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In this episode, Budi sits down with renowned playwright Future D. Fidel to delve into their upcoming show, "La Belle Époque." Join us as Budi, who is also directing this production, and Future share an insiders look at the creative process, the inspirations behind the play and the journey of brining this story to life on stage.

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Future D. Fidel is an African Australian playwright, screenplay writer, and novelist originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo. In 1996, Future was forced to flee as an orphan stowaway to Tanzania. He tried desperately to trace his surviving family; he was finally reunited with his sister six years later. Future spent eight years in Nyarugusu, a Tanzanian refugee camp, before being accepted as a refugee in Australia where he now lives. Future’s theatre journey started as an actor in the production of I am here (Brisbane PowerHouse 2012, Queensland Theatre Company 2013); later, he became a playwright in residence at Laboite Theatre. Future’s debut play Prize Fighter was featured in both the Brisbane and Sydney Festivals. Prize Fighter was nominated for Best New Australian Work and Best Production at the 2016 Helpmann Awards.

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La Boite Theatre
Brisbane Festival
La Belle Époque at Theatre Works
Patrice Lumumba

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Producer: Jack Burmeister
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Additional compositions by @jack_burmeister

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In this episode, Adam and Budi are joined by return guest, Gin Hammond. Gin talks us through her upcoming MFA in Filmmaking, Acting, and Producing,

Gin Hammond received her MFA in acting from the American Repertory Theatre Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard University / Moscow Art Theatre School. A certified teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework, Gin teaches voice and speech, public speaking, voice-over, as well as accents and dialects. Gin received a Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actress for The Syringa Tree, and NEA grants for two of the shows she has written. She is co-founder of the Meditations for Actors app, and is a recently nominated finalist for her novel, Returning the Bones. Gin will be performing in shows back to back this fall and winter.

Mentioned in this episode
Returning the Bones
The Fourth Turning: An American Prophecy
The Fourth Turning Is Here: What the Seasons of History Tell Us about How and When This Crisis
MFA in Filmmaking, Acting, and Producing
MFA Info Session
Meditation for Actors

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Additional compositions by @jack_burmeister

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In this weeks episode Adam and Budi discuss the fourth book for 2024, Yogis Oida's "The Invisible Actor".

Yoshi Oida, A Japanese speaking neither English nor French, became the first member of Peter Brook's international theatre company in Paris in 1968. Trained in the traditional Japanese arts of Noh theatre, Kabuki dance and Bunraku storytelling, since joining he has become a leading member of the company. He participated in the extraordinary explorative journey through Africa, and has played starring roles in The Ik, The Conference of the Birds, The Mahabharata and The Tempest. He was made Chevalier de l'Ordre des Art et des Lettres in 1992, and in 2007, made an officer of the same order.

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La Belle Époque - Theatre Works 2024
Myth, Literature, and the African World

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