MATT DAVIS
An interview with Philadelphia Theater Company’s Production manager, Matt Davis, about PTC’s live virtual gala. Davis discusses the process of production, the importance of liveness, and the pros and cons of a variety of technical solutions for digital performance.
Sarah Gancher
An interview with Sarah Gancher about Fill in the Play, an audience participation theatrical experiment: “Mad Libs” meets improv game meets play. She discusses playwriting, collaboration with her audience, and her desire to innovate form and structure.
Katie Pearl
An interview with the director of Wesleyan University’s production of The Method Gun about translating for Zoom and rehearsal best practices. Pearl discusses dance breaks, digital intimacy, and how the move to Zoom has changed her as a director.
Mieke D, Tony Moaton, And Jillian Jetton
An interview with the creators of A World Beneath the World, a scavenger hunt through the Woodlands cemetery. The creators discuss how to craft an audience experience while exploring themes of death, grief, mortality, survival, mutual aid, and conceptions of the Underworld and the Afterlife.