podcast – THE CULTIVATED PLAYWRIGHT

Brad learns about Goal Conflict and has some thoughts

I have been thinking about the systems (or lack of systems) of productivity that I have used in the past. I am also considering where I am now and the process I currently use to produce creative projects. I can probably do better...

Thinking about control... why it makes us feel good when we have it and not so much when we don't...

I sit down with Guest Jeff Hernandez to talk about the 2013 Coen Brothers’ film Inside Llewyn Davis. Part 2 or a 2 part series.

I sit down with Special Guest Jeff Hernandez to talk about the 2013 Coen Brothers' film Inside Llewyn Davis.

Theatre needs an audience and that audience needs to be in the same space as the performers for the act of theatre to exist. But with stay-at-home orders and venues shut down for the time being, a lot of theatre makers are finding it hard to stop making stuff. There is a desperate grasping to … Continue reading Ep. 20 – Creation Addiction in the Time of Quarantine

William Shakespeare was one of a kind. He wrote hugely popular works during his lifetime, had an insane work ethic and a stupendous entreprneurial streak. Nowadays, these attributes show up in an unlikely, but fitting counterpart… Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. https://ia601508.us.archive.org/3/items/the-cultivated-playwright-ep.-19-shakespeare-and-the-rock/The%20Cultivated%20Playwright%20Ep.%2019%20-%20Shakespeare%20and%20The%20Rock.mp3   NOTES | Media mentioned: The Age of Genius: The Seventeenth Century and the Birth … Continue reading Ep. 19 – Shakespeare and The Rock

I created a new one-man show recently. I essentially wrote, designed and rehearsed it in about 5 weeks. In this episode I discuss the reception after opening night. I also talk about handling creative burnout. This is a two-parter. If you haven’t listened to episode 17, I recommend doing that first. https://ia601509.us.archive.org/3/items/thecultivatedplaywrightep.18creatingthebeastofhyperboreapt2/The%20Cultivated%20Playwright%20Ep.%2018%20-%20Creating%20The%20Beast%20of%20Hyperborea%20Pt%202.mp3   Listen on Apple … Continue reading Ep. 18 – Creating The Beast of Hyperborea, Part 2

I created a new one-man show recently. I essentially wrote, designed and rehearsed it in about 5 weeks...

Dealing with small audiences can sometimes be a problem, but sometimes it is inevitable. Best to have a healthy mindset when it happens. https://archive.org/download/thecultivatedplaywrightep.16lowaudiencenumbers/The%20Cultivated%20Playwright%20Ep.%2016%20-%20Low%20Audience%20Numbers.mp3   Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Stitcher