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Taking Big Swings, with Alan Harrison and His New Book, Scene Change

November 30, 2023 by Katie Birenboim Leave a Comment

This week marks a very special episode of the podcast, not only because it focuses on a forthcoming book (like the episode on Shy with Jesse Green and that on Broadway Bodies with Ryan Donovan), but also because I got connected with the guest (the author of said book) through Arts Journal! So if you're an avid reader of the Arts Journal blogs, you might already be familiar … [Read more...] about Taking Big Swings, with Alan Harrison and His New Book, Scene Change

Talking High Art and Late-Stage Capitalism with Jacob Kerzner

August 17, 2023 by Katie Birenboim Leave a Comment

This week on the podcast I had the absolute pleasure of chatting with music director, orchestrator, pianist, educator, scholar, and my music director for the show I just directed, The Secret Garden, Jacob Kerzner. As I say at the top of the episode, it was a somewhat unique moment for the podcast because it was my first time interviewing a music director about his life and … [Read more...] about Talking High Art and Late-Stage Capitalism with Jacob Kerzner

Little Girl Wanted: Acting, Directing, and Details With Jenn Thompson

July 7, 2023 by Katie Birenboim Leave a Comment

On this week's episode of the Call Time podcast, I had the pleasure to chat with the great Jenn Thompson. I call it a pleasure not only because Jenn was a beloved actor and is now one of the most in-demand and accomplished directors in the industry, but also because Jenn is/was my boss, and we worked on two shows together (technically three if you count my foray into … [Read more...] about Little Girl Wanted: Acting, Directing, and Details With Jenn Thompson

“So Much of My Power Lies In What I Can Do Myself”: Exploring the Catch-22s of Freelancing With Runako Campbell

February 23, 2023 by Katie Birenboim 1 Comment

This week, Call Time stayed in "dance world" by interviewing dancer, and multi-faceted performing artist, Runako Campbell. I call her multi-faceted because, much like last week's guests, in addition to being a dancer trained in multiple styles and techniques she's also cut her teeth in the theatre -- on a Broadway show to be exact, the Alanis Morissette/Diablo Cody/Diane … [Read more...] about “So Much of My Power Lies In What I Can Do Myself”: Exploring the Catch-22s of Freelancing With Runako Campbell

Ryan Donovan’s “Broadway Bodies”: Examining Authentic Casting, Body Politics, and Outsider/Insider Status in Academia

January 26, 2023 by Katie Birenboim Leave a Comment

In a first for this iteration of Call Time with Katie Birenboim, I was so excited to welcome a theatre academic -- assistant professor of Theatre Studies at Duke University, Ryan Donovan -- to the show this week. As we discuss on the podcast, Ryan initially came from the performance world: he was a dancer for many years, performing in shows like the 50th anniversary tour of … [Read more...] about Ryan Donovan’s “Broadway Bodies”: Examining Authentic Casting, Body Politics, and Outsider/Insider Status in Academia

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I have adored musical theatre since my grandparents took me to a regional production of Peter Pan at the wee age of three: I loved it so much, I cried at intermission, thinking the experience was over. Ever since then, I’ve been trying to ensure that the “show [would] go on,” for lack of a better … [more] about About Call Time

About Katie

Katie Birenboim is an actor, director, writer, commentator, and theatre administrator.  Her acting credits include Fiorello! at Classic Stage Company, Arsenic and Old Lace, Hair, Working, and Mary Poppins at Berkshire Theatre Group, The Snow Queen at Ancram Opera House, and various … [more] about About Katie Birenboim

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