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117: The goal is collaboration. Improv & sketch comedy with Jack Reitz of Mettlesome

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In this episode with Jack Reitz, we cover a lot of ground. A list of topics to whet your appetite: Improv comedy. Sketch comedy. Using the tenets of improv to create something that lasts. Spontaneous collaboration. The history of improv. Improv in the time of COVID-19. The structure of making comedic choices. Amplifing the signal …

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116: The Power of Community with Andrea Klassen of the Procyon Podcast Network

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Andrea Klassen of the Procyon Podcast Network talks about the formation of the Network and how it works, their Rocket Booster program to support new audio fiction creators, the peculiarities of writing and producing for audio, fan fiction, and the upcoming release of Andrea’s audio serial Me and AU. Started in November 2016, the Procyon Podcast Network began as the brainchild of …

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115: Tap into play with applied theatre artist Amy Sawyers-Williams of See Saw Projects

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Play as tool (for all grown-ups) + two bonuses at the end! Amy Sawyers- Williams discusses See Saw Projects’ residencies in the Wake Correctional Center, applied theatre and improv (in particular improv in the time of COVID-19), and Flourish: An Online Arts & Mental Wellness Initiative thru Arts NC State which is a compilation of …

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114: Serving the arts as a business segment with Beth Yerxa of Triangle ArtWorks

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Do you think of your art as a business? More broadly, do you think of the arts community as a business sector? In this episode, I’m speaking with Beth Yerxa, the Executive Director of Triangle ArtWorks. In this episode, Beth talks about the origin, purpose and programming of Triangle ArtWorks, in particular their newest professional …

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113: Empowering Parent Artists with Chicago rep Lydia Milman Schmidt

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If you aren’t already familiar with PAAL, I’d like to bring that organization to your attention, particularly if you are a parent-artist or caregiver.  The acronym PAAL stands for PARENT ARTIST ADVOCACY LEAGUE (PAAL) for PERFORMING ARTS + MEDIA PAAL is a national community, resource hub, and solutions generator for individuals with caregiver responsibilities and institutions …

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112: Writing a Scripted Audio Fiction Series with Jessica Wright Buha and Bilal Dardai of Unwell

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Tamara talks with Jessica Wright Buha, and Bilal Dardai, staff writers with Unwell, a fiction podcast about conspiracies, ghosts, and unusual families of blood and choice. Jessica and Bilal lay out the difference between writing for stage and writing for audio, the writers’ room of Unwell, the timeline, and what it’s like to write for an ongoing …

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111: Restructuring care around human needs with Rachel Spencer Hewitt, founder of PAAL

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Rachel Spencer Hewitt is the founder of Parent Artist Advocacy League for Performing Arts + Media or PAAL for short. As the founder of PAAL, Rachel is focused on elevating the national standard of care for caregivers in the performing arts and media. I’ve had the opportunity to interview several of the chief PAAL reps …

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110: Questions, structure, & digging deep. Diving into creative process with playwright, June Guralnick

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For four decades, June Guralnick has created plays, performance projects, and multi-media installations, as well as directing new works, classic plays, and developing community cultural programs. June’s work has been beamed to the Space Station as well as performed at many earth venues across the country in NY, CA, DC, NC. Please read her very …

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109: What does the Poetry Fox say? Deep connections thru performance writing with Chris Vitiello

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Have you met the Poetry Fox? I have, and I’m a fan. In this episode I’m talking with the human behind the fox, Chris Vitiello. Chris Vitiello is a writer, performer, critic, and independent curator based in Durham, NC. His poetry books include Obedience (Ahsahta, 2012), Irresponsibility (Ahsahta, 2008), and Nouns Swarm A Verb (Xurban, …

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108: Exploring a Podcast Collective Model with Eric Silver of Multitude Productions

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A stimulating conversation with Eric Silver, the Head of Creative at Multitude. Multitude is an independent podcast collective and production company based in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. From basketball to mythology to literature and pop culture, Multitude entertains while building communities around their values. The Multitude team also helps clients of all sizes make and market great shows; they perform and …

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