Arts Interview With Nancy Kranzberg

Guest Taylor Gruenloh of the Tesseract Theatre Company shares the history of the group's name and outlines the benefits of their recent move to the .Zack building.

Guest Bill Ash, Executive Director of the St. Louis Classical Guitar Society, shares a brief overview of the Society's mission and upcoming performances. 

Guest Amanda Thompson Rundahl, Director of Learning and Engagement at the St. Louis Art Museum discusses her work in finding ways to explain and interpret the museum's collection through various outreach efforts and programs.

Guest Sheila Banks, author & screenwriter, shares the story behind her latest book: Bittersweet.

Guest Philip Barnes, Artistic Director of the St. Louis Chamber Chorus, shares how his group brings music to life in places both expected and unexpected.

Guest Philip Boehm, Artistic Director of Upstream Theater, shares highlights from this season's current and upcoming shows.

Guest Kathleen Sitzer, Artistic Director of the New Jewish Theatre, shares highlights of their upcoming 20th season.

Guest Jessica Hentoff, Artistic Executive Director & Founder of Circus Harmony, reveals what a simple cup of coffee has in common with running away to join the circus.

Guests Denny Reagan, President & CEO & Tracy Utzmyers, Production Supervisor of The Muny share with our listeners a bit of what goes into putting on a large outdoor production and what we can look forward to during their upcoming 99th season.

Guest Tom Townsend, President and Co-Founder of Pianos for People, tells about the events that led to the founding of this organization and shares the details of its mission to bring music into every home.

Guest Sally Van Doren, poet, discusses and reads an excerpt from her forthcoming book "Promise". More poetry and details can be found at her website.

Guest Felicia Shaw, Executive Director of the Regional Arts Commission, explains how RAC takes pennies from travelers and turns them into millions for local arts.

Guest Sabine Eckmann, Director & Chief Curator of the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, sheds light on the history of the museum and how it came to have one of the strongest collections art of any University. 

Guest Matthew Henry, founder of SpecDrum, shares the details of this new organization that seeks to bring students a greater understanding of the world by teaching them to play world music while learning it's culture.

Guest Terry Barber, Founder of Artists For A Cause, talks about his group and how it works to help artists connect with the community in a meaningful way.

Guest Doug Auer, Co-Founder of Third Degree Glass Factory, divulges the history of this area hub for glass artists and details the many varied roles they play in the glass community.

Guest Petruda Lipan, Director of Museums and Galleries at Saint Louis University Museum of Art, details the history of the venues under her charge and shares her observations of the many ways art has improved St. Louis over the years.

Guest Hannah Klemm, Assistant Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the St. Louis Art Museum, uses her expertise in Post War German art to better highlight the Museum's deep collection.

Guest Duane Reed, owner/director of Duane Reed Gallery, details his latest exhibition and shares his thoughts on the vibrant local gallery scene.

Guest Lisa Cakmak, Assistant Curator of Ancient Art at the St. Louis Art Museum, discusses highlights of the museum's ancient art collection including a few creepy surprises perfect for the Halloween season!