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Let's Get This Shaw on the RoadMay I Have The Pleasure?: Sharry Flett & Taran Kim in ConversationWhat does a career in the theatre look like across generations? In this episode, we bring together Shaw Festival veteran Sharry Flett and rising star Taran Kim to talk about their work on May I Have the Pleasure?, a new dance-theatre piece that plays with memory, music, and the social rituals that shape us.From first gigs and unexpected inspirations to the rehearsal dynamics that build real trust, this episode explores how performance evolves over a lifetime. With candid reflections, surprising overlaps, and a lot of laughter, Sharry and Taran share what keeps them curious and creative.2025-07-2440 min
Let's Get This Shaw on the RoadGnit: Will Eno & Tim Carroll in ConversationWhat does it mean to pursue the self, and what does it cost? In this episode, playwright Will Eno and director Tim Carroll talk about Gnit, Eno’s wild and thoughtful reimagining of Ibsen’s Peer Gynt, now on stage at the Shaw Festival.From existential longing to awkward small talk, they explore what makes this modern fable so strangely human, and why Gnit’s detours and dead ends speak to something universal. They also reflect on their creative collaboration, the role of failure in art, and the serious joy of making theatre without preciousness.We’re...2025-07-1741 min
Let's Get This Shaw on the RoadWait Until Dark: Sochi Fried & Bruce Horak in ConversationWhat does real suspense feel like on stage? In this episode, actors Sochi Fried and Bruce Horak dive into their roles in Wait Until Dark at the Shaw Festival, a play full of menace, vulnerability, and razor-sharp tension.They talk about trust, sensory awareness, and the risks of staging a thriller in a real space, in real time. From soundscapes and silence to darkness and danger, they figure out what it takes to make audiences hold their breath.Sochi Fried is an actor whose stage work includes Candida, The Apple Cart, and The...2025-07-1033 min
Let's Get This Shaw on the RoadThe Roll of Shaw: Travis Seetoo & Cosette Derome in ConversationWhat happens when you blend tabletop role-playing games with the works of George Bernard Shaw and C.S. Lewis? In this episode, Travis Seetoo and Cosette Derome join us to talk about The Roll of Shaw: Through the Wardrobe, a unique live show at the Shaw Festival where fantasy storytelling meets improvisation, audience participation, and the deep winter of Narnia.From drawing monsters to running sound cues on vintage projectors, Cosette and Travis share how they bring audience ideas to life in real time—and why they believe everyone belongs in the world of the play....2025-07-0343 min
Digital Forensics NowTechno, Timeline, and Training TruthsSend us a textWe kick off this episode with highlights from the Techno Security Conference, our 80s-themed outfits, packed LEAPP labs, AI panel discussions, and great conversations with friends and colleagues across the field.We discuss Brett Shavers’ recent series on DFIR entry-level work, and share our thoughts on the need for better forensic training and clearer distinctions between forensics, cybersecurity, and incident response.We also talk about recent tool changes in the industry. Cellebrite’s acquisition of Corellium could make mobile app testing more accessible, and Magnet’s purchase of Dark Circui...2025-06-271h 06
Let's Get This Shaw on the RoadLa Vie en Rose: Jay Turvey & Matt Alfano in ConversationHow do you take a cabaret of French songs and transform it into a fully staged, immersive experience inside a Spiegeltent? In this episode, Jay Turvey and Matt Alfano reflect on the creation of La Vie en Rose at the Shaw Festival, a collaboration rooted in movement, music, and memory. Drawing on everything from Edith Piaf to Gene Kelly, from historical Parisian dance to physical theatre, the show reimagines a night in Paris as an intimate theatrical event.And we’re also joined by Eponine Lee to talk about crafting music for the Troubadors, and how the un...2025-06-2639 min
Let's Get This Shaw on the RoadMajor Barbara: Peter Hinton-Davis & Gillian Gallow in ConversationHow do you bring a 1905 play into the present without losing its punch? In this episode, director Peter Hinton-Davis and designer Gillian Gallow share their creative process behind Major Barbara at the Shaw Festival, from deep research and instinctive design to the urgent questions that make Shaw’s satire feel startlingly relevant in 2025.Together, they explore what it means to approach a George Bernard Shaw play as living, political theatre that challenges audiences not just to watch, but to reflect.Peter Hinton-Davis is an award-winning director and dramaturg who has led productions across Ca...2025-06-1944 min
Let's Get This Shaw on the RoadDear Liar: Marla McLean & Graeme Somerville in ConversationReal-life partners Marla McLean and Graeme Somerville talk about co-creating and co-starring in Dear Liar, a play based on the 40-year correspondence between George Bernard Shaw and Mrs. Patrick Campbell. They reflect on building a show together, discovering the complexities of this real-life relationship, and how letters can come alive on stage.From their rehearsal room to their home life, this is a thoughtful and generous look into their partnership, both on and off the stage.Marla McLean has spent 19 seasons as part of the Shaw Festival ensemble, performing in over 30 productions such...2025-06-1240 min
Let's Get This Shaw on the RoadTons of Money: Mike Nadajewski & Julia Course in ConversationWhat happens when a beloved British farce collides with a pair of seasoned performers who love to push each other to the edge of laughter? In this episode, actors Mike Nadajewski and Julia Course talk about bringing Tons of Money to life, corpsing on stage, and the art of comedic timing.They share stories from their early days at Shaw, how trust builds between scene partners, and what it means to stay present and spontaneous night after night.Mike Nadajewski is in his 9th season at the Shaw Festival, with credits including On...2025-06-0541 min
Let's Get This Shaw on the RoadThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: Selma Dimitrijevic & Judith Bowden in ConversationStep through the wardrobe with director Selma Dimitrijevic and designer Judith Bowden as they reflect on their collaboration for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. They discuss first meetings and fast trust to the everyday bravery it takes to build Narnia from scratch.They talk about what it means to arrive in a rehearsal room without a roadmap, how design can hold memory, and why vulnerability might be the most important creative tool of all.Selma Dimitrijevic is a director and playwright originally from Croatia. She has directed Mother, Daughter and Baroness...2025-05-2938 min
Let's Get This Shaw on the RoadAnything Goes: Kimberley Rampersad & Paul Sportelli in ConversationWhat happens when you revisit a 1930s musical with a 21st-century sensibility? In our series premiere, associate artistic director Kimberley Rampersad and music director Paul Sportelli talk about the artistic choices, personal histories, and deep trust that shape Anything Goes at the Shaw Festival.From a game-changing audition to a day that actors say is better than Christmas, this conversation covers decades of theatre-making, and what it means to collaborate with care.Kimberley Rampersad is the Associate Artistic Director of the Shaw Festival and an award-winning director and choreographer whose work spans Shaw...2025-05-2251 min
Let's Get This Shaw on the RoadIntroducing: Let's Get This Shaw on the RoadLet’s Get This Shaw on the Road — a brand-new podcast from North America’s premiere repertory theatre company.Join Alexis Milligan and Kelly Wong as they take you behind the scenes of the Shaw Festival’s latest season through candid, insightful conversations with some of Canada’s top theatre artists.New episodes every Thursday, starting May 22.Tickets to all of our shows are available now at shawfest.com. Hosted by Alexis MilliganProduced by Kelly WongOriginal Music by Travis Seetoo We want to hear from...2025-04-3001 min
The First DegreeEpisode 339: Stacy ShawIn the early hours of September 6, 1994, a 21-year-old woman is found murdered in her apartment in Bakersfield, California. Just days earlier, she’d been hanging out with friends, laughing and talking. Now, her friends are left to question how someone could have taken her life so brutally—and why. Despite the tragedy, there’s no full investigation into her case, leaving her close friend to take matters into his own hands. What he uncovers during his personal investigation shocks him—and continues to haunt him to this day. In episode 339, Jac and Alexis explore the haunting murder of Stacy Renee Sh...2025-02-1934 min
The Future is Hired!What College Didn’t Teach Me About Getting Hired—Alexis’ StoryLanding a job after college isn’t as easy as it sounds—just ask Alexis. In this episode, recent graduate Alexis shares her candid journey of navigating the post-college job hunt, the mistakes she made, and what she wished she had done differently while still in school. From a resume that didn’t sell her skills to feeling completely unprepared for the hiring process, Alexis learned the hard way what it really takes to stand out to employers.
Her story takes an unexpected turn when she lands a role at UPS—her dream company—only to be laid off j...2025-02-1221 min
The CooligansBarcelona demolish Real Madrid, Arsenal falter in FA Cup & reacting to January transfer rumorsChristian Polanco and Alexis Guerreros react to a busy weekend in European soccer including Barcelona’s destruction of Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup final. They also break down what’s wrong with Arsenal after their FA Cup loss to Manchester United and whether or not Mikel Arteta is now on the hot seat.Christian and Alexis then chat MLS and NWSL offseason news including Jaedyn Shaw’s trade to the North Carolina Courage.Later, Christian and Alexis bring back Rápido Reactions to react to some of the current January transfer rumors.2025-01-141h 05
Strange Animals PodcastEpisode 414: Two Marvelous FrogsThanks to Eilee and Alexis for their suggestions this week, two amazing frogs!
Further reading:
Paradoxical frog: The giant tadpole that turns into a little frog
Fungus is wiping out frogs. These tiny saunas could save them.
How to build a frog sauna
The paradoxical frog [photo by Mauricio Rivera Correa - http://calphotos.berkeley.edu, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6703905]:
The Vietnamese mossy frog [photo by H. Zell - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=81804225]:
Show transcript:
Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I’m your host, Kate Shaw.
Let...2025-01-0607 min
The Conversation Art PodcastBullish on Miami 2024- SCOPE Art Show founder Alexis Hubshman Founder of the SCOPE Art Show, Alexis Hubshman talks about everything from its size (approx. 300,000 sq ft of exhibition space), to the number of galleries exhibited (95 from 27 countries) to how he makes the fair run smoothly; his support of new and emerging galleries, giving many of them rent-free booths, subsidized by their corporate sponsor partnerships; how he sees the accessibility of the art at Scope as a form of open-source experience, emphasizing being welcoming to visitors; how and why they’ve taken more nouveau-pop sensibilities out of the exhibition equation; he breaks down Scope’s Miami week as catering to...2025-01-0439 min
Exploit It!Episode 125 - Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw"Look at me, I'm Black Superman." This week we look at some films that are "buddy action" flicks. It was the rationale we used to discuss another entry in the Fast & Furious Franchise, this time the spinoff film Hobbs & Shaw2024-09-291h 06
Life, Health & The Universe - A Journey From Midlife Crisis to Midlife AwakeningPart 9: Unlocking Spiritual Growth through Affirmations - Light Worker, Laverne ProctorIn this episode, we embark on a journey with Laverne Proctor & Nadine Shaw, exploring the transformative power of words to support a positive state & well-being whilst unlocking spiritual growth. From affirmations and mantras to invocations, Laverne illuminates how these practices can help you achieve inner emotional balance and support the revitalisation of your energy, whilst transcending karmic cycles and reclaiming your divine nature. We begin with an insightful discussion on the significance of how humanity's consciousness is at a pinnacle point in our evolution, emphasising the opportunity we have to reconnect to spirit and our h...2024-09-191h 02
Life, Health & The Universe - A Journey From Midlife Crisis to Midlife AwakeningPart 8: Elevate Your Being through Words and Sound - Light Worker, Laverne ProctorIn this thought-provoking episode, we continue to explore our journey through life,our transition into the fifth dimension, and how our bodies move from a carbon-based body becoming more crystalline in form, known as the Adam-Cadman body of light. Discover how these shifts bring old traumas to the surface and why trusting your intuition and employing tools like Transference Healing to navigate these changes is crucial. Laverne shares invaluable practical tips on aligning with Earth's evolving frequency to stabilise emotional and physical well-being.Have you ever wondered how ascension ties into humanity's evolutionary journey?2024-08-1559 min