The Theatre of Others Podcast
269 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago -Co-artistic Directors and Theatre educators Adam Marple and Budi Miller discuss the Theatre moving past the Covid-19 shutdown with topics such as the roles of the Audience, Actor, Director, Playwright, and Space in our new reality.To submit a question, please visit http://www.speakpipe.com/theatreofothers for voice recording or submit an email to [email protected] Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise. If you enjoyed this podcast, we´d love for you to leave a review at https://ratethispodcast.com/too. It helps with our visibility, and the more people listen to the podcast, the more we can invest in it and make it even better. Music credit: https://www.purple-planet.comhttp://www.theatreofothers.com
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Episodes
TOO Episode 235 - The Board of Directors
July 08, 2024 04:00 - 39 minutes - 54.7 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam takes the helm solo to introduce his new initiative: the Board of Directors. This monthly gathering invites directors and other theatre makers to come together, share experiences, and seek advice in a supportive community. Adam reflects on the often isolating nature of directing and explains how this new space aims to foster connection and collaboration. Email Adam at [email protected] to learn more abo...
TOO Episode 234 - The Creative Resistance
July 01, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 91.3 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Budi and Adam discuss the impact of conservatism and authoritarianism on the arts, including DeSantis' recent veto of arts grants in Florida and the arrest of Russian artists. We explore art as a form of free speech, and thus our ability to resist. Mentioned in this episode Tipper Gore Finist, the Brave Falcon Support the Show. If you enjoyed this week´s podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. To su...
TOO Episode 233 - Book Club 05 | And Then, You Act by Anne Bogart
June 24, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 97.1 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi discuss their fifth book of the year, 'And Then, You Act' by Anne Bogart. Anne Bogart lives in New York City. She attended Bard College (BA) and New York University (MA). She is the co-artistic director of SITI Company, and her works there have included: Café Variations, Trojan Women, American Document, Antigone, Under Construction, Freshwater, Who Do You Think You Are, Radio Macbeth, Hotel Cassiopei...
TOO Episode 232 - The Legacy of Sleep No More
June 18, 2024 01:00 - 1 hour - 85.5 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi delve into a thought-provoking article by Slate, exploring the recent closure of New York City's premier immersive theatrical experience, *Sleep No More*. Join them as they examine the lasting impact of this groundbreaking production and what its end signifies for the future of immersive theatre. Mentioned in this episode I am Light Sleep No More, No More: The mixed legacy of New York's most famous imm...
TOO Episode 231 - Conversation with Playwright Future D. Fidel
June 10, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour - 90.9 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Budi sits down with renowned playwright Future D. Fidel to delve into their upcoming show, "La Belle Époque." Join us as Budi, who is also directing this production, and Future share an insiders look at the creative process, the inspirations behind the play and the journey of brining this story to life on stage. Support the team behind La Belle Époque! Future D. Fidel is an African Australian playwright, screenplay...
TOO Episode 230 - Conversation with Actor, Writer, and Director Gin Hammond Part II
June 03, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 87 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi are joined by return guest, Gin Hammond. Gin talks us through her upcoming MFA in Filmmaking, Acting, and Producing, Gin Hammond received her MFA in acting from the American Repertory Theatre Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard University / Moscow Art Theatre School. A certified teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework, Gin teaches voice and speech, public speaking, voice-over, as well as accen...
TOO Episode 229 - Book Club 04 | The Invisible Actor by Yoshi Oida
May 27, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 94 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this weeks episode Adam and Budi discuss the fourth book for 2024, Yogis Oida's "The Invisible Actor". Yoshi Oida, A Japanese speaking neither English nor French, became the first member of Peter Brook's international theatre company in Paris in 1968. Trained in the traditional Japanese arts of Noh theatre, Kabuki dance and Bunraku storytelling, since joining he has become a leading member of the company. He participated in the e...
TOO Episode 228 - The Trigger Warnings & Access
May 20, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 100 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi dive into a recent article from The Guardian, featuring Dame Judi Dench's candid perspectives on the use of trigger warnings in the theatre industry. Join us as we explore her insights and the broader implications for performers and audiences alike. Mentioned in this episode Theatre of Cruelty Socialist Party Meeting in San Francisco Support the Show. If you enjoyed this week´s podcast, please leave ...
TOO Episode 227 - The Precursor to Imagination
May 13, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 89.5 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi discuss the essence of impactful art and theatre, this extends to the notion of posing questions to evoke reflection within the artist' process Support the Show. If 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 Miller Prod...
TOO Episode 226 - Conversation with Master Balinese Performer and Educator, Pak Dibia
May 06, 2024 15:00 - 1 hour - 108 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Budi sits down with his mentor Pak Dibia to have in-depth discussions on the Balinese Performing Arts Training, including detailed discussions on the origins and the construction Kecak. Support the Show. If 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: A...
TOO Episode 225 - Book Club 03 | The Empty Space by Peter Brook
April 29, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, join Adam and Budi as they review our third book for the 2024 TOO Book Club, 'The Empty Space' by Peter Brook. Peter Brook is one of the most innovative British directors of the post 1950 period. His industrious and celebrated career began in London's wartime club theatres and he joined the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in 1945. His career flourished after the war and he increasingly staged plays in London, Stratford...
TOO Episode 224 - Conversation with Master Balinese Academic & Performer, John Emigh
April 22, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour - 108 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi sit down with Balinese academic and performer, John Emigh, to discuss his extensive career. JOHN EMIGH is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies at Brown University, where he taught and directed regularly from 1967 to 2009; from 2009 to 2018 he taught in the Brown/Trinity MFA program for actors and directors. He has also taught at NYU, Tufts University, and the Yal...
TOO Episode 223 - The Need of an Audience
April 15, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 107 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi go back through some listener questions and insights. Special thanks to everyone who submitted a question! Please let us know your thoughts! Mentioned in this episode Mask Training with Fabio Motta & Budi Miler Celebration Barn Fundraising TOO Episode 195: The Audience Making Support the Show. If you enjoyed this week´s podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. To submit a question: Voi...
TOO Episode 222 - The Feasibility of Actor Training
April 08, 2024 08:00 - 55 minutes - 75.8 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi discuss a recent article in which Patsy Rosenburg steps down from the Guildhall Drama School, leading to a further discussion around the tuition of further education and whether this is an approachable, and sustainable, method of training. Mentioned in this episode Celebration Barn Fundraiser Bidding 'Without craft, an actor is a liability': how row over teaching standards is causing a rift in UK the...
TOO Episode 221 - The Decolonisation of Acting Training
April 01, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Budi sits down with return guest, Fabio Motta, to discuss how they approach decolonizing acting training in their rooms, and what that looks like, and the results they see. Mentioned in this episode Discovering the Clown Support the Show. If you enjoyed this week´s podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. To submit a question: Voice- http://www.speakpipe.com/theatreofothers Email- podcast@theatreofot...
TOO Episode 220 - Book Club 02 | Waiting for Lefty by Clifford Odets
March 25, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 100 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi sit down to discuss their second book in the 2024 Book Club series "Waiting for Lefty" by Clifford Odets. Clifford Odets was the leading dramatist of the theatre of social protest in the United States during the 1930s. His important affiliation with the celebrated Group Theatre contributed to that company’s considerable influence on the American stage. From 1923 to 1928 Odets learned his profession as...
TOO Episode 219 - The Intimate Theatre
March 18, 2024 12:00 - 34 minutes - 46.9 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam rides solo and describes a returning phenomenon of apartment based theatre, where restraints of space and audience are controlled and used to create intimate immediate provocations Article referenced in this episode - https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/where-did-nycs-indie-theater-scene-go-backyards-basements-and-rooftops Support the Show. If you enjoyed this week´s podcast, please leave a review on Ap...
TOO Episode 218 - Conversation with Master Teacher for Screen, Bob Krakower
March 11, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 113 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Budi sits down with Bob Krakower to talk about his career in teaching acting for screen. A graduate of Tufts University, Bob Krakower started his teaching career at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco. Mentored by Conservatory Director Allen Fletcher, he was teaching first year graduate acting, directing projects, and given the job of Associate Director of Conservatory at the age of twenty-four. He ...
TOO Episode 217 - The Purpose of Theatre
March 04, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 98.2 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi contemplate the purpose of theatre. We ask "why are we doing theatre? and who are we doing it for?" Support the Show. If 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 Miller Producer: Jack Burmeister Music: https://www.pu...
TOO Episode 216 - Book Club 01 | The Dutchman by Amiri Baraka | Featuring Taylor Barfield
February 26, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 131 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi kick of the first book club episode of the year with The Dutchman, by Amiri Baraka. We welcome Taylor Barfield to the discussion, as he joins Budi and Adam in dissecting this classic. Poet, writer, teacher, and political activist Amiri Baraka was born Everett LeRoi Jones in 1934 in Newark, New Jersey. He attended Rutgers University and Howard University, spent three years in the U.S. Air Force, and re...
TOO Episode 216 - Book Club 01| The Dutchman by Amiri Baraka | Featuring Taylor Barfield
February 26, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 133 MBIn this episode, Adam and Budi kick of the first book club episode of the year with The Dutchman, by Amiri Baraka. We welcome Taylor Barfield to the discussion, as he joins Budi and Adam in dissecting this classic. Poet, writer, teacher, and political activist Amiri Baraka was born Everett LeRoi Jones in 1934 in Newark, New Jersey. He attended Rutgers University and Howard University, spent three years in the U.S. Air Force, and returned to New York City to attend Columbia University and t...
TOO Episode 215 - The (not) New Years Resolutions
February 19, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 97.7 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi listen to submissions from the Theatre of Others community on their (not) new year's resolution. Join us as we explore your 2024 goals, and discuss the practical strategies to achieve them - whilst emphasising the importance of setting measurable goals and fostering mutual accountability along the way. Special thanks to the individuals who submitted for this episode! Support the Show. If you enjoy...
TOO Episode 214 - Conversation with Broadway Composer, Tom Kitt
February 12, 2024 05:00 - 58 minutes - 81 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! in this episode, Adam and Budi sit down with Broadway composer, Tom Kitt, to talk about his extensive career from Next to Normal, SpongeBob, and The Tony's. Tom Kitt is a two-time Tony, two-time Emmy, Pulitzer Prize, and Grammy Award winner. As a musical theater composer, he's written music for six Broadway shows: Next to Normal (Tony Award), If/Then (Tony Nomination), Flying Over Sunset (Tony Nomination), High Fidelity, Bring it O...
TOO Episode 213 - The Grad School Series | David Geffen School of Drama at Yale | Walton Wilson
February 05, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 93.6 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi speak with the Professor in the Practice of Acting from the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University, Walton Wilson. Walton Wilson is a Professor in the Practice of Acting at the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale, where he has been a member of the faculty since 1999. He served as Head of Voice and Speech and was a resident artist at Yale Repertory Theatre for twenty-three years. He also serv...
TOO Episode 212 - The TOO 2024 Book Club
January 29, 2024 05:00 - 54 minutes - 75.3 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi discuss their picks for this year's TOO Book Club. The Book will be discussed on the last Monday of every month. You can find each month's book below, so join us on this journey! Book Club 2024 The Dutchman by Amiri Baraka (February) Waiting for Lefty by Clifford Odets (March) The Invisible Actor by Yoshi Oida (April) The Empty Space by Peter Brook (May) The Second Circle by Patsy Rodenburg (June) And...
TOO Episode 211 - The Imperfect
January 22, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 86.5 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi discuss possible modes of theatre moving forward post-pandemic and post-AI and how the imperfect, authentic, and earnest could be a trend in 2024/25. Support the Show. If 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 Mill...
TOO Episode 210 - Conversation with Master Clown, Fabio Motta
January 15, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi speak with Master Clown Fabio Motta. Fabio Motta is an award-winning performer, clown, and teaching artist who has performed and devised theatre in Australia, Italy, and the United States. He has trained and is a graduate of international arts institutions including The Academia Teatrale Veneta (Italy) and HB studio in New York and has worked with renowned artists and teachers such as Carol Rosenfeld, ...
TOO Episode 209 - The Definition of Theatre
January 08, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 92.2 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi investigate what the definition of theatre is, and whether it needs to be updated for contemporary theatre practices. Mentioned in this episode Decolonizing the Mind Support the Show. If 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 ...
TOO Episode 208 - The Fifth Season Begins
December 29, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 90.1 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi celebrate the new year by planning actionable goals for 2024. As we begin our 5th season, we look towards our upcoming year, and look at what we want to achieve. Support the Show. If 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...
TOO Episode 207 - The 2023 Year in Review
December 25, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 111 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! For their final episode of the year, Adam and Budi discuss the year that was. From our Grad School Series to our monthly Book Club, our 2023 Audio New Play Festival to The Earth Turns, finally culminating in Bright Light Burning at COP28, 2023 was a big year for the Theatre of Others. Looking forward to next year, we would love to hear what you want this podcast to be, any burning questions you want us to answer? Any books you wo...
TOO Episode 206 - The Gaza Monologues
December 18, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 129 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In 2010 thirty-three young people from Gaza believed that they had a voice other than the cries of fear and the moans of frustration. A voice that could rise higher than the drones of war and the planes that bombarded them day and night. A voice that says: “Enough!!! We deserve a world better than this, a world without fear, siege, or occupation.” The Gaza Monologues are testimonies written by youth after the first war on the Gaza S...
TOO Episode 205: Bright Light Burning Company Reflections
December 12, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 125 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! The Theatre of Others brought Steven Gualtney's Bright Light Burning to Cop28 in Dubai this December. We are incredibly proud of the play that we put on, however, as our time in Dubai comes to a close, we find ourselves all reflecting on what this experience has meant to us personally. We give our thanks to the entire Bright Light Burning Company: Directed by Adam Marple Written by Steven Gualtney Creative Producer Christie Chan...
TOO Episode 204: The Earth Turns - an Audio Play for COP27
December 05, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 119 MBPlease go to https://www.theatreofothers.com/earthturns for our online program. The Earth Turns is a climate-inspired performance created for the lead-up to the UN COP27 Climate Conference in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt in 2022. Adapted from We Still Have a Chance- 12 Stories for 12 Days of COP27, an anthology of micro-stories created by Climate Activists, Scientists, Health Professionals, Students, and Artists from The University of Exeter, Met Office, Ain Shams University, Banlastic, and The ...
TOO Episode 204: The Earth Turns- an Audio Play for COP27
December 05, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 119 MBPlease go to https://www.theatreofothers.com/earthturns for our online program. The Earth Turns is a climate-inspired performance created for the lead-up to the UN COP27 Climate Conference in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt in 2022. Adapted from We Still Have a Chance- 12 Stories for 12 Days of COP27, an anthology of micro-stories created by Climate Activists, Scientists, Health Professionals, Students, and Artists from The University of Exeter, Met Office, Ain Shams University, Banlastic, and The ...
TOO Episode 204: THE EARTH TURNS - an Audio Play for COP27
December 05, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 119 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! Please go to https://www.theatreofothers.com/earthturns for our online program. The Earth Turns is a climate-inspired performance created for the lead-up to the UN COP27 Climate Conference in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt in 2022. Adapted from We Still Have a Chance- 12 Stories for 12 Days of COP27, an anthology of micro-stories created by Climate Activists, Scientists, Health Professionals, Students, and Artists from The University of Ex...
TOO Episode 203 - Audio New Play Festival | MEET ME AT LIBERATION by Nour El Captan
November 27, 2023 05:00 - 25 minutes - 34.9 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! As Sami emigrates from his local village in Egypt to the capital, Cairo, and as Jude emigrates from Cairo to America, the two characters discover that they are more connected than they thought. Directed by: Farida Abdel Aziz Sound Design & Composition by: Jack Burmeister Sound Associate: Nick Jay Cast: Omar Gomaa as Sami Nour Haitham as Jude Special thanks to Moustafa Khalil and Amel Abdel Hamid Support the Show. If you enjoye...
TOO Episode 202 - Audio New Play Festival, Conversation with Playwright Nour El Captan | Meet Me at Liberation
November 23, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 91 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi are joined by Nour El Captan, the playwright of our fourth installment in our 2023 Audio New Play Festival, to discuss her upcoming work, Meet Me at Liberation. Support the Show. If 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 &...
TOO Episode 201 - Audio New Play Festival | SOB STORY by Sabina Gerardi
November 20, 2023 12:00 - 33 minutes - 46.2 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! SOB STORY chronicles how one school girl learned to never let the truth get in the way of a good story. Directed by: Sabina Gerardi and Justin Tan Sound Design & Composition: Jack Burmeister Sound Associate: Nick Jay Cast Emily: Eloise McCreedy Rosie: Jessica Hodgson Annabelle: Laura Liu Miss Tedesco: Stefanie Falasca Mum: Jane Schon Grandma Iris: Claire Bird Student: Jess Lu Support the Show. If you enjoyed this week´s podcast...
TOO Episode 200 - Audio New Play Festival, Conversation with Playwright Sabina Gerardi | Sob Story
November 15, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 90 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi are joined by Sabina Gerardo, the playwright of our third instalment in our 2023 Audio New Play Festival, to discuss her upcoming work, Sob Story. Support the Show. If 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 Miller P...
TOO Episode 199 - Audio New Play Festival | BARRELHOUSE by Kam Henderson
November 13, 2023 02:00 - 39 minutes - 54.5 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! BARRELHOUSE is a western, southern gothic experience where You inhabit Eden—a southern town in the middle of a western expanse—on its last day standing before it all goes up in flames. Cast: Ato Blankson-Wood Directed by Chalia La Tour Sound Designer, Mix & Mastering - Jack Burmeister Composer - Linus Mackie Sound Associate - Nick Jay Additional Voices - Subiya Mboya & Calum Bedborough Support the Show. If you enjoyed this we...
TOO Episode 198 - Audio New Play Festival, Conversation with Playwright Kam Henderson | Barrelhouse
November 09, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi sit down with Kam Henderson to discuss the second instalment in our 2023 Audio New Play Festival, Barrelhouse. Kam (he/him) is — a playwright, director, dramaturg, an artist. His artistic voice centers on creating art of unrestrictive, creative boundaries. He believes art is to be experienced—especially with narratives that are not our own. And the development of his work is centered in three cardina...
TOO Episode 197 - Audio New Play Festival | FIRESPEAK by Frazer Shepherdson
November 05, 2023 22:00 - 29 minutes - 40 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! Firespeak is the second audio play written by Frazer Shepherdson and follows the journey of a family and their discovery of fire through a time when magic was real. The story draws inspiration from Indigenous Australian creation stories. Cast List: MIELA ANICH as SECOND CHILD and SISTERS ZACH BLAMPIED as FIRST FATHER, OLD MAN and SISTERS TYALLAH BULLOCK as FIRST CHILD and SISTERS ELLA FERRIS as MOTHER and SEVENTH SISTER PAUL FERRIS...
TOO Episode 196 - Audio New Play Festival, Conversation with Playwright Frazer Shepherdson | Firespeak
November 02, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 93.3 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, we kickstart our 3rd Annual Audio New Play Festival with return playwright, Frazer Shepherdson, to talk through his audio play, Firespeak. Frazer (he/him) is an actor and theatre-maker who has trained with multiple, internationally recognized institutions including the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts and the Victorian College of the Arts. Frazer has garnered many performance credits across screen and s...
TOO Episode 195: The Audience Making
October 30, 2023 04:00 - 50 minutes - 69.9 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam discusses Audience Making, or how to create a community before they ever walk into the theatre space. This was teased during the October Book Club selection, Priya Parker's The Art of Gathering, and is a pedagogy that Adam is working on. Support the Show. If you enjoyed this week´s podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. To submit a question: Voice- http://www.speakpipe.com/theatreofothers Email-...
TOO Episode 194: Book Club 08 | The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker
October 22, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 106 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi conclude their 2023 Book Club series with a deep dive into 'The Art of Gathering' by Priya Parker. We look at the transformative impact this text had on Adam's professional journey. Serendipitously, we were able to record this episode on the day of Budi's PhD Seminar which allowed us to reflect on the power of intentional gatherings and the subsequent impact of shared experiences. Priya Parker’s bold a...
TOO Episode 193: The Stagnating Culture
October 15, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 86.5 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi discuss an article in The New York Times Magazine entitled "Why Culture Has Come to a Standstill" by Jason Farago. Mentioned in this episode: Oratorio for Living Things The Church of Craft Support the Show. If 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 C...
TOO Episode 192: The Legacy Series | Catherine Fitzmaurice
October 09, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 96.8 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi launch the inaugural episode of our Legacy Series. A series where we investigate some of the greatest theatre practitioners of our age; we ask what mark they left on our industry and how their work has affected our own practice. In the first episode of this series, we look at Catherine Fitzmaurice, the originator of the Fitzmaurice Voicework Institute. We warmly invite all our TOO podcast listeners ...
TOO Episode 191: The Unproductive Opinion
October 01, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 97.6 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi respond to a divisive article making its rounds through the theatre community entitled "The Toxic Gentleness of the American Theater" by Clayton Fox. We See You White American Theater Support the Show. If 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 ...
TOO Episode 190: The Book Club 07 | You Are That by Gangaji
September 24, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 97 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi discuss their seventh choice for the Theatre of Others Book Club, You Are That by Gangaji Gangaji, born Toni Roberson, grew up in Mississippi. Like many of her contemporaries, she searched for fulfillment through relationships, careers, motherhood, subculture experiences, political activism, and spiritual practice. While she had never planned to go to India, it was on the banks of the Ganges River that...
TOO Episode 189 - Conversation with Theatre Director and Acting Coach Adriana Baer
September 17, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 120 MBSend your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi have a great conversation with director, public speaking coach, and podcaster Adriana Baer Adriana has directed for Alley Theatre, Portland Center Stage, Artists Repertory Theatre, Portland Playhouse, Profile Theatre (Artistic Director, 2012-2015), The Cutting Ball Theater (Associate Artistic Director, 2004-2007), and others. She has worked with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Opera Boston, The Public...