Rosa Joshi's guest appearances

Rosa Joshi

KUOW Seattle News and Information

The Rep

Art Works Podcast

Rough Magic

Nataki Garrett

Randy Reinholz

Nicholson Baker

Jake Gyllenhaal

Tracy K. Smith

Danielle Evans

Lynn Nottage

Josh Ritter

Michael Berry

Sebastian Junger

Jacob Lawrence

Rhiannon Giddens

Ron Capps

Jericho Brown

John Collins

OwlTail

Kate Wisniewski

Betsy Schwartz

Rosa Joshi, Kate Wisniewski, and Betsy Schwartz discuss OSF’s 2020 production of “Bring Down the House,” Shakespeare’s Henry VI plays performed in two parts. The three women are co-founders of upstart crow collective, which originally conceived and devised the two-play event, to be directed by Joshi. #BringDownTheHouseOSF osfashland.org/2020

Rosa Joshi, Kate Wisniewski, and Betsy Schwartz discuss OSF’s 2020 production of “Bring Down the House,” Shakespeare’s Henry VI plays performed in two parts. The three women are co-founders of upstart crow collective, which originally conceived and devised the two-play event, to be directed by Joshi. #BringDownTheHouseOSF <a href="http://osfashland.org/2020" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">osfashland.org/2020</a>

Bring Down the House: Rosa Joshi, Kate Wisniewski & Betsy Schwartz

Director Rosa Joshi is a lover of classical theater, particularly the work of William Shakespeare. She is also committed to producing theater in which the cast reflects the demographics of the audience, and she is passionate about creating work that has big, juicy roles for women. That might pose a dilemma to a director who is driven by the text of the play—as Joshi is. But she approaches casting creatively—casting actors of colors in all roles and switching the gender of the play’s characters—so that in her current production of I Henry IV at the Folger Theatre, Wooster, Poins, and Vernon are played by women. Additionally, she is one of the founders of the Upstart Crow Collective—a theater group that creates classical work in which all the parts are played by women. That creative flexibility is one of the reasons Joshi loves theater. As she noted, “There’s nothing you can’t do if you ask the audience to engage their imagination.” Listen to my conversation with Joshi about theater, imagination, Shakespeare, and I Henry IV. Her passion is contagious!

Director Rosa Joshi is a lover of classical theater, particularly the work of William Shakespeare. She is also committed to producing theater in which the cast reflects the demographics of the audience, and she is passionate about creating work that has big, juicy roles for women. That might pose a dilemma to a director who is driven by the text of the play—as Joshi is. But she approaches casting creatively—casting actors of colors in all roles and switching the gender of the play’s characters—so that in her current production of I Henry IV at the Folger Theatre, Wooster, Poins, and Vernon are played by women. Additionally, she is one of the founders of the Upstart Crow Collective—a theater group that creates classical work in which all the parts are played by women. That creative flexibility is one of the reasons Joshi loves theater. As she noted, “There’s nothing you can’t do if you ask the audience to engage their imagination.” Listen to my conversation with Joshi about theater, imagination, Shakespeare, and I Henry IV. Her passion is contagious!

AS YOU LIKE IT runs March 1 to Oct. 27, 2019, in the Angus Bowmer Theatre. Tickets &amp; info: osfashland.org/AsYouLikeIt

AS YOU LIKE IT runs March 1 to Oct. 27, 2019, in the Angus Bowmer Theatre. Tickets &amp; info: <a href="http://osfashland.org/AsYouLikeIt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">osfashland.org/AsYouLikeIt</a>

Director Interview: Rosa Joshi, As You Like It