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Local

‘Local’ is a podcast consisting of conversations with artists living on the Tasmanian West Coast, predominantly Queenstown, and artists’ in residence through both Q-Bank and The Unconformity. The primary focus of the podcast is to examine the role place has in the artists’ work and how it influences their practice. The podcast is a new and valuable narrative and voice emanating from the West Coast. Given that the West Coast is made up of a number of small communities connecting with audiences is

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31:22

A Treasure Chest of Taming: Braeden Oakley

Local ·

2022/10/11

Our shy risk taker, Braeden Oakley takes us through the process of his unbelievable creation.Braeden discusses creating a safe working environment, the beginnings of Stencilled Productions, firsts, paying your artists!, learning curves, letting go, having high expectations, collaborative hierarchies, creating equal opportunities, dealing with difficult themes, safe touch, establishing boundaries, the comfort of the audience, building relationships, not having favourite children, moving forward,

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26:29

A Treasure Chest of Taming: Benedicta McGeown

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2022/10/04

What an unbelievable pleasure it was to talk with Benedicta McGeown aka KATHERINE. The bio is true, Bene holds so much warmth and charm. This coupled with her deep knowledge of theatre made for a fascinating conversation.Benedicta discusses the many names of Katherine, being an Aries rising, the great McGeown/McGown controversy, having an intimidating aura, difficulty in understanding all of Katherine’s motivations, Katherine and Petruchio being absolute freaks, the “game”, flawed characters, the

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21:07

A Treasure Chest of Taming: Peter Brown

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2022/09/26

The thoughtful and belly achingly funny Peter Brown aka GREMIO/ MERCHANT/ WIDOW has come to unpack what happens behind all of that humour and talent.Peter discusses experimentation explored through safety and trust, striving to create a safe space, danger, protection, finding peace, being an anchor, Gremio as a “nasty little pervert man”, hierarchy and punching down, playing a character honestly and thoughtfully, allowing a character to inhabit a person, what love is and looks like, victories in

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26:53

A Treasure Chest of Taming: Gabi Vavoulas

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2022/08/19

With hair that could rival even Bryan Stephens’, it’s Gabi Vavoulas talking all things LUCENTIO.Gabi discusses developing genuine chemistry with collaborators, the love of Lucentio, pure and questionable intentions, creating an open environment, taking care of each other inside and outside of the theatre, finding moments, playing a traditionally male character as a female, passion and intimacy, platonic courting, dropping into a naive frame of mind, questioning if good intentions are good,

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19:50

A Treasure Chest of Taming: Paul McNally

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2022/08/07

Paul McNally has come to charm and teach us!Paul discusses knowing where he is, playing two, maybe two and a half characters, the cowardice of Hortensio, the ways in which lines suggest themselves, the difficulty of being in the moment, thinking and rethinking character choices, consistency ruining fun, playing the game, infatuation, creating an unknown backstory, playing a character pretending to be someone else, manipulation, asking the audience to actively listen, the serious as ludicrous, people

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13:51

A Treasure Chest of Taming: Chloe Harle

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2022/07/31

Chole Harle is here to engage us with her sweet voice and deeply relatable insights.Chloe discusses her character and is quickly interrupted by the fury of Katherine during dress rehearsal, playing Bianca in a more likeable way, playing a gay character instead of a hetero one, creating a relatable character, people pleasing, societal expectations, violence and trust, checking in with your fellow actors to maintain safety, touch and movement, morality, making sense of good and bad humanity and having

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13:07

A Treasure Chest of Taming: Sam French

Local ·

2022/07/27

Sam French is here to offer us something a little bit different in the next episode of our Treasure Chest of Taming.Sam discusses feeling absolutely flattered by his bio, his character having a constant supply of celery to munch on, performing his character as a friend rather than servant, movement and explosive energy, exploring lively facial expressions, having a big personality, the influence Petruchio has on Grumio, building up experience, not keeping your head straight, diving in and the

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13:04

A Treasure Chest of Taming: Samuel McGown

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2022/06/30

Samuel McGown playing PETRUCHIO, (who he firmly dubs as “not a good dude”) joins us for the next instalment of the Treasure Chest of Taming.Sam discusses the challenges of playing a strong, perhaps problematic character, experimenting with violence, crossing boundaries as a character but not as a person, open communication, affirming safety, separating the character from himself, Petruchio needing therapy, language, intention and acknowledging that the characters really are people.*The theatre gods

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16:23

A Treasure Chest of Taming: Arin Dean

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2022/06/23

Arin Dean aka BAPTISTA MINOLA is next in line as we continue our Treasure Chest of Taming. Arin discusses the road to theatre, being a “lone wolf”, learning to engage collaboratively, becoming the person he wants to be, reforming energy, the joy in the process, being human, drawing upon the experience of having a mentor and being a mentor to embody fatherhood, challenging perspectives and playing Baptista Minola in a new, empathetic way. *The theatre gods did not appear to be on the side of

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The Taming of the Shrew // Stencilled Productions

Local ·

2022/06/17

"Tis a wonder..." In May, Stencilled Productions | Stencilled Productions | presented The Taming of the Shrew at the Peacock Theatre | Peacock Theatre, Salamanca Arts Centre | in Hobart.I, along with my beautiful friend Jess Fodor, had the pleasure of documenting the final week of rehearsals.The production was a first for many. My first time profiling a play, one actors first time performing, another's first time performing in Tasmania, a first time producer, a first time director and the first time

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A Treasure Chest of Taming: Bryan Stephens

Local ·

2022/06/16

Bryan Stephens aka TRANIO is the first in front of the mic to kick off what we’re calling a Treasure Chest of Taming.Bryan discusses playing Tranio, the “good man”, fun and naivety, finding parallels between himself and his character, diving in vs caution, acting for the first time outside of educational institution, being drawn to theatre and a family of firsts.*The theatre gods did not appear to be on the side of documentation in May. Throughout the Treasure Chest you’ll find disturbances in audio

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Episode 14: Mick Onions

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2022/06/02

Mick Onions is an ex-Queenstown local now based in nipaluna/Hobart lutruwita/Tasmania. Mick and I met while he was in town for his High School’s 50th class reunion.Mick discusses Queenstown in the 50’s, fond memories, father and son relationships, hiding lemonade in cool springs, feeling gratitude, the wild wharfs, living hard, the train run from Queenstown to Strahan, having too much of a good thing (cordial), the lager phone, “bad blood”, a childhood near death experience, childhood freedom, open

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63:56

Episode 13: Adam Thompson

Local ·

2022/05/12

Adam Thompson is an Aboriginal, pakana writer based in Launceston, lutruwita/Tasmania. Adam and I met while he was an artist-in residence through The Unconformity in 2021. First I dug some stray glitter from my bag to impress Adam’s son, then I read a handful of his short stories. Soon after we were recording this conversation. Adam discusses his mother, “a very nice lady” and the dedication of his first story collection to her, love from beyond the veil, generational disconnection, estranged and

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46:04

Episode 12: Adam

Local ·

2022/05/06

Adam is an ex-mainlander and new-wave Queenstown resident. After mistaking him for a completely different Adam at a local exhibition I asked to talk more. Adam and I recorded over a couple of beers in his home, seated restfully on a vast cowhide. Adam discusses circumstance vs self description, having a “relatively standard” upbringing, micro-culture shifts, wanting rebellion, a desire to disconnect from commercialism, being malleable, paying a price for instinct, asking if renouncing expectations

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54:09

Episode 11: George Kennedy

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2022/04/28

George Kennedy is a multidisciplinary artist based in nipaluna/Hobart. The heart of George’s practice is drawing. It’s intrinsic in every media he visits along the way, whether It be painting, printmaking or ceramics. I clearly remember meeting George during his residency at the Q-Bank Gallery. We sat with each other and connected through conversation in a way I hadn’t expected. George discusses endless green, similar amounts of separation, almost exclusively exploring Tasmania, being in full view,

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38:18

Episode 10: Sophie Suitor, Part II

Local ·

2022/04/20

This is a second conversation recorded with Sophie Suitor. Sophie discusses Lack of support from mental health services, the notion of hierarchy in family units, asking what or who blame serves, generational gifts and suffering, the what ifs, fading away, grief and closure, accusations, connection however small, feeling hurt, acceptance, kindness and becoming the person you want to be.This episode contains graphic content concerning cmental illness, violence, family discord and pharmaceutical

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57:18

Episode 09: Sarah Rhodes

Local ·

2022/04/13

Sarah Rhodes is a photographer and thinker currently based in Launceston, lutruwita/Tasmania. I met Sarah through past Local guest, Dave Carswell. Sarah was seeking subjects for her PhD project, A Surrounded Beauty, and I’m always seeking interesting people to talk to. So! We made a trade. Sarah discusses going to the tip with her father in too small gumboots, home being where the heart is, coming from “island people”, the idea that the gifts you give your children shape them, slow processing of

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41:55

Episode 08: Sophie Suitor

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2022/04/06

Sophie Suitor is a Queenstown local born in the old Queenstown hospital and raised all over the West and North-West Coast. Sophie and I recorded a number of times, this is just one of our conversations. Sophie is a mother, wife, florist and friend to everyone she meets.Sophie discusses growing up too fast, generational cycles, changing perspective, creating your own world, escaping the town in favour of the bush, simplicity, learning to be self reliant, what local means and what being an outsider

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Episode 07: Abigail Rothery

Local ·

2022/03/31

Abigail Rothery is a painter, drawer and printmaker based in nipaluna/Hobart. I met Abigail while she was visiting Joshua Santospirito during his residency in 2020. We quickly bonded over tampons and windows and again, promised to record a longer conversation when the time presented itself.Abbie discusses arriving in Australia from the UK on Invasion Day, figuring out who and what you want to be, being an artist and badminton champ, fluidity, transience and loyalty, being interested in many

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Episode 06: Caitlin Foster

Local ·

2022/03/22

Caitlin Foster is a multidisciplinary artist currently based in The Mimili Community on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands, in the North-West of South Australia. Emmalie met Caitlin for the first time in 2020 while she was exhibiting for 'Conglomerate' at the Q-Bank Gallery. Caitlin returned with Tim Coad to Queenstown for a family gathering, so we snatched some time to record a conversation. We recorded back to back with Tim. Although I was feeling ill, Caitlin offered me renewed

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