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Stage Combat the Podcast is a powerful and eye-opening exploration of the dark side of the entertainment industry which also asks the question: how can we make our workplaces better for everyone? Hosted by attorney/advocate/actor Sean Hayden. In Seasons 1 and 2, Sean Hayden took the listeners into his own harrowing workplace nightmare in the style of a "true crime podcast." Now, Stage Combat the Podcast is a riveting platform for entertainment workers from everywhere to come together, to share their own stories and to advocate for themselves and for change.
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- Jun 29, 202635 min
"Are Audiences Out Of Control?"
Season 4, Season Finale Ep 10. Synopsis: Sean is getting to the bottom of why it seems like Broadway audiences are out of control with some help from Matt Koplik, host of the podcast Broadway Breakdown. Strong language. Be sure to listen to Matt on his amazing podcast Broadway Breakdown. A special thank you to the many artists and guests who made Season 4 our best ever: Aaron Lazar, Matt Koplik, Nicole Perry, Dr. Alisa Hurwitz, Christopher Webb, Marianne Galloway, Court Watson, M...
- Jun 22, 202632 min
"The Lookingglass Story: How A Theatre Responds"
Season 4, Episode 9. THIS IS PART 2 OF A TWO-PART EPISODE. LISTEN TO EPISODE 8 FIRST: "The Lookingglass Story: How We Got Here" Synopsis: Two months, the Tony award winning Lookingglass Theatre in Chicago issued a cease-and-desist letter in response to our story about a young actor named Ayana who says she was left disabled performing a circus act in Lookingglass' production of Circus Quixote. It's a story that has provoked anger and frustration in the Chicago theatre community. S...
- Jun 22, 202630 min
"The Lookingglass Story: How We Got Here"
Season 4, Episode 8. Synopsis: Two months, the Tony award winning Lookingglass Theatre in Chicago issued a cease-and-desist letter in response to our story about a young actor named Ayana who says she was left disabled performing a circus act in Lookingglass' production of Circus Quixote. It's a story that has provoked anger and frustration in the Chicago theatre community. Sean's getting personal at the mic to assess just how we got here and to let you know where we are today wit...
- Jun 15, 202642 min
"Return to Roanoke Island"
Season 4, Episode 7. Synopsis: One of our most provocative stories last season was the story of Court Watson, a designer who alleges he was assaulted as a college student at The Lost Colony on Roanoke Island by Tony award winning costume designer William Ivy Long. With Long secretly working on The Queen of Versailles on Broadway this past season, Sean is reconnecting with Court to hear how he feels about that, AND, for the first time on this podcast, one of Long’s other accusers, Michael Mart...
- Jun 8, 202636 min
"The Way That I Hear You"
Season 4, Episode 6. Synopsis: Sean’s talking about the invisible disability of hearing loss in the theatre industry with Dallas actor Marianne Galloway, an actor with hearing loss. Plus Sean's getting personal about his own invisible disability for the first time with the listeners. Special thank you to the amazing Marianne Galloway for sharing her story. Support this podcast and listen to bonus content and insider information at STAGE COMBAT AT PATREON patreon.com/St...
- May 25, 202640 min
"The War On Artists Under Trump"
Season 4, Episode 5. Synopsis: Sean and Chris Webb, Professor at Boston Conservatory, discuss the war on artists that's been unleased since the second Trump administration and how they have been both been coping with it. Contains strong language. Special thanks to Christopher Webb. Support this podcast and listen to bonus content and insider information at STAGE COMBAT AT PATREON patreon.com/StageCombatThePodcast where you can also hear more of Sean's conversation with...
- May 17, 202633 min
"Cancel Culture and Scott Rudin's Return to Broadway"
Season 4, Episode 4. Five years ago, The Hollywood Reporter published shocking bullying allegations about mega film and Broadway producer Scott Rudin, causing him to be cancelled. Today Rudin is BACK on Broadway and poised to sweep this year's Tony awards with his productions of Death of A Salesman starring Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf and Little Bear Ridge Road, also starring Metcalf. Sean and clinical psychologist, Dr. Alisa Hurwitz, ask the question: SHOULD Rudin be wel...
- May 10, 202640 min
"Heated Rivalry and How Do Actors Portray S-x Scenes"
Season 4, Episode 3. With Heated Rivalry, the steamy Canadian TV show about gay hockey players, still on everyone's minds, Sean and intimacy director Nicole Perry are answering your questions about how actors perform sex scenes on stage and in tv and film. Contains adult content. Nicole Perry, MFA, CLMA, CID/C is an award-winning movement professional, working as an intimacy director, an intimacy coordinator on the SAG registry, and a dance choreographer. She was the intimacy coordinato...
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About Stage Combat The Podcast
Stage Combat the Podcast is a powerful and eye-opening exploration of the dark side of the entertainment industry which also asks the question: how can we make our workplaces better for everyone? Hosted by attorney/advocate/actor Sean Hayden. In Seasons 1 and 2, Sean Hayden took the listeners into his own harrowing workplace nightmare in the style of a "true crime podcast." Now, Stage Combat the Podcast is a riveting platform for entertainment workers from everywhere to come together, to share their own stories and to advocate for themselves and for change.
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