Follow the exploits of Bernie Pfelger, a clever man armed only with his wits, and a TEMP badge that opens the door to some of the most outlandish positions a man can get into. Each episode presents Bernie with a new, odd and sometimes bizarre assignment.
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Join host Will Wilhelm (they/them) for an intimate chat and a tarot reading with America’s coolest and queerest theatre creators. Each episode, Will and their special guest create space to summon a brighter, bolder, binary-breaking future. As the candle burns low, Will offers a unique tarot reading that folds in Shakespeare’s sonnets. This podcast is your all-access hand stamp to the genderqueer party you never knew was all around you!
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Bernie finds himself as mediator, to star crossed lovers who are caught in the cross fire between two warring confectionery corporationsBy Michael Wilhelm
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Bernie Pfelger stumbles in to the deep end of an aquatic romance turning up as the hapless other man.By Michael Wilhelm
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The dramatic conclusion to this two part episode in which Bernie finds himself interrogated by the Office of Homeland Security regarding his involvement in a mysterious warehouse explosion. Bernie couldn't possibly be a terrorist could he?By Michael Wilhelm
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Triggering Love - featuring Robert O'Hara (he/him)
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Triggering Love - featuring Robert O'Hara (he/him) Featuring award winning playwright and Tony Award nominated theater director Robert O'Hara | he/him This creative conversation kicks off with frank discussions of the practical and physical: this industry is tough, success is not promised, and backstage Broadway is far from glamorous. In short, it'…
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Protecting Softness - featuring Jéhan Òsanyin (they/them)
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Protecting Softness - featuring Jéhan Òsanyin (they/them) Featuring theater director, actor, playwright, storyteller, and lead facilitator of earthseed Jéhan Òsanyin | they/them Our evening begins as Will invites Jéhan to illuminate the audience about their company, earthseed, which is committed to decolonizing theater through examining the wildern…
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De(a)ftly Queer - featuring Joshua Castille (he/him)
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De(a)ftly Queer - featuring Joshua Castille (he/him) Featuring Deaf performance artist and actor Joshua Castille | he/him Get ready for an effervescent exchange as Josh shares his experience as a queer and Deaf actor who has done it all from the Broadway stage to the Hollywood screen. Jokes and anecdotes bubble throughout the interview as Will lear…
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Celebrating Curiosity - featuring Michael J. Bobbitt (he/him)
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Celebrating Curiosity - featuring Michael J. Bobbitt (he/him) Featuring theater director, choreographer, playwright and Executive Director of Mass Cultural Council Michael J. Bobbitt | he/him The subject of structure, from institutions to boards to families, appears throughout this week's sparkling conversation. Will kicks off by asking Michael how…
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Bernie Pfelger turns up missing when he finds himself the aide to an eccentric genius. (It all makes sense when you hear it.)By Michael Wilhelm
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Becoming Embodied - Featuring P. Carl (he/him)
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Featuring Artist, Activist, Scholar, Birder, and Author P. Carl | he/him : Will dives into conversation with P. Carl through the desire to know about the origins of Howlround Theatre Commons - an online forum and non-profit that seeks to support developing theatre practitioners and facilitate dialogue between artists and administratives within the …
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Bernie goes back to basics to learn how to make himself more hire-able, but he ends up getting burned in the process.By Michael Wilhelm
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Bernie Pfelger has a five alarm melt down while slopping glop at a progressive toy factoryBy Michael Wilhelm
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Bernie Pfelger winds up hobnobbing with the upper crust of society, which he discovers is made up primarily of crumbs.By Michael Wilhelm
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Bernie Pfelger becomes a reluctant celebrity, endangering his job and his sanity.By Michael Wilhelm
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Bernie Pfelger meanders into a mysterious world of sinister stalkers, distressed damsels and an all you can eat stake out. Can Bernie hold his own while working at a genuine bonafide Detective Agency.By Michael Wilhelm
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Bernie Pfelger goes head to head with an office bully who has it in for Temps. Can he win her over with his childlike charm or will sticks and stones break his bones?By Michael Wilhelm
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Bernie Pfelger gets a lead on a job that could be permanent but the trick is getting there on time.By Michael Wilhelm
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PODCAST EXCLUSIVE : National Queer Theatre's "Criminal Queerness Festival" 2021
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Featuring Artistic Director of National Queer Theatre Adam Odessa-Rubin | he/him : Will and Adam discuss the origins of NQT and America's only theatre festival dedicated to new plays by LGBTQ artists from countries that criminalize queer and trans people. Nobody's gonna break NQT's stride as this summer's festival will go forward as planned only ou…
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I "Came Out" ... Less Afraid to Speak my Truth - Featuring Bill Rauch (he/him)
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Featuring the Inaugural Artistic Director of The Perelman Performing Arts Center and former Artistic Director of Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Bill Rauch | he/him : Will is pleased to welcome Bill to this very special bonus episode. We begin by ruminating on the cyclical nature of storytelling feeding queerness and queerness feeding storytelling. Bi…
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Burn Down the Type - Featuring Meme García (they/them)
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Featuring bilingual actor, writer, poet and artivist, Meme Garcia | they/them : Will and Meme launch into a discussion on the frustrating and harmful trappings of conservatory training and actor “types.” Thankfully, they are able to bond over the shared freedom and personal growth offered through inhabiting Shakespeare’s many characters. Even if a …
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BREAKING NEWS: A Trans Person went to the Store - Featuring MJ Kaufman (they/them)
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Featuring award winning playwright and TV writer, MJ Kaufman | they/them : Will asks MJ the ultimate queer Theatre paradox: do we start by creating new plays about contemporary queerness or uncovering the queer roots in old works? Then MJ discusses creating Trans Lab, a writers collective dedicated to emerging trans voices, and the importance of br…
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You Have to See It to Be It - Featuring Sara Bruner (she/her)
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Featuring actor, director, and Associate Artistic Director of Great Lakes Shakespeare Theater and Idaho Shakespeare Festival Sara Bruner | she/her: Sara generously shares her thoughts and experiences surrounding the ever-evolving concept of Gender both in her life and greater American cultural contexts. When it comes to constructing character, gend…
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Creative Liason - Featuring Linnea Valdivia (she/her)
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Featuring dramaturg, critic, producer, and playwright, Linnea Valdivia | she/her : Will starts with the question we all want to know: what is a dramaturg??? After we listen with bated breath, Will and Linnea discuss her Howlround article, “Queering Theatre Criticism” which placed responsibility on the critic to understand queerness in order to info…
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The Work Needs to be Personal - Featuring Christian Bufford (he/they)
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Featuring multi-disciplinary artist who blends the lines of theatre, dance, and film Christian Bufford | he/they: Will peppers Christian with questions about life as a multi-disciplinary artist. Christian stresses the need for balance when navigating so many mediums while also finding a balance amongst their passions. Achieving balance through prod…
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Embracing my Weird Queer Self - Featuring Jordan Barbour (he/him)
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Featuring Broadway actor, Jordan Barbour | he/him : Jordan Zooms with Will from inside his blanket fort to discuss the importance of queering the canon. Together, these two Libras discuss bringing their authentic self to a role instead of “disappearing” and offering advice as to what to do with moody and brooding actor guys who don’t know how to re…
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If People are Right for the Role, They're Right for the Role - Featuring Ada Karamanyan (she/her)
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Featuring independent casting director, and casting associate for The Playwrights Realm, Ada Karmanyan | she/her : Ada shares her experience with casting the entirety of the 2019 Play on! Series - 36 contemporary translations of Shakespeare’s works commissioned by Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Will and Ada discuss her American Theatre Magazine artic…
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Hire Queer People for Queer Roles - Featuring Kevin Kantor (they/them)
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Featuring published poet, spoken word performer, and actor Kevin Kantor | they/them : Will welcomes Kevin to celebrate the publication of their latest collection of poems, “Please Come Off-Book.” Together they discuss life in a rehearsal process as TGNC actors and the pressure to appear androgynous or offer up non-binary identity as commodity. Befo…
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Introducing Teacakes & Tarot: Conversations with Queer Futurists
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In Teacakes and Tarot: Conversations with Queer Futurists, host Will Wilhelm (they/them) welcomes an artistic crush for an intimate chat and a reading. Each episode features a new queer guest discussing art, life in our industry, and their dreams and intentions while the world of performance waits in the wings. Together, they hold space to summon m…
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This Episode is riddled with Christmas Easter Eggs. Christmas Movies, Specials, Songs and Stories are all referenced through out our little fable here. Can you find them all? Check your answers on The TEMP Christmas page, https://michaelww7.wixsite.com/thetemp/christmas-pageBy Michael Wilhelm
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Bernie Pfelger goes to work for a military contractor that has him bucking the system of a tyrannical regime.By Michael Wilhelm
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Bernie goes to work for an old flame, and this time he and Penelope get burned in the process.By Michael Wilhelm
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Bernie Pfelger finds himself in an arena of office supplies in a cut throat competition with an army of other Temps.By Michael Wilhelm
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Bernie Pfelger finds himself on the lam in a runaway hearse.By Michael Wilhelm
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Bernie Pfelger finds himself working with a bevy of beauties who take his breath away with their line of cosmeticsBy Michael Wilhelm
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Bernie Pfelger finds himself temping at a very youth oriented gaming company.By Michael Wilhelm
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The Pilot episode of a comedy series that documents the struggle of one man as he moves from one temp job to another hoping that one day he will be hired on.By Michael Wilhelm
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