Tag: Alaska

Join actors Cena Moody and Gigi Lynch from Cyrano's Theatre Company as they take us on a journey across time and space when they visit Stage Talk this week to let us in on a backstage view of the stage adaptation of Madeline L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time running November 29th though December 22. KSKA: Friday, 11/22 at 2:45pm Listen Now

Picture a snowbound inn in the remote Yukon. A murderer is on the loose and the parents have left their two young daughters to go help with the birth of a neighbor's child. But the Mounties are on their way and, hey-aren't those Christmas carols I hear coming from inside? Join Shane Mitchell as he talks about how growing up in rural America influenced his new heart-warming play, Christmas on the Yukon presented by Anchorage Community Theatre running November 22nd through December 22nd. KSKA: Friday 11/15 at 2:45pm Listen Now

Join Jane Drebert (Lucia) and Kirk Dougherty (Arturo) from the Anchorage Opera Company's production of Donizetti's gothic tale Lucia di Lammermore this week on Stage Talk and find out more about this story of romance, betrayal murder and madness-all the things that go into a good opera... KSKA: Friday 11/8 at 2:45 pm Listen Now

The Swedes have a saying for overprotective parents--"curling parents", like the olympic sport where players try to sweep away any obstructions from in front of the stone. See how this comes to life on stage as Annia Wyndham and Josh Lowman from Yasmina Reza's Tony Award winning comedy God of Carnage presented by Perseverance Theatre running November 1st through the 10th at the Performing Arts Center visit Stage Talk. KSKA: Friday, November 1st at 2:45pm Listen Now

Take a trip down the mighty Mississip as Huck Finn and Jim (Caleb Bourgeois and Torrie Allen) from UAA's Department of Theatre and Dance pull their raft over for a chat about the Mark Twain inspired musical Big River by William Hauptman and Roger Miller performing on UAA's Main Stage November 1st through the 24th. KSKA: Friday 10/25 at 2:45 pm Listen Now

Homeless advocates are working toward opening a special shelter for some of the city's most vulnerable homeless people. They're hoping to open the city's first overnight shelter for the mentally ill. Download Audio

Anchorage playwright Arlitia Jones and San Francisco Bay area director Jayne Wenger talk about the art of collaboration as they prepare to present Arlitia's newest play, Come to Me Leopards at Cyrano's Theatre Company opening October 25th and running through November 17th. KSKA: Friday 10/18 at 2:45pm Listen Now

Karluk Manner, an apartment complex for homeless alcoholics in Anchorage, has been open nearly two years. Officials say the program is starting to make a difference. Preliminary findings by researchers at University of Alaska seem to confirm their observations. Download Audio

With cold temperatures right around the corner, Anchorage's main homeless shelter is reviving a former time limit rule. Download Audio

There's been a Murder on the Nile and no one's talking. Well, except for Todd Broste and Bethany Lawson, two actors from Valley Performing Arts production of the Agatha Christie murder mystery playing in Wasilla October 25th through November 10th. Listen this week on Stage Talk as they try not to give away too many clues as to who dun it. KSKA: Friday 10/11 at 2:45pm Listen Now

The Anchorage Assembly continued hearing testimony on two proposals about when to hold a vote whether a controversial labor ordinance should be overturned.

What happens when several 1950s era teenage zombies meet a group of today's living teenagers? Alaska Fine Arts Academy's Robin Bassett joins Stage Talk this week to shed a little light on Leslie Caulfield's Shake Rattle and Rot, The Zombie Musical opening October 4th and running through October 26th in Eagle River. KSKA: Friday, 10/4 at 2:45pm Listen Now

A couple of HAMS, or Homeless Actors of Mat-Su show up this week to talk about their company and what shows they have for the upcoming year. Join Thomas G. Jacobs and Mathew Firmin from the Valley on this week's Stage Talk. KSKA: Friday, 9/27 at 2:45pm Listen Now

Agatha Christie's murder mystery And Then There Were None opens Friday, September 20th at Anchorage Community Theatre and runs through October 20th. Director Kevin T. Bennett and actor David Eaton drop by Stage Talk to... uhm, NOT talk about who dun it. KSKA: Friday 9/20 at 2:45pm Listen Now

The 2013 Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend will be $900, according to acting Revenue Commissioner Angela Rodell.

Director Bill Fabris stops by Stage Talk to pay an homage to the great French playwright Molière as Cyrano's prepares to present the hilarious play La Bête by David Hirson opening September 13th and running through October 6th. KSKA: Friday 9/13 at 2:45pm Listen Now

Catch Vally Performing Arts' actor Joe Irvine as he gives listeners a taste of his Scottish brogue while talking about the upcoming production of Lerner and Loewe's enchanting musical, Brigidoon opening Friday, September 6th and running through October 6th in Wasilla. KSKA: Friday 9/6 at 2:45pm Listen Now

What do a river, an iguana and a butterfly have in common? Tune in to Stage Talk to hear Tom Skore, Jessica Jacob and Katherine Kramer talk about UAA Department of Theatre and Dance's exciting 2013 - 14 season. Listen Now KSKA: Friday, 8/30 at 2:45pm