Splash Zone

Theresa and Blake are joined by their second ever guest, theater artist Leonie Bell, to talk about her upcoming 3-week run of Im Dunkeln sieht man besser at The Brick - and much more! Mentioned in the episode: Brick Aux The Muppets Leonie Bell The Brick Theater Mister Bean Lucille Ball Monty Python Edward Gorey Das Besties William Sydney Bertolt Brecht LOCAL GRANDMA ?!:New Works Richard Foreman Ry...

Highlights of our summer Experimental Text Reading Group, a leisurely trip through July shows, and brief interlude about Blake's somewhat concerning food/drink tastes. Mentioned in the episode: Object Collection Foreman Cameron Stuart SalOn! TDR Handke BAM Scripps Matt Hislope Josh Meyer Rubber Repertory Mike Steele UT Austin Kirk Lynn The Austin Chronicle Heather Barfield Artaud Joco Cruise Teri...

The vibes were high in June in NYC: Pride Month, Knicks in 5, and for us, a veritable feast of theater. Today's episode covers everything we attended in June 2026. Mentioned in the episode: Bergman-Lansbury Test 2 LifeWorld Evan Spigelman aka Mx Asa Metric Lisa Fagan Maya Sharpe Chris Giarmo DeliaDelia!: The Flat-Chested Witch Pussypaws Puppetry Sugar Sugar! Domino Square Park CATCH Annabel Thomps...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...