Playwright and musician John Heimbuch sits down with Levi to talk about running Walking Shadow theater company with his wife, Amy Rummenie. John talks about his taking theater classes while in elementary school, staging improvised shows in a friends basement in adolescence, and his first experience with building worlds through LEGOS.
John talks about the inception and creation of his stage play “William Shakespeare’s Land of the Dead.” He also talks about starting a steam punk, art rock band and intentionally not being a singularly focused artist, but instead diversifying his creative output. And John talks about how introversion may not serve him well as a performer but has been greatly helpful for his work as a writer and director.
Elizabeth "Liz" Giorgi is the Founder and CEO of Mighteor, one of the world's first internet video production companies. She is an Emmy-winning director, writer and editor whose work has appeared on PBS, the New York Times, The Huffington Post, National Public Radio, Scientific American, Gawker, Wired, Forbes, Fast Company and many more. Liz also created and regularly writes at Being Geek Chic, a blog for "stylish geeks, sophisticated nerds and people who enjoy the musings of a complete dork."
In this conversation, Liz talks about her love of creating stories from a very young age and how that led to video production. She shares great stories and advice about finding and working with mentors. And she talks openly about trying to maintain romantic relationships while pouring so much of herself personally into her professional life.