Beckett’s Babies

Hello listeners! We were so fortunate to have CHARLY EVON SIMPSON join us on the show! We had such an incredible time chatting with Charly about writing and life as playwright and TV writer. We hope you enjoy!!!

Charly Evon Simpson is a playwright, TV writer, and teacher based in Brooklyn. Her plays include Behind the Sheet, sandblasted, Jump, form of a girl unknown, it’s not a trip it’s a journey, and more. Her work has been seen and/or developed with Vineyard Theatre, WP Theater, Ensemble Studio Theatre, The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, Round House Theatre, PlayMakers Repertory Company, Salt Lake Acting Company, and others. She is a recipient of the Vineyard Theatre’s Paula Vogel Playwriting Award and the Dramatists Guild’s Lanford Wilson Award. She is currently a resident of New Dramatists. In TV, she has worked on shows for Showtime, HBO, and Netflix including American Rust and Industry. Charly has a BA from Brown University, a master’s in Women’s Studies from University of Oxford, New College, and her MFA in Playwriting from Hunter College. www.charlyevonsimpson.com

GLISTENS:

Cho - "How to Sell a Haunted House" by Grady Hendrix
Sam -  cherries
Charly - "Yellowface" by R. F. Kuang

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Theme Music: "Live Like the Kids" by  Samuel Johnson, Laura Robertson, Luke O'Dea (APRA)

Every month, we pick a play to discuss, and for this week's episode, we read "Burning Vision" by  Marie Clements. We discuss what we noticed, what we liked, and questions that came up while reading the play. SPOILER ALERT: There are going to be some spoiler alerts! We highly recommend you read the play before listening to this episode!

Glistens:

Sam: River documentary

Cho: in-person open mic

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Send us your questions or thoughts on playwriting and we might discuss it in our next episode. 
Email: [email protected] 
For more info, visit our website: www.beckettsbabies.com 
Theme Music: "Live Like the Kids" by  Samuel Johnson, Laura Robertson, Luke O'Dea (APRA)

Hello listeners! This week’s guest joining us on the show is JIHYE KIM! We had such an incredible time having Jihye on the show. She is so insightful!!! We hope you enjoy her brilliant mind!

Jihye is a freelance dramaturg and a deviser based in L.A and Seoul. Her interest and specialty lie in new play development, ensemble-devising, site-specific immersive works, and literary translation (Korean to English). Jihye has worked for Great Plains Theatre Common’s New Play Conference in 2022 and 2023 and Philadelphia Asian Performing Artists Playwrights Project in 2022, UCSB’s Launch Pad in 2019, DMV Q Fest 4.0 in 2021, and Clay & Water in 2022. She is a current season researcher at Doosan Art Center in Seoul. In 2021-2022, Dogs or Cats; Augmented Body, the experimental puppet show she co-developed with Chicago-based puppet artist Jaerin Son has performed in Steppenwolf and Links Hall Chicago. In addition to her dramaturgy work, she enjoys teaching devising and solo performance workshop for non-professional performers.

GLISTENS:

Cho - TV show 1883
Sam -  My Octopus Teacher
Jihye - discovering the joy of a morning run

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And as always, we would love to hear from you! Send us your questions or thoughts on playwriting, and we might discuss it in our next episode. Email: [email protected]

For more info, visit our website: ⁠www.beckettsbabies.com⁠

Theme Music: "Live Like the Kids" by  Samuel Johnson, Laura Robertson, Luke O'Dea (APRA)

Every month, we pick a play to discuss, and for this week's episode we read "Why Marry?" by  Jesse Lynch Williams. We discuss what we noticed, what we liked, and questions that came up while reading the play. SPOILER ALERT: There are going to be some spoiler alerts! We highly recommend you read the play before listening to this episode!

Glistens:

Cho: Los Angeles public library card 

Sam: Best Town Buntport Theater

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Please support Beckett's Babies by reviewing, sharing an episode with your friends or follow us on Instagram @beckettsbabies! And as always, we would love to hear from you!   
Send us your questions or thoughts on playwriting and we might discuss it in our next episode. 
Email: [email protected] 
For more info, visit our website: www.beckettsbabies.com 
Theme Music: "Live Like the Kids" by  Samuel Johnson, Laura Robertson, Luke O'Dea (APRA)

Hello, listeners!

We officially started Kindergarten and we're a little nervous after taking a long break! In this episode, we share a few life updates. One of us had a baby so you better tune in to find out WHO. And we all want to know... will their baby go into the life of theater?!

GLISTENS:

Cho: trying out commonplace book / using Wit & Delight journal notebook

Sam: Nightwalking podcast Bianca Giaever and Terry Tempest Williams

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or follow us on Instagram @beckettsbabies   
And as always, we would love to hear from you!   
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Email: [email protected] 
For more info, visit our website: www.beckettsbabies.com   
Theme Music: "Live Like the  Kids" by  Samuel Johnson, Laura Robertson, Luke O'Dea (APRA)

THAT'S A WRAP FOR SEASON 4! Thank you all so much for tuning in every week and hear us chat about all things playwriting. We loved every single one of our guests on this season so even if they're not mentioned, we suggest you going back and give it a listen!

Thank you again for another incredible season. Wishing everyone a happy and safe holiday season... See you next year!

GLISTENS

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Hello, listeners!  In today’s episode we get into a discussion about all things locations! Location in plays, writing location into a play, and whether or not location informs the play. We read the following plays inspired by places we lived or currently living to help us get into the discussion.

Plays we read:

Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992  by Anna Deavere Smith

GLISTENS

Sam - 24 hour play festival

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Every month, we pick a play to discuss, and for this week's episode we read "Native Gardens" by Karen Zacarias. We discuss what we noticed, what we liked, and questions that came up while reading the play. SPOILER ALERT: There are going to be some spoiler alerts! We highly recommend you read the play before listening to this episode!

Glistens:

Sam - chokecherries

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Hey listeners! We had a very busy summer! It's been awhile since we last recorded so we're checking in! 

GLISTENS

Sarah: Pregnant & Michigan

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Hello, listeners!  In today’s episode we get into a discussion about new play development! Sarah attended the Great Plains Theatre Conference this past year and had an incredible time! We share our thoughts about attending New Play Development and Conferences. We hope you enjoy this discussion!

GLISTENS

Sam: chili lime rolled tortilla chips

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