by Mike Rezl | Jun 10, 2019 | Art, Education, Theatre
Jun 10, 2019This episode features JJ’s high school theatre teacher and surrogate mother Gwen Stark! We talk about Gwen’s life growing up, finding her passion for theatre and teaching, why a high school theatre feels like home, and the trials and...
by Mike Rezl | Jun 3, 2019 | Art, Music
Jun 3, 2019Today’s guest is the president of the Red River American Theatre Organ Society, Ryan Hardy! We do a deep dive into the history of the unit orchestra, how to maintain the organ’s arsenal of instruments, and getting a new generation excited about...
by Mike Rezl | Apr 25, 2019 | Art, Parenting, Theatre
Apr 25, 2019Returning to the show is Carrie Wintersteen, Executive Director of Theatre B, and Director of the company’s latest production Cry It Out by Molly Smith Metzler. Topics include producing a show about parenthood, relating to the mothers in the play,...
by Mike Rezl | Apr 15, 2019 | Art, History, Music, Theatre
Apr 15, 2019On June 20, 1957, a violent tornado struck Fargo, North Dakota, killing twelve people. Inspired by that fateful event, playwright Tracy Frank explores how communities survive tragedy in her new musical “Weather the Storm” (composed by Topher...
by Mike Rezl | Apr 1, 2019 | Art, Celebrity, Film, Geeky
Today’s guest is Academy Award Winner Richard Edlund, whose resume includes the original Star Wars trilogy, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Ghostbusters and Die Hard! With him is filmmaker and educator Greg Carlson, who arranged Richard’s visit for the 2019 Fargo...
by Mike Rezl | Mar 28, 2019 | Art, Music
Mar 28, 2019This episode of JJ Meets World features our very first in-studio concert! We chat with vocalist Jessica Vines and guitarist Conor Lee about their musical beginnings, breaking up cover bands, differences in cultural sounds, and then we get to the music!...
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