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LocalA Treasure Chest of Taming: Braeden OakleyOur shy risk taker, Braeden Oakley takes us through the process of his unbelievable creation.Braeden discusses creating a safe working environment, the beginnings of Stencilled Productions, firsts, paying your artists!, learning curves, letting go, having high expectations, collaborative hierarchies, creating equal opportunities, dealing with difficult themes, safe touch, establishing boundaries, the comfort of the audience, building relationships, not having favourite children, moving forward, personal histories, theatre lore, choice and love (especially for Katrina Green).*The theatre gods did not appear to be on the side of documentation in May. Throughout the Treasure Chest you’ll...2022-10-1131 minLocalA Treasure Chest of Taming: Benedicta McGeownWhat an unbelievable pleasure it was to talk with Benedicta McGeown aka KATHERINE. The bio is true, Bene holds so much warmth and charm. This coupled with her deep knowledge of theatre made for a fascinating conversation.Benedicta discusses the many names of Katherine, being an Aries rising, the great McGeown/McGown controversy, having an intimidating aura, difficulty in understanding all of Katherine’s motivations, Katherine and Petruchio being absolute freaks, the “game”, flawed characters, the best films being based on books or Shakespeare, observant teachers being a blessing, scripts as skeletons, stage directions as suggestions not law, t...2022-10-0426 minLocalA Treasure Chest of Taming: Peter BrownThe thoughtful and belly achingly funny Peter Brown aka GREMIO/ MERCHANT/ WIDOW has come to unpack what happens behind all of that humour and talent.Peter discusses experimentation explored through safety and trust, striving to create a safe space, danger, protection, finding peace, being an anchor, Gremio as a “nasty little pervert man”, hierarchy and punching down, playing a character honestly and thoughtfully, allowing a character to inhabit a person, what love is and looks like, victories in love, usefulness, Shakespeare’s trickery, explosions of power followed by shrinking, forgetting what an inside voice is and being rid of...2022-09-2621 minLocalA Treasure Chest of Taming: Gabi VavoulasWith hair that could rival even Bryan Stephens’, it’s Gabi Vavoulas talking all things LUCENTIO.Gabi discusses developing genuine chemistry with collaborators, the love of Lucentio, pure and questionable intentions, creating an open environment, taking care of each other inside and outside of the theatre, finding moments, playing a traditionally male character as a female, passion and intimacy, platonic courting, dropping into a naive frame of mind, questioning if good intentions are good, translating language, the nitty gritty, past experiences in gender bending, “dramatic tendencies”, repping Kingston High, the rigidity of identity, having a West-Coast connection and feel...2022-08-1926 minLocalA Treasure Chest of Taming: Paul McNallyPaul McNally has come to charm and teach us!Paul discusses knowing where he is, playing two, maybe two and a half characters, the cowardice of Hortensio, the ways in which lines suggest themselves, the difficulty of being in the moment, thinking and rethinking character choices, consistency ruining fun, playing the game, infatuation, creating an unknown backstory, playing a character pretending to be someone else, manipulation, asking the audience to actively listen, the serious as ludicrous, people experiencing us learning, “ghastly behaviour”, Shakespeare’s ambition, what is tragedy, what is comedy and being greedy for experience.*The...2022-08-0719 minLocalA Treasure Chest of Taming: Chloe HarleChole Harle is here to engage us with her sweet voice and deeply relatable insights.Chloe discusses her character and is quickly interrupted by the fury of Katherine during dress rehearsal, playing Bianca in a more likeable way, playing a gay character instead of a hetero one, creating a relatable character, people pleasing, societal expectations, violence and trust, checking in with your fellow actors to maintain safety, touch and movement, morality, making sense of good and bad humanity and having a “purely good thing”.*The theatre gods did not appear to be on the side of d...2022-07-3113 minLocalA Treasure Chest of Taming: Sam FrenchSam French is here to offer us something a little bit different in the next episode of our Treasure Chest of Taming.Sam discusses feeling absolutely flattered by his bio, his character having a constant supply of celery to munch on, performing his character as a friend rather than servant, movement and explosive energy, exploring lively facial expressions, having a big personality, the influence Petruchio has on Grumio, building up experience, not keeping your head straight, diving in and the malleability of Shakespeare.*The theatre gods did not appear to be on the side of...2022-07-2713 minLocalA Treasure Chest of Taming: Samuel McGownSamuel McGown playing PETRUCHIO, (who he firmly dubs as “not a good dude”) joins us for the next instalment of the Treasure Chest of Taming.Sam discusses the challenges of playing a strong, perhaps problematic character, experimenting with violence, crossing boundaries as a character but not as a person, open communication, affirming safety, separating the character from himself, Petruchio needing therapy, language, intention and acknowledging that the characters really are people.*The theatre gods did not appear to be on the side of documentation in May. Throughout the Treasure Chest you’ll find disturbances in audio...2022-06-3013 minLocalA Treasure Chest of Taming: Arin DeanArin Dean aka BAPTISTA MINOLA is next in line as we continue our Treasure Chest of Taming. Arin discusses the road to theatre, being a “lone wolf”, learning to engage collaboratively, becoming the person he wants to be, reforming energy, the joy in the process, being human, drawing upon the experience of having a mentor and being a mentor to embody fatherhood, challenging perspectives and playing Baptista Minola in a new, empathetic way. *The theatre gods did not appear to be on the side of documentation in May. Throughout the Treasure Chest you’ll find distur...2022-06-2316 minLocalThe Taming of the Shrew // Stencilled Productions"Tis a wonder..." In May, Stencilled Productions | Stencilled Productions | presented The Taming of the Shrew at the Peacock Theatre | Peacock Theatre, Salamanca Arts Centre | in Hobart.I, along with my beautiful friend Jess Fodor, had the pleasure of documenting the final week of rehearsals.The production was a first for many. My first time profiling a play, one actors first time performing, another's first time performing in Tasmania, a first time producer, a first time director and the first time Jess has picked up her camera in a long time.The...2022-06-1701 minLocalA Treasure Chest of Taming: Bryan StephensBryan Stephens aka TRANIO is the first in front of the mic to kick off what we’re calling a Treasure Chest of Taming.Bryan discusses playing Tranio, the “good man”, fun and naivety, finding parallels between himself and his character, diving in vs caution, acting for the first time outside of educational institution, being drawn to theatre and a family of firsts.*The theatre gods did not appear to be on the side of documentation in May. Throughout the Treasure Chest you’ll find disturbances in audio quality. Local’s genius of a producer Carter Pie...2022-06-1608 minLocalEpisode 14: Mick OnionsMick Onions is an ex-Queenstown local now based in nipaluna/Hobart lutruwita/Tasmania. Mick and I met while he was in town for his High School’s 50th class reunion.Mick discusses Queenstown in the 50’s, fond memories, father and son relationships, hiding lemonade in cool springs, feeling gratitude, the wild wharfs, living hard, the train run from Queenstown to Strahan, having too much of a good thing (cordial), the lager phone, “bad blood”, a childhood near death experience, childhood freedom, open door policy, the price of copper plummeting and the devastating consequences, change and uncertainty, lingering pain, ke...2022-06-0248 minLocalEpisode 13: Adam ThompsonAdam Thompson is an Aboriginal, pakana writer based in Launceston, lutruwita/Tasmania. Adam and I met while he was an artist-in residence through The Unconformity in 2021. First I dug some stray glitter from my bag to impress Adam’s son, then I read a handful of his short stories. Soon after we were recording this conversation. Adam discusses his mother, “a very nice lady” and the dedication of his first story collection to her, love from beyond the veil, generational disconnection, estranged and redeemed relationships, lack of control, his 2 year limit away from Tasmania, being adventurous, abundance and la...2022-05-121h 03LocalEpisode 12: AdamAdam is an ex-mainlander and new-wave Queenstown resident. After mistaking him for a completely different Adam at a local exhibition I asked to talk more. Adam and I recorded over a couple of beers in his home, seated restfully on a vast cowhide. Adam discusses circumstance vs self description, having a “relatively standard” upbringing, micro-culture shifts, wanting rebellion, a desire to disconnect from commercialism, being malleable, paying a price for instinct, asking if renouncing expectations is worth it, realising a feeling of separation from ones pack, being fearless in the face of aloneness, taking responsibility, finding a foun...2022-05-0646 minLocalEpisode 11: George KennedyGeorge Kennedy is a multidisciplinary artist based in nipaluna/Hobart. The heart of George’s practice is drawing. It’s intrinsic in every media he visits along the way, whether It be painting, printmaking or ceramics. I clearly remember meeting George during his residency at the Q-Bank Gallery. We sat with each other and connected through conversation in a way I hadn’t expected. George discusses endless green, similar amounts of separation, almost exclusively exploring Tasmania, being in full view, “adding on and on and on”, work developing as understanding grows, drawing opposed to photography as a means to d...2022-04-2854 minLocalEpisode 10: Sophie Suitor, Part IIThis is a second conversation recorded with Sophie Suitor. Sophie discusses Lack of support from mental health services, the notion of hierarchy in family units, asking what or who blame serves, generational gifts and suffering, the what ifs, fading away, grief and closure, accusations, connection however small, feeling hurt, acceptance, kindness and becoming the person you want to be.This episode contains graphic content concerning cmental illness, violence, family discord and pharmaceutical medication. Please be kind to yourself when listening and remember, you don’t have to listen at all. The poem played at the to...2022-04-2038 minLocalEpisode 09: Sarah RhodesSarah Rhodes is a photographer and thinker currently based in Launceston, lutruwita/Tasmania. I met Sarah through past Local guest, Dave Carswell. Sarah was seeking subjects for her PhD project, A Surrounded Beauty, and I’m always seeking interesting people to talk to. So! We made a trade. Sarah discusses going to the tip with her father in too small gumboots, home being where the heart is, coming from “island people”, the idea that the gifts you give your children shape them, slow processing of events and meanings, the time it takes to make a decision, getting ready...2022-04-1357 minLocalEpisode 08: Sophie Suitor Sophie Suitor is a Queenstown local born in the old Queenstown hospital and raised all over the West and North-West Coast. Sophie and I recorded a number of times, this is just one of our conversations. Sophie is a mother, wife, florist and friend to everyone she meets.Sophie discusses growing up too fast, generational cycles, changing perspective, creating your own world, escaping the town in favour of the bush, simplicity, learning to be self reliant, what local means and what being an outsider feels like, leaving the West and being called back home, belonging, the responsibilities...2022-04-0641 minLocalEpisode 07: Abigail Rothery Abigail Rothery is a painter, drawer and printmaker based in nipaluna/Hobart. I met Abigail while she was visiting Joshua Santospirito during his residency in 2020. We quickly bonded over tampons and windows and again, promised to record a longer conversation when the time presented itself.Abbie discusses arriving in Australia from the UK on Invasion Day, figuring out who and what you want to be, being an artist and badminton champ, fluidity, transience and loyalty, being interested in many different things, the importance of versatility, the intersection of exterior and interior, making your own garden, the politics...2022-03-3157 minLocalEpisode 06: Caitlin FosterCaitlin Foster is a multidisciplinary artist currently based in The Mimili Community on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands, in the North-West of South Australia. Emmalie met Caitlin for the first time in 2020 while she was exhibiting for 'Conglomerate' at the Q-Bank Gallery. Caitlin returned with Tim Coad to Queenstown for a family gathering, so we snatched some time to record a conversation. We recorded back to back with Tim. Although I was feeling ill, Caitlin offered me renewed energy with her playful vibes. Caitlin discusses paper people and drawing rooms, channeling tension and stress into her characters, discovering the...2022-03-221h 12LocalEpisode 05: Deb Jago, Part IIThis is a second conversation recorded with Deborah Jago. Deb speaks earnestly and openly during a conversation that some might find difficult to hear. Deb discusses the lack of government support for single parent families in the pre Whitlam days, being tough, generational cycles and burdens, hindsight, the sharing of experience, choices, vulnerability, grand declarations and cruel silence, apologies and owning who you are. This episode contains graphic content concerning childbirth, adoption, family discord, drug abuse, HIV, suicide and abortion. Please be kind to yourself when listening and remember, you don’t have to listen at all. ...2022-03-1521 minLocalEpisode 04: Deb Jago Deborah Jago is an ex-mainlander turned Queenstown local. Deb and I recorded together a number of times, this is just one of our discussions. Deb defines herself as “loud, rude, obnoxious”, which is all true and yet she is so much more. Deb discusses the implications of being a woman, alone or accompanied, in a bar, what the Hydroelectric Company provided and what they took away, what “local” means, evolution, the cycles and consequences of change, man ferns and what she would do if she were Mayor Debbie.If you want to find Deb come to Queenstown and ask...2022-03-0952 minLocalEpisode 04: Deb JagoDeborah Jago is an ex-mainlander turned Queenstown local. Deb discusses the implications of being a woman, alone or accompanied, in a bar, what the Hydroelectric Company provided and what they took away, evolution, the cycles and consequences of change, man ferns, what she would do if she were Mayor Debbie, Queenstown culture and what being a local actually means. 2022-03-0952 minLocalEpisode 03: Tim CoadTim Coad is a multidiscinplinary artist currently based in The Mimili Community on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands, in the North-West of South Australia. Emmalie met Tim for the first time in 2020 while he was exhibiting for 'Conglomerate' at Q-Bank Gallery. After a delightful, but short conversation, the pair promised to record a full episode in the distant future. Tim returned to Queenstown with Caitlin Foster to visit with family in early 2021. Despite Emmalie struggling with a blocked nose, they powered through and captured a conversation before Tim and Caitlin could set off to the mainland on a new...2021-11-2359 minLocalEpisode 02: Timothy HodgeTimothy Hodge is a visual artist and musician currently based in nipaluna/Hobart, lutruwita/Tasmania. Emmalie met Tim while he was participating in the Q-Bank Gallery's Artist-in-Residency program in January, 2021. Tim taught Emmalie how to make delicious coffee regardless of the time or place, then they spent a handful of hours in the Q-Bank wood shed talking topics from fungus to consumer capitalism. In this episode, Tim discusses collage as a radical act of defiance, placing the highest value on conversations in kindness, his metaphorical table of equality, sound and visual art as one, saturating the world in colour...2021-11-0650 minLocalEpisode 01: Michael HiliMichael Hili is a filmmaker and photographer based in nipaluna/Hobart, lutruwita/Tasmania. Emmalie met Michael, his partner, Donna and their wee baby boy, Ori, while Michael was participating in the Q-Bank Gallery's Artist-in-Residency program in January, 2021. Despite the fairly frequent interruptions from Emmalie's raggedy crew of feline friends, they managed to pull together an episode of stories existing across multiple countries and timelines. Michael discusses having a sticky brain, being bored, the labour in making, the triumphs and perils of the collaboration process, seeking total creative control, cold calling as a catalyst for a big career change and...2021-10-2700 minLocalSeason 02: TrailerA cultural podcast exploring PLACE on the Tasmanian West-Coast through the eyes of local and visiting artists and the community embedded in the surrounds.This is LEGACY, this is SOCIAL, this is CONNECTION, this is LOCAL.2021-10-2501 minLocalEpisode 12: Local Live - 'Conglomerate'During what would have been 2020’s Unconformity festival, Lou Conboy curated a group show consisting of works made by the past years Q-Bank artists in residence. Several of the artists involved were kind enough to sit down with Emmalie in the gallery’s bedroom to chat about themselves and their work. This is what we’re calling our ‘frankenstein episode’ or ‘Local Live’. Emmalie and the artists started recording prior to the exhibition opening, but continued on throughout the show, so there will be some background noise as the episode progresses.2020-12-221h 04LocalCONGLOMERATEA group show hosted by Q-Bank Gallery and curated by Lou Conboy consisting of works by past Q-Bank artists-in-residence, Abigail Rothery, Tim Coad, Caitlin Foster, Carl Ross, Joshua Santospirito, Lou Conboy and Leigh Rigozzi.2020-12-2100 minLocalEpisode 11: Paul EgginsPaul Eggins is a multidisciplinary artist based outside of Launceston, on the North-East coast of Tasmania. Paul brought his solo show ‘Drugs’ to Queenstown in October of 2020. Having missed the opening at Q-Bank, Henry and Emmalie visited Paul in the gallery. Later in the week, Paul stopped by to chat. Paul discusses being a coastal baby, the Cronulla race riots and how the media manipulates information, jumping around until you find a home that fits, “putting on his big boy pants” and diving into 30 years of debt, the first iteration of his solo show ‘Drugs’, the dangers of the ‘Just Say No’ n...2020-12-1641 minLocalEpisode 10: Alex BloemAlex Bloem is a musician, educator and wanderer based in Queenstown, Tasmania. Alex and Emmalie met at a Q-Bank open studio, somewhere between a broken bottle of wine and an olive-topped slice of pizza. Since then, Alex can frequently be found serenading the neighbourhood. Whenever a game night is hosted, Alex signals his arrival with the sharp, but enticing sound of the harmonica. Before playing some cards, Alex and Emmalie sit down with a bottle of wine to record a conversation. Alex speaks on getting to the root of sound, investing your time in slow processes, seeking solitude and...2020-12-0844 minLocalEpisode 9: Dave CarswellDave Carswell is a photographer with an interest in long form storytelling through methods of portraiture, landscape and still life. Dave spent his early years in Queenstown and is now based in Launceston, Tasmania. While engaging with the Q-Bank artists residency in October, Dave and Emmalie recorded a conversation together. Dave discusses being a Dave, not a David, McDonalds possibly being the most notable mark of entry to the metropolitan world, how and why we assign value to particular memories, engaging in a slow practice, editing his photographs before the work exists, the tension experienced between man and nature...2020-12-0259 minLocalEpisode 8: David FitzpatrickDavid Fitzpatrick is a multidisciplinary artist born and raised in Queenstown, Tasmania. Emmalie and David had tried recording earlier in the year and ended up with almost three hours of audio, so they attempted to streamline the conversation again in November. This is the second conversation they recorded. David talks about finding his path, his spiritual practice, having experiences that simply require a person to bear witness, seeing something from multiple points of view, being pulled in two opposing directions, enjoying the process of making more than the outcome and deliberately moving slowly. 2020-11-2455 minLocalEpisode 7: Carl RossCarl Ross is a painter loosely based in Hobart, Tasmania. While engaging with the Q-Bank artists residency in September 2020, Carl, despite his cat allergy, agreed to chat with Emmalie in her home. Carl discusses having a tumultuous childhood and an incredibly supportive mother and father, learning how to direct his focus, admiring the particular way the hand of man impacts both landscapes and structures, buildings as sacred relics, baptising himself in Leo Kelly’s makeshift fountain and crying in his car while listening to Alice in Chains.2020-11-171h 00LocalEpisode 6: Nat Phillips & Oliver Moir Nat Phillips and Oliver Moir are multidisciplinary artists and life-long friends that visited Queenstown in February 2020 through the Q-Bank Gallery’s artist-in-residence program to launch their project, SNIFF (Southern Nomads Independent Film Festival). SNIFF is a travelling, independent film festival showcasing short films, documentaries and video art that is produced by and/or focuses on artists from the Southern region of Australia. Nat is an installation artist, painter, illustrator and woodworker based in regional Victoria and Oliver is a performance maker, sound and video producer and installation artist based in Melbourne. The boys speak on working with fatigue creatively, da...2020-11-1053 minLocalEpisode 5: Mary BurnsMary Louise Burns is a textile artist and educator based in Queenstown, Tasmania, who places great emphasis on recycled materials and sustainable fashion. Emmalie and Mary met at her pop-up shop filled with vintage and antique goods and Mary’s own sustainable, wearable art, on Orr Street in 2018. Ever since their meeting they became incredibly close friends and worked together on a number of projects. When recording first began for the podcast, Mary visited Emmalie at her home on a rainy summer afternoon and was the first local artist Emmalie interviewed. Mary discusses finding her home in an old bl...2020-10-2747 minLocalEpisode 4: Chris T WilsonChris T. Wilson is a landscape painter based in Queenstown, Tasmania, who now works exclusively using raw materials collected from the hills and mountains surrounding the West Coast. Although Chris and Emmalie had bumped into each other a few times around town, there was no way of knowing, prior to sitting down together, what a truly fascinating person Chris is. Chris visited Emmalie on a cold and rainy day in August to sip tea and talk. Chris explores what it was like for so many growing up on the West and North-West Coast of Tasmania, the unparalleled uniqueness of...2020-10-2059 minLocalOH WOW.OH WOW. A chilling tribute to the hundreds of times Emmalie has already said "oh wow"/"oh really" in the span of three episodes.2020-10-1900 minLocalEpisode 3: Joshua SantospiritoJoshua Santospirito is a graphic novelist, multimedia artist, writer and musician based in Hobart, Tasmania. Emmalie met Josh, his partner Jo and their lovely pup Luna at Q-Bar, where Josh played a set to a rumbly, intimate crowd in 2019. When Josh returned in July 2020 for the Q-Bank residency, Emmalie immediately called him to say “have we met?”. After successfully placing each other and being introduced to a new family member, another rescue pup named Bobbin, Josh and Emmalie sat down to talk. Josh wonders aloud on generational storytelling, the brief moment he became a Jungian chauffeur, where stories might live...2020-10-1347 minLocalEpisode 2: Aviva EndeanAviva Endean is a composer and performance maker based in Melbourne, Victoria. After finishing The Unconformity’s Artist in Residence program in February 2020, Aviva stopped by Emmalie’s home to talk. Sitting at an oversized dining table in front of the fireplace Aviva discusses the role physical space plays as both subject and passive collaborator, moving beyond the studio and into the ever unpredictable outside world, her deep desire to explore sound as a different way of knowing, losing her recorder teacher, finding the clarinet and sound as an experience so much larger than can be perceived by merely noti...2020-10-0650 minLocalEpisode 1: Lou ConboyLou Conboy is a photographic artist based in Hobart, Tasmania. While in residency at the Q Bank Gallery during the month of January 2020, Lou and Emmalie huddled together in the very full bedroom behind the studio and took the opportunity to chat. Lou speaks on her long standing relationship with The Myth of Sisyphus, the complexities of identity, the wild and untamable, the trepidation and thrill of experimenting with rare and unusual material, her childhood connections to the Tasmanian West Coast and standing her ground in Berlin.2020-09-2858 minLocalLocal: TrailerWelcome to Local. A podcast consisting of conversations with artists living on the Tasmanian West Coast.2020-09-2100 min