The Theatre of Others Podcast

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! The Theatre of Others brought Steven Gualtney's  Bright Light Burning   to Cop28 in Dubai this December. We are incredibly proud of the play that we put on, however, as our time in Dubai comes to a close, we find ourselves all reflecting on what this experience has meant to us personally.  We give our thanks to the entire Bright Light...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! Please go to https://www.theatreofothers.com/earthturns for our online program. The Earth Turns is a climate-inspired performance created for the lead-up to the UN COP27 Climate Conference in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt in 2022. Adapted from We Still Have a Chance- 12 Stories for 12 Days of COP27 , an anthology of micro-stories created by Climat...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! As Sami emigrates from his local village in Egypt to the capital, Cairo, and as Jude emigrates from Cairo to America, the two characters discover that they are more connected than they thought.  Directed by: Farida Abdel Aziz Sound Design & Composition by: Jack Burmeister Sound Associate: Nick Jay Cast: Omar Gomaa as Sami Nour Haitham a...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi are joined by Nour El Captan, the playwright of our fourth installment in our 2023 Audio New Play Festival, to discuss her upcoming work, Meet Me at Liberation. 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/t...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! SOB STORY chronicles how one school girl learned to never let the truth get in the way of a good story. Directed by: Sabina Gerardi and Justin Tan Sound Design & Composition: Jack Burmeister Sound Associate: Nick Jay Cast Emily: Eloise McCreedy Rosie: Jessica Hodgson Annabelle: Laura Liu Miss Tedesco: Stefanie Falasca  Mum: Jane Schon G...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi are joined by Sabina Gerardo, the playwright of our third instalment in our 2023 Audio New Play Festival, to discuss her upcoming work, Sob Story. 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...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! BARRELHOUSE is a western, southern gothic experience where You inhabit Eden—a southern town in the middle of a western expanse—on its last day standing before it all goes up in flames. Cast: Ato Blankson-Wood Directed by Chalia La Tour Sound Designer, Mix & Mastering - Jack Burmeister Composer - Linus Mackie Sound Associate - Nick Jay A...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi sit down with Kam Henderson to discuss the second instalment in our 2023 Audio New Play Festival, Barrelhouse. Kam (he/him) is  — a playwright, director, dramaturg, an artist. His artistic voice centers on creating art of unrestrictive, creative boundaries. He believes art is to be experienced—especially with...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! Firespeak is the second audio play written by Frazer Shepherdson and follows the journey of a family and their discovery of fire through a time when magic was real. The story draws inspiration from Indigenous Australian creation stories.  Cast List: MIELA ANICH as SECOND CHILD and SISTERS ZACH BLAMPIED as FIRST FATHER, OLD MAN and SISTERS T...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, we kickstart our 3rd Annual Audio New Play Festival with return playwright, Frazer Shepherdson, to talk through his audio play, Firespeak. Frazer (he/him) is an actor and theatre-maker who has trained with multiple, internationally recognized institutions including the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts and the V...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam discusses Audience Making, or how to create a community before they ever walk into the theatre space. This was teased during the October Book Club selection, Priya Parker's The Art of Gathering, and is a pedagogy that Adam is working on. Support the show If you enjoyed this week´s podcast, please leave a review on...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi conclude their 2023 Book Club series with a deep dive into 'The Art of Gathering' by Priya Parker. We look at the transformative impact this text had on Adam's professional journey. Serendipitously, we were able to record this episode on the day of Budi's PhD Seminar which allowed us to ref...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi discuss an article in The New York Times Magazine entitled " Why Culture Has Come to a Standstill " by Jason Farago. Mentioned in this episode: Oratorio for Living Things The Church of Craft Support the show If you enjoyed this week´s podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts.  To submit a que...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi launch the inaugural episode of our Legacy Series. A series where we investigate some of the greatest theatre practitioners of our age; we ask what mark they left on our industry and how their work has affected our own practice. In the first episode of this series, we look at Catherine Fitzmaurice, the origina...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi respond to a divisive article making its rounds through the theatre community entitled " The Toxic Gentleness of the American Theater " by Clayton Fox. We See You White American Theater Support the show If you enjoyed this week´s podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts.  To submit a question...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi discuss their seventh choice for the Theatre of Others Book Club, You Are That by Gangaji Gangaji, born Toni Roberson, grew up in Mississippi. Like many of her contemporaries, she searched for fulfillment through relationships, careers, motherhood, subculture experiences, political activism, and spiritual prac...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi have a great conversation with director, public speaking coach, and podcaster Adriana Baer Adriana has directed for Alley Theatre, Portland Center Stage, Artists Repertory Theatre, Portland Playhouse, Profile Theatre (Artistic Director, 2012-2015), The Cutting Ball Theater (Associate Artistic Director, 2004-20...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi embark on an intensive rehearsal period for Bright Light Burning , our upcoming stage show for COP28. As the cast comprises mainly former students of Adam and Budi, they contemplate the transition from being educators and mentors to becoming professional colleagues. Support the show If you enjoyed this week´s...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Budi and Adam debrief over their time in Bali. Discussing their highs and lows, their plans for next year and what is coming next. 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@theatreofothe...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode Adam and Budi discuss their sixth choice for the Theatre of Others Book Club, Critical Response Process by Liz Lerman.  Liz has spent the past four decades making her artistic research personal, funny, intellectually vivid, and up to the minute. Her choreography has examined everything from her days as a go-go dancer in 1974...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi arrive in Bali and discuss their TOO Taksu Theatre Workshop. Against the backdrop of Bali's natural beauty, Adam and Budi share their infectious enthusiasm for the upcoming workshop, delving into the depths of their excitement and vision. They share the myriad possibilities and transformative experiences...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Budi and Adam sit down with Eugene Ma to discuss his practice spanning many decades, and many countries and continents. Eugene Ma is a multidisciplinary performance-maker and educator currently working across Toronto, New York and Hong Kong. He founded Performance Atelier Toronto ( www.performanceatelier.ca ), dedicated to...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi celebrate their three years with a retrospective look at the Podcast and what we can all look forward to in the future.  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@theatreof...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode, Adam and Budi discuss their fifth choice for The Theatre of Others Book Club, An Acrobat of the Heart by Stephen Wangh. Stephen Wangh has been a playwright , director , and teacher of acting . He is the author of An Acrobat of the Heart, a physical approach to acting inspired by the work of Jerzy Grotowski (Vintage, Random...

Send your questions or provocations to Adam or Budi here! In this episode Adam and Budi discuss the latest article from Culturebot titled The Theater(s) We Need Now and how with the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike theatre has become even more relevant, if we can rise to the occasion. Mentioned in this episode: Mano by Ruben Ceballos Ghent Manifesto Support the show If you enjoyed this week´s podcast, ple...