ArtsFairfax Principals "Talk" Services, Initiatives and More
Embracing Arlington Arts Talks
Release Date: 10/25/2022
Spark 10th Anniversary of Mosaic Theater
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Listen to the Artistic Director of Mosaic Theater as he invites theater lovers to their 10th Anniversary event--Spark! Reg Douglas provides insights about the current theater landscape, his training and mentorship in the theater, and he reveals some surprises for Spark.
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Manuel Oliver Shares the Story of His Son's Tragic Death
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GUAC is a deeply moving play about a father's love, activism, and passion to make a difference. The interview with Manuel Oliver will leave your spellbound and running to see the story of his son's tragic loss at Parkland High School. Fearless, funny, and pulling zero punches, GUAC is a tour-de-force theatrical experience about a father turned activist.
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Shaan Sharma Interview from 1st Stage's Production of The Lake Effect
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No Trash Talk! An Interview with the Talent from Theater Alliance's Garbologists
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Listen to the director of Theater Alliance's latest production The Garbologist, Shanara Gabrielle, and one of its cast members, Yesenia Iglesias. The show is a quirky comedy about the labor and laughs of a group of santitation worker buddies who discover there is more to life than trashing talking and trash pickups!
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Who Cares: The Care Giver Interview Project
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Out of Character at Theater J Scores Big!
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Janet Kopenhaver Bids Farewell to "EAA Talks"
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Listen to Janet Kopenhaver as she bids farewell to Embracing Arlington Arts Talks with an interview by the new host Carlos Velazquez. Janet talks about her successes, hopes for the future of Embracing Arlington Arts, and her new work in Ashville, NC. We invite our listeners to send a congratulatory message to Janet at
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Maggie Boland "Talks" Signature's 2025 Productions
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The Managing Director of Signature Theatre returned to the show to give us all the details about the four remaining productions this season (including "Job," "In the Heights," and "Hedwig and the Angry Inch"), as well as information on several different ticket offers and options. Additionally, hear her thoughts on how the theater industry has evolved and changed over the last 5-7 and specifically changes Signature made to its production schedule. This episode also marks Janet Kopenhaver's last as the host of "Embracing Arlington Arts Talks" so it was so appropriate to have Maggie as the last...
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Author Raymond Goode "Talks" New Collection of Stories
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Author Raymond Goode joined us on the "Embracing Arlington Arts Talks" podcast to talk about his new book entitled "Through Their Eyes" which is a collection of real-life stories he has collected over the years. He also gave us details about the unique way he brings these stories to life on stage using several different art genres. Also hear snippets of his own story, the many hurdles he has had to overcome, and what his next book will be about.
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Jeff Catanese and Rose Pillmore "Talk" Non-Profit Asheville Theater Alliance
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The Co-Founders of the non-profit organization Asheville Theater Alliance (ATA) joined us to talk about how the ATA came about, its mission and vision, goals for the near future, membership benefits (including matching arts professionals with performing arts organization decisionmakers), and its very unique and user-friendly Calendar of Events. Also learn about how each of them ended up in the theater industry, background on the Attic Salt Theatre Company, and how supporters and patrons can help performing arts groups which have been hit so hard by the pandemic and recent hurricane in Western...
info_outlineThe new Chair of ArtsFairfax Scott Cryer and the Executive Director Linda Sullivan joined us on the "Embracing Arlington Arts Talks" podcast to share with us the mission, services, and initiatives the organization provides arts organizations and artists throughout Fairfax. Scott also shared his goals as Chair, as well as why the arts are so important for us all. ArtsFairfax has available a "Creative Spaces Toolkit" that helps arts organizations find and utilize temporary empty spaces and an alliance has been started among the Fairfax, Arlington and Alexandria arts agencies to host collaborative capacity building workshops and more.