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TheatreFam Podcast

TheatreFam Podcast

Written by: Broadway Education Alliance
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Welcome to TheatreFam, the podcast dedicated to exploring the transformative power of arts education and enrichment programs. Join us as we delve into the myriad ways in which the arts can ignite creativity, foster personal growth, teach life skills, and enrich the lives of individuals of all ages and backgrounds. From interviews with passionate educators and artists to discussions with students, we uncover the profound impact that arts education has on shaping the minds and hearts of our communities.2024 Art Entertainment & Performing Arts
Episodes
  • A Conversation with Danielle Pretsfelder Demchick

    A Conversation with Danielle Pretsfelder Demchick
    Mar 21 2024
    Hear what Danielle Pretsfelder Demchick has to say about equity, diversity, and inclusion in casting and how she is trying to manifest change in how the real world is seen on screen one project at a time.

    About the Guest

    Danielle Pretsfelder Demchick, CSA (she/her/hers) has been an active member of the New York casting community since 2004. NICKELODEON was her casting home for over 14 years, where she tapped into her love of developing young talent. From live action and animation, scripted and unscripted, long form and short form, and even podcasts, she has and loves to cast it all! Some highlights from her Nickelodeon years include The Astronauts, The Barbarian and the Troll, Blue’s Clues & You, Bubble Guppies, Dora the Explorer, Drama Club, Wallykazam, and Welcome to the Wayne.Prior to Nickelodeon, she worked in independent film casting. Select credits include Adam (2009), Holly Rollers (2010), New York City Serenade (2007) and Where God Left His Shoes (2007).

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    Website: www.bealliance.org/theatrefam
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    27 mins
  • A Conversation with Dr. Thalia R. Goldstein

    A Conversation with Dr. Thalia R. Goldstein
    Mar 14 2024
    Dr. Thalia Goldstein joins the TheatreFam to talk about the effects of pretend play, imagination, and theater on child and adolescent development.

    The opening/closing music of the TheatreFam podcast, Our Song, was composed exclusively for The Broadway Education Alliance and Camp Broadway by J. OCONOR NAVARRO.

    About the Guest
    Thalia R. Goldstein is a former professional actress, dancer, and lifelong theatre nerd. She is currently an associate professor and director of the Applied Developmental Psychology program in the Department of Psychology at George Mason University, where she directs the Play, Learning, Arts and Youth Lab (PLAYlab), and codirects the National Endowment for the Arts Lab, the Mason Arts Research Center (MasonARC). Her work has been funded by the National Science Foundation, The John Templeton Foundation, Arts Connection, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the American Psychological Foundation among others. With her students and colleagues, she has published more than 70 papers on the effects of pretend play, imagination, theatre, and other art forms (dance, marching arts, video games, literature) on child and adolescent development. She earned her BA at Cornell University, her MA and PhD at Boston College, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Yale University. Since 2017 she has been the coeditor of the journal Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, the Division 10 journal for the American Psychological Association, where she has also won several awards and was recently named fellow. She lives outside of Washington, DC with her family.

    Dr. Goldstein's book, Why Theatre Education Matters: Understanding Its Cognitive, Social, and Emotional Benefits, is scheduled for release in July. You can pre-order the book now on Amazon or Barnes and Noble.


    Connect with the TheatreFam

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    Instagram: @broadwayeducationalliance
    TikTok: @broadwayeducation
    Website: www.bealliance.org/theatrefam

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    39 mins
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