There’s a massive heat wave here in the UK so I haven’t been up to much! But I do have one new post…
Talking table talk
I’m a little obsessed with the place of table dynamics in AP, and I’ve written about one form that it often takes in new shows: the transition from comedy to drama as the players discover the emotional power of TTRPGs.
Liveness and all that
I can’t wholeheartedly recommend the Panic World podcast, but the latest episode begins with a really fascinating conversation with the new CEO of The Onion, who makes the case that corporate media has basically abandoned liveness and print, so there’s space in the market. It connects in some interesting ways to conversations I’ve been having about AP, live play, and the reliance of AP on platforms and digital media for success.
I’m percolating a longer post about this, but I think there is more that TTRPGs as a form and hobby, and AP as an art form built on that hobby, can be doing to make a case for themselves in a world where people are desperate for connection but now being essentially forced by the corporate media landscape to only consume things through screens. I think the point I’m making is that I really want to experiment with live play, and I need to start working harder to find spaces to do that. Good thing the theatre landscape is so healthy and full of opportunities for fringe creators… oh, wait…