Official Announcement: Introducing Twin Cities Theater Chat the New Podcast from the TCTB!

After years of planning on the part of some members of the Twin Cities Theater Bloggers and much practicing, we’ve officially gone live with our new podcast, Twin Cities Theater Chat. Before I forget, here is the link to our podcasts homepage https://bit.ly/TwinCitiesTheaterChatPodcast from there you can listen to our first two official episodes as well as two bonus bits of audio fun, which I’ll explain. But first, let me tell you about those official episodes, what they are and what they’ll be.

Twin Cities Theater Chat is going to consist of two different formats. The first will be a short form weekly podcast called TCTC Recommends. In those episodes, members of the TCTB community will gather and tell you what we each think is the show you should see that week. We’ll wrap up those episodes by letting you know what show we’re looking forward to the most. The first of those episodes has posted and it’s labeled TCTC Recs 6/5/23.

The second type will be a longer form, bi-weekly episode. The subject of these longer episodes will vary from episode to episode. Some will be interviews with a particular person, others will be discussions on a certain topic, we may focus on an upcoming production or a festival. We intend to explore theater from as many different perspectives and angles as we can. We’ve also published the first of those episodes and it’s an interview with the Artistic Director and co-founder of Theater Latte Da, Peter Rothstein, conducted by m’colleague Jill Schafer of Cherry and Spoon and Carol Jackson of http://www.mntheaterlove.com/

Now for those extra little bonuses, we have the audio from a Talk-Back that I moderated on behalf of the TCTB out at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. I spoke with the Director and stars of The Prom after a matinee performance on March 4th. The audio isn’t fantastic but our Producer, miracle worker, and driving force Carol Jackson has worked some magic and I think you’ll find it worth your time. It won’t be the same as being there in the room, that frankly was the highlight of my blogging career, to share the stage with those wonderful artists and to engage with the audience it what were truly meaningful ways. It’s almost a shame that was my first time hosting one of those, as I doubt I’ll ever top it. The second bonus is a test version we did a couple of weeks ago on the TCTC Recommends, it’s short and we do mention a few things that are still running so may be worth your time too.

At launch, the podcast has gone out to several of the most popular podcast listening apps, and more will be added over the next week or so. If July rolls around and it still isn’t available where you listen to podcasts, drop me a line and we’ll look into what we can do to get it on whatever site it isn’t hitting. You can always go to the host page and listen to episodes and follow me on facebook at @thestagesofmn and the TCTB on facebook @TwinCitiesTheaterBloggers where we’ll post links to the latest episodes.