Ep. 140 Finding the Future Together
This week Danielle recaps the 2025 TYA/USA National Festival and Conference with guests Brian Fahey, Ashli St. Armant, and Sarah McCarthy. They dig into some of the best professional development sessions, major takeaways around audience investment, pay what you wish models, meeting student needs as teaching artists, seeing new work, advocacy, and more. The TYA/USA National Festival and Conference is the largest gathering of professionals in the field of theater for young audiences, featuring diverse performances, speakers, breakout sessions and opportunities to exchange ideas (https://www.tyausa.org/).
Brian Fahey is the Senior Director of Education at Austin Theatre Alliance (https://www.austintheatre.org/). Ashli St. Armant is an author, songwriter, playwright, vocalist, and educator, known for her work as Jazzy Ash and NORTH: The Musical (https://ashlistarmant.com/). Sarah McCarthy is the founder of Dandelion Artists, an agency that connects young audiences with authentic performances that speak to the childhood experience (https://www.dandelionartists.com/).
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