script analysis

In the final episode of season two of Play:Notes, Allison and Emily discuss Banging Cymbal, Clanging Gong with playwright Jo Randerson and how both the work and the playwright have changed since it was first presented in Ōtepoti Dunedin in 2001.

Links:
Jo Randerson Playmarket
Banging Cymbal Clanging Gong Script
Barbarian Productions

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For the second of three episodes on women playwrights connected to Ōtepoti Dunedin, Allison and Emily are joined by Amy Wright to talk about the script she developed during the 2021 Otepoti Theatre Lab Playwrights Programme, Wish Yeti Were Here.  

Links:
Amy Wright Playmarket
Wish Yeti Were Here Scrip

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For the first of three episodes on women playwrights connected to Ōtepoti Dunedin, Allison and Emily talk to Abby Howells about her one-woman autobiographical and award-winning show,  HarleQueen. 

Links:
Abby Howells
Abby Howells Playmarket

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When is a seagull not a seagull? And why did everyone have so many names? 

In the first of three episodes on Anton Chekhov’s most famous plays, Allison and Emily discuss The Seagull.

Links:

Five Chekhov Plays

Writing Adaptations and Translations for the Stage

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Is Three Sisters Masha 2.0?
Is The Cherry Orchard an early examination of NIMBYism? 
We cover all this and more – including a big fire of little consequence – in the final of this season’s Chekhov episodes. 

Links:
Five Chekhov Plays
Writing Adaptations and Translations for the Stage

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Uncle Vanya shows us just how much Anton Chekhov loved trees, even if not all his characters did. In this episode we also look at the social setting of Chekhov’s Russia and some approaches to translation and adaptation. 

Links:
Five Chekhov Plays
Writing Adaptations and Translations for the Stage

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The doctor is BACk in the house of 241 to discuss Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". Here, Podcast 241 takes a break from their normal weekly program to do a deep dive into a film we love, we hate, or a film that we haven't seen. And with Ang Lee's ten-time Oscar nominated film, the folks in front of the camera have LOTS to love. So sit back, take a break from the usual, and listen to three filmmakers dissect the beloved classic, give their thoughts on the screenplay and the craft of this wuxia martial arts epic. So hit the jump to watch, leave a comment below and make sure to SUBSCRIBE and LIKE the channel!

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In this episode, we speak with Warren Levi Haney, a classically trained actor that believes in hard work and commitment to technique and craft.  He speaks on how important it is to work with heightened text as a performer-particularly Shakespeare- in order to become the best actor you can be.  He tells us about his upcoming class, 'Making A Master Actor', and how it uses analysis of The Bard's plays from four centuries ago to mold a top notch modern actor of today.

'Making a Master Actor' : https://www.greenlightactingstudios.com/service-page/making-a-master-actor?referral=service_list_widget

Greenlight Acting Studios: https://www.greenlightactingstudios.com/

Warren Levi Haney Website: https://warrenhaneytheater.wixsite.com/warrenlevi

Warren Levi Haney IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11952118/

241 is back with more Stranger Things! Part II has officially dropped on Netflix and Dan and Don have ALL the thoughts as usual. Is the finale all that we dreamed? Or does it fizzle out in its climax? So hit the jump to watch, leave a comment below and make sure to SUBSCRIBE and LIKE the channel!

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Donavon has finally watched all of "Stranger Things" and him and Daniel have thoughts! Who or what is Vecna? What is the best 80's reference? And what will happen in the upcoming "Part II". All that and more in this exciting episode of Podcast 241! Hit the jump to watch, leave a comment below and make sure to SUBSCRIBE and LIKE the channel!

So grab that walkman, crank up that favorite song and watch out for that nasty Grinch...Vecna...We mean VECNA...Because it's time for some Podcast 241!

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Dr. Bruce Hutchinson is BACK in the 241 house to talk Luc Besson's "The Fifth Element". Starring Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman and Milla Jovovich, this sci-fi cult classic has endured much debate throughout the cinematic stratosphere, and the 241 crew is about to settle these disputes once and for all. Hit the jump to watch, leave a comment below and make sure to SUBSCRIBE and LIKE the channel!

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Dr. Bruce Hutchinson has joined Podcast 241 to discuss Peter Weirs' "The Truman Show", starring Jim Carrey in the titular role. Sit back and here the 241 gang break down the film on a script analysis level and bring new insights into this cinema classic.

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Actor Brandon Green and actress Kate Williams debate whether acting is creative or interpretive. Brandon’s hot take? Acting is perhaps the least creative part of making theatre. If you want to get your acting theory, creative nerd, art philosopher's jam on, then this is the discussion for you. 

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In honor of the spookiest night of the year, we celebrate Halloween with one of the scariest horror movies of all time (or is it?), "The Ring". Dan and Don are of course joined by DOCTOR Bruce Hutchinson to break down the 2002 remake and discuss all things horror in the film world. What makes a movie scary? What scares them? All of that and more!

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After their recent film breakdown, the 241 gang (with special guest Dr. Bruce Hutchinson) decided to tackle one of the filmmakers inspired by "Raising Arizona", Edgar Wright. And with the upcoming release of "Last Night in Soho", 241 look back at one of his most recent releases in the form of "Baby Driver". How does the film hold up to other examples of Wright's work? Is it great, good or somewhere in between? Hit the jump to find out and let us know your favorite Edgar Wright film in the comments below (the correct answer is "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World").

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We go out in phenomenal style in the final episode of season one with Fleabag. Since its first showing at the 2013 Edinburgh Fringe, Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s smash hit one-woman show has launched an astonishing career. Join us as we discuss what aspiring playwrights should take note of in this script.

Content Warning: Discussion of suicide.

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Did they really say that?! It’s time to cover your grandmother’s ears – or not – as we take a look at the play that got so many talking in ways they never had before. Eve Ensler’s landmark work started a movement still going today.

Content Warning: Discussion of sexual violation and violence towards women

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We round off season one with a trio of monologues. First up, is the New Zealand classic The End of the Golden Weather. If you’ve ever wondered how we do Christmas on the beach in Aotearoa, then this is the episode for you.

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In the final of three episodes on Shakespeare we ask if The Merchant of Venice really fits the comedy mould. Was the Bard an anti-Semite? What did he want us to make of Antonio and Bassanio’s bromance? And did Portia really walk her quality of mercy talk?

Content Warning: Discussion of antisemitism.

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What’s in a prop? How can one handkerchief create so much drama? And why and how would you stage a story about a Moorish General today? 

Content Warning: Discussion of intimate partner violence.

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