Season 3 premieres with boundary-pushing storyteller Kate Douglas—playwright, librettist, composer, and creator of The Apiary. Kate’s work spans music, immersive theatre, and environmental advocacy, making space for stories that are deeply human and defiantly unconventional. In this episode, she opens up about her early artistic journey, the personal and ecological inspirations behind The Apiary, and her recent research trip to Poland exploring physical therapy through movement. Plus, we dig into her analog immersive project Wilderness Neo, and her alt-folk-infused music that bridges chamber opera and indie soul.

Guest: Kate Douglas (Playwright, Librettist, Creator of The Apiary, The Ninth Hour)

Topics Covered:

• The evolution from musician to multidisciplinary theatre-maker
• Writing The Apiary and its journey to Off-Broadway
• How environmentalism shapes Kate’s creative lens
• Wilderness Neo: blending analog mystery with youth engagement
• Studying physical therapy through movement in Poland
• Kate’s genre-fluid music across theatre and solo work

Referenced Works:

• The Apiary (Off-Broadway, 2024)
• Wilderness Neo
• The Ninth Hour
• The Lucky Few 
• Centuries

The Scene Team

Justin Borak - Host 

Zach Dulli - Executive Producer 

KJ Lampar - Producer & Editor

Leah Barker - Producer & Talent Coordinator

Additional music and sound effects licensed through Envato Elements

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Jennifer Isaacson

Lauren Kardos

Kent Nicholson

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