A monthly podcast putting Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble's company, art, people, and town front and (down) center.
BTE has been making professional theatre in Pennsylvania's only town for 46 years. We strive to be a thriving center of community and cultural engagement through theatre and arts education, to promote creativity, inclusion and dignity. Join us as we delve into all that entails!
(Almost all of) the cast sits down with Director James E. Ofalt to discuss BTE’s Season 48 opener, The 39 Steps! From hijinx to esoteric analysis, this episode has just a little bit of everything.
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Join Amy Rene Byrne, Aaron White, and Kimie Muroya as they unveil Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble’s exciting 48th season! From musicals and beloved classics to a tribute to one of America’s founding fath…
Resident Artists Aaron White and Kimie Muroya sit down with cast members from the 2025 summer production of Sideways Stories from Wayside School and Alumni from the 2015 production and uncover a coll…
Magic meets Theatre in this episode as Amy and Aaron give a sneak peek into the upcoming The Great and Powerful Dave! magic show and masterclass with the incomparable David Moreland. He's a TV and fi…
Ensemble Members Amy Rene Byrne and Abigail Leffler unpack all the wonderful Summer Theatre School offerings this summer! From Film Acting to Gore Galore-- there's something for every kid ages 3+!
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Resident Artists Amy Rene Byrne and Aaron White chat with fellow Ensemble members Sarah Elizabeth Yorke and Jen Lippert about the upcoming production of The Little Prince. Discover how each member is…
Ensemble members Managing Director Jon White-Spunner and Director of Development and Communications, Jared Whitford join Resident Artist, Aaron White, to breakdown the how, why, and when to support B…
Playwright, Gabe Moses, Director, Avery LaMar Pope, and BTE Education Director, Abby Leffler sit down with Resident Artist, Aaron White to share what BTE has planned for the upcoming Theatre In the C…
Resident Artists Amy Rene Byrne and Aaron White discuss their roles in the upcoming production of Stephen King's Misery. Joined by director Nora Gair, they explore the differences between the book, p…
Ensemble Members, Abigail Leffler (Education Director) & Aaron White (Resident Artist) are grilled by Theatre School students about all things theatre, teaching, and BTE.
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Resident Artists and Ensemble Members, Aaron White and Amy Rene Byrne unwrap what the Ensemble is preparing for the holiday season, chat about devising BTE's three-clown A Christmas Carol, discuss th…
Resident Artists Aaron White, Kimie Muroya, and Amy Rene Byrne chat about our October PlayTasting series. Each week we will bring you a staged reading of an edgy new play at various locations around …
Resident Actors, Amy Rene Byrne, Kimie Muroya, Aaron White Celebrate the new changes to Season 3 of the Down Center Podcast, chat about financial and cultural changes in the theatre industry and anno…
Ahhh...Tomato Season!!! Just as summer gardens are reaching their zenith, BTE is wrapping up it's 46th Season. So in celebration of the the Down Center Podcast's 2nd season RAC member, Aaron White, r…
Aaron White, Resident Actor & Ensemble member, chats with Community Kid cast members and Resident Actors, Elizabeth Dowd and Kimie Muroya, about summers at BTE as they prepare for performing The Vel…
Join RAC Member Amy Rene Byrne and Education Director Abigail Leffler in a chat with 10-year-old theatre artists Margo Sutton and Aiden Kawas. They share their fun-filled experiences in improv and ac…
Join us for a captivating behind-the-scenes glimpse into the rehearsal process of our latest production Annapurna by Sharr White. In this episode, Director Aaron White and Assistant Director Kimie Mu…
RAC member and director Elizabeth Dowd is joined by Theatremaker Apprentices Diamond Gloria Marrow and Bruce Gomez, and Guest Actor Jack Sullivan to discuss BTE's touring Theatre in the Classroom (TI…
The mystery is afoot!
A shoe?
... A show!
This mystery is a show. Join RAC members Amy Rene Byrne and Aaron White and RAC Candidate Kimie Muroya as they discuss the delightful mysterious comedy that i…
Love and theatre have been in a complicated long-term relationship since... well, forever. RAC members Aaron White and Amy Rene Byrne chat about how their love lives and work as theatre professionals…