Artistic Director Education Series - Eric Schaeffer, Signature Theatre
Theater/Arts Management Education Series Podcast
Release Date: 02/25/2020
Emmett Till Trilogy and Racial Justice Education Series - Antonio Michael Woodard, Actor
Theater/Arts Management Education Series Podcast
Emmett Till Trilogy and Racial Justice; Theaters Keep the Conversation Going Education Series - Episode 3: Antonio Michael Woodard, Actor considers portraying Emmett Till in the upcoming Till Trilogy of play series an honor and a responsibility to humanize this young man. He also firmly believes that theater is always been a catalyst for change and spurring conversations about important social issues in our nation. According to Antonio, these plays mirror exactly where we are today and the fact that people must remember this story so it cannot be repeated. His final thoughts: "You can't get...
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Emmett Till Trilogy and Racial Justice Education Series - Reginald Douglas, Artistic Director
Theater/Arts Management Education Series Podcast
Emmett Till Trilogy and Racial Justice; Theaters Keep the Conversation Going Education Series - Episode 3: Reginald Douglas, Artistic Director is honored and thrilled to be presenting this trilogy of plays during his first season as Artistic Director. He expresses his strong belief that the theater industry plays a big role in spurring audience members to become active and energized about combating racial injustice. "I do think that art is action. It sparks dialogue about our community, makes people think and to take action." He stresses also that this series of plays centers on love and...
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Emmett Till Trilogy and Racial Justice Education Series - Talvin Wilks, DIrector
Theater/Arts Management Education Series Podcast
Emmett Till Trilogy and Racial Justice; Theaters Keeping the Conversation Going - Episode 2: Talvin Wilks, Director talks about how important this series of plays is to understand the significant impact of the Emmett Till murder in our nation's history. He also expounds on the importance of the media in bringing visibility to the injustices of racism, but questions "why does it take an image to gain people's attention?" Also hear his hopes about what audiences will say about the production series and how the theater industry helps spur and continue these critical discussions.
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Emmett Till Trilogy and Racial Justice Education Series - Ifa Bayeza Playwright
Theater/Arts Management Education Series Podcast
Emmett Till Trilogy and Racial Justice; Theaters Keep the Conversation Going Education Series - Episode 1: Ifa Bayeza, Playwright wrote this series of plays to “celebrate the joy and majesty of this family.” She summarizes each of the three plays, what she wanted to focus on for each and tells us about some interesting factoids she found out about Emmett during her research. Ms. Bayeza also discusses her hopes for how audiences will respond after seeing the shows. “I challenge our contemporary audiences to think about what we are going to do. If the Till saga was the spark of the Civil...
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Arts Health Benefits Education Series - Dr. Jatin Ambegaonkar
Theater/Arts Management Education Series Podcast
Dr. Jatin Ambegaonkar, Associate Professor, College of Education and Human Development, George Mason University gives updates us on the many benefits of dance and movement therapy for seniors. Overall, dance allows for healthy aging or seniors remaining active members of their community physically, mentally and spiritually. Also learn about recent studies done in the movement therapy field, work that still needs to be done and his overall advice and views with respect to dance and seniors.
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Arts Health Benefits Education Series - Dr. Niyati Dhokai, GMU
Theater/Arts Management Education Series Podcast
Arts Health Benefits Education Series - Episode 2: Dr. Niyati Dhokai, the Director of the Veterans and Arts Initiative Program at George Mason University talks about how effective music therapy is for Veterans returning from active duty, battling PTSD and other injuries, and how their families and children benefit from these sessions, including feelings of relaxation, improved sense of well-being, more effective social interaction skills and the development of a sense of comfort outside the rehab center.
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Arts Health Benefits Education Series - Dr. Thalia Goldstein, GMU
Theater/Arts Management Education Series Podcast
Dr. Thalia Goldstein from George Mason University's Applied Developmental Psychology Department, talked about the many studies providing strong evidence on the benefits of being involved in theater and children developing social and emotional understanding and empathy. Less detention issues, higher school attendance, better grades and test scores, more regulated emotions, being able to express themselves in a healthy way, and better social skills are some the benefits of theatrical activity for children.
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Diversity and Cultural Equity Series - EDI Voice Ouida Maedel
Theater/Arts Management Education Series Podcast
Ouida Maedel, Theater Specialist at the National Endowment for the Arts packs so much specific advice in this interview, from creating more diverse Boards to making concrete changes to complement written statements of support to training options, Ouida offers easy actions White American Theaters can take now to start effecting results on the diversity issue. She states: There is no better time for strategic planning, radical collaboration and bold visioning for the future of the industry.
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Diversity and Cultural Equity Series - EDI Voice Dr. Monica Almond
Theater/Arts Management Education Series Podcast
EDI Consultant Dr. Monica Almond, Founder/CEO of The Almond Group, offers critical advice to non-profit arts organizations on achieving more diversity. From her insight on pros and cons of training to her views on the term BIPOC to first steps on developing diversity plans to measurable parameters of success, Monica's responses can easily steer organizations in an effective direction on the equity front. Every non-profit organization who acknowledges they need to change should listen to this interview.
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Diversity and Cultural Equity Series - EDI Voice Lisa Richards Toney
Theater/Arts Management Education Series Podcast
Lisa Richards Toney, President of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals provides such insightful responses to the issue of cultural equity, as well as responds to demands made by our BIPOC leaders in this series. Lisa offers several "first steps" for White American Theater leaders to take to start making progress, the importance of BIPOC voices at the decisionmaking table, advice on getting more BIPOC Board members, and how critical it is to offer paid internships to theater students.
info_outlineSignature Theatre's Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer was a featured guest on the "Embracing Arlington Arts Talks" podcast as part of our five-part "Artistic Directors STEAM Ahead" series starring the five most successful theaters in the DC region. What advice does Eric give young adults who want to open and manage a theater? What are some of the joys of running a theater? What is one priority he has when casting shows? And find out about two upcoming world premieres being presented by Signature. Honored to have had this opportunity to interview such a successful professional!