Episode #98: Barret O'Brien: Acclaimed Writer, Actor, and Educator

12/21/20 • 52 min

Highlights: [9:00] Why be a master storyteller? [17:55] The micro and the macro [35:15] Finding your daily quiet Meet Barret O'Brien: Barret is an acclaimed writer, actor, and educator. His plays have been performed at venues all across the country including New York, Louisiana, Texas, Connecticut, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. His work has garnered a Storer Boone Award for Best New Play; He’s been named a finalist at the William Faulkner Literary Festival; and published by Yale Palimpsest, Jefferson Journal, American Dog Books, LA Miscellany, Calliope Magazine, and Smith & Kraus Books' Best Stage Monologues 2002, 2010, and 2018 and Best New American Plays 2004. He’s written screenplays for Duplass Brothers Productions, JOMA films, and Parmar Productions. His first feature as a director/writer/actor is currently in pre-production and slated for release in the summer of 2021. As an actor he has performed in over 100 plays in venues from off-Broadway to Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia, including six seasons with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. In 2019 he reprised his OSF role of Decius Brutus in the off-Broadway production of Julius Caesar. Barret is the author of the books Greater Wilder and The Full Bent and founder of American Dog Theatre and Books. He is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama where he received the Oliver Thorndike Award for acting and the Presidential Public Service Fellowship for community outreach and education. He is the founder of Finding our Tales, national education workshops that embolden youth to share their stories through theatre. He’s taught basically everywhere, at City University of New York, Southern Oregon University, Southern Repertory Theatre, New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts, Camp Shakespeare, The Young Artists Institute, The University of Montana, Seasons Bereavement Program, The Siskiyou School, Creative Connections, and Yale University’s Dwight/Edgewood Project to name a few. What I love about Barret is how he uses the arts not only for creative expression and entertainment but as a doorway into some of the most important issues of the day. He is committed to creating new stories that reflect and build an environmentally sustainable, spiritually fulfilling, and socially just presence on the planet. He is an active member of the Pachamama Alliance and the NRDC as well as the proud parent of two powerhouse daughters. He lives in a hundred-year-old house atop a small hill in the Rogue Valley of Southern Oregon. Connect with Barret: www.barretobrien.com www.allies-film.com ( http://www.allies-film.com ) ... Want to try a revolutionary self-care game? Download InJoy Daily: The Self-Care Game now: iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/injoy-daily-motivation/id1523808851 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brst.injoy Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/injoy-success-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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