This conversation between Drs. Christine Hatton, Richard Sallis and I addresses our new book. The text aims to address the methodological, interpretive, ethical/procedural challenges and tensions within theatre-based research with a goal of ele

Cognition and Drama

Mar 5th, 2019 59m 48s

In this episode Patrice Baldwin, Xan Johnson, and I talk about embodiment, imagination, play, emotion, writing, and what we know from research. The conversation is expansive and invites listeners to reflect on their own drama experiences and, p

Technology and Drama Research with Dr. Paul Sutton and Mr. Max Allsup

May 26th, 2017 1h 3m

In this episode we talk to Dr. Paul Sutton and Mr. Max Allsup about how they have grown their theatre company www.CandT.org from a traditional theatre in education company to the leading group that extends the applied theatre practice through t

Dr. Kathleen Gallagher and a Pedagogy of the Real

Feb 7th, 2017 1h 17m

This conversation was held via Skype between Kathleen's home in Toronto, Canada and mine in Columbia, South Carolina in the US. We had a wide ranging conversation about research, the role of the researcher, the inclusion of youth as co-research

A Celebration of 20 Years of RIDE

Mar 3rd, 2016 42m 21s

This episode is a conversation with Dr. Helen Nicholson, the chief editor of Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance. In this semi-structured interview, we discuss the history of the journal, ways that the jo

A Conversation with Dr. Wan-Jung Wang

Feb 25th, 2016 1h 15m

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Wan-Jung Wang from Taiwan's National University of Tainan. She is a researcher, scholar, theatre director and story-teller. She will share her experiences in intercultural research, research methods and working

A Conversation with Dr. Joe Norris

Jul 20th, 2015 1h 12m

Episode 2, A Conversation with Dr. Joe Norris, looks at play building as methodology and problematizes terms such as ethics, representation, data, and research. A fascinating conversation filled with interesting anecdotes and provocations for n