Our Own Greek Chorus and Other Lessons

This week Tim and Kyria sit down to discuss all things Sweeney from their perspective, giving a glimpse behind the production curtain, before being joined by Zach to talk Tech Week!    Recorded as always at the Page One Studios, Salida, CO. www.pageoneperformingarts.com in association with Sventastik Productions www.sventastikproductions.com 

This week we catch up with André and Kirsten our Sweeney Todd leads. W Join us as we talk theater histories and current goings on as well as get a glimpse in to Sweeney Todd from their perspective.    Recorded as always at the Page One Studios, Salida, CO. www.pageoneperformingarts.com in association with Sventastik Productions www.sventastikproductions.com 

This week we meet the sainted spouses of our hosts; Zach and Angela. This is not an episode to miss!    Recorded as always at Page One Studios in Salida, CO. 

This week we finish our discussion with Sammi, Josh, Alex and Jerry.  Please note that the opinions of the guests may not reflect the opinions or values of the hosts or Sventastik Productions.

Joins us as we welcome Josh and Alex back to the Podcast as well as saying a big hello to Sammi and Jerry as they join us for the first time. This week we let them steer the conversation and share their experiences with Sven. This is part 1 of the recording, part 2 will drop Friday 1st August!

Welcome back to the podcast as we launch in to season 2. After an unexpected season break we are back and kicking off the show with Noelle who is preparing to direct Arsenic and Old Lace for Sven. Recorded as always at the Page One Studio, Salida, CO. 

This week on the podcast, Kyria and Tim visit a theater topic as old as theater itself: controversy! What is the role of controversy in theater? Does it even have a place in theater? and more, all while looking at some of the most controversial shows ever to hit the stage! Recorded as always at the Page One Studios in co-operation with Sventastik Productions. Want to get in touch? Email [email protected] 

On this special episode of the pod, we meet Kaila, the Sventastik intern for 2 weeks of fun!

This week we sit down with Jimmy from Snowcaps and Devon and Allen from Salida Theater Project to get their unique views on community theater, theater's role within the community and the community's responsibility to the performing arts and everything in between. Stick around from some excellent ridiculous stories at the end! Recorded as always at the Page One Studios in collaboration with Sventastik Productions. Email [email protected] to get involved or to sponsor the show!

This week, Kyria and Tim take to the internet to find some of the most ridiculous stories from the world of theater. If you have a story you'd like featured on a later episode of the pod, email [email protected]. Recorded in the Page One Studio in Salida, Colorado: www.pageoneperformingarts.com for more info! 

In-Person Auditions are complete so Kyria and Tim sit down to discuss the process both in specifics and in the wider world of community theater.  There is still time to join our Ensemble! Send a video of you singing a song of your choice to us using the contact details on the sventastik website: https://www.sventastikproductions.com/ Recorded as always at the Page One Studio: for more information visit https://www.pageoneperformingarts.com/ 

From the Page One Studio in Salida, CO, Tim and Kyria talk the process and craziness of bringing a script off the page and in to reality. Happy National Theater day, shout out your local community theaters and creators!! 

This week, Kyria and Tim have their studio to themselves again, but this time armed with a mountain of quotes about theater and its importance. Recorded, as always, in the Page One Studios in Salida. For more information visit pageoneperformingarts.com or sventastikproductions.com

This week, Tim and Kyria welcome some of the cast from the JR shows to talk all things Theater with some interesting side quests!

In this bonus episode, Kyria and Tim look back at the Moana JR and Lion King JR process, and put it to bed ready to switch gears for Sventastik's next production Sweeney Todd. Recorded at Page One Studios in Salida, CO. Shout out to our Top Fans!

This week Tim and Kyria talk about the process and pitfalls of auditions and how this process really sets up the foundation for the success of the show. They discuss the complexities of community theater as a volunteer based operation, the responsibility it owes to the communities it serves, and its place in a community.

Just a quick one to say that we won't be uploading tonight! But some sleepy words from Tim instead! 

Tim and Kyria discuss the feelings of being half way through the run, along with some stories from that day. Kyria goes on a rant about the show Chess!

Night one is in the books! After a successful evening, Tim and Kyria, joined by Josh and Alex, and recorded in front of a live studio audience, talk their most ridiculous takeaways from the evening, the week and their predictions for day two (with a few tangents thrown in for good measure!)! 

Dress rehearsal is in the books, it is the night before opening night, Tim and Kyria, joined by Rio and a cameo by Ashley discuss the last rehearsal night, their memories of opening nights and share ridiculous predictions for the show! 

What else could go wrong? After being unable to record last night due to a family emergency, Tim and Kyria are back but with a twist: the unique circumstances they found themselves in meant that the episode is recorded in the dark in an iPhone! Have a listen and find out why!

Tech week is in full swing, the techs are in and getting set up, the AD and SM are taking on the mantle of headless chickens! What could ever go wrong?

Welcome to episode one of our mini-sode series tracking the highs and lows of a typical Sventastik Tech Week. Today we look at the thought and emotions of the first day in the studio, the work that goes on and our hopes for the week!

This week we realize that TECH WEEK IS IN TWO DAYS! AAAAAAA! Get Your Tickets at www.sventastikproductions.com

On this week's episode recorded in Page One Studios, Kyria asks the question: What role does deep emotion play in the realm of Theater, how can trauma enhance or detract from a performance, and what does an audience get from an emotional show? Interested in Performing Arts in Salida and Chaffee County? Visit www.pageoneperformingarts.com or www.sventastikproductions.com   This episode does touch on themes of trauma, listener discretion is advised.

In this show we invite several of our junior Sventastik horde to give their perspective on everything Sventastik, and their own evil origin stories!  Due to technical issues, Kyria's audio is quieter than others!

This week's episode focuses on Tim’s unlikely introduction to Sventastik, his misconceptions and eventual opportunity to direct a show, the show he chose, the challenges that this brought on, and how this whole thing led to what we now have!

The turn of events that lead to Kyria being the grand master of her own theater company, the most rewarding and surprising elements of the whole process, and what she would do if she could get in the Tardis and go back and try again.

How did a local Colorado native and a Brit end up meeting, working together and becoming fast friends? In this episode we talk about anything and everything  up until the foundation of Sventastik Productions in 2020.