The Inverse Theater Podcast

Kirk Wood Bromley
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Contemporary American verse playwright Kirk Wood Bromley has been called "the new Shakespeare" by a variety of theater reviewers. After writing and producing his plays in NYC through his company, Inverse Theater, from 1990 to 2022, Bromley now lives in the Sonoran Desert, from which remote vantage comes this podcast: a series of interviews with past and current Bromley play collaborators, recordings of virtual play rehearsals, behind-the-scenes discussions on the audio versions of the plays, conversations about the practice of creating the plays, and musings on the meanings in the plays, along with commentary by Bromley on the songs and lyrics of his musical side project, The Good Hard. More info can be found at inversetheater.org.

Episodes

  1. 07/30/2024

    Ep. 14: Melanie Martinez

    This episode features my conversation with actress Melanie Martinez. I met Melanie in 1996 when she performed Lydia in Want’s Unwisht Work, and we’ve done numerous other projects together since then. She’s an amazing actor, a generous bright spirit, and a true NYC theater icon. And during our talk I learned some things about her...

    2h 3m

  2. 06/25/2024

    Ep. 13: Chris Thorn

    In the first of my conversations with actors starring in Icarus and Aria, I talk to Chris Thorn, who plays Jimmy Jones Junior. Chris was in a number of Inverse plays between 2006 and 2012. A true scholar of theater and force of nature on the stage, it’s always fascinating to talk to Chris about...

    2h 7m

  3. 06/18/2024

    Ep. 12: Talking with John Gideon – Part 2

    Check out my second conversation with composer/musician, John Gideon. We cover the second half of our initial years of theatrical collaboration (we are currently in a new round of collaborations focused on audio plays). Gideon (as most of us call him) is always thoughtful, meticulous, and intensely passionate about his compositions, and the quality of...

    2h 11m

  4. 06/11/2024

    Ep. 11: Hank Wagner

    Here he is – Hank Wagner. I’ve known Hank since 1996 when he was cast as Dick Skills in Want’s Unwished Work and delivered a performance that blew the LES wide open. Since then he’s been Johnny Freeman (The American Revolution), Coyote (Midnight Brainwash Revival), Syms (On The Origin of Darwin), and countless other roles....

    1h 55m

  5. 06/04/2024

    Ep. 10: Daniel Martin Berkey – Part 3

    This episode of Inverse Theater Podcast wraps up my conversations with Daniel Martin Berkey, the actor who performs and is the inspiration for our first audio play, Remission. We hear about the experiences depicted in the latter third of the play, including his escape from schizophrenia, all laced with the usual brilliant frenzied fervor that...

    1h 45m

  6. 05/28/2024

    Ep. 9: Josh Spafford – Second Session

    Here’s the second half of my conversation with actor/director Joshua Spafford. We chat about his work on some of the later Inverse plays, a few of the amazing actors he worked with in those productions, and the projects he directed and how we decided to have him do that. Always great to hear from this...

    1h 54m

  7. 05/14/2024

    Ep. 8: Mick O’Brien

    I’m excited to share my conversation with actor Mick O’Brien in this episode of the Inverse Theater Podcast. Mick has been in numerous Inverse shows and has always turned in a stellar performance. He’s a thoughtful, thorough, diverse, and dare I say “literary” actor whose sparkling facility with language is as good as it gets....

    2h 5m

  8. 05/07/2024

    Ep. 7: Daniel Martin Berkey – Part 2

    My conversation with Daniel Martin Berkey, the performer and inspiration for Remission, continues. We work our way through the middle section of the audioplay version, which includes discussions about how acting muted yet exacerbated the voices in his head, the experience of feeling parts of his body fly off, his eventual commitment to a psych...

    1h 55m

  9. 04/30/2024

    Ep. 6: Howard Thoresen – Part 2

    This is part 2 of my conversation with Howard Thoresen. We hear more about his experiences and thoughts from decades of acting, directing, zen, yoga, and theater. I love Howard and have learned so much from him. Any actor who’s ever worked with Howard knows what a joy it is. Thank you, Howard, for all...

    1h 51m

  10. 04/23/2024

    Ep. 5: Bob Laine

    Episode 5 of the Inverse Theater Podcast features Bob Laine. Bob has the distinction (probably) of being in more Inverse plays than any actor and (with strong competition from Mick O’Brien) of being the most “book perfect” actor we’ve ever worked with. A long-time poet, forensics champion, and now art gallery owner, Bob is a...

    2h 1m
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About

Contemporary American verse playwright Kirk Wood Bromley has been called "the new Shakespeare" by a variety of theater reviewers. After writing and producing his plays in NYC through his company, Inverse Theater, from 1990 to 2022, Bromley now lives in the Sonoran Desert, from which remote vantage comes this podcast: a series of interviews with past and current Bromley play collaborators, recordings of virtual play rehearsals, behind-the-scenes discussions on the audio versions of the plays, conversations about the practice of creating the plays, and musings on the meanings in the plays, along with commentary by Bromley on the songs and lyrics of his musical side project, The Good Hard. More info can be found at inversetheater.org.

Information

  • Creator
    Kirk Wood Bromley
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    10
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2023 Inverse Theater
  • Show Website
    The Inverse Theater Podcast