Inside the World of Fringe Theatre w/ Erin Davis | The J-Card Podcast

Theatre people and music people have more in common than you might think, and Erin Davis is living proof. Erin is a Boston-based playwright, dramaturg, and theater administrator who grew up in Georgia, and has spent the last few years developing their play Honey Hole, a story about a young queer beauty queen in rural Georgia that started as a loose adaptation of the Myth of Icarus and became something far more personal.In this episode, we get into the nuts and bolts of what a dramaturg actually does, how the fringe theater scene in Boston compares to the city’s legendary DIY music world, and why playwriting is basically a series of ten-year investment projects with no guaranteed return.Plus, stick around for a storytelling-themed mixtape that pivots into (spoiler alert) Van Halen territory. Hell yeah! Oh and we talk about a true Southern delicacy: ambrosia 🤤More on IG: @erin.victoria https://www.instagram.com/erin.victoriaThe J-Card is presented by Rue Defense Tape Club, a quarterly, mail-order cassette compilation and DIY audio project. Each episode is part music discovery, part oral history, part hangout show. We ask artists, musicians, filmmakers, and other music-minded folks to build us their own personal mixtape and talk about the moments and memories that inspired it.New episodes drop here and wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for watching, and if you liked this one, share it with a friend who also might.Created by Alexei ShishkinAssociate Producer: Alivia StonierBooking: Jamie Halliday📬 Subscribe:Subscribe now📲 Follow us: IG: https://www.instagram.com/ruedefense TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@tapeclub Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tapeclub.substack.com X: https://x.com/ruedefense🤝 Support / Sponsorship: https://forms.gle/8L4o4yLvX5fQnpAXA 🎶 Submit Music: https://forms.gle/Mc7En6K8Tb2BbgxJA 📩 Contact: [email protected]⏱️ Chapters:0:00 - Intro to Erin Davis1:44 - Fried Green Tomatoes3:05 - How Erin Got Into Theatre4:59 - Acting vs. Tech Theatre6:55 - What Is a Dramaturg?9:25 - Writing Honey Hole13:51 - The Shelf Life of a Play18:51 - Festivals & DIY Producing21:01 - Fringe Theatre in Boston24:49 - Advice for Queer Artists29:09 - The Mixtape30:10 - “Early Morning Blues” by Sweet Petunia32:47 - “Chosen to Deserve” by Wednesday36:24 - “Pressure to Party” by Julia Jacklin40:08 - “Boyish” by Japanese Breakfast42:42 - “Percolator” by Charlie Bliss46:20 - “Jump” by Van Halen49:04 - Honorable Mentions51:01 - Game: One for the Road59:14 - Plugs & Outro This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tapeclub.substack.com/subscribe