I CONFESS - PART 2 - Frank Bluestein, Teacher/Mentor on TrailHeads with Jim Barrett ep14 101125

Описание: Part Two of my conversation with Teacher, Mentor, Director, and fine arts guru Frank Bluestein! We get into more of life's surprises and alternate courses, and how those changed EVERYTHING! Part of that was taking PPP and GHS-TV to the skies with the 'International' era with travels to Germany, Austria, Russia, and former soviet Georgia. Again... as my own most influential mentor and dear friend, I heard some stories for the very first time after four decades of friendship. Frank helped jump start the careers of SNL's Chris Parnell, Galaxy Quest's Missi Pyle, Blue Man Group's Wes Day, Voice Actor Anna Graves and others, while also creating a 'learn by doing' model that affected the lives and careers of hundreds of former students.

#healingarts #ghstv #germantownhighschool #poplarpikeplayhouse #frankbluestein #trailheadswithjimbarrett #trauma #healing #friendship #mentoring #teachermentor #highschoolstudents #foryou #viral #alumni #memphistn #germantown


00:00 Cold Open - Susan’s singing

00:38 Main Title - Bluestein Intro


01:38 Did you know early on you wanted to teach?
The Early Pivot

03:52 The Banquet Origin Story

05:17 Inspirations for the next generation

06:44 InterGenerational Networking

08:38 The First Era - 1976 - 1985
The Theatre

09:40 Two people who bridged between eras.

10:00 The Second Era - 1986 - 1995
The Studio

10:25 Greater Tuna

11:49 Brenda’s amazing costumes.

14:56 Elizabeth Anne & her protégé

16:39 Magical Moments & Memories by David Hershey

18:35 David Hershey and the 25 Anniversary Banquet
weekend.

19:14 Misha Mazor and the Memory Book

19:45 Contributing students over time.

20:57 The right students for the show.

21:50 The One That Got Away

23:02 The Wiz

26:00 Susan’s powerful ‘Home’ performance.

28:35 Going LIVE - News, Sports & Election Night

32:30 Controversial polling

36:05 Wake Up Germantown - 5:30am!!!

38:40 The Festival

41:00 The Russians are coming!
Parallel universes. Planning the big trip.

51:00 Sending reports to Memphis from Russia

52:00 100 Visions documentary

54:49 Leonid’s Story. From advisor to teacher and beyond

57:30 International exchanges era. Russia, Germany,
Austria, and Tiblisi, Georgia

1:00:36 Tools of shattering stereotypes.

1:02:23 Retirement and beyond…

1:02:50 Rounding out Germantown and final shows

1:03:56 Passing the baton. Former students taking the lead
“My work lives on.”

1:04:13 TN Shakespeare Company & Dan McCleary

1:04:40 TN Arts Academy, training teachers

1:06:13 Dan’ Shakespeare Co. origin story

1:08:50 Social media and staying in touch

1:09:25 Thank you, Frank - 50 Years of teaching