This week, we welcome to the stage, the man, the myth, the legend, the former state senator, the founder of WVIK and Genesius Guild, actor, director, and dear friend and mentor: Don Wooten.We're proud and privileged to share this one with you. We hope you enjoy!

This episode, we welcome to the stage: Jake Ladd. Director, actor, and SoCal native, Ladd has been around the block in his theater career, brushing elbows with no shortage of big-deal stars (most of whom Jaren is too young to know). This episode is nothing short of a love letter for small Midwest theater; we hope you enjoy!

This episode, we welcome Tristan Tapscott: actor, podcaster, host and producer of Living Local, jack of all trades, and one of the founders of the Mockingbird On Main.We hope you enjoy!Check out his Disney podcast here: https://www.quadcities.com/shows/of-mice-and-main-street-men/

Meet your hosts: Chris Hicks and Jaren Michelle. How did a seventy-two-year-old theater reviewer and a twenty-five-year-old radio producer end up hosting a podcast together? What's so special about their little Mississippi river town? Why should you care about community theater? We'll be answering these questions, having a few (okay, many) laughs, and learning a heck of a lot about Midwest theater in the process. Thanks for listening, and we hope you'll follow us on this new adventure!