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Heilman & Haver - Episode 68 (Guest Tara Moses - Part 2)

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Tara Moses
Tara Moses is a director, multi award-winning playwright, Artistic Director of Red Eagle Soaring theatre in Seattle, co-Founder of Groundwater Arts, and a citizen of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma.
As a director, Tara’s work has been seen in theatres in South Dakota, Road Island, Washington DC, Maryland, Oklahoma, and Georgia. As a playwright, she is the Winner of the 2019 Native Storytellers Contest, a 2020 and 2021 finalist for the National Playwrights Conference, and winner of the 2019 Native American New Play Festival. Her plays have been produced and/or developed all over the country.
Her plays have also been taught and/or are currently in the curriculum at Brown University, the University of Arkansas, the University of Arizona, UCLA, Oklahoma City University, and Northeastern State University, and University of Washington.
She is currently commissioned by Audible, Yale Indigenous Performing Arts Program, Company One Theatre, AlterTheatre Ensemble, Kitchen Dog Theater, the New Now Commission with Lauren Gunderson, Geva Theatre Center, Red Bull Theatre, and Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
Tara is an M.F.A. Candidate in Directing at Brown University/Trinity Rep and holds a B.A. in Theatre from the University of Tulsa. She is also a dramaturg, consultant, and beadwork artist.  Tara joined us from her home on Narragansett Land or what is colonially known as Providence, RI.
Connect with Tara:
Web: www.taramoses.com
Twitter: @taratomahawk
Instagram: @taratomahawk
Read her plays: New Play Exchange

Heilman & Haver - Episode 67 (Guest Tara Moses - Part 1)

Welcome to Heilman & Haver - Episode 67.  We hope you enjoy the show!
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Tara Moses
Tara Moses is a director, multi award-winning playwright, Artistic Director of Red Eagle Soaring theatre in Seattle, co-Founder of Groundwater Arts, and a citizen of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma.
As a director, Tara’s work has been seen in theatres in South Dakota, Road Island, Washington DC, Maryland, Oklahoma, and Georgia. As a playwright, she is the Winner of the 2019 Native Storytellers Contest, a 2020 and 2021 finalist for the National Playwrights Conference, and winner of the 2019 Native American New Play Festival. Her plays have been produced and/or developed all over the country.
Her plays have also been taught and/or are currently in the curriculum at Brown University, the University of Arkansas, the University of Arizona, UCLA, Oklahoma City University, and Northeastern State University, and University of Washington.
She is currently commissioned by Audible, Yale Indigenous Performing Arts Program, Company One Theatre, AlterTheatre Ensemble, Kitchen Dog Theater, the New Now Commission with Lauren Gunderson, Geva Theatre Center, Red Bull Theatre, and Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
Tara is an M.F.A. Candidate in Directing at Brown University/Trinity Rep and holds a B.A. in Theatre from the University of Tulsa. She is also a dramaturg, consultant, and beadwork artist.  Tara joined us from her home on Narragansett Land or what is colonially known as Providence, RI.
Connect with Tara:
Web: www.taramoses.com
Twitter: @taratomahawk
Instagram: @taratomahawk
Read her plays: New Play Exchange

Heilman & Haver - Episode 66 (Guest Kathryn Van Meter)

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Kathryn Van Meter
Kathryn Van Meter was the inaugural recipient of the Heilman & Haver 2021/2022 Best Choreography Award for Beauty and the Beast at the 5th Avenue Theatre.  A champion of large scale community theatrical adventures, Kathryn choreographed As You Like It for Seattle Repertory Theatre’s PUBLIC WORKS program, and directed and choreographed Matilda at Village Theatre where she worked with Star 101.5 to generate The Matilda Movement, a program honoring local youth making a difference in their community.  
Kathryn also served as the Interim Artistic Director of Seattle Children’s Theatre, where she created Ghost Light Stories, a weekly web series of ghost stories designed to help children process fear and anxiety around COVID- 19 and produced and directed So Many Heroes, a National Song of Thanks, with 75 youth from 16 cities across America.  Kathryn’s work as a teaching artist has taken her around the world from Iowa to South Africa and Siberia.  As an artist/activist, Kathryn worked with A.S.T.E.P. (Artists Striving to End Poverty) to develop One World Through Theatre, a generative theatrical conversation between students in South Africa, North Carolina, and Washington.  
She was the series choreographer for the NETFLIX Original Series 13 Reasons Why and Crater, an upcoming feature for Disney+ and she recently made her debut as Intimacy Coordinator for the NETFLIX Original Series ECHOES, which spent two weeks at #1 worldwide.  In 2016 she worked with the US Dept. of Labor to develop the national definition for the occupation of “Choreographer.”  She is a five time nominee and two time Gregory Award winner for Choreography, and was the 2018 People’s Choice winner for Directing and Outstanding Performance as a Lead Actor.  
Kathryn holds a BA in Theatre and a Minor in Dance from The College of William and Mary.  She has served on the National Board of Governors for AGMA, the Seattle Liaison Committee for Actors Equity and was the Chair of the Seattle Steering Committee for the Society of Directors and Choreographers.  She joined us from her home in Seattle.
Keep up with Kathryn on Instagram: @itsgoingverywell

Heilman & Haver - Episode 65 (Guest Lara Gabrielle)

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Lara Gabrielle
Lara Gabrielle is a writer, film researcher, teacher, and author of the new book from University of California Press, Captain of Her Soul: The Life of Marion Davies.  Lara’s research has taken her all over the world, and she has spoken about Miss Davies at some of the world’s most respected classic film festivals. Her article on Marion’s transition to sound appears in the summer 2018 edition of the Missouri Review. Lara also wrote the program for the screening of The Red Mill at Kennington Bioscope Silent Film Festival in London and the liner notes for the recent restoration of When Knighthood Was in Flower. She also writes at Backlots, an award-winning classic film blog in operation since 2011. As a reporter, she annually covers such events as the San Francisco Silent Film Festival, the TCM Classic Film Festival, and Noir City. She recently appeared on the American Experience documentary Citizen Hearst, for which she was also a consultant and advisor.  Lara joined us from her home in Oakland, CA.
 
CONNECT WITH LARA:
Web: mariondaviesbook.com
Facebook: @mariondaviesbook
Instagram: @laragabrielle198

Heilman & Haver - Episode 64 (Guest Laura Galt)

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Laura Galt
Laura Galt is a Tony Nominated Broadway co-producer (The Prom), indie film director, producer, casting director, assistant director, actor, educator/teaching artist, speech-language pathologist, and mom based in Austin, TX.  She coordinated extras casting on Aged Out (starring Tye Sheridan of X-Men and Ready Player One) which premiered at SXSW 2018.
She is currently working on the producing/capitalization team for The Outsiders Musical (based on the SE Hinton novel/Francis Ford Coppola film) which is in development for Broadway. (World premiere-La Jolla Playhouse Feb/March 2023.) 
Laura co-conceptualized and produced a SXSW 2018 panel, Hollywood to Broadway: Adapting Films for Stage, and the 2019 SXSW panel, Film & Music: Collaborating on Broadway.
She has served on Zach Theatre's Education Board and is currently involved as a teaching artist and judge for Young Playwrights for Change, a national middle school playwriting competition run by the American Alliance for Theatre and Education in collaboration with Zach Theatre.  Young Playwrights for Change has a goal to produce meaningful conversations that will ripple across our nation to provoke change by sparking conversations and discussion throughout classrooms, schools, and communities.    Laura has also worked in Los Angeles at International Creative Management, as an associate publicist for Nancy Seltzer Public Relations, and was a part of the publicity team for Julia Roberts, Nicole Kidman, Kathy Bates, Placido Domingo, Rob Reiner, and Jonathan Demme's acclaimed film Philadelphia.  Laura was also Julia Louis Dreyfus's assistant and worked for Burt Reynolds Productions.  In college, Laura interned for Senator David Boren.
She enjoys championing education, up and coming filmmakers, theatre, and dance, and has a goal of involving herself and others in stage and screen narratives that have relevant messages and shift representation paradigms for women, youth, and underrepresented populations.
She joined us from her home in Austin, TX. 
 
Connect with Laura:
Web: www.lauragalt.com and atxrandom.com
Twitter: @mslauragaltInstagram: @atxrandom

Heilman & Haver - Episode 63 (Guest Alicia Malone)

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Alicia Malone
Alicia Malone is an authority on classic, independent, and foreign films, and a passionate supporter of women in film.  She has given two TEDx talks on the subject and her first two books, Backwards and in Heels and The Female Gaze – explore the accomplishments and obstacles women have faced throughout cinema’s history.  Her latest book, Girls on Film: Lessons From a Life of Watching Women in Movies, was released in March and connects film analysis with her own journey of self-discovery—from growing up as a nerdy film lover in Australia to finding her voice as a woman on television.
Malone began her television career two decades ago in her native Australia, working behind the scenes as a writer, producer, and editor for movie-centric television shows. Her expertise in film saw her transition to host, interviewer, and film critic for television, radio, print, and online. In 2011, Malone moved to Los Angeles, and since then has appeared as a film expert on a variety of television channels and programs, including CNN’s The Movies documentary series, MSNBC, Access Hollywood, E!, Entertainment Tonight, MTV, and ABC’s 2019 Live from the Red Carpet Oscar pre-show. 
She is a regular on Turner Classic Movies and the host of TCM Imports, showcasing cinematic treasures from around the world each Sunday.  Her new show Follow the Thread airs on TCM (June 4) and HBO Max (June 17) and will explore the synergies between fashion and film, and cover a variety of topics at the intersection of the two, inspired by The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute’s new exhibition, In America: An Anthology of Fashion.  
Previously, Malone was the host of FilmStruck, TCM’s streaming service for movie lovers, and was the host and creator of Fandango’s series Indie Movie Guide.  Her dedication to film history and supporting women filmmakers saw her named one of LA Weekly’s People of 2019, and one of 100 #WorthyWomen of 2016. She can also be seen on the Criterion Channel and as the host of Focus Features' Reel Destinations series.  Alicia joins us from her home in Maine and you can connect with her on Instagram at @aliciamalone.

Heilman & Haver - Episode 62 (Guest George Stevens Jr.)

Welcome to Heilman & Haver - Episode 62.  We hope you enjoy the show!
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: George Stevens Jr.
Welcome to Episode 62 and a very special interview with award-winning director, writer, producer, and playwright George Stevens Jr.  Mr. Stevens’s new book My Place in the Sun hits shelves May 17th, 2022.  It’s the story of how the son of a celebrated Hollywood director emerged from his father's shadow to claim his own place as a major force in American culture. Stevens tells an intimate and moving tale of his relationship with his Oscar-winning father and his own exciting career in Hollywood and our nation's capital. Fascinating people, priceless stories and a behind-the-scenes view of some of America's major cultural and political events grace this riveting memoir.
Mr. Stevens is the founder of the American Film Institute, creator of the AFI Life Achievement Award and the Kennedy Center Honors and has served as co-chair of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities for President Obama. His awards and honors include fifteen Emmys, eight Writers Guild Awards, two Peabody Awards, the Humanitas Prize and the 2012 Honorary Academy Award. He is the author of Conversations with the Great Moviemakers of Hollywood's Golden Age at The American Film Institute and the Broadway play Thurgood.  He joined us from his home in WA DC.

Heilman & Haver - Episode 61 (Guest John Dileo)

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EPISODE 61 SYNOPSIS
We're pleased to be joined by Author/ Film Critic/ Film Historian and Speaker John DiLeo to chat about those beloved character actors and his new book, There Are No Small Parts: 100 Outstanding Film Performances with Screen Time of 10 Minutes or Less.
 
ARTS AROUND THE SOUND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Last Weekend for "Something Rotten" at BCT
It’s the final weekend for "Something Rotten" at Bremerton Community Theater and you don’t want to miss your chance to see this absurdly funny show depicting the intersection where Shakespeare and musical theater meet.  Greg's review is available on our website and tickets and more info can be had at bctshows.com.
"Little Shop of Horrors" Opens at WWCA
Friday, May 6th, "Little Shop of Horrors" opens at Western Washington Center for the Arts!  Written by Howard Ashman with music by Alan Menken and directed and choreographed by our friends Dan Estes and Rebecca Ewen, this is the musical about man eating plants that you need in your life.  Tickets and more info are available at wwca.us.
"In the Mix" Returns with a tribute to Elia Kazan
Next week we’ll be toasting the brilliant and versatile director of stage and screen, Elia Kazan with the “East of Eden” tequila cocktail, named after the 1955 John Steinbeck adaptation starring James Dean, Julie Harris and Raymond Massey.  Tune in on our website and YouTube channel.
 
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: John DiLeo
In his most recent book, author, film critic, film historian, and speaker John DiLeo celebrates remarkable screen performances, shining a uniquely targeted spotlight on artists who created full-blown characterizations within minimal screen time, of ten minutes or less.  John is the author of 7 books about American movies, from his first, And You Thought You Knew Classic Movies: 200 Quizzes For Golden Age Movie Lovers in 1999, to his latest, and the topic of our chat today, There Are No Small Parts: 100 Outstanding Film Performances With Screen Time Of 10 Minutes Or Less, which was just released in February and is available everywhere fine books are sold.  Born in Brooklyn and raised on Long Island, John joined us from his home in Milford, Pennsylvania.
Connect with John:
On his website
On Facebook
On Twitter
On Instagram
 
COMING UP ON EPISODE 61
Coming up on Episode 62, we’ll welcome legendary writer, playwright, director, and producer George Stevens Jr. to the show.  The son of two-time Academy Award winning director George Stevens, our guest made a name for himself as founding director of the American Film Institute, and co-creator of the Kennedy Center Honors.  Tune in Friday, May 13th for an episode you don’t want to miss.

Heilman & Haver - Episode 60 (Guest Sloan De Forest)

Welcome to Heilman & Haver - Episode 60.  We hope you enjoy the show!
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EPISODE 60 SYNOPSIS
We're pleased to be joined by Sloan De Forest, writer, film historian, and all-around movie know-it-all about her new book from TCM, The Essential Directors: The Art and Impact of Cinema’s Most Influential Filmmakers available now from Running Press.
 
ARTS AROUND THE SOUND ANNOUNCEMENTS
There's "Something Rotten" at BCT
Playing now through May 1st, it's "Something Rotten" at BCT!  This show follows the Bottom brothers, Nick and Nigel, who struggle to find success in the theatrical world as they compete with the wild popularity of their contemporary - the bard himself - Bill Shakespeare.  Find tickets and more info at BCTSHOWS.COM.
Youth Summer Camps Return to WWCA
WWCA's newly appointed Acting Artistic Director Rebecca Ewen will be holding two youth musical theater camps this summer.  For campers ages 5-13, it’s “Winnie the Pooh Kids”, and for campers ages 13-18, “‘Legally Blonde Jr.”  For dates and more info keep visit the Classes and Workshops page at WWCA.US and their Facebook page.
 
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Sloan De Forest
Sloan De Forest is a writer, film historian, and all-around movie know-it-all. As a relative of talking-pictures inventor Lee de Forest, she has film history in her blood. She has authored three books in the Turner Classic Movies library: The Essential Directors: The Art and Impact of Cinema’s Most Influential Filmmakers (2021), Dynamic Dames (2019), and Must-See Sci-Fi (2018).
She is also a contributing author of Natalie Wood: Reflections on a Legendary Life by Manoah Bowman and Grace Kelly: Hollywood Dream Girl by Jay Jorgensen, and editor of the upcoming Psycho 60. She has written about film for Sony, Time Warner Cable, Bright Lights Film Journal, The Film Magazine, and other publications.
Her talking head has appeared on CNN’s 2019 series The Movies, as well as the 2022 series Hollywood Icons. Sloan has also made guest appearances on Turner Classic Movies and several podcasts, and served as a consultant on the 2020 HBO/Amblin documentary Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind.
She sometimes writes under a nom de plume, occasionally acts, and has been known to lecture film students on the wily ways of film noir dames. A native Texan, she now lives in Hollywood.

Heilman & Haver - Episode 59 (Guest Scott McGee)

Welcome to Heilman & Haver - Episode 59.  We hope you enjoy the show!
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EPISODE 59 SYNOPSIS
We're pleased to be joined by Scott McGee, senior director of Original Productions at Turner Classic Movies, programmer for TCM’s annual film festival, lead programmer for the TCM Classic Cruise, and author of “Danger on the Silver Screen: 50 Films Celebrating Cinema’s Greatest Stunts''. 
 
ARTS AROUND THE SOUND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Now playing: "The Thin Place" at ACT Seattle
Currently on stage at Seattle’s A Contemporary Theater (or ACT) it’s “The Thin Place” a spine-tingling and mesmerizing new play by Obie Award-winner Lucas Hnath.  The show runs through April 10th and tickets can be had at ACTTHEATRE.ORG.  Simply told and wonderfully acted, “The Thin Place” draws the audience in and doesn’t let go.  Read Greg's review here.
There's "Something Rotten" at BCT
Opening tonight at Bremerton Community Theater, it's musical comedy "Something Rotten".  This show follows the Bottom brothers, Nick and Nigel, who struggle to find success in the theatrical world as they compete with the wild popularity of their contemporary - the bard himself - Bill Shakespeare.  The show runs through May 1st and you can find tickets and more info at BCTSHOWS.COM 
"Cemetery Club" Auditions at BCT
Coming up Sunday and Monday, April 10 & 11 from 6 – 9pm, auditions will be held for the comedy "Cemetery Club", playing June 3 – 26, 2022.  Written by Ivan Menchell, and directed by our good friend Jeffrey Bassett, "The Cemetery Club" is a heartwarming story about three Jewish widows coping with love, loss, and romance.  (The Broadway production starred Eileen Heckart as Lucille and Cemetery Club was made into a film in 1993, starring Ellen Burstyn, Dianne Ladd, and Olympia Dukkakis.)  More info on BCT's audition page.
Youth Summer Camps Return to WWCA
WWCA's newly appointed Acting Artistic Director Rebecca Ewen will be holding two youth musical theater camps this summer.  For campers ages 5-13, it’s “Winnie the Pooh Kids”, and for campers ages 13-18, “‘Legally Blonde Jr.”  For dates and more info keep visit the Classes and Workshops page at WWCA.US and their Facebook page.
 
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Scott McGee
Scott is senior director of Original Productions at Turner Classic Movies. He is also a programmer for TCM’s annual film festival and the lead programmer for the TCM Classic Cruise, and has been a presenter at many of TCM’s past festivals and other industry conventions.  Scott is also the author of “Danger on the Silver Screen: 50 Films Celebrating Cinema’s Greatest Stunts''.  His book from TCM and Running Press is a heart-racing look into the world of stunt work featuring films that capture the exhilaration of a car chase, the comedy of a well timed pratfall, or the adrenaline rush from a fight scene complete with reviews, behind-the-scenes stories, and hundreds of photographs.  You can follow him on Twitter at @JScottMcGee and find the book on Amazon and Target.com.  Scott joined us from his home in Marietta, GA.