On this week’s edition of Smile Politely Radio, host Jason Brown sits down with Mathew Green, Katie Baldwin, and Rob Zaleski from the Station Theatre in Urbana. In the midst of the theater’s 40th season, the director and crew are preparing for the opening of their next show, Gruesome Playground Injuries, and take time out to discuss the Station’s history, the upcoming performance, and the joys and troubles of putting on quality shows without a budget and often without a net.
They’ll also discuss what it’s like to work in a black box theater, often within arm’s reach of the audience. And the conversation was so good, they were gracious enough to have it twice (after a recording snafu by yours truly). The podcast version of the show features an additional 11 minutes of our discussion that didn’t fit into Friday’s broadcast, so even if you listened in on Friday night, be sure to download the show for the complete conversation.