Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble: Down Center
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!
- Update frequency
- every 23 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 34
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
S2E6: Sanctuary City: Window into a DREAMer's World
Join RAC member Amy Rene Byrne as she chats with (most of) the cast of Sanctuary City. RAC Candidate Kimie Muroya and Theatremaker Apprentices Diamond Gloria Marrow and Bruce Gomez discuss the charac…
S2E5: Skits and Giggles: A Deep Dive into BTE Improv
Join RAC member Amy Rene Byrne as she grills the mastermind behind Bloomsburg's favorite (any only) resident Improv troupe. Learn what improv is and isn't, hear Abby Leffler’s favorite improv story, …
S2E4: Fra-gee-lay: Christmas Stories Past
Resident Acting Company Member Elizabeth Dowd is directing BTE's 5th production of the beloved holiday classic, A Christmas Story. In this episode, she chats with former child actors Levi Fritz, Luk…
S2E3: Meet the Ensemble
What you see onstage is just the tip of the theatrical iceberg. It takes many hands, brains, minds, and hearts to run a professional theatre. In this episode you’ll hear from eight of BTE’s Ensemble …
S2: The Reboot
We are back, rebranded, and rebooted! Welcome to Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble: Down Center. Aaron, Amy, and Elizabeth introduce our monthly podcast centered around the most valuable commodity in the t…
S2E1: Professional Theatre in Rural PA
Running a professional ensemble theatre company in rural PA is not for the faint of heart. Join Aaron, Amy, and Elizabeth while they discuss the joys, trials, and tribulations of the “great BTE exper…
S2E1 Bonus: Pick a Little, Tell a Lot
Bonus outtake from Aaron, Amy, and Elizabeth's Episode 1 recording. Find out someone's favorite musical, whose grandmother was deaf, and so much more.
Transcripts of all Season 2-4 episodes are avail…
S2E2: Twelfth Night: New Faces, New Spaces!
BTE kicks off season 46 with Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare. Aaron joins director Tara Bradway to discuss the production and why BTE is going on the road.
Recorded and Edited by: Amy Rene Byrne
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S1E6: Charles Dickens’s "A Christmas Carol"
Unable to bring you our annual Holiday Family Show during this pandemic Christmas, BTE is reaching out to you, our treasured audience, with a gift from our heart. In this episode, we present Charles …
S1E5: Round About the Cauldron: "The Staircase"
As the COVID pandemic keeps the theatre industry shut down this spooky season, BTE brings you "The Oddcast" to keep delivering quality storytelling directly into your earbuds.
Ensemble member Andrew …
S1E4: Round About the Cauldron: "The Cats of Ulthar"
As the COVID pandemic keeps the theatre industry shut down this spooky season, BTE brings you "The Oddcast" to keep delivering quality storytelling directly into your earbuds.
Ensemble Member James G…
S1E3: Round About the Cauldron: The Kid’s Episode
As the COVID pandemic keeps the theatre industry shut down this spooky season, BTE brings you "The Oddcast" to keep delivering quality storytelling directly into your earbuds.
In this episode, Ensemb…
S1E2: Round About the Cauldron: "The Landlady"
As the COVID pandemic keeps the theatre industry shut down this spooky season, BTE brings you "The Oddcast" to keep delivering quality storytelling directly into your earbuds.
In this episode, Ensemb…
S1E1: Round About the Cauldron: "The Tell Tale Heart"
As the COVID pandemic keeps the theatre industry shut down this spooky season, BTE brings you "The Oddcast" to keep delivering quality storytelling directly into your earbuds.
In this episode, Ensemb…