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Day for Night with Caridad Svich

192 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago -

A series where poetry and theatre meet - in the edge-lands, in the wilderness. Hosted by OBIE-winning playwright Caridad Svich. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

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Episodes

S4, Ep 8: Interview on Theatre Pedagogy in Climate Crisis

March 14, 2024 02:38 - 32 minutes - 40.5 MB

an interview with Caridad Svich conducted by Conrad Alexandrowicz and David Fancy from their book THEATRE PEDAGOGY IN THE ERA OF CLIMATE CRISIS. Published by Routledge (2021). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S4, Ep 7: "The Five Elements" of Latinx Actor Training

March 14, 2024 02:00 - 29 minutes - 36.7 MB

in this episode I read my essay "The Five Elements" from the book LATINX ACTOR TRAINING edited by Cynthia Santos DeCure and Micha Espinosa. Published by Routledge (2023). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S4, Ep 6: "In a Shakespearean key"

March 14, 2024 01:25 - 21 minutes - 27 MB

In this episode I read my essay "In a Shakespearean key" from the book SHAKESPEARE AND LATINIDAD edited by Trevor Boffone and Carla Della Gatta (Edinburgh University Press, 2021). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S4, Ep5: Edward Bond's Introduction to FIFTY PLAYWRIGHTS ON THEIR CRAFT

March 06, 2024 01:43 - 21 minutes - 25.9 MB

On the day of the announcement of his passing, I read Edward Bond's introduction to the book FIFTY PLAYWRIGHTS ON THEIR CRAFT, which Caroline Jester and I wrote. Published by Methuen Drama in 2018. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S4, Ep 4: On Lynn Hejinian's passing

February 25, 2024 00:41 - 42 minutes - 52.7 MB

On poet Lynn Hejinian's passing, I read excerpt from their 1983 essay "The Rejection of Closure" and excerpt from their book My Life (published by Wesleyan University Press). A consideration of form, time, consciousness, its mapping and some words too on capitalism, product and art. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S4, Ep 3: On Negligible Perfection by Mac Wellman

February 24, 2024 02:40 - 14 minutes - 18.2 MB

in this episode, I read from a 2002 work in progress by poet/playwright Mac Wellman. The piece is titled "On Negligible Perfection." It was published in TheatreForum international theatre journal Issue 20 Winter/Spring 2002. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S4, Ep2: excerpt from BAD ENGLISH by Caridad Svich

February 18, 2024 00:35 - 13 minutes - 16.3 MB

excerpt from work-in-progress BAD ENGLISH by Caridad Svich --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S4, Ep 1: excerpt from A HISTORY OF PAPER by Oliver Emanuel, read by Caridad Svich

February 04, 2024 00:50 - 22 minutes - 21 MB

S4, Ep 1: excerpt from the radio drama A HISTORY OF PAPER (2016) by Oliver Emanuel. In memory of Emanuel's passing in December 2023. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S3, Ep 39: Minotaur fragment by Caridad Svich and excerpt from ENDLAND by Tim Etchells

December 03, 2023 04:57 - 20 minutes - 28.3 MB

S3, Ep 39: reading from work in progress by Caridad Svich. It is untitled but told through a mythic lens of Minotaur, or so we think? And also reading from excerpt of short story "Taxi Driver" by Tim Etchells from his collection ENDLAND (And Stories Press, 2019). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S3, Ep. 38: excerpt from The Nicest Body Ever Seen... by Josep Maria Miro read by Caridad Svich

November 25, 2023 00:45 - 12 minutes - 17.9 MB

Episode 38: excerpt from the play THE NICEST BODY EVER SEEN AROUND THESE PARTS by Josep Maria Miro, translated by Sharon Feldman, read by Caridad Svich. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S3, Ep. 37: AN ACORN by Caridad Svich

October 27, 2023 23:30 - 1 hour - 94.1 MB

In this episode, Caridad Svich reads their performance text AN ACORN (version 2020, from 2017-2018). The piece is published by NoPassport Press, and is part of the trilogy that includes the pieces TOWN HALL and THEATRE: A LOVE STORY. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S3, ep 36: excerpt from MEMORIES OF OVERDEVELOPMENT & from SWANS by Caridad Svich

October 15, 2023 22:59 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MB

in this episode I read a section from my play MEMORIES OF OVERDEVELOPMENT and the opening of a new work in progress currently titled SWANS --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S3, Ep 35: 2nd excerpt from PRODIGAL KISS by Caridad Svich

September 10, 2023 23:08 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MB

S3, Ep 35: 2nd excerpt - the Coral scene - from PRODIGAL KISS by Caridad Svich. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S3, Ep 34: excerpt from PRODIGAL KISS by Caridad Svich

September 06, 2023 03:46 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MB

In this episode, I read from and talk about my play PRODIGAL KISS, and the heartbreak of theatre. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S3, Ep 33: essay "Embracing the Fragile" by Caridad Svich

September 06, 2023 03:19 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MB

essay from early 2000s "Embracing the Fragile" by Caridad Svich. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S3, Ep 32: excerpt from Christopher Brett Bailey's THIS IS HOW WE DIE

August 25, 2023 04:52 - 27 minutes - 39 MB

cw: the excerpt contains difficult subject matter. * S3, Ep 32: excerpt from the opening of Christopher Brett Bailey's performance piece THIS IS HOW WE DIE published by Oberon Books in 2014. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S3, Ep 31: excerpt from DISOBEDIENT THEATRE by Chris Johnston, read by Caridad Svich

August 25, 2023 04:45 - 24 minutes - 33.8 MB

S3, Ep 31: excerpt from the book DISOBEDIENT THEATRE by Chris Johnston. Published by Bloomsbury Drama, 2017. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S3, Ep 30: excerpt from BOXING 2000 by Richard Maxwell read by Caridad Svich

August 25, 2023 04:43 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MB

S3, Ep 30: excerpt from the play BOXING 2000 by Richard Maxwell. published by TCG in 2004 in the collection plays 1996-2000. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S3, Ep 29: excerpt the Austin section from THE FUTURE SHOW by Deborah Pearson. read by Caridad Svich

August 25, 2023 04:41 - 24 minutes - 34 MB

S3, Ep 29: excerpt from the Austin section of THE FUTURE SHOW by Deborah Pearson. Published by Oberon Modern Plays in 2015. with mentions of Action Hero, Kieran Hurley, Bryony Kimmings, Austin's Fusebox Festival, and more. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S3, Ep 28: "Finding hope in a time of despair" by Jo Clifford. read by Caridad Svich

August 07, 2023 03:40 - 13 minutes - 19.5 MB

"Finding hope in a time of despair" by Jo Clifford. from their substack The Light Inside. this piece was posted on August 2nd, 2023. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S3, Ep 27: excerpt from untitled work in progress by Caridad Svich

August 06, 2023 01:28 - 8 minutes - 7.74 MB

excerpt from untitled new work in progress by Caridad Svich. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S3, Ep 26: excerpt from Ambition chapter of MY TRADE IS MYSTERY by Carl Phillips read by Caridad Svich

August 06, 2023 01:14 - 15 minutes - 21.9 MB

Excerpt from the chapter titled "Ambition" from the book MY TRADE IS MYSTERY by Carl Phillips. (Yale University Press, 2022). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S3, Ep 25: excerpt from Introduction to CERTAIN FRAGMENTS by Tim Etchells, and some thoughts on theatre by Caridad Svich

August 06, 2023 01:13 - 42 minutes - 60 MB

Excerpt from the Introduction to CERTAIN FRAGMENTS by Tim Etchells read by Caridad Svich, and some thoughts on theatre in response. CERTAIN FRAGMENTS is published by Taylor and Francis (1999). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S3, Ep 24: excerpt from THE FUTURE SHOW by Deborah Pearson, read by Caridad Svich

August 06, 2023 01:10 - 22 minutes - 32.2 MB

Excerpt from the performance text THE FUTURE SHOW by Deborah Pearson. This excerpt is from the section titled "Lisbon." The play is published by Oberon Modern Plays, Bloomsbury Drama, 2015. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S3, Ep 23: excerpts from Book 3 and 4 of THE DESCENT OF ALETTE by Alice Notley. Read by Caridad Svich

July 31, 2023 03:37 - 26 minutes - 36.6 MB

this is a one take recording of excerpts from Book Three and Book Four of THE DESCENT OF ALETTE by Alice Notley. read by Caridad Svich --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S3, Ep 22: excerpt from Book Two of THE DESCENT OF ALETTE by Alice Notley, read by Caridad Svich

July 23, 2023 18:23 - 17 minutes - 24 MB

excerpt from the beginning of Book Two of THE DESCENT OF ALETTE by Alice Notley. read by Caridad Svich. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S3, Ep 21: excerpt from untitled Hundred Years epic by Caridad Svich

July 16, 2023 03:43 - 15 minutes - 21.4 MB

S3, Ep 21: excerpt from new writing, untitled Hundred Year epic for performance by Caridad Svich. (2023) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S3, Ep. 20: excerpt from Book One of THE DESCENT OF ALETTE by Alice Notley

July 13, 2023 23:05 - 12 minutes - 17.1 MB

S3, Ep. 20: Caridad Svich reads excerpt from the opening of Book One of THE DESCENT OF ALETTE by Alice Notley (reading from 2014 reprint, originally published 1996, Penguin Books). In THE DESCENT OF ALETTE, Alette is in an underworld that will take her on a journey of transformation as she seeks to confront the Tyrant and heal the world. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S3, Ep. 19: scene 9 from JULIET IN TIME by Caridad Svich

June 07, 2023 03:44 - 10 minutes - 9.87 MB

S3, Ep 19: scene 9 from JULIET IN TIME by Caridad Svich. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S3, Ep 18: The Theatre of Good Intentions by Mac Wellman read by Caridad Svich

June 07, 2023 03:42 - 44 minutes - 62.7 MB

S3, Ep. 18: The Theatre of Good Intentions by Mac Wellman (1984) read by Caridad Svich --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S3. Ep 17: excerpt from lost play VERBATIM by Caridad Svich

May 15, 2023 02:55 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MB

S3, Ep. 17: excerpt from lost play (dated 2006 draft) VERBATIM by Caridad Svich. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S3, Ep 16: in process new writing Juliet in Tyme by Caridad Svich

March 25, 2023 00:36 - 9 minutes - 9.17 MB

S3, Ep 16: in process new writing Juliet in Tyme by Caridad Svich --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S3, Ep 15: untitled new writing (a scene between M, JT and Bet and Jen) by Caridad Svich

March 25, 2023 00:19 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MB

S3, Ep 15: untitled new writing for a play ( a scene between M, JT and Bet and Jen) by Caridad Svich --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S3, Ep 14: bilingual excerpts from lost project MI CUBA by Caridad Svich

March 12, 2023 04:49 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MB

S3, Ep 14: excerpts in Spanish and English from a lost project MI CUBA by Caridad Svich. perhaps one day to be revived. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S3, Ep 13: two scenes from new piece The Left by Caridad Svich

March 12, 2023 04:24 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MB

S3, Ep 13: two scenes from new piece The Left by Caridad Svich. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S3, Ep. 12: mini-lecture continued on poetry (part two) by Caridad Svich

March 12, 2023 03:59 - 36 minutes - 52.1 MB

S3, Ep. 12: mini lecture on poetry (part two) by Caridad Svich. originally created for an Intro to Literature class. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S3, Ep. 11: mini-lecture on poetry, part one by Caridad Svich

March 12, 2023 03:50 - 50 minutes - 70.4 MB

S3, Ep. 11: mini-lecture on poetry (part one) by Caridad Svich. originally created for an Intro to Literature course. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S3, Ep. 10: mini-lecture on plays, themes and schemes by Caridad Svich

March 12, 2023 03:45 - 56 minutes - 79.3 MB

S3, Ep. 10: mini-lecture on writing plays, working with themes and schemes by Caridad Svich. originally created for an Intro to Literature course. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S3, Ep. 9: mini-lecture on plays and dialogue by Caridad Svich

March 12, 2023 03:39 - 47 minutes - 66.6 MB

S3, Ep. 9: mini-lecture on writing plays and dialogue by Caridad Svich. originally created for an Intro to Literature course. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S3, Ep. 8: "Broken Sociality" by Nate Holdren, read by Caridad Svich

February 25, 2023 02:01 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MB

S3, Ep. 8: "Broken Sociality" by Nate Holdren, read by Caridad Svich. this article was originally published online in Peste magazine on February 21, 2023. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S3, Ep 7: untitled new writing by Caridad Svich with a false opening/ending as prelude.

February 18, 2023 02:45 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MB

S3, Ep. 7: untitled new writing by Caridad Svich with a false opening/ending as prelude. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S3, Ep. 6: To Live in the Ending by Alyssa Harad, read by Caridad Svich

January 31, 2023 05:11 - 48 minutes - 68.4 MB

S3, Ep. 6: "To Live in the Ending" by Alyssa Harad, read by Caridad Svich. Harad's essay was originally published in The Kenyon Review (July/August 2022). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S3, Ep 5: untitled new writing by Caridad Svich

January 30, 2023 03:30 - 5 minutes - 4.69 MB

S3, Ep. 5: untitled new writing by Caridad Svich. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S3, Ep 4: Scene Three from HUMAN INTEREST STORY by Caridad Svich

January 28, 2023 02:08 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MB

S3, Ep. 4: scene three from HUMAN INTEREST STORY by Caridad Svich. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S3, Ep 5: Scene Three from HUMAN INTEREST STORY by Caridad Svich

January 28, 2023 02:08 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MB

S3, Ep. 5: scene three from HUMAN INTEREST STORY by Caridad Svich. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/caridad-svich/support

S3, Ep. 3: on pattern and insight in writing

January 15, 2023 22:32 - 49 minutes - 61.1 MB

S3, Ep. 3: informal lecture from Caridad Svich on patterning and its effects on writing. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S3, Ep. 2: on Tarkovsky, time and the world

January 15, 2023 22:26 - 1 hour - 104 MB

S3, Ep. 2: informal lecture from Caridad Svich about filmmaker Tarkovsky's thoughts on time and the world in relation to drama.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S3, Ep. 1: new work: white shirt by Caridad Svich

January 03, 2023 04:18 - 10 minutes - 9.28 MB

Season 3, Episode 1: some new writing for the new season. White Shirt by Caridad Svich. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S2, Ep. 47: End Year Episode w/ excerpts by Annie Siddons, Eve Leigh, Hannah Khalil, and Tim Crouch

December 30, 2022 00:18 - 36 minutes - 51.8 MB

Season 2, Episode 47: excerpts from the plays Raymondo by Annie Siddons, Silent Planet by Eve Leigh, A Negotiation by Hannah Khalil and Adler & Gibb by Tim Crouch. read by Caridad Svich. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support

S2, Ep. 46: new writing, working title Car Stories by Caridad Svich

December 26, 2022 01:01 - 9 minutes - 9.08 MB

Season 2, Episode 46: some new writing. working title Car Stories by Caridad Svich. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caridad-svich/support