{"id":8707,"date":"2020-11-11T08:48:54","date_gmt":"2020-11-11T16:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/?p=8707"},"modified":"2021-05-27T10:59:28","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T17:59:28","slug":"radical-listening-episode-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/radical-listening\/radical-listening-episode-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Radical Listening: Episode 18"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-vinegar-tom-with-jen-rowe-diane-kondrat-and-ashley-mellinger\"><em>Vinegar Tom<\/em> with Jen Rowe, Diane Kondrat and Ashley Mellinger<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-on-this-episode-of-radical-listening-we-discuss-vinegar-tom-a-podcast-with-director-jen-rowe-and-actors-diane-kondrat-and-ashley-mellinger-jen-tells-us-about-her-new-theater-company-the-theatre-company-and-we-discuss-the-latest-election-results-in-headlines\">On this episode of Radical Listening, we discuss <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetheatreco.org\/vinegartom\">Vinegar Tom: A Podcast<\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetheatreco.org\/vinegartom\"> <\/a>with director Jen Rowe and actors Diane Kondrat and Ashley Mellinger. Jen tells us about her new theater company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetheatreco.org\/\">&#8220;The Theatre Company&#8221;<\/a> and we discuss the latest election results in &#8220;Headlines&#8221;.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='840' height='473' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2HSfCESzyP4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;'><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption><em>Vinegar Tom<\/em>: <em>A Podcast<\/em> with Jen Rowe, Diane Kondrat and Ashley Mellinger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-like-and-subscribe-to-receive-radical-listening-updated-on-youtube\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/CoHoTheater\">Like and Subscribe to receive Radical Listening updated on YouTube!<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Radical Listening Podcast: Guests Jen Rowe, Diane Kondrat and Ashley Mellinger by VSR Productions\" width=\"840\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F927126961&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=840&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;dnt=1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Listen to Radical Listening on Soundcloud<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Untitled-design-14.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8709\" width=\"359\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Untitled-design-14.png 556w, https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Untitled-design-14-300x259.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/><figcaption>Jen Rowe<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jen Rowe&#8217;s<\/strong> [she\/her] acting work includes performances at Portland Center Stage, Artists Rep, Profile Theatre, Portland Playhouse, Third Rail, CoHo, Milagro, Oregon Children&#8217;s Theater and BoomArts. Jen is a freelance director and recently worked at Western Oregon University and Denver Center Theater. She is Founder\/Artistic Director of Quick + Dirty Productions through which she produced\/directed in both Portland and Chicago. She has written\/performed in sketch shows, a band, NBC&#8217;s <em>Grimm<\/em>, TNT&#8217;s <em>The Librarians <\/em>and short films<em>. <\/em>CoArtistic Director or The Theatre Company<em>.<\/em> BA in Theatre from Portland State University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to Connect<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hellojenrowe.com\/\">www.hellojenrowe.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-11-at-8.34.11-AM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8710\" width=\"254\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-11-at-8.34.11-AM.png 434w, https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-11-at-8.34.11-AM-248x300.png 248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" \/><figcaption>Diane Kondrat<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Diane Kondrat<\/strong> [she\/her] has most recently worked with Third Rail Repertory in MOTHER, COME HOME and JOHN, defunkt in GIRL IN THE RED CORNER (Drammy for Best Supporting), and Coho Productions&#8217; RADIANT VERMIN. Her upcoming (fingers crossed regarding quarantine) shows will be KISSING THE WITCH at Corrib and MARY JANE at Third Rail. She also performs with Sam Dinkowitz&#8217;s sketch comedy monster, SPECTRAVAGASM, and has coached incarcerated actors in the Open Hearts Open Minds&#8217; Shakespeare program at Two Rivers Correctional Institution. She appears in the current season of NetFlix&#8217;s TRINKETS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to Connect: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dianekondrat.com\/\">www.dianekondrat.com<\/a><br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-11-at-8.34.20-AM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8711\" width=\"281\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-11-at-8.34.20-AM.png 436w, https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-11-at-8.34.20-AM-239x300.png 239w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ashley Mellinger<\/strong> [she\/her] is a half-Korean actor and producer. After graduating from NYU\u2019s Tisch School of the Arts and working in NYC for a decade, she moved to Portland, Oregon and co-founded Desert Island Studios to increase artists\u2019 accessibility to film resources. Recent credits include Anne Carson\u2019s adaptation of <em>Antigone<\/em>, (for audiences in prisons, shelters, and other culturally underserved communities), and Tracy Young\u2019s adaptation of <em>The Winter\u2019s Tale<\/em> with Portland Shakespeare Project. One of her favorite past credits is <em>Redwood<\/em> by Brittany K. Allen. It premiered at Portland Center Stage at the Armory in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to Connect: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ashleymellinger.com\">www.ashleymellinger.com<\/a><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-in-a-world-filled-with-contentious-noise-theater-is-a-place-to-listen-hear-a-story-respond-viscerally-spontaneously-immediately-and-as-a-result-engage-with-the-world-more-openly-that-is-radical-listening\">In a world filled with contentious noise, theater is a place to listen. Hear a story. Respond viscerally, spontaneously, immediately, and as a result engage with the world more openly.<br><br><em><a href=\"https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/radical-listening-the-podcast\/\">That is Radical Listening.<\/a><\/em><\/h2>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-8707\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/radical-listening\/radical-listening-episode-18\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-8707\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" 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