SDCF Podcast Series
Summary: About: The SDCF Podcast series includes insightful and in-depth conversations about the working processes and experiences of directors and choreographers. This series features four decades of interviews and panel discussions with some of the field’s most distinguished luminaries, including Hal Prince and Lloyd Richards. Recent episodes include conversations with such notable artists as Anne Kauffman, Raja Feather Kelly, Seret Scott, Leigh Silverman, Twyla Tharp, and Mark Valdez. Dive into our archives to hear the story of the American theatre, told by those who helped create its history and are charting the course of its future. Feel free to search for episodes using relevant search terms, or peruse the following categories: ● Awards ● Choreographers in Conversation ● Choreography ● Direction ● In Motion with Wendy Seyb ● Issues ● One-on-One Conversations ● Producing ● Regional Originals with M. Graham Smith ● Shakespeare/Classics ● Technical Theatre ● The Founder’s Series with Anne Kauffman ● Writing/Composition Please note: The conversations in these podcasts date back to 1980 and may contain language that is not representative of the Foundation’s current ethos. We believe these conversations should be made available as an educational and informative resource for theatre artists. Due to the historical nature of this podcast archive, there may be outdated language or content. Therefore, we ask listeners to reach out to us if they feel any of our podcasts need additional review due to content. Additionally, we are happy to have any of our episodes transcribed upon request.
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Hosted by M. Graham Smith, we are delighted to bring you the third episode of our podcast series – SDCF Podcast Series Regional Originals with M. Graham Smith: a series of interviews with some of the most exciting Directors and Choreographers working in America’s regional theatres today. This week Graham is with Dawn Monique Williams. They dig into Dawn's path to where she is today, her de-colonized practice, and her hopes for the future of American Theater.
Hosted by M. Graham Smith, we are delighted to bring you the first episode of our new podcast series – SDCF Podcast Series Regional Originals with M. Graham Smith: a series of interviews with some of the most exciting Directors and Choreographers working in America’s regional theatres today. This week Graham is with Bill Rauch.
Regional Originals: a series of interviews, hosted by M. Graham Smith, with some of the most exciting Directors and Choreographers working in America’s regional theatres today. This week Carey Perloff welcomes us into her view of America's regional theaters.
Regional Originals: a series of interviews, hosted by M. Graham Smith, with some of the most exciting Directors and Choreographers working in America’s regional theatres today.
Join Stage Directors & Choreographers Foundation's Director David Roberts as he sits down with director Rachel Chavkin and artistic producer Jacob Padrón to discuss the the current climate of theatre organizations, funders, and freedom of expression. SDC Foundation’s One-on-One Conversation series illuminates the creative processes, secret mottos, and personal and professional experiences that guide today’s luminary directors and choreographers as they forge artistic careers in a profession that has no handbook. These intimate and dynamic conversations between today’s most successful artists offer audiences rare insights into the challenging and ever-changing world of theatre making.
Welcome to SDCF Podcast Series Replay, which revisits podcasts that seem especially relevant this season. As we approach the 2017 “Mr. Abbott” Award Gala honoring director Kenny Leon, we will be featuring discussions by previous “Mr. Abbott” Award recipients. Today’s podcast features our last "Mr. Abbott" Award honoree James Lapine. Originally recorded - July 1985
Welcome to SDCF Podcast Series Replay, which revisits podcasts that seem especially relevant this season. As we approach the 2017 “Mr. Abbott” Award Gala honoring director Kenny Leon, we will be featuring discussions by previous “Mr. Abbott” Award recipients. Also, in acknowledgement of Women’s History Month, this week’s podcast features two directors at the top of their game who also happen to be women; SDC President Pam MacKinnon and 2005 “Mr. Abbott” Award honoree Kathleen Marshall. Originally recorded – June 12, 2013
Welcome to SDCF Podcast Series Replay, which revisits podcasts that seem especially relevant this season. As we approach the 2017 “Mr. Abbott” Award Gala honoring director Kenny Leon, we will be featuring discussions by previous “Mr. Abbott” Award recipients. Today’s podcast features George C. Wolfe. On April 18th, 1994 collaborator and colleague Hope Clarke sat down to interview writer-director George C. Wolfe. In this post-Jelly pre-Bring In 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk interview, Mr. Wolfe discusses his origins as an artist, the difficulty and fulfillment of writing and directing, his experience running the New York Shakespeare Festival and the future of his career. Originally recorded - April 18, 1994.
Welcome to SDCF Podcast Series Replay, which revisits podcasts that seem especially relevant this season. Today’s podcast features Hamilton director Thomas Kail in conversation with director Stafford Arima about their careers and the theatrical worlds that have shaped them.
On May 8th, 2015, director Marshall Mason spoke to audiences at the SDC Collaboration Symposia in a keynote address. In this speech, Mason discusses how a director’s greatest challenge is often reconciling the invisibility of their work. Mason then relates this difficulty to the importance of collaboration and trust with other artists and focuses on the director’s relationship with the actor. Additionally, Mason describes his rehearsal process by illustrating how he navigates memorization, breaks down beats, molds staging around actors’ impulses, reviews material, and maintains his productions. Listen in to hear about this master director’s process, challenges, and values in a speech overflowing with directorial wisdom and guidance.
Welcome to SDCF Podcast Series Replay, which revisits podcasts that seem especially relevant this season. Today’s podcast features Hamilton director Thomas Kail in conversation with director Leigh Silverman about ideal directorial skills, the value of readings, career beginnings, and much more.
In a DCN focused on preparing for the first rehearsal, directors May Adrales, Anne Kauffman, and Lonny Price describe how they respectively get from picking a project to the rehearsal room. Listen in as these three master directors discuss how they prepare to stage a piece, how they initially approach the all important collaborations with their fellow artists, how they compartmentalize when juggling multiple projects in pre-production at the same time, and more broadly, how they approach time management.
Welcome to SDCF Podcast Series Replay, which revisits podcasts that seem especially relevant this season. Today’s podcast features Hamilton director Thomas Kail in conversation with director Lear deBessonet about their early-career experiences, from the importance of making work with friends to the advantages and disadvantages of assisting.
On May 2nd, 2016, directors Rachel Chavkin and Bartlett Sher visited Emerson College and engaged in a conversation about their craft with a group of Boston-based directors. In this one-on-one discussion, Chavkin and Sher speak about the broad spectrum of their work—from preparing for meetings with designers, to the actor-audience relationship, to how space informs their approach on a given piece. Chavkin and Sher also engage in a layered discussion on form as they compare their experiences working in devised theater, in opera, with revivals, on Broadway, and beyond. Listen in to hear more about the work, philosophies, and experiences of these two artists.
On June 9, 2016, author Jennifer Tepper had a conversation with director Michael Grandage, who is best known in America for hit productions like Red, Evita, and Frost / Nixon. In their conversation, Michael speaks about his early years as an actor and what inspired him to become a director, as well as the advice he frequently gives to early career directors. Other topics include the ways in which accessibility, affordability, and diversity are important to theatre; skills for effectively using rehearsals and previews in an era of social media; how to successfully work with celebrities; the role of assistant and associate directors; and some of the ways in which the Broadway community differs from London and the West End.
