Theatre has three dimensions: the actor, the story and the audience. It’s the interaction and the connectivity between the three that makes the magic of theatre. That’s the wonderful concept of theatre given to us by our guest, Erin Merritt, the creator of Neighborhood Stories, an array of short, live performances that unfold all across a given city or neighborhood—created by artists who live in that neighborhood—to evoke the heartbeat of that neighborhood. Ms. Merritt was also a part of Woman’s Will, an all-female Shakespeare company, from 1998-2009. Norman and I talked with Erin about her growing up in Oregon and in Pasedena CA, how she got involved with theatre, the creation of Woman’s Will and where she sees herself in the future.
You can learn more about Erin on her personal website:
http://www.erinmerritt.com
She is also on Facebook, Twitter: @RealErinMerritt and Instagram: @realerinmerritt
SHOWS:
Neighborhood Stories
April 17 – May 9
https://neighborhood-stories.com/stories-marinmv/
Terremoto Earthquake! Environmental Justice Festival (Same Boat Theatre)
Poems, Plays, Music in English, Portuguese and Spanish
This weekend
Lisa Kang (Episode 76) is the creator of Same Boat Theatre
https://www.sameboattheater.org/terremotoearthquake-latin-america.html
The Bluest Eye (Aurora Theatre Company)
Streaming now until May 21
Michael Asberry (Episode 183) is in the show
Dawn Monique Williams (Episode 112) directed the show
https://www.auroratheatre.org/thebluesteye
Six Things God Hates (AwesomeTheatre.org)
A Podcast Audio Theatre telling six original stories
New Stories the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of Every Month
First Story: One Who Sows Discord Among Brethren
Directed by Jenuee Simon
https://awesometheatre.buzzsprout.com/1717466/8294576-one-who-sows-discord-among-brethren
Reg Clay (@Reg_Clay)
Norman Gee (@WhosYrHoosier)
