Theresa Buchheister & Blake Bolan

Splash Zone

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Experimental performance evangelists Theresa Buchheister and Blake Bolan have been talking about theater for three decades and now it's your problem. Join them as they dive into the contemporary avant garde and experiments past. We will always opt for the Splash Zone. Hosts: Theresa Buchheister & Blake Bolan Audio Engineering: Kegan Zema Editing: Adam Kruckenberg Music: Atom Smashing

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Theresa Buchheister & Blake Bolan

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Fringe Festivals 06.07.2026 1:06:57

Fresh off a recent trip to the Cincinnati Fringe Festival, we dive into Blake's abiding appreciation for Fringe. Revisiting four Festivals, we discuss what works (community building! walkable venues!) and what doesn't (too much tech! misaligned expectations!). Shows Blake saw at Cincy Fringe: Locusta's School for Assassins - Samantha Joy Weil A Hollywood Horror Story - Ingrid Garner Champagne Drea...

Short Forms 01.06.2026 1:08:29

Recorded in the Lawrence Public Library basement, we discuss the joys of short form performance events, including !?: New Works, SalOn!, CATCH, and more. Bonus: Blake's lecture on Experimental Theater History - now available on LPL's YouTube ! Mentioned in the episode: Lawrence Public Library Experimental Performance Tuesday Experimental Theater 101 Manhattan (Kansas) Public Library JoCo cruise Br...

Moi Meme (Guest: Mojo Lorwin) 12.05.2026 1:16:13

In this episode, we welcome our first ever special guest, Mojo Lorwin - filmmaker, teacher, dad. As evidenced by the list below, we talk about a lot of things. Extra thanks to our editor Adam Kruckenberg for dealing with the aftermath of this (technically) haunted episode. Mentioned in the episode: Mabou Mines Lee Breuer MXTW Iris Fischer Anthology Film Archives Liza Lorwin Kilkenny Festival Pauli...

Lore Drop 20.03.2026 55:09

Theresa and Blake go deep on the foundational experiences that led them to lives in experimental theater. Mentioned in this episode: James R. Hamilton Manhattan Experimental Theater Workshop for High School Students Patricia Ybarra Frank Wedekind's Lulu Jeffrey M. Jones' 70 Scenes of Halloween Rubber Repertory Antonin Artaud's There Is No More Firmament

Festival Season 2026 (Part 2) 12.02.2026 1:15:10

Theresa and Blake return to their mics to catch up on shows they've seen in the second half of festival season, preview future events, and opine on their desires for upcoming episodes. For more information on some of the festivals/events mentioned in the episode: Ecstatic Peephole The Exponential Festival Under the Radar We the People mind dream theater Rough Draft Festival Object Collection The B...

Festival Season 2026 (Part 1) 27.01.2026 56:49

In Splash Zone's inaugural episode, Theresa and Blake discuss the history of the January festival season in New York, dive into some of their favorite festival (and non-festival) shows so far this year, and spotlight more shows to come. For more information on the festivals mentioned in the episode: The Exponential Festival Under the Radar Prototype Festival Live Artery Phys Fest Recorded 1/19/202...