Bankside Arts Collective

The Bankside Arts Collective Podcast returns with a limited series featuring conversations with the creative team behind Bankside's latest co-production, John Patrick Shanley's Danny and the Deep Blue Sea. In this episode we sit down with both actors and the director of the project. Tickets for DANNY AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA are available here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/danny-and-the-deep-blue-sea-by-john-patrick-shanley-tickets-1982264919736?aff=oddtdtcreator (This podcast is a production of Bankside Arts Collective, based in Alton, IL. This episode was produced by John O'Hagan. Music by Yurii Semchyshyn from Pixabay You can email us at [email protected]. Visit our website: Bankside Repertory Theatre)

The Bankside Arts Collective Podcast returns with a limited series featuring conversations with the creative team behind Bankside's latest co-production, John Patrick Shanley's Danny and the Deep Blue Sea.  Tickets for DANNY AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA are available here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/danny-and-the-deep-blue-sea-by-john-patrick-shanley-tickets-1982264919736?aff=oddtdtcreator (This podcast is a production of Bankside Arts Collective, based in Alton, IL. This episode was produced by John O'Hagan. Music by Yurii Semchyshyn from Pixabay You can email us at [email protected]. Visit our website: Bankside Repertory Theatre)

In this episode The Three Poor Players start, what will certainly be, an ongoing exploration of “immediacy” in the work.  In his book WHAT ACTORS DO, Mike Alfreds describes this search for spontaneity as one of seven paradoxes that actors continually wrestle with. Today, John works with two young artists and experiments with one way in which actors could encounter a text for the first time.  Along the way we look at how we can begin connecting the cues we get from our partners, the text and our own bodies, we discover that the whole process of acting can be a little less scary, and Jason tells us about the greatest moment of student acting he’s ever seen. In Chris’s words: “This is FUN!” (The Three Poor Players was conceived, created, and produced by Jason Pasqua, Chris Will, and John O'Hagan. Please rate and review us, leave comments, or reach out to us at [email protected]. Music for this episode is by Yurii Semchyshyn , WaveMaster , Roman Senyk and music_for_video  - all from Pixabay)

We start off our full series by exploring the ability to manipulate time! In this first full episode from The Three Poor Players, Chris and his student Kara Reynolds introduce us to a simple yet powerful way to bend time in such a way as to give the actor a whole host of options.  Who wouldn't want to get in on that action? Our thanks to Kara Reynolds for her most excellent work and, as always to the Bankside Arts Collective for hosting The Three Poor Players. (The Three Poor Players was conceived, created, and produced by Jason Pasqua, Chris Will, and John O'Hagan. Please rate and review us, leave comments, or reach out to us at [email protected]. Music for this episode is by Yurii Semchyshyn and WaveMaster at Pixabay.)

Welcome back to the Bankside Arts Collective podcast and the second "Inside The Dumb Waiter" episode! It’s opening week for The Dumb Waiter and today we get to speak at length with Riley Capp, who is playing Gus in our production.  Before we get to today’s episode I just want to remind everyone that the first full episode of Three Poor Players will be dropping next week - The Three Poor Players Play with “Time”.  From there we should be  on our regular schedule of a new episode every month. We’ve got some great guests coming onto the podcast - so please, if you haven’t already, go ahead and subscribe.  The Bankside Repertory Theatre’s production of The Dumb Waiter by Harold Pinter opens tomorrow -October 2nd, and in this episode of “Inside The Dumb Waiter” we sit down with actor Riley Capp for a very thoughtful and engaging conversation about his journey as an actor and some of the really wonderful things he is bringing to his work as a whole, and this production in particular. We hope you enjoy these "behind the scenes" looks and we certainly hope to see you Oct 2-5, at 7:30pm, in the Davis Black Box Theatre, (located on the Principia College campus, in Elsah, IL) for The Dumb Waiter.  Principia College is located at 1 Maybeck Place, in Elsah, IL. Tickets are $5 for students, $12 all others and are available at the door. Seating is limited so we recommend you arrive early enough to book. (This podcast is a production of Bankside Arts Collective, based in Alton, IL. This episode was produced by John O'Hagan. Music by Yurii Semchyshyn from Pixabay You can email us at [email protected]. Visit our website: Bankside Repertory Theatre)

Take a look inside The Dumb Waiter! Bankside Repertory Theatre returns to the stage for the first time since the summer of summer of 2022 with Harold Pinter's The Dumb Waiter. We decided to take a look behind the scenes a bit as the show gets closer to its October 2 opening. In today’s episode actors Riley Capp and John O'Hagan chat about the show, and some of the things that have caught their attention as they have worked on the play. We hope you enjoy this first of two "behind the scenes" looks- and  - we certainly hope to see you Oct 2-5, at 7:30pm, in the Davis Black Box Theatre, (located on the Principia College campus, in Elsah, IL) for The Dumb Waiter.  Principia College is located at 1 Maybeck Place, in Elsah, IL. Tickets are $5 for students, $12 all others and are available at the door. Seating is limited so we recommend you arrive early enough to book.   (This podcast is a production of Bankside Arts Collective, based in Alton, IL. This episode was produced by John O'Hagan. Music by Yurii Semchyshyn from Pixabay You can email us at [email protected]. Visit our website: Bankside Repertory Theatre) (Hull House Theatre's production of the Dumb Waiter in 1965: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXe0gEq-YAU)

We’re really excited to finally be launching this new series  - The Three Poor Players.  This episode today gives Jason, Chris, and me a chance to introduce ourselves and give kind of a 30,000 foot view of what we hope this series will be and do. Each of us are theatre makers  - actors, directors and teachers - with nearly 50 years of experiecne between the 3 of us. And over the years, regardless of how far apart we are geogrpahically, we have stayed in touch and continued to bounce ideas about the work off of each other -  and this podcast is our latest hair-brained idea. I want to call particular attention to something Chris shares in this preview episode - a quote from Ira Glass - and, while Chris uses it to illustrate a different point  - I think it also speaks to what we’re launching with this. Our thanks to the Bankside Arts Collective for hosting The Three Poor Players - we hope you come back for more! Enjoy! (The Three Poor Players was conceived, created, and produced by Jason Pasqua, Chris Will, and John O'Hagan. Please rate and review us, leave comments, or reach out to us at [email protected]. Music for this episode is by Yurii Semchyshyn and WaveMaster at Pixabay.)  

We have arrived at the last in our series of conversations with tthe founding members of Bankside Repertory Theatre.  Today, the subject of our first interview, Geoff Callaway, returns and flips the mics around to interview your’s truly. www.johnjohagan.com BONUS - if you listen closely -  towards the end of this chat you’ll hear the first public announcement of Bankside’s upcoming fall production - a reason to listen through to the end! (or maybe a reason to fast forward through the inane rambling that follows!) Please take a moment to rate and review us - especially if you're listening on Apple Podcasts. The few moments it takes to do that really helps us become more "present" in the algorithm helping others find the podcast.  You can also leave a comment or email us at [email protected]. Visit our website: Bankside Repertory Theatre (This podcast is a production of Bankside Arts Collective, based in Alton, IL. This episode was produced by John O'Hagan. Music by Yurii Semchyshyn from Pixabay)

The fourth episode in our five part series talking with the founding members of Bankside Repertory Theatre. John chats with Sue Ellen Coughtry  - from "Suzy Cream Cheese" to Miss Julie -  Sue Ellen's trajectory is a fascinating listen and I'm sure we barely scrape the tip of the iceberg! Keep an eye on our website for information on our upcoming fall production and as always we welcome any and all thoughts, comments and ideas for future episodes.  Please take a moment to rate and review us - especially if you're listening on Apple Podcasts. The few moments it takes to do that really helps us become more "present" in the algorithm helping others find the podcast.  You can also leave a comment or email us at [email protected]. Visit our website: Bankside Repertory Theatre (This podcast is a production of Bankside Arts Collective, based in Alton, IL. This episode was produced by John O'Hagan. Music by Yurii Semchyshyn from Pixabay)

In this third installment of our 5 part series talking with the founding members of Bankside Repertory Theatre, John O'Hagan sits down with Chrissy Calkins-Steele and we find out how early childhood experiences continue to inform Chrissy's artistic path as well as what's behind Chrissy's deep and abiding love of the process. Keep an eye on our website for information on our upcoming fall production and as always we welcome any and all thoughts, comments and ideas for future episodes.  Please take a moment to rate and review us - especially if you're listening on Apple Podcasts. The few moments it takes to do that really helps us become more "present" in the algorithm helping others find the podcast.  You can also leave a comment or email us at [email protected].   (This podcast is a production of Bankside Arts Collective, based in Alton, IL. This episode was produced by John O'Hagan. Music by Yurii Semchyshyn from Pixabay)  

The second in our 5 part series chatting with the founding members of Bankside Repertory Theatre - today actor, director, production manager extraordinaire! - Caleb King. And host John O'Hagan recommends another podcast series: Hear Me Out with Lucy Eaton  - An amazing journey into some incredible speeches from amazing plays with fantastically talented actors. If there is a topic you'd like to suggest, a guest you'd like to recommend, please drop a note in the comments  and, as always, if you like what you're hearing, please take a quick moment to rate and review us!

We're excited to launch this new series of discussions with the founding members of Bankside Repertory Theatre and Bankside Arts Collective. Today we're sitting down with playwright, actor, director, and teacher Geoff Callaway who has written, directed and performed for Bankside Rep as well as many other companies. Please take a moment to rate and review us so that others can find their way to the work!  Thanks! (Music credit: Yurii Semchyshyn from Pixabay)

Happy Christmas from all of us at Bankside Arts Collective. Gather some loved ones this evening and listen to the full, uninteruppted version of Geoff Calloway's "A Dickens of a Tale". A warm and witty retelling of the holiday classic.

Our memorial service concludes with reminecses from Mrs. Dilber, Scrooge's former cleaning lady, and the most unlikely of champion Prize fighters. The final part of this warm and witty retelling of the holiday classic. (Look for a special episode coming Christmas Eve!) 

Our memorial for Ebeneezer Scrooge continues as we hear from Mrs. Fezziwig, Ebeneezer's lost love Belle, and the "Turkey Boy". Part two of this warm and witty retelling of the holiday classic. (Episode 3 drops Friday 12.22.23)

Ten years after his life changing Christmas, Ebeneezer Scrooge has passed on. A host of familiar faces gather to share their thoughts on his passing. A warm and witty retelling of the holiday classic. (Episode 2 drops Wednesday 12.20.23)

Bankside Repertory Theatre proudly presents Geoff Calloway’s A Dickens of a Tale. A warm and funny contemporary reflection on Charles Dickens’ classic novella and the real meaning of Christmas. Join this memorial service for Ebeneezer Scrooge, 10 years after his miraculous conversion.” Coming soon from Bankside Arts Collective