OSP Summer Camp: Making School Cool

In this episode we will be talking to Alleese Eldridge and Paxton Kliewer about the challenges and rewards of teaching OSP’s summer camp, what theater does for us as actors and audience, the importance of play, and how yo-yos are the ultimate Brooklyn ice-breaker. Hear about their final productions in OKC (for now) before this dynamic duo heads off to NYC to pursue greatness (even though we would argue that they are already AMAZING). So get your tickets to Love’s Labour’s Lost and Grœnland. This is your last chance to get their autographs and say you knew them when. Please come see Love’s Labour’s Lost at OSP; it’s running August 7th through August 17th. It’s an amazing show and cast with a fabulous soundtrack. See Shakespeare mix it up with the musical works of Alanis Morisette, The Doors, and more. And if you are looking to get a little creeped out, don’t miss GRŒNLAND: Stalked by dark and mounting horrors, an isolated religious colony must survive until spring. GRŒNLAND runs at Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center in Oklahoma City on August 15th, 16th, and 17thThe arts are under attack, and buying tickets is a great way to show your support and fight back. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE! ⁠www.theshakespeareanshrew.com⁠ https://www.youtube.com/@ShakespeareanShrew Please follow us on Instagram: @theshakespeareanshrewTikTok: @theshakespeareanshrewThe new season of shows for OSP is available ⁠here!⁠ Tickets for Love’s Labour’s Lost opening August 7th: Love's Labour's Lost TicketsTickets for GRŒNLAND: GRŒNLAND by Chip Keebaugh — Co.ArtsPlease donate to OSP: ⁠https://www.okshakes.org/donate⁠ Thank you for listening!Host/Shakespearean Shrew: Karen FeinerCo-Creator/Brew Shrew: Michelle CoffmanCover Art Creator/Artistic Shrew: Katie Kimberling ⁠⁠⁠www.halfmaverick.com⁠⁠⁠Thank you to our guests: Alleese Eldridge and Paxton KliewerAlleese uses performance as a site for community organizing and uplifting ideas of collective prosperity. Alleese Eldridge is a founding member of Co.Arts, a company dedicated to producing and developing new works, and currently serves as their Co.Artistic Director. Previous Credits: Men on the Line (Co.Arts, Director), The Great Leap (OKC Rep, Asst. Director), Much Ado About Nothing (OSP, Production Dramaturg). “Every act of art brings us one step closer to our collective liberation.”- Kelli ShermeyerPaxton is an actor from Bethany, Oklahoma. He received his BFA in Drama with an emphasis in Acting from the University of Oklahoma in 2020. His credits include Jaxton-The Thanksgiving play-OKCREP, Captain Wentworth-Jane Austen’s Christmas Cracker!-Oklahoma Shakespeare, Laertes-Hamlet-Oklahoma Shaspeare in the Park, Banquo-Macbeth-Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park, Oberon/Theseus-A Midsummer Night's Dream-Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park, Sebastian-Twelfth Night-Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park, Captain Georg Von Trapp-The Sound of Music: Interactive-Lyric Theatre, Dr. Capt. Kaw-Thee Hidden Claw-Louisiana Art Station,Paul Bratter-Barefoot in the Park-Jewel Box Theatre.