In a review of her writing,Beate Sigriddaughter was told she had “an infectious positive attitude,” and this comes through in her conversation with Susan. She is a poet who is committed to “putting poetry into practice,” taking her ideals of love, joy and gratitude into the world. What could be a higher mission than that?
Laura Harrington chats with Susan about her creative process, the need for beginner’s mind, and her long career as a writer across many genres; award winning playwright, lyricist, librettist, and novelist. She wants to keep moving the bar so she’s not repeating herself, but “Music is in everything I write,” she says. “My ear is smarter than my eye.”
Gabriele Schafer is an actor of film and theater, and co-director of the socially engaged theatre company International Culture Lab. Her mission is to make theatre and film that lets us know “we are not alone in the world,” and helps “liberate us from the fear of not being enough.”
Happy Hour was Gretl Claggett’s first film. A short film born out of the desire to tell her own story, a story of childhood sexual abuse. “It’s up to us to heal ourselves, and the collective, but we can only do that by healing ourselves first.” Gretl has gone through her own deep labyrinth of recovery and is now poised to create powerful stories through the medium of film that entertain and transform consciousness.
Claude Kerven is a filmmaker, screenwriter, director and teacher of filmmaking. His skill is at taking seemingly complex ideas and expressing them in a way anybody can understand. Listen in as Claude and Susan talk about favorite films, storytelling, how to survive the ups and downs of a long career, and the importance of trying to find everyday joy and happiness.