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Stories and performances of Cruelty - Artaudian and otherwise. Hosted and created by Jake Beck + Serena Berman, and produced by Artilliers.

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    • Aug 30, 2015 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 12m AVG DURATION
    • 9 EPISODES


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    CRUEL RUNNINGS 8: Mat Stolarik

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2015 11:44


    ARTILLIERS presents: Episode 8 of Cruel Runnings. This week's guest is filmmaker Mat Stolarik (our first!) who takes us through a thesis film where everything went wrong. Then, Trey Fillmore performs for us Artaud's notes on an "Act In Street" from his collected writings. Hosted by Jake Beckhard & Serena Berman. Cruel Runnings is a product of Artilliers, a new paraclassical theatre company. Artilliers is producing "Artaud Artaud" at the Dream Up Festival at Theater for the New City. Tickets are now available: http://tix.smarttix.com/Modules/Sales/SalesMainTabsPage.aspx?ControlState=1&DiscountCode&SalesEventId=4232&DC You can help build the altar where we revere & ruin the sacred texts of theatre by following us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Artilliers, and contribute to the mission at https://cash.me/$artilliers

    CRUEL RUNNINGS 7: Trey Fillmore

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2015 13:46


    ARTILLIERS presents: Episode 7 of Cruel Runnings. This week's guest is actor Trey Fillmore, who introduces us to an acting teacher from hell. And Zi Alikhan returns with a letter from Artaud to a professional actress, requesting that she seriously reconsider her disinterest in playing a woman prone to flatulence in his next play. Hosted by Jake Beckhard & Serena Berman. Cruel Runnings is a product of Artilliers, a new paraclassical theatre company. Artilliers is producing "Artaud Artaud" at the Dream Up Festival at Theater for the New City. Tickets are now available: http://tix.smarttix.com/Modules/Sales/SalesMainTabsPage.aspx?ControlState=1&DiscountCode&SalesEventId=4232&DC You can help us make old plays in new ways and new plays in bold places by visiting our website at www.artilliers.com

    Cruel Runnings 6: ZI ALIKHAN

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2015 13:19


    ARTILLIERS presents: Episode 6 of Cruel Runnings. This week's guest is director Zi Alikhan, who recounts a troubling exercise in La Ronde. And David Rosenberg returns to reimagine Artaud's tumultuous "The Theatre and the Plague" as an Apple commercial. Hosted by Jake Beckhard & Serena Berman. Cruel Runnings is a product of Artilliers, a new paraclassical theatre company. Artilliers is producing "Artaud Artaud" at the Dream Up Festival at Theater for the New City. Tickets are now available: http://tix.smarttix.com/Modules/Sales/SalesMainTabsPage.aspx?ControlState=1&DiscountCode&SalesEventId=4232&DC You can help build the altar where we revere & ruin the sacred texts of theatre by following us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Artilliers.

    Cruel Runnings 5: THE WINDOW OF LOVE

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2015 14:19


    ARTILLIERS presents: Episode 5 of Cruel Runnings. In a special episode, actor Peter Smith, who plays ARTAUD in our upcoming production of ARTAUD ARTAUD, reads us a strangely tender piece by Antonin Artaud in its entirety - the both touching and distressing love story, "The Window Of Love". Hosted by Jake Beckhard & Serena Berman. Cruel Runnings is a product of Artilliers, a new paraclassical theatre company. Artilliers is producing "Artaud Artaud" at the Dream Up Festival at Theater for the New City. You can help build the altar where we revere & ruin the sacred texts of theatre by donating to our inaugural season on our Kickstarter page -https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1805339697/artilliers-a-para-classical-theater

    [PREVIEW] Cruel Runnings 5: PETER SMITH

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2015 1:26


    A preview of tomorrow's full-length reading of "The Window of Love".

    Cruel Runnings 4: DAVID ROSENBERG

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2015 15:44


    ARTILLIERS presents: Episode 4 of Cruel Runnings. This week's guest is actor David Rosenberg, who talks about being asked to go Full Hank Azaria. And Emily Altschul returns to rouse us out of our sleepy normalcies into a realm of Pure Artistic Enlightenment. Hosted by Jake Beckhard & Serena Berman. Cruel Runnings is a product of Artilliers, a new paraclassical theatre company. Artilliers is producing "Artaud Artaud" at the Dream Up Festival at Theater for the New City. You can help build the altar where we revere & ruin the sacred texts of theatre by donating to our inaugural season on our Kickstarter page - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1805339697/artilliers-a-para-classical-theater

    Cruel Runnings 3: SERENA BERMAN

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2015 13:29


    ARTILLIERS presents: Episode 3 of Cruel Runnings. This week's guest is actor and founding Artillier Serena Berman, who recounts a story about acting as a child in LA. And Trey Fillmore (@TreyFillmore) plays us an Artaud-inspired track. Hosted by Jake Beck. Cruel Runnings is a product of Artilliers, a new paraclassical theatre company. Artilliers is producing "Artaud Artaud" at the Dream Up Festival at Theatre for the New City. You can help build the altar where we revere & ruin the sacred texts of theatre by donating to our inaugural season on our Kickstarter page - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1805339697/artilliers-a-para-classical-theater

    Cruel Runnings 2: EMILY ALTSCHUL

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2015 12:37


    ARTILLIERS presents: Episode 2 of Cruel Runnings. This week's guest is actor Emily Altschul, who tells the story of a series of cruelties in a fringe show that was "like if sarah ruhl wrote an episode of Girls about sexual assault." Jake Beck, your host, probes just what we mean by Cruelty. And Michael Lorz returns to perform a one man rendition of Artaud's first play. Cruel Runnings is a product of Artilliers, a new paraclassical theatre company. Artilliers is producing "Artaud Artaud" at the Dream Up Festival at Theatre for the New City. You can help build the altar where we revere & ruin the sacred texts of theatre by donating to our inaugural season on our Kickstarter page - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1805339697/artilliers-a-para-classical-theater

    Cruel Runnings 1: MICHAEL LORZ

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2015 12:12


    ARTILLIERS presents: Episode 1 of Cruel Runnings. This week's guest is Michael Lorz, an extraordinary actor, who recounts for us the cruelest performances of Rock of Ages he ever had to wrestle with. Jake Beck, your host, introduces the show and the Big Guy Himself, Mr. Antonin Artaud. And Serena Berman reads an excerpt from a letter written by Artaud in his younger days. ------- Cruel Runnings is a product of Artilliers, a new paraclassical theatre company. Artilliers is producing "Artaud Artaud" at the Dream Up Festival at Theatre for the New City. You can help build the altar where we praise & profane the sacred texts of theatre by donating to our inaugural season on our Kickstarter page - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1805339697/artilliers-a-para-classical-theater

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