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Are You Famous, Yet?The Truth and the EndWe discuss our low numbers and cost/benefit ratio. Download numbers are revealed. Laura and Jake talk about stopping regular production of the podcast. As is fitting, the sound would not work (curse you dongles) so we are using a MacPro mic and it sounds as bad as you'd expect. See https://jakescruggs.com/blog/2019/01/01/the-truth-about-my-podcast for the data we discuss. Stay subscribed if you like: We may do updates of our lives as events progress. Intro Music: "Are You Famous, Yet?" - Laura Scruggs. Outro Music: "AYFY 1" - Christopher Kriz2019-01-0232 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Lauren Sowa of Form & Pressure Films'Bryn W Packard and Nilsa Reyna join us from New York City, update us on their lives, and introduce us to Lauren Sowa. Lauren Sowa is an actor and independent filmmaker. In 2016, she co-founded Form & Pressure Films to tell stories that inspire and provoke thought, while encouraging diversity and equality on set and on screen. Their first film, Marisol, is currently beginning its festival journey. As an actor, Lauren has been featured in the films Café Artist, The Devil’s Well, 42 Seconds of Happiness, which won multiple awards on the festival circuit and is now available on Ama...2018-10-151h 05
Are You Famous, Yet?Cabaret on the Lake September 14th, 2018This week's episode is the audio of the Friday September 14th, 2018 Three Cat Theater's Cabaret on the Lake hosted by Rob Dorn and produced by Laura Force-Scruggs. The performers were: Judy Parker (Storyteller), Matthew Lee Amyx (Storyteller), Danii Gallegos (Comedian), Bob Lawrence (Author/Reader), and Willa Moore (Musician/Poet). Willa Moore's guitar wasn't behaving so she asked us not to record her but gave us two recorded songs to insert. As always the Berger Park Cultural Center was wonderful to inhabit and the staff helpful. There is video of this event (along with 2 videos that Willa Moore...2018-10-0859 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Daniela Thome's Journey to "Not For Sale"Daniela Thome is an actor, and recently writer, who has traveled from New York city for just a few months to be a part of the play "Not For Sale" which just recently opened and is Jeff Recommended. She's acted in Fru Mary, The Surprise , The Addicts, Elvira, One Minute Play Festival, Patience, Fortitude, & Other Antidepresants, Three Sisters, Cinderella, Life Without Joey, In The Shadow, and Oh de Sea! And that's just the theater. She has been in the films: God I Miss You, Fat Guy, Saudade?, and Hispanacea. Not For Sale By Guadalis Del Carmen...2018-10-011h 01
Are You Famous, Yet?David A. Holcombe and "Blacksite: The Musical!"David Holcombe returns for his 3rd appearance and updates us about projects that were just a gleam in his eye when we last talked... For instance: The 3 part "Anthropology Anthology" is now finished and plans are in the works to release it as a single unit. A big part of the discussion is about "Blacksite: The Musical!" A musical that David has filmed but not finished because he needs your help to finish production. There's an IndieGoGo campaign https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/blacksite-the-musical#/ that only has 3 days left so please go there now if you'd like to help...2018-09-2453 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Thom Britton and Jonathan Pritchard Play with the DeadThom Britton and Jonathan Pritchard join us to discuss "The Seance" which is best described by this quote from their recent press release: A 'spook-house' show for the smart set; The Seance is an original stage show that recreates an authentic Victorian-era seance. We will investigate the history of the seance, tell stories of the participants and demonstrate the exact techniques used by psychics and mediums who claimed to contact the dead. You will learn exactly how a seance was performed in a theatrical environment. "The Seance" is playing Oct. 13 at the Prop Theater in Chicago a...2018-09-171h 02
Are You Famous, Yet?Wisps of Ash w/ Greg Ledger - Episode 20Classic episode from Apr 7, 2014 This week Laura brings Greg Ledger, storyteller and fellow podcaster! Greg's Podcast: A Dear School 0:01:30 Say hello to Greg! 0:02:20 Obamacare may be working for Bryn shortly 0:02:50 Nilsa already has Obamacare… because she's more organized than Bryn 0:06:00 Recorded some radio spots for Engine Lab of Tampa with Brian McKenna at BToven Studios 0:08:00 This Greg had an incredible guest on his podcast… our own Laura Scruggs. Drinking may have been involved. 0:10:30 Greg tells us how storytellers do it 0:12:25 Practicing storytelling in the shower 0:15:20 Greg took a 30 year...2018-09-031h 17
Are You Famous, Yet?"Wicked, Immoral, Utterly Bad!" with Pete BlatchfordPete Blatchford has been an actor for 35 years. He has performed in Chicago, New York and Edinburgh. He has acted with Yippie Fest, On the Spot, Three Cat and many other Chicago theatre companies. Pete is an ensemble member of On the Spot theatre company. He wrote the book, "Wicked, Immoral, Utterly Bad!" an illustrated history of Chicago Theatre, 1837 - 1974. For more information about his book, visit wickedchicagostage.com. Pete is available for presentations about his book as well! He also co-wrote the play, The Night Chicago Died, with Tim Davis. It was produced by the Beowulf Theatre Company...2018-08-2742 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Baltimore Here We ComeSuper quick update about a new showing of "Uncle Fun: You're the One" (https://unclefunyouretheone.com) with some very interesting women at the American Visionary Art Museum (http://www.avam.org) in Baltimore. The show is September 23rd, 2018, is a benefit for the museum, and costs 100 smackers. Follow us on Twitter or Facebook Intro Music: "Are You Famous, Yet?" - Laura Scruggs. Outro Music: "AYFY 1" - Christopher Kriz2018-08-2016 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Musicals, Death, Sports, and Food - Episode 19 remastered01:12 - The Benefactor returns. Matt Shuemaker is Bryn’s high school friend and our first repeat guest (back from the 6th episode)! 02:18 - Yet another person comes in from out of town and paints the town red. A discussion of Rocky - the musical ensues. 05:22 - Guess which members of our crew have never seen "Rocky"? Surely not our star and focus of the show... 09:40 - "All the Way" the LBJ bio play with Bryan Cranston 13:30 - Jake tells a sports story! 20:22 - Uh... We explain the triangle offense. What happened to this podcast?2018-08-061h 10
Are You Famous, Yet?Maureen Smith and Daniel Johanson of Scapi Magazine03:12 - When did Maureen and Daniel know they wanted to sing? 06:04 - Origin story of and what is Scapi? 10:19 - Advice on promotion, especially on social media. 10:55 - Ashley Ray: https://www.facebook.com/arayhay 13:04 - Scapi's podcast: https://scapimag.com/category/podcasts/scapi-radio/ 22:38 - YouTuber Casey Neistat: https://www.youtube.com/user/caseyneistat 25:20 - What is Scapi now? https://scapimag.com/ 30:15 - Natalia Roxas: https://scapimag.com/2018/07/24/scapi-radio-07-24-18-filipino-kitchen-natalia-roxas/ 33:47 - DIY Fest: https://scapimag.com/2018/05/01/scapi-diy-theater-and-performance-may-2018/ https://scapimag.com/2018/05/31/scapi-diy-theater-and-performance-june-2018-2/ 35:02 - DIY Chicago: https...2018-07-3056 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Father and son with Walter J. Packard - Episode 18 remasteredThis week we welcome Dr. Walter J. Packard (Bryn's Dad) to the podcast for a heart-to-heart. Twitter: @WJPACK2 0:00:30 Bryn introduces "the big guns" 0:02:25 Nilsa's Dad… 0:03:00 Is Bryn famous, yet? No… not yet. 0:04:25 "Kinky Boots" with Dad and Broadway's survival. 0:09:00 "12 Years A Slave" worth seeing, even if you don't want to see a super-heavy movie about people being terrible in an institutionalized way. 0:12:30 Walter's first memory of Bryn: he was late. 0:13:45 Grandmothers and desperate measures 0:14:55 Bryn's relationship with classy horror movies as nurtured by his grandmother 0:21:45 "Some horrible things can't die"...2018-07-231h 30
Are You Famous, Yet?July 13th, 2018 "Cabaret on the Lake"This episode is a recording of the July 13th, 2018 Three Cat Theater Productions’ "Cabaret on the Lake" performed at the Berger Park Cultural Center, sponsored by this very podcast, and hosted by its own Laura and Jake Scruggs. Video of the event is at: https://youtu.be/dhsijBYDU9E T’was a hot night so we had a box fan blowing on the performers which, unfortunately, was picked up extremely well by our microphone. Our audio engineer did his best to filter out a fair amount of the "box fan sound" but it is still pretty audible. We a...2018-07-161h 04
Are You Famous, Yet?Naked and Fearless with Janie MartinezWe interview Nilsa's childhood friend and “Sextra” from the movie “Shortbus" Janie Martinez http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2554808/ @MartinezJanie 01:44 "Can anyone truly know Janie Martinez?” No. 03:34 How Nilsa and Janie met 06:15 And almost destroyed their high school 12:30 Chicago suburbanites marvel at the well funded and versed South Texas high school drama program Janie and Nilsa come from: Pharr-San Juan-Alamo High School 15:23 The College of Sexual Frustration 17:15 On not getting cast b/c costumes cost too much to make for a large woman 22:15 Making $186 to be wardrobe supervisor on the orig...2018-07-101h 27
Are You Famous, Yet?The Good in the Bad - Episode 16 RemasteredThis week we welcome Shawn Wickens and Gavin Starr Kendall: founders of The Bad Theatre Fest and Bad Film Fest Gavin Starr Kendall: @TheStarrKendall Shawn Wickens: @shwickens 0:02:00 Our guests are the founders of "The Bad Film Fest" www.badfilmfest.com 0:02:39 Starr hails from Texas, which he has in common with Nilsa 0:03:00 Turns out Shawn has actually listened to an episode of the podcast and proves it 0:04:46 Starr Fellows a woman to New York, as one does, and falls-in with some cool artists 0:07:33 Performing arts, ice sculptures and ephemerality 0:09:55 Twigs...2018-07-021h 18
Are You Famous, Yet?Short Update on our Last 5 or 6 ThingsJake and Laura sit down for an quick chat about Laura's new job at Chicago Trolley & Double Decker Co. - http://chicagotrolley.com, recent film premiere, cabaret, and fairy training events. Follow us on Twitter or Facebook Intro Music: "Are You Famous, Yet?" - Laura Scruggs. Outro Music: "AYFY 1" - Christopher Kriz2018-06-2518 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Uncle Fun: You’re the One premiere Q&A&Performances02:37 - 2PM Q&A session begins 26:25 - Gentleman John Battles start paying 39:53 - Captain Ambivalent performs 52:11 - Gentleman John Battles spills some water and plays a bit more. 56:36 - 7PM Q&A session begins Video of all this is on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ALQ6knI-o3o 1000 thanks to Chicago Filmmakers for handling all the logistics of 2 shows at 50, then 60, 75, then a third show, then building risers in time for the show before us (and therefore us too). Please donate to https://www.chicagofilmmakers.org/ if possible. All of their personnel w...2018-06-181h 11
Are You Famous, Yet?June 8th Three Cat Cabaret on the LakeThis episode was recorded live at the fabulous Berger Park Mansion on June 8th, 2018. Curator/Creative producer Laura Scruggs made it all happen and Jake Scruggs hosted and told some comedy jokes. If you like what you hear, the show is presented the 2nd Friday of every month except January. Video of the event is here: https://youtu.be/WUZT5xC0EtM Jake Scruggs - Jokes about being married to Laura Jake grew up in Lansing, IL the son of a sculptor and a writer and spent his pre 30s getting 2 degrees in education and t...2018-06-111h 20
Are You Famous, Yet?Steve Presser: Merchant of Happiness Remasteredhttp://bigfunbigfun.com 03:27 - Steve has the largest piece of Whoops fake vomit. If it were any bigger, there would be a failure in the physics of creating the product. 05:12 - The first time Steve walked into Goodies, it changed his whole life and career path. 08:55 - We discuss Ted Frankel, known as “Uncle Fun,” former owner of a now-defunct store that bore his nickname. 16:13 - Steve returned to Cleveland and worked with people with special needs 18:28 - Big Fun Columbus 19:05 - Steve called Ted/Uncle Fun and said he wanted to start a st...2018-06-041h 23
Are You Famous, Yet?Surreal Cupcake Comedian Martin FelshmanMartin Felshman is a freelance baker who has been doing stand up for the last 7 years. His proudest comedy accomplishment was when he was invited to Wizard-con 2015 in Madison Wisconsin where he got to tell jokes while wearing a very pretty dress. He is a co-producer of the Cupcake Comedy Cabaret every Thursday evening at the Gallery Cabaret, and a co-host of the machine culture podcast "Podzooky" where a bunch of comedians get real tired and talk about kaiju monvies, and co-producer of the new Dungeons & Dragons themed Comedy Show "Slide into your Dm's" the third Thursday of every...2018-05-2847 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Fairy 101 at the WasteShed w/ Laura ScruggsLaura and Jake discuss Laura’s new fairy workshop at the WasteShed (Saturday June 30th 3-5pm) after they catch up on some “Uncle Fun: You’re the One” premiere news and events. Laura is excited to teach 7-13 year olds about the ways of the faerie and Jake is excited to see some of the larger bags of ‘tiny fairy things’ leave the house. Does Jake look like the Maxell 'blown away' guy in chair? Laura thinks so. Here's the image: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/areyoufamousyet/maxell_guy_in_chair.jpg for the curious. Also, Laura announces her new summe...2018-05-2128 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Tales of Awesome Heaviness Part 2: The Relativity of Failure - Episode 15First: Sorry about the sound quality on this one. Second: This the second of two episodes where the hosts talk about failures. 0:02:00 Jake's turn to pour his heart out. 0:02:15 "I was bored in school and developed NO study habits" 0:05:00 Let the begging begin. 0:06:40 Failing at relativity 0:12:15 Colleges want to take your money 0:13:38 Taking the leaving the gang beating… or not. 0:14:10 The hard lesson of learning how to manage upward 0:15:30 Dead teacher walking 0:16:10 "When things are hard it makes you try harder, but that's not always a good thing."2018-05-141h 06
Are You Famous, Yet?Laura's New Documentary SubjectWe are back after a week off and Laura has just gotten off a plane from seeing the last ever "Spoutwood Fairie Festival" http://www.spoutwood.org/fairie-festival/2018-may-day-fairie-festival/ where she interviewed many and got lots of footage for her next documentary project. She also went to see a certain "Uncle Fun" in Baltimore and has a bit to say about that. Get your tickets for the June 10th showing of "Uncle Fun: You're the One" soon because over half of the tickets are already sold: http://unclefunyouretheone.com Follow us on Twitter or Facebook In...2018-05-0730 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Chels Harvey talks social media, podcasting, and writingWe talked about social media, Chels' writing, podcast, Sell Me A Pup; and graphic novel, Dead Weight with Brooklyn-based illustrator and "Lenny Letter" contributor Danie Drankwalter. http://chelsnotchelsea.com https://www.machineculture.com/chels-harvey/ Sell Me A Pup podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sell-me-a-pup/id1259048087?mt=2 Follow us on Twitter or Facebook Intro Music: "Are You Famous, Yet?" - Laura Scruggs. Outro Music: "AYFY 1" - Christopher Kriz2018-04-231h 01
Are You Famous, Yet?Tales of Awesome Heaviness Part 1 - Episode 14 remasteredOriginally released Feb 24, 2014. The first of two episodes where the hosts talk about failures. 0:01:40 - Josh Force (http://forcedesignhouse.com/) is the graphic designer behind Laura's impending website. Note from the future Laura’s website is done and here: https://lauraforcescruggs.com/ Jake is very proud of the SSL/TLS certification. 0:02:15 - Laura Force: Porn star? 0:04:50 - What happened to Bryn and social media? 0:09:13 - Apparently Facebook is . Jake breaks it down courtesy of Veritasium https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9ZqXlHl65g 0:15:50 - The theme of this podcast is Failure. Ni...2018-04-161h 17
Are You Famous, Yet?Uncle Fun Documentary is Done!Links to tickets for world premiere screenings of "Uncle Fun: You're The One" at Chicago Filmmakers: 2 pm showing http://chicagofilmmakers.org/screenings/2673 7 pm http://chicagofilmmakers.org/screenings/2674 Facebook event pages for Chicago Filmmakers' screenings: 2 pm https://www.facebook.com/events/210131949752110/ 7 pm https://www.facebook.com/events/212771492644835/ Website unclefunyouretheone.com Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/UncleFunYoureTheOne/ Twitter https://twitter.com/UncleFunYoureT1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/unclefunyouretheonedocumentary/ Big Fun http://bigfunbigfun.com https://bigfuntoystore.tumblr.com State Street Stuff https://www.facebook.com/St...2018-04-0936 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Jenn Mello: Following Different Avenues - Episode 13 remasteredOriginally released Feb 17, 2014. 0:00:52 Jenn Mello founder of the first networking event Bryn attended in NY 0:01:50 "Nat Geo" and other mysterious abbreviations and acronyms 0:03:50 A mysterious text to Jake from Nilsa 0:09:20 Film Interchange and the origins of it's founder (http://www.filminterchange.org) 0:14:50 "Let's talk to filmmakers about film making…" 0:17:20 "No one stands alone at my events" 0:20:45 K. Lorrel Manning and "Happy New Year" (http://happynewyearfilm.com/) 0:34:00 A tribute to the bygone Bryn-O-Plex 0:36:20 "Bring out the gun show, Bryn…" 0:38:20 Producing Class with Indie Producer Rich Guay 0:42:10 Jenn what does...2018-04-021h 17
Are You Famous, Yet?A Lifetime of Music with Jon Spiegel and Some Storytelling00:38 - Presenting: Jon Spiegel! https://www.facebook.com/jonspiegel 02:20 - Someone wants to make a movie of Jon's life! 03:07 - Ten x 9, http://www.tenx9.com 05:39 - How Jon is famous. 10:23 - Jon's favorite gigs and other musicians he's met. 18:40 - How Jon got involved with music. 26:36 - An important story. 36:45 - Storytelling! 40:17 - Jon tells a story! 45:15 - Fairy wands and Do Not Submit http://www.donotsubmitchicago.com 57:51 - Jon the playwright. 59:33 - Jon has been working with Brigid Murphy, creator of "Millie's Orchid Show." http://www...2018-03-261h 13
Are You Famous, Yet?The Condition of FemmeRecorded at the Pride Arts Center on "The Condition of Femme” set minutes after their 3/16/2018 performance. 00:35 - Presenting: the playwright, director, producer, sound designer & several cast members of Circle Theatre's "The Condition of Femme.” www.circletheatrechicago.org 00:58 - Inspiration for show. 05:17 - Highlights of rehearsal process. 13:58 - Holding space for each other. 16:24 - Favorite parts of script or moments played. 22:33 - Jake's compliment & video montages. 26:43 - Interesting what makes people feel uncomfortable and why. 28:29 - Police officer moment in play and how men are learning from the show. 38:12 - Play...2018-03-191h 02
Are You Famous, Yet?Rosina and Ryan Snow, Jazz, Song, and the LawRyan Snow hails from Stanford, California and has his B.A. in Politics and his B.M. in Jazz Studies from Oberlin College and Conservatory of Music. He is a former member of Sister Sparrow and The Dirty Birds and was a professional trombonist based in Brooklyn from 2005 to 2014 and is now pursuing law. Rosina Snow is from New York, New York. She attended LaGuardia High School and Oberlin College. She is a singer and environmentalist. She is currently working on her thesis about the environment and the divine. Check out her website at: https://rosina-snow...2018-03-1235 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Dan Taube All Together and RemasteredOriginally recorded late March 2014 02:13 - Introducing Dan and a glimpse into his history with our group 04:00 - Dan and Nilsa and The Women 07:38 - "…it started when I was 11, 12 years old…" 10:45 - Encounters with soon-to-be-famous campers 14:28 - The Notorious C.T.S. 19:25 - Dan goes method 22:04 - Going to Chicago Academy for the Arts and meeting Ronnie 33:01 - "…I can drink more than anybody else, all of a sudden people like me..." 40:44 - The Great and Terrible NYU 47:55 - Acting vs. Directing and Teaching 53:35 - Seymour 59:33 - A Warlock...2018-03-051h 57
Are You Famous, Yet?Jake, Laura, Ladie M, Uncle Fun, and Stand Up ComedyIn this episode Jake and Laura talk about last night's showing of her Uncle Fun documentary to "The Benefactor" and "The Benefactor Jr" (see http://areyoufamousyet.libsyn.com/the-benefactors-identical-twin-episode-55) and some lessons learned. Then they discuss two recent readings of Laura's play "The Magic of Ladie M" which is MacBeth from Ladie MacBeth's point of view with lots of magic and set in an alternate modern world where politics are even crazier than now. Finally they reflect on the amazing Chicago stand up comedy scene now that they live within walking distance of 3 open mic co...2018-02-2632 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Drugs, Richard J. Miller, The Facts, and Society00:38 - Presenting Richard J. Miller: richardjmiller.org 01:16 - How we met Richard and his relationship to previous podcast guest, Lauren Miller. 02:01 - How Richard got into his field. 04:24 - Story of Richard attempting to mix up his own drug. 09:11 - Proliferation of various drugs from morphine. 12:51 - Origin of the name of heroin. 13:22 - Bayer and heroin. 16:58 - Part of opioid crisis. 21:36 - Can drugs be made less addictive through chemistry? 26:03 - Kratoms. 27:14 - Harry Potter. 38:02 - Is magic real through medicine? 38:54 - How Richard and Lauren...2018-02-1956 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Amy Crider, Self Producing, Leda, and Metadataamycrider.com 02:18 - "Leda." ledaplay.com 06:37 - Oedipus. 08:05 - Prophecy and fate. 10:04 - Thoughts on what it was like to self-produce "Leda." 15:29 - Lines Bek improvised! 18:06 - Would Amy self-produce again and breakdown of expenses for "Leda." 22:02 - Some of Jake and Laura's self-producing experiences. 25:47 - A funny thing that happened during "Leda." 27:14 - Amy has a reading of the opening scene of "Charlie Johnson Reads All of Proust" at the Make Ready with Dandelion Theatre Tuesday, February 13th at 7 pm at The Galway Arms in Chicago: https://www...2018-02-1248 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Andrea Prestinario: The Intersection of Preparation and Opportunity - Episode 11Audio Note: Bryn used a decent microphone and recorded the episode on his computer. I used the built in MacBook Pro mic and so this is one of the few episodes where the New York side sounds much better than the Chicago recording. Guest: Andrea Prestinario http://andreaprestinario.com/ and Twitter: @aprestinario 01:10 Introducing Andrea 03:45 Intro to Meisner 08:50 Bryn and Andrea reconnect 10:14 Jake calls-out Bryn on living with women who are not his girlfriend 14:00 Finally, we let Andrea talk 20:20 Three early survival jobs 22:32 *Name deleted to protect the guilty* 27:07 http://w...2018-01-291h 26
Are You Famous, Yet?Corson Barnard: Straight out of College02:30 - The story of how our guest's first name became Corson 05:00 - The movie "Ladybird" felt very familiar. 08:00 - University of Chicago's pre-orientation program and how it helped Croson transition from rural small town to a big crazy city. 10:31 - The value of seeing shows you don't like. 13:50 - Corson's plan for college and how that quickly changed during her freshman year. 18:15 - Sophomore year. 19:26 - Music directing "Urinetown" in her 3rd year. 25:04 - Having the best Halloween costumes b/c your mom is, amongst many things, a costume designer. 30:13...2018-01-2248 min
Are You Famous, Yet?The Almost Tweet ReduxA trip back to Nov 25, 2013 with a bit of audio magic to make it all a wee bit more listenable. Orignial notes: Until 3:15 Bryn's mic is misplaced and his voice is quiet - sorry. Robot Voice is discussed and observed. Laura Scruggs is generally a delight but also plays the piano while singing a potential theme song. (Future note: Eventually our permanent theme song) In the social medial section, Bryn discusses a tweet he almost made about a movie that has delighted him. At the time of...2018-01-1550 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Laura, Jake, 2017, and BeyondLaura and Jake discuss the previous year (2017) and their hopes for 2018. Intro Music: "Are You Famous, Yet?" - Laura Scruggs. Outro Music: "AYFY 1" - Christopher Kriz2018-01-0843 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Episode 1 RemasteredHappy New Year, loyal listeners. On this Jan 1st 2018, we take a trip back to our very first episode released Nov 17, 2013. Full disclosure: I poured myself a stiff drink before the start of the show and the start was delayed. I made the mistake of continuing to drink while waiting what turned out to be enough time to get me slurring my words and meandering in conversation. Even though I remastered the sound, it is pretty bad. We recorded this first episode using Apple FaceTime, Quicktime player, and the built in MacBook microphone on Chicago side. Bryn...2018-01-0155 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Dolores Diaz, Wendy Schmidt, Lisa Scott, and Laura Scruggs Write a Holiday Show00:45 - Presenting: Dolores Diaz, Wendy Schmidt, Lisa Scott and Laura Scruggs, playwrights of Three Cat's Holiday Radio Show. All female playwrights, actors and even stage manager. http://threecatproductions.com/201718-three-cat-season/the-holiday-radio-show 02:05 - Main concept of each short play. 09:32 - When was A Kidnapped Santa Claus written? Originally published in December of 1904. 10:44 - Favorite part of each play. 14:25 - This is done as if it was a radio show in the 40's, a live recording at a USO. 15:06 - Favorite foley and sound effects. 17:10 - Highlights and challenges of experience. 23:01 - The letters. 26:44 - Favorite parts of working with Jason...2017-12-2554 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Interruptions the Remix0:00-7:05 The perils of wireless in a city where the signals never sleep 09:10 - Laura arrives and we discuss the new song 15:16 - The interruptions of a scrambling actor 19:16 - Dealing with powerlessness 22:20 A discussion of being "Equity," AKA in the Actors Union, vs. Non-Equity. 30:14 - USPS interrupts the podcast and we hear from Bryn's roommate 31:20 - Brief discussion of "The End of the World" 33:02 Social Media section: The fate of the "Almost Tweet" is revealed and I try to convince Bryn to post more shirt...2017-12-1845 min
Are You Famous, Yet?The Cast of Three Cat's Holiday Radio Show00:46 - Devri Chism, Rachel Livingston, Lauren Miller, Beverly Munro, and Steph Vondell are the cast of this show that they just finished performing and will start again in about an hour. 01:41 - What is "Three Cat's Holiday Radio Show"? 02:59 - Letters from the audience. 07:54 - Favorite audience interactions. 10:29 - Favorite moments of playing various characters. 12:46 - How do the actors interpret the parts? (as themselves or as their main characters) 14:41 - Another favorite moment: geese noises 15:19 - Favorite foley moments. 16:48 - What it's like to work with Director Jason Paul Smith...2017-12-1132 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Perpetuum Bruce LeeRe-release of the classic episode 6 from Dec 23, 2013. Our sound was a bit off back in those days (mac standard microphones recorded through FaceTime) so please do forgive us. 00:34 Nilsa, Bryn's girlfriend who is also an actress, joins the podcast 01:05 The guests keep coming! Matt Shuemaker, who's known Bryn since high school, shows up. 02:40 Some auditions for Bryn 05:34 The Time To Live calculation! How long until Bryn runs out of money? 07:04 Bryn's whirlwind week sponsored by: The Benefactor. 10:53 Matt causes the first ever censor's beep to be heard on an already explicit podcast...2017-12-0458 min
Are You Famous, Yet?The Courtesan and the Cabin Boy01:58 - Origin story of group and name: "Courtesan and the Cabin Boy" https://www.facebook.com/courtesancabinboy/ 03:25 - International Cosplay Corps https://www.facebook.com/InternationalCosplayCorps/ 07:58- How they developed the name of the group. 13:12 - Colonel Quick Stitch. https://www.facebook.com/Colquickstitch-669213319832513/ Picture of them meeting: http://traffic.libsyn.com/areyoufamousyet/CourtesanandtheCabinBoy.jpg 21:09 - What was the first song they felt they really gelled together on? 21:31 - Renaissance period music and a demonstration of a round. 23:24 - Shilling song to the tune of "Row, Row, Row Your Boat." 24:03 - Court and Country. https://www.courtandcountry.com https...2017-11-2759 min
Are You Famous, Yet?"Avenge Our Blood" w/ David Finney and Bec Willett03:37 - "Avenge Our Blood:" inspiration. http://threecatproductions.com/201718-three-cat-season/avenge-our-blood 08:08 - How David and Bec found each other and how they made "Avenge Our Blood" a one person show. 11:12 - How does David Finney relate to this play/is he religious? 13:00 - As a director, how does Bec portray this solo show? 18:51 - Collaboration between the playwright and director in development of "Avenge Our Blood." 24:12 - What surprised David and Bec about the process of doing "Avenge Our Blood?" 29:14 - Bec's experience assistant directing "Southbridge" under the direction of Russ Tutterow. 31:23...2017-11-2045 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Changes with Jake and LauraJake and Laura Scruggs talk about: Laura's new Job working with the mentally disabled. Moving to Logan Square. Selling their Rogers Park Condo and losing 10k on the deal. Living next to their niece. Trying to be more happy. Laura's documentary, full length play, 10 minute holiday play, monthly storytelling show, and other artistic endeavors. Follow us on Twitter or Facebook Intro Music: "Are You Famous, Yet?" - Laura Scruggs. Outro Music: "AYFY 1" - Christopher Kriz2017-11-1346 min
Are You Famous, Yet?We’re Holding Out for a Hero: Captain Ambivalent - Episode 3306:34 - Origin of “Captain Ambivalent” 09:41 - “Precious” a song about “Lord of the Rings”’s Gollum in the style of country 15:05 - Almost all of Captain Ambivalent’s music is up on SoundClound as free samples 23:09 - How Captain Ambivalent’s costume & persona came about 28:09 -Video of Cafe Vivaldi performance in New York City 31:00 - Discussion of Capt. A’s song “Everything” 33:48 - “If I Were A Pirate Ninja Zombie” & how it is possibly the most romantic song Capt. A. has ever written 37:04 - Constructive feedback from worst performance Capt. A. ever had - a Sat. night at a pizz...2017-11-071h 12
Are You Famous, Yet?Amy Crider is About to Re-read All of Proust02:21 - Debate about the pronunciation and the basis of 'Leda,' Amy's play. www.ledaplay.com 06:31 - Julia Swift. 08:16 - Reading in Ann Arbor, Michigan. http://www.a2ct.org/shows/the-play-s-the-thing-2015 09:40 - Director Pat Henderson! 11:31 - All ticket proceeds will go to the charity, Mercy Corps! https://www.mercycorps.org 13:01 - Amy's next project, "Charlie Johnson Reads All of Proust." 15:22 - Amy has applied to the Millay Colony to work on her Proust play. https://www.millaycolony.org 15:51 - Various artist residencies: McDowell in New Hampshire http://www.macdowellcolony...2017-10-3032 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Tony Mendoza Has Wanted to Make Movies Since "La Bamba"01:33 - "Stuffing the Turkey." Workshop a version in 2014. Coming again next year. https://www.meetup.com/Chicago-Film-Lover-Exchange/events/172385132/ 05:29 - Tony's theatre experience. Illinois Theater Center http://www.ilthctr.org 07:11 - Studying play writing at Milliken https://millikin.edu/theatre 23:06 - Differences between performing onstage and on film. 25:09 - Seven Deadly Sins https://www.facebook.com/SDSCHICAGO/?hc_ref=ARQvMUmNVMmzmLOaV6FbIRoeTliZiMTPDF9MZqEUPnW7FSCWTmmZYeNfm3NH12m_MsM 25:28 - South by Southwest - 20 by 2 https://www.sxsw.com/conference/experiential-storytelling/ 26:00 - Radio plays Tony did with his brother at the ages of 7 and 11. 28:27...2017-10-2351 min
Are You Famous, Yet?The Q Brothers' Burgeoning EmpireApologies for the "blow outs" and the "thumps" - it was a great interview with a few recording issues. 01:55 - How the Q Brothers started writing and performing hip hop using Shakespeare as the source text. 07:50 - GQ on how he got involved with "Drumline." http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303933/ 09:40 - Video for "White Nigga from Drumline" by the Retar crew: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1dQOZY1KiM 10:38 - Genesis of "Funk It Up About Nothin'" and how it came to Chicago Shakespeare Theater 19:16 - The Q Brothers' heritage 27:05 - "...2017-10-161h 14
Are You Famous, Yet?Brittany Meyer: Fake TED Talks, Arm Wrestling, and Strip Joker00:35 - Presenting: Brittany Meyer! http://www.brittanymeyerdoesthat.com 01:37 - Strip Joker w/You are Beautiful https://www.uptownunderground.net/strip-joker https://www.facebook.com/stripjoker/ 04:22 - You are Beautiful campaign. https://you-are-beautiful.com 08:43 - The Kates http://www.thekates.org 11:52 - How Brittany's act changed from before she took Feminine Comique with Kelsie Huff. https://www.femininecomique.com 13:44 - Arm wrestling. 14:52 - Hari Kondabolu http://www.harikondabolu.com 15:56 - Stone Cold Jane Austen with Chicago League of Lady Arm Wrestling http://www.sideshowtheatre.org/performances/productions/cllaw 20:55 - Design e...2017-10-0940 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Santa is the Baum w/ Laura and Jake00:54 - Laura is adapting a story by L. Frank Baum, "A Kidnapped Santa Claus," for Three Cat Productions' holiday radio show: http://threecatproductions.com/201718-three-cat-season/the-holiday-radio-show 06:52 - Laura is now curating the cabaret at Three Cat, starting in December. http://threecatproductions.com/upcoming-season/cabaret-on-the-lake 08:39 - Laura is a co-host of Do Not Submit in the West Loop at Open Books at 651 W. Lake. http://www.donotsubmitchicago.com/dns-west-loop.html 11:24 - There are numerous Do Not Submit locations! http://www.donotsubmitchicago.com 11:55 - If there isn't a Do Not Submit near you and you would like...2017-10-0237 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Jacob Reyes Brings His Own Theater05:13 - How Jacob got started in technical theatre and at Light Opera Works. http://www.musictheaterworks.com 07:11 - "Disgraced" / the first time Jacob was doing focus work with lighting. 09:06 - American Theater Company. https://www.atcweb.org 09:16 - David Cromer! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Cromer 11:06 - Oak Park Festival Theatre. http://oakparkfestival.com 19:14 - The 24 Hour Bring Your Own Theater festival. http://www.byotproductions.com 23:54 - Really long title of a play Jacob directed at The 24 Hour BYOT: The Dissent and Disapproving Complaints caused by Habitual Use of Artificial Correspondence 30:05...2017-09-251h 05
Are You Famous, Yet?Bryn and Nilsa 200th Episode Spectacular!06:54 - Gilbert Godfrey's podcast http://www.gilbertpodcast.com 07:25 - Gilbert's documentary http://www.indiewire.com/2017/04/gilbert-gottfried-documentary-review-tribeca-film-festival-2017-1201807032/ 09:47 - What has Nilsa been up to? 14:50 - Nilsa was asked to join the company New York Madness https://nymadness.com Lonestar Theatre Company http://www.lonestartheatre.com 20:06 - Nilsa is also writing for "The Lost Girls Blog" http://www.lostgirlsworld.com/blog/ I am Not Your Negro, documentary about James Baldwin http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5804038/ 25:01 - Jake remembers bit about when Bryn and Nilsa would imitate each other 31:08 - Cultural events of...2017-09-181h 11
Are You Famous, Yet?Farah Williams Loves All of Chicago01:41 - Shout out to Ines Bellina and her podcast: XX Will Travel https://xxwilltravel.com 03:07 - How Farah got into podcasting. Serial https://serialpodcast.org Start-Up by Gimlet Media https://gimletmedia.com/startup/ Sampler https://gimletmedia.com/sampler/ 06:40 - Farah's first interview with "L." 07:48 - The problem with interviewing a Trump voter. 16:16 - Most recent episode with Stacey. 19:35 - Mothers Against Senseless Killing. http://ontheblock.org 21:48 - On the dude who left Chicago and trashed it: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/goodbye-chicago-what-its-like-to-live-in-a-city-you_us_59ac5f1de4b0bef3378cd9ba 26:56 - Farah's...2017-09-1155 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Ada Cheng's Change02:10 - Ada's change from being a professor into a storyteller/improviser/stand-up comedian. 13:34 - Her one woman show, "NOT QUITE: Asian American by Law, Ahttp://www.fringefestival.orgsian Woman by Desire," at Fringe festivals. 24:10 - The subject of the immigration process in her show. 31:55 - The second story in her solo show, about teaching. 33:14 - Surprised by outcome of Fringe festivals. Capital Fringe https://www.capitalfringe.org Minnesota Fringe http://www.fringefestival.org Boulder Fringe http://www.boulderfringe.com 35:50 - Supposed to go to Houston Fringe, but not...2017-09-041h 00
Are You Famous, Yet?Classic Episode - Uncle Fun: The Man Behind the Store - Episode 10103:01 - Why is Ted Frankel Uncle Fun? What are the origins of the store called "Uncle Fun"? http://www.unclefunchicago.com https://www.facebook.com/unclefunchicago 09:55 - Goodies - Ted’s first store. 12:15 - Where did Ted get his stuff/new/old stock from? 19:56 - The really good stuff is at the bottom/developing relationships with warehouses 24:06 - Funny story, Mickey Mantle bobbing head dolls in a NY warehouse 28:47 - Does Ted watch shows like American Pickers? 29:53 - When the Antiques Roadshow came to town 41:13 - When Ted moved Goodies to the bi...2017-08-281h 15
Are You Famous, Yet?New Place and Stuff in Our LivesJake and Laura record their first episode at their new place in Logan Square. They discuss Laura's holiday playwriting project with Three Cat Productions, updates on her Uncle Fun documentary and why they love their new neighborhood. Follow us on Twitter or Facebook Intro Music: "Are You Famous, Yet?" - Laura Scruggs. Outro Music: "AYFY 1" - Christopher Kriz2017-08-2133 min
Are You Famous, Yet?John Battles: "Let's All Go To Uncle Fun"05:58 - How John started playing music: high school band, "Born in an Elevator." 16:51 - John's two solo performance art acts: "Neutron Prom" and "Elvis From Hell." 23:59 - Joe Bob Briggs is a persona! http://www.joebobbriggs.com http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0089185/ 25:13 - "Let's All Go To Uncle Fun" song. 28:22 - "Dennis Dupre from Danville"song. 31:37 - "Harold's Fried Chicken" song. 35:20 - "Put the Hurttt on You," a song about cancer. 46:13 - Chic-A-Go-Go and "Werewolf in Wicker Park." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_2_mUvHSWE 54:31 - John will be...2017-08-141h 03
Are You Famous, Yet?Jamey and Susan Barnard03:10 - How did Jamey and Susan meet? 11:30 - The Chipmonkeys. 12:36 - The many voices of Jamey Barnard and the "phone revenge" tapes. 20:59 - Favorite jokes Jamey has played on Les Scruggs. 23:50 - Susan's favorite costume designs. 28:15 - Favorite family project? 30:44 - Jamey's puppet thing with wrecked paintbrushes: Spent Brush Theatre. 31:27 - Animated phone revenge on Funny Or Die, Roseville Cemetery. http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/d5864ab63e/roseville-cemetery 33:31 - The Benzie Playboys. http://www.benzieplayboys.com 36:10 - Souled American. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Souled_American https://www.discogs...2017-08-0746 min
Are You Famous, Yet?A Structured Conversation with Elizabeth Cambridge01:32 - How did Elizabeth get involved in storytelling? 03:13 - Scott Whitehair http://www.scottwhitehair.com 06:00 - Elizabeth's first experience in storytelling. 07:12 - Cheddar. https://vimeo.com/142402403 15:54 - Weirdos Welcome. 21:15 - Co-hosting Do Not Submit in Rogers Park. http://www.donotsubmitchicago.com/dns-rogers-park.html 26:36 - Elizabeth has been telling stories at comedy open mics. 27:23 - Gilead, a storytelling-inspired church. http://www.gileadchicago.org 33:25 - Gilead on the Today Show http://www.today.com/video/today-visits-the-church-that-holds-its-services-in-a-pub-918603331630 41:08 - Elizabeth tells a story. 47:39 - Writing down sad things and incorporating them into her storytelling and meeting with comics to see how she can...2017-07-311h 00
Are You Famous, Yet?Shariba Rivers Has A Lot Going On01:21 - "Bad Date" at Leapfest with Stage Left Theatre. http://stagelefttheatre.com 07:46 - Another role of Shariba's, Mother Wit, in "Insurrection." http://stagelefttheatre.com/season-35/season-36/ 10:17 - What it's like to be an Instructional Coach at Betty Shabazz International Charter Schools. 15:17 - An amazing lesson plan witnessed by Shariba. 18:44 - About Betty Shabazz International Charter Schools. http://www.bsics.org 23:41 - There are stupid questions. 28:15 - Being a casting director with MPAACT. http://www.mpaact.org 37:00 - How does being a director affect Shariba as an actress? 41:39 - Shariba has a...2017-07-2457 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Schoen Smith Does Theater/Film/Directing in New York/Chicago/L.A. - Episode 19201:29 - When Schoen knew she wanted to do theatre and early disc jockey experience. 07:05 - Modeling then off to college to study finance and business economics. 11:31 - First show in New York. 15:20 - Independent film experiences. 19:04 - LA CAUSA Youth Build. http://www.lacausainc.org 22:08 - How Schoen got into producing theatre. 22:34 - The show, "Elevator." http://www.hollywoodfringe.org/learn/content/348 https://thisstage.la/2010/08/michael-leonis-elevator-is-a-moving-experience/ http://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/West-Coast-Premiere-of-ELEVATOR-by-Michael-Leoni-to-Play-Hudson-Guild-Opens-729-20100821 24:56 - Venture Hill Entertainment. http://www.anmt.org/conference/conference_panelists.asp?ID=13290&PanelID=91 http://vhellc.com/about-us/ 26:21 - DOMA Theatre Company in L.A...2017-07-1753 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Les Scruggs at Snake the Lake - Episode 19101:16 - "Snake the Lake" https://www.facebook.com/events/840648652760824/ 05:04 - Why do a lot of artists live in the Manistee/Onekama area? 05:32 - Les' time in Chicago and the origin of the Art Deck. 07:13 - Les' piece, Weeping Willow, was recently bought by the Michigan Legacy Art Park. http://michlegacyartpark.org 08:27 - Art theory. 09:49 - The Artist Moment. 11:10 - Socialism/what is behind Les' pieces. 17:14 - Existentialism and more about what is behind Les' work. 19:13 - Moebius strips in Les' work. 20:50 - A gallery in Tucson is collapsing that showed...2017-07-1034 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Daniel Knox Learned Piano in Public - Episode 19001:31 - When did Dan start singing and how did he end up in film school? 03:40 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0ej50JK2LM - Dan's teenage films. 08:04 - Dan and Laura as kids in Springfield, Illinois. 15:49 - Dan Knox on scoring Mary Arrchie's "Glass Menagerie." http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/chi-ugc-article-mary-arrchies-the-glass-menagerie-announces-2013-07-22-story.html http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-12-23/entertainment/ct-ent-1224-glass-meangerie-review-20121223_1_tennessee-williams-the-glass-menagerie-masterpiece 19:05 - Dan's favorite songs that he's written. "Blue Car" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQPxGcz_gXo 31:30 - Music posted on iTunes that is a scam. 38:56...2017-07-031h 06
Are You Famous, Yet?Rick Olson, Stephanie Palko, and The Edge of Orion Theatre - Episode 18901:25 - Origin story of The Edge of Orion Theatre. http://edgeoforion.com 06:08 - Light saber effects. https://www.ultrasabers.com/ and www.saberforge.com 11:10 - Finding differently abled people to be in their shows. 14:23 - Favorite production with constellation project. 21:12 - What was it like for Stephanie to be directed by Laura? 24:55 - How did Stephanie get involved with The Edge of Orion Theatre? 25:12 - Who is Orion? 33:45 - Muggle Quidditch. 41:06 - Adaptations. 43:12 - Special news about "Richard the Third" in the Star Wars universe. 45:21 - "What's All This...2017-06-2658 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Melanie Adcock, Bryan Sperry, and the "House of the Apocalypse" - Episode 18800:35 - Presenting: Melanie Adcock https://twitter.com/melanie_adcock President of Tech Month Chicago https://www.techmonthchicago.com Host of Tech Scene Chicago http://www.techscenechicago.com https://www.facebook.com/melanie.a.adcock & Bryan Sperry http://sperryart.com https://www.facebook.com/bryan.sperry.3 https://twitter.com/BryanSperryArt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCa0YP-DXfg https://vimeo.com/126844674 01:31 - House of the Apocalypse art gallery. https://www.facebook.com/houseoftheapocalypse/ http://www.imgrum.org/user/warriorsperry/475701902 08:21 - Bryan is an anarchist and...2017-06-1957 min
Are You Famous, Yet?"The Finder of the Lucky Devil" and Megan Mackie - Episode 18700:40 - Podcaster and writer Megan Mackie is back! You may remember her from ep. 173: https://www.mixcloud.com/areyoufamousyet/megan-mackie-and-the-princess-peach-conspiracy-episode-173/ 00:53 - "The Finder of the Lucky Devil" is Megan's first book.You can find it on: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Finder-Lucky-Devil-Megan-Mackie-ebook/dp/B071LRWXG5 and Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-finder-of-the-lucky-devil 07:32 - This is the first of three or four books investigating magic and software in an alternate reality. 10:07 - The editor. 11:50 - Megan reads a section from her book! 19:45 - Finishing up the second season of "Princess Peach...2017-06-1237 min
Are You Famous, Yet?John Abbott, Buddy King, Holly McGuire & Connie Foster - Episode 18600:59 - How did the cast of "Audition!" meet? 03:18 - Origin story of the show. 06:25 - Introductions for everyone: John Abbott, Buddy King, Holly McGuire & Connie Foster. 11:42 - The story behind the name of the show. 18:54 - Holly's CD, "Catch 38." https://www.amazon.com/Catch-Steve-Sandner-Holly-McGuire/dp/B00004S9W6 20:05 - Holly's performances at The Playboy Club and what was Minsky's Burlesque? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minsky%27s_Burlesque 22:20 - Connie on writing songs for the first time. 22:49 - Connie has been involved with the arts since she was a child. 27:19...2017-06-051h 14
Are You Famous, Yet?Laura does Postmates, Baltimore, and Door County - Episode 185Laura got back from Door County a few hours before our release so the notes will be abbreviated for this episode. Summary: Laura wanted to go on trips to Baltimore, MD (to see a fairy festival and interview Uncle Fun's husband) and Door County (for a writing retreat) so she used Postmates, an "app based delivery service," to earn 1300 bucks. She also tried Caviar and Door Dash (similar apps) along the way. Questions we answer: How much, on average, did she get paid per hour? Is it a good way to earn money as an artist? How...2017-05-2958 min
Are You Famous, Yet?'Do Not Submit' to Karen Genelly - Episode 18401:36 - How Karen got involved in the storytelling scene and integrated storytelling into the classroom as a teacher and counselor. 04:01 - Her favorite instance of storytelling in the classroom and some memorable moments of teaching sex ed. 10:37 - Favorite questions Karen received from students. 14:41 - What made Karen want to be a teacher? 25:35 - One-on-one time with students. 29:25 - Karen's story, "Exploding Rainbow." https://storyclubmagazine.com/2015/09/30/exploding-rainbow-karen-gennelly/ 37:36 - Highlights of being a docent for the Chicago Architectural Foundation. https://www.architecture.org/experience-caf/tours/ 42:22 - Karen and Laura are very excited to...2017-05-2254 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Sara Maslanka: Artistic Director of Chicago Danztheatre - Episode 18301:04 - How Sara got involved with Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble. http://www.danztheatre.org 02:10 - What is an artistic director? 07:34 - Sara's time in London and her study of Dance Science. 18:24 - How did Sara start dancing? 22:29 - Sara's teaching style and experiences. 29:08 - Specific example of frustration in teaching. 35:25 - "Consumed," Sara's inaugural show with Chicago Danztheatre. http://www.danztheatre.org/consumed.html 44:56 - "Ethereal Abandonment." http://www.danztheatre.org/ethereal-abandonment.html 47:46 - Additional promotions: Variety shows with Edgewater Theatre District. https://www.edgewater.org/programs-and-events/theatre-district/ and2017-05-1550 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Jacqui Rêgo and the cast of Baby Hubris - Episode 18200:45 - Presenting the cast and crew of "Baby Hubris!" https://www.facebook.com/BabyHubris http://www.babyhubris.com 02:25 - Magical realism and Introductions. 04:53 - Cerberus photo: https://www.facebook.com/BabyHubris/photos/a.1268108106638252.1073741832.782497848532616/1268111983304531/?type=3&theater 06:21 - How did Bryn get involved with "Baby Hubris?" 11:44 - What inspired Jacqui to write the show? 13:43 - Doing the show at Fringe NYC. http://fringenyc.org 20:02 - Tama on playing a baby and lover. 31:57 - Fragility of the male ego. 33:05 - Women still can't act like a stereotypical man. 37:10 - Rachel Bloom's Lady Boss...2017-05-0855 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Owen Hickle-Edwards and Andrew Root from Runcible Theatre - Episode 1812:03 - Origin story of Runcible Theatre. http://www.runcibletheatre.org 2:55 - Sweet Phoebe was their first show (a two person cast). http://www.runcibletheatre.org/sweet-phoebe-2014.html 6:01 - After that, Andrew decided to do shows with bigger casts. http://www.runcibletheatre.org/scenes-from-an-execution-2015.html http://www.runcibletheatre.org/a-number-2016.html 7:15 - Wounds to the Face. http://www.runcibletheatre.org/wounds-to-the-face.html 9:12 - Howard Barker, one of Andrew's favorite playwrights. http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsB/barker-howard.html 16:39 - Proscenium vs. Traverse/Alley stages. 21:48 - Someone walked out on Scenes from an Execution. 30:54 - S...2017-05-011h 16
Are You Famous, Yet?Ellyzabeth Adler and Danztheatre - Episode 180 01:48 - Impact of Ellyzabeth's father on her life. 08:31 - Misty Copeland and Ellyzabeth both got their start at a park district. http://mistycopeland.com http://www.ellyzabethadler.com 12:08 - Turning point at Roosevelt. https://www.roosevelt.edu 16:17 - Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble is not just a performance outlet, but an educational program as well. http://www.danztheatre.org/arts-education.html 18:01 - The German Expressionist Movement. 26:24 - Chicago Danztheatre's extensive outreach programming! http://www.danztheatre.org/arts-education.html 35:06 - Ellyzabeth's time teaching at Baale Mane in India. http://www.baalemane.org 40:49 - P...2017-04-2450 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Maria Vorhis, Sexpert Franzen, Clowns, etc. - Episode 17901:31 - Sexpert Franzen. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kbusbee/sexpert-franzen-a-short-film https://www.facebook.com/sexpertfranzen/ 08:56 - Jake's Dad's website 'organically' came up: http://lesliescruggs.com. 10:57 - 'Petunia' and Clowning. 27:19 - Maria recently appeared on the Today Show. http://www.today.com/video/today-visits-the-church-that-holds-its-services-in-a-pub-918603331630 28:43 - Adventures with Petunia in the car. 37:44 - Maria's one woman show, "Are You There, George?" http://areyoutheregeorge.weebly.com http://littlevillagemag.com/coming-to-a-living-room-near-you-are-you-there-george/ 43:19 - Fringe. https://fringefestivals.us Maria at the Minneapolis Fringe: http://www.letoilemagazine.com/2014/08/06/in-review-the-2014-minnesota-fringe-festival/ https://www.facebook.com/areyoutheregeorge/posts/662928843793022 50:42 - Promotions. https...2017-04-1753 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Talking Taboo, Los Improviachis, and Making "Shift" Up w/ Nelson Velazquez - Episode 17802:21 - Shamilton. http://www.theatreinchicago.com/shamilton/9006/ 05:40 - RAPture. https://www.facebook.com/events/696217163800541/ http://www.chicago3media.com/comedysportz-chicago-prepares-rapture-hip-hop-improvised-comedy-show 07:35 - Improvisation Program at Crown Point Community Theatre. http://cpct.biz 15:58 - Talking Taboo: Playing With Race, Gender and Other No-No's with Nelson Velazquez. 26:47 - Los Improviachis. https://www.facebook.com/LosImproviachis/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzqOraeewFjOB8lRTXZbf8Q 28:36 - Mariachi Heritage Foundation. http://www.mariachiheritagefoundation.org 31:35 - Salsation Theatre Company. https://www.facebook.com/salsationco/ http://salsationtheatrecomapnynfp.improvteams.com https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL09E6CA4617176426 33:23...2017-04-1043 min
Are You Famous, Yet?"Uncle Fun: You're The One" Update - Episode 17700:43 - "Uncle Fun: You're The One" rough cut screening at: Chicago Filmmakers http://www.chicagofilmmakers.org Hosted by: Chicago Documentarians' Support Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/999351053460656/ 01:38 - Set-up of event and "Cornucopias:" http://jamieskitchenblessings.blogspot.com/2008/11/cornucopia-treat.html 03:26 - Origin story of Uncle Fun documentary. http://unclefunchicago.com https://www.facebook.com/unclefunchicago 08:21 - Feedback. 14:04 - Adam Hines. http://projectonward.org/adam-hines/wppaspec/oc1/cv0/ab5/pt33 16:34 - Credits. 17:20 - Feedback to put more of ourselves in the film. 20:00 - Laura wants more of Jake in the documentary. 20:09 - Captain A...2017-04-0331 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Mariah Karson's Powerful Dad Joke - Episode 17601:28 - Origin story of Modern David. http://www.moderndavid.com Firecat Projects. https://www.firecatprojects.org 03:12 - Mariah's show is sponsored by Doug Sohn, former owner of Hot Doug's! http://www.hotdougs.com 16:53 - When/Where is "Modern David" happening: Chicago Cultural Center 'The Subject is Chicago: People, Places, Possibilities' 4th Floor Exhibition Hall 78 E Washington St, Chicago. February 11 - April 9, 2017 David Meetup Saturday, February 25 10:30am - 11:30am Photos from Meetup by Ashley LeTorneau The following Davids are included in the Cultural Center show: Nelson, Nakamura, Orikoff, Valentine, Gebhart, Rustile, Robbins, Fink, Cady, King...2017-03-2749 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Freckles and Camp Grounded - Episode 17500:45 - What is Camp Grounded and how did Freckles get involved with it? http://campgrounded.org 05:10 - Technology isn't bad; it's just that we don't use it intentionally. 13:58 - Getting off the bus/arriving at camp. 16:32 - WMD. 24:45 - Some of the camp guidelines. 26:21 - How you wake up at camp and camp activities. 34:43 - Awareness. 41:24 - Silent dinner. 51:53 - Artists in residence at the camp. Visit http://campgrounded.org Follow us on Twitter or Facebook Intro Music: "Are You Famous, Yet?" - Laura Scruggs. Out...2017-03-2054 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Ele Matelan, Josh Zagoren, Foley, Horror, and Wildclaw - Episode 17401:38 - Origin story of Wildclaw Theatre. http://www.wildclawtheatre.com 08:08 - Live readings of B movies with Wildclaw. 12:17 - Blood Radio Podcast. http://www.wildclawtheatre.com/bloodradio-podcast/ 15:25 - Deathscribe, Wildclaw's flagship show: http://www.wildclawtheatre.com/deathscribe/ 20:35 - David "The Rock" Nelson. http://davidrocknelson.com/order-david-rock-nelson-monster-movies-on-dvd-2/ https://www.facebook.com/david.r.nelson.96 22:02 - Bad Ben. https://www.amazon.com/Bad-Ben-Nigel-Bach/dp/B01LXRMYSN 23:53 - Ele's favorite moments as a foley artist. 38:23 - Straight plays: "The Woman in Black" http://www.wildclawtheatre.com/shows-events/ 43:14 - What scares Ele and Josh? 1:01:16...2017-03-131h 15
Are You Famous, Yet?Megan Mackie and The Princess Peach Conspiracy - Episode 17301:38 - The Princess Peach Conspiracy http://ppconspiracy.libsyn.com https://www.facebook.com/ppconspiracy/ @ppconspiracy 03:06 - Originally a stage show with New Millennium Theatre Company http://www.nmtchicago.org/portfolio/the-princess-peach-conspiracy/ 06:58 - A clip from The Princess Peach Conspiracy podcast. 13:03 - A 6 minute podcast? On the short nature of Megan's podcast. 16:29 - Highlights and challenges of Princess Peach podcast. 20:51 - Other changes in play version of Princess Peach play. 25:55 - "Wolves of Chicago Book Club" with 20% Theatre Company http://www.twentypercentchicago.com/snapshots 28:32 - Megan's book "The Finder of the Lucky Devil"2017-03-0643 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Tim Barnes Makes With the Smart Funny - Episode 17201:35 - How Tim's comedy career began in 2011. 09:42 - How do the comedy scenes between Chicago, New York and L.A. compare? 21:04 - Tim Barnes on Touch Vision. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TouchVision 23:54 - His experiences with "Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me." http://www.npr.org/programs/wait-wait-dont-tell-me/ 26:44 - Tim Barnes' documentation of his testicles for Men's Health. http://www.menshealth.com/health/talk-about-your-balls 28:47 - Tim's favorite moments from podcasting. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/its-all-true!/id874288659?mt=2 33:00 - A love of editing? Sort of. 35:26 - Working with VICE https://www...2017-02-2738 min
Are You Famous, Yet?David Zak, The Bailiwick, South Korea, Hammond, and Priscilla - Episode 17101:34 - Origin story of Pride Films and Plays. http://pridefilmsandplays.com 06:25 - "Priscilla: Queen of the Desert." http://pridefilmsandplays.com/priscilla-queen-desert/ 08:45 - "For the Love of Roller Derby." http://pridefilmsandplays.com/love-roller-derby-play-world-premiere/ 18:19 - "Jerry Springer: The Opera." http://www.theatreinchicago.com/jerry-springer-the-opera/1256/ 22:05 - How does David go about finding plays? 28:15 - Highlights of Bailiwick. 31:35 - David's experience teaching in Hammond. 38:27 - Pride Fest at Chandler in Vermont. http://www.pridecentervt.org/news/item/vermont-pride-theater-s-sixth-annual-summer-pride-festival Follow us on Twitter or Facebook Intro Music: "Are You Famous, Yet?" - Laura Scr...2017-02-2041 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Rachel Finan is Stripper Jesus & Corey Eno Ruffin is Trouble - Episode 17002:03 - Stripper Jesus and how we found Super Happy Funtime Burlesque at Acorn Theater this past New Year's Eve. http://www.superhappyfuntimeburlesque.com http://www.acorntheater.com 04:40 - Genesis of the show. 12:46 - Rachel's plan of raising money to do 'real art' and her training. 16:01 - Corey's background, what he was doing before Super Happy Funtime Burlesque. 18:21 - Crashing at other people's houses and day jobs. 23:36 - Bangarang Circus: https://www.facebook.com/BangarangCircus/ 26:52 - Connecting with other communities such as Ringling Bros. & Cirque du Soleil. 28:13 - Doing an over-the-top show in...2017-02-1346 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Barbara J. Wells: Playwright, librettist, lyricist, screenwriter, novelist, producer - Episode 169http://barbarajwells.weebly.com 02:08 - How an ink pen & a leather briefcase inspired Barbara to know she was a writer. 07:10 - Barbara's writing in middle school and high school. 09:00 Meeting, and getting some advice from, Sam Cooke. http://www.abkco.com/index.php/artists/artist/16/Sam-Cooke 12:00 - A poem she wrote but was accused of plagiarizing. 26:28 - Barbara's writing in college. 30:30 - "Copycat Capers," three kids' plays that Barbara wrote. 37:43 - What Barbara is writing right now: "Rag Doll." 41:42 - Men and musicals. 49:05 - Stephen Schwartz http://stephenschwartz.com2017-02-061h 04
Are You Famous, Yet?Caryl Pohlmann is the 'Punk' Grandma - Episode 16801:02 - How did grandma meet "punk grandpa?" 01:44 - Why Laura chose to call her play "Punk Grandpa." 03:22 - First date and Dating before punk grandpa. 05:47 - Grandpa in the service. 09:36 - Mammoth Cave story. 13:44 - Ladies at the bank. 16:49 - Grandpa and the saxophone. 26:43 - Dr. story. 29:01 - Stolen Rock story. Pic of rock now: https://www.facebook.com/areyoufamousyet/photos/pb.1019464621399109.-2207520000.1485742663./1418647911480776/?type=3&theater 30:28 - Role of big band jazz in grandma and grandpa's lives. 33:42 - "Punk Grandpa" is now available for licensing and perusal copies are available: ht...2017-01-3035 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Mitch O'Connell Draws Everything Sexy - Episode 167Our computer crashed during recording and the first 20 min of this episode has a lot of references to the lost part of the interview. I am very sorry about this as it does not make for an easy listen. 02:03 - Mitch O'Connell on Boing Boing. http://boingboing.net/?s=Mitch+O%27Connell 05:30 - The 12 Million Dollar Shark http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3717320-the-12-million-stuffed-shark 08:11 - Jim Shooter's extremely nice rejections. 09:00 - Mitch's training at School of the Art Institute and American Academy of Art. http://www.saic.edu http://www.aaart.edu 11:09...2017-01-2356 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Richard Henzel plays Ronald Reagan and Mandolin - Episode 16603:01 - How did Richard start acting? 14:29 - Acting with a bunch of coeds at Cedar Point. 19:08 - The Detroit producer. 24:24 - High school mentor James Thornton. 28:36 - New York. 35:28 - Left New York and went back to Cincinnati. 36:28 - Chicago and Shirley Hamilton. 41:00 - Nice time to play the mandolin. 47:50 - Richard's experience playing Ronald Reagan. Promotions: Richard will be playing Captain Shotover in "Heartbreak House" with ShawChicago http://shawchicago.org/heartbreak-house/ An upcoming podcast guest, musician Alex White of White Mystery, will be moderating this event as...2017-01-161h 07
Are You Famous, Yet?Laura Interviews Jake! Also: 2016 Art Retrospective - Episode 16500:49 - Laura interviews Jake. She starts by asking Jake's feelings about this podcast's journey. 04:55 - Laura and Jake met in a theatre class taught by previous podcast guest, Dan Taube, listen to his episodes here: http://areyoufamousyet.libsyn.com/ignorance-is-bliss-dan-taube-interview-part-1-episode-12a http://areyoufamousyet.libsyn.com/thunder-road-dan-taube-interview-part-2-episode-12b 08:07 - Jake's favorite podcasts: Harmontown http://www.harmontown.com/category/podcasts/ How Did This Get Made? http://www.earwolf.com/show/how-did-this-get-made/ Pete Holmes' podcast: "You Made It Weird" http://nerdist.com/podcasts/you-made-it-weird-channel/ 13:50 - Should we change the name of our...2017-01-091h 05
Are You Famous, Yet?Rhonda Findley and David Gordin and Fun Rock'n and Pop City - Episode 164Note: Recorded on video, for non-podcast reasons, 50min before their store opened -- References to visuals things and disturbances may distract. 00:48 - How did David Gordin meet Ted Frankel? 02:27 - David at the trade show in Vegas. 10:14 - What it's like for David to be with Ted in Las Vegas at the toy trade show twice a year. 13:31 - New old stock. 19:36 - How did Rhonda find David and Fun Rock'n? 24:01 - David's former booth at the flea market in New Orleans. 25:35 - Pop City 29:29 - This is all because...2017-01-0239 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Josh and Caroline Beadle and 3 Brothers Theater - Episode 163Recorded in a cold section of the basement wearing winter coats -- apologies for the background noises. 01:37 - Origin story of Three Brothers Theatre https://www.3brostheatre.com 05:30 - First show Josh directed. 09:31 - When did Caroline and Josh become involved as part of the artistic endeavor of Three Brothers Theatre? 13:29 - Surprisingly low cost rental agreements. 17:29 - Jazz Wave: https://www.facebook.com/Jazz-Wave-Big-Band-230269417017348/ 18:30 - What is it like to be a husband-wife team? 29:57 - How Three Brothers Theatre incorporates a mixture of new and older plays into season. 36:39 - 2017...2016-12-2647 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Rev. David Holcombe Returns with More Films - Episode 16202:27 - Happy to have returning podcast guest: Rev. David Holcombe. http://daholcombe.com 03:32 - "Breaking," David's most recent film. http://daholcombe.com/films-and-other-projects/ 12:36 - David's film, Pilgrim. http://www.softcagefilms.com/single-post/2015/11/24/PILGRIM-Premiere-FRAME-BY-FRAME 16:00 - Guerilla style. 40:30 - Third piece of anthology. 45:49 - Run Rainbow. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5194892/?ref_=nm_flmg_edt_1 51:43 - Bryn talks about an author's view of writing "The Arrival" that he read at: http://thetalkhouse.com/how-i-wrote-arrival/ 56:02 - More about Run Rainbow. 1:01:54 - Getting funding for your art project. Click this link to see...2016-12-191h 12
Are You Famous, Yet?Dan Rybicky and 10 Years of Almost There - Episode 16102:42 - What it was like to win the Audience Award for "Almost There" in South Korea. https://www.kartemquin.com/films/almost-there 08:57 - Jake and Laura are on their third year of making their documentary. 09:48 - How did the team go about putting "Almost There" out into the world? 17:46 - Screening of "Almost There" at Pierogi Fest. http://www.pierogifest.net 23:23 - Troubling/messy correspondence and boundaries. 26:07 - "Stevie." https://www.kartemquin.com/films/stevie 28:18 - How Dan decided to be a filmmaker. Ordinary People http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081283/ Grey Gardens h...2016-12-121h 06
Are You Famous, Yet?Madelyn Sergel Knows the Many Sides of Production - Episode 16001:52 - How did Madelyn come to be the Founding Artistic Director of Clockwise Theater? 22:08 - Three Brothers Theatre is doing great work. https://www.3brostheatre.com 24:50 - Re-run theatre. 26:42 - Totally Okay, Right Now. https://www.youthplays.com/play_details.php?play_id=359 31:49 - What is Madelyn's favorite aspect of theatre? 34:45 - Does Madelyn recommend that playwrights direct their own plays? 43:35 - What is Madelyn working on right now? 48:57 - What would Madelyn like to promote? http://www.madelynsergel.com 51:15 - Madelyn asks Laura what she would like to promote: Her...2016-12-0553 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Corky Siegel Plays Chamber and Symphonic Blues - Episode 15903:00 - A Fat Line and A Skinny Line Walk into a Barcode: Scandalous! https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10209832197535377&set=a.1723908211284.94755.1045724355&type=3&theater 05:37 - How Corky has combined blues and classical music and brought people together. 12:40 - When Corky met Seiji Ozawa. 14:48 - One of Corky's favorite stories. 20:36 - Corky's first commission. 22:31 - Chamber music is super square, right? 31:15 - How Corky makes his living. 36:25 - Corky co-wrote the musical guidebook "Let Your Music Soar, the Emotional Connection" with Peter Krammer. https://www.amazon.com/Let-Your-Music-Soar-Connection/dp/9077256261 46:14 - Corky's fourth...2016-11-281h 00
Are You Famous, Yet?Don Hall Directs All the Events - Episode 15801:24 - Don is The Director of Events for Chicago Public Media. https://chicagopublicmedia.org/ 12:12 - Keep the bathrooms nice. 13:41 - Don's teaching days, busking and how he left his mother's house in Wichita. 19:13 - Gun story. 26:35 - Co-host of The Moth for five years. https://www.themoth.org/ 34:00 - First story Don Hall told at The Moth. 35:18 - Don is happy now in his marriage to Dana Jerman: http://www.blastfortune.com/ 42:15 - Don toured with Harry Connick, Jr. https://www.harryconnickjr.com/ 42:47 - Jazz trio with jazz standards and stories...2016-11-2149 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Bryn, Nilsa, Laura, and Jake - Episode 15701:55 - Uncle Fun documentary first viewing party. 10:36 - Nilsa's furious writing and working pace. 30:24 - Our new business cards (https://youtu.be/qWDcIL6r2_s) and what Bryn the Golden Boy has been doing. 38:17 - Bryn's student film from years past could get picked up as a pilot. Will he be the next "the Todd"? 46:50 - Bryn can give it to you. 52:53 - Promotion time 56:04 - Nilsa's reactions to Bryn's video of pushing about 800 pounds https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fbryn.packard%2Fvideos%2F10210936770232137%2...2016-11-141h 02
Are You Famous, Yet?What has Laura Force Scruggs been doing this Year? - Episode 15605:03 - New York. http://www.horsetrade.info/event/231ddf10cc1f53a8aa0735a974eca4b4 http://www.horsetrade.info/frigid-festival-df84 05:45 - Budget breakdown/money spent in New York. 07:05 - Air b and b situation and then back to the money. 11:05 - How did Laura promote "Punk Grandpa?" https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2DWP7B5abmCxN245aU85kf4zsokTaq3Y 12:54 - Bernardo Cubria's podcast, episode 124: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/off-on-new-york-theatre-podcast/id495866786?mt=2 13:06 - Radio Free Brooklyn: https://www.mixcloud.com/RadioFreeBrooklyn/frigid-ny-festival-sunday-brunch-on-radio-free-brooklyn-2282016-partial/ 13:47 - How did the show go? Well. Theres the "Hang-over Award" and...2016-11-0746 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Mare Swallow's Life Adaptation - Episode 15501:35 - When did Mare know that she was a writer? 05:21 - Origin story of Chicago Writers Conference. http://www.chicagowritersconference.org 22:28 - How does Mare promote herself? The "Chicago Writers Conference newsletter" sign up here: http://www.chicagowritersconference.org 23:59 - Ok Go donated music for the Chicago Writers Conference Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chiwritersconf/make-the-chicago-writers-conference-a-reality 31:48 - How did Mare start performing in the Live Lit scene in Chicago? 33:21 - Mare's reading at Tuesday Funk about celebrity crushes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsw2GEhtKW4 36:59 - Mare's book: 21 Ways to Engage...2016-10-3151 min