Table Read Podcast
Prior to awe-inspiring and breathtakingly breathtaking cold Table Reads of magnificent scripts and fantastic screenplays, we usually discuss in some depth some aspect of the performing arts or arts in general or the arts industries or related life lessons, sort of a presentational brainstorming session with rounded edges and big chunks of chewy chocolate. (Memo to self: never write descriptions when hungry for chocolate.) We’re unabashedly seldom at a loss for pithy words or pithy rhetoric, which is really good if you like pithy, no matter what the topic, perfect qualities for a Table Read podcast or the ancient Roman Senate, SPQR y’all. These podcasts are dedicated to the memory of our dear friend, writer, and fellow performing artist, the incomparable Eugene McDaniels.
Episodes
12 episodes since 2013
Pre-Oscars 2020 (spoiler alert)
A discussion of 2020 Oscar favorites recorded a few days before the Academy Awards presentation. Featuring Lorenzo Vigil, Chase Bailey, Kate Jurdi, Todd Hunter, and Dennis C. Johnson. We really missed you for this one, Adrienne Montezinos!
June 01, 2020
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2:23:54
On the Road in Lititz 2013 (no read)
In an on-the-road Table Read Podcast episode from December 2013, Dennis is joined in Lititz PA by the incomparable Brian Belge, the incomparable David Donovan, and the incomparable Smith Collins, comparatively speaking, for a discussion of actors,...
December 20, 2014
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1:24:54
Drinking In New York (read only)
Herein is a fine screenplay by Mitchell Ganem, Drinking In New York, performed in series of cold reads by Chase Bailey, Heidi Bunnell, Todd Hunter, Duncan Watt, and Dennis Johnson. There were no rehearsals or cast assignments done beforehand. This...
October 28, 2014
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2:20:59
Big Butt Bruise Brothers (read only)
This Table Read Podcast episode, the read-only version of a compilation of two Big Butt Bruise Brothers podcasts, minus a few hours of stimulating discussions before and after, features Chase Bailey, Heidi Christofferson Bunnell, DB Cooper, Duncan...
June 26, 2014
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1:52:18
Visitors (no read)
This Table Read Podcast Visitors episode from Chase's painting studio in Portsmouth NH features Chase Bailey, Heidi Bunnell, Duncan Watt, Dennis Johnson, and introducing voice artist, actor and director DB Cooper, now one of us, in her first publi...
January 21, 2014
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2:52:13
The Tent (read only)
This is a read-only podcast of the screenplay The Tent, minus the usual 90 minutes of discussion per podcast beforehand. It is a cold read. It is a compilation from three separate podcast sessions in 2013, the first two in a small room and the l...
January 03, 2014
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2:33:55
Harmony
This Table Read Podcast episode features Chase Bailey, Heidi Bunnell, and Dennis Johnson. From his painting studio in Portsmouth, Chase tells stories ranging from his early days as an art student to his experiences making films with John Malkovic...
August 28, 2013
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2:18:59
Drinking in New York part 1
Host Dennis Johnson welcomes the usual crew of Chase Bailey, Heidi Bunnell, Duncan Watt, Rudy the dog, and introducing in his debut on TRP, actor/director Todd Hunter for a lively discussion of music, art, theater, film and the business of show, ...
August 07, 2013
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2:59:01
The Tent part 3
Host Dennis Johnson welcomes Chase Bailey, Heidi Bunnell, and Duncan Watt to a rollicking discussion of film, music, theatre, their respective businesses and related arts, followed by a cold table read of the screenplay The Tent which concludes wi...
July 09, 2013
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2:38:07
Wet and Slippery Can Be Good/Gilgamesh
For one of our earlier podcasts, host Dennis Johnson welcomes returning podcasters UCLA theatre student, singer and actor, Brigid Abreu, and actor/musicians Dylan Michael Collins and Peter Nickell, two members of the band Throw Me Down a Well, and...
June 18, 2013
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1:20:41