If you're a performing or visual artist or creator of some kind, then you know the struggle of wondering whether the things you're putting into the world are any good. If someone would just raise their hand and say, "That thing you did is awesome!" we'd know we're on the right path. But often, it feels like a big competition. We're at the mercy of others, waiting to hear whether we're deemed worthy enough for a job, a role, a gig.
What if we could give ourselves the validation and the opportunities we need to keep going, keep growing, to reach our full potential?
Season 2 is full of super honest conversations with other performers, artists, and creative people who have already taken a chance on themselves and figured this stuff out. And I want their secrets!
I want to know: How they figured out what really lights them up, how they're translating that through their art form, how they got the courage and vulnerability to put their true selves out there into the world, even when it's hard, even when the only person telling them to go for it was them.
We're gonna learn how to lower the pressure on what you should be, to become what you're meant to be. And we're going to find out how to banish negativity and toxic environments to make the arts a more positive and supportive place to be in.
Let's stop playing to win, and start showing up to thrive.
S2E6 - Telling authentic stories in theatre (Amy Andrews and Hayley Goldenberg)
Theatre writers, Women and Theatre Cofounders, intersectional feminists.
To say that gender, race, and identity are touchy subjects in today’s world is a vast understatement - so much so that many of us just avoid them altogether. How can we put our work into the world if it’s not really representative of us or of others, or if we’re afraid to talk about it?
That’s why it was such a breath of fresh air to do this episode with Hayley Goldenberg and Amy Andrews, the cofounders of Women and Theatre, writers and creators in theatrical spaces, explorers and champions of intersectional feminism, and two very good role models for having a constructive conversation. I asked them both some tough questions that many of us are wondering about, like how to authentically write, cast, and portray characters like ourselves and like those of marginalized groups in the theatre industry.
This was a hugely important conversation for anyone in the theatre world, but particularly those in community theatre. Buckle up, because you might just learn something.
26 May 2023
S2E5 - Music, and life, is a journey (Jay-EL)
R&B music artist, singer, songwriter, Season 9 American Idol contestant
Staying true to yourself is the journey we’re all on, especially singer and music artist Jay-EL. He got started gracing the stages of the Apollo Theatre and American Idol, but that’s only a little piece of his journey to finding out what he really wants to sing and write music about.
I hope this episode helps you remember that even if you feel like you haven’t made it yet, or haven’t got everything planned, you’re on the right track.
Where to find Jason:
Website - Jasonshorter.com and Jay-El.com
IG - Jasonlshorter
10 May 2023
S2E4 Community and risk-taking in a cappella (A.J. Sing and Jason Xue)
A cappella arrangers, musicians, members of the BC Acoustics
A.J. Singh and Jason Xue are members of the BC Acoustics, a co-ed a cappella group at Boston College that’s earned a reputation for bringing powerful, dynamic song arrangements and performances to life year after year. I witnessed this myself, when I was a member of the Sharps, BC’s female a cappella group, and was always in awe of the way their songs and arrangements were not just technically solid - they made me feel something.
So I was really excited to chat with A.J. and Jason about genre-bending arrangements, creating great music on their own terms, and finding a safe home base and lifelong relationships in a cappella.
Where to find them:
Instagram and TikTok - @bcacoustics
Spotify and YouTube - Boston College Acoustics
Website - thebostoncollegeacoustics.com
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