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Past the Blue MailboxRhonda J Soikowski: Little GiftsHave a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text!Rhonda answers questions from students and winds up pondering why astrology starts with Aries, the importance of holiday plays, delicious cookies, Michael Bublé, brainwashing, playing pretend, alter egos, Agamemnon, and so much more. Each answer is offered as a gift for the listener this holiday season.Thank you for listening to Past The Blue Mailbox Season 1. Make sure you follow us where you get your podcasts, so you'll be notified when Season 2 is on its way.Talk soon!Rhonda out.2024-12-2529 min
Past the Blue MailboxSarah Harlett: Boundaries & CookiesHave a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text!Sarah & Rhonda talk about intimacy direction and coordination, boundaries, holiday work, the power in ritual, holiday traditions, cookies, and so much more. Be sure to follow on your favorite streaming service to be notified of new episodes and BONUS content! Sarah Harlett (she/her) is an actor, educator and intimacy director. Recent acting credits include: Romeo and Juliet (Seattle Shakespeare Co), King John (Actors Theater of Louisville/upstart crow), The Tempest (Wooden O), What The Constitution Means To Me (u/s, Se...2024-12-2425 min
Past the Blue MailboxAly Bedford: It's NatureHave a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text!Aly & Rhonda talk about balance, the transferable relevance of acting training, tree hugging, outdoor theater, and much, much more. Be sure to follow on your favorite streaming service to be notified of new episodes and BONUS content!Alyson Bedford has been a Seattle resident since 1986 when she left her hometown of Bigfork Montana to attend Cornish College of the Arts.A local actor since then, she has been in countless stage productions, local commercials, and independent films. She worked for 10 years at C...2024-12-2229 min
Past the Blue MailboxPilar O'Connell: Speaking UpHave a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text!Pilar & Rhonda talk about making career choices, soul searching, the benefits of therapy, what artists do for money, speaking up, becoming a strong advocate, and so much more. Be sure to follow on your favorite streaming service to be notified of new episodes and BONUS content!Pilar is a Latine multidisciplinary theatre practitioner from Santa Fe, New Mexico. They graduated from Cornish College of the Arts. In Seattle they have performed with Seattle Children’s Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle Shakespeare Company, Strawberry Theatre Wor...2024-12-2125 min
Past the Blue MailboxJosé Amador: PatienceHave a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text!José & Rhonda talk about developing scripts, the value of collaboration, Buddhist practices, poverty mindset, meeting in The Twilight Zone, and much, much more. Be sure to follow on your favorite streaming service to be notified of new episodes and BONUS content!You quite likely have seen José Amador's work in any number of 14/48 festivals over the years, but you may have seen his work as an actor this last spring in On The Train, which was part of The Shattered Glass Project's New Works Fes...2024-12-2124 min
Past the Blue MailboxMegan Hill: MTV BabyHave a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text!Megan & Rhonda talk about chasing the work instead of the institution, long time collaborators, building characters in new works, New York, Los Angeles, Megan's million dollar idea, the top five essentials for surviving and thriving as an artist, and much, much more. Be sure to follow on your favorite streaming service to be notified of new episodes and BONUS content!Megan is a Brooklyn-based actor and writer. Her play THE LAST CLASS: A JAZZERCIZE PLAY has enjoyed runs in New York, DC, and Seattle. A...2024-12-2025 min
Past the Blue MailboxAmy Wheeler: Paying AttentionHave a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text!Amy & Rhonda talk about lessons learned in the pandemic, returning to writing, crows in the yard, signs in the cards, getting letters from Beverly Cleary, and so much more. Be sure to follow on your favorite streaming service to be notified of new episodes and BONUS content!Amy Wheeler’s (she / they) passion for creativity, community and collaboration fuels her work as a theatre artist, writer, educator, nonprofit arts leader and creative entrepreneur. They are deeply committed to equity and empowering the voices and sto...2024-12-1931 min
Past the Blue MailboxShawn Belyea: Keep That Action AliveHave a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text!Shawn & Rhonda talk about auditioning, keeping things a little bit out of our control, 14/48, more about 14/48, a little more about it and how fun it is, and tips for how to get involved in the festival. Make sure you follow on your favorite streaming service to be notified of new episodes and BONUS content!Shawn Belyea is an award-winning actor, director, producer, and teaching artist based in Seattle, Washington. He is currently the Producing Director for The 14/48 Projects, creators of 14/48: The World’s Quickest The...2024-12-1827 min
Past the Blue MailboxBrenda Arellano: Always Check For MoneyHave a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text!Brenda & Rhonda talk about pressure cookers, Neo Futurists, hospital clowning, grant money, adventuring, comedy, parental support, and so much more. Make sure you follow on your favorite streaming service to be notified of new episodes and BONUS content!Brenda Arellano is a performer and devisor based in Oakland. She was a company member with the Chicago Neo-Futurists, Playmaker’s Laboratory and the San Francisco Neo-Futurists, recently performing in their weekly show The Infinite Wrench. She also performed in the Chicago Neo-futurists’ first digital show, 45 Plays...2024-12-1725 min
Past the Blue MailboxPablo Lopez: World ShakerHave a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text!Pablo & Rhonda talk about storytelling, generational wealth, the ironies of needing capital to fight capitalism, pigeonholes, students, and what it takes to be a world shaker. Be sure to follow on your favorite streaming service to be notified of new episodes and BONUS content!Pablo Lopez (he/they) is an educator and multi-disciplinary storyteller. Prior to becoming an English teacher in Los Angeles two years ago, they have had over a decade of experience as a theater artist in Los Angeles, Davis, and Seattle. P...2024-12-1625 min
Past the Blue MailboxAnna Tzakou: Give Where You AreHave a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text!Anna & Rhonda talk about making theater in times of unrest, making space to breathe in such times without hiding or running away, audience as participant, adventuring, the love of place, and trees (Christmas Trees?). Be sure to follow on your favorite streaming service to be notified of new episodes and BONUS content!Anna Tzakou is a performer, theatre deviser, and practice-based researcher based in Athens, Greece. She holds a PhD in Performance Practice entitled: Geopoetics, a mindfulness (sati) site-specific performance practice, from the University...2024-12-1530 min
Past the Blue MailboxKate Myre: Walking WellHave a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text!Kate & Rhonda talk about taking up pottery, travel styles, self-respect, getting the most out of the moments we find ourselves in, living a life of discovery, sports metaphors, and making sure we get a beer later. Be sure to follow on your favorite streaming service to be notified of new episodes and BONUS content!Kate Myre is a professor at Cornish College of the Arts and has worked nationally as a voice over artist and dialect coach. She has worked extensively with Pulitzer and...2024-12-1426 min
Past the Blue MailboxPast the Blue Mailbox: Holiday Edition (Trailer)Have a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text!Two weeks of daily episodes beginning Friday, December 13th and going through Tuesday, December 24th. Spend time listening while you ramp up and move through your holiday season. Wrapping up Season 1 of Past the Blue Mailbox, share time with Kate Myre, Anna Tzakou, Pablo Lopez, Brenda Arellano, Shawn Belyea, Amy Wheeler, Megan Hill, José Amador, Pilar O'Connell, Aly Bedford, Sarah Harlett, and listen on December 24th for a special episode with just me - Rhonda J. Soikowski.Talk soon!2024-12-0901 min
Past the Blue MailboxDiane Baccaro: I Have IdeasHave a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text!Diane & Rhonda talk about homemade lemon curd, baking for a living, how art school is good for business, Central and South American cockroaches, top tier survival tactics, embracing surprise life lessons, and leaving Natalie Portman alone. Make sure you follow on your favorite streaming service to be notified of new episodes and BONUS content!Diane Baccaro expresses herself through baked goods, fine wines, and community outreach. Graduating with a BFA in Original Works from Cornish College of the Arts she was well qualified to b...2024-11-1236 min
Past the Blue MailboxErin Moncada: We Make Our Own PathsHave a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text!Erin Moncada is a Seattle based actor, writer, dancer, and enthusiastic collaborator/arts administrator. She's currently in her dream job as the Audience and Engagement Manager at On The Boards, Seattle's home for contemporary performance.She is a company member of Noveltease Theatre and can be found gracing Burlesque/Cabaret stages across the country as her alter ego Polly Wood.Favorite past roles include Laura in the West Coast Premiere of The Beebo Brinker Chronicles2024-10-1827 min
Past the Blue MailboxFaith Vanchu: "A Really Honor"Have a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text!Faith & Rhonda talk about auditions, time, identifying as an actor when we're not on stage, inviting ourselves to the party, Youtube discoveries, first memories, first movies and by the end, Faith is really, really honor. You better listen all the way to the end to figure that one out. Make sure you follow on your favorite streaming service to be notified of new episodes and BONUS content!"Rhonda! Here’s a bio, but this doesn’t define me..." - FVFaith got her B...2024-09-2830 min
Past the Blue MailboxTerri Weagant: A Place of JoyHave a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text!Terri & Rhonda talk about auditioning, intuition, perceiving our own paths, a particularly wonderful aphorism, and the benefits of having heroes we know. Make sure you follow on your favorite streaming service to be notified of new episodes and BONUS content!--Terri Weagant is an award winning actor, writer, director, producer and dialect coach based in Brooklyn, NY. As an actor she has performed in the US, Canada, Australia, Mexico and the Czech Republic. In NYC, she was last seen in...2024-09-1335 min
Past the Blue MailboxShermona Mitchell: Check Your PlantsHave a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text!Shermona & Rhonda talk about taking a break, the value of checking on houseplants, returning home, security blankets, alchemy, water, and what were we talking about again? Listen to find out! Make sure you follow on your favorite streaming service to be notified of new episodes and BONUS content.--Shermona Mitchell (she/they) is an actor, director, and adaptor, transplanted in Seattle by way of Kentucky. In addition to working artistically for over twodecades in Seattle, Shermona has enjoyed a my...2024-09-0735 min
The 80s-estS1E51: Movies Regional FinalHappy Labor Day to our US listeners! The Elite Eight begins here! It’s time to choose one champion from each of our regions, starting with the Movie region. It’s a clash of the titans as Simple Minds’ #1 seed “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” takes on Duran Duran’s three-seed “A View to a Kill.” It’s Bond vs the Breakfast Club. Get it in your ears!During the episode, we discuss Rhonda Soikowski’s podcast, “Past the Blue Mailbox,” on which Joe is featured in the July 16, 2024 episode.(Also, apologies, Substack was having publis...2024-09-0247 min
Past the Blue MailboxJoe Cummings: The Worth FactorHave a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text!Rhonda & Joe talk about worth, overwhelm, teaching, the power of words, the power of service, Brandy Bottle Bates, magic, and more. A testament to this truth: a conversation goes where a conversation goes. Make sure you follow on your favorite streaming service to be notified of new episodes and BONUS content!--A multidisciplinary artist, born in the PNW, hopping between Portland and Seattle for a number of years - now nestled in Louisville Kentucky, Joe Cummings has been in the performing arts m...2024-08-2435 min
Past the Blue MailboxRussell Brooks (Part 2): We Lift Each Other UpHave a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text!Russell & Rhonda talk about language revitalization, basketball, DJ life, filmmaking, wisdom, and so much more in Part 2 of 2 episodes with the fantastic Russell Brooks. Make sure you follow on your favorite streaming service to be notified of new episodes and BONUS content!--Russell Brooks (Southern Cheyenne) has spent much of his life in Montana but has made the Greater Seattle area his home since 2011. Russell attended Montana State University-Billings and received degrees in Organizational Communications and Native American Studies in 2000. Russell is...2024-07-3022 min
Past the Blue MailboxRussell Brooks (Part 1): We Lift Each Other UpHave a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text!Maybe a BONUS, maybe a second Trailer for the show, maybe a Trailer for next week's episode featuring Russell Brooks, or maybe Russell just gets two episodes. In Part 1, listen to Rhonda tell Russell all about the podcast name and where the idea came from, and get a solid introduction to Red Eagle Soaring.Red Eagle Soaring Native Youth Theatre (RES) exists to empower American Indian and Alaska Native youth to express themselves with confidence and clarity through traditional and contemporary performing arts.2024-07-2318 min
Past the Blue MailboxJoe Wack: A Big Big ChiliHave a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text!Joe & Rhonda talk about the inception and history of comedy sketch group Disgruntled Bit Players, 1990's Seattle sketch comedy, the benefits of talking through the pros and cons of decisions with a trusted partner, Kenny Rogers, a new podcast you should check out called The 80's-est, and then they taper off with some creative swearing. Make sure you follow on your favorite streaming service to be notified of new episodes and BONUS content!-- Joe Wack is a second-grade teacher in Shoreline who live...2024-07-1727 min
Past the Blue MailboxSherrine Azab: A Deer in DetroitHave a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text!Sherrine & Rhonda talk about dreaming the dream(s), living the dream(s), creating original theatrical work, social change, unexpected Detroit wildlife, and so much more. Make sure you follow on your favorite streaming service to be notified of new episodes and BONUS content!Sherrine Azab is the Co-Director of Detroit-based theater ensemble A Host of People. She is a director, producer, and educator that has worked nationally and internationally in cities such as Detroit, Seattle, New York, Berlin, and more. Sherrine holds a BFA f...2024-07-1028 min
Past the Blue MailboxSolvej Noa: Mulberries Grow on TreesHave a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text!Solvej & Rhonda talk about defining surrender and winning for ourselves, medicine songs, the wisdom of Robin Williams, essential oil metaphors, and so much more. Make sure you follow on your favorite streaming service to be notified of new episodes and BONUS content!Reverend Solvej Amelia Noa, aka Amelia Bolyard, is an impromptu, improvisational multi-genre performance artist and composer based in Seattle Washington. She also serves as an educator, a trauma-informed embodiment coach and a non-denominational minister. She received formal dance training in the preparatory...2024-06-2627 min
Past the Blue MailboxAyako Okano: Just That Much BrighterHave a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text!Rhonda & Ayako talk about learning music in school, improvising, building community, Dave (Thanks, Dave!), goals and success and lots more. Make sure you follow on your favorite streaming service to be notified of BONUS content, because Ayako shared far more wisdom than we could fit into this one episode.AYAKO OKANO has been playing music in and around Seattle and the Pacific Northwest for nearly 30 years. She currently leads her rock band Tsubaki as songwriter, vocalist, pianist, as well as providing piano and keyboard s...2024-06-1822 minPast the Blue MailboxPast the Blue Mailbox (Official Trailer)Have a question or comment for Rhonda? Send us a text!Introducing Past the Blue Mailbox — Conversations between people I respect and admire — in different stages of their lives and careers — and me, Rhonda J Soikowski. It's just like those podcasts with actors talking to other actors about how they work, how they live, and whether or not they were allowed to ride their bikes past the blue mailbox at the end of the street when they were kids - the main difference being you don't know me yet unless you're really in...2024-06-1101 min
DBP Radio TheaterThe 99s Episode V: Alice Through the Nazi HoleFrom the minds that brought you Spit-Take Theater and dozens of other classic sketches that you don’t know, comes Disgruntled Bit-Players Radio Theater, a podcast that will present original radio plays designed to make you chuckle warmly so hard that you’ll plotz.
In the final episode of The 99s, The 99s rescue Dr. Schleuss and the Stimson sisters from Gutenfluber, but the danger has only gotten worse! Can Alice and The 99s stop Gutenfluber from crippling the U.S. military? Probably!
Cast:
Announcer--Keith Marsteller
Alice Everly...2022-08-0529 minDBP Radio TheaterThe 99s Episode IV: The Search for SchleussFrom the minds that brought you Spit-Take Theater and dozens of other classic sketches that you don’t know, comes Disgruntled Bit-Players Radio Theater, a podcast that will present original radio plays designed to make you chuckle warmly so hard that you’ll plotz.
In the newest episode of The 99s, Alice and Bessie meet up with the legendary women of The 99s. When Agent Glover and Dr. Crispin ask for help finding Dr. Schleuss, The 99s rocket into action.
Cast:
Announcer--Keith Marsteller
Alice Everly--Rhonda J. Soikowski
A...2022-07-2928 minDBP Radio TheaterThe 99s Episode III: Ist Das Der Chatanooga Choo-Choo?From the minds that brought you Spit-Take Theater and dozens of other classic sketches that you don’t know, comes Disgruntled Bit-Players Radio Theater, a podcast that will present original radio plays designed to make you chuckle warmly so hard that you’ll plotz.
In the newest episode of The 99s, Alice and Bessie escort Dr. Schleuss southward on a train, unaware that Gutenfluber has agents hot on their trail. Meanwhile, Agent Glover and Dr. Crispin press Billie for information.
Cast:
Announcer--Keith Marsteller
Alice Everly--Rhonda J. Soikowski
D...2022-07-2222 minDBP Radio TheaterThe 99s Episode II: Deep Dish of Danger!From the minds that brought you Spit-Take Theater and dozens of other classic sketches that you don’t know, comes Disgruntled Bit-Players Radio Theater, a podcast that will present original radio plays designed to make you chuckle warmly so hard that you’ll plotz.
In the newest episode of The 99s, Alice and Dr. Schleuss seek help from legendary pilot Bessie Coleman. Meanwhile Gutenfluber is running out of flunkies, as he's shot most of them. And Agent Glover and Dr. Crispin pick up a new ally in their search for Alice and Dr. Schleuss.
...2022-07-1523 min
DBP Radio TheaterThe 99s Episode I: Gutenfluber? I Just Met Her!From the minds that brought you Spit-Take Theater and dozens of other classic sketches that you don’t know, comes Disgruntled Bit-Players Radio Theater, a podcast that will present original radio plays designed to make you chuckle warmly so hard that you’ll plotz.
In the premiere episode of The 99s, daring pilot Alice Everly meets brilliant scientist Dr. Schleuss. When a group of Nazis led by the evil Commandant Gutenfluber tries to take Dr. Schleuss back to Germany, the scientist enlists Alice to help evade their grasp. Meanwhile, a pair of government agents tries to tra...2022-07-0821 min
DBP Radio TheaterMegaballs, Episode V: Roswell That Ends WellFrom the minds that brought you Spit-Take Theater and dozens of other classic sketches that you don’t know, comes Disgruntled Bit-Players Radio Theater, a podcast that will present original radio plays designed to make you chuckle warmly so hard that you’ll puke.
In the thrilling confusion to Megaballs, Bjorn and Ned have been captured by The Department. As Luke and Helen race to rescue their friends, Bjorn learns about the horrors of Area 51 and the terrifying fate that awaits him. Also, a special performance by Shields and Yarnell!
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Announ...2021-04-2324 minDBP Radio TheaterMegaballs, Episode IV: Tobor...or Not ToborFrom the minds that brought you Spit-Take Theater and dozens of other classic sketches that you don’t know, comes Disgruntled Bit-Players Radio Theater, a podcast that will present original radio plays designed to make you chuckle warmly so hard that you’ll puke.
In the fourth episode of Megaballs, Bjorn and his companions have survived multiple attacks from The Department and now rest, safe, in the Baltimore headquarters of STOP, where a pair of genius siblings and their robot companion have things under control. Meanwhile, a new danger stalks our hero, in the form of Maude Blake...2021-04-1616 minDBP Radio TheaterMegaballs, Episode III: Chicken-Fried DangerFrom the minds that brought you Spit-Take Theater and dozens of other classic sketches that you don’t know, comes Disgruntled Bit-Players Radio Theater, a podcast that will present original radio plays designed to make you chuckle warmly so hard that you’ll puke.
Welder Bjorn Bjornson, after stumbling across a winning lottery ticket, has been plunged into a vast conspiracy where his life is in more danger than a donut in Devon's house. (My friend Devon loves donuts. So a donut wouldn't last long if--you know what, skip it.) Bjorn and the agents of STOP must fend...2021-04-0924 min
DBP Radio TheaterBeigey, P.I. in The Case I Started After I Finished My Baking, Episode V:The Storm Breaks...Wind
From the minds that brought you Spit-Take Theater and dozens of other classic sketches that you don’t know, comes Disgruntled Bit-Players Radio Theater, a podcast that will present original radio plays designed to make you chuckle warmly so hard that you’ll puke.
Our first production is a hard-hitting noir detective tale featuring the indelible character, Beigey, P.I.
Detective José Amador is drawn into a family drama with deadly consequences. Presented for you today is Episode V: The Storm Breaks...Wind
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...2020-12-1015 minDBP Radio TheaterBeigey, P.I. in The Case I Started After I Finished My Baking, Episode III: Right Cross, Double-CrossFrom the minds that brought you Spit-Take Theater and dozens of other classic sketches that you don’t know, comes Disgruntled Bit-Players Radio Theater, a podcast that will present original radio plays designed to make you chuckle warmly so hard that you’ll puke.
Our first production is a hard-hitting noir detective tale featuring the indelible character, Beigey, P.I.
Detective José Amador is drawn into a family drama with deadly consequences. Presented for you today is Episode 3: Right Cross, Double-Cross
Cast:
Announcer: Keith G...2020-07-1418 minDBP Radio TheaterBeigey, P.I. in The Case I Started After I Finished My Baking, Episode II: Butler-a-go-goFrom the minds that brought you Spit-Take Theater and dozens of other classic sketches that you don’t know, comes Disgruntled Bit-Players Radio Theater, a podcast that will present original radio plays designed to make you chuckle warmly so hard that you’ll puke.
Our first production is a hard-hitting noir detective tale featuring the indelible character, Beigey, P.I.
Detective José Amador is drawn into a family drama with deadly consequences. Presented for you today is Episode 2: Butler-a-go-go
Cast:
Announcer: Keith G. Marstelle...2020-06-1019 minDBP Radio TheaterBeigey, P.I. in The Case I Started After I Finished My Baking, Episode I: Dark Come the CronutsOur first production is a hard-hitting noir detective tale featuring the indelible character, Beigey, P.I.
Detective José Amador is drawn into a family drama with deadly consequences. Presented for you today is Episode 1: Dark Come the Cronuts.
Cast:
Announcer: Keith G. Marsteller
Beigey: José Amador
Katherine Ritzy: Kathleen Hogan
Crusty McCann: Evan Mosher
Sister Excrutia: Rhonda J. Soikowski
Daisy Marzetti: Alisa Ledyard
Marvin Gormsch: Michael Anderson
Additional Voices: Trevor Brown, Kathleen Hogan, Dunc...2020-05-1217 min
Theatrical Mustang PodcastOrion J. BradshawIt's episode 64 with Orion J. Bradshaw, hosted by Olena Hodges!
Orion plays Doc in Village Theatre's current production of Crimes of the Heart. We talk about the rehearsal process, developing a character, and what makes this 1970's play relevant today.
Crimes of the Heart runs through February 28 in Issaquah and March 4-27 in Everett.
Cast: Babe: Sydney AndrewsBarnette: Robert BerginDoc: Orion BradshawChick: Angela DiMarcoMeg: Brenda JoynerLenny: Rhonda J. Soikowski
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This episode is sponsored by Island Shakespeare Festival.2016-01-241h 06