Episode 26: Orbiting "Reggie Hoops" Part 3 - Dramaturg Wesley Tipton
Ever wonder what a dramaturg brings to a production? "Reggie Hoops" dramaturg Wesley Tipton is a junior at Syracuse University studying theatre management, writing, and dramaturgy. Profile Theatre was lucky to be able to engage Tipton's research skill through her internship in artistic direction with "Reggie Hoops" director Melissa Crespo. In this episode, Tipton shares some of the same insights into the historical context surrounding "Reggie Hoops" that she shared with the actors and creative team to guide them to a deeper understanding of the character's circumstances.
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Episode 25: Orbiting "Reggie Hoops" Part 2 - Director Melissa Crespo
"Reggie Hoops" director Melissa Crespo on growing up splitting her time between suburban Connecticut and the lively, diverse boroughs of New York; her life-long relationship with hip hop culture, and why she considers "Reggie Hoops" the next great family drama.
In 2016, when playwright Kristoffer Diaz was first writing "Reggie Hoops" for a group of M.F.A. actors, he imagined they would perform this story - the story of an exceptionally qualified woman leader in a field overwhelmingly dominated by men - in a world where the U.S. was celebrating having elected its first woman as president. Eight years and a handful of workshops (and life-altering career opportunities) later, Diaz reflects on the show’s evolution and imminent Portland debut.
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Episode 23: Orbiting "our orange sky" Part 3
An interview with Blanca Forzán: Lighting Designer, Director, Playwright, Architect, and Human Being
This episode explores the relationship that develops when artists have the opportunity to collaborate on multiple projects over time. Profile Theatre's current production, our orange sky, is the third of christopher oscar peña's plays in Profile's two-year season The American Generation. While several of the actors have appeared in multiple productions, Forzán has designed lights for all three. In this episode, Forzán describes working with peña, and what these plays have meant to her as a Latina immigrant.
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Episode 22: Orbiting "our orange sky" Part 2
Playwright christopher oscar peña carved out some time between rehearsals and rewrites of "our orange sky" to lead a writing workshop with Profile Theatre's Community Profile cohort.
We sat down right after chris’s workshop to hear some of what they worked on together, and how they’ve seen their own first generation or immigrant experience reflected in Profile’s work this season.
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