Sarah Fitzgerald and Bronte Charlotte chat about their experiences with activism, particularly in light of the Black Lives Matter movement. They discuss the state of diversity in the Melbourne theatre scene, and the lack of relevant content being taught at drama schools, presented on main stages, and promoted within our highly heteronormative, white society.

During this episode we discuss:

• [02:43] Commercial casting, and the body politics & racial politics that comes with it
• [09:00] Adopting cats and kittens, the mental health benefits of having pets, and the consistency and love that comes with it
• [14:55] Activism, protesting, and combining your activism with your artistic practice
• [18:26] Shakespeare and the dwindling relevance of the ‘classics’
• [22:02] VCA, Henry V and gender binaries in casting
• [25:52] Just Not That Many Campaign 
• [26:30] Kim Ho, The Great Australian Play and other Asian Australian creatives
• [28:22] Sandra Oh, Killing Eve and powerful femmes in film
• [32:21] Taking up space, when to be putting on shows, and how we can create space for Black and Indigenous People of Colour to be at the forefront
• [39:37] Whitewashing education and training in Drama Schools
• [43:31] The power of play in a rehearsal room, and how sometimes performance can imitate life as you live it
• [49:36] Activism from home during a Global Pandemic, police brutality and their toxic behaviour across the globe
• [55:11] GET ON IT: The Australian Dream, a documentary about Adam Goodes experience with racism in AFL 

RESOURCES 

• Forever Friends Animal Rescue
  https://www.foreverfriends.org.au 
• Just Not That Many Campaign 
  @justnotthatmany #justnotthatmany
• The Great Australian Play
  Written by by Kim Ho
  T: @kimho_au
  I: @maybekimho
  Directed by Saro Lusty-Cavallari
  @montaguebasement
  https://www.montaguebasement.com 
• The Australian Dream 
  Netflix

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Follow our host Bronte Charlotte on Instagram @bronteandsunshine

Follow this week's guest Sarah Fitzgerald on instagram @saf_fitz

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Produced by Anahata Collective

Music by Rick Scully