For the Rest of Us
For the Rest of Us
Robert Cooperman hosts “For the Rest of Us,” which airs on 95.9 FM Saturdays at 11 AM in Columbus, OH. He is the founder and president of Stage Right Theatrics, the country’s only conservative theatre company. A playwright and theatre producer, Robert’s goal is to increase participation in the arts by conservative and traditionally-minded people and to educate audiences on American theatre history…Social links:
Ep 07 " Are Crosses Art or Graphics"?
Robert explores the recent rejection by the Columbus Downtown Commission of the Center for Christian Virtue's plan to erect three crosses on its rooftop. Can a symbol of faith be merely a graphic to be regulated by a government entity? Is this a free speech issue?
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Eo 06 - "An Interracial 'Raisin in the Sun'"?
Robert looks at the possibility of producing the classic American lay, "A Raisin in the Sun," with a non-traditional, interracial cast. Would that be welcome in an artistic world where colorblind casting is embraced wholeheartedly, mostly?
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Ep 05 "An Interracial 'Streetcar"
Ep 05 - Robert looks at a recent production of "A Streetcar Named Desire," which featured an interracial cast. What was the director's motives and did it serve the audience's needs?
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Ep 04 "What is the Natural Theatre"
Robert explains how his concept of "The Natural Theatre" is guided by American founding values and a celebration of Western ideals.
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Ep 03 "Against Misery"
Robert reviews an article by Charels C.W. Cooke in the recent National Review. While the article discusses the reasons Americans should be proud and appreciative of our country despite the depressing rhetoric of politicians and talking heads, Robert shows how the arts contribute to this negativity…
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Ep 01 "Mr. First Nighter"
Ep 02 - Robert tells all about his experience at a local theatre presentation where audiences got a typically misguided and patently false view of our immigration policies, all disguised as art.
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Ep 01 "Welcome to "For the Rest of Us!"
Ep 01-Meet host Robert Cooperman, learn his background in the arts, and why it is so vital that "the rest of us" (that is, conservative and traditionally minded people) participate in the arts.
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