Posted on December 18, 2020 in: |Comments Off on Episode 3: Orbiting Las Meninas
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Episode 3: Orbiting Las Meninas
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In this episode, our host Bobby Bermea interviews artists of Profile Theatre’s audio play adaptation of Las Meninas by Lynn Nottage. Actress Lauren Modica talks about her art and hopes for the future for the American stage. Then, we hear from sound designer and composer Matt Wiens about his inspiration and approach to layering in music and effects for our audio play adaptations. Our episode wraps as director Dawn Monique Williams discusses this play (written about the African presence in the French Court) and its resonances with the Black Lives Matter movement.
Posted on December 17, 2020 in: |Comments Off on Episode 5: Rusty Tennant: Look Under My Face
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Episode 5: Rusty Tennant: Look Under My Face
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“As a person and as an artist, Rusty Tennant is a guy who makes his living wearing his heart on his sleeve and fighting for what is right and he’s got the battle scars to prove it.” -Bobby Bermea
ARTIST BIO Rusty Tennant is the Artistic Director of Fuse Theatre Ensemble. They have an MFA in Directing and Performance from the University of New Orleans. Rusty serves as the Technical Director at Reed College and is also the Producing Artistic Director of The OUTwright Theatre Festival, a celebration of the LGBTQIA+ contribution to theatre that is held annually in Portland, OR.
Founded on the concepts of inclusion and sustainability, Tennant’s work focuses on the Queer canon, original solo-work, and investigating classics through a contemporary lens. From the onset, their work has centered people who traditionally find themselves on the periphery of theatre. Rooted in the movement techniques of Viewpoints, Suzuki, Laban, contemporary and classical dance, their work aims to evoke a musical and visceral experience for audience and performer alike. Their years of experience in technical theatre have made clear the massive amount of waste in contemporary professional theatre, so their aesthetic has developed to provide audiences with visually and aurally appealing and inventive productions while maintaining strict sustainability measures. Their artistry has garnered prestigious local and national awards.
Posted on December 2, 2020 in: |Comments Off on Episode 4: Madison Mondeaux: An Easy Ghost to Call
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Episode 4: Madison Mondeaux: An Easy Ghost to Call
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“Madison Mondeaux is known in the Portland theatre scene as an adept stage manager. What is less known about her is that she is also a playwright and novelist armed with lush, effortless prose and a taste for the gothic ghosts and the fantastical. And bees.” -Bobby Bermea
ARTIST BIO Madison Mondeaux (she/her) was born and raised in Oregon. She grew up telling and writing stories, and graduated cum laude from Knox College with a BA in Creative Writing in 2015. In addition to playwriting and directing, Madison works as a stage manager. Currently, Madison runs a weekly “quarantined writer’s circle”, and is working on her novel, a few short stories, and the script for the New School for the Arts and Academics’ 2021 school play in Tempe, Arizona.
As a queer woman, Madison is especially interested in seeking out and creating art that amplifies and uplifts her community. Madison currently lives in Lake Oswego, Oregon, with her family. She aspires to live in a swamp under a log, cackling and asking riddles of passers-by.
Posted on November 25, 2020 in: |Comments Off on Episode 2: Orbiting Hot ‘N’ Throbbing
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Episode 2: Orbiting Hot 'N' Throbbing
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In this episode, our host Bobby Bermea talks to Eleanor O’Brien Actor and Artistic Director of Dance Naked Productions about Eleanor’s experience reprising her role as “V.O.” and the value of sex-positive theatre. Then, he speaks with Cayenne, a former sex worker turned therapist, turned mother on self-discovery and empowerment. And he interviews Portland superstar and Hot ‘N’ Throbbing composer Lo Steele on her drive to create and we hear some of her original music.
Posted on November 13, 2020 in: |Comments Off on Episode 3: Ajai Tripathi: See You On the Other Side
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Episode 3: Ajai Tripathi: See You On the Other Side
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“Ajai Tripathi is a clear-eyed and incisive observer of the world around him. The poetry of his prose comes not from flowery language but from the precision of his vision and his passion for justice. You can always feel/hear his brain wrestling with the question at hand, never resting in its search for an ever-elusive answer.” -Bobby Bermea
ARTIST BIO Ajai is an Actor, Director, Producer and Playwright from Corvallis, where he graduated from OSU with a BA in Theatre Arts. In Portland he has worked at Teatro Milagro as an Education Director, Tour Manager, and Teaching Artist, assisting in production and curriculum development for Milagro’s Arts and Educational programs, appearing in over fifteen productions including Searching for Aztlán, Frida: un retablo, Duende de Lorca, and El Payaso, writing three bilingual shows for young audiences: ¡Corre! ¡Corre!, Sueños de Fútbol, and Mijita Fridita, and touring throughout the country leading theatrical workshops for students of all ages.
Posted on October 30, 2020 in: |Comments Off on Episode 2: Jennifer Perrine: Both Magician and Trick
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Episode 2: Jennifer Perrine: Both Magician and Trick
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Listen to this interview and hear a selection of Jennifer’s original poems. “Jennifer (or “JP” as they are known in Community Profile) is a down to earth poet who carries within them an innate sense of mystery. Which, by chance, is also a pretty accurate description of their award-winning poetry.” -Bobby Bermea
ARTIST BIO Jennifer Perrine is the author of four books of poetry, most recently Again (Airlie Press, 2020). Perrine’s other books include No Confession, No Mass, winner of the Publishing Triangle Audre Lorde Award and the Prairie Schooner Book Prize; In the Human Zoo, which was selected for the Agha Shahid Ali Poetry Prize; and The Body Is No Machine. A recipient of fellowships from Literary Arts and the Vermont Studio Center, Perrine lives in Portland.
Posted on October 22, 2020 in: |Comments Off on Episode 1: Orbiting Mlima’s Tale
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Episode 1: Orbiting Mlima's Tale
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Director of Community Engagement Bobby Bermea talks to Bob Lee, General Curator and Manager of Elephants at the Oregon Zoo about elephant conservation and the way animals can ignite our imaginations. Bobby also talks to singer-songwriter and Mlima’s Tale composer Jenn Mundia, who plays some of her newest music live for us in the studio. And Bobby interviews Mlima’s Tale director Reg Douglas about Mlima’s Tale, Reg’s passion for new work and directing during a pandemic.
Posted on June 24, 2020 in: |Comments Off on Episode 1: A Fishmonger, His Granddaughter and a Flight From Wuhan
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Episode 1: A Fishmonger, His Granddaughter and a Flight From Wuhan
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A fish-stall in the Wuhan market, New Year’s Eve 2019. Momo (Barbie Wu) visits her GonGon (Francis Jue) with a secret. When tragedy strikes, Momo takes off to see the world and finds herself in Atoosa’s (Kristina Haddad) empty cafe in a strangely empty airport in Tehran. Written by Hansol Jung and Hilary Bettis and directed by Josh Hecht.
