An Engine for Participatory Dramaturgy, with Mike Sell

Dungeons + Drama Nerds

Percy and Nick meet with Dr. Mike Sell, scholar of playful literatures, to discuss the ways that TTRPGs function to create participatory dramaturgies between the designers, GMs, players, and audiences.

You can learn more about our guest, Dr. Mike Sell, at his website: https://www.iup.edu/languageliteraturewriting/faculty/sell-mike.html

Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Percival Hornak and Nicholas Orvis, and this episode was mixed and edited by Percival Hornak. Our core ensemble are Todd Brian Backus, Jovane Caamano, Anthony Sertel Dean, Christopher Diercksen, Ben Ferber, Kory Flores, Mieko Gavia, Tess Huth, Romana Isabella, Jon Jon Johnson, CJ Linton, C. “Meaks” Meaker, Leo Mock, Dex Phan, and Tristan B. Willis.

Our game of Rae Nedjadi’s Our Haunt features Percival Hornak as Prosper, Kory Flores as Jules, Leo Mock as Trinket, and Tristan B. Willis as Romeo.

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