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Interview with Daniel Bernard Roumain
Jon Town speaks to Daniel Bernard Roumain about being a resident violinist at ASU and about using music to connect communities of artists of all disciplines and cultures.

New Works Festival
KBAQ's Jon Town talks with resident playwrite Dick Warren about Phoenix Theatre's New Works Festival, which celebrates it's 10th season with staged readings of four new plays. After each reading the audience is invited to share their thoughts and ask questions of the writer, director and actors. The New Works Festival runs from Friday, July 13th through Saturday, August 4th with performances at 7:30pm Friday & Saturday plus Saturday matinees at 3pm at Phoenix Theatre in the Little Theatre in downtown Phoenix. Get tickets online at www.phoenixtheatre.com or call the Phoenix Theatre box office at 602-254-2151.

Creative Youth Theater
If you are looking for some fun family theater this holiday season, add creative youth theater to your list. Creative Director Paul Stout and Communications Director Cortland Coleman tell us about their holiday production "The Grump That Tried to Dump Christmas."

New Works Festival
KBAQ's afternoon music host Jon Town interviewed Richard Warren, founder and contributing play write for the Phoenix Theatre "New Works Festival." This annual festival at Phoenix Theatre showcases four plays by published playwrites. After each performance the audience is invited to join in a discussion about the play and give their opinions as well. The festival begins Friday, July 23rd and runs through August 21st.

Is What It Is
Most of us are familiar with the major theatre groups in the valley but there are also many, smaller community theatres who produce excellent shows with limited budgets in smaller venues. One of these groups is Is What It Is. KBAQ's Jon Town recently spoke with their Artistic Director Tom Laveen about the evolution of the group and why Is What It Is is unique.

Creative Youth Theatre
There is a new theatre group in the valley called Creative Youth Theatre. Manging Director Paul Stout and Producing Artistic Director Jim Gradillas talk about the theatre and the unique approach it takes plus highlights their first production, "The Humbugs" which premieres Thursday, December 2nd.

Creative Youth Theatre
Creative Youth Theatre is a relative newcomer to the valley theatre scene. Just embarking on their second season they have already met with some success and have a few changes this year. KBAQ afternoon host Jon Town recently spoke with Paul Stout, President/CEO of Creative Youth Theatre about what’s in their future.

New Works Festival, 2006
Summer in the valley can be a hard time for theater lovers with many of the major companies busy at work on the upcoming season. There is a place for you to get your fill of theater however, at Phoenix Theater’s annual New Works Festival which begins Friday. The festival features staged readings of 4 new plays and an audience question and answer period at the end of each performance. KBAQ’s Jon Town spoke with Dick Warren, the resident playwright of the festival about the lineup this year.”

Vilna's Got a Golem
KBAQ theater critic Chris Curcio reviews the Arizona Jewish Theatre Company production of "Vilna's Got a Golem" a contemporary play that explores the ancient jewish myth of a golem, a mysterious creature who helps the Jews fight persecution.

Is What It Is
"Is What It Is" theater is a valley leader in alternative theatre. They open their 13th season with "The Woodsman" beginning Thursday, May 18th thru June 4th. KBAQ's Jon Town talked with Tom Laveen and Michael Peck, who stars in the leading roll about the production and some new changes for "Is What It Is" this season.

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