The No Proscenium Podcast

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Episode 28: Erin Mee (Versailles 2015) Nov 21, 2015

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Zay pops in from NYC to interview director Erin Mee (Versailles 2015, Ferry Play) about her immersive work and transforming public spaces into performance venues through unconventional means.

Episode 27: The Hollow (The Speakeasy Society) Nov 13, 2015

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Four core members of Los Angeles' The Speakeasy Society--Genevieve Gearheart, Julianne Just, Matthew Bamberg-Johnson and Chris Porter--join host Noah Nelson to talk about their recent seasonal special show 'The Hollow.'

Staged at Golden Road Brewery's own Speakeasy--Chloe's--'The Hollow' is an exploration of the work of Washington Irving centered on his classic 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' that mixes storytelling, dance, and immersive performance within the frame of dinner theatre.

We go deep this episode into how the show came together on a tight timeline.

Find the Speakeasy Society online: http://speakeasysociety.com

Speakeasy Society Twitter: @TheSpeakeasySoc

No Proscenium Twitter: @NoProscenium

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Episode 026: Miranda Wright Nov 06, 2015

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Miranda Wright, founder of Los Angeles Performance Practice and the Live Arts Exchange Festival in LA comes by No Pro HQ to talk with Noah about contemporary performance, producing, and the ways in which the relationship between performers and audience members are changing.

Wright--whose credits include not only LAX but The Day Shall Declare It and multiple shows at REDCAT--and her producing partner at LAPP have started a FREE ADVICE series at the Ace Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles for artists who are looking to produce work.

www.losangelesperformancepractice.org

(Listen here to the "Episode Zero" of No Pro with Annie Saunders that gets mentioned in the show.)

Episode 025: Jon Schnitzer, Director of 'Haunters' Oct 29, 2015

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Get ready for a big episode as we sit down to talk about the crown jewels of Spooky Season--Haunts--with filmmaker Jon Schnitzer. His new documentary 'Haunters' is headed towards a release next year and has begun offering behind the scenes looks at the work ahead of release.

Also joining us on the podcast is host Noah Nelson's housemate, writer Priscilla Spencer, who shares with Noah and Jon her harrowing experiences at the infamous BLACKOUT.

This is a super fun conversation, and it's the perfect way to spend the time between Halloween parties! Just, you know, know that there's some cursing so: NSFW.

Check out the film at www.HauntersTheMovie.com where you can get early access as part of a late stage crowdfunding effort.

Episode 024 - Andrew Hoepfner of Houseworld Oct 22, 2015

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Our man in New York, Zay Amsbury, sits down with Andrew Hoepfner--creator of Houseworld--to talk about the surrealist immersive show.

Meanwhile, in LA, Noah has the news and something like a short rant about ethical behavior regarding ticket sales. Because, you know, he gets cranky sometimes.

All this plus the usual nonsense.

Hi Abel!

Episode 023 - Christopher Ashley: Without Walls Festival Oct 16, 2015

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No Pro travels this week to La Jolla and the bi-annual Without Walls (WoW) Festival of immersive and site-specific performance. There we talk with Christopher Ashley, Artistic Director of both the Festival and the La Jolla Playhouse.

This is a can't-miss episode for the theatre makers in the audience.

All that plus the usual news and notes from Noah.

Episode 022 - Matt Soson Oct 09, 2015

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Host Noah Nelson sits down with Matt Soson, founder of Crooked Grin (formerly A Working Theatre, a Sliver Lining) a production company working in both immersive theatre and virtual reality for a nice, ambling chat complete with cat visitations.

Hey: you don't win Best of LA Awards without a few cat visitations.

All that plus some news and notes!

This one contains swears.

Episode 021 - BBQ Films Sep 26, 2015

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Zay Amsbury, our man in New Amsterdam--that's New York City, if you're not into Dutch Colonial American History--come through with a short and sweet one with BBQ Films' Gabriel Rhoads. These purveyors of immersive cinema are gearing up for the BLADE RAVE--an immersive showing of BLADE complete with a recreation of the iconic, bloody vampire rave. That will be going down on October 9th as part of New York's Super Week, presented by New York Comic Con.

Find out more at bbqfilms.com

Find more on Twitter: @bbqfilms, @zayamsbury, @noproscenium

Next week: a brief hiatus.

Episode 020 - Minisode Sep 19, 2015

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What happens when you make a call for comments for an Open Forum about failure?

You get a very meta-episode where no one calls in.

So instead: some news and notes from our host Noah Nelson.

Episode 019 - Heidi Duckler Sep 11, 2015

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Heidi Duckler, the founder of LA’s site-specific dance company Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre, joins host Noah Nelson to talk about her company’s 30th anniversary season including the upcoming Sophie & Charlie: a dance telenovela that runs for four weeks and culminates with a gala event.

All that plus the usual news and notes.

NEXT WEEK: Our second Open Forum episode. Listen for details, and send your voice memos to no_proscenium@outlook.com.

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