10 - SPRING AWAKENING by Alex Mallory (Ep. 22)

This week Melissa is joined by her brilliant friend Alex Mallory to talk about her original translation and adaptation of Frank Wedekind's German play, Spring Awakening, which she also produced as an MFA Directing student. 

In this episode, we discuss:

• Why Alex decided to write this adaptation for her MFA Directing Lab (when she really didn't have to)
• What was missing from other English translations of Spring Awakening that prompted Alex to write her own
• What German translations Alex wants to tackle in the future
• How community-building is the cornerstone of Alex's love of theatre

And more!

Resources Mentioned

The Metal Shop Performance Lab
DE-CRUIT

About Our Guest

Alex Mallory is the director of The Metal Shop Performance Lab, founded with the mission to create theatrical events that foster radical community-building and authentic exchange between artists and audiences. She uses intersectional, anti-oppressive rehearsal processes to create conditions for productive conversations on personal and collective histories of violence in both rehearsal and performance spaces. Alex’s directing work investigates personal and political agency and examines the resilience of the mind and body through human connection. Alex also facilitates healing-centered engagement for military veterans as the Chicago Regional Coordinator for DE-CRUIT. She has worked with the veteran community for over a decade with the Veteran Artist Program, The Telling Project, and as director of Takeo Rivera’s choreopoem Goliath, which toured for seven years in New York and California. Alex has served as Co-Artistic Director of Poetic Theater Productions and as Director of Culture Project’s Women Center Stage Initiative. She has an MFA from Northwestern University and a BA from Stanford University. Alex is an Associate Member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society.

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alexmallory.com 

For Spring Awakening  inquiries, email alex@themetalshop.org 

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