The Interview
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Zandi Carlson reads The Interview, by Scott Kaiser. Zandi then shares her response to the story and source material. Next, Scott and Olena discuss the inspiration behind the story, and the play on which it's based. Please note, this episode contains explicit content.
Tales from the Vomitorium: 38 Short Stories by Scott Kaiser is sponsored in part by Whidbey Telecom, the Goosefoot Community Fund, and The Goose Community Grocer.
Zandi Carlson (she/her; Reader) returns to ISF after performing in the 2019 production of Shakespeare's Other Women. Zandi is a company member of Theatre9/12 and has performed in their productions of You Are Right, If You Think, and The League of Youth. She has performed regularly with Seattle Shakebeerience, performing drunken readings of Shakespeare's plays. Other favorite shows include; Much Ado About Nothing with Seattle Shakespeare Company, The Wild Party with Sound Theatre Company, and Taming of the Shrew with quiet theatre. During quarantine, Zandi has performed in radio dramas of The Wind in the Willows and will direct Twelfth Night, with Bainbridge Pod Accomplice, and she also directed a virtual solo performance of a new play, Deadlift, by L.A. actor and storyteller Aviva Pressman with Local Classic Repertory. Zandi holds a BFA in Acting from Oklahoma City University. Twitter/I.G. @Zandi_Carlson. web: zandicarlson.com
Scott Kaiser (he/him; Author) is a nationally recognized master teacher of acting and voice, as well as a director, playwright, and author. For 28 seasons, Scott served as a member of the artistic staff at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, where he directed, adapted, coached, or performed in all 38 of Shakespeare’s plays. Scott is the author of four books on Shakespeare: Have Shakespeare, Will Travel; The Tao of Shakespeare; Shakespeare’s Wordcraft; and Mastering Shakespeare. He has also penned several original plays, including Falstaff in Love, Love’s Labor’s Won, Now This, Splittin’ the Raft, and Shakespeare’s Other Women: A New Anthology of Monologues. Scott has directed at numerous theatre training programs around the country, including Carnegie-Mellon University, The University of Washington, Duke University, Seattle University, Santa Clara University, the University of Oregon, and Southern Oregon University. Scott holds an ADVS from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London, an MFA from the University of Washington Professional Actor Training Program in Seattle, and a BA from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
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