Normal Theatre Podcast

Bud Cutino & Jourdan Lopez

A podcast in which non-theatre people watch plays and then get drunk and talk about it.

  • 1 hour 9 minutes
    S2 Ep. 006 "The Rocky Horror Show" @ OB Playhouse and Theatre Co. w/ Bud and (Anonymous)

    Bud brings on a very special, anonymous guest who has a cold, and thinks they sound sexy but they just sound like Donald Trump; "what's dummer than talking about fractals? . . .talking about theatre."

    10 March 2020, 4:03 am
  • 1 hour 10 minutes
    S2 Ep. 005 "FIST Combat TV's HEART PUNCH" @ Pure Platinum in Kearny Mesa w/ Bud, Spenser, and Kiki

    LOCAL PRO WRESTLING; "This guy looks like an accountant! He's gonna do your fucking taxes!" - Jheri Gigolo, pointing at Bud in the audience; wherein Bud woefully neglects to make a Goldstar Lesbian joke when Kiki says, "Oh, goldstar dot com. I'm on that website!"; first time a married couple comes on the podcast; in which we learn that Spenser always cries at Rent; the perfect amount of MILITIA ETHERIDGE jokes are made; etc.

    23 February 2020, 3:15 am
  • 1 hour 35 minutes
    S2 Ep. 004 - "The Maids" @ Tenth Ave Arts Center w/ Bud & Vincent

    Vincent lucks out a second time with a very good play. Plenty of spoilers. And just so you know, there was a very long tangent about what it's like having an early middle aged penis and how it pertains to frequently, accidentally, peeing on the seat- which I edited out, because, gross. 

    15 February 2020, 2:43 am
  • 52 minutes 37 seconds
    S2 Ep. 003 - “God of Carnage” @ Lamplighter Theatre w/ Bud & Vincent
    Two buckets of Jack in the box mini tacos; recording from Bud’s car, parked in front of The Office on a Friday night; in which it turns out Vincent really likes plays; the character assassination of a local theatre director; “what was the vomit made out of?”
    6 February 2020, 12:37 am
  • 54 minutes 42 seconds
    S2 Ep. 002- "A Christmas Story" @ Horton Grand Theatre w/ Bud & Rachel

    "What are the parameters for this conversation?"; "Ok this is starting to get non-consentual. . ."; Rachel's deep aversion to jazz-hands; Further exploration of Sheila's general standoffishness; What exactly is a normal accent for a worker in a 1950's Chinese restaurant?

    28 January 2020, 3:35 am
  • 1 hour 17 minutes
    S2 Ep. 001- "Amazing Adventures of the Marvelous Monkey King" @ Stagehouse Theatre w/ Bud & Ketty

    Titty shimmies; Ketty rips some people's buttholes; A nutritional perspective; Cabernet sauvignon; "It's a nice boob- give it a squeeze"; Shitty white girls; Really terrible acting; What happens when you leave the house lights on; Bud gets married

    13 November 2019, 2:54 am
  • 1 hour 42 minutes
    Episode 008- "Disenchanted" @ Encore! Theatre w/ Bud & Jourdan

    Children making cum jokes on stage; feminism for 12 year olds; multiple Bud ex-girlfriends get roasted by Jourdan; Spring Valley parking lot boozing; Adelle is shocked and appalled; flatulence; Jourdan gets swindled out of $20; real talk about how important it is to bone your friends (Season 1 finale big reveal!)

    26 October 2019, 11:32 pm
  • 1 hour 31 minutes
    Episode 007- "Venus in Fur" @ OnStage Playhouse w/ Bud & Nathan & Stuart BRODEO EDITION

    Stuart is a fucking clown- Nathan embarks on a gis career- Bud gets very drunk, and once again mentions one of his ex-girlfriends by name within 15 minutes- Good acting vs. good performing vs. good directing- The case of the incredibly long stage- "That's my seat. . .no, I bought that seat; it has my name on it. . ."

    21 August 2019, 4:06 am
  • 1 hour 47 minutes
    Episode 006- "Local Playwrights Showcase" @ Lamplighter Community Theatre w/ Bud & Jourdan, feat. Kevin!

    "You're trying to convince me. . . and you're a dummy."; "Ok we're not ever having a guest who has seen "My Dinner With Andre" back on the podcast, ok?"; "I think I've sucked a lot of the air out of the room . . . I ruin everything.".  Probably the drunkest and most belligerent episode to date. 

    27 June 2019, 2:00 am
  • 32 minutes 17 seconds
    Episode 005- "Late Bloomers Improv Troupe" @ North Park Vaudeville and Candy Shoppe w/ Bud & Jourdan

    Not a goddamned bad thing to say about this play whatsoever. You'll be shocked by how delighted your hosts were by their experience. I'm not even being sarcastic; this was a very fun play. Please please please check out the North Park Vaudeville and Candy Shoppe theater. SUMMER AND JEFF FOREVER.

    13 June 2019, 3:46 am
  • 1 hour 25 minutes
    Episode 004 - "Yoga Play" @ Moxie Theatre feat. Rachel!
    White saviors; Massive cultural appropriation; Marriage proposal; Super Cluster; Bad acting; Sitar versions of pop songs; Traditional Japanese bamboo flute; Universal benefits of yoga
    6 June 2019, 4:20 pm
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