Adrienne and Jacob talk with Annabel Soutar, playwright and Artistic Director of Porte Parole. The conversation ranges from an introduction to Annabel, her work and influences; the responsibilities related to involving real-life individuals as sources, subjects or performers within theatrical productions.

Links to some of the things we talk about:

Magnetic North
Annabel Soutar
Documentary Theatre
Emily Mann's play Execution of Justice about Harvey Milk. The movie "Milk" about the same subject
The McCarter Theatre
Anna Devere-Smith
Porte Parole, Annabel's company in Montreal
Seeds
Small Wooden Shoe's Summer Spectacular
Daedalus and Icarus myth
Robert Oppenheimer
Aaron Swartz
The Internet's Own Boy
Tim Alley
The controversy Adrienne referred to was in relation to the play nOOb by Christopher Duthie. See the Toronto Star article HERE.
James Long's "Clark and I Somewhere in Connecticut"
"The Watershed" is Annabel's current work in development
Philip Larkin's poem "This Be The Verse"