Welcome back to the podcast! In this episode, Artistic Director, Patrick Torres, talks to Director, Phillip Bernard Smith, about how The Mountaintop by Katori Hall humanizes Dr. King to inspire us. The Mountaintop runs at Raleigh Little Theatre

Midnight Dreary Festival: "Annabel Lee" by Michael Dunavan

Oct 30th, 2020 2m 30s

Michael Dunavan reads Edgar Allen Poe's "Annabel Lee" in this #MidnightDrearyRLT Community Creation! Thanks to everyone who participated in the festival this October. To check out all of the Community Creations, visit RaleighLittleTheatre.org/P

Midnight Dreary Festival: "The Raven" by Rebecca Farlow

Oct 26th, 2020 4m 30s

Rebecca Farlow submitted this great original composition inspired by Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven" for #MidnightDrearyRLT Community Creations. Enjoy and check out more of her work here:Instagram: @rebeccafarlowmusic YouTube Channel: www.youtu

Midnight Dreary Festival: "A Dream Within a Dream" by Emma Caterincchio

Oct 23rd, 2020 2m 48s

This #MidnightDrearyRLT Community Creation submission is an original composition by Emma Caterincchio, inspired by Edgar Allen Poe's "A Dream Within a Dream." In Emma's own words: "I chose to compose an original work based off the poem A Dream

Midnight Dreary Festival: "The Sphinx" by Kenny Hertling

Oct 16th, 2020 13m 26s

We hope you'll enjoy this submission from our Midnight Dreary Festival Community Creations! Kenny Hertling performs "The Sphinx" by Edgar Allen Poe. Learn more about the #MidnightDrearyRLT Community Creations on our website: https://raleighlitt

Midnight Dreary Festival: Writing Prompts

Oct 8th, 2020 8m 20s

RLT's Director of Education, Meredyth Pederson Cooper, walks you through different ways to think about Edgar Allen Poe's poems and offers writing prompts to get you started on your Community Creation! Learn more here: https://raleighlittletheat

RLT Stories: David & Judi Wilkinson

Aug 10th, 2020 35m 12s

RLT Stories is a new series of interviews featuring the stories of our supporters. In this first episode, Patrick Torres interviews David and Judi Wilkinson about their four decades of service to RLT. Learn how they came to be known as the Popc

Directing "Curious Incident"

Jan 17th, 2020 34m 26s

In this episode, Patrick Torres, Director, talks with Rachel Pottern-Nunn, Assistant Director, and Heather Strickland, Movement Director, to give you a peek into how they worked together to create the world of our upcoming production of The Cur

"Cinderella" - Year 36

Dec 4th, 2019 38m 30s

In this episode, Patrick Torres interviews the four performers sharing the roles of the stepsisters for this year's production of Cinderella (Dennis Poole, Tim Cherry, Quenton Hocutt, and Greg Hill), talks with director, Mike McGee, about his d

"Blood at the Root"

Sep 18th, 2019 32m 21s

If you want to participate in racial reconciliation, "become a storyteller yourself."In this episode, Patrick interviews Wake County Teacher, Matt Scialdone, and his students KaLa and Abby, who provide wonderful insight into the play, the hist

" A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder"

Aug 9th, 2019 26m 30s

On this pod, Patrick speaks to the entire D'ySquith Family about the recent discovery that Monty Navarro is a member of their family and in line to become Earl. He also sits down to talk to Brian Westbrook about what makes working on a comedy s

Patrick Interviews Mickey Rowe (National Disability Theatre co-founder, "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time")

Jul 31st, 2019 36m 42s

On this bonus episode of the podcast, Patrick Torres talks to Mickey Rowe, the first actor with Autism to play the role of Christoper in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. They talk about Mickey's experience in the show, how to

"Antigone"

Jul 12th, 2019 33m 30s

For the first episode of our 2019/2020 season, Teens on Stage Participants, Laura Lillian Baggett and Brynna Rosenberg joined Patrick Torres (Artistic Director) to produce the podcast in support of our upcoming production of "Antigone." Get an

"Pippin"

May 21st, 2019 25m 41s

In this episode, Artistic Director, Patrick Torres, interviews Jesse Farmer (Pippin) Deanna Richards (Leading Player), and Rebecca Johnston (Berthe) about their experience as cast members of Pippin, their perspectives on Pippin's journey, and h

"Baskerville"

Apr 5th, 2019 26m 40s

In this episode, Patrick talks to Jeremy Skidmore, his long time friend and director of RLT's production Ken Ludwig's Baskerville. They talk about Jeremy's journey away from and back to North Carolina and dive into his work on Baskerville, inc

Excited For NOW & Celebrating Then

Feb 11th, 2019 28m 39s

Artistic Director, Patrick Torres, and Executive Director, Charles Phaneuf, talk about the shows in Raleigh Little Theatre's 2019/2020 Season: Now and Then. Hear about the shows in our upcoming season, the reasons we picked these shows, and dis

"Measure for Measure"

Dec 20th, 2018 41m 10s

Director Rebecca Blum talks about her vision for the production and her personal connection to the play. Dramaturge, Sara Thompson, gives insight into the historical context of the play and why it is called a "problem play".”Measure for Meas

Spotlight on Adult Education

Nov 26th, 2018 24m 44s

Adult Education Classes are the focus of this episode of the RLT podcast. Patrick Torres interviews Pam McClure, a frequent class member, and Jess Barbour, one of our Adult Teaching Artists, about the benefit, fun, and excitement of registering

Thank you Vicki!

Oct 15th, 2018 28m 50s

In this episode, Patrick Torres reveals big news about changes in the Costume Shop. Vicki Olson and Jenny Mitchell join him to talk about Vicki's history with the theatre, the future of the shop, and some details on the creative process behind

"The Revolutionists"

Sep 19th, 2018 26m 28s

RLT's Artistic Director, Patrick Torres, talks with Director, Amy White, and Dramaturge, Sara Thompson about RLT's upcoming production of The Revolutionists by Lauren Gunderson. They discuss the themes of the play, talk about women in revolutio

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