On Staging

Interviewing directors, producers and other technical team members on the ups and downs of bringing their show to life along with an inside look on what audiences should be looking for when they come see the show. Followed by reviews on the successes of the staged production.

On Staging is a arts podcast hosted by Kyle Gould, with 149 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Kyle Gould hosts On Staging, a arts show with 149 episodes published.

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  Episode #33

  Two One Acts - Flying Tree Theatre

  May 27, 202637 minS4

  <h1>Discussion</h1> <p>Opening the 28th through the 31st of May at the Spanic Arts, Flying Tree Theatre presents two original works - Where is Home and Next Door by Julie-Anne Bolduc. Kyle sits down with the two creators of Flying Tree Theatre, Julie-Anne and Arash Minhas to discuss what these works are about, what Flying Tree Theatre is all about, and what these sorts of works mean for first generation Canadians.</p> <p>Tickets;</p> <p>About the Shows:</p> <p>Where Is Home? explores the experience of first generation immigrants and newcomers whose roots stretch across borders...

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  Episode #32

  Cabaret - Front Row Centre Players

  May 17, 202654 minS4

  <h1>Discussion</h1> <p>Opening May 15th and running through May 30th at the Pumphouse Theatre in Calgary, Front Row Centre Players presents Cabaret, directed by Kay Astop. Kyle sits down with Kay to talk about this complicated production and the time it took to bring it to the stage from having to shutter it due to the pandemic 4 days before it was set to open until today when it finally sees an audience.</p> <p>Tickets: https://www.artscommons.ca/whats-on/frc-2025-26-season</p> <p>About the show: </p> <p>In a Berlin nightclub, as the 1920s draw...

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  Episode #31

  Steel Magnolias - Dewdney Players

  May 16, 202651 minS4

  <h1>Discussion</h1> <p>Directed by Dayna Coles, Kyle sits down with Dayna to discuss Dewdney Player's production of Steel Magnolias, opening May 8th and running through May 23rd. </p> <p>Tickets: https://www.showpass.com/dewdney-players-presents-steel-magnolias-the-old-church-theatre-6/</p> <p>About the Show: </p> <p>The action is set in Truvy’s beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are “anybody” come to have their hair done. Helped by her eager new assistant, Annelle (who is not sure whether or not she is still married), the outspoken, wise-cracking Truvy dispenses shampoos and free advice to the town’s rich cur...

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  Episode #30

  The Last Yiddish Speaker - Chai Life

  May 11, 202642 minS4

  <h1>Discussion</h1> <p>Opening May 20th and running until June 7th at the B'nai Tikva Temple in Calgary, Chai Life presents The Last Yiddish Speaker, directed by Zelda Dean. Kyle sits down with Zelda and producer Laura Shuler to discuss what this show means, and how it will impact an audience.</p> <p>Tickets: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/the-last-yiddish-speaker</p> <p>About the show:</p> <p>In this fast-paced drama with a streak of magical realism, a Jewish father and daughter rely on their wits and powers of deceit to survive when the world has dramatically changed...

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  Episode #29

  Noise's Off - Take a Bow

  May 1, 202646 minS4

  <h1>Discussion</h1> <p>Kyle sits down with Cherie Dianne Caslyn, director of Take a Bow's forthcoming production of Noise's Off, presented in Cochrane at the Cochrane Ranchehouse Theatre May 1st through the 10th. They discuss the difficulties of doing it all in the effort to bring a production to life.</p> <p>Tickets: https://www.showpass.com/noises-off-by-michael-frayn/</p> <p>About the show:</p> <p>Called “the funniest farce ever written,” Noises Off presents a manic menagerie of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called Nothing’s On. Slamming doors, on and offstage intrigue, and an errant herring all figure in the pl...

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