Festival Season 2026 (Part 1)

Moi Meme (Guest: Mojo Lorwin)

In this episode, we welcome our first ever special guest, Mojo Lorwin - filmmaker, teacher, dad. As evidenced by the list below, we talk about a lot of things. Extra thanks to our editor Adam Kruckenberg for dealing with the aftermath of this (technically) haunted episode. Mentioned in the episode: Mabou Mines Lee Breuer MXTW Iris Fischer Anthology Film Archives Liza Lorwin Kilkenny Festival Pauline Kael David Lynch Lars Von Trier Alfred Hitchcock Bruce Andrews Sally Silvers Ruth Maleczech David Warrilow Fred Neumann JoAnne Akalaitis Maude Mitchell Barbès Olivier Conan Julie Archer Jay Peck Silent Barn Scott Ries Guy DeBord Richard Foreman Object Collection Kirk Lynn Rude Mechs 53rd St Press French New Wave Post Structuralism Shirley Clarke Viva Agnes Varda Jill Godmilow Wooster Group Title:Point Peter Handke Film Forum Lincoln Center Low Cinema John Wilson Phil Hartman (Two Boots) Gary Balaban Tove Jansson Halle Butler Coney Island Rough Draft Festival Baby Butcher Choke For Free without mirrors The Brick Jerry Lieblich David Greenspan Kate McGee Laia Comas Leah Plante-Wiener Meaghan Robichaud Ende Tymes Festival Brick Aux JoCo Cruise Jon Schatzberg Daphne Always James Sheppard Corook Jonathan Colton Oscar Montoya Jiavani Janet Varney Kate Rubins Ron Funches Traitors Sandeep Parikh Rekha Shankar Marc Evan Jackson Tenacious D Tony Torn Spider Rabbit Dan Safer Travis Amiel Antonin Artaud The Tank Genica - The Jet of My Blood GLADIE LAAND Lizard Brain Trust The Replay Lounge JP Redmon Podstar Jojo Longbottom Aaron Swenson Cameron Hawk Seth Chandler

Lore Drop

Theresa and Blake go deep on the foundational experiences that led them to lives in experimental theater. Mentioned in this episode: James R. Hamilton Manhattan Experimental Theater Workshop for High School Students Patricia Ybarra Frank Wedekind's Lulu Jeffrey M. Jones' 70 Scenes of Halloween Rubber Repertory Antonin Artaud's There Is No More Firmament

Festival Season 2026 (Part 2)

Theresa and Blake return to their mics to catch up on shows they've seen in the second half of festival season, preview future events, and opine on their desires for upcoming episodes. For more information on some of the festivals/events mentioned in the episode: Ecstatic Peephole [https://www.instagram.com/ecstaticpeephole/] The Exponential Festival [https://www.theexponentialfestival.org/] Under the Radar [https://utrfest.org/] We the People [https://www.workingclassartists.org/] mind dream theater [https://www.minddreamtheater.com/] Rough Draft Festival [https://www.lpac.nyc/upcoming-events/rdf-2026] Object Collection [https://objectcollection.us/current-2/] The Brick [https://www.bricktheater.com/] Recorded 2/8/2026

Festival Season 2026 (Part 1)

In Splash Zone's inaugural episode, Theresa and Blake discuss the history of the January festival season in New York, dive into some of their favorite festival (and non-festival) shows so far this year, and spotlight more shows to come. For more information on the festivals mentioned in the episode: The Exponential Festival [https://www.theexponentialfestival.org/] Under the Radar [https://utrfest.org/] Prototype Festival [https://www.prototypefestival.org/] Live Artery [https://newyorklivearts.org/programs/live-artery-2026/] Phys Fest [https://www.physfestnyc.org/] Recorded 1/19/2026