BSR_S05E02 - D-Pad (Theatre Exile) Jeremy Gable
Today on the podcast, playwright Jeremy Gable drops in to talk about the World Premiere of D-Pad at Theatre Exile. Directed by Brey Ann Barrett, the production follows a woman who struggles with relationships and isolates herself in the world of gaming. We also nerd out about the gaming world, its pros and cons and a near-future when we can share the same space again. Here is my interview with playwright Jeremy Gable.
ABOUT D-PAD
D-Pad, which makes its world premiere at Theatre Exile, explores the world of independent gaming through the lens of wunderkind developer Alex as she creates something beyond entertainment. Written with humor, thoughtfulness, and humanity, D-Pad follows Alex as she finds herself in a nightmare of production delays, self-doubt, and a rabid fan base. Interactions with real and virtual characters lead Alex into self-isolation as she struggles with family and in her male-dominated industry.
ABOUT JEREMY GABLE
Jeremy Gable is an England-born, Idaho-bred, California-trained, Philadelphia-based writer of plays and games. He is the creator of the video game Watch Me Jump, which was nominated for the Independent Game Festival's Excellence in Narrative Award. He was a Core Playwright with InterAct Theatre Company, a co-founder and company member at Ninth Planet, and a co-founder of Fox & Dog.
His work has been presented at the National New Play Network's National Showcase of New Plays and the Great Plains Theatre Conference, and was a finalist for the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's National Playwrights Conference, Philadelphia
Theatre Company's Terrence McNally New Play Award, Actors Theatre of Louisville's Heideman Award, and InterAct Theatre's 20/20 Commission, as well as a semi-finalist for both the Princess Grace Award, and a nominee for the Smith Prize for Political Theater.
Jeremy is also the creator of 140: A Twitter Performance and The 15th Line, the first full-length fully original plays to premiere on Twitter. These performances were covered by various media outlets, including American Theater Magazine, Howlround, Philadelphia Weekly, The Orange County Register, and Relevant Magazine.
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