TFP - The Theatrefolk Podcast

Episode 42: Miracles Happen in This Classroom   Lindsay talks to drama teacher Tracy Garratt about the difference between drama and theatre in the classroom. Show Notes What should we do when we hit 10,000 likes on Facebook? Tell us here! Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast On iTunes. On Stitcher. Episode Transcript Lindsay Price: Welcome to T.F.P., the Theatrefolk Podcast. I am Lindsay Price, resident playwright for Theatrefolk. I hope you're well. Thanks for listening. Today we're going to talk about the difference between theater and drama in the classroom. But first let's do some Theatrefolk news. I have to say I am pretty jazzed at what's happening over on our Facebook page. I think there's like cool stuff going on. First of all we have hit over 7,800 followers, fans, likes. Whoever you are, we adore you because that is a lot of people who don't personally know us, hanging around, reading our posts, putting up their own posts. I just think that's pretty cool. It also means that we're closer

Episode 39: I Don't Know   Whether it's the answer to an adjudicator's question, or it's what an actor says about certain aspects of their character, the words "I don't know" are not good. Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast On iTunes. On Stitcher. Episode Transcript Welcome to TFP, the Theatrefolk podcast. I am Lindsay Price, resident playwright for Theatrefolk. Hello, I hope you're well. Thanks for listening. Today I am talking about a completely un-useful sentence “I don't know.” But first, let's do some THEATREFOLK NEWS: Okay. This podcast is coming out May 1st. Today, the day I am speaking to you, is not May 1st. Did I tell you I am going away? And so I am and frankly, gosh darn it, it’s so difficult to accumulate news for the future. Waa! First world problems, I can't do my podcast properly because I'm going on vacation. Waa! So what I wanted to do was I’m going to tell about some of the news plays that I've got bubbling in the Theatrefolk test kitchen. It’s a lovely kitchen. It has a gas sto

Episode 38: The Rules   What are the rules an artist needs to follow to get the job done? What are the rules that must be consistently and fiercely broken? Lindsay talks about some of the rules that other writers have shared with the world and what she considers to be her own personal rules for writing. Show Notes Send us your photos! Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast On iTunes. On Stitcher. Episode Transcript Welcome to TFP, the Theatrefolk podcast. I am Lindsay Price, resident playwright for Theatrefolk. Hello, I hope you're well. Thanks for listening. Today we’re talking rules. But first, let's do some THEATREFOLK NEWS. Photo call! We want your pictures. If you've done one of our plays, we want to see what you've done and how you've done it. First, I never get to see all of the productions of my plays because they're flung far and wide and seeing my show in a series of pictures just brings me right into the world of the production. I love it. Also, we want to show you off. We want to sho

Episode Thirty-Seven: Welcome the Bad Bits.   The path to success, whatever that success may be, is not by looking for the soft and easy road. Success comes when you accept the bad bits of your job, of your art. Nobody gets just the good bits. Show Notes Royalty Exemptions for Scenes and Monologues for Competitions Competition Monologues: Book One Competition Monologues: Book Two Middle School Monologues: Guys Middle School Monologues: Girls Seth Godin on Just the Good Parts Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast On iTunes. On Stitcher. Episode Transcript Welcome to TFP, the Theatrefolk podcast. I am Lindsay Price, resident playwright for Theatrefolk. Hello, I hope you're well. Thanks for listening. Today it's all about the bad bits and I’m having such a fun time saying bad bits, bad bits, bad bits. Alliteration, love it. But first, let's do some THEATREFOLK NEWS: A question that we often get is “I love such and such a monologue is it from a published play? I have to audition with a monologue

Episode 35: Getting and Giving Feedback   It's necessary. It's evil. It's a necessary evil. Oh no not really, but there certainly is an art and a skill to giving and getting constructive feedback in the arts. Just so you know, telling Lindsay you don't like her work is like having a piece of her soul ripped away. Oh no not really. Ok, yes really. Show Notes Get our latest Catalogue Lindsay's three rules of getting feedback One: Write it all down. Two: Never address the feedback in the moment. Three: Always wait a week before re-visiting what you wrote down. Time and time again I have written down someone's feedback and in my head said, "This is the stupidest thing I ever heard." And a week later I look at it again and go, “Crap. They're right.” Happens all the time. Distance is important in accepting help. These steps work for me, maybe they'll work for you. Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast On iTunes. On Stitcher. Episode Transcript Welcome to TFP, the Theatrefolk podcast. I am Lind

Episode 34: Once Upon a Midnight Dreary In this episode Lindsay talks with high school actors as they prepare to present her adaptation of Poe stories and poems. Based on this production, Lindsay is changing the title of the play and removing a character. And yes, those are good things. Show Notes Shuddersome: Tales of Poe Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast On iTunes. On Stitcher. Episode Transcript Welcome to TFP, The Theatrefolk Podcast. I am Lindsay Price, resident playwright for Theatrefolk. Hello! I hope you're well. Thanks for listening. Today, we're going to hear a cast talk about their rehearsal journey and how their work that they did had a direct influence on mine. But first, let's do some THEATREFOLK News. Okay. So, since we're going to be talking about Poe and my adaptation of Poe which is now called Shuddersome: Tales of Poe, which I feel like I've been talking about on and off for, oh, two years now, but now, now, finally! It! Is! Time! My adaptation of a selection of Edgar Allen P

Episode 33: Celebrate the Competition   Lindsay chats with herself on what it means to celebrate the competition, why it's important in the arts, and why she thinks finishing is more important than winning. And not in a "let's all get a participation ribbon" kind of way. Show Notes Our Facebook Page Spotlight on Dynamic Dialogue A Free Shakespeare Analysis Class with Sir Ian McKellen! one big umbrella: Umbrella Talk with playwright Lindsay Price Ten-Minute Play Contest - Lewis Center for the Arts Elementary Lesson Plans 25 Ways to Celebrate Theatre In Our Schools Month Game of Thrones as a High School dramedy Tick Talk Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast On iTunes. On Stitcher. Episode Transcript Welcome to TFP, The Theatrefolk Podcast. I am Lindsay Price, resident playwright for Theatrefolk. Hello! I hope you're well. Thanks for listening. Today, I'm going to talk about being nice to your rivals. But first, let's do some THEATREFOLK News. So, Craig has been wading through the archives o

Episode 32: Romeo and Juliet YouTube Fireside Chat   Since our February and March... and April newsletters revolve around Romeo and Juliet, we thought it appropriate to do a YouTube Fireside Chat on the play. Lindsay and Craig discuss a variety of clips from different versions of Romeo and Juliet. Clips discussed this podcast: Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whitting http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZLVlajiihI Romeo and Juliet first meet – Leonardo DiCaprio & Claire Danes Sadly, this clip has since been removed from YouTube. Balcony Scene - Leonardo DiCaprio & Claire Danes Sadly, this clip has since been removed from YouTube. Royal Shakespeare Company - Sam Troughton and Mariah Gale http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHoaPLO6Zd8 Alessandra Ferri and Angel Corella in Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS10pzxE4eQ Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast On iTunes. On Stitcher. Episode Transcript THIRTY -TWO Welcome to TFP, The Theatrefolk Podcast. I am Lindsay Price, resident playwright fo

Episode 31: The Weight You Give Them   Lindsay talks about the weight we've given to offensive words and why people are often more offended by words than actions. Show Notes Censorbleep by Lindsay Price Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast On iTunes. On Stitcher. Episode Transcript Welcome to TFP, The Theatrefolk Podcast. I am Lindsay Price, resident playwright for Theatrefolk. Hello! I hope you're well. Thanks for listening. Today, I'm going to pontificate on the being offensive, being offended, all round enraged by words. But first, some THEATREFOLK News. Hey, hey, hey! It's practical news today. It was very exciting! Craig came up to me while I was preparing this podcast and said, “I have some news for your news segment.” Oh, squee! And the news is all about our PDF downloads. Did you know that you can get all of our plays as a PDF download? Well, you can. You can order the physical book that comes in the mail, or you can use the internets to order and receive your copy as a PDF. Say you’re r

Episode 30: New York Part Two In part two of Craig and Lindsay's New York adventure they talk about their favourite theatrical experience – Too Much Light Makes the Baby go Blind. Show Notes Playwriting Exercise Series Seth's Broadway Chatter Box Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast On iTunes. On Stitcher. Episode Transcript Welcome to TFP, The Theatrefolk Podcast. I am Lindsay Price, resident playwright for Theatrefolk. Hello! I hope you're well. Thanks for listening. Today, we have part two as Craig and I dish on our favourite New York experience. But first, let's do some THEATREFOLK News. Lots a great stuff going on over on our blog over on theatrefolk.com/blog. We've already talked about Movie Monologue Monday and we also have an on-going series of playwriting exercises on Saturday. It has been so much fun to work on this series. I think that it just really sits in an interesting part of my brain. I love coming up with exercises. I love trying to fin

Episode 28: Movie Monologues   Craig and Lindsay talk about a new series on the Theatrefolk Blog – Movie Monologue Monday. What can an actor learn from a movie monologue and why is it a bad thing for actors to audition with a movie monologue? Show Notes Movie Monologue Monday Blog Posts Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast On iTunes. On Stitcher. Episode Transcript Lindsay: Welcome to TFP, The Theatrefolk Podcast. I'm Lindsay Price, resident playwright for Theatrefolk. Hello. I hope you're well. Thanks for listening. Today, Craig and I are going to talk movie monologues. What can you learn as an actor from a movie monologue? But first, let's do some Theatrefolk news. Okay, so really, the news part is the fact that we have this great new series on our blog, Movie Monologue Monday, which, guess what? I'm going to talk about it in two seconds with Craig, so let's get to it. Let's get right to the heart of the matter. But before I forget, where, oh where can you find this podcast? We post new episodes

Episode 27: Workshop Q&A   This past fall Lindsay spent a week working on a new play with students. On the last day she lead a Q & A with them about the process and the play. The students asked some amazing and insightful questions and kept Lindsay on her toes! Show Notes Sample pages from Backspace. Backspace by Lindsay Price   Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast On iTunes. On Stitcher. Episode Transcript Lindsay: Welcome to TFP, The Theatrefolk Podcast. I'm Lindsay Price, resident playwright for Theatrefolk. Hello. I hope you're well. Thanks for listening. Today we have a Workshop Q and A, Question and Answer. But first, let's do some Theatrefolk news. So the Q and A is all about my latest play, Backspace, which is a brand new play, can be found in the Theatrefolk catalogue, and so that's make it news, ta-da! You can find it on Theatrefolk.com, where you can read sample pages and get a sense of this weird little thing. Backspace takes place in a world where the writing process is like going to

Episode 26: Youtube Fireside Chat. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof   Craig and Lindsay are off to New York this week! And one of the plays that has just opened on Broadway is Cat On A Hot Tin Roof staring Scarlet Johansson. Lindsay and Craig discuss the play, and look at YouTube clips from various productions. Show Notes Wikipedia on Cat on a Hot Tin Roof From the original Broadway Production http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQexr1f2TsE Paul Newman and Elizabeth Taylor Film http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OchpaSIYrDY&NR=1 Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qms4jiC3oh0 Jessica Lange and Tommy Lee Jones http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imGf6o-HIO0 Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast On iTunes. On Stitcher. Episode Transcript Lindsay: Welcome to TFP, The Theatrefolk Podcast. I'm Lindsay Price, resident playwright for Theatrefolk. Hello. I hope you're well. Thanks for listening. Today, it's the first YouTube Fireside Chat of 2013, woop, woop! But first, let's do some Theatrefolk news. Okay

Episode 25: What You See is What You Get Believe it or not, today's podcast is inspired by the difference between Disney World and Darien Lake. How does their atmosphere and customer experience differ? Which one offers more bang for your buck? And how does this all tie into theatre? Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast On iTunes. On Stitcher. Episode Transcript Welcome to TFP, the Theatrefolk podcast. I am Lindsay Price, resident playwright for Theatrefolk. Hello, I hope you're well. Thanks for listening. Today it's all about what you see is what you get. But first, let's do some THEATREFOLK NEWS: Wow. I think I’m, seeming very bouncy today. It’s bouncy day at Theatrefolk. So this week, I'm going to be at the Arkansas State Thespian Festival teaching three different playwriting workshops. All of which focus on the beginning stages of writing, that’s kind of my specialty, that’s what I like to teach, how do we get started? Sometimes, that is the toughest part of all and it’s the part that makes us thi

Episode 23:Brock Talk Lindsay speaks to first year students at Brock University about her path from a love of the arts to a career in the arts, and how embracing failure, and being open to a non-traditional path are key. Podcast Notes View the video from this podcast on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzh3MVramvM Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast On iTunes. On Stitcher. Episode Transcript Welcome to TFP, The Theatrefolk Podcast. I am Lindsay Price, resident playwright for Theatrefolk. Hello! I hope you're well. Thanks for listening. Today, we've got a recording of a speech I gave to students at Brock University. But first, let's do some THEATREFOLK NEWS. Happy New Year! We are back and we are raring to go, so much so that I get right on the road this week. I am off to the Missouri State Thespian Festival where I’m teaching some playwriting workshops and doing something a little interesting. They're trying out a different workshop scenario with workshops of different lengths throughout t

Episode 22: Les Miserables YouTube Fireside Chat The movie for Les Miz is coming out in a couple of days. In this last episode of the year, Lindsay and Craig talk about the musical, their favourite songs and the emotional impact of them when sung in another language. I Dreamed a Dream - Lea Salonga http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=356YjN91Oe8 I Dreamed a Dream - Ruthie Henshall http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBg2-oZClS0 I Dreamed a Dream - Anne Hathaway http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xk5UStefYmE Patti Lupone I Dreamed a Dream http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNNPWvUqB-U Un Dia Mas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKrqo6at_X8 Sal el Sol http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=6o5JeLsvkPs&NR=1 Alfie Boe - Prologue http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=G1RuIYMFpgM#t=544s Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast On iTunes. On Stitcher. Episode Transcript Lindsay: Welcome to TFP, The Theatrefolk Podcast. I'm Lindsay Price, resident playwright for Theatrefolk. Hello. I hope you're well. T

Episode 21: The Name Game   Lindsay talks about her process when it comes to naming characters. It's much more involved (read obsessive) than one might think... Show Notes babynames.com thesaurus.com Google translate Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast On iTunes. On Stitcher. Episode Transcript Welcome to TFP, The Theatrefolk Podcast. I am Lindsay Price, resident playwright for Theatrefolk. Hello! I hope you're well. Thanks for listening. Today, we're talking names and taking no prisoners or something like that. But first, let's do some THEATREFOLK NEWS. Okay, it’s the second week, there's no news. It's December! But, what I will say is that you should stay tuned for next week's podcast where Craig and I curl up by the YouTube fire and talk about Les Miz. I have had a long, long history with this musical. I wore out the tape – yes, that’s how old I am – the tape that I had when I was seventeen. And Craig is kind of new convert. There was a great big concert, a huge concert where Alfie Boe is

Episode 20: Bradley Walton Interview   Craig spoke with playwright Bradley Walton at the Virginia Theatre Association Conference. Bradley talks about how he started out as cartoonist and transformed into a writer. Show Notes Bradley Walton The Absolutely Insidious and Utterly Terrifying Truth About Cat Hair The Baloney, the Pickle, the Zombies, and Other Things I Hide From My Mother Storied Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast On iTunes. On Stitcher. Episode Transcript Lindsay Price: Welcome to TFP. The Theatrefolk podcast. I am Lindsay Price. Resident playwright for Theatrefolk. Hello. I hope you're well. Thanks for listening. We've got another playwright interview today. This time with Bradley Walton. But first lets do some Theatrefolk news. Okay. There is no news, it's December. But what I will say, as I do every podcast, is where can you can find us. We post new episodes of TFP every Wednesday at theatrefolk.com and on our Facebook page and Twitter. You can find us on the Stitcher app, and

Episode 19: Playworks Interview   Lindsay talks with student playwright Aaron Cargile who participated in the Arizona Thespians  Playworks program. His short play was one of three chosen to be developed over the course of the festival and put up as a staged reading. A great listen for any student playwrights out there! Show Notes Arizona Thespians Playworks Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast On iTunes. On Stitcher. Episode Transcript Lindsay Price: Welcome to TFP, the Theatrefolk Podcast. I am Lindsay Price, resident playwright for Theatrefolk. Hello. I hope you're well. Thanks for listening. Today we're talking to a student playwright about his participation in the Playworks Program. But first, let's do some Theatrefolk news. This podcast is going up the last week of November, which means that December is right around the corner. December is one of our quietest months. It makes sense. Schools are winding down, fall productions are over. What usually happens in December is that Craig and I, we

Episode 18: Ken Preuss Interview   Ken Preuss is new to Theatrefolk with his play Epic Adventures in a Rinky Dink Art Museum. He talks about his writing process and a fascinating creative trick he uses to get into a play. Show Notes Spotlight on  The Two Person Scene Episode Transcript Lindsay: Welcome to TFP, the Theatrefolk Podcast. I'm Lindsay Price, the resident playwright for Theatrefolk. Hello. I hope you're well. Thanks for listening. We've got another interview today, this time with playwright Ken Preuss, rhymes with Seuss; but first, let's do some Theatrefolk News. Did you catch the latest addition of our Spotlight Newsletter? It's all about the duet. The two-hander scene, which might be a Canadian thing. I've referred to duets as two-handers in the past before and sometimes have received blank stares, like they've never heard of it before. It's a very foreign thing. I don't know, it could be because I something in my teeth. I digress. It's one person talking to another person. We look at