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Lunchbox Interview: NBActs Acting Out and Street Scenes

My guests today are all involved the Notable Acts Theatre Festival. Len Falkenstein is a well known figure in local theatre, and a founder of this festival, as well as acting and directing in this year’s productions. Beth Graham is the Playwright-in-Residence and Dramaturg for this year, as well as presenting a reading of her new play Amber Hope Porter. Beatrix Culligan is a performer in the site-specific play For Whom The Troll Tolls. Brandon Hicks is the playwright of the 10-minute plays Don’t Shoot Your Mother and Sinking.

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Notable Acts 2024 part 2 (The Lunchbox Interview)

My guests today are all participants in this year’s NotaBle Acts Theatre Festival: Len Falkenstein (festival organizer; director); Alex McAllister (playwright: “Gargoyles”, “Animate Objects”; director: “Predormital”; actor), Cassandra Bullett (actor: Soda Noir), Mimi Martin (actor: Soda Noir).

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Notable Acts 2024 (The Lunchbox Interview)

My guests today are all participants in this year’s NotaBle Acts Theatre Festival: Len Falkenstein (festival organizer; director); Olivia Onalundala (High School Playwright: “Little Rock”); Merrit Johnson (director: “Little Rock”, “Burden of Proof”); and Madeline Savoie (playwright: “Splinter, Winter, Bloom”; director: “Animate Objects”).

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The Lunchbox Interview: Brandon Hicks on NFTC’s Live Audio Theatre Workshop

I love drama: on-stage, on audio, on the radio, in a book. But what about crossing these forms? The Next Folding Theatre Company prides itself on pushing boundaries and trying new things, as well as giving new playwrights a chance to get their work produced. My guest today is Brandon Hicks, the producer of the upcoming

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The Lunchbox: Interviews: Greek Letter Societies and Imaginary Circumstances Theatre Company

What does the university experience mean to you? To most, it’s much more than just academics; it’s also about finding out about yourself, trying new things, and finding new friends. But how do you find new people? One solution is to join a club or a society, much like a “Greek Letter Society”, one referred to

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The Lunchbox Interview: Ian Goff & Dylan Sealy of Next Folding Theatre Company for “10, 9, 8, etc., etc”

Traditional theatre follows a process (I imagine) something like this: Playwright writes a play. Director gets play, casts play. Actors perform play. But what if you took that process and compressed it to: People get together, write the script, act in the script and direct each other. That the process behind the Creative Collaboration series

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The Lunchbox: Interviews: Protest the Hero and The Odyssey

A pair of epic tales for you today! First, Jake Hollis (the host of the new show Zos Kia, found Thursday nights at 10:30pm) got in touch with metal band Protest The Hero. They talked about the changes in the direction of their music and the process behind coming up with their brand new album.

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The Lunchbox: Interview with Len Falkenstein about Notable Acts

Fredericton is filled with festivals all summer long, but sometimes it is possible to forget that it’s not all music. Len Falkenstein has been working for a dozen years with the Notable Acts Theatre Company to bring a festival of theatre every year! This year’s festival begins on July 24 and runs until August 4, and

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