Who are you, my bushy-tailed friends?
What mysteries do you have to reveal to us?
Where do you hide your acorns?
I sat down with writer and performer David Cale to discuss the secret lives of squirrels.
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Photo by Albie Mitchell
David Cale is a performance artist, playwright, songwriter and actor. His solo shows for which he was both the writer and performer include The History of Kisses, Palomino, Lillian (Obie Award), Deep in a Dream of You (Bessie Award). His most recent works include the solo play Harry Clarke, starring Billy Crudup (2018 Lucille Lortel Award) and his solo musical memoir We’re Only Alive for A Short Amount of Time, for which he wrote the book, lyrics, co-composed the music with Matthew Dean Marsh, and starred (2019 Jeff Award, 2020 Lucille Lortel Award Nomination, 2020 Outer Critics Circle Award, a 2020 Drama Desk Award Nomination and a 2020 Obie Award). Cale’s lyrics have been sung by artists including Debbie Harry, Elvis Costello and Jimmy Scott. As an actor he performed in The Total Bent and he appears in films including Light From Light and The Slaughter Rule.
Follow David: @davidcale
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Episode recorded, mixed and produced by Kate Douglas
Theme song is by Matthew Dean Marsh