Episode 8: Making Your Own Opportunities with @Brian Clowdus

In this episode, I sit down with Brian Clowdus. Brian is running for Florida House Representative for Panama City. He was never really interested in politics, but he became motivated after the 2020 riots. Brian tells his story of how he overcame adversity, got canceled in the theatre industry, and how his dreams changed. He also talks about working with James O' Keefe in Oklahoma, his favorite musicals, and what we should do as a movement with creating better art.

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:29 Leaving the Leftist American Theatre Wing/Getting Cancelled.
7:09 Better comes from Truth.
9:29: Conservatives Have A different work ethic, but some are still crazy theatre kids.
10:47 Brian Clowdus' Favorite musical
12:54 Making Our Own Movement/Opportunites in the Arts.
15:03 Art Should Be Controversial.
17:45 Shakespeare Companies Becoming Woke
20:05 Drag Queens Getting Woke/TV getting woke
23:04 Steel Magnolias is Brian's Favorite film
25:04 Primary August 23rd- Talking about Running/Theatre Projects Come Back in Oct/November.
26:13 Sleepy Hallow and Christmas Carol in Texas, and VA show or PCB show?
26:40 Finding Balance.
27:14 Theatre Training Prepares You for A Career in Politics.
27:57 Doing other Things Other than Theatre Enriches Your art
30:00 Teaching Jame's O' Keefe's Journalists How to Act and Directing him in Oklahoma.
33:55 Keeping the Faith and Leaning Into the Discomfort.
36:25 Wrap up.
You can find him at:
brianclowdus.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brianclowdus/