Owen Dennis (Among Us)
About this episode
Owen Dennis discusses themes and storytelling techniques in his work, including Among Us and Infinity Train.
Owen Dennis (creator of Among Us and Infinity Train ) discusses conveying tone, discovering theme, deconstructing tropes, dueling arcs, the line from Star Wars that unlocked everything, and more. Dead Pilots Society returns live and on demand Sunday July 12, 3-5pm , at the Elysian Theater in LA! In Dead Pilots Society , scripts that were developed by studios and networks but were never produced are given the table reads they deserve. The July 12 show features Weekly World News by Michael Colton & John Aboud ( Home Economics ) and Fangirl by Claudia Lonow ( How to Live with Your Parents [for the Rest of Your Life] ). Cast includes: Brennan Lee Mulligan ( Dimension 20 ), Alex Moffat ( SNL ; Bad Monkey ), Rich Sommer ( Mad Men ), Jackie Tohn ( Nobody Wants This ), Isabella Roland ( Dimension 20; Sex Lives of College Girls ), Rekha Shankar ( Dimension 20 ; Star Trek: Starfleet Academy ), Fred Melamed ( Barry ), Zac Oyama ( Dimension 20 ), Jessica Lowe ( Minx ), James Adomian ( Krapopolis ), Courtney Pauroso ( Jackass Forever ), and more. GET TICKETS NOW No Notes is Sunday July 19, 7pm , at the Dynasty Typewriter Theater in LA! This is a new staged show in which great pilot…
People in this episode
Host: Ben Blacker
Guest: Owen Dennis
Topics covered
- tone
- theme
- tropes
- story arcs
- script reading
- live performance
Keywords
- Owen Dennis
- Among Us
- Infinity Train
- Dead Pilots Society
- script reading
- storytelling
- live performance
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Among Us, Infinity Train, Weekly World News, Fangirl, The Survivalists, Suckers
Places: Elysian Theater, LA, Dynasty Typewriter Theater
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