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Episode 3 April speaks with Ellie and Samantha
Welcome to Episode 3 of the Creating Fluidity Podcast where April speaks with Ellie Pfeuffer and Samantha Carpin.
The Creating Fluidity Podcast aims to amplify women's voices in theatre and the arts in Pittsburgh and Western, PA.
Today we chat with 2 actors who were in The Heritage Players' 2018 production of Dracula, directed by me, April May Ohms. Samantha played Renfield and Ellie played Dr. Van Helsing. Both parts were written as men. We talk about their process of creating a female character from a male role. We also talk about gender blind casting, April's experience as Renfield in college, being a woman in the world, type casting and being cast against type, the phenomenon of the "he-peat" or as Sheryl Sandberg called it in 2015 in Time.com "Talking while Female."
We also delve into the history of using mental illness as a weapon against women and how Sam was able to use that history to inform her character. We consider why men can be just as stuck as women are but in a different way when Ellie brings up the film "The Mask We Live In" by Jennifer Siebel Newson which examines the narrow definition of masculinity and the harm it does to all of us.
We talk about stage combat with Kalee George who helped us throw Sam around the stage a lot while making it look cool and be safe. Thanks, Kalee! And we discuss what TV shows we'd like to be on and what characters we'd like to play in our wildest dreams.
Thanks to www.purple-planet.com for the music.
Please consider becoming a sponsor at anchor.fm/creatingfluidity There are many levels. .99/month is pretty cheap for great content and it helps us out a great deal. It also helps us out if you send this podcast to friends who you think will enjoy it. Thanks!
Shout out to our 1st Anchor.fm sponsor Barbara B. Thank you! You are a superstar and much appreciated!
You can also support us by going to www.fluiditytheatre.org and watching the video of our 2018 Romeo and Juliet production. Head over to the podcast page to find more episodes there. You can find us on Patreon.com if you want exclusive content and early content. I definitely send out early content to my Patreon patrons, so consider it. Thanks!
Shout out to our 1st Patreon Patron Val D. You are a shining star and I can't thank you enough!
Follow us on all socials @FluidityTheatre
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By AprilWelcome to Episode 3 of the Creating Fluidity Podcast where April speaks with Ellie Pfeuffer and Samantha Carpin.
The Creating Fluidity Podcast aims to amplify women's voices in theatre and the arts in Pittsburgh and Western, PA.
Today we chat with 2 actors who were in The Heritage Players' 2018 production of Dracula, directed by me, April May Ohms. Samantha played Renfield and Ellie played Dr. Van Helsing. Both parts were written as men. We talk about their process of creating a female character from a male role. We also talk about gender blind casting, April's experience as Renfield in college, being a woman in the world, type casting and being cast against type, the phenomenon of the "he-peat" or as Sheryl Sandberg called it in 2015 in Time.com "Talking while Female."
We also delve into the history of using mental illness as a weapon against women and how Sam was able to use that history to inform her character. We consider why men can be just as stuck as women are but in a different way when Ellie brings up the film "The Mask We Live In" by Jennifer Siebel Newson which examines the narrow definition of masculinity and the harm it does to all of us.
We talk about stage combat with Kalee George who helped us throw Sam around the stage a lot while making it look cool and be safe. Thanks, Kalee! And we discuss what TV shows we'd like to be on and what characters we'd like to play in our wildest dreams.
Thanks to www.purple-planet.com for the music.
Please consider becoming a sponsor at anchor.fm/creatingfluidity There are many levels. .99/month is pretty cheap for great content and it helps us out a great deal. It also helps us out if you send this podcast to friends who you think will enjoy it. Thanks!
Shout out to our 1st Anchor.fm sponsor Barbara B. Thank you! You are a superstar and much appreciated!
You can also support us by going to www.fluiditytheatre.org and watching the video of our 2018 Romeo and Juliet production. Head over to the podcast page to find more episodes there. You can find us on Patreon.com if you want exclusive content and early content. I definitely send out early content to my Patreon patrons, so consider it. Thanks!
Shout out to our 1st Patreon Patron Val D. You are a shining star and I can't thank you enough!
Follow us on all socials @FluidityTheatre