Jeff Natter reads Shrewd, by Scott Kaiser. Then, Jeff shares his response to the story. Next, Scott and Olena discuss the inspiration behind the story, and the play on which it's based.

Tales from the Vomitorium: 38 Short Stories by Scott Kaiser is sponsored in part by Whidbey Telecom, the Goosefoot Community Fund, and The Goose Community Grocer.

Jeff Natter (he/him; Reader) has performed in lead and featured roles at theaters across the country. He has worked at Seattle Rep, Baltimore's Center Stage, Syracuse Stage, Philadelphia Drama Guild, George Street Playhouse (New Jersey), Yale Repertory Theater, Seattle Shakespeare Company, and Alice B. Theater. He is a graduate of Amherst College, Yale School of Drama, and Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health. As a recent transplant to Whidbey Island, Jeff is excited to work with the talented artists of Island Shakespeare Festival.

Scott Kaiser (he/him; Author) is a nationally recognized master teacher of acting and voice, as well as a director, playwright, and author. For 28 seasons, Scott served as a member of the artistic staff at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, where he directed, adapted, coached, or performed in all 38 of Shakespeare’s plays. Scott is the author of four books on Shakespeare: Have Shakespeare, Will Travel; The Tao of Shakespeare; Shakespeare’s Wordcraft; and Mastering Shakespeare. He has also penned several original plays, including Falstaff in Love, Love’s Labor’s Won, Now This, Splittin’ the Raft, and Shakespeare’s Other Women: A New Anthology of Monologues. Scott has directed at numerous theatre training programs around the country, including Carnegie-Mellon University, The University of Washington, Duke University, Seattle University, Santa Clara University, the University of Oregon, and Southern Oregon University. Scott holds an ADVS from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London, an MFA from the University of Washington Professional Actor Training Program in Seattle, and a BA from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

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