Interviews with interesting people
This is the story of how a boy who suffered from stuttering went on to be a radio announcer. And a radio engineer. And a salesman. And a TV weatherman. Kirk Harnack also has his own podcast on the TWIT network (www.live.twit.tv). Naturally, it’s about radio. For Kirk’s podcast click here.
He was born in Deadwood, and raised in Spearfish but mostly Gary Mule Deer can be found on the road. He’s called a comedian-singer (and he is funny) but at heart Gary is a traveling musician.
In the early days, he roomed with comedian Steve Martin and singer Michael Johnson. And he’s often noted as a founding member of The Muledeer and Moondog Medicine Show. He was a hit but nearly lost it all to drugs and alcohol.
These days, clean and sober, Gary is still on the road. He’s either going to or coming back from a show he’s done with Johnny Mathis, playing a major casino or playing in a celebrity golf tournament. For Gary Mule Deer’s site click here.
Although he interested in math and science, John Glore switched to theater in college. By night he is a playwright; by day he is a dramaturg (the drama expert in a theater). Sometimes his roles overlap. When John’s adaptation of A Wrinkle In Time was produced at SCR, he was both playwright and supervising producer. John’s advice for aspiring playwrights: reconsider. Or at least, make sure your day job can support you during the years it will take you to become and overnight success. Here’s where John worksL South Coast Rep
Allison Bibicoff notes that if you want a steady pay check and work normal hours, don’t be a dancer or choreographer. In theater, you work nights and weekends, and relationships last only for the run of the show. At the end of six weeks, you’re off to a new set of people. And when you’re not working, you’re looking for a job. The upside is that you get to be creative, work with top performers, and get paid for what a lot of people would do for free. For a link to Allison’s website, click here.
Diane Doyle is an actor, writer, producer and advocate for children and the arts. She started as the class clown but went on to study theater in college, become the youngest member of South Coast Reparatory theater, and put on large scale shows for Disney and the Olympics. But she is proudest of her work with children. Diane founded a youth conservatory to teach children how theater can be a part of their lives. She has influenced, inspired and encouraged many. Just ask Will Ferrell.