{"id":8951,"date":"2021-02-17T10:07:59","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T18:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/?p=8951"},"modified":"2021-05-27T10:55:19","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T17:55:19","slug":"radical-listening-episode-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/radical-listening\/radical-listening-episode-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Radical Listening: Episode 20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-refuge-with-samantha-van-der-merwe-and-rebby-yuer-foster\"><em>Refuge<\/em> with Samantha Van Der Merwe and Rebby Yuer Foster<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On this episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/radical-listening-the-podcast\/\">Radical Listening<\/a>, we talk with Sam and Rebby of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shaking-the-tree.com\/\">Shaking the Tree Theatre Company<\/a> about their current theater installation piece <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shaking-the-tree.com\/refuge.html\">Refuge<\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shaking-the-tree.com\/refuge.html\">.<\/a> We also learn about the origin of Shaking the Tree Theatre and cover some exciting new headlines!<\/p>\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\/I2YF7Ga2s_A?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>Refuge<\/em> with Samantha Van Der Merwe and Rebby Yuer Foster<\/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 Samantha Van Der Merwe &amp; Rebby Yuer Foster 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%2F986269648&#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<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-samantha-van-der-merwe\">Samantha Van Der Merwe<\/h3>\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\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-17-at-9.54.18-AM-580x580.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8953\" width=\"393\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-17-at-9.54.18-AM-580x580.png 580w, https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-17-at-9.54.18-AM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-17-at-9.54.18-AM-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-17-at-9.54.18-AM-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-17-at-9.54.18-AM.png 798w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\" \/><figcaption>Samantha Van Der Merwe<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;As a director, I have long been interested in the synergy between drama and the visual arts, and \u201cusing the architecture\u201d around me to create a world unto itself. I strive to use the theater space as a visual artist would use a canvas, maximizing the audience\u2019s suspension of disbelief and encouraging full immersion in the material. Entering a visually evocative space allows the audience to inhabit the world of the play even before the action begins. I find that working in a non-traditional theater space, in collaboration with visual artists, offers rich opportunities both for heightening the emotional experience of the audience and for supporting key ideas contained within the play.<br><br>My ultimate goal is to create a meaningful, intimate point of connection between the work and the audience: to inspire people to think, feel, wonder, marvel, use their courage, and perhaps even change. Although this kind of thoughtful, inclusive theater is indeed profoundly \u201centertaining,\u201d the end-goal is not entertainment for its own sake. I believe that literature and storytelling are central to our humanity, that is, fundamental to the elemental need for understanding and meaning-making.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-rebby-yuer-foster\"><strong>Rebby Yuer Foster<\/strong><\/h3>\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\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-17-at-9.44.43-AM-580x757.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8954\" width=\"189\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-17-at-9.44.43-AM-580x757.png 580w, https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-17-at-9.44.43-AM-230x300.png 230w, https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-17-at-9.44.43-AM-768x1002.png 768w, https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-17-at-9.44.43-AM.png 794w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 189px) 100vw, 189px\" \/><figcaption>Rebby Yuer Foster<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rebby Yuer Foster&nbsp;<\/strong>(she\/they) is a Portland-based multidisciplinary artist &amp; theatrical collaborator. She is currently an Artistic Associate at Shaking the Tree Theatre.&nbsp;Regional Theatre credits include&nbsp;<em>A Christmas Carol<\/em>&nbsp;(Seacoast Repertory Theatre),&nbsp;<em>Once<\/em>&nbsp;(Seacoast Repertory Theatre),&nbsp;<em>We\u2019ve Come to Believe<\/em>&nbsp;(Humana Festival \u201819),&nbsp;<em>A Christmas Carol<\/em>&nbsp;(Actor\u2019s Theatre of Louisville),&nbsp;<em>Dracula<\/em>&nbsp;(Actor\u2019s Theatre of Louisville). Rebby is a former Acting Apprentice at the Actor\u2019s Theatre of Louisville \u201818-19.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">words words words wordswords wordswords wordswords wordswords wordswords wordswords wordswords wordswords wordswords wordswords wordswords wordswords wordswords wordswords <\/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-8951\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/radical-listening\/radical-listening-episode-20\/?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-8951\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" 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