Green Room On Air with Ray Renati
Indulge in the enchanting realm of performing arts with our captivating weekly podcast! Hosted by the charismatic Ray Renati and rooted in the vibrant San Francisco Bay Area, our show delves into the thrilling landscapes of theatre, musical theatre, film, opera, and more. Join us on an exhilarating journey as we spotlight the local Bay Area stage productions and traverse the global stage from the iconic theatres of New York City to the grand stages of London and the cultural hubs of Paris. Tune in each week to experience the magic and excitement of the performing arts through our latest episode. Your front-row seat awaits!
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Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Paris, Portugal and Spain. Mime, Comedy and Tango. The Portuguese may be the nicest people on Earth.
Los Guardiola, La Comédie du Tango https://www.musique-et-toile.fr/
The Comedy of Tango. The show is not to be missed. Click on the website above for all the information and how you can see the show.
Wednesday May 31, 2023
Wednesday May 31, 2023
Encore Episode. Today’s episode is a repeat from a couple of years ago. I’m traveling and cannot record today. Enjoy!
Today's episode features Jennifer Marshall who plays the character Susan Hargrove (Max's Mom) in the huge Netflix TV show, "Stranger Things". We talk about all kinds of interesting topics within the world of acting and television. This was a lot of fun. Enjoy!
Mini Bio for IMDB:
Born in Denver, Colorado, Jennifer Marshall is the eldest of three children. She grew up in Arvada, Colorado, a suburb of Denver, and attended Pomona High School before a death in the family prompted the family to move to Carbondale, Colorado. This small ski town nestled in the Roaring Fork Valley between Aspen and Glenwood Springs was her home for the next three years and living there solidified her decision to join the military after high school.
In high school, she played basketball for the Roaring Fork Lady Rams, was a Varsity cheerleader, a member of the Speech and Drama team for a short time (before her coach would not allow her to participate and play basketball during the same season), editor of the high school newspaper, part of the yearbook staff, state Vice President of HOSA (Health Occupation Students of America), sang in show choir and honor choir, and was a frequent face in the annual school musical.
One month after graduating high school, Jennifer joined the United States Navy and was shipped off to boot camp in Great Lakes, Illinois. She spent nearly five years in the Navy and was stationed on San Nicolas Island, the most remote of the California Channel Islands, and later, on the USS Roosevelt, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier home ported in Norfolk, Virginia. She was honorably discharged from the Navy as a Petty Officer Second Class. While in the military, she worked as an aircraft handler, in aviation supply, and was a member of the Ships Security Defense Force Team as well as the Repair Locker Fire Team. She earned a Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medal, among other awards. She has spoken positively about her life in the military and has mentioned returning to military reserve service in the future.
Jennifer graduated Magna Cum Laude from Virginia Wesleyan College with a double major in International Politics and Spanish and a minor in History. As of 2013, Jennifer is seeking her graduate degree through American Military University.
As of 2013, Jennifer lives and works as an actress in sunny and beautiful Los Angeles, California.
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Wednesday May 24, 2023
Wednesday May 17, 2023
Wednesday May 17, 2023
Today our guest is Abigail Munn the Artistic Director of Circus Bella.
(Interview begins at 6:30)
Cirus Bella Web Site
Since its inception, Abigail Munn has been directing, creating, and producing new work for Circus Bella. Along with the more conventional duties she has also served as the company's truck driver, catering service and laundress. An accomplished dancer, choreographer, and aerialist, Munn holds a BFA in Modern Dance from UC Santa Barbara. As a child, born and raised in SF, she appeared with the Pickle Family Circus, and with Zoppe Italian Family Circus, Lone Star Circus, the Moisture Festival, the New Pickle Circus, Cabaret Verdelet, Circus Cabaret, Tease-O-Rama, Va Voom Room, and The Velvet Hammer Burlesque. Munn was commended in the NY Times for her performance in Alma Esperanza Cunningham’s Princess. Munn co-directed the nouveau-vaudeville troupe Kitty Bang, an internationally recognized three-time “Best of the Bay” winner that is influential in the modern Burlesque resurgence.
Over the past few years Abigail has become increasingly involved in advocacy work for the Circus Arts. When transitioning Circus Bella performers to Employees, she became aware that the current workers compensation rates and policy descriptions in California were way out of step with the current reality of the Circus Industry. Munn embarked on a one-woman quest to help change this and after initiating a study from the Workers Comp Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB), rates were significant lowered (by 80%) for ALL Circus Companies in CA. In addition, she is a founding member and on the board of the American Circus Alliance.
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WEB SITE: https://www.circusbella.org/bananas
TRAILER: https://youtu.be/v1tV4GRIxSY
AUDIO CLIPS: https://www.circusbella.org/press-audio-trailer-clips
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Thursday May 04, 2023
Thursday May 04, 2023
Today we chat with KAREL!
Karel (Charles Karel Bouley)
He’s made history in life and career, changed state laws for the LGBTQ community in California and been at the center of international controversies. He is as at home on a stage as he is in front of a camera or microphone, in a recording studio or on a set and has worked on them all. He’s entertained for years in the No. 2 and No. 4 radio markets in the country, Los Angeles and San Francisco on the No. 1 stations KFI and KGO. He’s written for Billboard, and then been featured in it as an artist; he’s was with the HuffingtonPost since it started as well as Medium, and has published two books and been and editor for magazines such as The Advocate.. He’s been a guest on every major cable network, and a pioneer in the recent trend of reality TV for five years on cable TV. There’s even an App for him.
He is Karel, Charles Karel Bouley.
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Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Blithe Spirit experience, Willie Nelson Live, and Ukraine on Stage.
Ukraine on Stage Website
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Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
We have some fun today playing with Chat GPT and "Barry" on HBO.
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Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
I'm super excited to have Aimee Greenberg on the show today. Aimee's a true New Yorker, who's worked with some of the best teachers in the business like Sanford Meisner, Wynn Handman, and Stella Adler. She's got some serious Off-Broadway creds, having cut her teeth at La Mama, Etc., Theatre for the New City, and The Medicine Show Theatre.
Aimee's collaborated with some big names in the industry too, like Grotowski, Augusto Boal, and Guillermo Gentile. She's also raked in quite a few prestigious awards and fellowships like The Asian Cultural Council Fellowship, The Los Angeles Endowment, The Los Angeles Women's Foundation Award, Seattle Original Works, and the Susan B. Komen Award.
With her wealth of knowledge and experience, Aimee's been teaching performance technique, writing, directing, theatre, and film studies at international conservatories and universities like JAMU, UCSD, CSUSM, SDSU, and CSLA.
Let's get into it as we talk to Aimee about her career, experiences working with theatre icons, and what she thinks about the industry today!_________________
Ukraine on Stage
The performance in San Francisco will raise funds for the work being done by the Ivano-Frankivsk Drama Theatre in Ukraine. The Theater is not only serving as a bomb shelter, community center, and food distribution point, but is also continuing to perform. Its recent activities are discussed here and here. (If you view any of these websites using the Google Chrome browser, you can right-click on a page to translate its content into English.)
This event is sponsored by the Ukrainian American Coordinating Council: Website here and facebook page here.
The Performance is on Saturday, April 29 at 2 P.M.Tickets
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Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Ray reflects on the arrest of Donald Trump. He reflects on aging. Also, we take a look at Seth MacFarlands great live action Star Trek tribute, "The Orville".______________________________________________________________________
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Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
Today I talk about a project I've been working on for about a year. I have translated the memoir of my Great Grand Uncle, Luigi Olari and am in the process of writing a script centered on his life as an aspiring opera singer in New York City.
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