Podcast: Teaching the next generation of theatre artists

MSU prof Jeffrey Parker joins the pod, plus an interview with Deb Persoff and our weekly Top 10 Colorado Headliners

In this episode of the OnStage Colorado Podcast, hosts Alex Miller and Toni Tresca are joined by special guest host Jeffrey Parker. A theatre professor at Metro State University and also a dialect coach, Parker is currently on stage in the Platte Valley Players production of Cabaret. He joins the podcast to talk about his own path as a theatre professional and also how he views the young adults he teaches at MSU.

Jeffrey Parker

Also in this episode, we have an interview with Deb Persoff — a veteran performer who can be seen in two shows right now at Vintage Theatre in Aurora: Murder on the Orient Express and Eleanor. She speaks about her life as a performer and the challenge of doing two shows at once.

We also go over our weekly Colorado Headliners — a Top 10 list of interesting shows coming up in the next week or so. This week’s Headliners:

• Victorian Horrors, Molly Brown House, Denver, Oct. 10-26
• Denver Sketch Comedy Festival, RISE Comedy, Denver, Oct. 17-19
• Devil’s Crush, Wonderbound, Denver, Oct. 17-27
• The Ballot of Paola Aguilar, Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, Oct. 17-Nov. 3
• A Better Trip with Shane Mauss, The Perplexiplex, Meow Wolf Denver, Oct. 20
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Littleton United Methodist Chur, Oct. 18-20
• Talk About a Murder, Moon Theatre Company, Berthoud, through Oct. 19
• Spirit Level, Evergreen Players, Oct. 18-Nov. 20
• Blithe Spirit, Main Street Live, Trinidad, Oct. 18-27
• Improv Thunderdome, Rattlebrain Productions, Parker, Oct. 19

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