Featuring multi-disciplinary artist blending the lines of theatre, dance, and film, Christian Bufford | he/they :
Will peppers Christian with questions about life as a multi-disciplinary artist. Christian stresses the need for balance when navigating so many mediums while also finding a balance amongst their passions. Achieving balance through producing, executing through inventing, Christian celebrates the staying power of collaboration and never apologizing for paying attention. An artist should always find a way to bring their self to
the work regardless of their designated role or position. Parental guidance suggested: episode includes kissing *shocked face emoji*
Show Notes
Featuring multi-disciplinary artist who blends the lines of theatre, dance, and film Christian Bufford | he/they:
Will peppers Christian with questions about life as a multi-disciplinary artist. Christian stresses the need for balance when navigating so many mediums while also finding a balance amongst their passions. Achieving balance through producing, executing through inventing, Christian celebrates the staying power of collaboration and never apologizing for paying attention. An artist should always find a way to bring their self to the work regardless of their designated role or position. Parental guidance suggested: episode includes kissing *shocked face emoji*
In Teacakes and Tarot: Conversations with Queer Futurists, host Will Wilhelm (they/them) welcomes an artistic crush for an intimate chat and a reading. Each episode features a new queer guest discussing art, life in our industry, and their dreams and intentions while the world of performance waits in the wings. Together, they hold space to summon more inclusive, exciting, and queer-friendly ways to create. As the candle burns low, Will offers their guest a unique tarot reading to give them greater insight on a personal journey. It's one part cocktail party and one part slumber party that will leave you stirred but never shaken.
Teacakes & Tarot: Conversations with Queer Futurists is produced by Island Shakespeare Festival as part of the Shakespeare Playground Series. The series presents socially distanced programming that upholds ISF’s mission of accessible Shakespeare that embraces intersectional storytelling and artistic excellence. Find out more at islandshakespearefest.org!
Co-Created by Will Wilhelm (they/them) and Erin Murray (she/her)
Graphic Design by Ray Kathryn Morgen (they/them)
Theme Song: Raro Bueno by Chuzausen, licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License.
Audio & Mixing: Orion Schwalm (he/him)
What is Teacakes & Tarot: Conversations with Queer Futurists?
Join host Will Wilhelm (they/them) for an intimate chat and a tarot reading with America’s coolest and queerest theatre creators. Each episode, Will and their special guest create space to summon a brighter, bolder, binary-breaking future. As the candle burns low, Will offers a unique tarot reading that folds in Shakespeare’s sonnets. This podcast is your all-access hand stamp to the genderqueer party you never knew was all around you!