Dramatic Impact: Acting and Theatre in Alberta
Summary: Passionate about acting or the theate? Listen to voices of ground breaking theatre artists working in Alberta, Canada. Hear news, forums, and interviews with actors, directors, playwrights, dramaturgs, educators, and other theatre practitioners. Alberta has been central to the careers of such internationally renowned theatre groups and artists as One Yellow Rabbit, the Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes, Brad Fraser, and Vern Thiessen. It is also home to the largest fringe festival in North America, The Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival.
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This is the first of a series of episodes called One Big Massive Retweet. I'm borrowing the concept of retweeting from Twitter. However, this episode has nothing to do with Twitter. I'm just referring to the concept of spreading the word about resources that originally came from another source. This series of episodes will be about all the books, podcasts, and web sites that give me inspiration and that I consider essential for the actor. I'm starting with Fourteen Essential Books that will help you understand the artistic, emotional, and pragmatic aspects of being an actor. This episode covers the first four. Resources and Inspiration for Acting and Theatre Addicts is a collection of permanent pages with links to all of these resources. I will be building those pages over the next month. http://www.acting-and-theatre.com feedback: elaine@actingandtheatre.com
Edmonton actor Richard Lee Hsi reveals what it's like to create a play collectively. He talks about mask work and the unique experience of portraying real life people on stage. http://www.acting-and-theatre.com Feedback: elaine@actingandtheatre.com
Upcoming Episodes in 2010
In this interview, David van Belle discusses how The Invisible Project relates to other theatre projects in his career, tells us about the background of the project and the research that was done on site by his company at the Drop-In Centre and Mustard Seed shelters, tells us the story of the unusual auditions he held for the actors on the project, and talks about the response to the play from members of the homeless community, who were part of the audiences for the performances. http://www.acting-and-theatre.com feedback: elaine@actingandtheatre.com
Download this Episode (8.9 MB) Episode 19 features an audio interview with Drop-In Centre shelter client and volunteer Linda Coleman. In this interview, Linda Coleman discusses her reaction to the The Invisible Project, a play about homelessness, and how the content of the play related to her own life experiences. If you want more background […]
Download this episode (27.4 MB) Episode 16 of Dramatic Impact was an audio documentary about the play The Invisible Project; and as promised, this new episode consists of an edited stereo recording of the play. I recorded the play last January when it was performed at The Calgary Drop-In Centre, a homeless shelter that can […]
Three easy ways you can listen to this podcast: Download this episode (25.4 MB)(Instructions for Downloading: Right click the link and choose Save Link As or Save Target As. Choose a folder on your computer to save it to. Then open the .mp3 audio file in any media player on your computer.) Or Play Now […]
Download this episode(11.7 MB) This episode of the Dramatic Impact podcast features an interview with Edmonton actor and singer Cory Christensen. Cory shares discoveries he’s made about his craft on stage and in rehearsal. Cory Christensen
This episode of Dramatic Impact: Acting and Theatre in Alberta features an interview with the Associate Artistic Director of Edmonton’s Citadel Theatre, James MacDonald. James discusses his approach to directing and what excites him most about theatre as an art form. He compares the pleasures of acting and directing, talks about some of his peak […]
Download this episode (14.5 MB) This episode features the opera singer, tenor, and career music educator, Lary Benson. Lary reveals the arduous work involved in balancing technique with expression as an opera singer, and gives advice to singers to help them rediscover the feeling of a song each time they perform. Lary Benson More on […]
Download this episode (15.6 MB) In this interview, Timothy J. Anderson sheds light on how he comes by his unique combination of gifts and accomplishments. Hear how this actor, singer, director, playwright, and librettist discovered his love of music and performing. Timothy also discusses how performing in the chorus for world class opera productions at […]
Download this episode (14 MB) On this episode we’re hearing from the talented and delightful Michele Brown, a veteran Canadian actor who was featured in Episode 7: Secrets of the Actor, part 1. This is the first of the “Rest of the Interviews” series, in which I’m going to present material that I recorded for […]
Download this episode (20.7 MB) This is part 2 of an in-depth interview with Governor General’s Award-winning playwright Vern Thiessen. For part 1 of the interview, listen to Episode 9. In this second half of the interview, Vern talks to Elaine about the influence of his family. He discusses his dark and surreal play, Blowfish, […]
Download this episode (15.9 MB) This is part 1 of an in-depth interview with Canadian playwright Vern Thiessen. Part 2 will be released in Episode 10. Vern is a well known playwright, whose plays have been produced internationally. His play Einstein’s Gift won the Governor General’s Award, Canada’s highest honour for playwriting. Some of Vern’s […]
Download this episode 21.4 MB Coming on September 9, 2008: An In-Depth Interview With Canadian Playwright Vern Thiessen. Vern’s plays have been performed internationally. He is the author of the Governor General’s Award-winning play Einstein’s Gift. Some of his other plays include Vimy, Shakespeare’s Will, and Blowfish. As promised, here is part two of Secrets […]
