Derek Sitter is an actor/writer/director of plays and films. He founded the Actors Realm and Volcanic Theatre Pub in Bend, Oregon. He's an elected life member of the Actors Studio. In four parts, the interview covers: the glories of playwriting as it parlays into filmmaking, New Beginnings a la Sam Shepard & True West, Brain Sluts and mental health treatment, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, and so, so much more!

Interview with Derek Sitter (Track 1 of 4)

Interview with Derek Sitter (Track 2 of 4)

Interview with Derek Sitter (Track 3 of 4)

Interview with Derek Sitter (Track 4 of 4)

A poem by Louise Coco Schneider, read by her granddaughter, Ashley Rovira, 31 years after the poem's composition

Composed by Louise on the 4th of December 1989

Read by Ashley on 22 December 2020.

Historical context:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gupjXx_cy37wfw2AG4HzXc9NJGGj-snQb1kDWyVE-M0/edit?usp=sharing

The House Next Door, Last Night

Composed by Louise Coco Schneider, signed

Louise C. Schneider 11/21/89

Read by her granddaughter, Ashley Rovira, on Christmas Eve 2020

Historical context:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gupjXx_cy37wfw2AG4HzXc9NJGGj-snQb1kDWyVE-M0/edit?usp=sharing

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