Host Marty Milquetoast introduces The Marty Show, an entertainment podcast, and tells a pun-contest story before interviewing actor and musician Chris Stanley.

Chris describes being inspired by seeing The Boys Next Door at Merrimack Repertory Theatre, playing Daddy Warbucks in middle school, and later returning to theater in high school before switching from painting to performing arts at SCAD. He discusses setbacks including being teased after shaving his head, his first paid post-college gig role-playing for the FBI at the Savannah Airport, time in New York, and feeling like a professional through Savannah Cabaret and Bay Street Theatre.

Chris shares horror stories about noisy set changes during a high school Crucible and entering early in Rent. He spotlights Jinhee Susie Reid and her original show Bella headed to Edinburgh Fringe, answers rapid-fire poll questions, and mentions his Instagram and stage name Topher Cronin.

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00:00 Welcome to The Marty Show

00:39 Monologue and Pun Contest

02:29 Meet Chris Stanley

03:13 Origin Story of a Performer

04:52 The Shaved Head Fallout

05:46 First Roles and Theater Roots

07:33 Going Pro and Early Gigs

10:52 Why Theater Matters

12:04 Balancing Life and Stage

13:48 Performer Horror Stories

16:51 Shout Out Jinhee Susie Reid

19:23 Marty Poll Rapid Fire

27:57 Bagpipe Musical Tease

29:13 Ego Boost and Plug Time

31:55 Wrap Up and Goodbye