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ISC: Art Break
by Independent Shakespeare Co.
Created by Independent Shakespeare Co., Art Break is a living link between Los Angeles & its theater community. The podcast extends conversations about universal truths in Shakspeare's plays, theatrical performance, & relevant social issues beyond the stage, into the digital-auditory scape through storytelling, discussion, & social action.As theater’s societal role is reimagined, how do our priorities change as theatremakers? How do we serve the LA community when we’re forced to stay apart? How can we incorporate renewed values of holistic accessibility & social justice into this new era?
Episodes
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This Little World: "Towards the Sun" with Leah Zeiger
In this episode of Independent Shakespeare Co.’s This Little World, we deep dive into Measure PRK with some local Angelenos and speak with Leah Zeiger, and dancer, choreographer, and founder of The Sunflower Project, which educates young people on sexual violence and relationship abuse and…
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This Little World: "We Keep Us Safe" with Xavi Moreno
Independent Shakespeare Co. is back with This Little World; our revamped Community Action Update podcast! This episode, Ensemble member and Artistic Associate for Social Justice Carene Rose Mekertichyan interviews ensemble member, actor, poet, and proud Angeleno, Xavi Moreno about the harms we…
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Community Action Update: LA County Wildfire Response, 2025
Independent Shakespeare Co.’s Community Action Update podcast marks the start of its new season with an episode centering three incredible locals who stepped up to support their communities in the wake of the LA County Wildfires. Ensemble Member and Artistic Associate for Social Justice Carene…
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Community Action Update: GOTV in the Arts, 2024
Independent Shakespeare Co.’s Community Action Update podcast returns for a special bonus episode ahead of the November 5th election. Ensemble member and Artistic Associate for Social Justice Carene Rose Mekertichyan interviews Arts for LA’s Director of Policy and Advocacy Ricky Abilez, who…
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Community Action Update: Resiliency & Equity in the Arts, 2024
ISC’s Community Action Update podcast returns ahead of our summer festival with an episode centered on equitable and meaningful resiliency in the arts sector. ISC’s Artistic Associate for Social Justice Carene Rose Mekertichyan interviews Center Theatre Group’s Director of Equity, Belonging, and...
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Community Action Update: Labor & Union Organizing in the Arts, 2024
ISC’s Community Action Update podcast series is back for a new season on the Ides of March! In this episode we explore the importance of labor and union organizing in the arts with Megan / Reagan of Star Garden, a North Hollywood Topless Dive Bar and the only current unionized (AEA) strip club in...
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Community Action Update: Arts Advocacy at the State & Local Level, 2023
ISC’s Community Action Update podcast series is back with our final episode of the year! Join us as we deep dive into arts advocacy at the state and local level with two powerhouse change makers in our community. We speak with Kristin Sakoda (Director of the Los Angeles County Department of Arts...
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Community Action Update: Advancing Equity Through the Arts and Humanities Act, 2023
ISC’s Community Action Update podcast series is back with an episode centered on critical arts funding legislation YOU have the power to support! The Advancing Equity Through the Arts and Humanities Act (H.R. 3239) would support public and nonprofit organizations that use the Arts to combat…
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Community Action Update: Arts Education, 2023
ISC’s Community Action Update podcast series is back on the Ides of March! This episode centers the importance of arts education and access and is jam packed as ISC Ensemble Member and Artistic Associate for Social Justice Carene Rose Mekertichyan conducts a joint interview with Monica Horan...
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Community Action Update - Quarter Two, 2022
ISC’s Community Action Update podcast series is back with an episode full of fierce women! ISC’s Artistic Associate for Social Justice Carene Rose Mekertichyan spoke with local representative and Pulitzer Prize Finalist Kristina Wong (just before she made her way to Sardi’s to collect her Drama...
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Community Action Update - Quarter One, 2022
Independent Shakespeare Co.’s Community Action Update podcast series returns on the Ides of March in a revamped format that will now be released quarterly! This episode features interviews with Sabra Williams and Major Bunton of Creative Acts and Inglewood Wrapping Arms Around the Community, Miry...
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Community Action Update, November 2021
In this month's Community Action Update, ISC's Artistic Associate for Social Justice, Carene Mekertichyan, invites you to join ISC staff this Giving Tuesday in celebrating and supporting organizations that we feel are doing important work to uplift our communities and staying active in the fight...
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Off the Shelf: The Monkey's Paw
Ready for a Spooky episode just in time for Halloween? In today's episode of Off the Shelf, ISC Ensemble Member, Aisha Kabia, reads to you the dark story of W.W. Jacobs's "The Monkey's Paw." Aisha Kabia Is an actress working and living in Los Angeles, CA. In Nine Seasons with Independent...
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Community Action Update, October 2021
In this month's Community Action Update, ISC's Artistic Associate for Social Justice, Carene Mekertichyan, invites you to protect Mauna Kea, The Creative Workforce Development Act, donate to the family and scholarship fund of Halyna Hutchins, stop Line 3, and other ways YOU can stay active in the...
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Community Action Update, September 2021
In this month's Community Action Update, ISC's Artistic Associate for Social Justice, Carene Mekertichyan, invites you to support arts workers by advocating for SB-628, The Creative Workforce Development Act, stay informed and donate to aid current refugee crises, volunteer with SELAH and…
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Summer Special Episode: Community Action Update, August 2021
Join us for our special August Community Action Update! ISC's Artistic Associate for Social Justice, Carene Mekertichyan, highlights SELAH, a local organization serving the unhoused in Silver Lake, Echo Park, Los Feliz, Atwater Village, and Hollywood. This year during the Griffith park Free...
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Community Action Update, July 2021
In July's Community Action Update, ISC's Artistic Associate for Social Justice, Carene Mekertichyan, invites you to support our unhoused neighbors with Water Drop LA, take part in La Defensa’s “Rate My Judge” program, join Justice LA’s efforts for criminal justice reform, and other ways YOU can...
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Community Action Update, June 2021
Happy Pride Month! In June's Community Action Update, ISC's Artistic Associate for Social Justice, Carene Mekertichyan, invites you to donate to your favorite LGBTQIA2S+ organizations including the Los Angeles LGBT Center and the Trans Defense Fund, take action to Save the San Marcos Foothills,...
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Off the Shelf: The War Prayer & A Dog's Tale
It's a double feature in this week's Off the Shelf with ISC! In today's episode of Off the Shelf, ISC Ensemble Member, Sam Breen, reads to you the humorous tales of Mark Twain's "The Wary Prayer," and "A Dog's Tale." Sam Breen is a Swiss/American actor, writer and educator and ISC company member....
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Community Action Update, May 2021
For May's Community Action Update, ISC's Artistic Associate for Social Justice, Carene Mekertichyan, invites you to aid in the movement to #StopAAPPI Hate by taking Bystander Intervention Training with Hollaback!, donate to Save the San Marcos Foothills, learn more about nationwide community…
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Art Break: Arts Advocacy and Social Justice with Sabra Williams
Take an Art Break and learn more about ways you can mobilize for advocacy in the arts! Activist, actor and ISC Ensemble member Sabra Williams is in conversation with ISC’s Artistic Associate for Social Justice, Carene Mekertichyan about her social justice work with organizations like the Actor’s...
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Off the Shelf: The Black Cat
It's time to grab another book Off the Shelf with ISC! In today's episode of Off the Shelf, ISC Ensemble Member, William Elsman, reads to you the spine-chilling tale of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat." Known for his stories full of mystery and macabre, Edgar Allan Poe take audiences for a...
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Community Action Update, April 2021
In this April Community Action Update, ISC's Artistic Associate for Social Justice, Carene Mekertichyan, speaks to what actions YOU can take this month to stay active in the fight for social justice and equity. List of Resources Stop AAPI Hate: stopaapihate.org Fundraisers for Victims and…
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Art Break: Comparing Shakespeare Live vs. Shakespeare Filmed
This episode was recorded and edited before the horrific attacks against the Asian-American community in Atlanta. We stand in solidarity with the AAPI community and condemn the targeted violence that continues to escalate. We must dismantle systemic white supremacy in all of our communities.…
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Community Action Update, March 2021
In this March Community Action Update, ISC's Artistic Associate for Social Justice, Carene Mekertichyan, speaks to what actions YOU can take this month to stay active in the fight for social justice and equity. List of Resources Black Lives Matter Survival Fund: blacklivesmatter.com/survival-fund...
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Off the Shelf: Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest
Grab your favorite book Off the Shelf and take an Art Break with us! We're kicking off the premiere of our newest segment, Off the Shelf, with ISC Co-Founder and Managing Director, David Melville reading a classic, light-hearted short story, "Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest" from My Man Jeeves by...
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Art Break: Xavi Moreno & Richard Azurdia
Sit back, relax, and take an Art Break with us. Hosted by ISC’s Marketing Assistant and Podcast Producer, Carolina Xique, and our Artistic Associate for Social Justice, Carene Rose Mekertichyan, this casual Art Break interview features ISC Favorites and BFFs, Xavi Moreno and Richard Azurdia, who...
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Community Action Update, February 2021
In this premiere of our monthly Community Action Update, ISC's Artistic Associate for Social Justice, Carene Mekertichyan, speaks to what actions YOU can take this month to stay active in the fight for social justice and equity. A list of resources are available below. You can find the full...
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Ep. 10 The Shakespeare Conspiracy
What do The Kennedys, planet Earth, 2012, and Shakespeare all have in common? They all have conspiracy theories attached to them. Whether you believe the Earth is flat, or that the world was actually going to end back in 2012, it's a great wonder why conspiracy theories happen in the first place....
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Ep. 9 Keeping the Momentum: Theatre's Role in Social Justice
ISC ensemble member and Artistic Associate for Social Justice Carene Rose Mekertichyan facilitates a panel discussion in which Black theater artists discuss how theater has historically been used to bring about social change and how we all can maintain the momentum of this current movement....
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Ep. 8 Institutional Racism in the Theatre: Part Three
In Part 3 out of 3 of this series on Institutional Racism in the Theatre, host and producer Carolina Xique continues the discussion of anti-Blackness in Theatre Education. How is the diaspora of Black experiences neglected in theatrical education? What can White educators do today to dismantle...
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Ep. 7 Institutional Racism in the Theatre: Part Two
In Part 2 out of 3 of this series on Institutional Racism in the Theatre, host and producer Carolina Xique discusses anti-Blackness in Theatre Education. How can traditional Westernized theatre training be harmful to Black artists? What's the difference between "Black" Theatre &…
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Ep. 6 Institutional Racism in the Theatre: Part One
It goes without saying that 2020 is not anyone's best year. However, it is the year that millions of Americans--even more specifically, theatre artists-- have had to take a hard look at the ways covert racism and anti-blackness are perpetuated throughout American culture. In the wake of protests...
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Ep. 5 Two Months In
What is theatre in 2020? What is art? Is theatre still "theatre" if it must be held remotely or virtually? What might theatre look like once we can all commune again? In today's Art Break, Carolina discusses these questions with past ISC Artist, Luis Galindo, known for his wonderful performances…
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Ep. 4 Curious Shakespearean Connections
Happy Shakespeare Day! In today's Art Break, Carolina Xique Skype-interviews managing director of ISC, David Melville, about Shakespearean references that hit close to home--his home, that is, in England. They discuss everything from Simon Sudbury's mummified head, to Will Kemp's (a famous clown…
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Ep. 3 Wit, Witchcraft, and Weird Sisters
In today's Art Break, Melissa Chalsma, director of ISC's upcoming production of Macbeth, and Kalean Ung, who plays Lady Macbeth, talk about how witchcraft and magic manifest themselves in Shakespeare's iconic world of Macbeth. Kalean also performs Lady Macbeth's speech from Act 1 Scene 5. Follow...
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Ep. 2 "A Plague On Both Your Houses"
In today's Art Break, co-founders of Independent Shakespeare Co., David Melville and Melissa Chalsma, explore the Bubonic plague during Shakespeare's era and how it affected his writing. While discussing thing, they bring on surprise special guest, Andre Martin, an actor based in Austin and a...
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Ep. 1 Welcome to Your Art Break
In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, Independent Shakespeare Co. is committed to exploring digital content creation in our new program called Art Break. Art Break consists of short, free alternatives of providing ISC theatrical content, through videos, live streaming, and podcasting. On this...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Created by Independent Shakespeare Co., Art Break is a living link between Los Angeles & its theater community. The podcast extends conversations about universal truths in Shakspeare's plays, theatrical performance, & relevant social issues beyond the stage, into the digital-auditory scape through storytelling, discussion, & social action.As theater’s societal role is reimagined, how do our priorities change as theatremakers? How do we serve the LA community when we’re forced to stay apart? How can we incorporate renewed values of holistic accessibility & social justice into this new era?
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Created by Independent Shakespeare Co., Art Break is a living link between Los Angeles & its theater community. The podcast extends conversations about universal truths in Shakspeare's plays, theatrical performance, & relevant social issues beyond the stage, into the digital-auditory scape through...
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