Malaspina Theatre Podcast

Our very own Rowan O'Callaghan and Alex Bhargava talk with the new executive director of The Port Theatre - David Warburton along with Mya Wilson - Booking Coordinator. Rowan delves into how artistic programming has changed in the community post covid and asks about what drew them all into the arts and what keeps us coming back..

Our second annual celebration of Pride month !!! We have Alex Bhargava bringing us a diverse discussion about growing up and watching how the media is adapting the conversation about LGBTQ+ representation and what that means to students and various perspective from different generations. Alex is joined by our very own Dean of Arts and Humanities - Dr. Marni Stanley along side Chris Yeast , chair of VIU Positive space alliance and Rowan O'Callaghan currently enrolled in VIU's Theatre Department.

Leon Potter Welcomes Bryony Dixon, Tamara McCarthy from Pacific Coast Stage (Producers of The Nanaimo Fringe Festival) and they talk with Emily Dunigan , one of our unofficial 3rd year students, to talk about some of the community engagement that are happening in town.

We are collaborating with the creative writing department for the first time ! Leon Potter 's THEA 205 acting class & Craig Taylors Crew 241 - Script writing for the Stage come together for 3 combined classes that filled our lobby with a crazy combination of stories about Creepy first dates, what happens if you are abducted by a UFO ??? and who goes to a funeral to find a date ... Thank you to everyone involved !

We are throwing 2 of our new first years (Kat Kohut & Rowan O'Callaghan) into the conversation about what are some fo the relationships between artists and social advocacy. VIU's very own Sonnet L'Abbe from the english departments helps us unpack this conversation along side Nicolle Nattrass, Kat & Rowan.

For the 2022 Holiday season our 2nd year students wanted to present Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol (Abridged). We hope everyone has had a fantastic term and we look forward to 2023..

This is our first opportunity to say happy pride month 2022 ! We hope to have an annual pride episode where we can explore what pride means to some of our up and coming emerging artists. Leon potter hosts a fabulous conversation with Gabrielle Marcolin, Annika Rambo, Darrian Gaetz and Adrien Kennedy.

Today we are delving into a discussion about neurodiverse theatre. Sean Enns who talks about his creative process when developing scripts, Connor Runnings newest play which features Neurodiverse characters is headed over to Revolverfest at the Cultch theatre. Charlie Lincoln discusses what it's like to work with the scripts and Eliza Gardiner discusses what Inclusive theatre means to her as she gets prepared to head off to Greece for some field research.

Julianna Rostas and Emma McCullough welcomes 2 newcomers to the class Dustin Winkler and Paul Brodmann who are joining us for the term all the way from Germany. We talk about what's different and more importantly what's the same!

Leon Potter welcome's Dan Puglas and Tom Rokeby into discussion about "Reconciliation Theatre, a new Indigenous focused theatre company in Nanaimo. Special guest appearance by Melissa Pendlebury who is also recording sound for us on todays episode.

What happens when you mix and episode of the Soprano's and a Pizza parlor run by the mob… Tony finds a new passion to get behind along with an unusual gang of misfits that are just trying to get by.

Why so many Spiderman's you ask! Or at least that's one of the questions Jack asks Daleal Monjazeb, Julianna Rostas & Curt Magas. Today they get to talk about Everything… but mostly about spiderman as well as a strange bit about some shoes. Andrew Buck is behind the scenes mixing today's episode.

Satan's Weekly Wreck The World Show - We bring you this Collaboration with one of our alumni Jonathan Greenway! Tune into Satan's weekly radio broadcast where we hear some great tune's that inspire chaos and find out what Satan and the gang of misfits have been up to this week.

Playwright Craig Tayler, Director Leon Potter and Student Kyla Van Rick get together to discuss some of the benefits of combining a playwriting class with an acting class. Through the term these two instructors have been combining their classes occasionally to give young playwrights a chance to work with actors and vice versa, creating a staged reading of their original work. This experiment proved incredibly beneficial as we discussed what worked, what didn't and the possibilities that lay inside the text.

Twas the night before christmas … Narrated by Lord Leon Potter. The VIU Theatre Department wishes everyone a very Merry Christmas …A Visit from St. Nicholas BY CLEMENT CLARKE MOORE

Henry Falls, Olivia Ericson, Julia Procinsky, Tobin Brookner, Kyla Van Ryk talk about the economics of being a student and how much does parking really need to be this expensive !!! This is a great mix of various ages and departments all brought together in one episode.

Todays host is Ivander Arthur and he'll be speaking with Julianna Rostas, Curt Magas, Tully Brednow, Emma McCullough. Ivander is a 4th year interior design student and he brings a different perspective to the discussion with our new 1st years. A great talk about some of the things to look out for and what to look forward to.

In this episode, host Melissa Pendlebury invites guest Matthew McDermand to share some of his hobbyist poetry, as well as his creative process. Sound Operation, Editing and Music by Matthew McDermand

In this episode, Cameron Le hosts a discussion of VIU life from the perspective of minority communities with co-hosts Daleal Monjazeb, Curt Magas and Micheal Joseph. Sound Operation, Editing and Music by Matthew McDermand

We get to listen in on some great perspectives on how 4 of our first years are dealing with transitioning out of covid times, out of comfort zones and out of high school. Daleal Monjazeb, Maren Symington, Lexi Barudin & Curt Magas take us on journey about their points of views.

Exploring the path from VIU to Drama Therapist. Professor Leon Potter reunites with VIU alumni Jonathan Greenway, discussing how he made his way from playing Romeo in the Malaspina Theatre production of Romeo and Juliet in 2011, all the way across Canada, working and studying and finally obtaining a Masters in drama therapy. We discuss the different applications used in his work, his recent move back to the Island and of course his current position working with Theatre One. Tune in for a half hour of discussion, laughter and the exploration of all sorts of ideas.

Starting a new year with in person classes, first year host Melissa Pendlebury interviews guest Ross Desprez. Instructor and director, on some spectral sightings spotted around the theatre in this Halloween special.

From Avatar to Bowling to Christmas Sweaters. VIU Students Henry, Olivia, Julia, Kyla and Brookner have a lot to discuss on a wide variety of topics. Tune into a half hour that will make you laugh, roll your eyes and maybe even spark some insightful discussion amongst you and your friends. So buckle in for debates on Ryans, fronts of people and hand written prescriptions as this episode flips from idea to idea with lightning speed.

Today we're hoping to learn a little bit about the history of the program through Ross and Leon. We're continuing the experiment and along the way we get to talk about some of the choices that brought them to the program and Leon defends against some Shakespeare conspiracy.

An elf, a human and a dwarf walk into a bar …. A gender and race based discussion from the perspective of D&D characters.

Chapter 2 of Emily's audiobook reading.

In our previous episode we introduced a discussion about Emily's audio book "Blessed with Beauty and Rage" and today we present the first chapter called "Sacrifice". We will present the first 2 chapters on our podcast and encourage people to download Emily's latest work as she develops it.

Many of our students have written plays and created projects for the department but we have never had the opportunity to bring to life a novel written by one of our own. We start with a discussion about a fantasy novel that Emily's has been working on and fine tuning in her creative writing class. This episode talks about the process and development of the project and Episodes 4 & 5 are the first two chapters.

Malaspina Theatre Podcast presents "The Interplanetary adventures of Flash Gordon and Dale Arden". We join flash traveling high above the clouds seeking a solution to the giant new planet that is currently hurtling towards the earth.

Welcome to our Premier episode ! We hope to offer a glimpse of what's important to our up and coming emerging artist. Each episode will feature a different host and we hope to experiment with different types of topics. To start us off we have a discussion with three of our second years about how emerging artists are dealing with the changes in the entertainment industry due to covid and how it's effected their personal journey.