Darnelle Radford 6/16/25 Darnelle Radford 6/16/25

BSR_S09E27 - RENT - Arden - Steve Pacek

Today on the podcast:

Co-Director Steve Pacek stop say to talk about the Arden Theatre Company musical production of RENT, by Jonathan Larson. Here is my interview with Steve Pacek for Arden’s production of RENT.

ABOUT RENT

At the end of the millennium, a group of bohemians in the East Village struggle with love, loss, and gentrification amidst the AIDS crisis. In this exciting new production, Jonathan Larson’s Tony Award™ and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical will transform the Haas Stage and shake the rafters with the iconic chords of “Seasons of Love,” “I’ll Cover You, ” and the thrilling, soaring score that is RENT!

FOR TICKETS AND INFORMATION: https://ardentheatre.org

Learn more about Steve Pacek: https://www.stevepacek.com

Darnelle Radford 6/12/25 Darnelle Radford 6/12/25

BSR_S09E26 - A Summer Day - Wilma - Ross Beschler

Today on the podcast:

Ross Beschler drops in to talk about the Wilma Theater production, A Summer Day by Jon Fosse (Yuan FoSa), directed by Yury Urnov. Onstage through June 29th. Here is my interview with Ross Beschler for A Summer Day.

FOR TICKETS AND INFORMATION: https://wilmatheater.org/event/asummerday/

Darnelle Radford 6/10/25 Darnelle Radford 6/10/25

BSR_S09E25 - Glitter In The Glass - Theatre Exile - R. Eric Thomas

Today on the podcast:

Playwright, R. Eric Thomas and Director, Ontaria Kim Wilson, drop in to talk about the Regional Premiere of “Glitter In The Glass”.

Chelle, a Black mid-career artist, has written a check that she's not sure her talent can cash. When the city of Baltimore takes down the Confederate monument in the park across the street from her childhood home, she has an idea. She'll apply for a grant to create a piece to replace it. Caught between the past, the present, and the future, Chelle, portrayed by Jennifer Kidwell, is catapulted into a journey that takes her back before the Middle Passage and out beyond the bounds of this planet.

“Wildly funny and thought-provoking” (CTX Life Theatre), Glitter in the Glass by multi-award winning playwright, R. Eric Thomas, is about liminal spaces, and a world on the cusp of exploding.

FOR TICKETS AND INFORMATION: https://theatreexile.org

Darnelle Radford 6/5/25 Darnelle Radford 6/5/25

BSR_S09E24 - SQUARE GO - INIS NUA

Today on the podcast:

KC MacMillan, Owen Corey and Tyler Elliot, stop by to talk about the Inis Nua and Tiny Dynamite co-production of SQUARE GO, coming of age comedy builds to an emotional conclusion about masculinity, friendship, and fathers and sons. Here is my interview with KC, Owen and Tyler for SQUARE GO.

FOR TICKETS AND INFORMATION: https://inisnuatheatre.org/show/square-go