We recently connected with Siobhan O’Loughlin and have shared our conversation below.
Alright, Siobhan thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. Can you talk to us about a project that’s meant a lot to you?
My show in a bathtub, Broken Bone Bathtub, is a show in a bathtub in someone’s home, and an immersive experience for an audience of however many people can fit in the bathroom. It’s about my bike accident I had in Brooklyn, where I ended up borrowing peoples’ bathtubs while I was in my cast because I didn’t have a bathtub of my own. In the show, the audience helps me with a bath while we all collectively talk about the shit we’ve been through.
It has brought me so many of my dear friends to this very day, and I am so grateful. I’m planning the very punk rock, DIY tour of the film right now to launch this summer, and I can’t wait to get back out there and see everyone again.
As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?
I am a trained theatre artist who went from creating solo performance for the stage to immersive, intimate experiences for small groups.
A lot of what I do nowadays is work as a creative coach: I help other artists actualize their projects after spending some serious time experiencing paralysis, or struggling to stay organized.
I also host an annual retreat called Please Do Vibe: it’s a creative gathering of artists, activists and empaths, curated by me and truly one of my greatest accomplishments to date.
Beyond that, I have made multiple other creative experiences; Please Don’t Touch the Artist is my STILL ongoing Zoom series (with our next show in April!), The Fantastical of Now is my first foray into VR theatre, Every Day I’ll Hope is a show in a voice over booth for an audience of however many people can fit in the booth — and of course, Broken Bone Bathtub has a feature length documentary that I am very excited to debut this summer.
I facilitate multiple community endeavors online and in person: it is such a joy for me.
You can learn more about all of this at siobhanoloughlin.com.
What can society do to ensure an environment that’s helpful to artists and creatives?
Honestly, THE best way to support your creative people is, if you have the means, to throw dollars their way on platforms like patreon. Patreon allows me to survive in a deeply unsurvivable world, and I’m so grateful for that. Here”s my link:
https://www.patreon.com/siobhano
Are there any resources you wish you knew about earlier in your creative journey?
Yes! Taxes. Everyone should get their taxes done at Brass Taxes. The first time you go might make you literally cry, but they are amazing people who will help you through the confusion and make the YEARS to follow all feel that much easier. Go to Brass Taxes!! The organization is deliberately charged towards artists and creatives to empower their tax experience.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.siobhanoloughlin.com/
- Instagram: @siobhansolo
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/siobhansolo
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/siobhan-oloughlin/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@siobhansolo
- Other: https://www.patreon.com/siobhano
Image Credits
Kimberly N, Brandon Santoro, Siobhán O’Loughlin, Siobhán O’Loughlin, Future of Storytelling, Matt Kerns, Rebecca Hausman, Claire Chappelli, Ariel Lopez.