On July 22, 2020 SDCF held a webinar with financial behaviorist, Jacquette Timmons. Jacquette spoke with us about financial planning during long-term unemployment and shared her unique blend of strategic budgeting advice coupled with candid talk about the ways our emotions play out in our financial lives.
Aug 04, 2020•58 min
On July 9th, 2020 SDCF hosted a virtual roundtable conversation, moderated by Sheldon Epps, SDCF Trustee and Artistic Director Emeritus of Pasadena Playhouse. He led a conversation about the challenges and opportunities of leading a non-ethnic specific organization as a leader of color. Sheldon was joined by Artistic Directors Robert Barry Fleming (Actors Theatre of Louisville), Nataki Garrett (Oregon Shakespeare Festival), Jacob Padrón (Long Wharf Theatre), Hana Sharif (Repertory Theatre of St....
Jul 29, 2020•1 hr 27 min
We’re excited to share the second episode of The Founder’s Series with Anne Kauffman, as part of SDCF’s Masters of the Stage. In this episode, Anne speaks with Jonathan McCrory, Artistic Director and Sade Lythcott, CEO of the National Black Theatre. They discuss Dr. Barbara Ann Teer’s revolutionary vision and the founding of Harlem’s National Black Theatre; how Jonathan joined the National Black Theatre team and how together, Sade and Jonathan have reimagined the theatre’s mission, audience and ...
May 20, 2020•1 hr 5 min
The Founder's Series was created by Anne Kauffman, Artistic Director of Encores! Off Center at New York City Center, as part of SDCF’s Podcast Series. In this series, Anne interviews artistic directors and founders who have had a lasting impact on the nonprofit theater community around the country. In this episode Anne talks with Emily Mann, Artistic Director of the McCarter Theatre Center, about her career journey as a female director, the adversity she’s faced, and how she has navigated these ...
Apr 21, 2020•48 min
American Shakespeare Center's Artistic Director, Ethan McSweeny sat down with Geoffrey Kent in a new episode of SDCF Podcast Series: Careers in the Classics.
Jan 03, 2020•1 hr 26 min
Evren Odcikin, Founder of Maia Directors, sits with M. Graham Smith to discuss career and craft of working in regional theaters.
Dec 12, 2019•1 hr 1 min
American Shakespeare Center's artistic director, Ethan McSweeny sat with Eric Tucker in the new SDCF Podcast Series, Careers in the Classics.
Nov 20, 2019•1 hr 22 min
On July 6th, 2019, American Shakespeare Center's artistic director, Ethan McSweeny sat with Sharon Ott, the director of ASC's production of Antony and Cleopatra , for the inaugural episode of the brand new SDCF Podcast Series, Careers in the Classics.
Aug 22, 2019•57 min
Elizabeth Williamson, Associate Artistic Director at Hartford Stage, sits with M. Graham Smith to discuss career and craft of working in regional theaters.
Jul 24, 2019•45 min
This episode, was recorded at Stage Directors and Choreographers offices on May 22, 2019. Director Robert O’Hara interviews SDC Foundation Board of Trustees President, Sheldon Epps.
Jul 08, 2019•1 hr 17 min
Choreographer Bill T. Jones sits with Wendy Seyb to talk process in SDC Foundations' In Motion series.
Jun 25, 2019•43 min
Anne Kauffman sits down with Robert Moss, the founding Artistic Director of Playwrights Horizon, for the inaugural episode of SDCF Podcast Series, Founder's Series. The goal of this series is to ensure we don't loose touch of the insights and guidance of those leaders who founded non-profit theaters in this country. On May 30th, 2019, Anne sat with Bob as he told stories of his early career and the early days of Off-Broadway's Playwrights Horizon
Jun 12, 2019•1 hr 36 min
Playwright's Center's Producing Artistic Director Jeremy B. Cohen, sits with M. Graham Smith to discuss the process of working on new plays.
May 31, 2019•52 min
On Monday May 6, 2019, at Seattle Repertory Theatre, Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC) held a conversation entitled Leadership: Making Theatre & Shaping Communities with Berkley Repertory Theatre’s Artistic Director, Tony Taccone and moderated by SDC Executive Director Laura Penn. This conversation explores the balancing of artistic leadership and individual artistic ambition, and how that dynamic can build strong institutions and contribute to a community’s cultural vibrancy....
May 23, 2019•1 hr 16 min
This episode, was recorded at a live One-on-One Conversation event sponsored by Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation on April 8th, 2019. The event, entitled “STATE OF THE ART: DIRECTING SHAKESPEARE IN THE AMERICAN THEATRE” featured directors Davis McCallum and Erica Schmidt, and was moderated by SDC Foundation Trustee Ethan McSweeny.
May 10, 2019•1 hr 41 min
Director Jon Tracy sits with M. Graham Smith to discuss directing and leading a regional theater as well as his process.
May 02, 2019•50 min
Director Victor Malana Maog sits with M. Graham Smith to discuss process of working on new plays and working in the regional theaters for SDCF Podcast Series, Regional Originals.
Apr 25, 2019•45 min
This episode was recorded at a live event sponsored by both the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society and Stage Directors UK on February 24, 2019 in London. The event was the first ever SDC-SDUK member gathering, and the conversation, featured artistic directors Jeremy Herrin and Pam MacKinnon. It was moderated by SDUK Executive Director, Thomas Hescott.
Apr 18, 2019•1 hr 6 min
Apr 12, 2019•58 min
Pam MacKinnon discusses her process of directing and, as the new Artistic Director of A.C.T. in San Francisco, the relationship of the theatre to its community.
Feb 25, 2019•51 min
Feb 01, 2019•48 min
Leah C. Gardiner discusses the role of poetry in dramaturgy, freelance directing and Motherhood, and the importance of leaping into uncertainty as we make great Art!
Jan 10, 2019•45 min
Dec 20, 2018•47 min
Dec 14, 2018•1 hr 7 min
Hosted by M. Graham Smith , we are delighted to bring you the second series of SDCF Podcast Series : Regional Originals with M. Graham Smith – a series of interviews with some of the most exciting Directors and Choreographers working in America’s regional theatres today. This week on SDCF Podcast Series, M. Graham Smith sits down with director/playwright, Blanka Zizka, Artistic Director of The Wilma Theater ....
Nov 16, 2018•46 min
We are delighted to be launching the very first SDCF Podcast Series focused entirely on choreography: In Motion, with Wendy Seyb . Our very first guest on In Motion is the Broadway-bound choreographer, Chase Brock , Artistic Director of The Chase Brock Experience . In this week’s episode Chase shares his thoughts on the ‘Millennial Remix Moment’ in which multi-hyphenates are thriving; the mentors that didn’t pull any punches; creating and sustaining a dance company; and the push and pull of chor...
Oct 23, 2018•48 min
Hosted by M. Graham Smith , we are delighted to bring you the second series of SDCF Podcast Series : Regional Originals with M. Graham Smith – a series of interviews with some of the most exciting Directors and Choreographers working in America’s regional theatres today. This week on SDCF Podcast Series, M. Graham Smith sits down with director and playwright, Chay Yew, Artistic Director of Victory Gardens Theater . They discuss how Chay learned to write between the lines, what directors shouldn'...
Oct 09, 2018•46 min
Theatre often struggles to include and embrace diverse voices and artists, and this is certainly true of artists with disabilities. However, directors and casting directors are uniquely positioned to change producing practices and the perceptions of audiences well before the lights go up, and indeed, even before the first rehearsal – and it starts with the casting breakdown. Join SDCF Foundation Director David Roberts as he sits down with director Sam Gold and casting director David Caparellioti...
Sep 25, 2018•1 hr 9 min
This week on SDCF Podcast Series we are revisiting a conversation with James Lapine and Lonny Price , moderated by Stage Directors and Choreographers Society Executive Director, Laura Penn. Technology has made the ability to capture and distribute live performances via high-quality video a reality the theatre field is embracing with increasing regularity. New players are entering the field every day, including BroadwayHD , Amazon.com , and Netflix , among others. When it comes to the crafts of s...
Sep 11, 2018•1 hr 6 min
Large nonprofit theatres across the U.S. are experiencing a sea change of transition in their artistic leadership posts. Today, only about 25% of those posts are held by women, and fewer still by people of color. What are the root causes from a practicing artist standpoint? How will the theatre industry move beyond just planning for diversity, equity, and inclusion, towards implementation of these values? And when will it be reflected in the field's highest and most prominent positions? Join SDC...
Aug 28, 2018•35 min
