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Footlights: A Community Theater Podcast
Hosted by Chris Hicks

Welcome to Footlights: a community theater podcast from the Quad Cities, hosted by performing arts veteran Chris Hicks, and rotating collection of Thespians from around the area. Join us each episode for exclusive conversations with local theater artists about our love for local theater and the life it brings to our community.

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Latest Episodes
  • He Prefers to Be Out of the Spotlight
    Actor, director, and playwright. Take a listen to Quad Cities Theatre icon Aaron Richardson III for a thoughtful perspective on the local theatre scene.
  • Music is Her Life
    She's a Circa 21 Dinner Theatre Bootlegger and main stage performer. She's been singing her whole life. You don't want to miss this episode with the effervescent Sidney Dexter Richardson.
  • "You were on Mrs. Maisel!?!"
    Chris Hicks and guest host Tristan Tapscott sit down with Ben Gougeon to talk about his recent immersive theater project The Stacks, as well as his wide ranging career that spans both stage and screen.
  • Eric Teeter rockets into The House of Blue Leaves
    Chris Hicks and guest host Alisha Hanes talk with Eric Teeter about his upcoming appearance in House of Blue Leaves
  • Quad Cities means "four times the theater activity" to Thayne Lamb
    Chris Hicks and guest host Jake Ladd talk with young and up-coming Thayne Lamb.
  • Setting down in Meteor City...
    Chris Hicks and guest co-host Alisha Hanes talk with Madelyn Dorta, director of Paint Night at Playcrafters Barn Theater, about the upcoming show as well as her adventures in Meteor City.
  • Sit a spell with Erin Platt
    Chris Hicks and guest host Tristan Tapscott dig into the on-stage and back-stage career of Quad Cities' darling Erin Platt.
  • Playcrafters 95th season begins!
    Playcrafters Barn Theatre is celebrating 95 years of community theatre. Listen in as Playcrafters' current board president, Kathy Graham, shares the troupe's history as well as its upcoming productions. Also featured is Jake Ladd, director for Playcrafters' opening show, "Harvey."
  • Merging Visual Artistry with Performing Arts
    Featured in this episode is the multi-talented Jason Platt, author, actor, illustrationist and YouTube contributor. Sitting in as co-host is the equally talented Tristan Tapscott.
  • Spending the holidays with our favorite Santa
    Chris Hicks and guest host Jake Ladd explore the long and far reaching career of a man with many theatrical talents, Mike Schmidt.
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