SIDE B: Kai Rosales, Joseph Pharr, and Matthew Katterhagen. 

Jarid sits down with the cast and playwright of HIGH-RISE (2021) to continue discussing the art and aftermath of J.G. Ballard, their own artistic practices, and recent experiences of the still-reeling theater industry. Mythic afterimages of social decline, the fate of the billionaires, a new musical, an evolutionary Ouroboros, a woman on the shore, and the sound of birdsong over video-chat.

Featuring a performance of Shakespeare's 102nd sonnet by Joseph and Kai. Passages read from the 1975 novel. 

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This episode is part two of the first installation of Empty Salon, a radio-gala series to complement and complicate our regular programming.

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You can listen to our production of HIGH-RISE by Matthew Katterhagen on any podcast platform.