Episode 193. Reduced Rehearsal Barn

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”The actors in the RSC’s newest show The Complete World of Sports (abridged) – Matt Rippy, Reed Martin, and Austin Tichenor – take a break from rehearsing (in this magnificent structure) to discuss how the new show is shaping up so far. Featuring cautious optimism, fear and trepidations, shout-outs to our predecessors, an outbreak of song, and our first bilingual celebrity blurb! (MP3. Length 20:09)

Here’s a pic of us, actually shot during the recording of this podcast!

Matt, Austin & Reed

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10 Comments

Josh · January 13, 2011 at 4:58 am

I really want the lyrics to the fight song(s) now. I saw your show, and I REALLY want to sing the songs.

Emmy · August 22, 2010 at 5:49 pm

Great podcast this week! Laughed the entire time during the Reduced fight song! You guys have some mad skills!

Alec Bronder · August 20, 2010 at 12:19 pm

I’ll do that, we’d love to have you again! He might be a bit busy directing the scottish play, but I’m sure us unwashed masses can pull together to do some clamoring.

Hailey B. · August 19, 2010 at 12:12 pm

BTW, you guys are so talented at improving songs. =], i wish i could make up a song that fast.

Hailey B. · August 19, 2010 at 11:32 am

I LOVE your podcast. I am a huge fan!!!!! I cannot wait for the new show to premire so i can watch it over and over again on the internet. BTW, ‘having a catch’, came from the the book the movie was based on, ‘SHoeless Joe’. According to an interview the writer did when the movie was coming out, that’s what he called it as a kid.

Rip · August 18, 2010 at 2:46 am

Thanks Zetter-B! I think of singing like I think of sports – with total fear and trepidation! So your kind words are like music to my ears (just don’t ask me which key we’re in!)…

Austin · August 17, 2010 at 5:00 pm

PS – Alec,

Say hello to Professor Dr. Rob Richards and tell him Austin demands he bring us back!

Austin · August 17, 2010 at 4:37 pm

Dude! Been there.

(One of our BIBLE podcasts from December 07 talks about the difficulty of getting 5 pairs of animals up onstage during a sparsely attended matinee. We just barely made it.)

Zetterbergskan · August 17, 2010 at 2:52 am

OMG! You guys should sing together more often…you ROCK…well, not really rock but you are GREAT! Luv U’s! XOXO

Alec Bronder · August 16, 2010 at 9:47 pm

I remember trying to rehearse Shakespeare [abridged] with an audience of 10. The “random volunteers” stopped looking quite so random…

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