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Hi stranger!I'm so sorry for radio silence.I hope you'll enjoy this 20-minute episode with Craig Constatine of the Podcaster Community Companion podcast interviewing me so that you can get hooked on his wonderful show here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/podcaster-community/id1572065270Check out my new podcast too... coming soon. It's called Memory Keepers Society - where guests talk about writing their life stories down through journaling and then I get them to read their stories to me too!

I dared Mark Simon to do a mini-interview on December 31st, 2020 with no advance warning or prep today and he took up my challenge!Since the Fall, Mark's full plate got even fuller with all kinds of fantastic projects:Dexter - limited SeriesFear the Walking DeadBlack Lightning, Gossip GirlBoondocksUnder Wraps, Comedy Mummy Movie - Disney ChannelMark's memoir Attacked! was released this year too. Check out the website for the cool animatic of the book's epilogue. If you missed the first interview - check it out - Mark tells us all about what happened when a group of thugs terrorized him and his family when he was a teen.Mark's website - marksimonbooks.com where you can purchase the memoir and see that animatic.

As promised here are three of my favorite songs (not all of them)! Enjoy!One from Chorus Linehttps://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=chorus+line+one+stage+soundtrackCell Block Tangohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpvO8pk7Ca4We'd Like To Thank You Herbert Hooverhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqvYNoiPDKw&list=PLaHwSBnw447onwa6uXUZUN3Gh73Ebyo8f&index=5cVukzkKiDL7yiWka6Bx8

This is part 2 of the 2 part interview....with James Gralian, Theatrical Sound Engineer, James toured with professional productions of Les Mis, Annie Get Your Gun and Blues Clues. He also worked at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts and The Ellie Caulkins Opera House. He is a longtime member of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. James shares his career path and stories about what it’s like to be a professional stagehand. Thanks to Ragnar Hellspong and ragsrag.com for generously allowing me to use Scott Joplin's, The Strenuous Life on the show.Tags#JamesGralian#TheatricalSoundEngineer#LesMiserables#AnnieGetYourGun#BluesClues#LionKing#IATSE#StageHand#DenverCenterforthePerformingArts#EllieCaulkinsOperaHouse#DenverBallet#HeatherMorrison#GeeksintheGreenroom#Podcast#Ragsrag#RagnarHellspong

Part 1 of 2-part interviewMy guest today is James Gralian, Theatrical Sound Engineer, James toured with professional productions of Les Mis, Annie Get Your Gun and Blues Clues. He also worked at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts and The Ellie Caulkins Opera House. He is a longtime member of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. James shares his career path and stories about what it’s like to be a professional stagehand. Thanks to Ragnar Hellspong and ragsrag.com for generously allowing me to use Scott Joplin's, The Strenuous Life on the show.Tags#JamesGralian#TheatricalSoundEngineer#LesMiserables#AnnieGetYourGun#BluesClues#LionKing#IATSE#StageHand#DenverCenterforthePerformingArts#EllieCaulkinsOperaHouse#DenverBallet#HeatherMorrison#GeeksintheGreenroom#Podcast#Ragsrag#RagnarHellspong

Heather talks about what inspired the podcast

My guest today Bill Bentley, musician, record producer, and filmmaker. Bill takes us on a journey through his career from growing up playing guitar, moving to LA and gigging at bar mitzvahs and bars then later taking the leap into filmmaking. Bill has produced award-winning documentaries including Gentleman Champion and Sun Block. Most recently, Bill wrote and produced a full length feature called The Tree Movie which touring the festival circuit now.Thank you Ragnar Hellspong and ragsrag.com for generously allowing me to use Scott Joplin's, The Strenuous Life on the show.Website & Links billbentleyproductions.comimdb.me/billbentleyproductionsOn the film festival circuit now! Check out the trailer - TheTreeMovieFilm.comAward winning movie: sunblockthemovie.comgentlemanchampion.comcustomaudiotours.comTags#BillBentley#BillBentleyProductions#RecordProducer#Documentary#Filmmaker#HeatherMorrison#GeeksintheGreenroom#Podcast#Beatlemania#DiabloValleyCollege#AnnieGetYourGun#FrankButler#Oliver#Dodger#DebbieReynolds#PeteJury#YellowJackets#MarkRusso#FrankBiner#TheEastBayHotline#FrankBiner#TowerofPower#CurtsOlson#Jazz&FunkGiants#RayCharles#TheDoobieBrothers#songwriters#Guitarteacher#Casualmusician#FTV#ChrisBeard#ScaryCow#CosmicTakeOutPodcast#TimSeay#LiveAboardLife#ACDC#GentlemanChampion#pitcrew#DanAshley#ABC7#SunBlockDoc#TheTreeMovie#MidnightSugar

My guest today is Mark Simon, story artist, director, and author. In fact, Mark has been called The Godfather of Storyboarding and has been in the industry for 34 years.Mark’s recent book is his memoir Attacked! In which he details how he and his family fought extreme bullying and physical attacks. They defeated the gang in court and is the first person in the country to successfully use a law holding parents legally responsible for the violent actions of their kids.Mark also takes us through the development of his career from drawing as a kid to the successful storyboarding career that he loves.  See below links for links to bout Mark’s storyboarding business and the Attacked! websites, links to Anti-Bullying Groups as well as all kinds fun stuff to check out. Thanks Ragnar Hellspong and ragsrag.com for generously allowing me to use Scott Joplin's, The Strenuous Life, on my show!LinksConnect and Learn more about Mark:LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/markasimon/IMDB https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2268773/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1Production background: http://www.Storyboards-East.com About Mark’s Memoir: Attacked!Buy the book - Kindle & paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088Y4VPFXWebsite: https://www.marksimonbooks.com/Website Videos - http://www.marksimonbooks.com/gallery/videosOn Youtube - https://youtu.be/aW46hAAw3EAMark recommends these Anti-Bullying Groups & Support:http://www.BullyProofingYouth.comhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/1201260469972062 Cool links and resources mentioned in the interview:Shows:The Walking Dead Series - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1520211/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1Stranger Things - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4574334/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0Boondocks https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0373732/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1Flight Attendant https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7569576/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1Clarissa Explains It All  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101065/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1Slave Girls From Beyond Infinity (1987) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093991/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1Resources:Storyboard Pro - Toon Boom https://www.toonboom.com/DAVE School - Digital Art 7 Animation, Founded by Anne and Jeffery Scheetz https://www.daveschool.com/about-dave-school/Clip Studio - for Comics & Manga creation www.clipstudio.net Cinefex - https://cinefex.com/Industry professionalsRoger Corman - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000339/Greg Nicotero - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0630524/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1Vaughn Edwards, Production Designer, SeaQuest https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0250431/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cr45Mark's great book for your career: Start at the Top https://www.amazon.com/Start-At-Top-People-Succeed-ebook/dp/B07TMSWC69Tags:#MarkSimon#Attacked!#GodfatherofStoryboarding#memoir#author#writer#storyboarding#jeaniesimon#TheWalkingDeadMovie#TheWalkingDead#StevenSpielberg#SeaQuest#RoyScheider#GregNicotero#VaughnEdwards#Nickelodeon#StartattheTop#animation#ComputerGraphics#UniversalStudios#ClarissaExplainsItAll#OscarCosto #FrisbeeGolf#Winona Ryder#MitchellKriegman#GregNicotero#TheWalkingDeadTVSeries#StoryBoardProSoftware#DAVE#HBO#Boondocks#FlightAttendant#KaleyCuoco#Cinefex#BatGirl#garbagemattes#ThirdFloorVirtualLocation

My guest in this episode is Angie Flynn-McIver, director and producer. In 2001 She and her husband Charlie founded The North Carolina Stage Company, a 127-seat, off-broadway style professional equity theatre.Angie is also the Founder and President of Ignite CSP, which helps clients improve their communication skills.  I learned about Angie through a mutual friend in our podcasting community, Lana Camiel. Angie and I were going to have a short, get-to-know-you call. But I hit the record button early in our conversation because it was getting interesting fast. And as always... thanks to Ragnar Hellspong at ragsrag.com for generously allowing me to use Scott Joplin's, beautiful ragtime song, The Strenuous Life, on my show. You can hear the full length song on the website.More cool stuff to check out here:Linkshttps://www.ncstage.org/www.ignitecsp.comhttps://www.guthrietheater.org  North Carolina Stage Company15 Stage LaneAsheville, NC 28801(828) 239-0263Tags#AngieFlynn-McIver#HeatherMorrison#GeeksintheGreenroom#podcast#theatre#director#actor#producer#NorthCarolinaStageCompany#IgniteCSP#CommunicationSkillsCoaching#nationalshakespearecompany#TheGuthrieTheater#JosephHaj#JudyDench#lanacamiel#ragsrag#ragnarhellspong 

My guest is Brigitte Cutshall, a multi-talented producer, writer, podcaster, and newbie short filmmaker and Founder of Gemini Media. She co-produced and co-wrote short film, Adaptations, with Hannah Cranfill (writer) and Esha Griffin (editor, writer). The film screened at the Locals Only 2020 hosted by the Atlanta Film Society in The Plaza Theatre parking lot. A virtual screening is scheduled TBD. Esha Griffin works for Cox Media and is owner of her video editing company, Reel P.O.V. Media.Brigitte wrote two books: Real Things: 6 Ways to Embrace Life. and Expecting the Good: Inspiration from a Badass with a Big Heart and is contemplating a third.Brigitte pictured: talking her book Expecting the Good at Fox Tale Books in February 2020You can find out more about Brigitte by visiting her website: https://brigittecutshall.com/YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM9qjEQiQOtLaluwB_OA-6wBrigitte talks with Hannah Cranfill about their short film AdaptationsListen to Brigitte's podcast: Real Things Living Check out her publishing company, Gemini Media on LinkedIn #BrigitteCutshall#GeeksintheGreenroom#GIGR#HeatherMorrison#podcast#screenwriter#author#Atlanta#TheAtlantaFilmSociety#ThePlazaTheater#EshaGriffin#RealPOVMedia#CoxMedia#HannahCranfill#MarkSimon#storyboardartist#TheWalkingDead#shortfilm#RealThings6WaysToEmbraceLife#ExpectingTheGood#GeminiMedia#storyboarding#producer#publisher#publishing#writer

Our time together was So much fun that we kept talking and talking and talking!I mention that there would be 3 episodes, but with some tricky editing, I put "episode 2 and 3" (parts 2 and 3) together to make part 2 (no part 3).I hope you enjoy it as much as we had hanging out!If you didn't listen to Part 1 - here are the show notes!Part 1 of 2 Part Interview: Episode summary NotesOur guest on this episode is Carrie Madsen, a true triple threat, nay, multi-threat. While Carrie was a long-time performer growing up in theater in her youth, she scaled back for a while in adulthood. But when she returned to performing, she leapt with gusto and single-mindedness that it jump-started her career, taking her from the Bay Area to Los Angeles. Besides having an old fashioned gab about a lot of different stuff, Carrie talked about what it’s like to build a career as a mature woman.Part 1 of 2 Part Interview: Episode NotesWe had so much to chat about in our interview, that I discovered I had enough material for three episodes (no! 2 episodes). This is the first installment. In this episode Carrie’s talks to me about life and performing before she moved to Lotus Land. So, sit back and enjoy! Check out the goodies below, referenced in the episode: LinksCARRIEMADSEN.COMhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm3773037/https://www.facebook.com/carrie.madsen.35https://www.youtube.com/user/carrieloveswileE/featuredhttps://www.facebook.com/CarrieMadsenProfessional/https://www.instagram.com/carriemadsen/                            Clips & ReelGood Girls RevoltGilmore Girls Comedy ReelAlice's audition for Hairspray - Ask J - Snarky Boss     Other References in the episode to check out!How to Build a Girl - a movie and book by Caitlin MoranBye Bye BirdieMerrily We Roll Along, Stephen SondheimMameHello Dolly!The Altarena Playhouse, Alameda, CAPalo Alto Children's TheaterTheatreworksSierre Rep, Sonora, CASan Jose AMT - American Music TheatreCabaret, the musical - Kander & EbbAnd as always... thanks to Ragnar Hellspong and ragsrag.com for generously allowing me to use Scott Joplin's, The Strenuous Life, on my show!ContributorsHeather P. MorrisonCarrie MadsenKeywords#actress#achorusline#breathe#ragragnar.com#podcastinterviews#gigr#janethevirgin#heathermorrison#glassceilings#theaterworks#goodgirlsrevolt#geeksinthegreenroom#gilmoregirls#kellybishop#paloaltochildrenstheater#ragnarhellspong#carriemadsen#performingarts#Ragsrags#RagnarHellspong

Our guest on this episode is Carrie Madsen, a true triple threat, nay, multi-threat. While Carrie was a long-time performer growing up in theater in her youth, she scaled back for a while in adulthood. But when she returned to performing, she leapt with gusto and single-mindedness that it jump-started her career, taking her from the Bay Area to Los Angeles. Besides having an old fashioned gab about a lot of different stuff, Carrie talked about what it’s like to build a career as a mature woman. We had so much to chat about in our interview, that I discovered I had enough material for three episodes! This is the first installment. In this episode Carrie’s talks to me about life and performing before she moved to Lotus Land. So, sit back and enjoy! Check out the goodies below, referenced in the episode: LinksCARRIEMADSEN.COMhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm3773037/https://www.facebook.com/carrie.madsen.35https://www.youtube.com/user/carrieloveswileE/featuredhttps://www.facebook.com/CarrieMadsenProfessional/https://www.instagram.com/carriemadsen/                            Clips & ReelGood Girls RevoltGilmore Girls Comedy ReelAlice's audition for Hairspray - Ask J - Snarky Boss     Other References in the episode to check out!How to Build a Girl - a movie and book by Caitlin MoranBye Bye BirdieMerrily We Roll Along, Stephen SondheimMameHello Dolly!The Altarena Playhouse, Alameda, CAPalo Alto Children's TheaterTheatreworksSierre Rep, Sonora, CASan Jose AMT - American Music TheatreCabaret, the musical - Kander & EbbAnd as always... thanks to Ragnar Hellspong and ragsrag.com for generously allowing me to use Scott Joplin's, The Strenuous Life, on my show!

Irma’s show was selected to be part of the Best of SF Solo Series 2019-2020, played at the SF Fringe festival went to to APAP - The association of performing arts professions in New York. Her latest creation, her Stairwell Teatro explores themes about names and identity, a subject we can all relate to . . . Check out the show notes for links mentioned in the episode, including a clip from Irma’s show captured by videographer IKI Nakagawa at APAPHere are links to check out Irma's work and get in touch:Instagram: irmadherreraTwitter: @irmadherreraFacebook  - https://www.facebook.com/irma.herrera.1690Stairwell Teatro can be found on Irma’s website:https://www.irmaherrera.com/stairwell-teatroThe clip in the show is taken from Irma's performance at APAP, videography done by Iki Nakagawa  https://www.apap365.org/ConferenceAPAP  is The Association of Performing Arts Professionals is the national service, advocacy and membership organization for presenters of the performing arts. APAP is dedicated to developing and supporting a robust performing arts industry and the professionals who work within it.The Marsh - SF / Berkeley - https://themarsh.org/Check out Irma's Stairwell Teatro, for episodes:https://www.irmaherrera.com/stairwell-teatroThanks to Ragnar Hellspong for allowing us to use Scott Joplin’s 1902 “A Strenuous Life” from his beautiful website of ragtime music Check out more at http://ragsrag.com See you next time! 

LAURIE BURKE'S BIOLaurie Burke is a San Francisco native from a family of professional actors and musicians (think: “The Partridge Family” meets “This Is Spinal Tap”!). With an adventurous spirit and a genuine joy of all things creative, she decided to follow her family’s lead and make her passion her career. For over fifteen years, Laurie has been a professional Actress, Voice Over Artist, Host and Singer.With an un-quenching thirst to learn her craft, Laurie has studied Dramatic Arts in London (Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts), Paris, Berlin, Los Angles and San Francisco (American Conservatory Theater). As a multi-creative, she has worked in most avenues of the Entertainment industry, working in front of and behind the camera in TV, Film, Theater, and Voice Over, as well as in Development, Production, and many years in Casting.Her many TV credits include playing lawyer Alice Kaye opposite Hugh Laurie in Chance, having starring roles in Wives with Knives and I (Almost Got Away With It) numerous commercials for major companies including Blackberry, Volkswagen, Raley’s, Walmart, Metro PCS, Nokia, and Wells Fargo.  Currently, she playing Sheriff Laura Stevens in the Rosario Dawson based web series The North Pole.Film credits include “Mr. Invincible”, “The Mendoza Line”, “Redwoods”, and “My Eleventh” and numerous award-winning Short Films including voicing the main role of “Hisayo” in Roadside Assistance. Recently she worked opposite Adam Devine in the feature film “Jexi” - providing the “on-set” (behind the scenes) voice of Jexi.Known as the “Original Voice of Google Voice”, she has been heard on countless radio and T.V. commercials as well as animated films. Her Voice Over projects include The Emmy Awards, Channel 36(L.A.), Cisco, The Addy Awards, LinkedIn, Kaiser Permanente, 24 Hour Fitness, Symantec, First Republic Bank, Wells Fargo, TV.com, and has held contracts as the voice for all Raley’s/Nob Hill commercials and Common Sense Media.Theater credits include the role of "Amy" in Stephen Sondheim's musical "Company", "Gal" in the touring production of "Just for Laughs", and starred in countless Sold-Out performances as “Claudia Roe” in Lucy Prebble’s “Enron”.For over eight years, Laurie has been a TV Host for Common Sense Media. She’s also their go-to for Voice Over and Award shows.As a professional singer, Laurie has fronted many different bands of different genres as well as performed in many musicals, films, jingles, and Voice Over projects.Links:Laurie appears appears with Daveed Diggs in Rajeev B Prabhakar's short film: Rock Hard: The rise and Fall and Rise of Sexual Detergenthttp://www.thenorthpoleshow.com
Website: http://www.laurieburke.comYouTube: www.youtube.com/laurieburke/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurieburkeproductions/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/laurieburkeproductionsLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurieburkeproductions/Ragtime music in episode:  http://ragsrag.com 

Our guest on this episode is C. Conrad Cady - Conrad is the quintessential Theater Geek and I just had to have him on the show to talk about his many years of doing community theater around the Bay Area. We even did two shows together. I thought it was three, but he set me straight. Anyway…Conrad has a ton of stories - I had to cut down our chat from 2 hours to 1 and that was barely scratching the surface. Conrad has logged over 75 productions over the course of 26 years from 1993 to 2019. His roles have included from “Father” in Bunnicula at the Children’s Theatre Workshop in Pleasanton to most recently Herr Schultz in Cabaret at Chanticleers in Castro Valley as well as appearing as Vladimir Lenin on the History Channel’s “The World Wars” part 1 of ‘Trial by Fire” where he was the only non-union actor on set. Watch it here: https://youtu.be/p83XltIvat0Check out his extensive resume online here: http://www.cadytech.com/conrad/actres.php as well as tons of photos from the shows he’s acted in  and see the extensive list of plays, musicals and many awards he’s        won in the Bay Area. He may have started “late” at 28, he made up for it in passion, focus, and pure geeky love of theater and performing.Find us at https://www.facebook.com/Geeks-in-the-Green-Room-106822427731180/ and leave a kind comment and let us know who you’d like me to interview!  Thanks to Ragnar Hellspong for the use of Scott Joplin’s 1902 “A Strenuous Life”. Check out his beautiful website of ragtime music at http://ragsrag.comSee you next time in Geeks in the Greenroom!

Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts so that you never miss an episode. Get your episodes as they roll off the presses... stream out my computer.... well, you know what I mean. Away with the show!The beautiful ragtime music in  the trailer is "The Strenuous Life" by Scott Joplin, 1902. Many thanks to  Ragnar Hellspong who has graciously allowed me to use this music for my podcast. Ragnar,  to quote him has "been playing ragtime piano in the Stockholm area for more than 50 years and piano in various traditional jazz bands for even longer than that." Check out his wonderful website is  ragsrag.com