Poetry Out Loud| 03/12/10 New Jersey is holding its fifth annual Poetry Out Loud! recitation contest at Drumthwacket, the governor’s mansion in Princeton, on Thursday, March 18. The winner of the State Finals goes on to represent the Garden State at the national competition in Washington, DC. Producer Christopher Benincasa speaks with Poetry Out Loud! MC Alysia Souder about the impact this program is having on the lives of high school students – some of whom are discovering poetry for the first time because of it.
Rossen Milanov - Princeton Symphony | 02/12/10 Rossen Milanov has been appointed the new Music Director of the Princeton Symphony. Producer Eric Schultz chatted with him at a rehearsal before his debut. Milanov explains how he juggles a whirlwind career as Associate Conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra, Music Director of the Symphony in C, Principal Conductor of the Bulgarian National Radio Orchestra, and as a guest conductor around the world.
Daniel Beaty - Through the Night | 01/15/10 Sia Nyorkor talks with writer/performer, Daniel Beaty, about his newest production, Through the Night, at Crossroads Theatre Company. The play takes us through the minds of six males as they deal with the different stereotypes of being black in America. Beaty shares his creative process and what brought him to this place.
A John Waters Christmas | 11/25/09 Susan Wallner talks with filmmaker John Waters (“Pink Flamingos,” “Hairspray”) about his one-man paean to Christmas. Although some call him anti-Christmas, Waters himself says he loves the holiday, and describes his show as a self-help session for the neurotic during what can be a stressful time of year.
Springsteen’s American Vision | 11/05/09 Christopher Benincasa talks with author Louis P. Masur about his book “Runaway Dream: Born to Run and Bruce Springsteen’s American Vision." The book chronicles the creation of the now-classic 1975 album “Born To Run” – a record that Springsteen himself has called “my shot at the title." A 24 year old kid aimin’ at the greatest rock and roll record ever.” The rest is rock and roll history.
Tunes from the Crypt | 10/19/09 Producer Eric Schultz talks with organist Joanne K. Owen, the first performer in a new pipe organ series in Salem County New Jersey. Owen plays a Halloween concert of scary music at historic St. John’s Episcopal Church in Salem, NJ on October 23rd. The free concert starts at 6:00 PM right before Salem’s annual “Ghost Walking Tour of Historic Market Street.”
Emily Mann, Artistic Director | 09/18/09 Susan Wallner talks to playwright, director, and artistic director Emily Mann. Mann is celebrating her 20th anniversary season at the Tony Award-winning McCarter Theatre with a restaging of “Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters’ First 100 Years”. Times have changed since its first production – as Mann says, “People came with different expectations in 1995 to this play about these two extraordinary black women.”
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