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107: Empowering Parent Artists with DC rep Marni Penning

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If you aren’t already familiar with PAAL, I’d like to bring that organization to your attention, particularly if you are a parent-artist or caregiver.  The acronym PAAL stands for PARENT ARTIST ADVOCACY LEAGUE (PAAL) for PERFORMING ARTS + MEDIA PAAL is a national community, resource hub, and solutions generator for individuals with caregiver responsibilities and institutions …

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106: Maintaining connections and building community online with Johannah Maynard Edwards of the Women’s Theatre Festival

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Johannah Maynard Edwards is the Executive Director of the Women’s Theatre Festival based in Raleigh, NC. You’ll hear Johannah describe the current work of the Women’s Theatre Festival as she very quickly pivoted to offer a remarkable slate of online offerings to her community. She speaks with candor and transparency about the financial realities of …

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105: Art and education in times of crisis with Ian Finley, playwright and educator

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A wide ranging conversation touching on art and education in times of crisis. Ian Finley describes his shifting work as a theatre teacher in a public high school, the essential elements for a theatrical experience, and writing audio drama. [I’m delighted to say that Ian is a member of one of the Artist Soapbox Audio …

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104: Autobiographical writing, providing opportunities for Black playwrights, and creative process with theatre artist, Monét Noelle Marshall

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Monét Noelle Marshall is an artist, director, playwright, curator, producer & cultural organizer. A 2018 Independent Weekly Arts Award winner, she serves as the Founding Artistic Director of MOJOAA Performing Arts Company. Recent projects include the “Buy It Call It” performance installations, which earned her the 2018 Mary B. Regan Community Artist Fellowship from the …

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103: Empowering Parent Artists with NYC rep Garlia Cornelia Jones: Part Two

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This is the second of two episodes with Garlia Cornelia Jones, the chief rep of New York City. Garlia and I spoke in early January 2020.  If you aren’t already familiar with PAAL, I’d like to bring that organization to your attention, particularly if you are a parent-artist or caregiver. The acronym PAAL stands for …

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102: Empowering Parent Artists with NYC rep Garlia Cornelia Jones: Part One

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If you aren’t already familiar with PAAL, I’d like to bring that organization to your attention, particularly if you are a parent-artist or caregiver. The acronym PAAL stands for PARENT ARTIST ADVOCACY LEAGUE (PAAL) for PERFORMING ARTS + MEDIA PAAL is a national community, resource hub, and solutions generator for individuals with caregiver responsibilities and …

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101: Supporting North Carolina playwrights with Yvette Holder, the creator of Sips & Scripts

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“Sips & Scripts” supports, promotes, and produces work written by North Carolina playwrights from novices to veterans through stage readings, private readings, and monthly public readings. Today I’m speaking with Yvette Holder, the creator of Sips & Scripts. In this episode, Yvette outlines the offerings of Sips & Scripts, best practices for feedback, writing tips …

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100: My Geriatric Uterus with Lormarev Jones, playwright and solo performer

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My Geriatric Uterus is a bold, brazen and brash solo play that examines the expectations placed on women’s bodies against the backdrop of late stage Capitalism. Written and performed by Lormarev Jones, featuring music by Christopher Wood, My Geriatric Uterus premiered at the 2019 Cincinnati Fringe Festival and was the winner of the David C. …

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099: Growth, impact, and accessibility with podcast critic and advocate Elena Fernández Collins

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Tamara  talks with podcast critic Elena Fernández Collins about impact, accessibility and barriers to entry, the formation of critical language, best practices, indie creating, and more.  Elena Fernández Collins is a podcast critic and forensic sociolinguist living in Portland, OR. She writes about podcasts for her own website, outlets like The Bello Collective, The AV …

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098: Compassion, Care, and Children’s Lit with Amber Wood, the Storylady

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Would you like to hear a story? How about a song? Enjoy a conversation with Amber Wood about self-care, children’s literature, feelings, breathing and much more (including a song for self-soothing!). Amber Wood is the Founding Storylady and Artistic Director of Lightbulb Heart, a storytime and collaborative theatre company in Hamilton, Ontario that celebrates empathy …

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