A Public Fit Theatre Company is an award-winning ensemble theatre based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In this episode of Behind the Buzz, Producing Director Joe Kucan and Artistic Director Ann-Marie Pereth are joined by director Tracey Core and actor Valerie Carpenter from Noah Diaz's You Will Get Sick, a daily comic yet achingly tender story about the absurdity of being alive. They talk about gigantic scripts, The Wizard of Oz, and the choreography of boxes.

Side note: Don't fret: the dogs are fine. Just uncharacteristically quiet on this one...

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A Public Fit Theatre Company is an award-winning ensemble theatre based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In this episode of Behind the Buzz, Producing Director Joe Kucan and Artistic Director Ann-Marie Pereth are joined by director Nicole Unger and actor Coco Rigby from Lucy Prebble's The Effect, a dynamic exploration of this unintended consequences of a medical drug trial. They talk about love, chemicals and the best treatment for whatever ails ya.

Side note: For some reason, Nicole really, really wants you to sing.

Behind the Buzz is a production of A Public Fit Theatre Company. Copyright 2026, all rights reserved.

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A Public Fit Theatre Company is an award-winning ensemble theatre based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In this episode of Behind the Buzz, Producing Director Joe Kucan and Artistic Director Ann-Marie Pereth are joined by Nevada Conservatory Theatre Executive Director Kristen Brandt and actor Gigi Guizado from our co-production of Christopher Chen's Passage, a theatrical take on E.M. Forster's A Passage to India. They discuss friendship, division, and the special allure of the 'other'.

Side note: Joe is wrong more often that usual in this episode.

Behind the Buzz is a production of A Public Fit Theatre Company. Copyright 2026, all rights reserved.

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A Public Fit Theatre Company is an award-winning ensemble theatre based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In this episode of Behind the Buzz, Producing Director Joe Kucan and Artistic Director Ann-Marie Pereth are joined by director Breon Jenay and actor Karsyn Love from Kate Douglas' The Apiary, a dark comedy about our fragile relationship with nature. They talk about bees, whips and the very real threat of climate change.

Side note: polemic - a strong, written or spoken attack against someone else's opinions, beliefs, or practices.

Behind the Buzz is a production of A Public Fit Theatre Company. Copyright 2026, all rights reserved.

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A Public Fit Theatre Company is an award-winning ensemble theatre based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In this episode of Behind the Buzz, Producing Director Joe Kucan and Artistic Director Ann-Marie Pereth are joined by actors Nicole Unger and Adam Dunson from Sarah Ruhl's Eurydice, a theatrical take on the myth of Orpheus. They talk about myth and music and life after death.

Side note: no mandolins were harmed in the recording of this podcast.

Behind the Buzz is a production of A Public Fit Theatre Company. Copyright 2026, all rights reserved.

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A Public Fit Theatre Company is an award-winning ensemble theatre based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In this episode of Behind the Buzz, Producing Director Joe Kucan and Artistic Director Ann-Marie Pereth are joined by Director Gigi Guizado and Actor Agustin Ballesteros-Martin from Octavio Solis' Mother Road, a theatrical sequel to John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath. They talk about created an ensemble, ditching the props, and the challenge of holding an enormous script.

Side note: the dogs were silent on this one - today's interruption is brought to you by Grendel, the cat.

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A Public Fit Theatre Company is an award-winning ensemble theatre based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In this episode of Behind the Buzz, Producing Director Joe Kucan is joined by 2 Heidi's - Betsy Norton and Tina Rice - each starring in different versions of Heidi Schreck's remarkable play. They talk about emotional impact, breaking the 4th wall and how to approach a truly daunting line load.

Side note: no men were harmed in the recording of this podcast.

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A Public Fit Theatre Company is an award-winning ensemble theatre based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In this episode of Behind the Buzz, Producing Director Joe Kucan is joined by Jake Staley and Jose Anthony - the director and one of the actors performing in the opening play of our season 2025-26 season - Martina Majoc's Ironbound! They talk about risk, conflict, and the Big "What Ifs."

Side note: the unceasing barking in the background is Enzo, a Corgi with anger issues. Thank you for your patience.

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