Actors Theatre of Indiana (ATI) today at noon will introduce a new video podcast called “Lunch Break with Actors Theatre of Indiana.”
ATI is the resident professional theatre company of The Studio Theater at The Center for The Performing Arts in Carmel, and this is the 17th year of bringing high-powered theatrical productions, world premieres and nationally recognized acting and musical talent to central Indiana.
This new video podcast will take place every other Wednesday at noon and can be found on the Actors Theatre of Indiana Facebook page.
You can learn the latest in what’s happening in local and regional theatre with the ATI Trio – Don Farrell, Judy Fitzgerald, and Cynthia Collins. These three will host the podcast and be joined by a variety of other guests.
Don Farrell is an ATI co-founder and serves as Artistic Director of the professional theatre company. He has produced every production of ATI’s history including the Palladium debuts of two-time Tony Award-winning Sutton Foster (An Evening with Sutton Foster) and two-time Tony Award winning Broadway legend Chita Rivera (CHITA: A Legendary Celebration), both to critical acclaim. He has directed many shows for ATI, as well. He has been a member of Actors’ Equity Association since 1992, is a veteran of the concert/theatrical stage, and has worked steadily in practically every capacity of the business. He has spent over 33 years working as a professional singer, dancer, actor, director, choreographer, and producer with a career that includes Off-Broadway, International Tour, National Tour, Las Vegas, Regional, Symphony concerts and educational productions.
Cynthia Collins received her BFA in Theatre from Ohio University. She has performed Off-Broadway in several productions, including touring nationally in Singin’ In The Rain and internationally in My Fair Lady as well as multiple cruise line appearances. Her television/film credits include: Law & Order, Law & Order SVU, Ed, Sex and the City, OZ, Die Hard III, Sabrina, Maid in Manhattan, The Thomas Crown Affair and more. She has had the pleasure of working with such artists as Ben Vereen, Sandy Duncan, Claude Aikins, Comden & Green, Cy Coleman, Avery Schrieber, Joel Grey, Cyndi Lauper, Fred Waring and his famous Pennsylvanians, Chita Rivera, Sutton Foster, Diane Rehm and Billy Stritch. She is Co-Founder and Associate Artistic Director of ATI and has been in many ATI productions.
Judy Fitzgerald has also been in several productions with ATI. In addition, Broadway credits include Radio City Music Hall with Glen Close and Madison Square Garden with Liza Minnelli and Danny Burstein (conducted by Marvin Hamlisch). She has toured nationally with Debbie Reynolds, Shirley Jones and Omar Sharif and has performed in Off-Broadway productions: Swingtime Canteen with Tony Award winner Charles Busch at the Blue Angel, Dodsworth with John Collum, George Lee Andrews and Dee Hoty at the York Theatre and the John Houseman Theatre; Face the Music and That’s The Ticket! with Tony Award winner George S. Irving.
Be sure to tune in with The Trio today at noon for the first of the new video podcasts “Lunch Break with Actors Theatre of Indiana” to learn just what you can expect on the podcast. You just might hear about a few surprises, too.
About Actors Theatre of Indiana
Actors Theatre of Indiana was co-founded in 2005 by Cynthia Collins, Don Farrell, and Judy Fitzgerald with a mission to celebrate the power of theater and contribute to the quality of life in Central Indiana by offering high quality professional theater performances and programs that engage, inspire, educate, and entertain. An award-winning Equity Professional Theater company, Actors Theatre of Indiana is the resident professional theater company of The Studio Theater at The Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, now in its 16th season of high-powered musical theater productions, world premieres, and innovative community works.
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