Welcome to Media in the Mix, the only podcast produced and hosted by the School of Communication at American University. Join us as we create a safe space to explore topics and communication at the intersection of social justice, tech, innovation & pop culture. Let's introduce you to our guests!

Jenny McConnell Frederick is a Washington, DC-based director, producer and strong believer in impossible theatre. She is the founder and co-Artistic Director of Rorschach Theatre as well as a member of Rorschach’s groundbreaking Distance Frequencies project. She has worked in development and director positions for prominent organizations like Wolly Mammoth Theatre Company and CulturalDC. She graduated cum laude from Virginia Commonwealth University with a BFA in Theatre and joined Mensa for the free pencils.

Along with her work at Rorschach, she has directed for Theater J (G-d's Honest Truth) and Catholic University (Sissy and Fifi & Hunter Forever!) as well as serving as Mentor Director for collegiate programs like Theatre Lab’s Honors Acting Conservatory and the Kennedy Center’s American College Theatre Festival. Her entrepreneurial spirit and love of dance led her to co-create the immersive dance/theatre projects March!: The Women’s Movement from Isadora Duncan to Now and Chambers of the Heart. Additionally, she has been part of launching Space4: Performing Arts, It/That Happened at the University of Maryland, and two of Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company’s ongoing fundraising events: annual benefit bash and Dinner on Stage. She was also a featured speaker at CityWrights Conference in Miami and has worked with countless artists to create, develop and produce their own works.

Kyle “Kylos” Brannon is a professor at American University’s School of Communication (SOC) and a reknown VJ, or live video artist. At SOC, he serves as the Associate Division Director for Film & Media Arts, an advisor for Delta Kappa Alpha, and as the producer and directory of the annual American Visions Awards, SOC’s film awards ceremony.

He is a company member with Rorschach Theatre and designs video projections for plays, including, 410[gone], Reykjavik, Annie Jump and the Library of Heaven, She Kills Monsters, and The Toxic Avenger Musical. Also with Rorschach Theatre, he is on the creative team for Psychogeographies, a 7-month long storytelling site specific experience that explores DC history, while following an ever-evolving story, which culminates in a live performance.

As a VJ and multimedia artist, Kylos creates live video mash ups for DJs. He has worked with DJs like Moby, MSTRKRFT, Nadastrom, Jesse Tittsworth and Will Eastman and performed at 930 Club, U Street Music Hall, Ram’s Head Live, The Black Cat, Jefferson Theater, NYC’s Highline Ballroom, and others. At the Rorschach Theatre, his work has been featured in 410[gone], Reykjavik, Annie Jump and the Library of Heaven, She Kills Monsters, The Toxic Avenger Musical, and Psychogeographies.

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Media in the MixBy American University School of CommunicationJan 04, 2023