Office Hours: A Theatre Podcast: Recent Episodes
Imperium Theatre Company
As recent theatre graduates, Ares, Josh, and Michael understand the importance of attempting to make sense of the many complexities of theatre, both on their own and with the help of their peers and mentors. 'Office Hours' is a space for them to reflect on their experiences, discuss theatre theory, and examine the state of the art form, all with the intent of facilitating their growth as artists. Learn from their mistakes, contemplate their ideas and choose for yourself whether they make any sense.
Stop by every week and see what they’re talking about. The door is always open!
Ares, Josh, and Michael are joined by Intimacy and Fight director Tara Nicole Williams to learn about this relatively new and important role in the theatre industry.
Tara Nicole Williams is an actor, educator, and combat artist residing in Raleigh, NC. She has trained with the Society of American Fight Directors for the last 12 years, specializing in German Longsword and high fantasy choreography. She has also facilitated the introduction of intimacy direction in NC; organizing workshops and special events with Intimacy Directors and Coordinators.
Along with her own training, she manages the Stage Combat Academy of North Carolina, an organization promoting access to fight and intimacy training for artists at every level. Tara also teaches stage combat, acting, and movement with universities, schools, and organizations around the country. Her work focuses on empowering actors to own their unique physicality - using movement to tell intricate stories.
Instagram: @taranicolewilliams
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaraNicoleWilliamsActor
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/happy_action_fun_time
Michael leads the group in a discussion of motivation and diligence and reframing how to approach productivity.
Ares, Josh, and Michael join Dr. Jennifer Whitehead and center this week's discussion around the importance of voice lessons for actors/communicators/non-singers in building vulnerability, influencing one’s craft, and enhancing one’s vocal health.
In the final installment in the Digital Arts Grant series Josh, Michael, and Ares discuss the production process and result with the cast and production team of The 1st Probably Not International Theatre Fair. This series documents the experiences and discoveries surrounding this production process.
In the next installment in the Digital Arts Grant series Josh, Michael, and Ares discuss the process 2 weeks before the opening of the 1st Probably Not International Theatre Fair. This series documents the experiences and discoveries surrounding this production process.
The second episode of Michael leading the Imperium Founders back through the history books to talk about the development of their show for a fringe festival tour and some of the notable theorists they explored along the way.
Michael leads the Imperium Founders back through the history books to talk about the development of their show for a fringe festival tour and some of the notable theorists they explored along the way.
Josh and Michael explore the concepts and goals of their upcoming project funded in part by a grant from the United Arts Council of Wake County and the NC Arts Council. In an effort to understand how to transition scenic and lighting design training, stage direction, and audience engagement, the two have entered into a process full of collaborative theatre research experiments in video conferencing and augmented reality to better understand the digital / remote / virtually live format.
Join Michael, Ares, and Josh as they discuss the planning and research phase of their 2020 fringe festival tour. Pick up tips and tricks they learned before the pandemic inevitably shut down their show.
We talk with Rashana Perks Smith, a dance artist and educator, about curating and preserving live-performance in a digitally dominant world.
Two current Ohio Wesleyan students, Alondra Key & Jasmine Lew, join the OWU Alums of the Office Hours Podcast to talk about the ups and downs of pursuing a degree in Theatre during a pandemic.
Michael guides us through his research on the topic of peer critique and criticism as we discuss our collegiate experience and the role of critique in theatrical practice.
Michael: Welcome to Office Hours: A theatre podcast. My name is Michael Sutton, and I am joined as always by
Ares: Ares Harper
Josh: & Josh Martin. In undergrad we spent numerous hours in the theatre lobby studying, hanging out, and discussing theatre. We spent so much time doing work there that our professor coined it as our Office.
Ares: The Office became a space of community, growth, and accomplishment. Now that we’ve all graduated we no longer get to spend those long nights in the lobby, but we are still interested fostering community and growing into the theatre artists we want to become.
Michael: So we created Office Hours: A theatre podcast, to preserve the values that space represented and to share it with as many people as possible.
Josh: You can listen at home or interact with us on twitter @imperiumpodcast.
Ares: Make an appointment and join us weekly for Office hours.
Welcome to Office Hours: A theatre podcast! This week Michael, Ares, and Josh talk about their theatre backgrounds, the future of this podcast, remote theatre and more!