Podcast TYA explores the field of Theatre for Young Audiences. The host, Scott Savage, has globally renowned guests on the podcast who make theatre with and for young people. Audio Engineer: Darius Fletcher | Lumber Beard DesignsTheme Music: Wallpaper by Kevin Macleod
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Will and Mary Pope Osborne discuss how they adapt their Magic Tree House books for the stage, revealing the process of transforming beloved stories into theatrical productions.
13 Aug 2024
Episode 9: Tim Webb Pt. 1
Tim Webb, founder of UK's Oily Cart Company is once again on the Podcast. This is part 1 of 2 where I discuss with making my own sensory theatre class at Salt Lake City School District's Glendale Middle School. Part 2 will dive deeper into how Sensory Theatre is made, and both parts heavily discuss Tim's foundational text "Sensory Theatre". Maybe the most important episode published so far. Use code: FCB20 to get 20% off. Link to the book is here: https://www.routledge.com/Sens...
17 Aug 2023
Episode 8 - Review of Utah TYA in 2022
In this episode of the podcast I'm my own guest! In 2022 I began reviewing plays for the Utah Theatre Bloggers Association (UTBA) and I recap what I saw in Utah TYA productions across the state in 2022. As always, thanks for listening!
23 Jun 2022
Episode 7 - Idris Goodwin (Recorded Dec 2021)
In this episode of the podcast our guest is the in demand wordsmith and titan of a man, Idris Goodwin. Idris Goodwin is an award winning scriptwriter, breakbeat poet, educator and executive director of The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College. He was recently named a 2021 United States Artist Fellow. In addition to Can I Kick It?, he’s had several publications from Haymarket Books including Inauguration co written with nico wilkinson, Human Highlight: Ode To Dominique Wi...
20 Mar 2022
Episode 6 - Maria Cary
In this episode of the podcast our guest is the exhuberant and groundbreaking Maria Cary. Maria Cary is a professional Theatre for Youth educator. The current Drama and Dance Resource Teacher for Orange County Public Schools, she holds an MFA in Theatre for Young Audiences from the University of Central Florida and a BA in Theatre and Elementary Education from the University of North Carolina Wilmington. The past seven years have brought Maria opportunities to teach, perform, and share h...
15 Jan 2022
Episode 5 - Gene Columbus
In this episode of the podcast our guest is the warm and mesmerizing Gene Columbus. Gene Columbus had a long and illustrious career with the Walt Disney Company before he became a renowned presence in the field of TYA. Gene served for over a decade as the executive director of what had been the Orlando Civic Theatre as it transitioned and blossomed into the incredible Orlando Repertory Theatre, a well respected TYA company. He is the author of The Complete Guide to Careers in Speci...
20 Nov 2021
Episode 4 - Tim Webb
In this episode, our guest is the charismatic, insightful, philosophical, and moving Tim Webb. Tim is the founder of the UK's Oily Cart company todayTim's work in theatre spans many decades and is focused on creating sensory engaging theatre for children with PMLDs or Profound Multiple Learning Disabilities. PLMD is not just those who are neurodivergent such as having an autism spectrum disorder but also includes those who have difficulty speaking, seeing, or hearing as well as those with oth...
16 Oct 2021
Episode 3 - Chris Brown (Recorded April 2020)
In this episode, our guest is the enterprising and accomplished Chris Brown.Chris Brown is the executive director of the Orlando Rep -- Central Florida's premiere TYA company. Orlando REP's mission is to create experiences that enlighten, entertain, and enrich the lives of family and young audiences. Their first season of children's plays was in 1975 when the organization was still called the Civic Theatre Guild. In 2000, the theatre partnered with the University of Central Florida (UCF) and ...
18 Sept 2021
Episode 2 - Becky Wallin
In this episode our guest is the impressive and wise Becky Wallin.Rebeca Wallin is the managing director of the Brigham Young University Young Company. Young Company is BYU's TYA touring company taking two shows a year to elementary and middle schools through out the state of Utah. Their fall show is usually a TYA script or an adaptation of a contemporary story. Their spring show is a condensed Shakespeare play. Each of their shows includes workshops facilitated by the undergraduate teaching-...
22 Jul 2021
Episode 1 - Nina Meehan
In this episode, our guest is the brilliant and engaging Nina Meehan. Nina’s award-winning theatrical work for young people as CEO and Founder of Bay Area Children's Theatre has reached more than 1 million kids and adults and has toured nationally and internationally. As president of the board of directors of TYA/USA, the national organization of theatres for young audiences, she actively engages in outreach and advocacy on behalf of the profession and the issues it embraces.In this epis...
12 Jun 2021
Episode 0 - Intro to TYA with Scott Savage
In this episode of the podcast, I go solo and discuss the field of TYA from my perspective! A little about me. I am a middle school theatre teacher in Salt Lake City at the states most wonderfully diverse middle school. I have a BA in Theatre Arts Education from Brigham Young University and an MFA in Theatre focused on Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) from the University of Central Florida. I have been exposed to many wonderful people through TYA and have been involved in touring TYA p...
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