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It's “That Guy… Who Was in That Thing” meets "WTF" but with people even less well known! Sure it's fun to interview the crazy famous and ask them about the difficult years, but that's been done. Memories are plastic - we're getting the real dirt from people still crawling through it. Laura Scruggs is the playwright and Jake Scruggs is the technical guy who listens to a lot of “This American Life” and thinks that qualifies him to interview people.

Mar 19, 2018

Recorded at the Pride Arts Center on "The Condition of Femme” set minutes after their 3/16/2018 performance.

00:35 - Presenting: the playwright, director, producer, sound designer & several cast members of Circle Theatre's "The Condition of Femme.” www.circletheatrechicago.org
00:58 - Inspiration for show.
05:17 - Highlights of rehearsal process.
13:58 - Holding space for each other.
16:24 - Favorite parts of script or moments played.
22:33 - Jake's compliment & video montages.
26:43 - Interesting what makes people feel uncomfortable and why.
28:29 - Police officer moment in play and how men are learning from the show.
38:12 - Playwright Lauren Powell is calling people in, not out.
39:23 - Did Lauren consider writing male characters into the script?
49:41 - Rachel's story.
51:57 - We're taught to mind our own business, but need to look out for and truly see each other.
56:40 - A few of Laura and Jake's thoughts about the show.
58:30 - "The Condition of Femme" runs through April 1st. Tickets are available at: www.circletheatrechicago.org

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Intro Music: "Are You Famous, Yet?" - Laura Scruggs. Outro Music: "AYFY 1" - Christopher Kriz