2 APR 2024 · The show might have closed, but hear what HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO Director Sammi Cannold has to say about representation onstage and the impact of HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO on Broadway.  For more information about the Broadway Education Alliance, visit www.bealliance.org. For more information about Camp Broadway, which returns to New York this summer, visit www.campbroadway.com. Autism Resources https://autismsociety.org/ https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/index.html https://www.dol.gov/agencies/odep/program-areas/autism https://howtodanceinohiomusical.com/resources/ Connect with the TheatreFam Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/6627021210733396/ Instagram: @theatrefampodcast TikTok: @theatrefam Website: www.bealliance.org/theatrefam

21 MAR 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). Connect with the TheatreFam Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/6627021210733396/ Instagram: @theatrefampodcast TikTok: @theatrefam Website: www.bealliance.org/theatrefam

14 MAR 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 https://amzn.to/3ve9sIL or Barnes and Noble. Connect with the TheatreFam Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/6627021210733396/ Instagram: @broadwayeducationalliance TikTok: @broadwayeducation Website: www.bealliance.org/theatrefam https://bealliance.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/bealliance/donation.jsp?campaign=5&&test=true