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Hello listeners! We were so fortunate to have designer ALEX CASILLAS join us on the show! We had such an incredible time chatting with Alex about her life and experience as a designer as well as thinking about representation in the creative teams. Enjoy!!!



Alex Casillas, a native of Houston, TX, is a professional scenic and lighting designer holding a dual MFA from The University of Iowa. Previously, Alex has designed scenery for The Revolutionists (Strawdog Theatre), Mas Cara (The Vortex) Sonia, Vanya, Masha and Spike, Seven Spots on the Sun, and Braided Sorrow (University of Iowa) and has created a conceptual design for December (Alley Theatre: All New Festival). Also a professional lighting designer, Alex has worked on Secret Things (1st Stage Theatre), Cabaret, The Crucible(Parallel 45), and Peter and the Starcatcher, The Addams Family and The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Festival 56). A dramaturgy-focused designer specializing in new work, Alex brings special focus to script analysis and structure to assist playwrights, directors and devisers truly realize their vision. She has a passion for educating young designers and theatre artists from marginalized communities and hopes to one day see true representation both on and off the stage.

Website: http://www.acdesigns.space/

Instagram: @acasdesigns 





To Learn More about Design, here are Alex's Top Book recommendations!


Unmasking Theatre Design by Lynne Porter
The Magic of Light by Jean Rosenthal and Lael Wertenbaker
Backstage Handbook by Paul Douglas Carter
Technical Theatre for Non-Technical People by Drew Campbell
Bonus: White Sight: Visual Politics and Practices of Whiteness by Nicholas Mirzoeff

GLISTEN

Cho:  Monologue Joke Writing Challenge / LaughtHER Collective

Sam: Film "Patrick and The Whale"

Alex: Dungeons and Dragqueens



EPISODE CORRECTION:

Please note that in the podcast, Alex mentioned Jennifer Tipton had a book when it was equally prolific female lighting pioneer Jean Rosenthal who wrote a book. 



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And as always, we would love to hear from you! Send us your questions or thoughts on playwriting, and we might discuss it in our next episode. Email: contact@beckettsbabies.com

For more info, visit our website: ⁠www.beckettsbabies.com⁠

Theme Music: "Live Like the Kids" by  Samuel Johnson, Laura Robertson, Luke O'Dea (APRA)



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And as always, we would love to hear from you! Send us your questions or thoughts on playwriting, and we might discuss it in our next episode. Email: contact@beckettsbabies.com

For more info, visit our website: ⁠www.beckettsbabies.com⁠

Theme Music: "Live Like the Kids" by  Samuel Johnson, Laura Robertson, Luke O'Dea (APRA)


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Hello, listeners!  In today’s episode, we attempt to get 'unstuck' ourselves with scenes from plays we wrote. We read, discuss, and ask questions about the scenes we're stuck on. Do we get unstuck with our work? You'll have to listen to find out!



GLISTENS

Sam - Ellen McLaughlin in King Lear at CSFCho - a dream within a dream

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Hello listeners! We were so fortunate to have CHARLY EVON SIMPSON join us on the show! We had such an incredible time chatting with Charly about writing and life as playwright and TV writer. We hope you enjoy!!!



Charly Evon Simpson is a playwright, TV writer, and teacher based in Brooklyn. Her plays include Behind the Sheet, sandblasted, Jump, form of a girl unknown, it’s not a trip it’s a journey, and more. Her work has been seen and/or developed with Vineyard Theatre, WP Theater, Ensemble Studio Theatre, The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, Round House Theatre, PlayMakers Repertory Company, Salt Lake Acting Company, and others. She is a recipient of the Vineyard Theatre’s Paula Vogel Playwriting Award and the Dramatists Guild’s Lanford Wilson Award. She is currently a resident of New Dramatists. In TV, she has worked on shows for Showtime, HBO, and Netflix including American Rust and Industry. Charly has a BA from Brown University, a master’s in Women’s Studies from University of Oxford, New College, and her MFA in Playwriting from Hunter College. www.charlyevonsimpson.com



GLISTENS:

Cho - "How to Sell a Haunted House" by Grady HendrixSam -  cherriesCharly - "Yellowface" by R. F. Kuang



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Every month, we pick a play to discuss, and for this week's episode, we read "Burning Vision" by  Marie Clements. We discuss what we noticed, what we liked, and questions that came up while reading the play. SPOILER ALERT: There are going to be some spoiler alerts! We highly recommend you read the play before listening to this episode!

Glistens:

Sam: River documentary

Cho: in-person open mic

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Hello listeners! This week’s guest joining us on the show is JIHYE KIM! We had such an incredible time having Jihye on the show. She is so insightful!!! We hope you enjoy her brilliant mind!



Jihye is a freelance dramaturg and a deviser based in L.A and Seoul. Her interest and specialty lie in new play development, ensemble-devising, site-specific immersive works, and literary translation (Korean to English). Jihye has worked for Great Plains Theatre Common’s New Play Conference in 2022 and 2023 and Philadelphia Asian Performing Artists Playwrights Project in 2022, UCSB’s Launch Pad in 2019, DMV Q Fest 4.0 in 2021, and Clay & Water in 2022. She is a current season researcher at Doosan Art Center in Seoul. In 2021-2022, Dogs or Cats; Augmented Body, the experimental puppet show she co-developed with Chicago-based puppet artist Jaerin Son has performed in Steppenwolf and Links Hall Chicago. In addition to her dramaturgy work, she enjoys teaching devising and solo performance workshop for non-professional performers.



GLISTENS:

Cho - TV show 1883Sam -  My Octopus Teacher Jihye - discovering the joy of a morning run

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For more info, visit our website: ⁠www.beckettsbabies.com⁠

Theme Music: "Live Like the Kids" by  Samuel Johnson, Laura Robertson, Luke O'Dea (APRA)


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Every month, we pick a play to discuss, and for this week's episode we read "Why Marry?" by  Jesse Lynch Williams. We discuss what we noticed, what we liked, and questions that came up while reading the play. SPOILER ALERT: There are going to be some spoiler alerts! We highly recommend you read the play before listening to this episode!

Glistens:

Cho: Los Angeles public library card 

Sam: Best Town Buntport Theater

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Please support Beckett's Babies by reviewing, sharing an episode with your friends or follow us on Instagram @beckettsbabies! And as always, we would love to hear from you!   Send us your questions or thoughts on playwriting and we might discuss it in our next episode. Email: contact@beckettsbabies.com For more info, visit our website: www.beckettsbabies.com Theme Music: "Live Like the Kids" by  Samuel Johnson, Laura Robertson, Luke O'Dea (APRA)


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