Creating Dangerously

Skip Shea

The Shawna Foundation Presents Creating Dangerously. Creating Dangerously, is based on the lecture by Albert Camus which he gave on December 14, 1957 at Uppsala University in Sweden, four days after he gave his acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize in Literature.

 In it he said “To create today means to create dangerously. Every publication is a deliberate act, and that act makes us vulnerable to the passions of a century that forgives nothing." ”
He said this 12 years after the end of World War II, in which he played a major role in the French Underground. Being a witness to the holocaust, fascism, Stalin’s crimes against humanity and the dropping of the atom bomb twice only helped confirm his philosophy of absurdism which he had formed in the shadows of World War I which took his father. What has changed? We have lived through things like the September 11 attack, to a pandemic to the new threat of the rise of fascism globally. Again. This century also forgives nothing.

 With hosts Skip Shea, Patrick Bracken and Andrea Wolanin we will explore artists past and present who are doing their part to create dangerously to try to make sense of a world that often doesn't make sense at all.

  1. New Classics Audio Play Adaptation of Alice Gerstenberg's The Illuminati in Drama Libre

    9월 2일

    New Classics Audio Play Adaptation of Alice Gerstenberg's The Illuminati in Drama Libre

    The Shawna Foundation and the Creating Dangerously Podcast presents the New Classics Audio Play Series, where we reframe timeless stories through a modern lens. Our first episode is an adaptation of The Illuminati in Drama Libre, a short, audacious one-act by Alice Gerstenberg, a pioneering American feminist playwright of the early twentieth century. Alice Gerstenberg (1885–1972) was a bold and inventive voice in American theater, best known for experimenting with form and for her commitment to women’s voices on stage. Written in 1914, The Illuminati in Drama Libre is a sharp, satirical play that challenges authority, censorship, and the gatekeepers of art. Gerstenberg was writing during a time of immense change—the women’s suffrage movement, social upheaval, and radical shifts in art and culture. Her play pokes fun at institutions that tried to silence creativity and limit who could tell stories, echoing the struggles of women and artists of her era. Today, more than a century later, the questions she raised still feel urgent. Who controls art?Whose stories are told? How do power and censorship shape what audiences get to see and hear? The Illuminati in Drama Libre reminds us that theater can be both playful and political, a place to laugh while also questioning the world around us. We revisit Gerstenberg’s work not only to honor a pioneering feminist playwright, but also to show how her spirit of defiance and experimentation continues to inspire.
 Join host Gregory Velez and cast Emma McKenzie and Patrick Bracken for our adaptation.

    6분
  2. SSFF 2025 Interviews Part Two

    7월 12일

    SSFF 2025 Interviews Part Two

    Join Patrick Bracken as he interviews three filmmakers where they discuss their feature length films that are either fully or partially animated. It’s a fascinating discussion about this unique way of storytelling. All three films will screen at the Shawna Shea Film Festival. For full schedule and ticket info go here: https://www.shawnafoundation.org/ssff-film-festival Inbetweening by Mel House Screens July 18th, 5PM at Studio 50 at WICN in Worcester Eric Linson is a struggling multiracial filmmaker with a few credits to his name and absolutely nothing to show for it. Inbetweening follows his journey trying to remain afloat and healthy in the liminal space between projects...while the voices in his head steadily become louder. Some are helpful, but most aren't...especially the Zombie Guy. Fortunately, the lead singer of Eric's favorite band (Angelo Moore, from the legendary Fishbone, playing himself) is on Eric's side. Inbetweening melds live action, animation, puppets, and even a musical number to reveal Eric's increasingly fractured journey. Inbetweening on Tubi: https://tubitv.com/movies/100036097/inbetweening For more info on Filmmaker Mel House: http://upstartfilmworks.weebly.com/ I'd Rather Be Turned Into Cat Food by Walter Santucci Screens July 18th, 5PM at the Hilton Garden Inn in Worcester Starring the voices of punk rock legends Jack Grisham and Keith Morris, "I’d Rather Be Turned Into Cat Food" is an independent feature film that explores existential philosophy via hand drawn animation and live action puppetry. Funny and tragic, it's a strange confluence of "My Dinner With Andre", "Sid and Nancy" and "Sesame Street". More Info at: https://www.evilcatland.com/cat-food Autistic Mode by Bob Clark, Nix Busby, Charles Moss, Malcolm Thomas, Gabrielle Teaford Screens July 19th, Noon at Studio 50 at WICN in Worcester "Autistic Mode" is an anthology film of animatic films written and directed by a team of autistic animators. The films include-- "Dreamcatchers"-- by Bob Clark, a feature length sci-fi detective story about psychic agents who investigate Nightmare infections in the landscape of the mind "Hardmode"-- by Nix Busby, a JRPG inspired adventure following a gamer discovering their own Neurodivergent learning curve. "Honeyjack"-- by Charles Moss, a Hanna-Barbera inspired musical romp about an oddball honey bear and a misfit girl scout. "Tooned Up"-- by Malcolm Thomas, a jacked up slapstick cartoon following a Tex Avery obsessed kid in a world that just doesn't get him. "Canvas"-- by Gabrielle Teaford, an autobiographical music video about a girl growing up with loss and art. Follow Bob Clark at: https://www.instagram.com/neowestchester/ For more info on Autistic Mode go to: https://linktr.ee/autisticmode

    49분
  3. SSFF 2025 Interviews Part One

    6월 30일

    SSFF 2025 Interviews Part One

    Join Patrick Bracken as he interviews Chelsea Stone who directed the documentary Miss Fury and the Lost Legacy of Tarpé Mills and Rachel van der Bie who directed the documentary Love Me Bait Me. Both screen at the Shawna Shea Film Festival on July 17th at Studio 50 at WICN, Studio 50 at WICN 50 Portland St, Worcester, MA. Miss Fury and the Lost Legacy of Tarpé Mills by Chelsea Stone “Miss Fury and the Lost Legacy of Tarpé Mills” is a documentary that explores the rise to success and fall into obscurity of June Tarpé Mills, the first woman to write, draw, and create a female superhero: Miss Fury. For more information follow Chelsea Stone here: https://www.facebook.com/mschelseastone https://www.instagram.com/missfurytarpemills/ Love Me Bait Me by Rachel van der Bie This feature documentary explores the historical relationship between Hollywood, television, and the authentic portrayal of diverse LGBTQ+ experiences over the course of more than a century. Interviews and archival footage provide a constructive critique of the U.S. film industry that emphasizes the life-saving role storytelling plays in our collective imagination for a better future. For more information follow Rachel van der Bie here: https://lovemebaitmefilm.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@lovemebaitmefilm https://www.instagram.com/lovemebaitmedoc https://www.facebook.com/LoveMeBaitMeDoc For the full schedule of the Shawna Shea Film Festival go here: https://www.shawnafoundation.org/ssff-film-festival Tickets for the Shawna Shea film Festival can be purchased here: https://filmfreeway.com/TheShawnaSheaFilmFestival/tickets

    49분

소개

The Shawna Foundation Presents Creating Dangerously. Creating Dangerously, is based on the lecture by Albert Camus which he gave on December 14, 1957 at Uppsala University in Sweden, four days after he gave his acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize in Literature.

 In it he said “To create today means to create dangerously. Every publication is a deliberate act, and that act makes us vulnerable to the passions of a century that forgives nothing." ”
He said this 12 years after the end of World War II, in which he played a major role in the French Underground. Being a witness to the holocaust, fascism, Stalin’s crimes against humanity and the dropping of the atom bomb twice only helped confirm his philosophy of absurdism which he had formed in the shadows of World War I which took his father. What has changed? We have lived through things like the September 11 attack, to a pandemic to the new threat of the rise of fascism globally. Again. This century also forgives nothing.

 With hosts Skip Shea, Patrick Bracken and Andrea Wolanin we will explore artists past and present who are doing their part to create dangerously to try to make sense of a world that often doesn't make sense at all.