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What's in the Basement, Honey? - Bethany Dickens
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About This Episode
In this episode of\\xa0Stories Found, we\\u2019re talking to the phenomenal playwright and creative polymath,\\xa0Bethany Dickens\\xa0and then listening to her ten-minute comedy,\\xa0What\\u2019s in the Basement, Honey?
About the Playwright
Bethany Dickens Assaf
Bethany Dickens Assaf\\xa0is a freelance playwright, dramaturg, and theatre artist, the Literary Manager for\\xa0MadLab Theatre\\xa0in Columbus, and a co-founder of\\xa0Whiskey Theatre Factory\\xa0and the Fragmented Theatre Festival. As both a writer and producer, she is obsessed with plays that deconstruct and take unusual perspectives on gender and sexuality, challenging audiences and serving untapped artistic voices by creating meaningful roles for women.
Other favorite ideas/themes include female seperatism, evangelical Christianity, bisexuaity particularly in period settings, gender complementarianism, women in male-dominated spaces (gaming, cosplay), and the exploitation of women\\u2019s bodies for media such as reality television and true crime podcasts. Almost 100 of her plays have been performed or read across the country including her twisty sci-fi play, The Consciousness, which has been performed at over 10 fringe festivals across the country and won Best Play at the Tampa Bay Theatre Festival (director: Liz Colvert, stage manager: Meghan Pratt). She\\u2019s also had the amazing honor of working with organizations that are truly making an impact through storytelling such as Threshold Theatre, Theatre Works, FUSION Theatre, Road Theatre, EMBer Women\\u2019s Theatre, Central Florida Community Arts, Birdhouse Theatre, the Bechdel Group, and more.
You can learn more through Bethany\\u2019s website:\\xa0www.BethanyDickens.com.
About the Cast
What\\u2019s in the Basement, Honey?\\xa0was performed for us by:
Liz Bernstein
Liz Bernstein (she/her/hers) is a training facilitator and career coach in Central Florida. Her first loves, however, are acting, singing, performing, and creative writing. In the Central Florida area, she has performed with the Gemini Blvd collegiate a cappella group, Orlando Cringe, Phoenix Tears Productions, Central Florida Community Arts, and Playwrights Roundtable. She has also worked virtually with the Fragmented Festival and is excited to continue working virtually with Stories Found. Liz is a core collective member of Whiskey Theatre Factory, a group dedicated to producing \\xa0meaningful theatrical productions that uplift, develop, and celebrate emerging and untapped voices. With\\xa0Whiskey Theatre Factory, she has helped with new play development and production, including new works in the Orlando Fringe Festival. Most recently, Liz was honored to perform the role of \\u201cAmy\\u201d in Ava Love Hanna\\u2019s piece,\\xa0There Will Be Bears\\xa0for PRT\\u2019s production of Launch.
Joe Llorens
Joe Llorens has been a performer for over twenty years. In that time, he\\u2019s done things. Some of those things he\\u2019s liked, even. Joe will keep trying to do things he likes and not be as judgy about the things he doesn\\u2019t like because he really should cut himself a bit of a break. He loves his wife, children, and pets, though. A lot.
Featured Organization: Whiskey Theatre Factory
Whiskey Theatre Factory\\xa0is a theatre collective based in Orlando, FL with the mission\\xa0to produce meaningful theatrical productions that uplift, develop, and celebrate emerging and untapped voices. We challenge our community through provocative, authentic pieces, examining our culture and revealing the grace of humanity. Interested in reading our Credo or connecting with us? Visit\\xa0WhiskeyTheatreFactory.com\\xa0to learn more.
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