BTJEp39 - Special Guest Nic!

We were really pleased to have Edmonton actor and producer Nicholas Mather on the show. Nic was here to talk about the show his production company, Small Nest Productions, is currently presenting at The 2009 Edmonton International Fringe Festival. The show is a cut-version of School House Rock Live!, a musical based on the Emmy Award-winning 1970's educational Saturday morning cartoon series. Many Better Than Jenn listeners may remember growing up learning how bills become laws with "Just a Bill" and getting some early grammar lessons with "Conjunction Junction." You can find out more about Small Nest Productions and their summer tour on their Facebook page!

One thing we didn't really get into on the show was how David and Jenn are connected to Nic. There's a strange amount of interconnectivity going on. It started off as a simple boyfriend-of-a-friend situation. Years ago, Jenn hired a girl named Jenna as assistant director of the non-profit arts organization that Jenn worked for and they became friends. (As an aside, Jenn was hired by Stephanie, of Episode 17 fame, when Steph was moving to Europe. Jenn later quit and hired Steph back). Jenna started dating Nic, so Jenn has been acquainted with him for some time. Unbeknownst to both Nic and Jenn, they were at one time competing for the same job with Alberta Opera. Nic withdrew his application when another job offer was made (in the same building as Steph). Jenn was the tour manager for two of Nic's actor friends and co-stars. Nic and David were later both competing for a position at Stephanie's organization. Oddly, through all that, we hardly know Nic on a personal level at all.

Two links from the show for listeners who are interested:

The Gamer's Girl Blog
Genesis Poll