Jun 1, 2020
Welcome to the first episode! In this episode, we'll chat with talented theatre director Georgette Verdin about tons of things: being an artistic director, managing ADHD at home, communication in relationships, working through shame, structure vs spontaneity, etc. Check it out!
Georgette is a Chicago-based director, theater and speech
educator and arts integration specialist. She is also the proud
Managing Artistic Director of Interrobang Theatre Project, a
critically-acclaimed storefront theater known for its gutsy
productions,
tackling socially-relevant topics. In 2019, Interrobang
was honored with the prestigious Broadway in Chicago Emerging
Theatre Award.
Georgette has taught kindergarten
through college in her hometown of New Orleans, as well as Chicago
where she has resided since 2009. She was the founding theater
teacher at Polaris Charter Academy - an Expeditionary
Learning School in Chicago's West Humboldt Park
neighborhood - where she taught full-time for eight
years. Select directing credits include TRIBES (Nina Raine), Jeff
Awards recommended productions of OUT OF LOVE (U.S. Premiere,
Elinor Cook), GRACE, RECENT TRAGIC EVENTS (Craig Wright) and TIME
STANDS STILL (Donald Margulies), as well as the 2013 & 2016 Yale
Drama Series winners, STILL (Jen Silverman) and UTILITY (Emily
Schwend). Georgette has also worked with Goodman Theatre,
Lookingglass Theatre, Facility, and Chicago Dramatists among
others. Upcoming projects include associate directing Mat
Smart’s world premiere, EDEN PRAIRIE, 1971 (Raven
Theatre) and directing the world premiere of SEXBOT
(Interrobang Theatre Project).
Georgette holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Performance from McNeese State University in Lake Charles, LA and a Master in Directing from the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University. She is an associate member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society.
Original music for this trailer was composed by Christopher Aaron Knarr. You can find more of his work at www.ChristopherAaronKnarr.com.
Podcast Artwork design by Joseph Ramski. For inquiries, please contact him directly at jramski3@gmail.com