Quick Start Podcast

Laurel Casillo, who plays Mother in The Rep's production of A Christmas Story, talks about why the original movie continues to endure, as well as her own family's holiday traditions.

Michael James Reed joins the Quick Start podcast to discuss The Rep's production of A Doll's House, Part 2, plus his lengthy and varied acting career – including numerous productions at The Rep.

Sean MacLaughlin (Juan Perón in Evita) hung out with us to discuss the musical's 2013 national tour, meeting Sir Tim Rice and his epic prank war with co-star Michelle Aravena.

Husband-and-wife acting duo Ted Deasy and Gina Daniels sat down with us to go behind the scenes of Born Yesterday. We discussed their characters, the fantastic costumes and set, and the rehearsal process.

Fajer Kaisi of The Humans stopped by to discuss his character in this four-time Tony Award-winning play, as well as the show's focus on family, carving a real turkey carcass on stage every night, and representation in Hollywood.

Morgan Kirner of The Marvelous Wonderettes helps us dive into the show's phenomenal playlist, while also shedding light on the rehearsal process and explaining how audience participation helps keep the show fresh.

We spoke with Miles G. Jackson, who plays Arthur de Bourgh in Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, about his crash course in Jane Austen, keeping his naturally sarcastic sense of humor in check during scenes and how unspoken emotions are just as important as spoken dialogue in this play.

We talked with Kim Wong, who plays Ophelia in Hamlet, about her Shakespeare nerdom, how to listen to The Bard's works as an audience member, and why students really shouldn't be afraid of his plays.

For the first episode of The Rep's Quick Start podcast, we sat down with Jimmy Kieffer, who plays Ed in The Rep's production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. We discussed the show's unique choreography, the fine art of acting with one's back, and what it's like to get stung in the face by a jellyfish.