https://simplecast.com The Quickening is an interview podcast for people who make and love theater. The premise is simple: We invite artists we admire and ask them one question… “What was it like making your first show in New York?” Where the conversation goes from there is up to the universe. The Quickening is hosted by Fern Diaz and Matt Kagen, co-founders of softFocus, a theater incubator for the digital age. Fern Diaz and Matt Kagen, 2019 en-us Mon, 16 Dec 2019 16:16:01 +0000 Mon, 16 Dec 2019 19:14:11 +0000 http://softfoc.us/the-quickening/ https://cdn.simplecast.com/images/756fb4c1-5c5e-45ab-b994-9b4ffe56ad4f/fcf999df-2edf-40de-a597-f35d5c9c6d47/3000x3000/1536240329artwork.jpg?&aid=rss_feed http://softfoc.us/the-quickening/ episodic The Quickening is an interview podcast for people who make and love theater. The premise is simple: We invite artists we admire and ask them one question… “What was it like making your first show in New York?” Where the conversation goes from there is up to the universe. The Quickening is hosted by Fern Diaz and Matt Kagen, co-founders of softFocus, a theater incubator for the digital age. softFocus no https://feeds.simplecast.com/8sStO7UY theater, clare barron, literature, acting, playwriting, ayad akhtar, john collins, performing arts, off broadway, interview, oliver butler, pete simpson, paul thureen, plays, the debate society, hannah bos, scott shepherd, condola rashad, directing, philosophy, broadway, art, will eno, writing, elevator repair service theater softFocus info@softfoc.us 752700b5-3b74-45bb-8892-b3fb0cab7d36 Longer ago than we care to admit we sat down with Sarah DeLappe and Lila Neugebauer, who together as writer and director created the groundbreaking theatrical experience of "The Wolves.” Topics discussed and dissected: anecdotal storytelling in the rehearsal room, reading Chekhov out loud at Annie Baker’s house, ensemble plays with minimal sets, and what happens when the team behind a play about soccer join a rec league. Mon, 16 Dec 2019 16:16:01 +0000 info@softfoc.us (softFocus) https://the-quickening.simplecast.com/episodes/the-spontaneous-creation-of-a-temporary-community-sarah-delappe-and-lila-neugebauer-KQCO5Vri The Spontaneous Creation of a Temporary Community | Sarah DeLappe and Lila Neugebauer softFocus 00:28:57 Longer ago than we care to admit we sat down with Sarah DeLappe and Lila Neugebauer, who together as writer and director created the groundbreaking theatrical experience of "The Wolves.” Topics discussed and dissected: anecdotal storytelling in the rehearsal room, reading Chekhov out loud at Annie Baker’s house, ensemble plays with minimal sets, and what happens when the team behind a play about soccer join a rec league. Longer ago than we care to admit we sat down with Sarah DeLappe and Lila Neugebauer, who together as writer and director created the groundbreaking theatrical experience of "The Wolves.” Topics discussed and dissected: anecdotal storytelling in the rehearsal room, reading Chekhov out loud at Annie Baker’s house, ensemble plays with minimal sets, and what happens when the team behind a play about soccer join a rec league. no full 7 1 f3ac0cd8-f6ae-4712-a676-0e6426360c8d Getting to know Will Eno — A+, would recommend. Only if you have time. Life is short. Okay, here we go. Thu, 27 Jun 2019 18:18:32 +0000 info@softfoc.us (Matt Kagen, The Quickening , Will Eno, Fern Diaz, softFocus) https://the-quickening.simplecast.com/episodes/will-eno-MUk2lgx0 I'm Trying to Create a Public Persona Here | Will Eno Matt Kagen, The Quickening , Will Eno, Fern Diaz, softFocus 00:25:59 Getting to know Will Eno — A+, would recommend. Only if you have time. Life is short. Okay, here we go. Getting to know Will Eno — A+, would recommend. Only if you have time. Life is short. Okay, here we go. plays, will eno, writing, art, theater no full 6 1 32966a8c-301e-4fdd-89ce-a414d6c1fab9 We talk with Clare Barron about writing, vulnerability, and sex — in theater and in life. Thu, 6 Sep 2018 12:17:00 +0000 info@softfoc.us (softFocus) https://the-quickening.simplecast.com/episodes/all-these-bodies-are-in-this-room-clare-37cb9d63 All These Bodies Are In This Room | Clare Barron softFocus 00:20:47 We talk with Clare Barron about writing, vulnerability, and sex — in theater and in life. We talk with Clare Barron about writing, vulnerability, and sex — in theater and in life. no full 5 1 84fbfc7d-ae2b-4897-bd65-10d6ae3990ac Ayad Akhtar is skeptical about the current role of identity politics in art. Hold on to your hats — it’s a good one.

]]> Mon, 27 Nov 2017 15:48:00 +0000 info@softfoc.us (softFocus) https://the-quickening.simplecast.com/episodes/im-both-a-so-called-poster-boy-and-e6b51b1f Ayad Akhtar is skeptical about the current role of identity politics in art. Hold on to your hats — it’s a good one.

]]> I’m Both a So-Called Poster Boy and Detractor | Ayad Akhtar softFocus 00:25:50 Ayad Akhtar is skeptical about the current role of identity politics in art. Hold on to your hats — it’s a good one. Ayad Akhtar is skeptical about the current role of identity politics in art. Hold on to your hats — it’s a good one. ayad akhtar, theater, performance, broadway, pulitzer prize, lincoln center, finance, wall street no full 4 1 0d776cae-e70a-4b72-b06c-b8febd4d6329 John Collins, Scott Shepherd and Pete Simpson, members of the theater company Elevator Repair Service, talk about their different paths into ERS and the New York experimental theater scene from the 90s to the present.

]]> Fri, 3 Nov 2017 14:54:00 +0000 info@softfoc.us (softFocus) https://the-quickening.simplecast.com/episodes/everything-was-messy-and-really-ac807357 John Collins, Scott Shepherd and Pete Simpson, members of the theater company Elevator Repair Service, talk about their different paths into ERS and the New York experimental theater scene from the 90s to the present.

]]> Everything Was Messy and Really Explicitly Cheap | ERS Theater's John Collins, Scott Shepherd & Pete Simpson softFocus 00:32:40 John Collins, Scott Shepherd and Pete Simpson, members of the theater company Elevator Repair Service, talk about their different paths into ERS and the New York experimental theater scene from the 90s to the present. John Collins, Scott Shepherd and Pete Simpson, members of the theater company Elevator Repair Service, talk about their different paths into ERS and the New York experimental theater scene from the 90s to the present. broadway, the public theater, performance, elevator repair service theater company, devised theatre no full 3 1 9bebaca7-ce9f-4f84-affa-d8ee6f187a96 Condola Rashad sits down with Fern and Matt to talk about starting out in New York. Topics include: how to audition, LA vs NYC, how to grapple with coming from a long lineage of artists, and performing in Lynn Nottage’s “Ruined.”

]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2017 11:39:00 +0000 info@softfoc.us (softFocus) https://the-quickening.simplecast.com/episodes/i-am-my-own-artist-condola-rashad-043eba8e Condola Rashad sits down with Fern and Matt to talk about starting out in New York. Topics include: how to audition, LA vs NYC, how to grapple with coming from a long lineage of artists, and performing in Lynn Nottage’s “Ruined.”

]]> I Am My Own Artist | Condola Rashad softFocus 00:29:53 Condola Rashad sits down with Fern and Matt to talk about starting out in New York. Topics include: how to audition, LA vs NYC, how to grapple with coming from a long lineage of artists, and performing in Lynn Nottage’s “Ruined.” Condola Rashad sits down with Fern and Matt to talk about starting out in New York. Topics include: how to audition, LA vs NYC, how to grapple with coming from a long lineage of artists, and performing in Lynn Nottage’s “Ruined.” tv, film, broadway, theater, condola rashad no full 2 1 5671c75b69a91a5538e01086:598a5636cd0f68f3148adb64:598ccbec197aea1ac7d9540d The Debate Society (Hannah Bos, Paul Thureen, and Oliver Butler) has been praised for making plays that are "uncannily familiar and teasingly mysterious at the same time" by The New York Times. On the kickoff episode of softFocus' The Quickening, they talk about how they started. Topics include: chili cook-off fundraising, a first production turning point, why it's important to have the fear of God in you, how you can do bad theater very well, and ASMR.

]]> Mon, 28 Aug 2017 15:05:00 +0000 info@softfoc.us (The Quickening ) https://the-quickening.simplecast.com/episodes/it-all-looks-so-ridiculous-on-the-page-778231d4 The Debate Society (Hannah Bos, Paul Thureen, and Oliver Butler) has been praised for making plays that are "uncannily familiar and teasingly mysterious at the same time" by The New York Times. On the kickoff episode of softFocus' The Quickening, they talk about how they started. Topics include: chili cook-off fundraising, a first production turning point, why it's important to have the fear of God in you, how you can do bad theater very well, and ASMR.

]]> It All Looks So Ridiculous on the Page | The Debate Society The Quickening 00:32:17 The Debate Society (Hannah Bos, Paul Thureen, and Oliver Butler) has been praised for making plays that are "uncannily familiar and teasingly mysterious at the same time" by The New York Times. On the kickoff episode of softFocus' The Quickening, they talk about how they started. Topics include: chili cook-off fundraising, a first production turning point, why it's important to have the fear of God in you, how you can do bad theater very well, and ASMR. The Debate Society (Hannah Bos, Paul Thureen, and Oliver Butler) has been praised for making plays that are "uncannily familiar and teasingly mysterious at the same time" by The New York Times. On the kickoff episode of softFocus' The Quickening, they talk about how they started. Topics include: chili cook-off fundraising, a first production turning point, why it's important to have the fear of God in you, how you can do bad theater very well, and ASMR. broadway, the debate society, oliver butler, theater no full 1 1