Alternate Stages

Alternate Stages

Weekly show about live theatre and those who keep it afloat in the current digital tidal wave of digital-streaming substitutes, hosted by actor/playwright Rob Armstrong Martin

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August 28, 2025 35 mins

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Episode 26: City of Angels first-ever opening in Albuquerque. The show’s director (and cinephile/historian) Art Tedesco dishes on must-see film noir classics and their heritage in inspiring the authors of City of Angels. Plus behind-the-scenes interviews with selected stars from the cast of CoA.


Tickets on sale now: 

AlbuquerqueLittleTheatre.org 

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Ep. 25 The Six: "Beautiful" stars stop by to chat Costume Envy, 

Cross-dressing, Civil Rights, and How to Play a real-life person without Stress. 

Will they cat-fight over who gets the Dress, and who wore it best? Naaah, when "You've Got A Friend", it's all good!

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Ep.24 CArole King and the Myth of Trauma as being necessary to Art. Consider instead the Art of Healing and the Healing of Art, says Celena Cox, director of Beautiful.

Celena Cox, Certified Intimacy Specialist defines Chemistry on stage: Overwhelming Safety, and wanting to know the other actor in their actual self.

Tickets for Beautiful the Carole King Musical, June 6-22. https://albuquerquelittletheatre.thundertix.com/...

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Who needs fantasy football when you got the real-live dream team? Giving a love-letter to New Mexico: The Bawdy Politic at TheBox theatre.


Featuring

Angie Alley, Wendy Barker, Elora Daniels, Deb Flores, Jillian Foster, Kir Kipness, Stevie Nichols, Megan McCormick, Erin Moody, Adrienne Valdez & Kari Reese

Every-Bawdy Wants to Rule the World!

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https://www.theboxabq.com/shows-tickets/the-bawdy-politic

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May 9, 2025 42 mins

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 In this double episode about the Stephen Kings inspired play Misery:

Daniel Paul Anaya who plays the bedridden author Paul Sheldon in Misery, talks to us about playing a character who never leaves the stage, and his secret use of horses to gain that stamina, and

Lando Ruiz director of misery, talks to us about the Art of Suspense onstage;

Wanna be an actor? Auditions coming August 9 for next Season’s plays! 

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May 2, 2025 34 mins

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This week on ALTernate Stages Podcast

Stephanie Jones, who currently plays Annie Wilkes in Stephen King’s thriller MISERY talks Horses, Horoscopes, and Horrifying House Hosts.

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  • Depending on the Kindness of Strangers: Ambition, Risk and Social Mobility in 1947 America.
  • Season 96: lineup details
  • Madison Dodd and Timothy Dougherty and Baby Genevieve on riding a Streetcar Named Desire


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Ep. 19: Our American Shakespeare IMHO: Christy Burbank is Stella(r) in A Streetcar Named Desire

March is an exciting month at Albuquerque Little Theatre:

  • On Sunday March 2, we announced our 96th Season lineup of 10 shows, that’s 5 plays and 5 musicals!
  • March 1-13: We’re now accepting job applications for Directors, and other paid creative contractors, 
  • March 7-23,  we’re presenting Tennessee William’s A Streetcar Name...
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Devon Frieder and Jacob talk about "The Prom" and how one can direct, choreograph, and star in a musical! They also fangirl about the incredibly talented cast. The Prom opens TODAY and runs until February 9th!

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Arwyn Vernold talks with Jacob about playing the iconic teenager with secrets. Plus a sneak peek into WinterFest!

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Tiana Youtzy on playing roles ranging from Sondheim survivors to Bible villains to Disney heroines in the same season; Tiana and Jacob talk about the Acting Singer and the Singing Actor; their formative influences on stage, film, TV and video games, and share the surprising and secret superpower of finding Joy and Nobility in Barista work. Who doesn’t love a Disney heroine who is this relatable, down-to-earth, and no-...

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Mark  Pino, after playing the Disney Beast in 2020 at ALT returns this December as The Beast in this beloved holiday classic playing December 6 to 24. Mark, or the Double Beast as we sometimes call him, shares his origin story as a shy child who broke out of his shell, grabbed all the school play leads, and worked for Oprah Winfrey as a TV producer in Chicago for several years. Listen to Mark reflect with Jacob on dre...

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Megan McCormick, (Two-time Mrs. Potts in Beauty and The Beast ) Spills the Tea with Jacob; The Matriarch of the Kitchen dishes out celebrity encounters, acting training, and tells you how to empower your local theatre using Phone-A-Friend! Jacob and Megan wonder, What will the Disney licensing embargo mean for future generations of BATB superfans?

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Tables Turned! Jacob undergoes his own actor’s grillin’ as Dracula, interviewed in Journey To the Stars segment by Pocket Theatre Producer Christy Burbank. We’ll get a sneak peak into Laura Cummins-Wright’s Director’s notebook for Beauty and the Beast, and The Reign in Spain falls mainly on the Plane: Traveling Europe to find Shylock’s Origin Story, part 1, In which local playwright Rob Armstrong Martin reads a scene ...

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Kristen and Isaac speak to Jacob about their comic role models and influencers.Kristen goes from Class Valedictorian to “Pinky and the Brain” to nationally known Cos-player: How does a (self-described) All-Encompassing Nerd play both patriarch Dr. Westfeld and bug-eating Renfield?

Issac as A Man who Couldn’t Get Cast suddenly becoming The Man who is Cast in Everything! Give us the shirt off your back: how to keep fit f...

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October 9, 2024 52 mins

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Journey to the Stars, Dracula A Comedy of Terrors Edition: DACOT's Devoney and Jacob dish on horror books, horror movies, and propose a Mt. Rushmore of the Slashers! Then they serve you a few bits of scholarly history of pop culture, just to keep ya’ trippin!


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Actor as Thinker: Meow Wolf’s Brent Whitted on making comic and demonic choices for Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors


Brent as Meow Wolf’ Mindsplitter Oleander:
https://meow-wolf.fandom.com/wiki/Superconductor_General_Oleander

Pocket Theatre’s Exit Pursued By A Bear coming November 15-Dec 1
Tickets at: https://albuquerquelittletheatre.thundertix.com/events/235518

The Prom coming in January
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Dracula A Comedy of Terrors Director Robb Sisneros on why every actor matters; True West directed by Jacquline Reid sweeps the Fusion Theatre Company with true Sam Shepard grit. And listen for a special flash-sale code given in this episode that will unlock a deep ticket discount on a special musical coming soon.

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Episode 5 Sept 5, 2024: Kale Brown (Caiaphas in JC Superstar) dishes brains, brawn and Basso profundo with Jacob Chavez: their Favorite Reads, High School Sports, Singin’ in the Range, and first steps in Dance. And listen carefully, they might be Cereal Killers!

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August 31 BONUS: Journey to the (JC Super)Stars: Joliana Davidson’s Full Backstage Interview!

  • Star Meetup: Jolie and Andrew Lloyd Webber at the Jimmy Awards NYC
  • Origin Story: Jolie in Les Biz
  • Return Trip: How to handle a hiatus

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