Podcasts

Why: Stay connected and hear converstaions you won't get anywhere else.

How: Click the black arrow to play the podcast right on this page. Click the podcast icon to download an MP3 file to your desktop. Use the orange buttons to subscribe via iTunes or other software and have each podcast delivered automatically.

What: Omnibus is a monthly conversation about the Library, Dowling, and Long Island.

The Listening Tour of South Shore History is an interactive map to guide you through the local history topics discussed on our Omnibus podcast.

The Research Leadership Learning Podcast is produced in conjunction with Dowling's Doctoral Program (EdD) in Educational Administration. Topics cover research and experiences from Dowling faculty and students as well as leaders in the educational field on Long Island.

Omnibus #51

Posted Tuesday, November 25, 2008. Total length: 11:30

The Loft Theatre presents Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Tom Stoppard's existential comedy that follows two minor characters from Shakespeare's Hamlet to their bitter end. In this episode we interview members of the cast and crew, discussing the intricacies of the play's plot, the demands of physical comedy and the importance of aerial acrobatics.

We also introduce our audio footnote technology, providing background information on Shakespeare's Hamlet and other important facts within the context of the podcast.

"There are so many layers to the piece that you can spend hours thinking and talking about..."
Larissa Lury

Shownotes with related links:

(Music Courtesy of the Podshow Podsafe Music Network)

0:05 Introduction
Chris Kretz - Assistant Professor/Reference Librarian
Interviews
- 1:30 Andrew Karp (Artistic Director)
- 3:10 Jared Warner (Guildenstern)
- 3:53 Larissa Lury (Director)
- 4:59 Greg LoProto (Rosencrantz)
- 5:43 Larissa Lury
- 6:10 Christine Sullivan (Gertrude & Players)
- 7:00 Andrew Karp
- 7:29 Greg LoProto
- 7:52 Christine Sullivan
- 8:18 Andrew Karp
- 9:11 Larissa Lury

Related Resources:

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead at the Loft Theatre
Larissa Lury at The Unkown Productions
Hamlet online at the Open Library
1879 Chiswick Press edition
Tom Stoppard from the Internet Broadway Database

Songs:

"(01-01) Initially" by theStark

"Stonewall Jackson's Arm" by The Two Man Gentlemen Band

Note: The part of "The Footnote" in this episode is played by Michael Aloi

Talk Back | Permalink

Omnibus #50

Posted Wednesday, November 19, 2008. Total length: 25:01

Dr. Kim Poppiti,assistant professor of drama and dance, discusses her research into 19th century hippodrama and the elaborate machinery invented to create the illusion of motion on stage. Before the introduction of cinema, hippodrama (plays with horses in them) was the public's choice for spectacular and elaborate action scenes. Kim describes her research into the stagecraft and machinery involved, as well as her use of U.S. patent images to uncover this forgotten aspect of theater history.

"...before people had experienced movies, it was just an amazing effect.
Dr. Kim Poppiti