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On Staging
by Kyle Gould
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.
Episodes
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S5E3 - Torch Song - Scorpio Theatre
Discussion Opening October 1 and closing October 10th at the Pumphouse Theatre in Calgary, Scorpio Theatre presents Torch Song by Harvey Fierstein (the 2018 revised version), directed by Joey Sayer. Kyle sits down with Joey to discuss the impact of this production, what it means to come back to...
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S5E2 - A Fox on the Fairway - Morpheus Theatre
Discussion Opening October 2nd and closing October 10th at the Pumphouse Theatre in Calgary, Alberta, Morpheus Theatre presents A Fox on the Fairway, by Ken Ludwig, directed by Sean Anderson. Kyle sits down with Sean after opening night to discuss this productions difficulties and triumphs....
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S5E1 - Nine - Front Row Centre Players
Discussion Opening September 11 and closing September 26th, Front Row Centre Players presents the musical Nine, directed by Colleen Bishop. Kyle sits down with Colleen to talk about the history of the production, Colleen's history with the production and what it means to approach a musical about…
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S4E34 - Jay's Wing - Alter Ego Theatre
Discussion Jay's Wing, directed by Snizhana Gukasian-Korobeinikova was put up at the West Village Theatre March 28th and 29th of 2026. Kyle sat down after the show had closed to talk with directed and performer Snizhana about how the production went, what it meant, and how Ukrainian Theatre…
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S4E33 - Two One Acts - Flying Tree Theatre
Discussion 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…
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S4E32 - Cabaret - Front Row Centre Players
Discussion 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...
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S4E31 - Steel Magnolias - Dewdney Players
Discussion 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. Tickets: https://www.showpass.com/dewdney-players-presents-steel-magnolias-the-old-church-theatre-6/ About the Show: The action is...
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S4E30 - The Last Yiddish Speaker - Chai Life
Discussion 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. Tickets:...
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S4E29 - Noise's Off - Take a Bow
Discussion 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....
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S4E28 - 9 to 5 - Swamp Donkey Musical Theatre
Discussion Opening May 1st and running through May 10th at the Swamp Donkey Theatre in Bragg Creek, Aubry Baux directs, with Melanie Baux musical directing, 9 to 5, the Musical. Kyle sits down with Aubrey and Melanie to talk about the relevance of this production, it's history and Aubry's first...
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S4E27 - Patience - Morpheus Theatre
Discussion On April 24th, and running until May 2nd, Morpheus Theatre presents Gilbert & Sullivan's Patience at the Pumphouse theatre, directed by Winnifred Hume with musical direction from Aly Carigan and choreography from Kylie Bullock. Kyle sits down with Kylie and Winnifred to discuss the...
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S4E26 - Oddition - Misfit Theatre YYC
Discussion Opening April 10th and running through the 18th at the Pumphouse in Calgary, Misfit Theatre YYC presents the original musical work Oddition, written and directed by Krista Willott. Kyle sits down with Krista and with choreographer and performer Nimue Nova to discuss the productions...
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S4E25 - The Painter and the Lake - Baker Miller Pink
Discussion Opening April 9th through April 12th at the Studio at Vertigo Theatre in Calgary, Baker Miller Pink presents The Painter and the Lake, directed by Cayley Wreggitt, choreographed by Samantha Ketsa. Kyle sits down with Cayley and Samantha to discuss what this new work is about and how it...
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S4E24 - Nana's Naughty Knickers - Strathmore Theatre Players
Discussion On March 12th at the Hope Covenant Church in Strathmore, the Strathmore Theatre Players Guild opened Nana's Naughty Knickers, closing on March 28th. Directed by Robert Cole, Kyle sits down with Robert to discuss what the show is all about, why they chose it and the difficulties around...
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S4E23 - Guards! Guards! - Scorpio Theatre
Discussion Opening February 27th and running through March 7th at the Pumphouse Theatre in Calgary, Scorpio Theatre presents Terry Pratchett's Guards! Guards! directed by Chris Gamble. Kyle sits down with Chris, and producer Carl Bishop, to talk about how the show has come together and the long...
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S4E22 - Taming of the Shrew - Full Circle Theatre
Discussion Opening February 26th at the Vertigo Studio Theatre in Calgary, and closing March 5th, Full Circle Theatre presents a gender-flipped Romantasy version of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. Kyle sits down with director Cayley Wreggitt and costumer Tawni Marie Evans to discuss how…
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S4E21 - Frozen Jr - Small Time Theatre
Discussion Opening February 19th and running through February 21st at the Glenmore Christian Academy in Calgary, Small Time Theatre presents Frozen Jr directed by Bree Johnson. Kyle sits down with Bree and costumer Cami Price to talk about what Frozen means to them and how they've brought their…
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S4E20 - Little Women - Morpheus Theatre
Discussion Opening January 30th and running through February 13th at the Pumphouse Theatre in Calgary, Morpheus Theatre presents Kate Hammill's Little Women, directed by Corinne Nairn and Colleen Bishop. Kyle sits down with them both to discuss the themes and meaning of this story and how…
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S4E19 - The Great Gatsby: Live Radio Play - Dewdney Players
Discussion Opening January 23rd and closing February 7th at the Old Church Theatre in Okotoks, Dewdney Players presents The Great Gatsby: A Live Radio Play directed by Sherene Seders. Kyle sits down with Sherene to discuss the difficulties of realizing this novel in radio play form and how to...
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S4E18 - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - Front Row Centre Players
Discussion Opening January 9th and running through January 24th at the Pumphouse Theatre in Calgary, Front Row Centre Players presents Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, directed by Jamie Eastgaard-Ross, musical direction from Becky Salmond and choreography from Katie Bernardo. Kyle sits down with Katie…
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S4E17 - All Roads Lead to the Station - Nose Creek Players
Discussion At the Bert Church Theatre in Airdrie on December 19th and 20th, Nose Creek Players present All Roads Lead to the Station, written and directed by Haley Day. Kyle sits down with Haley over zoom to discuss the efforts taken to put up her first written work and the unexpected…
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S4E16 - Holiday Special - Full Circle Theatre
Discussion Opening December 17th and closing on December 20th at the West Village Theatre, Full Circle Theatre presents A Full Circle Holiday Special of Riverona Actually and Holding. Kyle sits down with directors Danielle Baker and Kendra Hutchinson to talk about what a holiday special means and...
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S4E15 - Nuncrackers - Swamp Donkey (2025)
Discussion Opening December 18th and running until December 21st, Swamp Donkey Musical Theatre presents Nuncrackers, directed by Trisha Gizen. Kyle sits down with Trisha to discuss what putting up the show a second Christmas in a row means and the complications, and easements, that happen when…
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S4E14 - Peter Pan - Morpheus Theatre
Opening December 12 and running through the 20th at the Pumphouse Theatre in Calgary, Morpheus Theatre presents Peter Pan: An Awfully Big Pantomime, directed by Janos Zeller. Kyle sits down with Janos to discuss the scope of a pantomime, the labour involved in theatrical comedy and and in depth...
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S4E13 - The Sound of Music - Small Time Theatre
Discussion With only four shows - December 11, 12 and 13th at the Glenmore Christian Academy in Calgary, Small Time Theatre presents the Junior production of The Sound of Music, directed by Lena Chalmers. Kyle sits down with Lena and Ingrid Koller (part of the set design team) to talk about the...
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S4E12 - Goldilocks, A Pantomime - Take a Bow
Discussion Opening November 28th and closing December 7th at the Cochrane Ranchehouse, Take a Bow Community Theatre presents Goldilocks and the Three Bears, a Pantomime by Ron Hall and directed by Anita McDonald. Kyle sits down with Anita to discuss bringing a pantomime to life and trying to keep…
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S4E11 - A Christmas Carol - Strathmore Theatre Players Guild
Discussion opening November 28th and running until December 13 at the Hope Community Church in Strathmore, the Strathmore Theatre Players Guild presents A Christmas Carol, adapted by Lynn Stevens, directed by Angela Woodford-Reeves and Jeanette Brown, produced by Lauren Nelson and starring…
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S4E10 - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - Chai Life
Discussion Opening November 29th and running through December 7 at the Bnai Tikvah Temple in Calgary, Chai Life Theatre presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat, directed by Sean Anderson. Kyle sits down with Sean and producer Laura Shuler to discuss the creation of a new theatre...
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S4E9 - The War Brides are Coming - Unicorn Collective
Discussion Opening November 7 through November 8 at Theatre 1308, The Unicorn Collective presents The War Brides Are Coming, written and directed by Gail Whiteford. Kyle sits down with Gail to discuss the importance of this work, at this time of year and why audiences should take the time to...
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S4E8 - Dads, The Musical - MisFit Theatre YYC
Discussion Opening November 1 and running through November 8th at The Pumphouse Theatre in Calgary, MisFit Theatre YYC presents, Dads, The Musical directed by Nicola Payton. Kyle welcomes Nicola back to the podcast for the third time to talk about the relevancy of this Canadian made musical about…
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S4E7 - The Affections of May - Scorpio Theatre
Discussion Opening October 17th and running through October 25th at the Pumphouse in Calgary, Scorpio Theatre presents The Affections of May directed by Stuart Bentley and Nicole Dickinson. Kyle sits down with Stuart and Nicole to talk at length about how this production came to be along with...
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S4E6 - The Woman in Black - Dewdney Players
Discussion Opening October 17th and running through November 1st at the Old Church Theatre in Okotoks, Dewdney Players presents The Woman in Black, directed by Claire Hoyer. Kyle sits down with Claire and performer Paarth Kelkar to discuss how important this play is to Claire, how hard it is to...
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S4E5 - String - Swamp Donkey Musical Theatre
Discussion Opening October 17th and running through October 26 at the Swamp Donkey Theatre in Bragg Creek, Swamp Donkey Musical Theatre presents String, directed by Juleta Severson-Baker. Kyle sits down with Juleta to talk about this new musical and what it took to bring it to life under lights....
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S4E4 - Northern Nights - Express Entertainers
Discussion Opening on October 8 in Calgary at The Legion #275 Express Entertainers presents an original "Northern Nights." Kyle sits down with co-founder Wayne Arsenault, Media Manager Abby Carey and performer Megan Kerrigan to discuss how this show was created and what it takes these days to...
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S4E3 - There Goes The Bride - Morpheus
Discussion Opening October 3rd and running through October 11th at the Pumphouse Theatre in Calgary, Morpheus Theatre presents There Goes the Bride, directed by Wayne Hunter. Wayne sits down with Kyle for the second time to talk about how different a farce is to direct from a radio play and the...
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S4E2 - Rock of Ages - Front Row Centre Players
Discussion Opening September 12th and closing September 27th, Front Row Centre Players presents Rock of Ages, produced by Haley Dorais and Directed by Stephen West. Kyle sits down to discuss the long development of this production and what 80s rock means to Haley and Stephen. Link to Tickets:...
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S4E1 - In the Water - Incendiary Festival
Discussion Running July 5 through 12 in Hulls Wood in Fish Creek Park in Calgary, Incendiary Festival presents In the Water by Alyssa Short, directed by Beck and Jack Orion. Kyle sits down with Beck, Jack and Ruby Gaudet to discuss what this show means to them, and how it came to be. About the...
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S3E30 - Much Ado About Nothing - Full Circle Theatre
Discussion Opening at the West Village Theatre in Calgary June 19 through June 28, Full Circle Theatre presents Much Ado About Nothing. While the show has closed prior to the release of this episode, it was in fact recorded just as the show was beginning. Kyle sits down with producer and costumer...
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S3E29 - Squabbles - Dewdney Players
Discussion Dewdney Players presented Squabbles at the Old Church Theatre in Okotoks from May 2 through May 17. Directed by Brad Snowden, Kyle sits down with Brad post production to talk about the successes of the production and the memorable events of the show. About the show: Dewdney Players was...
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S3E28 - Heathers - Untold Stories
Discussion Opening June 13th and running until June 28th at the Pumphouse Theatre in Calgary, Untold Stories presents Heathers, The Musical. Kyle sits down with producer and apprentice director Nicole Dickinson and musical director Becky Salmond to talk abut the complexity of putting up this...
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S3E27 - Sweeney Todd - Front Row Centre Players
Discussion Opening May 15th and running through May 31st at the Pumphouse Theatre in Calgary, Front Row Centre Players presents Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, directed by Lindsay Kurtze. Kyle sits down with Lindsay on the day of opening to discuss the difficulties of putting up...
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S3E26 - The McAdo - Morpheus Theatre
Discussion Opening April 25th and closing May 10th at the Pumphouse in Calgary, Morpheus Theatre presents an adaptation of Gilbert and Sullivan's The McAdo, directed by Sean Anderson. Kyle sits down with Sean to talk about what this production means to him given that this is Morpheus' 30th season...
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S3E25 - Guys & Dolls - Misfit Theatre
Discussion Opening April 11th and running through April 18th at the Pumphouse in Calgary, Misfit Theatre presents Guys & Dolls directed by Jeremy Walker. Kyle sits down with Jeremy, Nimue Nova the choreographer and Donna Pearson, producer, to talk about the struggle in bringing this larger than...
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S3E24 - The Horse and His Boy - Imagine Theatre
Discussion Kyle sits down with Charlotte Loeppky and Harold Squire to discuss their creation of The Horse and His Boy for the stage for Imagine YYC Theatre opening April 4th and running through April 12th at the Lantern Church in Calgary. Tickets:...
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S3E23 - Porcelain Dolls - Full Circle Theatre
Discussion Opening March 27th and running through April 5th at the New West Theatre in Calgary, Full Circle Theatre presents Porcelain Dolls. Kyle sits down with director Danielle Baker and performer, co-writer and intimacy coordinator Gillian Klassen to discuss what it takes to present this...
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S3E22 - The Night of the Murder - Feather Pen Theatre
Discussion Kyle sits down with Maren Ord Burnham to discuss her approach to the creation of a musical and in particular how she found her way to creating, and now staging, The Night of the Murder, opening at the Glenmore Christian Academy March 28th through April 5th. Tickets:...
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S3E21 - The Addams Family Musical - Strathmore
Discussion Kyle sits down with Robert Cole over Zoom to discuss the forthcoming Strathmore Theatre Players production of The Addams Family Musical at the Hope Church running March 21st through April 5th with a special subtitled production on March 29th. Robert Cole directs and Kyle discusses the...
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S3E20 - Fiddler on the Roof, Jr - Small Time Theatre
Discussion Kyle sits down with Tannis Gross and Myra Gross to discuss Small Time Theatre's production of Fiddler on the Roof, Jr. opening March 13, 2025 and running through March 15th at the Glenmore Christian Academy in Calgary. Myra stars at Golde and Tannis is the director. Tickets: About the...
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S3E19 - The Wizard of Oz - Painted Fish
Discussion Kyle sits down with Marian Hamilton, Artistic Director of Painted Fish and Musical Director of The Wizard of Oz to discuss their production which ran at the Cite des Rocheuses Theatre in Calgary from February 13th through February 23rd. Link to Painted Fish: https://www.paintedfish.ca/...
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S3E18 - Steel Magnolias - Morpheus Theatre
Discussion Opening January 31st and running through February 15th at the Pumphouse, Morpheus Theatre presents Steel Magnolias, directed by Angela Woodard. Kyle sits down with Angela to discuss what makes this production so special. Tickets: https://www.morpheustheatre.ca/?page_id=7805 About the...
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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.
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