Eric Woodall on North Carolina Theater, Pivoting, and Future of Live Theater

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LIVE WITH RYE!: EP. 33 - Interview with Eric Woodall Artistic Director of North Carolina Theatre

On this episode of "Live with Rye!", I talk with Eric Woodall about his second anniversary as Artistic Director at North Carolina Theatre, pivoting during the pandemic, how NCT will emerge as live person resumes, his Backstage @NCT series, his time in Broadway casting, and MUCH MORE!


ABOUT ERIC WOODALL:
Producing Artistic Director of North Carolina Theatre, In the theatre business for 30 years, Eric has been an actor, director, teacher and casting director. He was a resident director for the Broadway, Touring and Las Vegas productions of Mamma Mia! Regional directing credits include West Side Story, Gypsy, Jesus Christ Superstar, Mary Poppins, Billy Elliot, Driving Miss Daisy, and Steel Magnolias (North Carolina Theatre) Other directing credits include Next to Normal, Big River, On Golden Pond (Casa Manana); Big Fish, The Light in the Piazza, Parade, August Osage County, and Violet (Theatre Raleigh); and Hay Fever (Playmakers.) Before joining NC Theatre, Eric worked as one of New York’s top casting directors in the office of Tara Rubin Casting. A few of his Broadway casting credits include Sunset Boulevard, Aladdin, Falsettos, Les Misérables, Phantom of the Opera, Big Fish, Bullets Over Broadway, Billy Elliot, Mary Poppins, …Spelling Bee, The Little Mermaid, and Mamma Mia! (Broadway, National tour). As a guest lecturer, Eric has taught at universities and training programs around the country including NYU, Baldwin Wallace, and Elon. Internationally, Eric was invited to lead workshops in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia through Actors Equity of Australia. Eric is a drama graduate of Carnegie Mellon-University and is a member of SDC and CSA..

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