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Keep The Ghostlight On
The Sherman Playhouse invites you to join Robin Frome and Steve Stott for our weekly online chat about the current state of the performing arts and the impact of COVID-19. Every Monday we feature guests from the world of theatre, dance, music, film and TV.
Join the discussion and learn how the pandemic is affecting the professional and amateur communities, ways of coping and strategies for success.
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High praise indeed from our guests for the Sherman Players' Keep The Ghost Light On. Find the complete series on our YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFGZS6nKkWHaCv714ftupgJJ4lqqEAlD6
"Robin and Steve, You’ve created a special platform for Artists to share their journeys and encourage each other during these challenging times. Thank-you for including me – it was an honor" Jennifer Roberts - Professional Actress/Singer
"The team at Keep the Ghost Light On continue to offer such inspiration with their series of virtual programs. I enjoyed being a guest and making connections with others across the globe and hearing their stories from all aspects of the entertainment industry" - Anna Stadler, professional actress
"Robin Frome and Steve Stott have put together a terrific series of interviews during the last several months of the pandemic, that has helped to keep us "creatives" connected. It's been a wonderful forum for the exchange of ideas, and for connecting all kinds of people in the theatre arts"
Kit Colbourn - Board Member at CountyPlayers.org, Actor and Director
"You and your team deserve great praise for this series of programs. It was an honor to be a part of it." Rik Walter, UP Theater NYC
KTGLO has been a global hub to share ideas and inspire a diverse group of artists during Covid-19 pandemic. This is essential and necessary" - Al Pour Issa, Dramaturge, Yale School of Drama
Had the honor of talking about my China experience with
Sherman Playhouse. Robin Frome and Steven Stott, what a fun night of fellowship in the artistic community. It was such a meeting of the minds of creative excitement and authentic sharing from the heart" - Tina Collins, Film Dialect Coach, Mainland, China.
"I had great pleasure to discuss my creative journey and learn how the pandemic affected our lives in a discussion with very talented artists Thank you Steven and Robin for having me last night. Great show!" - Erik Zasowski, Film Actor, U.K.High praise indeed from our guests for the Sherman Players' Keep The Ghost Light On. Find the complete series on our YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFGZS6nKkWHaCv714ftupgJJ4lqqEAlD6
"Robin and Steve, You’ve created a special platform for Artists to share their journeys and encourage each other during these challenging times. Thank-you for including me – it was an honor" Jennifer Roberts - Professional Actress/Singer
"The team at Keep the Ghost Light On continue to offer such inspiration with their series of virtual programs. I enjoyed being a guest and making connections with others across the globe and hearing their stories from all aspects of the entertainment industry" - Anna Stadler, professional actress
"Robin Frome and Steve Stott have put together a terrific series of interviews during the last several months of the pandemic, that has helped to keep us "creatives" connected. It's been a wonderful forum for the exchange of ideas, and for connecting all kinds of people in the theatre arts"
Kit Colbourn - Board Member at CountyPlayers.org, Actor and Director
"You and your team deserve great praise for this series of programs. It was an honor to be a part of it." Rik Walter, UP Theater NYC
KTGLO has been a global hub to share ideas and inspire a diverse group of artists during Covid-19 pandemic. This is essential and necessary" - Al Pour Issa, Dramaturge, Yale School of Drama
Had the honor of talking about my China experience with
Sherman Playhouse. Robin Frome and Steven Stott, what a fun night of fellowship in the artistic community. It was such a meeting of the minds of creative excitement and authentic sharing from the heart" - Tina Collins, Film Dialect Coach, Mainland, China.
"I had great pleasure to discuss my creative journey and learn how the pandemic affected our lives in a discussion with very talented artists Thank you Steven and Robin for having me last night. Great show!" - Erik Zasowski, Film Actor, U.K.
Matt Austin speaks and the world listens! (Or at least Lichfield and Northern Fairfield counties, CT)
Backstage with Eric Episode 141
Backstage with Eric Episode 141
Local performer Matt Austin joins the show to talk about his new position as Artistic Director of the Sherman Playhouse.Did you miss our new Artistic Director, Matt Austin, on Backstage with Eric Lindblom this morning? Check out the interview here!
Backstage with Eric Episode 141
Backstage with Eric Episode 141
Local performer Matt Austin joins the show to talk about his new position as Artistic Director of the Sherman Playhouse.Tune in this Saturday morning at 9am to 'Backstage' on WZBG (97.3) to hear our new artistic director, Matt Austin, being interviewed about his theater background and what's to come for Sherman!Tune in this Saturday morning at 9am to 'Backstage' on WZBG (97.3) to hear our new artistic director, Matt Austin, being interviewed about his theater background and what's to come for Sherman!
What's this? Even more fresh content on our YouTube channel? Yes!
You can now find the 'Scares From The Playhouse' series there. Listen to some of your favorite local actors reading classic tales of the supernatural!
www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFGZS6nKkWHa8syFlc4nlHvEdZpj_s0taWhat's this? Even more fresh content on our YouTube channel? Yes!
You can now find the 'Scares From The Playhouse' series there. Listen to some of your favorite local actors reading classic tales of the supernatural!
www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFGZS6nKkWHa8syFlc4nlHvEdZpj_s0ta
Exciting News! Keep The Ghost Light On is now available on our YouTube channel.
You can watch all the shows from this popular series and hear tales of creativity and hope from our stellar collection of guests.
And why not check out our Twelve Days Of Christmas Carol audio presentation while you're there too!
www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFGZS6nKkWHaCv714ftupgJJ4lqqEAlD6
Keep The Ghost Light On
On KTGLO hosts Robin Frome and Steve Stott introduce you to guests from the full spectrum of the Performing Arts. Hear their fascinating stories, how they go...The positive energy is palpable in our final scheduled KTGLO of the season.
Resourcefulness, adaptability and nerves of steel characterize our guest list tonight.
What does it take to go from college to China, build a successful acting career, diversify into dialect coaching, make a life and then find yourself stranded back in an America that's almost a foreign country to you?
What happens when your life's work is based on collaboration with other creators and that becomes untenable?
How do you grasp the opportunity to make a real difference to the social and political fabric of a country while locked down during a Pandemic?
And why does Steve want to talk about 'Ratatouille the TikTok Musical'?
Lisa Collins, Stephen Cole and Mary Ann Lamb's enthusiasm give us all the reasons we need to be brave and stay brave as we move into the New Year and begin to catch a glimmer of a light at the end of the tunnel.
Robin and Steve would like to thank all the KTGLO guests who have been so generous with their time over the past six months. It's been a privilege and an education for us.
Look out for further episodes from time to time, but for now we'll just say 'Goodnight Robin'.
This has been a Sherman Players production.
01/04/20 Stay as brave as we are
01/04/20 Stay as brave as we are
FINAL SHOW TONIGHT! After 6 months of fascinating chat and insight from wonderful guests we're bringing this season to a close. Tonight is our final scheduled show, so join us at 7.30pm Eastern on Facebook Live and send us off in style!FINAL SHOW TONIGHT! After 6 months of fascinating chat and insight from wonderful guests we're bringing this season to a close. Tonight is our final scheduled show, so join us at 7.30pm Eastern on Facebook Live and send us off in style!
As we look forward to 2021 it's fitting that our penultimate KTGLO episode covers many of the themes we've explored over the series. Jennifer Roberts, Teri Hansen-Kocyigit and Junie Hoang have each encountered the dread, resignation, normalization and opportunies of the COVID pandemic.
'Hope' has been a regular feature of our show - but as rightly observed by Teri, we're now moving beyond hope into a new phase, one that affects all aspects of the Performing Arts - creative, technological, structural, ideological, cultural and personal. Uncertain as the future may be, one thing our guests agree on is that this is now a time of possibilities!
Please join us next week for our final scheduled show in this series. We'll see you on January 4 2021 at 7.30pm Eastern live on the Sherman Playhouse Facebook Page.
12/28/20 Possibilities
12/28/20 Possibilities
This second omnibus edition has the final parts, six to eleven, of Dickens' A Christmas Carol, uninterrupted just in time for Christmas Night.
Along with the first omnibus edition of parts one to five this concludes over three hours of gentle storytelling from your favorite local actors.
Wishing you a more peacful Christmas Night than Scrooge!
If you have enjoyed our production of The 12 Days Of Christmas Carol please consider supporting the Sherman Players by making a tax deductible donation at shermanplayers.org/donate.php
A Christmas Carol Parts 6 to 11
A Christmas Carol Parts 6 to 11
The Board thanks you for your support in 2020 and wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year, filled with Live Theatre!
Happy Holidays from The Sherman Playhouse!!!!!
Happy Holidays from The Sherman Playhouse!!!!!
The 11th and concluding installment of Dickens' A Christmas Carol is brought to you by Desirae Kelley.
Has Scrooge learned the terrible lesson of Marley and the three Spirits, and can he change his ways before it's too late?
If you are enjoying The 12 Days Of Christmas Carol please consider supporting the Sherman Players by making a tax deductible donation at shermanplayers.org/donate.php
A Christmas Carol Part 11 - Desirae Kelley
A Christmas Carol Part 11 - Desirae Kelley
Desirae Kelley is our latest narrator for Part 10 of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.
It becomes clear to Scrooge exactly whose fate the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come is showing him.
If you are enjoying The 12 Days Of Christmas Carol please consider supporting the Sherman Players by making a tax deductible donation at shermanplayers.org/donate.php
A Christmas Carol Part 10 - Desirae Kelley
A Christmas Carol Part 10 - Desirae Kelley
We are joined by guests from the US and UK for this week's KTGLO.
Shannon Denihan is an actor, director and educator based in Connecticut. Anna Stadler is a South Carolina High School senior who has already booked an impressive number of roles in TV and film.
From the UK Paula Clark tells us about her career in fashion, makeup and writing, and how she applies self help lessons to her daily life. Arek Zasowski, originally from Poland joins us from Scotland. He's gone from the London financial industry to writing and directing his own movies in just four years!
Enjoy the show and be sure to join us for our final episode of 2021, at 7.30pm Eastern, December 28 live on Facebook.
12/21/20 Straight-Line Thinking
12/21/20 Straight-Line Thinking
Part 9 of Dickens' A Christmas Carol is read by Jody Bayer.
Scrooge and the third Ghost set off to visit Christmas Yet To Be, the most shocking vision yet.
If you are enjoying The 12 Days Of Christmas Carol please consider supporting the Sherman Players by making a tax deductible donation at shermanplayers.org/donate.php
A Christmas Carol Part 9 - Jody Bayer
A Christmas Carol Part 9 - Jody Bayer
Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol continues with Jody Bayer reading part 8.
Scrooge completes his journey with the Ghost of Christmas Present.
If you are enjoying The 12 Days Of Christmas Carol please consider supporting the Sherman Players by making a tax deductible donation at shermanplayers.org/donate.php
A Christmas Carol Part 8 - Jody Bayer
A Christmas Carol Part 8 - Jody Bayer
Desirae Kelley is our latest narrator for Part 10 of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.
It becomes clear to Scrooge exactly whose fate the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come is showing him.
If you are enjoying The 12 Days Of Christmas Carol please consider supporting the Sherman Players by making a tax deductible donation at shermanplayers.org/donate.php
A Christmas Carol Part 10 - Desirae Kelley
A Christmas Carol Part 10 - Desirae Kelley
At the Playhouse we’re suckers for Panto. (Oh yes we are!) Happily The National Theatre in London is streaming their production of Dick Whittington FREE on their YouTube channel between Dec 23 and 27. So we don’t have to miss out! Hooray!!!!!!
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/dick-whittington
Dick Whittington | National Theatre
Dick Whittington | National Theatre
Join Dick Whittington and friends on an adventure to save the true spirit of London as pantomime comes to the National Theatre for one year only.Part 9 of Dickens' A Christmas Carol is read by Jody Bayer.
Scrooge and the third Ghost set off to visit Christmas Yet To Be, the most shocking vision yet.
If you are enjoying The 12 Days Of Christmas Carol please consider supporting the Sherman Players by making a tax deductible donation at shermanplayers.org/donate.php
A Christmas Carol Part 9 - Jody Bayer
A Christmas Carol Part 9 - Jody Bayer
