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EPISODE · Aug 18, 2025 · 46 MIN

S1E25 - Episode 25 - Birgitte Solem and Robert Ross Parker of Here for Now Theatre and Hope and Hell Theatre's "Apples in Winter"

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It's the final episode of Season 1 of A View from the Box - The Podcast! Thank you all SO much for your support of me and my podcast in this new journey for me! My guests today are Birgitte Solem and Robert Ross Parker of Here For Now Theatre and Hope and Hell Theatre's "Apples in Winter" Birgitte Solem has worked at theatres across the country, and has spent several seasons over the last twenty years at The Blyth Festival, including performing and co-creating The Pigeon King and as a playwright, debuting her first full-length mystery Resort to Murder, top seller of the 50th anniversary season. She is co-founder of Hope and Hell Theatre Co., starring in Disgraced (Mirvish Entertainment and The Citadel Theatre). With over 30 film and television credits, Birgitte was a series regular on Malory Towers for CBBC, appeared in the recent TIFF award winning short Motherland and for two years was the voice of Volvo Canada. You can find Birgitte on Instagram at: Instagram Robert Ross Parker Robert is a NYC based Canadian director, actor, and writer. He is the co-founder of the Obie winning Vampire Cowboys. He has directed all of their productions including Soul Samurai, Alice in Slasherland, Fight Girl/Battle World, The Inexplicable Redemption of Agent G, and Revenge Song (Geffen Playhouse and Oregon Shakespeare Festival). Other directing credits include Anna Moench’s Mothers (Playwrights Realm) Vietgone (RMTC) Disgraced (Mirvish, Citadel) Fast Company (Ensemble Studio Theatre) the world premier of She Kills Monsters (The Flea) and the award winning Hamlet (solo) (Hope and Hell) which has toured for more than fifteen years playing in the US, Canada and the UK, most recently Soulpepper. You can find Robert on Instagram at: Instagram If you'd like to hear the Before You Go! Episode, become one of my Patrons and help keep this podcast going: https://patreon.com/AViewfromtheBox

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