The Shotgun Players Podcast

Shotgun Players
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Y'all have been coming to see us for nearly 35 years, and now we've figured out a way to come see YOU! Subscribe to listen to scenes, interviews, and even full-length play readings, wherever you are. This podcast will always be free, but please consider a donation to help us pull it off. Visit https://www.shotgunplayers.org for more information. Shotgun Players is a company of artists determined to create bold, relevant, affordable theatre that inspires and challenges audience and artist alike to re-examine our lives, our community, and the ever-changing world around us.

  1. 3D AGO

    Shotgun Spotlight: Lance Gardner

    Marin Theatre's Artistic Director, Lance Gardner, is a busy man. In the last couple of months, he has directed and starred in back-to-back productions. If our  Bay Area theater scene is going to continue its resurgence, we'll need more visionaries like Lance in leadership positions. I'll be interviewing many interesting folks in the coming months, but I have to say it's been a real treat to interview fellow artistic directors Michael Moran and Lance Gardner in consecutive events. I was fascinated to learn from and appreciate their distinct paths to establishing their careers and finding success.   This episode of Spotlight was recorded in front of a live audience at the Shotgun Studios on February 6th. As always, your feedback and suggestions are welcome at patrick@shotgunplayers.org   Marin Theatre: https://www.marintheatre.org/

    1h 18m

  2. FEB 3

    Shotgun Spotlight: Michael Moran

    The motivation for this podcast is personal. While I've loved every minute of my 30+ years as Shotgun's artistic director, the all-consuming nature of the work hasn't left much time to get to know other theater makers. The best way to change that was to make meeting other theater makers part of my job! My hope with these interviews is to learn a little bit about what motivates and inspires, and to shine a light on their current or upcoming projects.    This first interview is with Michael Moran, the passionate and well-spoken Founding Artistic Director of the Oakland Theater Project. He shared some great stories about the seminal experiences that sparked this love and appreciation for the craft of theater, and its potential to be a force for good in the world. We also dug into the difficulties of running a small non-profit arts organization and the unique experience of being a founder.    This conversation was recorded with a live audience at the Shotgun Studios as part of our Spotlight program. I look forward to learning from each interview and improving my process along the way. Feedback and suggestions for future guests are always welcome at Patrick@shotgunplayers.org         Oakland Theatre Project: https://oaklandtheaterproject.org/ Shotgun Spotlight: https://shotgunplayers.org/show/miriam/   Produced & Edited by Sara Witsch: https://www.sarawitsch.com/

    1h 14m

  3. 08/26/2021

    Let's Talk About Theatre: A Small Fire

    Patrick Dooley talks to playwright Adam Bock and director Mary Ann Rodgers about childhood theatre companies, writing process, and Shotgun's upcoming production of Bock's play A Small Fire.

    1h 2m

  4. 08/10/2021

    Let's Talk About Theatre: Babes In Ho-lland

    Leigh Rondon-Davis talks to Babes in Ho-lland playwright Deneen Reynolds-Knott about Riot Grrrl, starting college, and the Black experience in predominately white environments. Deneen's "Babes" playlist! Check out Shoebox Picnic Road Side at Alabama Shakes if you're in Montgomery!

    1 hr

  5. 07/27/2021

    Let's Talk About Theatre: Dream Hou$e

    Leigh Rondon-Davis talks about spectacle, spite, and HGTV with Dream Hou$e playwright Eliana Pipes and director Karina Gutiérrez.   Music: Welcome to the Show" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    53 min

  6. 07/13/2021

    Let's Talk About Theatre: Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812

    Join Tony Award-winning creator of 'Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812' creator Dave Malloy in conversation with co-directors Patrick Dooley and Erin Mei-Ling Stuart as they discuss the genesis of the musical and Malloy's start in theatre. More cool stuff: Dave's website: http://davemalloy.com/ Erin's website: https://www.erinmstuart.com/   Music is "Shack" by Dave Malloy from Beardo at the Shotgun Players

    51 min
  7. Let's Talk About Theatre: The Cassandra Sessions

    06/29/2021

    Let's Talk About Theatre: The Cassandra Sessions

    Let's Talk About Theatre will feature interviews with playwrights and other contributing artists of past and future shows. The interviews will be focused on shows from our upcoming 30th Anniversary Season as well as conversations about past programming. The program will be offered as a video series and an audio podcast. 'The Cassandra Sessions: Recording This World' creators Beth Wilmurt and Jake Rodriguez appear live with Shotgun Players founding artistic director Patrick Dooley on June 17, 2021 at 5pm PST. Cassandra—that mythic figure from Greek legend, cursed with prophecies that nobody believes—knows she is soon to die. She locks herself in a studio to record an album of songs entitled This World, hoping to leave a time capsule of truths about the state of the world that might one day be heard. How to tell the truth in a way that compels people not only to listen and sing along, but to make the changes they haven't? Featuring songs by Berkeley native, Malvina Reynolds, 'The Cassandra Sessions: Recording This World' is a new theater piece about making meaning of the world by making music about it.

    46 min

  8. 06/16/2021

    Let's Talk About Theatre: My H8 Letter to the Gr8 American Theatre

    Let's Talk About Theatre will feature interviews with playwrights and other contributing artists of past and future shows. The interviews will be focused on shows from our upcoming 30th Anniversary Season as well as conversations about past programming. Tune in on YouTube or listen to the audio version right here! 'My H8 Letter to the Gr8 American Theatre' playwright Diana Oh appears live with director Mina Morita and TBA director-in-residence Leigh Rondon-Davis, recorded on June 10, 2021. A brutally candid, painful, and bitingly funny play about transparency, honesty, and repairing centuries of damage done in the American theatre industry. Oh's play embraces the power of naming and celebrates truth on a journey toward building a balanced relationship that is no longer oppressive, silencing, and damaging. Music is You Make Your Money Now, written and performed by Diana Oh and Matt Park!

    1h 2m
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Y'all have been coming to see us for nearly 35 years, and now we've figured out a way to come see YOU! Subscribe to listen to scenes, interviews, and even full-length play readings, wherever you are. This podcast will always be free, but please consider a donation to help us pull it off. Visit https://www.shotgunplayers.org for more information. Shotgun Players is a company of artists determined to create bold, relevant, affordable theatre that inspires and challenges audience and artist alike to re-examine our lives, our community, and the ever-changing world around us.

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