The Theatre of Others Podcast

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi are joined by return guest, Gin Hammond. Gin talks us through her upcoming MFA in Filmmaking, Acting, and Producing, Gin Hammond received her MFA in acting from the American Repertory Theatre Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard University / Moscow Art Theatre School.  A certified teacher of Fitz...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this weeks episode Adam and Budi discuss the fourth book for 2024, Yogis Oida's "The Invisible Actor". Yoshi Oida, A Japanese speaking neither English nor French, became the first member of Peter Brook's international theatre company in Paris in 1968. Trained in the traditional Japanese arts of Noh theatre, Kabuki dan...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi dive into a recent article from The Guardian , featuring Dame Judi Dench's candid perspectives on the use of trigger warnings in the theatre industry. Join us as we explore her insights and the broader implications for performers and audiences alike. Mentioned in this episode Theatre of Cruelty Socialist...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi discuss the essence of impactful art and theatre, this extends to the notion of posing questions to evoke reflection within the artist' process Support the show If you enjoyed this week´s podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts.  To submit a question: Voice- http://www.speakpipe.com/theatreofothe...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Budi sits down with his mentor Pak Dibia to have in-depth discussions on the Balinese Performing Arts Training, including detailed discussions on the origins and the construction Kecak.  Support the show If you enjoyed this week´s podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts.  To submit a question: Voice- http://www.spe...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, join Adam and Budi as they review our third book for the 2024 TOO Book Club, 'The Empty Space' by Peter Brook. Peter Brook is one of the most innovative British directors of the post 1950 period. His industrious and celebrated career began in London's wartime club theatres and he joined the Birmingham Reperto...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi sit down with Balinese academic and performer, John Emigh, to discuss his extensive career. JOHN EMIGH is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies at Brown University, where he taught and directed regularly from 1967 to 2009; from 2009 to 2018 he taught in the Brown/Trinity...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi go back through some listener questions and insights. Special thanks to everyone who submitted a question! Please let us know your thoughts! Mentioned in this episode Mask Training with Fabio Motta & Budi Miler Celebration Barn Fundraising TOO Episode 195: The Audience Making Support the show If you enjoye...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi discuss a recent article in which Patsy Rosenburg steps down from the Guildhall Drama School, leading to a further discussion around the tuition of further education and whether this is an approachable, and sustainable, method of training. Mentioned in this episode Celebration Barn Fundraiser Bidding 'Wit...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Budi sits down with return guest, Fabio Motta, to discuss how they approach decolonizing acting training in their rooms, and what that looks like, and the results they see. Mentioned in this episode Discovering the Clown Support the show If you enjoyed this week´s podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts.  To submit...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi sit down to discuss their second book in the 2024 Book Club series "Waiting for Lefty" by Clifford Odets. Clifford Odets was the leading dramatist of the theatre of social protest in the United States during the 1930s. His important affiliation with the celebrated Group Theatre contributed to that co...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam rides solo and describes a returning phenomenon of apartment based theatre, where restraints of space and audience are controlled and used to create intimate immediate provocations Article referenced in this episode - https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/where-did-nycs-indie-theater-scene-go-backyards-basements-and...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Budi sits down with Bob Krakower to talk about his career in teaching acting for screen.  A graduate of Tufts University, Bob Krakower started his teaching career at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco. Mentored by Conservatory Director Allen Fletcher, he was teaching first year graduate acting, directing pro...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi contemplate the purpose of theatre. We ask "why are we doing theatre? and who are we doing it for?"  Support the show If you enjoyed this week´s podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts.  To submit a question: Voice- http://www.speakpipe.com/theatreofothers Email-  podcast@theatreofothers.com...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi kick of the first book club episode of the year with The Dutchman, by Amiri Baraka. We welcome Taylor Barfield to the discussion, as he joins Budi and Adam in dissecting this classic. Poet, writer, teacher, and political activist Amiri Baraka was born Everett LeRoi Jones in 1934 in Newark, New Jersey. He atten...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode,  Adam and Budi listen to submissions from the Theatre of Others community on their (not) new year's resolution. Join us as we explore your 2024 goals, and discuss the practical strategies to achieve them - whilst emphasising the importance of setting measurable goals and fostering mutual accountability along the way. ...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! in this episode, Adam and Budi sit down with Broadway composer, Tom Kitt, to talk about his extensive career from Next to Normal, SpongeBob, and The Tony's. Tom Kitt is a two-time Tony, two-time Emmy, Pulitzer Prize, and Grammy Award winner.  As a musical theater composer, he's written music for six Broadway shows: Next to Normal...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi speak with the Professor in the Practice of Acting from the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University, Walton Wilson.  Walton Wilson is a Professor in the Practice of Acting at the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale, where he has been a member of the faculty since 1999. He served as Head of Voice and S...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi discuss their picks for this year's TOO Book Club.  The Book will be discussed on the last Monday of every month. You can find each month's book below, so join us on this journey! Book Club 2024 The Dutchman by Amiri Baraka (February) Waiting for Lefty by Clifford Odets (March) The Invisible Actor by...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi discuss possible modes of theatre moving forward post-pandemic and post-AI and how the imperfect, authentic, and earnest could be a trend in 2024/25.  Support the show If you enjoyed this week´s podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts.  To submit a question: Voice- http://www.speakpipe.com/theatreofot...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi speak with Master Clown Fabio Motta. Fabio Motta is an award-winning performer, clown, and teaching artist who has performed and devised theatre in Australia, Italy, and the United States. He has trained and is a graduate of international arts institutions including The Academia Teatrale Veneta (Italy) and HB...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi investigate what the definition of theatre is, and whether it needs to be updated for contemporary theatre practices. Mentioned in this episode Decolonizing the Mind Support the show If you enjoyed this week´s podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts.  To submit a question: Voice- http://www.speakpipe....

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi celebrate the new year by planning actionable goals for 2024. As we begin our 5th season, we look towards our upcoming year, and look at what we want to achieve.  Support the show If you enjoyed this week´s podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts.  To submit a question: Voice- http://www.speakpipe.com...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! For their final episode of the year,  Adam and Budi discuss the year that was.  From our Grad School Series to our monthly Book Club, our 2023 Audio New Play Festival to The Earth Turns, finally culminating in Bright Light Burning at COP28, 2023 was a big year for the Theatre of Others.  Looking forward to next year, we would love to hear w...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In 2010 thirty-three young people from Gaza believed that they had a voice other than the cries of fear and the moans of frustration. A voice that could rise higher than the drones of war and the planes that bombarded them day and night. A voice that says: “Enough!!! We deserve a world better than this, a world without fear, siege, or occup...