DAMON: When watching Climbing Eros, it is easy for me to think about the trip we made to Greece a few years ago. I think of the house where we stayed and the fine collection of bric-a-brac, the stone urns, the Davidoff…
May 28, 2019 – The Audience
Damon: Well, gosh, what do you think about audience? Charlie: Audience is tricky. I talk a lot about finding a “third thing” in a project—that element that bends the text and concept into uncharted terrain. The third thing is all…
March 25, 2019 – Poetry & Performance
Damon: Something I have wanted to know is whether there is an essential difference when bringing a poem into performance as opposed to a traditional play? Charlie: I’d say it’s completely different. For me, working with poetry feels like diving…
March 11, 2019 – In Search of Him
Charlie: Ryan, you and I have known each other for years, but if memory serves me, this is the first time we’ve had a chance to work on a show together. It’s wonderful to have you join us at Square…
February 8, 2019 – Story & Landscape
Charlie: Let’s talk about landscape. In so many of the projects that you and I work on, the place itself is a character, but where a location might have held or sparked a story, place has lately moved to become…
January 9, 2019 – Near & Far
Writer Damon Falke & Director Charles M Pepiton have been creating and producing work together for theatre and film since 2008. Damon: It wasn’t long after we began Koppmoll that you started talking about an idea of near and far…