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Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble: Down Center
A monthly podcast putting Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble's company, art, people, and town front and (down) center.
BTE has been making professional theatre in Pennsylvania's only town for 46 years. We strive to be a thriving center of community and cultural engagement through theatre and arts education, to promote creativity, inclusion and dignity. Join us as we delve into all that entails!
Episodes
25 episodes
S3E4: Winter Workshops: Creative Kids Welcome
Ensemble Members, Abigail Leffler (Education Director) & Aaron White (Resident Artist) are grilled by Theatre School students about all things theatre, teaching, and BTE.Recorded and Edited by: Aaron WhiteOriginal Music b...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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26:28
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S3E3 - It's the Holiday Season: A Christmas Carol and Treefest!
Resident Artists and Ensemble Members, Aaron White and Amy Rene Byrne unwrap what the Ensemble is preparing for the holiday season, chat about devising BTE's three-clown A Christmas Carol, discuss the joys and pressures of adapting the company'...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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34:31
S3E2: October PlayTastings: Four Edgy New Plays
Resident Artists Aaron White, Kimie Muroya, and Amy Rene Byrne chat about our October PlayTasting series. Each week we will bring you a staged reading of an edgy new play at various locations around the area. A "flight of plays" to strike up co...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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27:24
S3E1: Season 47!: Vibrant Story Telling with...Wellness, Money, and Transformation
Resident Actors, Amy Rene Byrne, Kimie Muroya, Aaron White Celebrate the new changes to Season 3 of the Down Center Podcast, chat about financial and cultural changes in the theatre industry and announce BTE’s Season 47! Supporter ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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28:57
S2E13: At Season’s End: A Celebration of Rural Life & Theatremakin’
Ahhh...Tomato Season!!! Just as summer gardens are reaching their zenith, BTE is wrapping up it's 46th Season. So in celebration of the the Down Center Podcast's 2nd season RAC member, Aaron White, reflects on the a cyclical nature of theatrema...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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20:27
S2E12: The Velveteen Rabbit: Summer Fun for All Ages!
Aaron White, Resident Actor & Ensemble member, chats with Community Kid cast members and Resident Actors, Elizabeth Dowd and Kimie Muroya, about summers at BTE as they prepare for performing The Velveteen Rabbit.Recorded and Ed...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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24:45
S2E11: Theatre School: Fun, Games, and Acting Adventures!
Join RAC Member Amy Rene Byrne and Education Director Abigail Leffler in a chat with 10-year-old theatre artists Margo Sutton and Aiden Kawas. They share their fun-filled experiences in improv and acting classes, dream up fantastical theatre ca...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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15:48
S2E10: Annapurna: Pull up a Chair for Table Work
Join us for a captivating behind-the-scenes glimpse into the rehearsal process of our latest production Annapurna by Sharr White. In this episode, Director Aaron White and Assistant Director Kimie Muroya invite you to sit at the t...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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28:30
S2E9: Theatre in the Classroom: Zombie Thoughts
RAC member and director Elizabeth Dowd is joined by Theatremaker Apprentices Diamond Gloria Marrow and Bruce Gomez, and Guest Actor Jack Sullivan to discuss BTE's touring Theatre in the Classroom (TIC) production, Zombie Thoughts. ...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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21:30
S2E8: Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson- Apt. 2B: The Mystery of Self Narrative
The mystery is afoot! A shoe?... A show! This mystery is a show. Join RAC members Amy Rene Byrne and Aaron White and RAC Candidate Kimie Muroya as they discuss the delightful mysterious comedy that is BTE's upcoming show Ms....
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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30:29
S2E7: Love and Theatre: "It's Complicated!"
Love and theatre have been in a complicated long-term relationship since... well, forever. RAC members Aaron White and Amy Rene Byrne chat about how their love lives and work as theatre professionals intersect. Perfect for Valentine's Day, this...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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29:31
S2E6: Sanctuary City: Window into a DREAMer's World
Join RAC member Amy Rene Byrne as she chats with (most of) the cast of Sanctuary City. RAC Candidate Kimie Muroya and Theatremaker Apprentices Diamond Gloria Marrow and Bruce Gomez discuss the characters, humor, and power dynamics in t...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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29:30
S2E5: Skits and Giggles: A Deep Dive into BTE Improv
Join RAC member Amy Rene Byrne as she grills the mastermind behind Bloomsburg's favorite (any only) resident Improv troupe. Learn what improv is and isn't, hear Abby Leffler’s favorite improv story, and find out what gets Abby and Amy's pinkies...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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20:40
S2E4: Fra-gee-lay: Christmas Stories Past
Resident Acting Company Member Elizabeth Dowd is directing BTE's 5th production of the beloved holiday classic, A Christmas Story. In this episode, she chats with former child actors Levi Fritz, Luke Saracoglu, and Walker Dowd-Wh...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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19:13
S2E3: Meet the Ensemble
What you see onstage is just the tip of the theatrical iceberg. It takes many hands, brains, minds, and hearts to run a professional theatre. In this episode you’ll hear from eight of BTE’s Ensemble Members about their jobs, favorite t...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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50:41
S2E1 Bonus: Pick a Little, Tell a Lot
Bonus outtake from Aaron, Amy, and Elizabeth's Episode 1 recording. Find out someone's favorite musical, whose grandmother was deaf, and so much more.
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Season 2
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3:25
S2E2: Twelfth Night: New Faces, New Spaces!
BTE kicks off season 46 with Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare. Aaron joins director Tara Bradway to discuss the production and why BTE is going on the road.Recorded and Edited by: Amy Rene ByrneOriginal Music by: Aaron White
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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14:03
S2E1: Professional Theatre in Rural PA
Running a professional ensemble theatre company in rural PA is not for the faint of heart. Join Aaron, Amy, and Elizabeth while they discuss the joys, trials, and tribulations of the “great BTE experiment.”Recorded and Edited by: Amy Re...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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38:33
S2: The Reboot
We are back, rebranded, and rebooted! Welcome to Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble: Down Center. Aaron, Amy, and Elizabeth introduce our monthly podcast centered around the most valuable commodity in the theatre community– people.Recorded and...
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Season 2
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Episode 0
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11:06
S1E6: Charles Dickens’s "A Christmas Carol"
Unable to bring you our annual Holiday Family Show during this pandemic Christmas, BTE is reaching out to you, our treasured audience, with a gift from our heart. In this episode, we present Charles Dickens's "A Christmas Carol."Product...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:15:40
S1E5: Round About the Cauldron: "The Staircase"
As the COVID pandemic keeps the theatre industry shut down this spooky season, BTE brings you "The Oddcast" to keep delivering quality storytelling directly into your earbuds. Ensemble member Andrew Hubatsek reads "The Staircase" b...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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31:42
S1E4: Round About the Cauldron: "The Cats of Ulthar"
As the COVID pandemic keeps the theatre industry shut down this spooky season, BTE brings you "The Oddcast" to keep delivering quality storytelling directly into your earbuds. Ensemble Member James Goode reads "The Cats of Ulthar" ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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13:41
S1E3: Round About the Cauldron: The Kid’s Episode
As the COVID pandemic keeps the theatre industry shut down this spooky season, BTE brings you "The Oddcast" to keep delivering quality storytelling directly into your earbuds. In this episode, Ensemble member Elizabeth Dowd reads "...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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36:04
S1E2: Round About the Cauldron: "The Landlady"
As the COVID pandemic keeps the theatre industry shut down this spooky season, BTE brings you "The Oddcast" to keep delivering quality storytelling directly into your earbuds. In this episode, Ensemble member Daniel Roth reads "The...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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31:50
S1E1: Round About the Cauldron: "The Tell Tale Heart"
As the COVID pandemic keeps the theatre industry shut down this spooky season, BTE brings you "The Oddcast" to keep delivering quality storytelling directly into your earbuds. In this episode, Ensemble member Amy Rene Byrne reads "...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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16:54
