Episode 78: Dr. Brenda Werth

Episode 83 of the Into the Fire at Burning Coal Theatre podcast, hosted by Burning Coal Theatre Company, titled "Episode 78: Dr. Brenda Werth" was published on June 16, 2021 and runs 35 minutes.

June 16, 2021 ·35m · Into the Fire at Burning Coal Theatre

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Summary

On this episode of Into the Fire, Jerome Davis and special guest Dr. Brenda Werth discuss Burning Coal’s upcoming musical Evita by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. Werth, a professor of Latin American icons and myths at American University, explains how real people of the past can often develop their own mythologies through artistic depictions. The conversation centers around the lives of Eva Perón and Che Guevara and the ways in which their real lives differ from their “afterlives”—the way that their legacies continue into modern society. 00:00-00:50 Introduction 00:50-01:20 Introduction of Special Guest 01:20-03:38 Dr. Werth describes her work and interests 03:38-04:29 Discrepancies between real world and fiction in Evita 04:29-07:33 Ethical responsibility of artists in depicting real world events 07:33-10:11 Che Guevara’s presence in Evita 10:11-11:40 Burning Coal’s approach to the Che Guevara character 11:40-14:38 Evolution and politicization of Che Guevara 14:38-17:57 What do the play and film get wrong? 17:57-21:22 The upbringing of Eva Perón and the opposition of the upper class 21:22-22:25 Influence of Eva Perón on Juan Perón’s policies 22:25-24:52 Where did Eva Perón’s confidence come from? 24:45-28:26 World political context of Eva Peron’s life and widespread fear of communism 28:26-31:10 Current representation of Latin stories in the theatre 31:10-32:41 Breaking down economic barriers to include new voices 32:41-34:00 Final thoughts and discussion of venue 34:00-34:59 Conclusion

Episode Description

On this episode of Into the Fire, Jerome Davis and special guest Dr. Brenda Werth discuss Burning Coal’s upcoming musical Evita by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. Werth, a professor of Latin American icons and myths at American University, explains how real people of the past can often develop their own mythologies through artistic depictions. The conversation centers around the lives of Eva Perón and Che Guevara and the ways in which their real lives differ from their “afterlives”—the way that their legacies continue into modern society.

00:00-00:50 Introduction

00:50-01:20 Introduction of Special Guest

01:20-03:38 Dr. Werth describes her work and interests

03:38-04:29 Discrepancies between real world and fiction in Evita

04:29-07:33 Ethical responsibility of artists in depicting real world events

07:33-10:11 Che Guevara’s presence in Evita

10:11-11:40 Burning Coal’s approach to the Che Guevara character

11:40-14:38 Evolution and politicization of Che Guevara

14:38-17:57 What do the play and film get wrong?

17:57-21:22 The upbringing of Eva Perón and the opposition of the upper class

21:22-22:25 Influence of Eva Perón on Juan Perón’s policies

22:25-24:52 Where did Eva Perón’s confidence come from?

24:45-28:26 World political context of Eva Peron’s life and widespread fear of communism

28:26-31:10 Current representation of Latin stories in the theatre

31:10-32:41 Breaking down economic barriers to include new voices

32:41-34:00 Final thoughts and discussion of venue

34:00-34:59 Conclusion

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