PAAL Podcast (Parent Artist Advocacy League for the Performing Arts)

Jun 07 2021 7 ep. 25 mins 2

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A podcast for parents and caregivers in the performing arts. Interviews, essays, obstacles, solutions, humor, art, parenting, creating, staging, advocating, and more. Visit and like our Facebook page: Facebook.com/paalperformingarts 🔥

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S2E2: BMP & Producing for PAAL with Guest Garlia Cornelia Jones

Jun 07 2021 25 mins

PAAL podcast host Nicole Stodard talks with PAAL Executive Team Member and Producing Director, Garlia Cornelia Jones about how she discovered and became a part of PAAL and her current PAAL project, BMP: Black Motherhood & Parenting New Play Festival, streaming thru June 17, 2021. Get your tickets! Have questions about this podcast or suggestions for topics you'd like to hear us

S2E1: Getting Parent Support Started

Apr 08 2021 11 mins

PAAL podcast host Nicole Stodard talks with PAAL founder Rachel Spencer-Hewitt about the inspiration behind the organization and its vision for 2021. Have questions about this podcast or suggestions for topics you'd like to hear us explore in this forum in the future? Email Nicole at [email protected]. Thanks for listening! Please stay tuned! About Rachel Spencer-Hewitt

Empowering Nashville Parent Artists | Ep. 5 PAAL

Mar 10 2020 24 mins

Guest host and parent artist Tamara Kissane (Artist Soapbox) interviews Erica Lee Haines, PAAL Chief Rep of Nashville, TN. Erica shares her experiences with what changed after baby, the importance of defying arbitrary barriers, and advocating for parent artists in Nashville. (Learn more about Erica Lee Haines, Nashville artist.) She talks about the fear that many parent artists fee

Off-Bway Says Yes to Mothers | Ep. 4 PAAL

Sep 13 2019 27 mins

Off-Broadway producer Roberta Pereira talks RPI Project with PAAL founder Rachel Spencer Hewitt to engage with the work Roberta has established, how the women worked together to generate solutions, and where we go from here. LINKS AND RESOURCES: paaltheatre.com | https://www.playwrightsrealm.org/rpi | broadwaybabysitters.com

Childcare for Plays | Ep. 3 PAAL

Jun 01 2019 15 mins

PAAL Chief Rep in Chicago Lydia Milman Schmidt sits down with Artistic Director Alice da Cunha of Physical Theatre Festival in Chicago to talk about motherhood, running a festival, and the impact on childcare for events and performances. Listen up! It’s rad.

Celebrating Mothers | Ep. 2 PAAL

Jul 31 2018 38 mins

With a MOTHERHOOD READING SERIES as their festival feature and CHILDCARE ON-SITE via a kids' show in the next room, Philadelphia Women's Theatre Festival co-founders Polly Edelstein and Christine Petrini talk about the philosophy behind creating a theatre model that is both unconventional and accessible. Their mission words are Celebrate and Inclusion - check out why PAAL is thrill

I Will Hold Your Baby | Ep. 1 PAAL

Jul 10 2018 37 mins

Ep. 1 - I WILL HOLD YOUR BABY: PAAL founder Rachel Spencer Hewitt interviews Director and PICT founder Lydia Milman Schmidt on babies in the UK vs US, Research on Parent Artists, and Lydia empowering mothers to bring babies into the room. Lydia is also the PAAL Chief Rep in Chicago and PICT - Parents in Chicago Theatre - is the PAAL hub in Chicago. Resources mentioned in the interv