Lorenzo Savoini's guest appearances

Lorenzo Savoini

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Scott Miller

Mary Kerr

Michael Laird

Kevin Fraser

Conor Moore

Ronnie Burkett

Rachel Forbes

Julie Fox

Ken Macdonald

Susan Benson

Richard Feren

Allan Stichbury

Shawn Kerwin

Kevin Lamotte

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Designer Lorenzo SavoiniLorenzo Savoini is the director of design at Soulpepper Theatre in Toronto, one of the most successful theatres to be founded in the last 20 years and one that continues to push the envelope on what theatre can or should be. Lorenzo tells me about his time growing up in Thorn Hill Ontario and his adventures at UBC, Stratford and for the last 10 years, at Soulpepper. For the second half of this marathon interview, we chat about his philosophy of design and how he is working to develop the next generation of designers who face a world that is both uncertain but alive with potential. We recorded the interview in May of 2016 in the Soulpepper library.LinksSupport the show!Leaving Home by David FrenchOur Town by Thornton WilderUniversity of Guelph Theatre ArtsAlan Watts (see "Sculpted Spaces: Jim Plaxton in conversation with Alan Watts, from Canadian Theatre Review #54)Canadian Art magazineMichael LevineDaryl CloranHouse by Daniel MacIvorAlan StitchburyUniversity of British Columbia MFA in TheatreRobert GardinerPeter BrookJosef SvobodaSimon McBurneyHeartbreak House by George Bernard ShawWagner's The Ring Cycle by Michael LevineRauri MurchisonThe Sound of Music at The Stratford Festival 2001Richard MonetteTimon of Athens at The Stratford Festival 2004Stephen OuimetteTanya MoiseivitchDesmond HealeyMichael GianfrancescoDana OsbornChris AbrahamDeborah HansonTheatrefrontReturn (The Sarajavo Project)Umbuntu (The Capetown Project)Claire SakakiLászló MartonThe Soulpepper AcademyBLiNK by the 2010 SoulpepperAcademyOf Human Bondage by Sommerset Maughm at Soulpepper TheatreGregory PrestRaquel DuffyDiego MatamorasJohn CageRichard FerenCAGE at Soulpepper TheatreMies van der Rohe Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl, Soulpepper Theatre, Director:  Alan Dilworth, Set and Costume Design:  Lorenzo Savoini, Lighting Design:  Kim Purtell, Sound Design:  Debashis Sinha, Actors:  Michelle Monteith, Courtney Ch'ng Lancaster, Oyin Oladejo,  Euridice by Sarah RuhlAlbert SchultzAlan DilworthA Doll's House by Henrik IbsenDaniel BrooksRacial diversity in Canadian Theatre Storefront Theatre A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen, Soulpepper TheatreDirector:  Daniel Brooks, Set design: Lorenzo Savoini, Lighting Design: Kevin Lamotte, Sound Design:  Richard Feren, Actors:  Katherine Gauthier, Christopher Morris Shannon Lee DoyleAnahita DehbonehieAssociated Designers of CanadaPrague QuadrennialCloud 9 by Carol ChurchillPeter HartwellRobin Phillips and the Young Company at StratfordSoulpepper's ImagiNationMarie BrassardPamela Sinha's Happy PlaceKen MacKenzieMike RossSarah WilsonIncident at Vichy at SoulpepperTestament of Mary at SoulpepperMike LedermuellerKevin Lamotte(Re)Birth: E.E. Cummings poetry project at Soulpepper

Designer Lorenzo SavoiniLorenzo Savoini is the director of design at Soulpepper Theatre in Toronto, one of the most successful theatres to be founded in the last 20 years and one that continues to push the envelope on what theatre can or should be. Lorenzo tells me about his time growing up in Thorn Hill Ontario and his adventures at UBC, Stratford and for the last 10 years, at Soulpepper. For the second half of this marathon interview, we chat about his philosophy of design and how he is working to develop the next generation of designers who face a world that is both uncertain but alive with potential. We recorded the interview in May of 2016 in the Soulpepper library.<h2>Links</h2>S<a href="https://www.patreon.com/thetitleblockpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">upport the show</a>!<a href="http://davidfrench.net/plays/leaving-home/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leaving Home by David French</a><a href="http://www.twildersociety.org/works/our-town/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Our Town by Thornton Wilder</a><a href="https://www.uoguelph.ca/registrar/calendars/undergraduate/2016-2017/c10/c10ba-thst.shtml" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">University of Guelph Theatre Arts</a>Alan Watts (see "Sculpted Spaces: Jim Plaxton in conversation with Alan Watts, from Canadian Theatre Review #54)<a href="https://canadianart.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Canadian Art magazine</a><a href="http://www.michaellevinestudio.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michael Levine</a><a href="http://www.citadeltheatre.com/artistic-director-2/daryl-cloran/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Daryl Cloran</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4clU4kT9zuo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">House</a> by Daniel MacIvor<a href="http://www.thetitleblock.com/allan-stichbury/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alan Stitchbury</a><a href="https://www.grad.ubc.ca/prospective-students/graduate-degree-programs/master-of-fine-arts-theatre" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">University of British Columbia MFA in Theatre</a><a href="http://theatrefilm.ubc.ca/persons/robert-gardiner/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Robert Gardiner</a><a href="http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/101/the-development-of-theatre-peter-brook-and-the-human-connection" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Brook</a><a href="http://socks-studio.com/2015/10/10/light-shadows-projections-set-design-by-josef-svoboda/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Josef Svoboda</a><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/10/05/broadway-s-rumble-in-the-jungle-how-simon-mcburney-made-the-encounter.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Simon McBurney</a><a href="https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2011/07/hear-j23.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heartbreak House by George Bernard Shaw</a><a href="http://www.michaellevinestudio.com/ajax-reader/nojs/125" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wagner's The Ring Cycle by Michael Levine</a><a href="http://www.ruarimurchison.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rauri Murchison</a><a href="http://www.stage-door.com/Theatre/2001/Entries/2001/6/5_The_Sound_of_Music.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Sound of Music at The Stratford Festival 2001</a><a href="http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/richard-jean-monette/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Richard Monette</a><a href="http://www.stage-door.com/Theatre/2004/Entries/2004/6/9_Timon_of_Athens.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Timon of Athens at The Stratford Festival 2004</a><a href="http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-05-17/entertainment/ct-ott-0518-jones-loop-20120517_1_iceman-stratford-festival-stephen-ouimette" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stephen Ouimette</a><a href="http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/tanya-moiseiwitsch/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tanya Moiseivitch</a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/19/theater/desmond-heeley-who-elevated-the-common-to-the-precious-dies-at-85.html?_r=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Desmond Healey</a><a href="https://www.thetitleblock.com/episodes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michael Gianfrancesco</a><a href="http://www.thedietrichgroup.com/dana-osborne/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dana Osborn</a><a href="http://crowstheatre.com/about-crows/crows-team/artistic-director-chris-abraham" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chris Abraham</a><a href="https://productionbeast.com/424650-debra-hanson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Deborah Hanson</a><a href="http://www.theatrefront.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theatrefront</a><a href="http://www.theatrefront.com/production-details/2013/1/23/sarajevo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Return (The Sarajavo Project)</a><a href="http://www.theatrefront.com/production-details/2013/1/23/ubuntu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Umbuntu (The Capetown Project)</a><a href="http://bardonthebeach.org/press/releases/201310/bard-beach-announces-new-managing-director" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Claire Sakaki</a><a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">László</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3_Marton_(director)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Marton</a><a href="https://www1.soulpepper.ca/about-us/in-the-future" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Soulpepper Academy</a><a href="http://www.mooneyontheatre.com/2008/06/10/blink-at-soulpepper-theatre-luminato/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BLiNK</a> by the 2010 SoulpepperAcademy<a href="https://www1.soulpepper.ca/performances/of-human-bondage/1995" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Of Human Bondage by Sommerset Maughm</a> at Soulpepper Theatre<a href="http://www.myentertainmentworld.ca/2015/03/gregory-prest-iii/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gregory Prest</a><a href="https://blog.soulpepper.ca/2016/07/05/qa-with-raquel-duffy-on-the-39-steps/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Raquel Duffy</a><a href="http://intermissionmagazine.ca/spotlight/diego-matamoros/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Diego Matamoras</a><a href="http://rosewhitemusic.com/piano/writings/introduction-music-john-cage/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Cage</a><a href="http://www.haemorrhage-music.com/richard-feren/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Richard Feren</a><a href="https://soulpepper.ca/performances/cage/2005" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CAGE</a> at Soulpepper Theatre<a href="http://www.miessociety.org/legacy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mies van der Rohe</a> Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl, Soulpepper Theatre, Director:  Alan Dilworth, Set and Costume Design:  Lorenzo Savoini, Lighting Design:  Kim Purtell, Sound Design:  Debashis Sinha, Actors:  Michelle Monteith, Courtney Ch'ng Lancaster, Oyin Oladejo,  <a href="http://www.sarahruhlplaywright.com/plays/view/EURYDICE/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Euridice by Sarah Ruhl</a><a href="https://www1.soulpepper.ca/about-us/the-company/creative-team/albert-schultz/174" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Albert Schultz</a><a href="http://www.alandilworth.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alan Dilworth</a><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/theatre-reviews/modern-performances-make-soulpeppers-a-dolls-house-feel-fresh/article31198879/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Doll's House</a> by Henrik Ibsen<a href="http://siminovitchprize.com/People/daniel-brooks/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Daniel Brooks</a><a href="https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/visualarts/2016/06/16/theatre-embraces-diversity-but-has-a-long-way-to-go.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Racial diversity in Canadian Theatre</a> <a href="http://thestorefronttheatre.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Storefront Theatre</a> A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen, Soulpepper Theatre Director:  Daniel Brooks, Set design: Lorenzo Savoini, Lighting Design: Kevin Lamotte, Sound Design:  Richard Feren, Actors:  Katherine Gauthier, Christopher Morris <a href="https://shannonleadoyle.com/contact/cv/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shannon Lee Doyle</a><a href="https://www1.soulpepper.ca/about-us/the-company/creative-team/anahita-dehbonehie/658" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anahita Dehbonehie</a><a href="http://www.designers.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Associated Designers of Canada</a><a href="http://www.pq.cz/en/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Prague Quadrennial</a><a href="http://www.dramaonlinelibrary.com/plays/cloud-nine-iid-14838" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cloud 9</a> by Carol Churchill<a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/the-theory-of-design-leftover-props-and-live-pigs/article673330/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Hartwell</a><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/canadian-stage-greats-have-actor-director-robin-phillips-to-thank/article25809583/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Robin Phillips and the Young Company at Stratford</a><a href="https://www1.soulpepper.ca/support/creative-capital-campaign/garland-imagination-fund" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Soulpepper's ImagiNation</a><a href="http://www.canadiantheatre.com/dict.pl?term=Brassard%2C%20Marie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marie Brassard</a><a href="http://www.straight.com/arts/528161/pamela-sinha-wrestles-traumas-raw-aftermath-crash" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pamela Sinha's</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvOXtQlcB8c" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Happy Place</a><a href="https://blog.soulpepper.ca/2015/07/02/designer-ken-mackenzie-reports-on-soulpepper-at-the-prague-quadrennial-2015/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ken MacKenzie</a><a href="http://www.confederationcentre.com/en/news-read-more.php?news=770" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mike Ross</a><a href="http://sesaya.com/2016/03/a-lot-of-my-work-is-to-figure-out-balance-sarah-wilson-in-soulpeppers-riotous-jitters-arpita-ghosal/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sarah Wilson</a><a href="http://torontoist.com/2016/06/theatre-soulpeppers-thought-provoking-incident-at-vichy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Incident at Vichy at Soulpepper</a><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/theatre-reviews/soulpepper-gives-new-life-to-controversial-toibin-play-the-testament-of-mary/article30091289/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Testament of Mary at Soulpepper</a><a href="https://blog.soulpepper.ca/2015/02/03/staff-profile-mike-ledermueller-technical-director/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mike Ledermueller</a><a href="http://www.thetitleblock.com/episodes/2014/4/16/episode-3-kevin-lamotte-part-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kevin Lamotte</a><a href="https://www1.soulpepper.ca/performances/-re-birth-e-e-cummings/2010" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(Re)Birth: E.E. Cummings poetry project at Soulpepper</a>

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