Thespis In The Green Room is a podcast from the Upstate of South Carolina covering local, national, and international topics in theatre, performing arts, and the business of show. Hosts: Melanie Ann Wiliford and Bruce Meahl
S4 Ep3 Thespis Interviews West Hyler, Executive and Artistic Director of the SC New Play Festival
Bruce and Melanie talk with Executive and Artistic Director, West Hyler about his career as a profes…
S4 Ep2 Thespis chats with Greenville Theatre's Producing Artistic Director, Max Quinlan
Bruce and Melanie talk with Greenville Theatre's Producing Artistic Director, Max Quinlan about his career as …
S4 Ep1 Thespis chats with actors Karlee Ferreira and Patrick Clements
Karlee Ferreira returns to the Green Room to talk about life on tour with Hamilton and playing the Peace Center in her hometown,…
S3 Ep14 Thespis Interviews Jenna Tamisiea Elser and Christian Elser about GLOW Lyric Theatre's Return
GLOW Lyric Theatre is back on stage and founders Jenna Tamisiea Elser and Christian Elser are b…
S3 Ep13 Thespis Interviews Lauren Edwards, Director of Marketing at The Peace Center
Bruce and Melanie talk with Lauren Edwards, Director of Marketing at The Peace Center, and find out what it takes…
S3 Ep12 Thespis Talks Actors' Equity Association's Open Access Program
Bruce and Melanie break down Actors' Equity Association's new Open Access program that makes it easier than ever to join the un…
S3 Ep11 Thespis Interviews Steel Magnolias Director, Myra Greene
Bruce and Melanie talk with director Myra Greene about her production of Steel Magnolias at Mill Town Players in Pelzer, SC, and abo…
S3 Ep10 Thespis Talks With Orchestra Manager and Pit Musician, Chris Earle
Bruce and Melanie chat with musician Chris Earle about life in the Pit and Orchestra Management with GLOW Lyric Theatre.
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S3 Ep9 Thespis Talks With Director/Choreographer, Vaughn Newman about Anchored - Deeply Rooted
Bruce and Melanie chat with Director/Choreographer Vaughn Newman about his upcoming show Anchored - Dee…
S3 Ep8 The Thespis Intermission Mini-Cast:
The Tick, Tick... BOOM! Trailer
Bruce and Melanie chat about the new film adaptation of the musical Tick, Tick... BOOM! and the recently released trailer.
…S3 Ep7 The Thespis Intermission Mini-Cast:
The Kennedy Center Honors
Bruce and Melanie discuss the 43rd Annual Kennedy Center Honors ceremony. An event that recognizes Honorees for a lifetime of ar…
S3 Ep6 Thespis Interviews Western New York Actor & Director
Jon May
Bruce reconnects with friend and colleague Jon May, an actor, and director from Western New York. The impact of the Covid-19 pande…
S3 Ep5 The Thespis Intermission Mini-Cast:
Audition Stories
Bruce and Melanie share Audition Stories in this edition of The Thespis Intermission Mini-Cast.
S3 Ep4 A Thespis Tribute to Roderice Cardell - THEMADDDARTIST
Bruce and Melanie highlight some key moments from past interviews with Roderice Cardell - TheMadddArtist. They honor both his memory an…
S3 Ep3 Thespis Reviews the 2017 West End Revival of 42nd Street
Bruce and Melanie discuss their reactions to the 2017 West End Revival of the musical 42nd Street that is available to stream on Broa…
S3 Ep2 The Thespis Intermission Mini-Cast:
Looking Forward to Theatre's Comeback
Bruce and Melanie introduce a new podcast format: The Thespis Intermission Mini-Cast. In these short-form episodes, …
S3 Ep01 2021-04-22 Thespis Returns!
Bruce and Melanie are back for Season 3 to discuss more topics in theatre, the performing arts, and the business of show.
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S2 Ep14 2020-12-4 Thespis Looks at From Here to Eternity: The Musical on BroadwayHD
Bruce and Melanie talk about From Here to Eternity: The Musical, a West End production that recently streamed on T…
S2 Ep13 2020-11-5 Thespis Looks at What the Constitution Means to Me on Amazon Prime Video
Bruce and Melanie talk about What the Constitution Means to Me, a Broadway show previously filmed and now s…
S2 Ep12 2020-10-20 Thespis Interviews Market Theatre's Executive Artistic Director Noah Taylor
Bruce and Melanie chat with Noah Taylor, Co-Founder and Executive Artistic Director of Market Theatre a…