Ep 26 Our Personal Library, Conversations with Charles Duncombe & Frederique Michel
Show Notes
(Note: Background Music by Migfus20 — https://freesound.org/s/609562/ — License: Attribution 4.0)
This podcast is the first of a series of episodes, where, over the next year, we will talk with readers —both individuals and couples —about their personal, private libraries. We’ll discuss how they established their libraries, the types of books they contain, how they organize their collections, and how they manage their libraries.
In this first episode, I talk with a remarkable couple: Charles Duncombe and Frederique Michel. They are the founders of City Garage Theatre in Santa Monica. They’ve been making innovative, award-winning theatre together for nearly forty years. Frederique is the Artistic Director, and Charles is the Executive Director.
The three photos above are some of the books that Charles and Frederique have in their private library. You can see that Theatre and Literature tend to dominate the shelves which are decorated with personal items. You just want to browse endlessly and ask about the stories behind every painting, photo and knick-knack. In a sense, one’s private library represents your past, present and future.
Here’s a pix of my own library shelves:
SPECIAL GUESTS Charles Duncombe and Frederique Michel
I’m grateful to my guests for taking the time to talk with me about their libraries. It was a delightful conversation.
Charles is a writer, director, and designer. He began his partnership with Frédérique Michel in 1985, and he has designed all of her work since then.
Frédérique was born in Paris and studied theatre at the Conservatoire. She has led the company as Artistic Director since its founding in 1987.
Their upcoming world premiere production of Antigone, adapted by Neil LaBute. It opens on August 15th. You can buy tickets and find out more information at the City Garage website.
NEXT UP:. We’ll look at Rosemary’s Baby, a novel written by Ira Levin and adapted as a film by Roman Polanski.