Virginia Grise
An interview with writer Virginia Grise about her virtual production of a farm for meme. She discusses chasing curiosity, gathering community, experimentation in collaboration, and healing the body through artistic practice. The upcoming production, in collaboration with “Innovations in Socially Distant Performance,” weaves organic aesthetics within a digital landscape, working to illuminate theatricality on a computer screen.
RIchard Biever and James Ruth
An interview with director and educator Richard Biever and virtual director James Ruth of Singing Onstage in State College, PA about both their virtual production of Into the Woods and FUSE Productions subsequent webinar about their process of creating a musical with high school students that was 75% live and 25% prerecorded.
Katie Pearl
An interview with the director of Wesleyan University’s production of The Method Gun about translating for Zoom and rehearsal best practices. Pearl discusses dance breaks, digital intimacy, and how the move to Zoom has changed her as a director.