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DWP 2019: Designing for the Ear: The Best of Podcasts and Audio Storytelling

University of Oregon - Portland 70 NW Couch St, Portland, OR, United States

Podcasting has steadily grown in popularity over the last two decades and its growth is now booming in both producers and listeners. As with many emerging and evolving industries, standards and guidelines remain elusive while experimentation is wonderfully abundant. From daily news segments to fictional long-form stories, the growing number of high-quality podcasts is vying for the attention of the listening public. In this session, Designing for the Ear, we will present and discuss the current trends and needs to help us better understand this new ecosystem of podcasts and audio storytelling. We invite thoughtful podcast producers and audio storytellers to share their storytelling craft in using audio interviews, script writing for the ear, and sound design. Confirmed Speakers -Kaitlin Prest of The Heart (Radiotopia)…

Free

CANCELED – A Workshop for Transforming Personal Narrative into Theater

Portland Center Stage 128 NW 11th Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

From 9 Parts of Desire to verbatim documentary plays, audiences adore the theater of personal narrative. But what is the process of listening to someone's story and turning it into a performance? In this workshop, participants will interview each other, paying attention not only to plot points but also gesture, posture, and vocal inflection. Participants will then have an opportunity to perform their interviewee's story as their interviewee, and to see their own stories performed by someone else. Lindsey Mantoan is a an Assistant Professor of Theatre and Resident Dramaturg at Linfield College. Her book, War as Performance: Conflicts in Iraq and Political Theatricality, analyzes the plays and performances that responded to the 2003 US invasion of Iraq.

$40

Spec Script: Breaking Bad & Better Call Saul on Twitch

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Spec Script is back ONLINE as we bring classic and new episodes to twitch.tv! This Saturday we are doing Better Call Saul by Sarah Kennedy and Breaking Bad by Shane Hosea! Your readers include: Kendra Jean Brand Shannon Strucci Alexandra Jade And More! Hosted by Chris Khatami, Lydia Manning, and Shane Hosea 1pm PST May 23rd twitch.tv/SpecScript

Free

Spec Script: Dragon Ball Z and Entourage

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Enjoy two tv shows for the boys written by people who have never seen them live on twitch! We have a new episode of Dragon Ball Z by Jaren George and our classic episode of Entourage by Lydia Manning. Read by Katie Rose Leon, Jeffrey Jay, and more! Saturday 8/22 1pm PDT! https://www.twitch.tv/specscript

Free

Spec Script: Big Little Lies and The Witcher

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Enjoy two hit shows of the modern era written by people who have never seen them live on twitch! We have a new episode of Big Little Lies by Caitlin Durante and new episode of The Witcher by Hunter Donaldson. Read by Crystal Ann Muñoz and more! Saturday 8/8 1pm PDT! https://www.twitch.tv/specscript

Free