065 JOSIE & THE PUSSYCATS (dir Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont) with Rachel O’Regan

Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective

Welcome to 065 of Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective podcast.
Grab your mic, sing your heart out and try to block out those subliminal messages as we discuss 'Josie & The Pussycats' with playwright and theatremaker Rachel O’Regan.
Synopsis
Josie (Rachael Leigh Cook), Melody (Tara Reid) and Val (Rosario Dawson) are three small-town girl musicians determined to take their rock band out of their garage and straight to the top, while remaining true to their look, style and sound. They get a record deal which brings fame and fortune but soon realize they are pawns of two people who want to control the youth of America. They must clear their names, even if it means losing fame and fortune.
Links In Conversation
Twitter - @fbombtheatre
Twitter - @Rachel_ORegan
Insta - @rach.writes.plays
Insta - @theatrefakers
Insta - @fbombtheatre
Creative Recommendations
ShotDeck
https://shotdeck.com
Shrek Re-told
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM70TROZQsI
Play Pie & Pint
https://playpiepint.com
Rachel's Bio
Rachel O’Regan is a playwright and theatremaker based in Edinburgh, Scotland. She has graduated Edinburgh Napier University’s MFA Playwriting programme and her first full-length play Hungerland won the Bread and Roses Playwriting Award in 2019. Her most recent play, Afterparty, was produced by new women’s theatre company F-Bomb Theatre and sold out its entire run at Edinburgh Fringe 2021. They are coming back this year with her next play, The Beatles Were A Boyband. Rachel is a fan of films that make you feel good, empowered female characters and anything with an 80s or 90s soundtrack.