HeyJaredThe Yay - A Bay Area Theatre Podcast
A podcasts in the bay about life in the theater and the Theater of life.
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Episode 374: John Hutchinson (opens the original)
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John Hutchinson has been on the Yay more times than anyone else (perhaps aside from Jeannie Barroga) – he shared his life story on Episode 57, we celebrated the life of the late Jeff Thompson on Episode 103 and we brought him back on (with Norman Gee) on Episode 211. John Hutchinson, a beloved friend and former member of Eastenders Repertory Company, turns 90 on the 23rd, and Jake and I are at his home to celebrate his life and his contributions to theatre as an actor and a writer. The Hutch lov
Episode 373: Dylan Russell & Anthony AJ Jefferson (opens the original)
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We have two guest today – Dylan Russell and Anthony “Chef” Jefferson. Dylan was the Associate Director at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Anthony is a poet, actor and writer who has worked with the Formerly Incarcerated People’s Performance Project. AJ just finished his one man show, The Bumpy Road Less Traveled, at the Marsh – Dylan directed AJ. Jake and I talk about their background, their work in the bay area and their projects in the future. You can reach Dylan directly via Instagram: @dylan
Episode 372: Dr. Austin Dean Ashford (opens the original)
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Jake and I next welcome Dr. Austin Dean Ashford – Latin Grammy nominated artist and playwright who’s one man show, Rap Monologues, is part of TheatreWorks’ New Works Festival – he next performs on Saturday (Aug 15th) at 8pm. Dr. Ashford has performed at the Kennedy Center and his show, Austin Dean Ashford Live, is on Amazon Prime Video. Jake and I talk about his background, his work in the bay area and where he’s going in the future. You can reach Dr. Ashford directly via Instagram: @draustindea
Episode 371: Diana Lee (opens the original)
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Veteran musical director Diana Lee joins us this Yay. Diana Lee has been featured at the Hotel Nikko, Brava Theatre, the Hillbarn Theatre and many more. Jake and I talk about her upbringing, her career and where she sees herself in the future. You can reach Diana Lee directly via Instagram: @dianamusiclee If you had ever went to a Douglas Morrison Production, you would have seen amazingly built sets, created by the resident set designer, Tom Earlywine. Most of the staff was let go immediately af
Episode 370: Max Tachis & Roneet Aliza Rahamim (opens the original)
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It’s a double Yay, since we did one yesterday. Our guests today are Max Tachis & Roneet Aliza Rahamim, a married couple who are also two talented actors, who have worked with City Lights Theatre, Golden Thread and Los Altos Stage Company, among others. Jake and I talk about their upbring, how they met, what’s it like working together on stage and their future. You can reach Max directly via his Instagram: @maxdoesnthaveig You can reach Roneet directly via her Instagram: @roroiii If you had ever
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