In search for artistic, financial, and social stability for modern ensemble-based practices, From the Ground Up interviews theatre makers from collaboratively creative companies across the United States about how their art is made and paid for.
It started with a question: “is ensemble-based work sustainable?” Through interviews with ensembles across the country, we get down to what models, strategies, and practices for each collaboratively creative company work for them. Each interview is distributed by HowlRound Theatre Commons. Transcripts and podcasts can be found at the episode links below. Full podcasts are available for download via Apple or Google Play stores.
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Season One
| Ep. 0: “Introduction” with host Jeffrey Mosser | From the Ground Up Podcast, Chicago, IL |
| Ep. 1: “Ensemble Dynamics and Rural Physical Theatre” with Michael Fields | Dell’Arte International, Blue Lake, CA |
| Ep. 2: “Putting a Value on the Work and Putting the Work in the Community” with Coya Paz | Free Street Theater, Chicago, IL |
| Ep. 3: “The Challenges of Challenging Work” with Emily K Harrison | square product theatre, Boulder, CO |
| Ep. 4: “Sustaining/Passion” with Ova Saopeng | TeAda Productions, Los Angeles, CA |
| Ep. 5: “Invited to be Family” with Michaela Petro | Strawdog Theatre Company, Chicago, IL |
| Ep. 6: “That Blue Sky” with Stephanie McKee | Junebug Productions, New Orleans, LA |
| Ep. 7: “Talking Sustainability” with Leda Hoffmann | Strawdog Theatre Company, Chicago, IL |
| Ep. 8: “After Careful Consideration…” with Lindsay Puckett, MD | Medical College of WI, Milwaukee, WI |
| Ep. 9: “Creation is a Personal Thing (And So Is Your Grant)” with Quita Sullivan | New England Foundation for the Arts, Boston, MA |
| Ep. 10: “The Audience Ensemble” with Rachel Grossman & Colin K Bills | dog & pony dc, Washington, DC |
| Ep. 11: “The Living Ticket Model” with Heather Cohn & Corinna Schulenburg | Flux Theatre Ensemble, New York City, NY |
| Ep. 12: “The Aesthetic Fingerprint” with Quinn Bauriedel | Pig Iron Theatre Company, Philadelphia, PA |
| Ep. 13: “No Screens” with Ariel Fristoe | Out Of Hand Theater, Atlanta, GA |
| Ep. 14: “Blurriness and Fragmentation” with Julia Rhoads | Lucky Plush Productions, Chicago, IL |
| Ep. 15: “How You Make/What You Make” with Kirk Lynn | Rude Mechanicals, Austin, TX |