Life in Theatre

If you want to end unpaid internships in the theatre industry then you need to learn all about Lift the Curtain and support their organization! While listening, share the show on social media! Support the show by leaving a rating or review on Apple Podcasts and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks for listening, I appreciate you!

The Tea aka Topics: Lift the Curtain, Theatre, Labor, Apprentices, Apprenticeships, Interns, Internships, Unpaid Internships, End Unpaid Internships, Exploitation, Young Artists, Collective Action, Volunteer, Pay Transparency, Internship Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria

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Meet Toni Carosella, an artist who is passionate about changing the unfair treatment that theatre apprentices and interns experience! While listening, share the show on social media! Support the show by leaving a rating or review on Apple Podcasts and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks for listening, I appreciate you!

The Tea aka Topics: Theatre, Labor, Apprentices, Apprenticeships, Interns, Internships, Unpaid Internships, Exploitation, Young Artists, Marketing, Props Design, Set Construction, Box Office Management, On Our Team, Costume Professionals for Wage Equity, Lift the Curtain, Playbill, Pay Transparency  

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• http://cpfwe.org/
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• https://beanartshero.com/

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Meet José Casas, an artist/educator who is speaking up for diversity and representation in Theatre for Young Audiences and beyond! While listening, share the show on social media! Support the show by leaving a rating or review on Apple Podcasts and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks for listening, I appreciate you!

The Tea aka Topics: Theatre, Diversity, Representation, Playwriting, Dramatic Publishing, Opening the Door, TYA, United States Theatre for Young Audiences, Youth Audiences, Respecting Youth, Youth Voice, Mental Health, African American TYA, Children's Theatre Foundation of America, University of Michigan, Representation Matters 

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Explore trauma-informed approaches to making theatre with Detroit theatre artist Andrew Morton! While listening, share the show on social media! Support the show by leaving a rating or review on Apple Podcasts and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks for listening, I appreciate you!

The Tea aka Topics: Trauma-Informed Theatre Practices, Playwrighting, Social Justice Theatre, Educational Theatre, Theatre in Education, United Kingdom, TYA, Theatre for Young Audiences, TimeSlips, Storycatchers, Applied Theatre, Rising Youth Theatre, Social Workers, Teaching Artist Best Practices, Sticking to Your Values, Detroit, Youth Homelessness, Knight Foundation, Knight Arts Challenge, Detroit Phoenix Center, Sofa Stories Detroit, The Importance of Play, Writing Grants

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• https://www.sofastoriesdetroit.com/
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• Staging the Personal Text

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This episode features a fascinating chat with Erika Phillips, Program Manager for The Old Globe Theatre's 'Reflecting Shakespeare' prison program! While listening, share the show on social media! Support the show by leaving a rating or review on Apple Podcasts and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks for listening, I appreciate you!

The Tea aka Topics: The Old Globe Theatre, Reflecting Shakespeare, Rehabilitative Shakespeare, Process Design, Scaffolding, Facilitation, Teaching Artistry, Program Management, Formerly Incarcerated Teaching Artists, Curt Tofteland, Shakespeare in Prison, Shakespeare Behind Bars, Restorative Practice, California Corrections, Professional Actor, New Work 

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• The Old Globe Theatre

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This episode features a chat about drag and theatre with Evah Destruction seen on The Boulet Brothers' Dragula Season 3! While listening, share the show on social media! Support the show by leaving a rating or review on Apple Podcasts and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks for listening, I appreciate you!

The Tea aka Topics: Drag, Theatre, Drag Queen, Dragula, The Boulet Brothers' Dragula, Mental Health, ADHD, Chicago Drag, RuPaul’s Drag Race, Therapy, Living for Yourself, Urinetown, Fiddler on the Roof, Jessica Vosk, Fruma Sarah, Little Shop of Horrors, Joan Crawford, Mommie Dearest, YouTube, Being on TV, Digital Drag

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This episode features a chat about intersectionality in art with rapper and songwriter JT Stone aka Tommy Barker! While listening, share the show on social media! Support the show by leaving a rating or review on Apple Podcasts and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks for listening, I appreciate you!

The Tea aka Topics: Theatre, Tommy Barker, JT Stone, Forensics Speaking, Rap, Hip Hop, Music, Soundcloud, Songwriter, Rapper, Childish Gambino, Chance the Rapper, Pushing the Envelope, Collaboration, Inspiration, Performance Personas Screen Acting, Chicago Actor, Roof’s Basement, Bandcamp

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This episode features a fun conversation about starting a TYA theatre company with Chad Parsons! While listening, share the show on social media! Support the show by leaving a rating or review on Apple Podcasts and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks for listening, I appreciate you!

The Tea aka Topics: Theatre, Chad Parsons, ReNew Productions, Starting a Theatre Company, PRIDE, Theatre for Youth, Theatre for Social Change, LGBTQIA+, Queer Youth, Broadway, Theatre for Young Audiences, Theatre for Children, Children's Theatre, Inclusion, Playwriting Festivals, New Theatre Company, Sexual Liberation, Finding A Different Narrative, Public Perceptions of Homosexuality, Discussing Queerness with Children, Philadelphia Fringe Festival, Auntie Ben, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Creative Problem Solving, Perspective, Respect, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Asking for Money, Finding Confidence, Cher, TYA USA, Digital Platforming, Digital Performance, Teaching Artists, Directing, Drag Race

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This episode features a lively chat about Shakespeare and playwriting with Craig Ester! While listening, share the show on social media! Support the show by leaving a rating or review on Apple Podcasts and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks for listening, I appreciate you!

The Tea aka Topics: Theatre, Playwriting, Shakespeare, Classical Theatre, Chekhov, Performing, Acting, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Detroit Theatre Programs, Mosaic Youth Theatre, Mapping the Text, Performing Shakespeare, Ball State University, Jennifer Blackmer, Zulu Manhood Ceremonies, Playwriting

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This episode features a hopeful chat about directing during a pandemic with Meriah Sage! While listening, share the show on social media! Support the show by leaving a rating or review and subscribing wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks for listening, I appreciate you!

The Tea aka Topics: Theatre, University of Findlay, Self Care, Directing, Work-Life Balance, Western Michigan University, Eastern Michigan University, Where the Wild Things Are, College Theatre, Women Directors, Working in Academia, Arts Administration, Ensemble Building, Historical Theatre, Social Media Marketing, Wearing Many Hats, Children's Theatre, Arts Marketing, Directing During the Pandemic, Adapting, To Kill A Mockingbird, Process Design, Image Files, Facilitation, Cabaret, Viewpoints, Creative Storytelling, Characterization, Navigating Systems, Female Educators, Female Director, Women Performers, Roles for Women, Sexism in Theatre, New Voices in Theatre, Education Theatre Association, Blooms Taxonomy, Empathy, Paying Artists

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