Adil Mansoor's guest appearances

Adil Mansoor

Queer Theology

Seeing Color

Barack Obama

Billie Lee

Didier William

Maria Gaspar

Jeffrey Augustine

John Peña

Scott Williams

Paul Peng

Devan Shimoyama

Devin Kenny

Justin Favela

Umar Rashid

Yvette Mayorga

Brent Holmes

Carlos Diaz

OwlTail

We’re pretty passionate about storytelling over here so it was a real pleasure to sit down with Adil Mansoor and chat with him about art, theater, and storytelling!  Adil is a theater director centering the stories of queer folks and people of color. His performance “Amm(i)gone” adapts Sophocles’s “Antigone” as an apology to and from his mother. Mansoor is a founding member of Pittsburgh’s Hatch Arts Collective and the former Artistic Director of Dreams of Hope, an LGBTQA+ youth arts organization. We talk with Adil about the intersection of his queerness and Islam. He explains how his performance is both vulnerable and therapeutic. We discuss the power of art and how it can be a way to process the world around us. Adil is joyful and thoughtful in his approach to storytelling and we agree with him that the more vulnerable, authentic, and specific we are in telling our stories, the more powerful and impactful they are across a larger audience. Resources:  Website: adilmansoor.com IG: @adilman    Join the online community Sanctuary Collective.  If you want to support the Patreon and help keep the podcast up and running, you can learn more and pledge your support at patreon.com/queertheology. EPISODE TRANSCRIPT  var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 86645643, backgroundColor: 'white', height: '600px', showSpeakers: true };   The post Vulnerable Storytelling with Adil Mansoor appeared first on Queer Theology.

We’re pretty passionate about storytelling over here so it was a real pleasure to sit down with Adil Mansoor and chat with him about art, theater, and storytelling!  Adil is a theater director centering the stories of queer folks and people of color. His performance “Amm(i)gone” adapts Sophocles’s “Antigone” as an apology to and from his mother. Mansoor is a founding member of Pittsburgh’s Hatch Arts Collective and the former Artistic Director of Dreams of Hope, an LGBTQA+ youth arts organization. We talk with Adil about the intersection of his queerness and Islam. He explains how his performance is both vulnerable and therapeutic. We discuss the power of art and how it can be a way to process the world around us. Adil is joyful and thoughtful in his approach to storytelling and we agree with him that the more vulnerable, authentic, and specific we are in telling our stories, the more powerful and impactful they are across a larger audience. Resources: <ul> <li>Website: <a href="https://www.adilmansoor.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">adilmansoor.com</a></li> <li>IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/adilman/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@adilman</a></li> </ul> Join the online community <a href="https://www.queertheology.com/community/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sanctuary Collective</a>.  If you want to support the Patreon and help keep the podcast up and running, you can learn more and pledge your support at <a href="http://patreon.com/queertheology" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com/queertheology</a>. EPISODE TRANSCRIPT var podscribeEmbedVars = { epId: 86645643, backgroundColor: 'white', height: '600px', showSpeakers: true }; The post <a href="https://www.queertheology.com/podcast/492/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vulnerable Storytelling with Adil Mansoor</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.queertheology.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Queer Theology</a>.

Vulnerable Storytelling with Adil Mansoor

On this episode, I speak with Adil Mansoor, a theatre director and educator who’s work centers around the stories of queer folk and people of color. Adil is a founding member of Pittsburgh’s Hatch Arts Collective and a member of the Heinz Endowments’ Transformative Arts Process, a grantmaking initiative supporting justice based arts education within black communities in Pittsburgh. Adil also served as the Program Director and then Artistic Director at Dreams of Hope, an LGBTQA+ youth arts organization for over 5 years. Adil is currently a Point Scholar and pursuing his MFA as a John Wells Directing Fellow at Carnegie Mellon University. I first learned about Adil through his Creative Mornings’s talk, which I have attached in the show notes. I then saw his production of Gloria by Branden Jacob-Jenkins over the summer and was very taken by the directing and the story. Adil was so kind as to find some time to sit with me and chat. Our conversation goes all over the place, from Adil’s early theater experiences, how to diversify hiring practices, and coping with the white cannon. The discussion runs on the long side, so I hope you enjoy it. Links Mentioned:   Adil’s Website   Adil’s Creative Mornings Lecture  George Bernard Shaw’s “Androcles and the Lion” Molière’s ”Tartuffe”  Caryl Churchill’s ”Cloud 9”   Pierre de Marivaux’s ”The Game of Love and Chance”  Moisés Kaufman’s ”The Laramie Project”  The Stonewall riots   Young Jean Lee’s ”Straight White Men”   Branden Jacob-Jenkins’ ”Gloria”  UbuWeb   Carlos Murillo's “Dark Play or Stories for Boys”   Branden Jacob-Jenkins’s “An Octoroon”  Follow Seeing Color:  Seeing Color Website Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Facebook Twitter Instagram

On this episode, I speak with Adil Mansoor, a theatre director and educator who’s work centers around the stories of queer folk and people of color. Adil is a founding member of Pittsburgh’s Hatch Arts Collective and a member of the Heinz Endowments’ Transformative Arts Process, a grantmaking initiative supporting justice based arts education within black communities in Pittsburgh. Adil also served as the Program Director and then Artistic Director at Dreams of Hope, an LGBTQA+ youth arts organization for over 5 years. Adil is currently a Point Scholar and pursuing his MFA as a John Wells Directing Fellow at Carnegie Mellon University. I first learned about Adil through his Creative Mornings’s talk, which I have attached in the show notes. I then saw his production of Gloria by Branden Jacob-Jenkins over the summer and was very taken by the directing and the story. Adil was so kind as to find some time to sit with me and chat. Our conversation goes all over the place, from Adil’s early theater experiences, how to diversify hiring practices, and coping with the white cannon. The discussion runs on the long side, so I hope you enjoy it. Links Mentioned: <ul> <li><a href="http://www.adilmansoor.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Adil’s Website </a></li> <li><a href="https://creativemornings.com/talks/adil-mansoor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Adil’s Creative Mornings Lecture </a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Androcles_and_the_Lion_(play)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">George Bernard Shaw’s “Androcles and the Lion”</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartuffe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Molière’s ”Tartuffe”</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_9_(play)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Caryl Churchill’s ”Cloud 9” </a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Game_of_Love_and_Chance" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Pierre de Marivaux’s ”The Game of Love and Chance” </a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Laramie_Project" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Moisés Kaufman’s ”The Laramie Project”</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewall_riots" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Stonewall riots </a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight_White_Men" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Young Jean Lee’s ”Straight White Men” </a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloria_(play)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Branden Jacob-Jenkins’ ”Gloria”</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ubu.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> UbuWeb </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Play-Stories-Boys-Acting/dp/0822222825" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Carlos Murillo's “Dark Play or Stories for Boys” </a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Octoroon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Branden Jacob-Jenkins’s “An Octoroon”</a></li> </ul> Follow Seeing Color: <ul> <li><a href="https://seeingcolorpod.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Seeing Color Website</a></li> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/seeing-color/id1437098626" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe on Apple Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/seeingcolorpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/seeingcolorpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/seeingcolorpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li></ul>

Episode 7: Tears and Pizza (w/ Adil Mansoor)