance Wright, Brenda Schwab, Garry Lee Posey, Christy Gallo
Subway - 14th Street - Hunter Museum inspiration
Two Men - Hunter Museum inspiration
(Gaiety) Burlesque (also known as Irving Palace Burlesque) - Hunter Museum inspiration
Glen (Ireland) - Hunter Museum inspiration
American Gothic, Washington D.C. - Hunter Museum Inspiration
TWELVE IRONS IN THE FIRE
Garry Lee Posey, Taylor Williams, Kashun Parks
GOODWILLED
Kashun Parks, Taylor Williams, Maggie Williams, Eric Red Wyatt, Taylor Williams, Jesse McCecil
Alone Together IX - Hunter Museum inspiration
The other play in the series premiered as part of Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga's SHORT ATTENTION SPAN THEATRE Short Play Festival and then performed again as part of the Drive By Theatre Festival in Atlanta, Georgia.
TAKING IN THE PEACEFULNESS
Maggie Williams, Megan Smith, Christy Gallo, John Thomas McCecil
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Lights Up - Season Two Finale : The Monologues Point A to Point B
1h 16m · PublishedThe Readers for each monologue include:
THE STINKIEST THING by Adam Szudrich (AUS) performed by Brian Tichnell (CA)
JOEY by Donald Loftus (NY) performed by Joel Sanchez Avantes (GA)
CHOICE by Guy Newsham (CAN) performed by SJ Lester (TN)
BOOT'S VACATION by Rex McGregor (NZ) performed by Eric " Red" Wyatt (TN)
HOLY INAPPROPRIATE by Alison Fradkin (IL) performed by Elise Mayfield (AL)
CROSSING TO THE OTHER SIDE by Jeff Dunne (MD) performed by Gage Goza (GA)
SOMETHING REMEBERED by Marj O'Neill-Butler (FL) performed by LIbby Lindsay (NY)
BEACON by John Patrick Bray (GA) performed by Bonnie Stoloff (TN)
THE REVIEW by D. Lee Miller (NY) performed by Dana Colagiovanni (NY)
THE SUN AS A GIFT by Cris Eli Blak (KY) performed by Sehri Elise (NY)
AUNT REE by Peter Dakutis (GA) performed by Courtenay Cholovich (TN)
OARS by Thomas White (GA) performed by Garry Lee Posey (TN)
Sound and Editing Engineer: Garry Lee Posey
www.ensembletheatreofcahttanooga.com (website)
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Season Two Recap
1h 4m · PublishedProducer Garry Lee Posey and Host Dana Colagiovanni provide brief recaps and insights from the ten plays we produced this season.
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/jun/10/godot-is-a-woman-review-silent-faces-samuel-beckett (mentioned in the recap of Guy Newsham's play "Waiting for Hello")
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Lights Up 020 - Rosa and Leo by Adam Szudrich
58m · PublishedWEBSITE - Adam Szudrich
Facebook - Adam Szudrich
SHORT + SWEET - Article about a trio of shorts by Adam which played to sold out crowds in Sydney
BACHELOR GAL - Adam's co-creation original one woman cabaret show based on swiping (left or right)
MISLEAD - a short film with a completely funded campaign in INDIEGOGO by Adam
Cast:
Deborah Meeks (TN) - ROSA
Dennis Parker (TN) - LEO
Casey Keelen - Stage Directions
Eric "Red" Wyatt - Audio Design
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Lights Up 019 - There's New Life Coming by Marj O'Neill-Butler
52m · PublishedNEW PLAY EXCHANGE - Marj O'Neill-Butler
PLAYWRIGHT CENTER - Marj O'Neill-Butler
Smith Scripts U.K - three published plays for purchase including THERE'S NEW LIFE COMING and BABY FEVER (which Marj talks about in the interview and the production that happened just recently in Hong Kong)
DRAMATIST'S GUILD - bio
Instagram - @marj2341; Facebook - Marj O'Neill-Butler
Fantasy Theatre Factory - where LIFT EVERY VOICE : Black Women Speak was produced
Cast:
Joyce Benson (TN) - DORIS
Maggie Williams (GA) - MILLIE
Eric "Red" Wyatt - Audio Design and Stage Directions
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Lights Up 018 - Tonight at the Stage Door by Donald Loftus
47m · PublishedNEW PLAY EXCHANGE - Donald Loftus
PLAYWRIGHT CENTER - Donald Loftus
Cast:
Patrick Brady (VA) - Charlie
Christopher Hrozencik-Snyder (TN) - JIMMY
Casey Keelen - Stage Directions
Eric "Red" Wyatt - Audio Design
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Lights Up 017 - Black, White, and Red All Over
44m · PublishedNEW PLAY EXCHANGE - Daniel Prillaman
Backstage.Com - Daniel Prillaman
Instagram: @prillsofwisdom2
Twitter: @prillsofwisdom
FERAL THEATRE COMPANY - Daniel Prillaman's "For a Limited Time Only"
Cast:
Garry Lee Posey (TN) - TERRENCE
Elise Mayfield (AL) - LING LING
Eric "Red" Wyatt (TN) - ZOOKEEPER
Casey Keelen - Stage Directions
Eric "Red" Wyatt - Audio Design
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LIGHTS UP! has 57 episodes in total of explicit content. Total playtime is 51:30:32. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on August 8th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 17th, 2024 06:10.