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Amazing Technicolor Shitshow
We're a married couple obsessed with theatre mishaps and mayhem from community theater to Broadway! Join us for fumbles and follies from theatre history and listener-submitted stories of meltdowns, near-misses, and the moments that make it all worth it.
Episodes
- Amazing Technicolor Shitshow
E48: Talk to the Hand
Trev shares an unsettling theatrical practice, an actor takes a tumble, and Elle overcomes a personal fear. Check out Theatre Thoughts Blog…
- Amazing Technicolor Shitshow
E47: Gigolo to the Queen
Trev leaks the secrets of an Elizabethan playwright, a middle school cast saves the show, and Elle flexes her iambic pentameter. Send us your stories! We want…
- Amazing Technicolor Shitshow
E46: The Riot Of Spring
Elle explains a disturbance at the ballet, an actor has a brain fart, and Trev makes a mockery of a theatrical classic. Send us your stories! We want your…
- Amazing Technicolor Shitshow
E45: 2 Hot 2 Handel
Trev talks about an operatic rivalry, a muffin stars in a play, and your hosts get on the same wavelength. Send us your stories! We want your tales of follies…
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E44: A Well-Themed Anne
Elle introduces us to a visionary pioneer of the theatre, a performance goes fowl, and Trev reads some "mew sickle leer hicks." Send us your stories! We want…
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E43: Cuthbert, the Poorly-Named Son
Trev gives a tour of an old theatre, a teacher gets a bit pissy, and Elle translates some Shakespeare. Send us your stories! We want your tales of follies and…
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E42: Koi Fish Typecasting
A birthday girl tells the tale of a theatrical shipwreck, an actor does his business, and Trev taps into the universe for help with trivia questions. Send us…
- Amazing Technicolor Shitshow
E41: The Ol' Claptrap
Trev astounds us with the history of melodrama, an actor has fallen and can't get up, and Elle writes a truly sensational plot. Send us your stories! We want…
- Amazing Technicolor Shitshow
E40: Curtain Call Me Maybe
Elle takes a bow, an actor gets a stage high, and Trev tries not to make a faux pas. Send us your stories! We want your tales of follies and fumbles from…
- Amazing Technicolor Shitshow
E39: The Book Of Ethel Merman
Trev puts an end to the theatre/theater debate, an actor gets too comfy onstage, and Elle deciphers some misspellings. Send us your stories! We want your tales…
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E38: Midnight Study Session
Elle gives a theatre vocabulary lesson, a young actor has an issue with the text, and Trev makes up some new theatre words. Send us your stories! We want your…
- Amazing Technicolor Shitshow
E37: Eunice, The Tenth Muse
Trev muses on the origin of the theatre masks symbol, an actor needs two rounds of medical attention, and Elle turns paintings into plays and musicals. Send us…
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E36: Make a Lotta Noise
Elle explains why we clap, Stephen Sondheim has a hot take, and Trev gives some judicial rulings. Send us your stories! We want your tales of follies and…
- Amazing Technicolor Shitshow
E35: Bangers and Hate Mail
For this special episode: Trev ranks 100 opening numbers to separate the bangers from the trash, and Elle gets our listeners a little tipsy. Send us your…
- Amazing Technicolor Shitshow
E34: Very Superstitious
Elle warns us about some lesser known theatre no-nos, the ghost with the most improvises a line, and Trev explains some of the most obscure theatre…
- Amazing Technicolor Shitshow
E33: Dripping with Jewels
Trev grants us the story of the Tony Awards, an actor deals with tummy troubles, and Elle gives out some accolades. Send us your stories! We want your tales of…
- Amazing Technicolor Shitshow
E32: Shhh!
Elle speaks up about silent performers, a host of the show takes a tumble, and Trev uncovers a horrible truth within himself. Send us your stories! We want…
- Amazing Technicolor Shitshow
E31: Scaramouche! Scaramouche!
Trev reveals the meaning behind some Queen lyrics, an actor has a good reason for skipping rehearsal, and Elle recasts a beloved Broadway hit. Send us your…
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E30: Raw And Uncut
In this special, fully unedited episode, Elle and Trev rant about how theatre has turned their lives into a shitshow. Send us your stories! We want your tales…
- Amazing Technicolor Shitshow
E29: Loudmouth No-Goods
Trev shares old-timey methods for booing a performance, a stage legend plays the role of a bouncer, and Elle appeases a heckler. Send us your stories! We want…
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E28: A Little Jest
Elle entertains us with the history of jesters, a pit musician saves the day, and Trev delivers some punchlines. This one is rated F for Flatulence. Send us…
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E27: The Broadest Way
Trev gives a historical tour of the Great White Way, an actor recounts the best audience they ever experienced, and Elle separates fiction from…
- Amazing Technicolor Shitshow
E26: This One Really Sucks
Elle tells the sad tale of an adaptation gone wrong, a tower stands a little too erect, and Trev puts a new spin on some classic European literature. Send us…
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E25: Fifty Shades, Half-Cocked
Trev attempts to explain the origin of "break a leg", a sound tech makes a mad dash, and Elle gets up close and personal with a humpback whale. *Note: this one…
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E24: Gift of Gab
Elle prattles on about patter songs, actors flub some lines, and Trev tests out his newfound eloquence. Send us your stories! We want your tales of follies and…
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E23: Five Hundred Lightbulbs
Reupload: A previous version of this episode had a bunch of silence at the beginning. All fixed now! Trev illuminates the history of stage lighting, an actor…
- Amazing Technicolor Shitshow
E22: A Kiss Is Just A Kiss
It's almost Valentine's Day! This longer, less-edited episode is full of stories and games about relationships, intimacy and backstage drama. Send us your…
- Amazing Technicolor Shitshow
E21: Carry a Big Stick
Trev talks about the role of the director, an actor throws a tantrum, and Elle receives some notes on her dramatic readings. Send us your stories! We want your…
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E20: Arach Nnoyd Webber
Elle spins a web of a tale about a Broadway flop, a listener makes the audience gasp, and Trev adapts pop culture phenomena into hit musicals. Send us your…
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E19: ThunderSheet TM
Trev sounds off about aural effects, a listener ruins a poignant historical moment, and Elle tries her hand at some foley work. Send us your stories! We want…
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E18: Other Jock
Elle teaches History of High School Theatre 101, a director has some casting trouble with a capital T, and Trev judges a popularity contest. Send us your…
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E17: Hard Hats and Sparkly Vests
Trev cautions against operating heavenly machinery, an actor plays a cute little prank, and Elle whips up some easy endings to complicated tragedies. Send us…
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E16: Same Old Song and Dance
Elle researches early Asian theatre practices, a Tony award winner makes a real splash, and Trev rewrites a popular tale via Mad Lib. Send us your stories! We…
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E15: Asbestos In Show
Trev provides a flurry of info about stage snow, a listener deals with weather-related cancellations, and Elle proves that she has zero street cred. Send us…
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E14: These Magic Changes
Elle gives some tips for quick changes, several listeners share their costume-related stories, and Trev dares to make improvements on the masterpiece that is…
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E13: A Real Ass
Elle gives some love to the four-legged friends of the stage, a jealous tree exacts revenge, and Trev learns what an elk sounds like. Send us your stories! We…
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E12: Mustaches and Monocles
Trev explains how American theatre was saved from capitalism, both hosts hurry through some quick changes, and Elle tests her magnate knowledge. Send us your…
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E11: Content With Your Authority, Girl
Elle takes us through her process as a choreographer, a Passion play goes horribly awry, and Trev puts on his dancing shoes for some Google Translate fun. Send…
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E10: Elaine That Tune
Trev tells the tale of an exhausting recording session, actors eat bugs for the craft, and Elle plays a particularly demanding game of "Name That Tune." Send…
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E9: Dance Dance Evolution
Elle gives a history lesson on dancing in the theatre, actors find themselves on the wrong side of the stage, and Trev makes some endearingly misguided guesses…
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E8: Sweet Potato Pie
Trev explains the unique circumstances that eventually led to one actor's success, a listener experiences terrible tummy troubles, and Elle plays a spirited…
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E7: That Halloween Rizz
Haunt-A-Palooza is here! This special holiday episode features more banter, less editing, and a plethora of spooky theatre tales. Send us your stories! Email…
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E6: Un-Scene Horrors
Trev dives into a cesspool of debauchery and gore, actors are vexed by garlic and bats, and Elle learns about the terrors lurking in the most innocent and…
- Amazing Technicolor Shitshow
Bonus Minisode: The Butler Did It
We're on vacation this week, so we've got a little bite-sized episode for you — complete with a never-before-heard Five-Act Frenzy that has been lost to…
- Amazing Technicolor Shitshow
E5: Jinkies!
Elle shares scary stories from haunted theatres, a high school actor gets pranked by a ghost, and Trev is thoroughly humbled by Old Man Jenkins. Send us your…
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E4: Grim Grinning Ghostlight
It's spooky season! Trev sheds some light on a common theatre fixture, actors learn about the birds and the boobs, and Elle crafts some folklore of her own…
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E3: Lascivious Mirth and Levity
Plagues, Puritans and pests, oh my! Elle tells us about theatre hiatuses, a high school director accidentally manifests a pandemic, and Trev censors some of…
- Amazing Technicolor Shitshow
E2: Goodbye Little Beak
"Grease" is, in fact, the word! Trev shares a classic miscommunication, an actor re-blocks a farce during opening night, and Elle deciphers some cryptic…
- Amazing Technicolor Shitshow
E1: Toil and Trouble, My Ass!
Elle shares the sordid story behind a popular theatre superstition, multiple actors literally bleed for their craft, and Trev becomes a five-minute playwright…