TFP - The Theatrefolk Podcast

Episode 17: Stepping out of Your Comfort Zone   This week Lindsay talks with teacher Cindy Cabral about stepping outside her directing comfort zone when she took on Lindsay's new Edgar Allan Poe adaptation The Tell Tale Heart and Other Strangeness. 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 about stepping outside your comfort zone, your theatre comfort zone, with teacher Cindy Cabral. But first, let's do some THEATREFOLK NEWS. This week, Theatrefolk is going to be at the Arizona State Thespian festival. Not only will we have a table with free goodies such as our Play Tastings CD-ROM which has sample pages from every play we have – that’s right, every single play – I'll be teaching my All My Ideas Suck workshop which teaches students that, in fact, their ideas do not suck and how to find a step-by

Episode 16: Control   There is a reason that Lindsay writes for her own company and has never had any desire to go to Hollywood and become a screenwriter. It's all about control. Show Notes Blog series on Preparing for Competition: Part One, Part Two, Part Three 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 control and I can’t be held responsible if I start singing some Janet Jackson which, you know, just betrayed exactly how very old I am. But first, let’s do some Theatrefolk News. I am pretty happy with some blog posts I did last week. I recently adjudicated a one-act festival which had 44 plays in competition. Yes, that was right, four four. And while I didn’t have to judge 44 plays, I did have to sit through half, 22 in a row over two days. Yes, that is a lot of plays. But what was most inte

Episode 15: Allison Williams Interview   Theatrefolk playwright Allison Williams recently participated in a nearly year-long writing competition and won! She gives us all the gory details. Show Notes The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Lindsay Price The Bottom of the Lake by Steven Stack Hamlette by Allison Williams Mmmbeth by Allison Williams Drop Dead, Juliet! by Allison Williams LiveJournal Idol Allison Williams on LiveJournal Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast On iTunes. On Stitcher. Episode Transcript Lindsay: Welcome to TFP, The Theatrefolk Podcast. I am Lindsay Price, resident playwright for Theatrefolk. Hello. I hope you are well. Thanks for listening. Today it's an interview with Theatrefolk playwright Allison Williams. But first let's do some Theatrefolk news. Happy Halloween everyone. Oh that was the worst. That was the worst evil laugh ever. Sorry. Who knows when the next calendar event will actually land on a podcast publication day so I'm going to take what I can get. October is a

Episode 14 - YouTube Fireside Chat - Choreography for Guys   Today we're talking choreo for guys on the YouTube Fireside Chat. The key is that it has to be character-driven. We've chosen a couple of specific numbers to talk about. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69WpCBLrdSQ Catch Me If You Can http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zayv01x1QLs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaLDyrun_Cc Grand Hotel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDc9ul70kyY Show Notes Virginia Theatre Association Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast in iTunes by CLICKING HERE. Episode Transcript Lindsay: 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 another YouTube Fireside Chat with the one, the only, Craig Mason. But first, let's do some Theatrefolk news. Theatrefolk is going to have an information table at the Virginia Theatre Association Festival this weekend, Friday, October 23

Episode 13: Teacher Interview Lindsay sits down with teacher and director Ina Szekely moments after finishing a new play workshop at Havergal College. Ina will be directing the premiere of Lindsay's play Cobweb Dreams in the spring. They talk process and what it's like to direct a premiere as her first play. Show Notes FATE (The Florida Association of Theatre Educators) CODE - Council of Ontario Drama and Dance Educators ABCDE - Association of British Columbia Drama Educators Our Conference Schedule (on the right-hand side of the page) Havergal College A Midsummer Night's Dream Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast in iTunes by CLICKING HERE. Episode Transcript Lindsay: Welcome TFP The Theatrefolk Podcast. I am Lindsay Price, resident playwright for Theatrefolk. Hello. I hope you're well. Thanks for listening. Today I get to talk to a teacher who is going to direct the upcoming premiere of one of my plays. But first, let's do some Theatrefolk news. Craig and I are in the thick of conference

Episode 11: How do I get published? It's the question that every writer asks and yet it's the wrong question for a playwright to ask. It's also the worst question a beginning writer can ask an established. Learn what questions a young playwright should be asking. Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast in iTunes by CLICKING HERE. 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 about the most asked question of young writers, and for some writers, specifically playwrights, it's the wrong question. But first, let's do some THEATREFOLK NEWS. This is something brand spanking new. Like, so shiny new, it still has that new piece of new smell to it. Did you know that we now take American Express? I know! Aren't you glad you were sitting down for that one? For years, it's been MasterCard, Visa, MasterCard, Visa, but now, now, the Theatrefolk world is opening up. Now, it is a whole

Episode 10: Kristin Gauthier Tfolkers will know Kristin Gauthier as the composer for our a cappella musical Shout! But she's had a long career as an actress and musical theatre performer. We talk to her pre-performance for her latest gig and also about her time touring in Les Misérables. Show Notes: Theatrefolk Theatre Trivia @theatretrivia ...and a Groundhog in a Pear Tree Shout! An A Cappella Musical Last of the Red Hot Lovers Les Misérables Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast in iTunes by CLICKING HERE. 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 an interview with another Theatrefolk author and composer, Kristin Gauthier, who wrote the music for both Shout! and ...and a Groundhog in a Pear Tree. But first, let's do some Theatrefolk news. There's a new freebie in town for Theatrefolk. It's kind of hidden. It's not out there yet with sparkly lights and c

Episode 8: Sit Down You're Rocking the Boat Pull up a chair and join Theatrefolk partners Lindsay Price and Craig Mason in a YouTube Fireside chat. This week we compare three interpretations of "Sit Down You're Rocking the Boat" from Guys and Dolls - the movie plus two Tony Award Show performances. Video One - From the 1955 Movie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7kzsZreG0o Video Two - From the 1992 Tony Award Telecast http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqkAHEGSzAU Video Two - From the 2009 Tony Award Telecast http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1Pw4OT1oHo Show Notes: Practical Technical Theater DVD Series Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast in iTunes by CLICKING HERE. Episode Transcript Welcome to TFP, the Theatrefolk podcast. I am Lindsay Price, the resident playwright for Theatrefolk. Hello, I hope you're well. Thanks for listening. Today there is a guest on the podcast, fellow Theatrefolkian Craig Mason for our YouTube Fireside Chat. But first, let's do THEATREFOLK NEWS. We not only publish plays but we

Episode 6: Ten Questions   This week Lindsay answers ten questions about her process as a writer. She didn't write down any of the answers beforehand. Ten questions. No net. Show Notes: Sample pages from our plays. Theatrefolk on Facebook. Theatrefolk on Twitter. The Theatrefolk Podcast on iTunes. Dramatists Guild of America. Alexander Graham Bell, I Want To Have Your Love Child. Among Friends and Clutter. Subscribe to The Theatrefolk Podcast in iTunes by CLICKING HERE. 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 me off the grid, off the crutch, off the notes, answering some questions. But first let's do THEATREFOLK NEWS. And yes, we will eventually have like actual news, new news, like what conferences you can find us at upcoming plays, but it’s August still and since we basically run on the school year, things are just now gearing up; although it's really freaky

Episode 4: Don't Talk *BLEEP* This week we're talking about something that everyone does, doesn't matter if you're a writer, an actor, or dancer. And that's talking *bleep* about your work. Accountants don't talk crap about their work, why do artists? And why do we think that calling our work crap is a sign of humility? TASK OF THE DAY: So many times I'll be in a workshop and have writers read aloud and the first thing out of their mouths is "this isn't very good." They want to beat me to the punch. If you're in that situation, if you're writing, or dancing, or acting and you have to share your work, think before you instinctually want to say those words. Swallow your tongue for once. Don't throw out that disclaimer and see what happens. Let the work stand on its own Show Notes: Check out our plays for middle schools. New Release - Funhouse by Lindsay Price - a middle school play about Bullying. New Release - Hoodie by Lindsay Price - a play about self-image. New Release - Rebootilization by Alan Hae

Look at this, a special post during our vacation! Well, truth be told we're not really on vacation, just taking a break from the blog. We're working on lots of new projects for the upcoming year. One of which is a weekly podcast that will be available through iTunes. In order to submit a podcast to iTunes, we have to have one all ready to go and post it on our blog. Hence, the special post during our vacation. The podcast will be a weekly thing, once we get accepted by iTunes... which we don't know when that will be. Could take a day, could take a month. So, enjoy a sneak peak at TFP - The Theatrefolk Podcast where we look at playwrights, performances and the world of theatre from a human (and slightly dorky) perspective. Episode 1: First Podcast In the first episode of TFP Lindsay shares the aim of the podcast and how talking on the mic is going to take her way out of her comfort zone because speaking is not her best feature. She reveals why writing rather than speaking is a much preferred journey; the pat

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A Box of Puppies Pictured (left to right): Danielle Ames, Kelsi Kesler, Lanelle Chavez, Lindsay Price, and Billy Houck. Bill Houck and the cast of A Box of Puppies talk to Lindsay about their performance at the 2008 International Thespians Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska. [display_podcast]

Podcasting from FATE 2007 - it's Theatrefolk! Roxane Caravan Karen Loftus Sheri Hancock Lindsay in a Workshop Jonette De Marsico Plays referenced in this Podcast: Shout Emotional Baggage School Daze The Bright Blue Mailbox Suicide Note

Recorded live in Hollywood, California!  

Recorded live in Central Park, shortly after I took the photo above!  

Composer Kristin Gauthier working on Shout.  

We wrap-up our visit to Lincoln. Thanks to all who visited our table! See you next year.   Music credit: Mi Vida Tiene Significado by Alex Barham.

Today's topic: Ruth Wareham's production of Emotional Baggage.     Music credit: Mi Vida Tiene Significado by Alex Barham.

Today's topic: Live from the International Thespians Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska.     Music credit: Mi Vida Tiene Significado by Alex Barham.