KeyBARD
Welcome to the KeyBARD Podcast, hosted by Artist/Educator Thembi Duncan.
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KeyBARD
Scot Reese on Directing, Teaching, and Acting
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Emmy Award-winning actor, director, educator, and mentor Scot Reese joins me for a conversation about his early career, television vs. theatre work, his creative process, teaching, leadership, racial battle fatigue, and more.
Questions on the Table:
- What is your first memory of theatre, and what did it awaken in you?
- What led you from pursuing a career as an actor to becoming a director and educator?
- How has your creative process evolved from finishing your MFA at Northwestern to now?
- As generational distance grows between young actors and the historical work they're asked to interpret, how do you bridge that gap in the rehearsal room?
- What is Racial Battle Fatigue, and how has it shown up in your life?
- After 30 years of teaching and leading at the University of Maryland, what do you want students and former colleagues to remember about you and your work?
- What propelled you toward Black Theatre and Musical Theatre as areas of focus?
- How has the Black Theatre and Dance Symposium impacted the DMV theatre community?
- Myth or hard truth?
- Starving artist
- American theatre
- Racial Battle Fatigue
- Mentorship
- Auditions
- Equity
- Now that you're retired, will you prioritize rest or find yourself getting pulled into more projects?
Scot is notoriously off-grid, so there are no socials to share. Enjoy the interview!
KeyBARD is produced, written, and hosted by Thembi Duncan, a theater artist, educator, and tech enthusiast exploring the intersections of art, education, and technology through conversations with creative thinkers.
Theme music by Sycho Sid.
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