Podcast Episode 9: Dietz & Durang

Welcome to episode nine of Stage Savvy: The Podcast, hosted by Angie Fiedler Sutton and Jen Morris.

This show clocks in at a little over 30 minutes. This episode was our favorite playwrights: Steven Dietz for Jen, Christopher Durang for Angie. A very brief who they are, highlights of what they’ve written, and where you can go for more info.

Show notes:

• The show was recorded at the incredibly awesome studios at KKFI 90.1 FM Community Radio. If you don’t already listen to them, please do so.
  • It was recorded October 22, 2011Theme music is “A Variation of I Got Rhythm”, written and performed specifically for the podcast by Jason Bauer
• Steven Dietz:
  • Jen got most of her info on Steven Dietz from his entry on Wikipedia.
  • However, you can also see info about him on his profile page for the University of Texas at Austin.
  • She mentioned you can license and buy Dietz’s plays through both Dramatists Play Service or Samuel French
• I apparently had way too much caffeine beforehand, and talk a little fast throughout.
• As for Christopher Durang:
  • I mentioned the article I wrote after meeting Durang at the Inge Festival, published in the February 2009 issue of KC Stage.
  • I also got a lot of his bio off his official website.
  • And just to be even, here’s HIS entry on Wikipedia.
• Bumper by Heidi Van with The Fishtank.
• We asked for feedback – please feel free to comment on this blog entry, e-mail afiedler@kcstage.com, or call 816-23-STAGE (keep in mind your voice mail may go up on a later podcast)
• We ended with the song “Always”, by Karla Bauer. You can find more information about her, including where to buy her CDs, on her website.
• The podcast is released under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-alike license.

So, let’s dim the lights and start the show! Listen to Stage Savvy, episode 9:

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