Rhinoceros Was Delicious w/ Ian Walls

Delishees, Jon is feasting on food, pop culture, and lifestyle with actor/content creator/software developer/theatre company board president/video game enthusiast Ian Walls! Not only does Ian discuss attempting a Marlon Brando/Vito Corleone impersonation as the Fairy Godfather in his kindergarten production of “Twinderella” & the Nosferatu episode of “Spongebob Squarepants”....him and Jon share their experience performing together in Vermont Stage’s production of the Eugene Ionesco absurdist play “Rhinoceros”!!  Jon & Ian share how “Rhinoceros” speaks to the political climate of World War II and present day, the challenge of rehearsing dense dialogue and rhino choreography in just three weeks, audience members walking out, auditioning for plays as people of color in Vermont, & more! Jon & Ian also discuss shrimp shumai, Ian getting into crocheting backstage during “Rhinoceros”, & the Julliard-esque prestige quality of “Batman: The Animated Series”. Jon and Ian obsess over how the show finds compassion in villains like Baby Doll, Mr. Freeze, and Two-Face, how it launched the Harley Quinn phenomenon, the “Christmas with the Joker” episode, Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson’s similar origin stories, the brilliance of Kevin Conroy’s voice work as Bruce Wayne/Batman.Elsewhere in superhero land, Jon & Ian couldn’t resist discussing Jason Todd/Robin’s infamous death at the hands of the Joker in the Batman comics, why Ian converted from a Marvel to DC superfan, and how Spider-Man broke ground in the superhero genre! ____________________________________________________________Follow/like/subscribe/share, leave a review on Apple Podcasts & a five star rating on Spotify!IG:⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/@thedeliciousculture⁠⁠⁠TIKTOK:⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thedeliciouscultureYT: The Delicious Culture with Jon Francois - YouTube⁠⁠_____________________________________________________________ABOUT "THE DELICIOUS CULTURE"- What'a delicious meal you've had? What's a delicious piece of pop culture you've consumed? What's a delicious thing that's happened in your life? Jon Francois wants to know! Email [email protected] if you'd like to be a guest!