Valley Stage Notes

Dan Ashlock is the Artistic Director of the Starlight Community Theater in Phoenix. His daughter Quinlan is a singer and actress in her own right. Keith, Marna and Kevin sit down with them both to discuss what Quinlan describes as "sharing our hobby".

Christmastime is one of the best times of the year to go to the theater. On this Episode Marna and Keith highlight some of the shows that people should get out to see in the valley during the upcoming holiday season.

Marna and Keith McLendon have been lovers of Theater their entire lives but it has only been in recent years that they have been able to find the time to be active participants. In fact they are heavily involved in Theater. As well as hosting the Valley Stage Notes Podcast, they act and are board members of Order Chaos Theater Company helping to bringing new productions to the stage. Kevin sits down with them both to find out how then ended up as connected with the Theater as they are today.

Pat Drapac has had a long and distinguished career as an Actress. Pat discusses how and when her interest in acting was initially sparked, how she keeps going in a highly competitive business and tells us why she believes everyone should get out to see Community Theater.

Dan Ashlock Jnr is the Artistic Director of Starlight Community Theater in Phoenix, Arizona. It is a role that comes with a lot of different responsibilities. On this episode, Marna McLendon finds out about all the different things Dan needs to do to ensure that everything turns out right on the night!

This week Kevin, Marna and Keith interview Dan Ashlock and Pat Drapic of Starlight Community Theater in Phoenix about "Misery" by Stephen King. What are the challenges of a 2 person play? What happens if someone cannot make the show at the last moment?

"Children of a Lesser God" is a unique work because of the challenges it poses for the actors and actresses who are performing using speech and American Sign Language (ASL). This week Kevin, Marna and Keith sit down with Kandyce Hughes and James Olsen to find out how they have prepared for their roles.

The first episode of this brand new podcast exploring everything Theater takes a deep dive into the decision making process at "Order Chaos Theater Company" (OCTC) which has a residency at The Herberger Theater in Phoenix, Arizona. Children Of a Lesser God is considered a controversial work in some quarters. Given this, why was it been chosen when many plays that could be viewed as ‘safer’ options were available?Kevin Julien, Marna McLendon and Keith McLendon sit down with OCTC Director Mark Alan C. Clemente to find out why "Children of A Lessor God" was selected to open OCTC's 2023/24 and what OCTC hopes to achieve by showing it.