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Hearing Voices Storytelling Festival

Airs at: Tue, 04/06/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
 Host Dmae Roberts  features Hearing Voices, a storytelling festival. She talked with Heather Waisanen of Garden Home Community Library, Tom Johnson of Brody Theater (Portland) and Nelda Reyes of Nuestro Canto (Beaverton). The festival also features Oregon Shadow Puppet The... Read more

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Airs at: Tue, 03/30/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
Dmae Roberts talks with director Philip Cuomo and actor JR Wickman about Theatre Vertigo's "God's Ear" a play by Jenny Schwartz. The play is an absurdist linguistically playfull work that focuses on a couple dealing with the loss of their child. Also featured is the music o... Read more

Oregon Shakespeare Festival's 75th Anniversary

Airs at: Tue, 03/23/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
Dmae Roberts presents "Oregon Treasures" - the first in a new series of features about veteran artists and arts organizations. The inaugural piece features the 75th anniversary of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland.   One of the largest regional theatres in the co... Read more

Portland Taiko's The Way Back Home

Airs at: Tue, 03/23/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
 Dmae Roberts talks with Michelle Fujii, artistic director of Portland Taiko  about their debut  of "The Way Back Home"--their touring show focusing on the Vietnamese community in Portland. Fujii also unveils "Ten Tiny Taiko Dances" a collaboration with noted choreographer ... Read more

Don Horn, Shawn Price & Wendy Westerwelle Triangle Prod

Airs at: Tue, 03/16/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
Dmae Roberts talks with Don Horn, Shawn Price and Wendy Westerwelle about two shows at Triangle Productions. "Hats" - a musical about women over 50 and "Rose" starring Westerwelle about a Jewish surivor of the Warsaw Ghetto. Triangle Productions celebrates its 20th season i... Read more

Dame Darcy on Words & Pictures

Airs at: Thu, 03/11/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
Host S.W. Conser welcomes Dame Darcy, painter, fashion designer, reality TV star, and frontwoman for the band Death By Doll, as well as the creator of the charmingly macabre comic Meat Cake.  Formerly based in New York and L.A., Darcy currently finds the murky climate of Po... Read more

defunkt Theatre & BaseRoots Theatre

Airs at: Tue, 03/09/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
Dmae Roberts talks with Grace Carter and Matthew Kern (featured left) of defunkt theatre about "4.48 Psychosis" by Sarah Kane. The play is described as a journey into the human mind at the darkest hour.  The  play uses of multimedia projectsions, sound and dreamlike perform... Read more

Boys Without Toys Interview

Airs at: Fri, 02/26/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Youth Randomonium
Boys Without Toys, a Portland youth rock band, came to KBOO for a live set and interview for this months Youth Randomonium. This is the interview that took place after the set, with members  Otniel (17, vocals, bass, guitar), Avinoam (14, vocals, guitar, keyboard), Akiva (1... Read more

Stage&Studio Women's History Month Special

Airs at: Fri, 02/26/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
 Host/Producer Dmae Roberts presents a special encore of the Women's History Month edition of Stage and Studio.   Last year, Dmae posted a notice on the Stage and Studio Facebook page asking women who wanted to read their own work or that of a famous woman. Five women respo... Read more

Jessica Morrell & The Writing Life

Airs at: Tue, 02/23/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Stage and Studio
 Dmae Roberts talks with Jessica Morrell about The Writing Life. This prolific writer and teacher shares her thoughts on writing through adversity and offers insights into the craft of writing. Morrell gives advice on how to construct a great story into a publishable work a... Read more