Beckett’s Babies

In this episode, we speak with native Bay Area actor, singer, educator, a Resident Artist at San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, and a company member at Ubuntu Theater Project-- REGINA MORONES! A talented actor and great collaborator to playwrights, Regina shares with us her audition experience into the MFA Acting program and her life after.

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Sam Collier and Sarah Cho share their experiences when it comes to rewriting and revising their plays. What goes into rewriting a new draft of a play? How can we all become better writers through revisions? Rewriting is a personal process that every writer goes through. Find out how we rewrite our plays in this episode!

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Director and playwright Nina Morrison joins us to share how she got into the world of theater and explains how her directing experience lends itself to playwriting. She also wants you to know that you shouldn't listen to any rules about playwriting. Find out why in this episode of Beckett's Babies.

Nina Morrison is a playwright and director. She is a University of Iowa Provost's Postgraduate Visiting Writer 2019-2020. Her play Féminaal is being presented May 10-18 by the Grumble Theater, MSP, produced and directed by Alison Ruth  (grumbletheater.org tickets available now) . Nina is currently based in Iowa City, before Iowa, she was based in New York City for 17 years. Some NYC credits are: Nina wrote and directed the plays Arrow In and Girl Adventure: Parts 1-4 both presented by Dixon Place, The HOT! Festival of Queer Performance and the Little Theatre series. Nina was a Dixon Place Artist-in-Residence, and she was a WORKSPACE Writer-in-Residence, a residency program of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. She holds an MFA in Directing and an MFA in Playwriting both from the  University of Iowa. For more information visit www.ninamorrison.com 

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Hosts Sam Collier and Sarah Cho celebrate their 10th episode of the show the only way they know how... by also celebrating Samuel Beckett's Birthday. Samuel Beckett, the Irish novelist, playwright, short story writer, theatre director, poet, and literary translator was born on April 13, 1906. In this episode, we take a glimpse into Samuel Beckett's life and work as we try to figure out why we named ourselves after him. Enjoy!

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Happy April Fools! Even though it's April Fools, life as a writer is no joke. In this episode, we share our personal thoughts on the idea of a "starving artist", day jobs, and social media influencers. A real 'smorgasburg' of an episode.  

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Playwright, Poet, Performer, Dramaturg, Teaching Artist and Arts Administrator Micah Ariel James joins us to share her philosophy on theater, playwriting and stage directions. She also shares her two cents on how no two productions of a play should ever be the same. Theater can be anything! Yeah, she said it folks! Check out the episode! 

Check out Micah's podcast Hancher Presents HERE to learn more! 

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"What do you mean plays can be 10 minutes long?!" That's right, listeners. Plays can be ten minutes long too. In this episode, we discuss the 10-minute play, the structure, and the benefits and drawbacks of writing plays in ten minutes. 

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Dramaturg and Director Alison Ruth joins us in this episode of Beckett's Babies to share her thoughts on dramaturgy, playwriting, and directing. We discuss what makes theater unique from other art forms and how dramaturgy can lend itself to directing. We loved having Alison on the show! She's a wonderful human being and that's our favorite type of guest  on our show.  Check out the episode! 

Grumble Theater: http://www.grumbletheater.org/

Episode 6:  "Writing a Pillow Book" Playwriting Exercise from Alison Ruth

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Playwright, dramaturg, producer, and educator Kristin Idaszak joins us to discuss her play, "Strange Heart Beating." Idaszak also shares her approach to starting new plays, her passion for climate change, and her role as artistic director at Cloudgate Theatre. Join us for this new episode of Beckett's Babies... as we all try to figure out playwriting.

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