So glad you are joining us
#HUSHpodcast, Thursday, July 27th, 7:00 PM @ The Phipps
Look for Student Hosts at the Door
Adam ~ Ben, Writer
Emma A ~ Andy, Head Writer
Seneca K ~ Chief Motivator, Writer
VIP Reception to Follow the Performance
Hear behind the scene details from industry professionals and participate in Q&A of student artists
Randal Berger Director of HUSH Jr, Shush!
Randal Berger has worked professionally as an actor, director, producer and educator since 1988. Since moving to the Twin Cities in 1991 Randal has performed on stage at The Old Log, The Ordway, The Fitzgerald, The Music Box, Pillsbury House, The Margolis Brown Company, The Minneapolis Theatre Garage, and The Playwright’s Center. He has also produced, performed and directed productions for the MN Fringe Festival and is a founding member of The Burning House Group Theater Company (BHG). Randal's work includes voiceovers, commercials, short films and features. Randal is the Twin Cities’ representative on the national board of SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors’ Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists).
Calyssa Hall Director of HUSH
Calyssa Hall is the Artistic Director for the Zephyr Theater in Stillwater and has worked for many years as a freelance director, stage manager, musician, production coordinator, lighting designer, and technicial for professional and community theaters throughout the greater Twin Cities area. She graduated Summa Cum Laude in music and musical theater from the University of Wisconsin – River Falls. Ms. Hall has taught drama in the Stillwater Area School District and has directed community education theater programs in Inver Grove Heights and South St. Paul. In 2013, she founded the company that is now known as Only a Dim Image Productions and will further its mission through the creation of The Zephyr Theater.
Alan Frechtman Production Producer
Alan Frechtman worked with Garrison Keillor on Prairie Home Companion as far back as its origin as American Radio Company of the Air (ARCA). For Prairie Home, his responsibilities included a number of technical roles including VIP of Special Projects, Producer, and even a little writing and performing. He toured internationally with Prairie Home Companion while freelancing as a Live Producer for Minnesota Public Radio. He currently works as the Stage Manager and Head Carpenter at the Fitzgerald Theater and as Stage Manager for the Minnesota State Fair at the Carousel Park Stage. In addition, since 2000, Mr. Frechtman has worked with students at Wayzata High School on their theater productions.
Watch us record the Season 1 Finale of HUSHpodcast LIVE at The Phipps on July 27 at 7:00 PM! You'll be amazed at the creativity!
The #HUSHpodcast Experience:
HUSH, HUSH Jr, Shush!
And Native American Music and Dance
First, Andy's parents mysteriously disappear. A few months later, her grandmother vanishes. #HUSHpodcast, affectionately known as "HUSH," follows a teenaged girl named Andy who sets off with her friends in a quest to find her family that leads into multiple worlds filled with manipulative people and dangerous secrets.
#HUSHpodcast and its spinoffs, HUSH Jr and Shush! are part of an original sci-fi podcast series written, composed and performed by secondary students in the St. Croix River Valley through a youth storytelling center called The Shire. The Shire's audio drama teams write the scripts, compose and play the music, create the sound effects and perform the roles. Each episode is aired as a radio play on Voices in the Valley (10 AM Saturday mornings on KLBB 1220) before being uploaded onto the podcast directories.
Catch up on iTunes, Google Play Music, and Stitcher
Listen in to the first eight episodes of the HUSH podcast series on iTunes, Stitcher and GooglePlay Music, or find us online on The Shire's website. Contact steph@theshireonline.com for more details.
Episode 1: Don't Cry Over Cold Tea ~ A voice in fifteen-year-old Andromeda's head just won't shut up, and it becomes stronger after she discovers her grandmother is missing.
Episode 2: Into the Attic ~ Sucked into a bomb-ridden world, Andy seeks to save a little boy; determined not to give up on the boy or her grandma, Andy goes along with Ben’s idea that the friends should search the attic for clues to Violet’s mysterious disappearance.
Episode 3: Stranger Danger ~ Confusion and uncertainty abound as Andy and her friends try to determine the identity of a stranger, a woman Andy is sure must know something about Finn, the little boy she left in the war torn bomb world.
Episode 4: It's Not What It Looks Like ~ A horrible nightmare reminds Andy of the need to save Finn, Rachel and Zach set of on an investigation of their own, and an explosion catches the attention of the police.
Episode 5: Something Shattered ~ Vega and Marcel’s deviousness unfolds and Ben’s babysitting job goes dangerously awry.
Episode 6: A Little Bit Like Ducks ~ Gracie is gone, the police have questions for the friends and Violet’s flashback stuns.
Episode 7: Silence Can You Hear Me ~ The friends discover new worlds in their quest to save Gracie; and, Marcel and Vega continue to bring trouble.
Episodes 4 through 8 of #HUSHpodcast were made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.