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Amazing Technicolor Shitshow

Elle and Trevor Thelen Clementi

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.

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Thursday · 20 min
E96: Renovation Station | Secrets Uncovered in an Old Theatre
Elle uncovers some surprises in an old theatre renovation, an actor has a musical mishap, and Trev makes a return. Watch this episode on YouTube! Send us your stories! We want your tales of follies and fumbles from community theatre, school/college productions, and professional/regional shows. Email us at amazingtechnicolorshow@gmail.com or fill out our story submission form. Instagram: @amazingtechnicolorshow Facebook: Amazing Technicolor Shitshow Logo design: Casey Fiebig Piano accompaniment: Paul Thelen Stage Manager: Daniel Schneider
August 20 · 30 min
E95: The Folly of Man | Ziegfeld's Follies and Actor's Equity
Trev litigates an early Broadway actor's strike, a director has some déjà vu, and Elle tests her knowledge of Equity rules. Watch this episode on YouTube! Send us your stories! We want your tales of follies and fumbles from community theatre, school/college productions, and professional/regional shows. Email us at amazingtechnicolorshow@gmail.com or fill out our story submission form. Instagram: @amazingtechnicolorshow Facebook: Amazing Technicolor Shitshow Logo design: Casey Fiebig Piano accompaniment: Paul Thelen Stage Manager: Daniel Schneider
#94
August 13 · 25 min
E94: Wanted Dead Or Alive | The Harrowing Tale of Outlaw Elmer McCurdy
Elle exhumes the bizarre history of an outlaw, a body is reanimated onstage, and Trev considers which true stories require musical adaptations. Watch this episode on YouTube! Send us your stories! We want your tales of follies and fumbles from community theatre, school/college productions, and professional/regional shows. Email us at amazingtechnicolorshow@gmail.com or fill out our story submission form. Instagram: @amazingtechnicolorshow Facebook: Amazing Technicolor Shitshow Logo design: Casey Fiebig Piano accompaniment: Paul Thelen Stage Manager: Daniel Schneider
#91
August 6 · 35 min
E93: Censor Sensibility | How Historical Regulation of Theatre Hilariously Backfires Every Time
Trev talks about two times when censorship spurred even more inventive and innovative theatre, a spot op witnesses a mass exodus, and your hosts get a little indecent. Watch this episode on YouTube! Send us your stories! We want your tales of follies and fumbles from community theatre, school/college productions, and professional/regional shows. Email us at amazingtechnicolorshow@gmail.com or fill out our story submission form. Instagram: @amazingtechnicolorshow Facebook: Amazing Technicolor Shitshow Logo design: Casey Fiebig Piano accompaniment: Paul Thelen Stage Manager: Daniel Schneider
#92
July 30 · 29 min
E92: Mister Misdirection | The Life and Death of Magician Chung Ling Soo
Elle conjures a historical tale of prestidigitation, a listener witnesses a mechanical failure at the ballet, and Trev tests his knowledge of the arcane. Watch this episode on YouTube! Send us your stories! We want your tales of follies and fumbles from community theatre, school/college productions, and professional/regional shows. Email us at amazingtechnicolorshow@gmail.com or fill out our story submission form. Instagram: @amazingtechnicolorshow Facebook: Amazing Technicolor Shitshow Logo design: Casey Fiebig Piano accompaniment: Paul Thelen Stage Manager: Daniel Schneider
#91
July 23 · 30 min
E91: The Price Is Not Right | 67 Days of Rioting at the Covent Garden Theatre
Trev chronicles a petty price riot, a pit player spills it all, and Elle gives a lesson on etiquette. Watch this episode on YouTube! Send us your stories! We want your tales of follies and fumbles from community theatre, school/college productions, and professional/regional shows. Email us at amazingtechnicolorshow@gmail.com or fill out our story submission form. Instagram: @amazingtechnicolorshow Facebook: Amazing Technicolor Shitshow Logo design: Casey Fiebig Piano accompaniment: Paul Thelen Stage Manager: Daniel Schneider
#90
July 16 · 30 min
E90: The Mouthtrap | The Theatrical History of the "Hellmouth"
Elle runs her mouth about a medieval mechanical prop, an actor blurts out a curse word, and Trev gets a little hot and cold. Watch this episode on YouTube! Send us your stories! We want your tales of follies and fumbles from community theatre, school/college productions, and professional/regional shows. Email us at amazingtechnicolorshow@gmail.com or fill out our story submission form. Instagram: @amazingtechnicolorshow Facebook: Amazing Technicolor Shitshow Logo design: Casey Fiebig Piano accompaniment: Paul Thelen Stage Manager: Daniel Schneider
#87
July 9 · 29 min
E89: Bouncing with the Stars | The Ill-Fated Trampoline Space Musical "Via Galactica"
Trev jumps into the story of an intergalactic musical on trampolines, a set piece causes curtain chaos, and your hosts try their best to have an original thought. Watch this episode on YouTube! Send us your stories! We want your tales of follies and fumbles from community theatre, school/college productions, and professional/regional shows. Email us at amazingtechnicolorshow@gmail.com or fill out our story submission form. Instagram: @amazingtechnicolorshow Facebook: Amazing Technicolor Shitshow Logo design: Casey Fiebig Piano accompaniment: Paul Thelen Stage Manager: Daniel Schneider "Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
#88
July 2 · 26 min
E88: Frontier Follies | Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, and the Wild Theatrical West
Elle tells a tale of Wild West shows, we hear a word from our sponsor, and your hosts have a good old-fashioned standoff. Watch this episode on YouTube! Send us your stories! We want your tales of follies and fumbles from community theatre, school/college productions, and professional/regional shows. Email us at amazingtechnicolorshow@gmail.com or fill out our story submission form. Instagram: @amazingtechnicolorshow Facebook: Amazing Technicolor Shitshow Logo design: Casey Fiebig Piano accompaniment: Paul Thelen Stage Manager: Daniel Schneider "Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
#87
June 24 · 32 min
E87: "Dr." Trev's Cure-All | Miracle Elixirs in Old-Timey Medicine Shows
Trev dazzles with the history of a forgotten theatre genre, we hear about some Les Mis-haps, and Elle writes up some prescriptions. Watch this episode on YouTube! Send us your stories! We want your tales of follies and fumbles from community theatre, school/college productions, and professional/regional shows. Email us at amazingtechnicolorshow@gmail.com or fill out our story submission form. Instagram: @amazingtechnicolorshow Facebook: Amazing Technicolor Shitshow Logo design: Casey Fiebig Piano accompaniment: Paul Thelen Stage Manager: Daniel Schneider
#86
June 18 · 32 min
E86: Howdy, Suckers! | How a Gunslinging Soprano Became Velma Kelly
Elle amazes us with the biography of a theatre pioneer, we hear a word from our sponsor (!!), and Trev gets a hobby. Watch this episode on YouTube! Send us your stories! We want your tales of follies and fumbles from community theatre, school/college productions, and professional/regional shows. Email us at amazingtechnicolorshow@gmail.com or fill out our story submission form. Instagram: @amazingtechnicolorshow Facebook: Amazing Technicolor Shitshow Logo design: Casey Fiebig Piano accompaniment: Paul Thelen Stage Manager: Daniel Schneider
#85
June 11 · 28 min
E85: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Accidental Nudity | How Team StarKid Got Away With "A Very Potter Musical"
Trev regales us with the tale of a very famous unauthorized musical, an actor shows off some full backal, and Elle sorts out fact vs. fiction on some very bad ideas. Watch this episode on YouTube! Send us your stories! We want your tales of follies and fumbles from community theatre, school/college productions, and professional/regional shows. Email us at amazingtechnicolorshow@gmail.com or fill out our story submission form. Instagram: @amazingtechnicolorshow Facebook: Amazing Technicolor Shitshow Logo design: Casey Fiebig Piano accompaniment: Paul Thelen Stage Manager: Daniel Schneider
#84
June 3 · 23 min
E84: Dickens On Dickens | The Birth of the One-Man Show
Elle singles out a very solitary form of theatre, a directing team survives a surprise, and we see how Trev does flying solo. Watch this episode on YouTube! Send us your stories! We want your tales of follies and fumbles from community theatre, school/college productions, and professional/regional shows. Email us at amazingtechnicolorshow@gmail.com or fill out our story submission form. Instagram: @amazingtechnicolorshow Facebook: Amazing Technicolor Shitshow Logo design: Casey Fiebig Piano accompaniment: Paul Thelen Stage Manager: Daniel Schneider
May 28 · 38 min
E83: Let's All Go To The Lobby | Trev Ranks Act I Closing Numbers
In this special episode, Trev gives a rundown of the best Act I closing numbers of all time, and your hosts test their ESP yet again. Watch this episode on YouTube! Send us your stories! We want your tales of follies and fumbles from community theatre, school/college productions, and professional/regional shows. Email us at amazingtechnicolorshow@gmail.com or fill out our story submission form. Instagram: @amazingtechnicolorshow Facebook: Amazing Technicolor Shitshow Logo design: Casey Fiebig Piano accompaniment: Paul Thelen Stage Manager: Daniel Schneider
#82
May 21 · 27 min
E82: Think Inside the Box | Statler and Waldorf's Heckling History
Trev talks box seats, an actor has a run-in with bad improv, and Elle turns the finish-the-quip game back on Trev. Watch this episode on YouTube! Send us your stories! We want your tales of follies and fumbles from community theatre, school/college productions, and professional/regional shows. Email us at amazingtechnicolorshow@gmail.com or fill out our story submission form. Instagram: @amazingtechnicolorshow Facebook: Amazing Technicolor Shitshow Logo design: Casey Fiebig Piano accompaniment: Paul Thelen Stage Manager: Daniel Schneider
#81
May 14 · 31 min
E81: Whodunnit? | Agatha Christie's Playwriting Career
Elle solves the mystery of Agatha Christie's playwriting career, an actor's skin is saved by a quick-thinking crew member, and Trev spins up his own whodunnit. Watch this episode on YouTube! Send us your stories! We want your tales of follies and fumbles from community theatre, school/college productions, and professional/regional shows. Email us at amazingtechnicolorshow@gmail.com or fill out our story submission form. Instagram: @amazingtechnicolorshow Facebook: Amazing Technicolor Shitshow Logo design: Casey Fiebig Piano accompaniment: Paul Thelen Stage Manager: Daniel Schneider
#80
May 7 · 24 min
E80: It's Gonna Be Mae | The Story Of Mae West's Play "Sex"
Trev talks about the birds and the bees, and Elle flexes her transatlantic quip writing skills. Watch this episode on YouTube! Send us your stories! We want your tales of follies and fumbles from community theatre, school/college productions, and professional/regional shows. Email us at amazingtechnicolorshow@gmail.com or fill out our story submission form. Instagram: @amazingtechnicolorshow Facebook: Amazing Technicolor Shitshow Logo design: Casey Fiebig Piano accompaniment: Paul Thelen Stage Manager: Daniel Schneider
#79
April 30 · 33 min
E79: 'Cause That's Dada! | Performance Art as a Performing Art
Elle paints a picture of performance art, an actor gets taken for a spin, and Trev deciphers some translations. Watch this episode on YouTube! Send us your stories! We want your tales of follies and fumbles from community theatre, school/college productions, and professional/regional shows. Email us at amazingtechnicolorshow@gmail.com or fill out our story submission form. Instagram: @amazingtechnicolorshow Facebook: Amazing Technicolor Shitshow Logo design: Casey Fiebig Piano accompaniment: Paul Thelen Stage Manager: Daniel Schneider
#78
April 23 · 20 min
E78: My Inheritance, My Legacy
Elle and Trev are running ragged. In this unedited episode, Elle presents an ode to a fabulous thespian of history and your hosts do some financial planning. Watch this episode on YouTube! Send us your stories! We want your tales of follies and fumbles from community theatre, school/college productions, and professional/regional shows. Email us at amazingtechnicolorshow@gmail.com or fill out our story submission form. Instagram: @amazingtechnicolorshow Facebook: Amazing Technicolor Shitshow Logo design: Casey Fiebig Piano accompaniment: Paul Thelen Stage Manager: Daniel Schneider
#77
April 16 · 34 min
E77: Whigs Akimbo
Trev spills the tea about a historical pot-stirrer of the stage, a famous actor wets his tights, and Elle makes some improvements to a musical. Watch this episode on YouTube! Send us your stories! We want your tales of follies and fumbles from community theatre, school/college productions, and professional/regional shows. Email us at amazingtechnicolorshow@gmail.com or fill out our story submission form. Instagram: @amazingtechnicolorshow Facebook: Amazing Technicolor Shitshow Logo design: Casey Fiebig Piano accompaniment: Paul Thelen Stage Manager: Daniel Schneider

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