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Podcast #144

Nick Olivero, artistic director of BOXCAR THEATRE, talks about his newly imagined play, BIG COMPANY. He and his company have decided to tackle the issues surrounding Corporations and Small Businesses and what they contribute to the community (good or bad).

SHOW NOTES
Boxcar Theatre website
C.AS.H on KQED website

PERFORMANCE DATES
BIG COMPANY plays Sept 7th - Oct 20th: Big Company Show Info

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Podcast #143

Stevie Lee Saxton, is a Korean Badass. Or so we are lead to believe. Check out this interview and see if you agree.

SHOW NOTES
C.AS.H on KQED website

PERFORMANCE DATES
SF Fringe 2007 Runs Sept 5th - 16th: Korean Badass Show Info

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Podcast #142

Kim Harmon, is the creator of Parts Is Parts. She is a performance artists who promises that you will see blood, and cool acrobatics. Listen in on this interesting interview.

SHOW NOTES
The Real Kim Harmon Website
C.AS.H on KQED website

PERFORMANCE DATES
Ends Sept 5th-16th: Show Info

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Podcast #141

John Hamilton, playwright of The Stetson Manifesto, talks about his new play, being influenced by the black culture, as well as his views on corporatism.

SHOW NOTES
John Hamilton Website
C.AS.H on KQED website

PERFORMANCE DATES
Ends Sept 5th-16th: Show Info

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Podcast #140

Will Franken, creator of GRANDPA, IT’S NOT FITTING, reportedly first touched himself in a very meaningful and totally normal and completely inappropriate way for the first time when he was 10 years old. He attributes his first climax to “vigorous and repeated scratching over a private region that had been heavily infected by ‘chigger’ bites”–a common phenomenon in Missouri, which is where William decided to start existing when he was born–and which are often caused by romping through the Ozarkian woods in loose-fitting shorts.

SHOW NOTES
Will Franken Website
C.AS.H on KQED website

PERFORMANCE DATES
Ends Sept 1st: Show Info

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Podcast #139

Paul Gordon has composed hits for many famous people such as Bette Midler, Dione Warwick, Celine Deon, Quincy Jones, Alanis Morrisette, Olivia Newton John, and so on. He is now going to Theatreworks to flex his muscles.

SHOW NOTES
Theatreworks Website
C.AS.H on KQED website

PERFORMANCE DATES
August 22nd - Sept 16th, 2007: More Info

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Shawn Ryan submitted to most outrageous quote to the Cool As Hell Theatre podcast for the free Joan Rivers Tickets. She will be performing at the Magic Theatre Aug 16th - Sept 2nd.

“If I have one more face lift, I’m going to be able to blink my vagina!”
-The View

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Podcast #138

Carol Lynn Pearson is the playwright of FACING EAST, a play about a Mormon couple dealing with the suicide of their gay son. Produced by Plan-B Theatre and presented by Theatre Rhinoceros in SF. Carol Lynn is real, and is willing to answer a tough question or two. Her struggles have translated into helping others make it thru life. Listen in to the wisdom.

SHOW NOTES
Theatre Rhinoceros Website
Plan-B Theater Website
C.AS.H on KQED website

PERFORMANCE DATES
Plan-B Theatre Listing
Theatre Rhinoceros Listing

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Podcast #137

Wolfgang Thompson is the artistic director of PANGS Theatre Ensemble. THIS IS A MUST LISTEN. He then challenges me, the Cool As Hell Theatre Host, to an acting challenge. What the hell is going on?

SHOW NOTES
PANGS Theater Website
C.AS.H on KQED website

PERFORMANCE DATES
August 9, 2007
7:30 p.m.

Humanities Building
1185 Vicente Street
Near Stern Grove
San Francisco , California

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Podcast #136

John Wilk, instructor and director at City College of San Francisco has taken his students on a research journey that has resulted in what seems to be a powerful play built on an interesting premise. What is the premise? If you listen you will DEFINITELY find out. But I will give you a hint. Blogs Baby! Yeah!

SHOW NOTES
City College of San Francisco Website
C.AS.H on KQED website

PERFORMANCE DATES
AFTERMATH OF WAR @ City College of San Francisco

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Podcast #135

Enzo Lombard and W. Kamau Bell discuss their role in SoloHouse@Shelton, the new breeding ground for Solo work. Here how Kamau is bringing vitality into this genre. And here him dish the dirt about Dave Chappelle.

SHOW NOTES
SoloHouse@Shelton
C.AS.H on KQED website

PERFORMANCE DATES
When: 1st Sunday of each month at the Shelton Theatre @ 7pm: Beginning Aug 5th, Sept 2nd, and Oct 7th.

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To the Cool As Hell Theatre Constituency,

WE DID IT!!!

The Bay Area’s own Cool As Hell Theatre Podcast has officially been nominated as a 2007 People’s Choice Award from the premier podcasting awards site: www.PodcastAwards.com

You guys are definitely, DEFINITELY, Cool As Hell.

Podcastawards.com had about 335,000 people submit over 6 million nominations across 20 catagories. Now that the nomination process is over, the real voting begins. The podcast with the most votes in a category, WINS! (The nomination process was just to filter the wheat from the chafe. Each category could only support 10 podcasts. Cool As Hell was one of the 10 in the Cultural/Arts Section.

IMPORTANT:
Voting starts July 28th and ends August 11th. Since the podcast with the most vote wins, Cool As Hell needs you to go out and VOTE, VOTE, VOTE! This round of voting encourages people to vote multiple times of the 2 week timeframe. The catch is you can only vote once a day.

So the next time you are at your computer, browsing, please take time out to go to www.PodcastAwards.com and vote for The Cool As Hell Theatre Podcast.

The Bay Area is on its way to having one of the best dedicated arts podcasting channels in the country. So help me help you 

Mike

P.S. When you vote please be sure to verify the vote when you get a verification email. If not your vote won’t count.

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Podcast #134

Bill Schwartz is the Executive Producer of the San Francisco Theatre Festival happening July 22nd, 2007. In this podcast we hear about his inspiration behind creating the festival, it’s growth and Bill’s frustration with actors who don’t display some sense of professionalism when commiting to participating in this free festival.

SHOW NOTES
SF Theatre Festival Website
C.AS.H on KQED website

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Podcast #133

Ross Valley Players presents FULLY COMMITTED in which an actor plays 40 characters. The beautiful thing about this production is that Ross Valley Players decided to cast 2 actors for this one man show. No, there aren’t 2 people acting in the show at the same time. The actors alternate shows every other night. And believe me when I say you will get something different from each actor.

SHOW NOTES
Ross Valley Players Website
C.AS.H on KQED website

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Podcast #132

Ian Walker wrote and directs THE GRAVEDIGGER’S TANGO happening at a Traveling Jewish Theatre July 7th - July 28th. Ian talks about his famous Father and the pressures of living in that household. He also illuminates us on how it has shaped him as an artist and how it led up to this current play. Enjoy.

SHOW NOTES
Second Wind Productions and the GraveDiggers Tango
C.AS.H on KQED website

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