Month: February 2020

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Episode 52: History of Black Theatre Part 2 – Ira Aldridge

In this episode, K and Warren discuss the amazing life of Ira Aldridge, alumni of the African Grove Theatre and an amazing tragic actor in his own right. Learn about Ira Aldridge’s accomplishments on the stage and listen to Warren’s recounting of the “One K Production” of Ira Aldridge’s adaptation of The Black Doctor.

Promo: Black History Buff Podcast

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Episode 51: History of Black Theatre Part 2 – The African Grove Theatre, Master Juba and … sigh … Minstrel Shows

K continues the discussion of the history of black theatre by covering a dark period of theatre history – minstrel shows, before going into some theatrical firsts for Black Americans. Learn about William Henry Lane (also known as Master Juba), a black man who got his start in minstrel shows before ultimately becoming the father of tap dance and find out about the African Grove Theatre: the first Black run theatre in America.

Promo: Black History Buff Podcast

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Episode 51: History of Black Theatre Part 2 – The African Grove Theatre, Master Juba and … sigh … Minstrel Shows

K continues the discussion of the history of black theatre by covering a dark period of theatre history – minstrel shows, before going into some theatrical firsts for Black Americans. Learn about William Henry Lane (also known as Master Juba), a black man who got his start in minstrel shows before ultimately becoming the father of tap dance and find out about the African Grove Theatre: the first Black run theatre in America.

Promo: Black History Buff Podcast

Join the Cast Junkie discord and help support indie podcasts at https://discord.gg/napQ3Cb. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebadger @ToneDeafMusical for some dank theatre memes, check out the patreon at https://www.patreon.com/tonedeafmusical and visit our website, tonedeafmusical.com! 

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Episode 50: History of Black Theatre Part 1 – Ritual Performance: Egungun and Gelede

We’re back! And we’re going to be on your feed more than normal this month because it is Black History Month and K has a lot they want to cover!

In this episode, K gives Warren a crash course on different forms of Yoruban Rituals before they watch videos on Egungun and Gelede. They discuss the views from the book Black Theatre: Ritual Performance in the African Diaspora and K forgets how many days are in the month of February during a leap year!

Join the Cast Junkie discord and help support indie podcasts at https://discord.gg/napQ3Cb. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebadger @ToneDeafMusical for some dank theatre memes, check out the patreon at https://www.patreon.com/tonedeafmusical and visit our website, tonedeafmusical.com! 

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Episode 50: History of Black Theatre Part 1 – Ritual Performance: Egungun and Gelede

We’re back! And we’re going to be on your feed more than normal this month because it is Black History Month and K has a lot they want to cover!

In this episode, K gives Warren a crash course on different forms of Yoruban Rituals before they watch videos on Egungun and Gelede. They discuss the views from the book Black Theatre: Ritual Performance in the African Diaspora and K forgets how many days are in the month of February during a leap year!

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Episode 49: The 1st Annual Warren Awards

Welcome to the first annual Warren Awards! Tonight, Warren reveals what truly was the good, the bad, and the ugly in the shows that we watched in the 2019 Season. Listen to find out who will take home the coveted Golden Warren!

Written, recorded, and edited by Warren.

Promos: 5 and 30 with Ruk, Pomegranates and Pitchforks, Witchever Path, Ignorance Was Bliss, Up All Night, A Ninth World Journal, Sage and Savant, and FriGay the 13th

Sound effects by: freesound.org

Music from https://filmmusic.io“Also Sprach Zarathustra” by Sascha Ende (https://www.sascha-ende.de)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Music from https://filmmusic.io
“Running Fanfare” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Music from https://filmmusic.io
“Cinematic Strings ” by Rafael Krux (https://www.orchestralis.net/)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Music from https://filmmusic.io
“Outro” by Alexander Nakarada (https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Join the Cast Junkie discord and help support indie podcasts at https://discord.gg/napQ3Cb. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebadger @ToneDeafMusical for some dank theatre memes, check out the patreon at https://www.patreon.com/tonedeafmusical and visit our website, tonedeafmusical.com!