{"id":3279609,"date":"2025-07-24T15:14:39","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T18:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?p=3279609"},"modified":"2025-07-24T15:14:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T18:14:45","slug":"lunchbox-interview-nbacts-acting-out-and-street-scenes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/specialty\/lunchbox\/lunchbox-interview-nbacts-acting-out-and-street-scenes","title":{"rendered":"Lunchbox Interview: NBActs Acting Out and Street Scenes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Theatre can take you places, and they as real in that moment as anywhere.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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My guests today are all involved the Notable Acts Theatre Festival. Len Falkenstein <\/strong>is a well known figure in local theatre, and a founder of this festival, as well as acting and directing in this year’s productions. Beth Graham <\/strong>is the Playwright-in-Residence and Dramaturg for this year, as well as presenting a reading of her new play Amber Hope Porter<\/em>. Beatrix Culligan <\/strong>is a performer in the site-specific play For Whom The Troll Tolls<\/em>. Brandon Hicks <\/strong>is the playwright of the 10-minute plays Don’t Shoot Your Mother<\/em> and Sinking<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They join me to talk about creativity within constraints, advice to playwrights, and their love of the medium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Notable Acts Theatre Festival <\/a>runs July 24 through August 3. Amber Hope Porter<\/em> is part of the second Play Out Loud Readings, on July 27 at 2pm in the Charlotte Street Arts Centre. Don’t Shoot Your Mother<\/em> is being performed as part of the Taking It To The Streets series, running nightly at 7:30pm from July 28 through July 31, staged in the Beaverbrook Art Gallery Courtyard. For Whom The Troll Tolls<\/em> is part of the Street Scenes series, running nightly at approximately 8:25pm (following Taking It The Streets). Sinking <\/em>is part of the Acting Out series, running nightly at 7:30pm from July 30 through August 1 at Memorial Hall on UNB Campus.<\/p>\n

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My guests today are all involved the Notable Acts Theatre Festival. Len Falkenstein is a well known figure in local theatre, and a founder of this festival, as well as acting and directing in this year’s productions. Beth Graham is the Playwright-in-Residence and Dramaturg for this year, as well as presenting a reading of her new play Amber Hope Porter. Beatrix Culligan is a performer in the site-specific play For Whom The Troll Tolls. Brandon Hicks is the playwright of the 10-minute plays Don’t Shoot Your Mother and Sinking.<\/p>\n

\"Play\"<\/a><\/div>\n

Podcast: Play in new window<\/a> | Download<\/a><\/p>

Subscribe: RSS<\/a> | More<\/a><\/p>

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