I’m thrilled that my very first podcast guest, MELODY RACHEL, returned for this lively conversation centered around her latest original solo theatre piece, Demo, which just premiered at the Sydney Fringe Festival.

Our chat centers around the challenges theatre makers face when approaching potentially provocative themes and subjects. How do we weigh the desire to be truthful—to speak from our lived experience—with the need to arm ourselves against activist forces that prefer to silence and de-platform, rather than engage in dialogue or debate?

DISCLAIMER: ALL VIEWS EXPRESSED ARE MY OWN, AND MY GUEST’S.

My own solo show, Lived Experience, premieres Thursday, October 19 at 9:30PM at the Triad Theater in New York City, with an additional performance on October 26 (my birthday!). The October 26 show will be live streamed—tickets are on sale now!

Melody Rachel is a Theatre Artist and Podcaster. She creates solo movement-based performance works exploring gender, identity and anxious irrational thought patterns that spin her out of control. She recently launched a Podcast and Youtube channel inspired by her desire to understand the world more and make sense of some of the ideas impacting our culture.

Melody's Youtube Channel    / @melodyrachel  

Melody's Podcast - You Know I https://sptfy.com/NYZG

Melody Socials: https://twitter.com/melodyrachelk https://www.instagram.com/melodyrachelk

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