{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fdd0f7482-4586-4776-8016-31dae719b5ea","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Stone Flower: Declaration of Love Episode 4","description":"The Declaration of Love Project is an anthology of 11 short audio pieces written by North Carolina playwrights all inspired by the same writing prompt \u2014 \u201cdeclaration of love.\u201d\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nEpisode 4, written by Areon Mobasher is titled Stone Flower.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u201cStone Flower\u201d is about Mary, a civil engineer under so much pressure, she just might collapse. A contemporary office drama with a lot of heart, Stone Flower pulls back the curtain on our public vs. private personas.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nContent Warning: Language\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDeclaration of Love is an Artist Soapbox production, co-produced by Aurelia Belfield and Tamara Kissane, and sound designed by David Hill.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nStone Flower was written by Areon Mobasher\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDirected by Tamara Kissane\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nPerformed by: Rimsha Afzal (Mary) and Matthew Hager (Doug)\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOriginal Music by: Areon Mobasher\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nhttps://artistsoapbox.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/DOLStoneFlower.pdf (Transcript of Stone Flower)\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIf you\u2019re eager for more audio fiction pieces by Artist Soapbox, be sure to listen to all 11 episodes of the Declaration of Love anthology and check out our full length audio dramas https://www.thenewcolossuspodcast.com/ (THE NEW COLOSSUS) and https://artistsoapbox.org/masterbuilder/ (MASTER BUILDER), available everywhere you get your podcasts.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAreon MobasherRimsha AfzalMatthew HagerL-R: Areon Mobasher, Rimsha Afzal (photo by Lamour Foto), Matthew Hager (photo by Curtis Scott Brown )\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nBIOS: \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAreon Mobasher (Playwright, \u201cStone Flower\u201d): Areon is an actor, writer, and musician, among other unspeakable things. He graduated from North Carolina State University in 2018 with a BA in Literature and a minor in Theatre. He\u2019s been involved in the Triangle theatre scene as an actor, composer, and sound designer since 2014. He normally does not refer to himself in the third person. Instagram/Twitter: @areonmobasher\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nRimsha Afzal (Actor, Stone Flower): Rimsha is the Artistic Director of The Ink Project, a global writers\u2019 liaison that serves to increase visibility of underrepresented writers and narratives. She is also a dedicated actor who has been seen in several productions including The Container (2019) and Blue Sky (2016). Rimsha holds a Master\u2019s degree in Bioethics from Duke University and is proud of her abilities to switch between an artist and scientist. She plays \u201cMary\u201d/Mehrnaz in Stone Flower. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMatthew Hager (Actor, StoneFlower): Matthew is a theatre artist living in Raleigh, NC. As an actor, Matthew has performed with North Carolina Symphony, North Carolina Theatre, Bulldog Ensemble Theater, Manbites Dog, Deep Dish, and Burning Coal (company member), among others. When not performing, Matthew teaches voice and acting for NC Theatre Conservatory and writes children\u2019s musicals. In 2017, Matthew started Aggregate Theatre Company with the mission of developing a younger theatre going audience in the Triangle. Matthew plays Doug in \u201cStone Flower.\u201d\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nCONNECT AND FOLLOW!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nArtist Soapbox on social media:\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/artist_soapbox (@artist_soapbox)\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nInstagram: @https://www.instagram.com/artistsoapbox/ (artistsoapbox)Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/artistsoapboxpodcast/ (https://www.facebook.com/artistsoapboxpodcast/)\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<a href="https://www.thenewcolossuspodcast.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/49dc6a80-573a-44c3-803e-178dc12857ad/4-2-150x150.png"}