#124 – Teaching Teenagers

#124 – Teaching Teenagers

Jun 10, 2019This episode features JJ’s high school theatre teacher and surrogate mother Gwen Stark! We talk about Gwen’s life growing up, finding her passion for theatre and teaching, why a high school theatre feels like home, and the trials and...
#123 – The Mighty Wurlitzer

#123 – The Mighty Wurlitzer

Jun 3, 2019Today’s guest is the president of the Red River American Theatre Organ Society, Ryan Hardy! We do a deep dive into the history of the unit orchestra, how to maintain the organ’s arsenal of instruments, and getting a new generation excited about...
#112 – The Long, Dark Tunnel

#112 – The Long, Dark Tunnel

Apr 25, 2019Returning to the show is Carrie Wintersteen, Executive Director of Theatre B, and Director of the company’s latest production Cry It Out by Molly Smith Metzler. Topics include producing a show about parenthood, relating to the mothers in the play,...
#109 – Weather the Storm

#109 – Weather the Storm

Apr 15, 2019On June 20, 1957, a violent tornado struck Fargo, North Dakota, killing twelve people. Inspired by that fateful event, playwright Tracy Frank explores how communities survive tragedy in her new musical “Weather the Storm” (composed by Topher...
#104 – The Other Side of the Universe

#104 – The Other Side of the Universe

Mar 28, 2019This episode of JJ Meets World features our very first in-studio concert! We chat with vocalist Jessica Vines and guitarist Conor Lee about their musical beginnings, breaking up cover bands, differences in cultural sounds, and then we get to the music!...