Episode 12: Interview with Actor, Director, Playwright, and Singer Timothy J. Anderson

November 14th, 2008 by Elaine Elrod | Posted in actor interviews, director interviews, Show Notes, singer interviews | No Comments »

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In this interview, Timothy J. Anderson sheds light on how he comes by his unique combination of gifts and accomplishments. Hear how this actor, singer, director, playwright, and librettist discovered his love of music and performing. Timothy also discusses how performing in the chorus for world class opera productions at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa shaped him, and how he developed his skills as an actor. In addition, Timothy reveals what he would consider a dream project, shares his philosophy of acting, and discusses the pitfalls of the workshopping process.

Timothy J. Anderson

Mentioned in this Episode

Contact for Aaron and Mike Sabourin, Creators of the Dramatic Impact theme music

Site about the composer, Aram Khachaturian
National Arts Centre web site
Timothy’s novel, Resisting Adonis, at Amazon.com

Episode 11: “The Rest of the Interview” with Actor Michele Brown

October 1st, 2008 by Elaine Elrod | Posted in actor interviews, Show Notes, singer interviews | No Comments »

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On this episode we’re hearing from the talented and delightful Michele Brown, a veteran Canadian actor who was featured in Episode 7: Secrets of the Actor, part 1. This is the first of the “Rest of the Interviews” series, in which I’m going to present material that I recorded for Episodes 7 and 8 that did not pertain to the Secrets of the Actor topic. It’s fascinating material that you won’t want to miss.

Michele discusses her origins as an actor, her creative process, the satisfaction that she gets from helping students at the University of Alberta discover their own creativity, and how her motivation for being an actor has changed over the years.

Michele Brown

Mentioned in this Epsiode

Download the script for Spring Alibi
Synopsis for Should’ve
Download the script for Should’ve

Episode 10: Interview with Canadian Playwright Vern Thiessen, Part 2

September 17th, 2008 by Elaine Elrod | Posted in playwright interviews, Show Notes | No Comments »

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This is part 2 of an in-depth interview with Governor General’s Award-winning playwright Vern Thiessen. For part 1 of the interview, listen to Episode 9.

In this second half of the interview, Vern talks to Elaine about the influence of his family. He discusses his dark and surreal play, Blowfish, and talks about the use of history in his plays.

Vern also treats us to another reading, tells us about upcoming opportunities to see his work, and describes some of his current projects.

More on Vern Thiessen

Canadian Theatre Encylopedia article on Vern
Review of North Carolina Production of Blowfish

Additional Links

Enclyclopedia of World Biography article on Fritz Haber
National Public Radio (NPR) Morning Edition audio segment on Fritz Haber

Episode 9: Interview with Canadian Playwright Vern Thiessen, Part 1

September 8th, 2008 by Elaine Elrod | Posted in playwright interviews, Show Notes | No Comments »

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This is part 1 of an in-depth interview with Canadian playwright Vern Thiessen. Part 2 will be released in Episode 10.

Vern is a well known playwright, whose plays have been produced internationally. His play Einstein’s Gift won the Governor General’s Award, Canada’s highest honour for playwriting.

Some of Vern’s other plays include Vimy, Shakespeare’s Will, Apple, Blowfish, The Resurrection of John Frum, and The Courier.