The cast of the zany comedy Unnecessary Farce stop by to chat about bittersweet farewells, small words, copious amounts of doors and a brief foray into meat. Enjoy.Guests: Titania Ruffino, Jorge Sepulveda, Larry Grey, Keith Allen DavisHost & Creator: Matt Gore *Producer: Meta Toole *Music by: Cody Walker *visit Neuse Little Theatre at www.neuselittlehteatre.orgfollow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram!Leave a review and let us know what you think.

Matt and Meta unveil the much anticipated lineup of shows for NLT’s 50th Anniversary.Host & Creator: Matt Gore *Producer: Meta Toole *Music by: Cody Walker *visit Neuse Little Theatre at www.neuselittlehteatre.orgfollow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram!Leave a review and let us know what you think.

While the next show rehearses we take it off-stage and onto the silver screen. Abby, Justin, Tamara and Matt talk about some of the most critically acclaimed movies of 2023. Movies discussed include: Oppenheimer, Barbie, Poor Things, Maestro and The Holdovers.Guests: Abigail Jordan, Tamara Baltazar, Justin Gore-PikeHost & Creator: Matt Gore *Producer: Meta Toole *Music by: Cody Walker *visit Neuse Little Theatre at www.neuselittlehteatre.orgfollow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram!Leave a review and let us know what you think.

For this month’s episode we have a sampling of the cast from NLT’s show The Lion in Winter. Join us we talk to newcomers Noah and Larry on navigating complicated characters, unhealthy family dynamics and what’s it’s like acting for the first time at the hut.Guests: Noah Denton, Larry Gray, Stephanie VerenHost & Creator: Matt Gore *Producer: Meta Toole *Music by: Cody Walker *visit Neuse Little Theatre at www.neuselittlehteatre.orgfollow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram!Leave a review and let us know what you think.

Join Matt, Meta, Justin, Tam and Keith in a festive round of Christmas movie trivia. Hear if team Krampus or team Scrooge takes home the coveted Christmas Wig.Guests: Justin Gore-Pike, Tamara Baltazar, and Keith DavisHost & Creator: Matt Gore *Producer: Meta Toole *Music by: Cody Walker *visit Neuse Little Theatre at www.neuselittlehteatre.orgfollow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram!Leave a review and let us know what you think.

The cast and director come chat about the upcoming show at NLT The Charitable Sisterhood Christmas Spectacular. Discussions include working on memorization, cast bonding and an ill-fated pre-rehearsal wine walk.Guests: Stephanie Veren, Theressa Rose, Nancy Gibbs, Emily Snow, Nichole Braswell, and Sheila LaneHost & Creator: Matt Gore *Producer: Meta Toole *Music by: Cody Walker *visit Neuse Little Theatre at www.neuselittlehteatre.orgfollow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram!Leave a review and let us know what you think.

Matt and Meta are joined by the head-honchos at Benson Little Theater Jeri Keith Liles and DH Johnson. They discuss their upcoming 25th season and talk about the current play about to open, the stage adaption of the cult-favorite movie Clue.Guests: DH Johnson and Jeri Keith LilesHost & Creator: Matt Gore *Producer: Meta Toole *Music by: Cody Walker *visit Neuse Little Theatre at www.neuselittlehteatre.orgfollow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram!Leave a review and let us know what you think.

Matt and Meta are joined by a small contingent of the Willy Wonka cast. Listen to different perspectives on the message of the show, backstage insights and also hear us complain about how hot it was during the recording of this episode.Guests:  Abbie Claire Donaldson, Asher Saab, Randy Jordan, and Kenny HowellHost & Creator: Matt Gore *Producer: Meta Toole *Music by: Cody Walker *visit Neuse Little Theatre at www.neuselittlehteatre.orgfollow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram!Leave a review and let us know what you think.

Matt chats with members of the Johnston County Arts Council about their new book Johnston County Creates.Guests: Evelyn Wool, Judy Boyette, Joyce Kilpatrick-Jordan Host & Creator: Matt Gore *Producer: Meta Toole *Music by: Cody Walker *visit Neuse Little Theatre at www.neuselittlehteatre.orgfollow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram!Leave a review and let us know what you think.

Summer is here and that means it’s time for NLT’s annual youth program. This year they are presenting “Disney’s Frozen, kids.” Matt and Meta chat with the director Patsy Castellano, music director Karen Mollins, as well as cast members Gianna Gresafi, Julia Scalice and Mackenzie Hill. Also stick around for the last bit of the show to hear the acting nominations for NLT’s annual award gala, the Cannons.Guests: Patsy Castellano, Karen Mollins, Gianna Gresafi, Julia Scalice, and Mackenzie HillHost & Creator: Matt Gore *Producer: Meta Toole *Music by: Cody Walker *visit Neuse Little Theatre at www.neuselittlehteatre.orgfollow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram!Leave a review and let us know what you think.

Matt and Meta sit down with a portion the cast of 176th NLT production The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. The conversation delves into developing a western onstage, intimacy training, love triangles and more.Guests: Madeline Snow, Owen Lewis, Daniel E.D. Brown, Randall Lawrence-Hurt Host & Creator: Matt Gore *Producer: Meta Toole *Music by: Cody Walker *visit Neuse Little Theatre at www.neuselittlehteatre.orgfollow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram!Leave a review and let us know what you think.

Join Matt, Meta and Keith as they announce Neuse Little Theatre’s 49th season (2023-2024).Guest: Keith DavisHost & Creator: Matt Gore *Producer: Meta Toole *Music by: Cody Walker *visit Neuse Little Theatre at www.neuselittlehteatre.orgfollow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram!Leave a review and let us know what you think.

The charming cast of NLT’s 175th production discuss the similarities of their characters to their real-life selves, their expectations of opening weekend and acting in a modern romantic comedy.Guests: Titania Ruffino (Olivia), Marz McCallister (Gabe), Julia Kapke (Lydia), Will Snow (Wyatt), Angela Arant (Karen), Dan Ruffino (Carter)Host & Creator: Matt Gore *Producer: Meta Toole *Music by: Cody Walker *visit Neuse Little Theatre at www.neuselittlehteatre.orgfollow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram!Leave a review and let us know what you think.

The director and (almost) all of the cast of Monte Carlo join us to talk about the behind the scenes process of bringing this dramedy to life onstage and how it connects with their offstage lives.Guests:Julz McCallister, Jaynesha Davis, Virginia Edwards, Bowen Thomson, Stephanie VerenHost & Creator: Matt Gore *Producer: Meta Toole *Music by: Cody Walker *visit Neuse Little Theatre at www.neuselittlehteatre.orgfollow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram!Leave a review and let us know what you think.

WARNING: SPOILERS!We are back with our first show of 2023 where we discuss some of favorite movies of the previous year. Enjoy!Guests: Keith Davis and Abigail JordanHost & Creator: Matt Gore *Producer: Meta Toole *Music by: Cody Walker *visit Neuse Little Theatre at www.neuselittlehteatre.orgfollow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram!Leave a review and let us know what you think.

Join the cast and crew of Boeing Boeing as they discuss Italian translations, comic timing and unexpected delays. Then in the latter portion of the podcast we veer off and talk about the late-comedian Gallagher for no good reason. Enjoy!Guests: Sequilla Arita, Theressa Rose, Randall Lawrence-Hurt, Kathi Nixon, and Patsy CastellanoHost & Creator: Matt Gore *Producer: Meta Toole *Music by: Cody Walker *visit Neuse Little Theatre at www.neuselittlehteatre.orgfollow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram!Leave a review and let us know what you think.

We take the Johnston County Heritage Center Ghost Walk (held Oct 27) and learn about the local history of JoCo about some not so familiar people, from a team of both familiar and new folks.  Hope you enjoy.Host & Creator: Matt Gore *Producer: Meta Toole *Music by: Cody Walker *visit Neuse Little Theatre at www.neuselittlehteatre.orgfollow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram!Leave a review and let us know what you think.

A few cast members from NLT’s season premiere “A Murder is Announced” discuss working on an 80s version of an Agatha Christie story.Host & Creator: Matt Gore *Producer: Meta Toole *Music by: Cody Walker *Guests: Patricia Barta, Kathi Nixon, Daniel E.D. BrownHost & Creator: Matt Gore *Producer: Meta Toole *Music by: Cody Walker *visit Neuse Little Theatre at www.neuselittlehteatre.orgfollow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram!Leave a review and let us know what you think.

Director Tony Pender returns and discusses the challenges of presenting Agatha Christie to a modern audience with modern technology.Host & Creator: Matt Gore *Producer: Meta Toole *Music by: Cody Walker *Guest: Tony PenderHost & Creator: Matt Gore *Producer: Meta Toole *Music by: Cody Walker *visit Neuse Little Theatre at www.neuselittlehteatre.orgfollow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram!Leave a review and let us know what you think.

Meta and Matt preview the 48th season of Neuse Little Theatre.Host & Creator: Matt Gore *Producer: Meta Toole *Music by: Cody Walker Host & Creator: Matt Gore *Producer: Meta Toole *Music by: Cody Walker *visit Neuse Little Theatre at www.neuselittlehteatre.orgfollow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram!Leave a review and let us know what you think.