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 podcast@theatreofothers.com Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise. If you enjoyed this podcast, we´d love for you t ...
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TOO Episode 224 - Conversation with Master Balinese Academic & Performer, John Emigh
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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 prog…
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TOO Episode 223 - The Need of an Audience
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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´…
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TOO Episode 222 - The Feasibility of Actor Training
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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, a…
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TOO Episode 221 - The Decolonisation of Acting Training
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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 questi…
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TOO Episode 220 - Book Club 02 | Waiting for Lefty by Clifford Odets
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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 considerab…
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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-rooftop…
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TOO Episode 218 - Conversation with Master Teacher for Screen, Bob Krakower
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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, an…
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TOO Episode 217 - The Purpose of Theatre
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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- podcast@theatreofothers.com Show Credits Co-Host…
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TOO Episode 216 - Book Club 01 | The Dutchman by Amiri Baraka | Featuring Taylor Barfield
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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 Rutg…
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TOO Episode 215 - The (not) New Years Resolutions
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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 …
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TOO Episode 214 - Conversation with Broadway Composer, Tom Kitt
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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/Th…
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TOO Episode 213 - The Grad School Series | David Geffen School of Drama at Yale | Walton Wilson
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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…
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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)…
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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…
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TOO Episode 210 - Conversation with Master Clown, Fabio Motta
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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 i…
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TOO Episode 209 - The Definition of Theatre
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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/theat…
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TOO Episode 208 - The Fifth Season Begins
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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/theatreof…
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TOO Episode 207 - The 2023 Year in Review
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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 wan…
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TOO Episode 206 - The Gaza Monologues
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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.” …
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TOO Episode 205: Bright Light Burning Company Reflections
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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: …
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TOO Episode 204: THE EARTH TURNS - an Audio Play for COP27
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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 Activis…
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TOO Episode 203 - Audio New Play Festival | MEET ME AT LIBERATION by Nour El Captan
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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 Specia…
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TOO Episode 202 - Audio New Play Festival, Conversation with Playwright Nour El Captan | Meet Me at Liberation
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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/theatreofo…
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TOO Episode 201 - Audio New Play Festival | SOB STORY by Sabina Gerardi
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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: …
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TOO Episode 200 - Audio New Play Festival, Conversation with Playwright Sabina Gerardi | Sob Story
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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- p…
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TOO Episode 199 - Audio New Play Festival | BARRELHOUSE by Kam Henderson
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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 Vo…
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TOO Episode 198 - Audio New Play Festival, Conversation with Playwright Kam Henderson | Barrelhouse
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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 narrative…
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TOO Episode 197 - Audio New Play Festival | FIRESPEAK by Frazer Shepherdson
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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 BU…
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TOO Episode 196 - Audio New Play Festival, Conversation with Playwright Frazer Shepherdson | Firespeak
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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…
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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 Podcas…
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TOO Episode 194: Book Club 08 | The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker
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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 intenti…
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TOO Episode 193: The Stagnating Culture
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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://…
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TOO Episode 192: The Legacy Series | Catherine Fitzmaurice
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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 t…
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TOO Episode 191: The Unproductive Opinion
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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.s…
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TOO Episode 190: The Book Club 07 | You Are That by Gangaji
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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. Wh…
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TOO Episode 189 - Conversation with Theatre Director and Acting Coach Adriana Baer
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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…
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TOO Episode 188 - The Student to Colleague
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In this episode, Adam and Budi embark on an intensive rehearsal period for Bright Light Burning, our upcoming stage show for COP28. As the cast comprises mainly former students of Adam and Budi, they contemplate the transition from being educators and mentors to becoming professional colleagues. Support the show If you enjoyed this week´s podcast, …
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TOO Episode 187 - The TOO Bali Retreat Debrief
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In this episode, Budi and Adam debrief over their time in Bali. Discussing their highs and lows, their plans for next year and what is coming next. 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@theatreofothers.com Sho…
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TOO Episode 186 - The Book Club 06 | Critical Response Process by Liz Lerman
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In this episode Adam and Budi discuss their sixth choice for the Theatre of Others Book Club, Critical Response Process by Liz Lerman. Liz has spent the past four decades making her artistic research personal, funny, intellectually vivid, and up to the minute. Her choreography has examined everything from her days as a go-go dancer in 1974 to inves…
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TOO Episode 185 - The Taksu Theatre Training Begins
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In this episode, Adam and Budi arrive in Bali and discuss their TOO Taksu Theatre Workshop. Against the backdrop of Bali's natural beauty, Adam and Budi share their infectious enthusiasm for the upcoming workshop, delving into the depths of their excitement and vision. They share the myriad possibilities and transformative experiences that await ea…
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TOO Episode 184 - Conversation with Theatre Director, Actor, and Teacher Eugene Ma
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In this episode, Budi and Adam sit down with Eugene Ma to discuss his practice spanning many decades, and many countries and continents. Eugene Ma is a multidisciplinary performance-maker and educator currently working across Toronto, New York and Hong Kong. He founded Performance Atelier Toronto (www.performanceatelier.ca), dedicated to embodied a…
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TOO Episode 183: The Third Anniversary
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In this episode, Adam and Budi celebrate their three years with a retrospective look at the Podcast and what we can all look forward to in the future. 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@theatreofothers.com …
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TOO Episode 182: The Book Club 05 | An Acrobat of the Heart by Stephen Wangh
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In this episode, Adam and Budi discuss their fifth choice for The Theatre of Others Book Club, An Acrobat of the Heart by Stephen Wangh. Stephen Wangh has been a playwright, director, and teacher of acting. He is the author of An Acrobat of the Heart, a physical approach to acting inspired by the work of Jerzy Grotowski (Vintage, Random House, 2000…
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TOO Episode 181: The Theater(s) We Need Now
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In this episode Adam and Budi discuss the latest article from Culturebot titled The Theater(s) We Need Now and how with the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike theatre has become even more relevant, if we can rise to the occasion. Mentioned in this episode: Mano by Ruben Ceballos Ghent Manifesto Support the show If you enjoyed this week´s podcast, please leav…
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In this episode, Adam and Budi discuss Budi's production of Othello and what happens if you push deeper past race in dealing with the play. Thank you to Mark Nannup for the questions. Ato Blankson-Wood The Public Theater's Hamlet Kenny Leon Bob, the Pizza Boy (scene 34) Support the show If you enjoyed this week´s podcast, please leave a review on A…
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TOO Episode 179- Conversation with Actor, Writer, and Director Gin Hammond
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In this episode, Adam and Budi are in conversation with Gin Hammond as she shares stories about the struggles faced by mixed-race individuals as they navigate different spaces, emphasizing the power of our narratives in providing comfort and support. Moreover, Gin offers insightful tips on self-care, highlights the importance of staying grounded, a…
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TOO Episode 178- The Group Theatre's influence
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In this episode, Adam and Budi discuss The Group Theatre and its lasting legacy, whether their discoveries should still bind us, and where we can go from here. Mentioned in this episode: The Group Theatre Harold Clurman Lee Strasberg Richard Boleslavski Maria Ouspenskaya Evgeny Vakhtangov Cheryl Crawford Clifford Odets Stella Adler Elia Kazan Sanfo…
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TOO Episode 177- The Book Club 04 | A Director Prepares by Anne Bogart
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In this episode, Adam and Budi discuss their fourth choice for The Theatre of Others Book Club, A Director Prepares by Anne Bogart. Anne Bogart was the Co-Artistic Director for 30 years of SITI Company, which she founded with Japanese director Tadashi Suzuki in 1992. She is the recipient of four Honorary Doctorates from The Royal Central School of …
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TOO Episode 176- Conversation with Actors Jenelle Chu and Chalia La Tour
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In this episode, Adam and Budi are in conversation with actors Jenelle Chu and Chalia La Tour on how they are navigating the WGA and possible SAG/AFTRA strikes while creating work that matters and redefining actor training for the 21st century. Jenelle Chu is a Canon Crash Course instructor for Encompass Collective. Specializes in scene study, voic…
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TOO Episode 175- The Audition Compensation Conundrum
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In this episode, Adam and Budi discuss the ongoing conversation about fairly compensating actors for their self-taped auditions, delving into the larger implications of paying actors equitably, finding a balance between capitalism and socialism, and discuss the historical concept of Manifest Destiny and its impact on today's society. Mentioned in t…
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