TOO Episode 248 - Audio New Play Festival, Conversation with Playwright Frazer Shepherdson

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here!In this episode Adam is joined by returned playwright, Nour El Captan, to talk about her new audio play - Prayers of Mourning. Nour El Captan is a graduate of the AUC Theatre program. She is a writer and director and has written several works among which are the short films 74 and Wedn Ota and plays Insih, Ward, Three and a Roof, and Meet me at Liberation with The Theatre of Others podcast. She has also worked as a dramaturg and assistant director on Bank of Anxiety and has directed Gaylek ya Philadelphia with Kenoma Theatre Company and American Fast with the AUC Theatre program. Support the showIf you enjoyed this week´s podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. To submit a question: Voice- http://www.speakpipe.com/theatreofothers Email- [email protected] Show Credits Co-Hosts: Adam Marple & Budi MillerProducer: Jack BurmeisterMusic: https://www.purple-planet.comAdditional compositions by @jack_burmeister

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here!We've made it to a milestone - 250 episodes!  Whether you’ve been with us since the beginning or just recently discovered the Theatre of Others Podcast, we are deeply grateful for your support. This podcast has been a living time capsule, capturing the past five years of our journey together. From navigating the Covid Lockdowns to launching our inaugural Audio New Play Festival (now in its 4th season!) to the performance of Steven Gaultney's 'Bright Light Burning' at COP28 in Dubai. And throw in a PhD in their aswell for our very own Budi Miller! This podcast has been going weekly through it all and captured every moment of it.The company has seen tremendous growth, with new members joining, and our outreach expanding. We're excited to continue this journey for another 250 episodes! So keep listening, keep questioning, and keeping being an Other.We would love to thank Andrew Borba, Steve Wangh and David Bruin for their contributions. And shoutout to Luci and Kristina for your thought provoking  SpeakPipe messages!With all our love,Adam Marple, Budi Miller with the Theatre of Others.Be an Other TOO.Support the showIf you enjoyed this week´s podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. To submit a question: Voice- http://www.speakpipe.com/theatreofothers Email- [email protected] Show Credits Co-Hosts: Adam Marple & Budi MillerProducer: Jack BurmeisterMusic: https://www.purple-planet.comAdditional compositions by @jack_burmeister

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here!Join two friends as they cook a meal, catch up, and discover the questions inside a jar. Written and Directed by Frazer ShepherdsonStarring Ella Ferris Corey Taylor-BrunskillSupport the showIf you enjoyed this week´s podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. To submit a question: Voice- http://www.speakpipe.com/theatreofothers Email- [email protected] Show Credits Co-Hosts: Adam Marple & Budi MillerProducer: Jack BurmeisterMusic: https://www.purple-planet.comAdditional compositions by @jack_burmeister

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here!We kick off our 2024 Audio New Play Festival with an interview with the playwright of our first Audio Play, Making Dinner by Frazer Shepherdson. Frazer Shepherdson is an actor, writer and professional nerd based in Naarm, Melbourne. He is deeply passionate about telling stories through the medium of play and improvisation, and is the host of award-winning podcast; The Dirty Twenty Podcast.Support the showIf you enjoyed this week´s podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. To submit a question: Voice- http://www.speakpipe.com/theatreofothers Email- [email protected] Show Credits Co-Hosts: Adam Marple & Budi MillerProducer: Jack BurmeisterMusic: https://www.purple-planet.comAdditional compositions by @jack_burmeister

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here!In this episode, Adam and Budi sit down with Brian Kulick, the current chair for the theatre programme at Columbia University. Author of Staging the End of the World: Theatre in a Time of Climate Crisis, Brian talks us through his extensive career as a director, author and educator. Kulick is a director, writer, educator, producer, and current Chair of the Theatre Program. He’s been the Artistic Director of Classic Stage Company (CSC) where he directed Galileo with F. Murray Abraham, The Tempest with Mandy Patinkin, and The Forest with Dianne Weist. He commissioned and co-directed poet Anne Carson's award-winning An Oresteia, collaborated with composer Duncan Sheik on productions of Brecht’s Caucasian Chalk Circle, Man’s A Man, and Mother Courage, and produced CSC's much lauded Chekhov Cycle (Ivanov, The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, The Three Sisters, and The Cherry Orchard) with Alan Cumming, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ethan Hawke, Joley Richardson, Peter Sarsgaard, John Turturro and Dianne Weist. Support the showIf you enjoyed this week´s podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. To submit a question: Voice- http://www.speakpipe.com/theatreofothers Email- [email protected] Show Credits Co-Hosts: Adam Marple & Budi MillerProducer: Jack BurmeisterMusic: https://www.purple-planet.comAdditional compositions by @jack_burmeister

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here!In the final book club episode of the year, Adam and Budi discuss 'Touching the Rock', by John Hull.Hull was born in 1935, in Corryong in the state of Victoria, Australia. Following a first degree at Melbourne University and an early career in teaching, he studied theology in Cambridge, UK, where he remained, working as a teacher, religious educator and theologian.As a religious educator Hull was influenced by extensive study in the complimentary disciplines of psychology, anthropology, sociology and politics. He presented an inclusive and pluralistic religious education as a critically open study which he believed should be seen primarily as a ‘gift’ to students’ personal and intellectual development.In 1980, Hull lost his sight and for the last 35 years of his life was totally blind. He wrote extensively about the experience, including reflections on how blindness had changed and deepened his faith. His book, ‘Touching the Rock’ was the basis for an award-winning film, ‘Notes on Blindness’, which came out after his death.Support the showIf you enjoyed this week´s podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. To submit a question: Voice- http://www.speakpipe.com/theatreofothers Email- [email protected] Show Credits Co-Hosts: Adam Marple & Budi MillerProducer: Jack BurmeisterMusic: https://www.purple-planet.comAdditional compositions by @jack_burmeister

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here!In this episode, Adam and Budi delve deeper into their Legacy Series, exploring the work and profound influence of Jerzy Grotowski. They discuss the life of Grotowski's life, along with his innovative contributions to theatre, and the lasting legacy he left on the global stage. Mentioned in this EpisodeThe AssemblyWork Centre of Jerzy Grotowski & Thomas RichardsThe Acrobat of the HeartThe Unwritten GrotowskiAt Work with GrotowskiSupport the showIf you enjoyed this week´s podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. To submit a question: Voice- http://www.speakpipe.com/theatreofothers Email- [email protected] Show Credits Co-Hosts: Adam Marple & Budi MillerProducer: Jack BurmeisterMusic: https://www.purple-planet.comAdditional compositions by @jack_burmeister

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here!In this solo episode, Adma discusses loneliness and its relevance in the theatre through an article from Sarah Ruhl - All the Lonely PeopleSupport the showIf you enjoyed this week´s podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. To submit a question: Voice- http://www.speakpipe.com/theatreofothers Email- [email protected] Show Credits Co-Hosts: Adam Marple & Budi MillerProducer: Jack BurmeisterMusic: https://www.purple-planet.comAdditional compositions by @jack_burmeister

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here!"In this episode, Adam and Budi dive into listener submissions, sparking discussion on the critical role of teaching in transforming the theatre landscape. They also revisit the ongoing debate about the use of trigger warnings in theatre.Special thanks to Lucy and Joey for your submissions! Support the showIf you enjoyed this week´s podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. To submit a question: Voice- http://www.speakpipe.com/theatreofothers Email- [email protected] Show Credits Co-Hosts: Adam Marple & Budi MillerProducer: Jack BurmeisterMusic: https://www.purple-planet.comAdditional compositions by @jack_burmeister

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here!In this episode, Adam and Budi sit down to discuss their 7th book for the year - 'Unreasonable Hospitality' by Will GuidaraSupport the showIf you enjoyed this week´s podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. To submit a question: Voice- http://www.speakpipe.com/theatreofothers Email- [email protected] Show Credits Co-Hosts: Adam Marple & Budi MillerProducer: Jack BurmeisterMusic: https://www.purple-planet.comAdditional compositions by @jack_burmeister