SEASON 3 Episode Five. "Somebody's Going to Get Hurt"

Synopsis:   Sean asks whether theatre audiences actually understand the dangers that actors face when it comes to staged combat sequences on stage.  And do the actors themselves fully understand the risk they are taking on with every performance.

Guests:  Actor/fight instructor McKey Carpenter; Broadway actor Kaylin Seckel; Boston Conservatory at Berklee fight instructor Angie Jepson. 

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Listen to bonus content from this episode:   More of Sean's conversation with the Boston Conservatory fight instructor Angie Jepson and Sean's personal post-show wrap up of the episode.
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Hosted by Sean Hayden.
Editing by Alex Griffitt.  Mixing and sound design by Justin Gerrish.
Written and directed by Sean Hayden for Haywood Productions, LLC.
Produced by Haywood Productions, LLC.

Sean Hayden is an attorney/actor/advocate and is the CEO of Haywood Productions, LLC.  As a professional actor, Sean has appeared in Broadway national tours and in plays and musicals in theaters across the country.    He is a proud union member of Actors' Equity Association.  As a mental health advocate, Sean has provided thought leadership on how employers can better support the mental health of their employees and how theatre programs can support their students.  He serves on the advisory board for HR.com for Mental Health and Stress in the Workplace.  Sean resides in New York City and upstate New York with his husband, a screenwriter.