Neuse Little Podcast
Come listen to the history of Neuse Little Theatre as well as onstage/backstage stories from the people who were there. We look forward to bringing new content and helping folks learn a little more about the theater while maybe taking a walk down memory lane. We hope you enjoy it.
Credits are:
Host & Creator: Matt Gore
Producer: Meta Toole
Music by: Cody Walker @CodyWalkerFTG - (episodes 1-75)
Kathi Nixon
Episodes
79 episodes
Neuse Little Podcast - A Very Brenda Christmas
New board member, Benda Hartley, stops by the podcast and chats about her cleaning obsession. Also, it wouldn't be Christmas if we didn't go around and talk about our various traumas associated with the holiday.Guest: Brenda Hartley...
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Episode 79
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46:09
Neuse Little Podcast - Arsenic and Old Lace Cast
Join us for the latest episode of the Neuse Little Podcast as we chat with Kathi Nixon (director), Nancy Gibbs (Abby), and Patsy Castellano (Martha) about bringing this dark comedy to life on stage! Get the inside scoop on what it takes to dire...
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Episode 78
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43:39
Neuse Little Podcast - Wizard of Oz Cast part 2
We continue our interviews with some of the cast of The Wizard of Oz. We talk with Larry Grey, Kathi Nixon, and Ava Wilson as they discuss playing some morally ambiguous characters from classic theatre and movie history. We are so excited...
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Episode 77
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40:05
Neuse Little Podcast - Wizard of Oz Cast part 1
Join us as we kick off our 50th Anniversary Season by interviewing some of the cast of The Wizard of Oz. We talk with Hannah Quinlivan, Darren Nix, Tanner Harmon, and Daniel E.D. Brown as they discuss playing the iconic roles of Dorothy, ...
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Episode 76
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37:05
Neuse Little Podcast - 2024 Cannon Nominations
Meta and Matt briefly cover the Cannon nominations for the 2023-2024 season at NLT.The Cannons, named after long-time supporter Doris Cannon, are NLT's acting awards that is held at the end of every season. We are so fortunate to have...
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Episode 75
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21:56
Neuse Little Podcast - Madagascar Summer 2024
Matt sits down with a few members of the cast of Madagascar, Jr. and they discuss their experiences at this year’s NLT summer camp.Guests: Patsy Castellano, Julia Scalice, Nolan Anckner, Jayden Grisafi, Caleb Humphrey, Ryan Jernigan, an...
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Episode 74
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25:12
Neuse Little Podcast - Angel Street Cast
Angel Street closes out NLT’s 49th season and the cast and director stop by to discuss the origin of the term “gaslight” and staging this Victorian thriller for a modern audience.Guests: Theressa Rose, Larry Grey, Kirk Davidson, Mariann...
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Episode 73
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30:07
Neuse Little Podcast - Ivories at the Gilbert
The cast and crew of Ivories playing at The Gilbert Theater in Fayetteville stop by to discuss why there should be more stage horror and of talk of their recently staged musical Assassins.Guests: Lawrence Carisle III, Michelle ...
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Episode 72
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41:59
Neuse Little Podcast - Unnecessary Farce Cast
The cast of the zany comedy Unnecessary Farce stop by to chat about bittersweet farewells, small words, copious amounts of doors and a brief foray into meat. Enjoy.Guests: Titania Ruffino, Jorge Sepulveda, Larry Grey, Keith Allen Davis<...
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Episode 71
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33:55
Neuse Little Podcast - 50th Anniversary Announcement
Matt and Meta unveil the much anticipated lineup of shows for NLT’s 50th Anniversary. Host & Creator: Matt GoreProducer: Meta TooleMusic by: Cody Walker
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Episode 70
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16:24
Neuse Little Podcast - 2024 Oscar Movies
While the next show rehearses we take it off-stage and onto the silver screen. Abby, Justin, Tamara and Matt talk about some of the most critically acclaimed movies of 2023. Movies discussed include: Oppenheimer, Barbie, Poor Things, Maestro an...
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Episode 69
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49:54
Neuse Little Podcast - The Lion in Winter
For this month’s episode we have a sampling of the cast from NLT’s show The Lion in Winter. Join us we talk to newcomers Noah and Larry on navigating complicated characters, unhealthy family dynamics and what’s it’s like acting for the first ti...
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Episode 68
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44:51
Neuse Little Podcast - Christmas Trivia
Join Matt, Meta, Justin, Tam and Keith in a festive round of Christmas movie trivia. Hear if team Krampus or team Scrooge takes home the coveted Christmas Wig.Guests: Justin Gore-Pike, Tamara Baltazar, and Keith Davis H...
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Episode 67
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43:54
Neuse Little Podcast - The Charitable Sisterhood Christmas Spectacular Cast
The cast and director come chat about the upcoming show at NLT The Charitable Sisterhood Christmas Spectacular. Discussions include working on memorization, cast bonding and an ill-fated pre-rehearsal wine walk.Guests: Stephanie Veren, ...
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Episode 66
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30:43
Neuse Little Podcast - Benson Little Theatre
Matt and Meta are joined by the head-honchos at Benson Little Theater Jeri Keith Liles and DH Johnson. They discuss their upcoming 25th season and talk about the current play about to open, the stage adaption of the cult-favorite movie Clue.
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Episode 65
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49:22
Neuse Little Podcast - Willy Wonka (2023-09-23)
Matt and Meta are joined by a small contingent of the Willy Wonka cast. Listen to different perspectives on the message of the show, backstage insights and also hear us complain about how hot it was during the recording of this episode...
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Episode 64
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21:19
Neuse Little Podcast - Johnston County Arts Council (2023-08-11)
Matt chats with members of the Johnston County Arts Council about their new book Johnston County Creates.Guests: Evelyn Wool, Judy Boyette, Joyce Kilpatrick-Jordan Host & Creator: Matt GoreProducer: Meta T...
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Episode 63
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34:26
Neuse Little Podcast - Summer Camp Frozen Cast & Cannon Nominations
Summer is here and that means it’s time for NLT’s annual youth program. This year they are presenting “Disney’s Frozen, kids.” Matt and Meta chat with the director Patsy Castellano, music director Karen Mollins, as well as cast members Gianna G...
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Episode 62
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48:20
Neuse Little Podcast - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (2023-05-19)
Matt and Meta sit down with a portion the cast of 176th NLT production The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. The conversation delves into developing a western onstage, intimacy training, love triangles and more.Guests: Madeline Sno...
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Episode 61
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36:23
Neuse Little Podcast - Season 49 Announcement
Join Matt, Meta and Keith as they announce Neuse Little Theatre’s 49th season (2023-2024).Guest: Keith Davis Host & Creator: Matt GoreProducer: Meta TooleMusic by: Cody Walker
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Episode 60
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29:25
Neuse Little Podcast - Things My Mother Taught Me Cast (2023-03-31)
The charming cast of NLT’s 175th production discuss the similarities of their characters to their real-life selves, their expectations of opening weekend and acting in a modern romantic comedy.Guests: Titania Ruffino (Olivia), ...
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Episode 59
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28:59
Neuse Little Podcast - Monte Carlo Cast (2023-02-17)
The director and (almost) all of the cast of Monte Carlo join us to talk about the behind the scenes process of bringing this dramedy to life onstage and how it connects with their offstage lives.Guests:Julz McCallister, Jaynesha Da...
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Episode 58
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40:37
Neuse Little Podcast - Movies 2022 (2023-01-18)
WARNING: SPOILERS!We are back with our first show of 2023 where we discuss some of favorite movies of the previous year. Enjoy!Guests: Keith Davis and Abigail Jordan Host & Creator: Matt GoreProducer: Me...
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Episode 57
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1:05:48
Neuse Little Podcast - Boeing Boeing Cast (2022-11-16)
Join the cast and crew of Boeing Boeing as they discuss Italian translations, comic timing and unexpected delays. Then in the latter portion of the podcast we veer off and talk about the late-comedian Gallagher for no good reason. Enjoy!
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Episode 56
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40:55
Neuse Little Podcast - Johnston County Heritage Ghost Walk (2022-10-30)
We take the Johnston County Heritage Center Ghost Walk (held Oct 27) and learn about the local history of JoCo about some not so familiar people, from a team of both familiar and new folks. Hope you enjoy. Host & Creator:...
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Episode 55
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39:57