In today’s episode Elaine chats with director, producer, and co-founder of The Playwrights Laboratory. We talk career, the things that really need to change in our industry, moving back home and having to start from scratch.
If you are in London you can get tickets for Playwright Laboratory at the Arcola Theatre here https://www.arcolatheatre.com/whats-on/pop-up-festival-of-new-plays/
Katharine Farmer
Is the Artistic Director of The Playwright’s Laboratory and run my own theatre company Blue Touch Paper Productions. For 8 years she held an O-1 visa and was the Director of International Programming at Rubicon Theatre Company in California. At Rubicon, her production of ‘Gulf View Drive’ won Best Production of a Play (large theatre) at the LA Ovation Awards in 2018. Katharine’s theatre directing has also been acknowledged with two Best Director Ovation nominations and an Indy Award for Best Direction of ‘Last Train to Nibroc’ and seven L.A. Times Critic’s Picks. She also has three plays available for download on Digital Theatre and Digital Theatre Plus.
Katharine is a graduate of the University of Warwick and the Directing Drama MA at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
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- blue-touch.co.uk
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