Theotre of the Mind
Youssef is a sociology professor. Emmet is a perpetual dropout. Youssef is a father of theatre kids. Emmet is 3 theatre kids in an opera cloak. They both want to make their disciplines more approachable to "outsiders" -- starting with each other. Each episode, they bring each other an offering from the spheres of theory & theatre on a common theme. Think of it as 2 good friends conducting an open seminar in the green room.
Episodes
Dearest otters, Youssef & Emmet are taking December off for some Unicorn/Hanukkah/thespian/snow/life adventures, & we'll be back in January for SEASON 2!!!
With a topic like time, we just couldn't rush it!
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Emmet’s new website: http://emmet.ca/
Lion in Winter: https://studio-theatre-perth.ticketsplease.ca/the-lion-in-winter/
Songs mentioned in this episode:
Clock of the Heart by Culture Club: https://youtu.be/8tI1_KlO6xI?si=BLua_MYVyCDkP5NP
Time Trades by Jeffrey Lewis: https://youtu.be/yBdka6rahH8?si=AoWNNq5FTHqica4S
Youssef & Emmet discuss anarchy, Lanarky, playwriting, princesses, & taking your praxis to your local fairgrounds.
You Can’t Take It With You tickets: https://studio-theatre-perth.ticketsplease.ca/you-cant-take-it-with-you/
(King Philip is probably cast by the time this is going up.)
Watch this space for Elf updates (performances in November):: http://www.perthcommunitychoir.com/
Emmet & Youssef demonstrate our famous co-ordinated lateness, bringing you our August episode in September! Speaking of September, we're talking about one of the most popular Septembery shows in contemporary theatre, & digging into some classical philosophy concerning the nature of truth -- & even applying it to our beloved Hadestown.
Community Corkboard:
Hadestown teen edition auditions with Mississippi Mudds: ht...
What's not exactly real & not exactly fake & lonely in an endless indoor love parade? This episode!
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Upcoming Local Community Theatre:
Love’s Labors Lost at the Crystal Palace in Perth (July 24, 25, 26): https://bardunderglass.com/
The Giant’s Garden at Station Theatre in Smiths Falls (August 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24): https://smithsfallstheatre.com/online-tickets-plays/
Colonization is so last century...or many centuries. But we're still not over it.
Emmet brings the play Serving Elizabeth by Marcia Johnson & Youssef offers ideas from Frantz Fanon, Edward Said, & more to help us shake off the mess the monarchy made.
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Barn Door Productions website, check back for updates about Love's Labour's Lost: https://www.barndoorproductions.ca
https://bardunderglass.com/
Youssef & Emmet discuss the impossibility of collaborating under capitalism, the impossibility of not collaborating in theatre, & question the avoidability of collaboration with corporations.
Show Notes:
A short history of neoliberalism, a speech by Susan George (Transnational Institute, TNI): https://www.tni.org/en/article/a-short-history-of-neoliberalism
Neoliberalism: The idea that swallowed the world by Stephen Me...
This week we're joined for green room office hours by special guest poet (& Youssef's eldest) Naimah Celeste to discuss revolution (& revolución). We're throwing sand in the sea or walking into it with love...but is it all just academic?
Spoiler alert: Emmet retells the entire plot of Hadestown between 26:45 & 50:00. You'll find the link to the OBC up top of the show notes if you wanna catch up quick & come back to us.
Show Notes:
In our 0th episode (the preamble, or the AT RISE stage directions, if you will), Emmet & Youssef write new bios for each other, reveal how they got into theory & theatre respectively, & draw the topic for the next episode out of the zipper pouch.
Episode 0 Show Notes:
CBC Ideas Podcast: Say Yes: Improvisation in Art & Life https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/say-yes-the-improvisation-of-art-and-life-1.7461787
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