Episodes Archive

This week the script is flipped! Educator, colleague, and personal friend Miriam Kuykendall takes over the podcast to talk to Jimmy and reflect on the first season. Reflective practice is essential to good teaching, good theatre, and good podcasting! This …

This week Jimmy talks with his husband Dr. Adam Carter. He is a professor of counseling at Northern Illinois University, a licensed counselor, and a specialist in children's grief counseling. They discuss the importance of representation in the work we …

This week Jimmy talks with teacher and playwright Briandaniel Oglesby and BFA Acting major Alex Faulkner about their experiences being an out queer teacher and out gender non-binary student. They discuss original works that deal with LGBTQIA topics with middle …

This week Jimmy chats with out queer theatre teachers Harry Culpepper and Annaliisa Ahlman about their experiences as out queer teachers, professional organizations, and representation in the work they do with their students. This is part 1 of a 3-part …

This week Jimmy talks with his mentor Matt Webster. Matt has been a touring artist for children, a theatre education professor, a high school teacher, a consultant for Drama Teacher Academy at Theatrefolk, an actor, a director, a playwright, and …

In this episode Jimmy talks to the inaugural Tony Award for Excellence in Theatre Education winner Corey Mitchell. Corey shares his stories, experiences, and words of hope for theatre educators and the profession as a whole!

This week Jimmy talks with Marisa Brady, a middle school theatre teacher in Chandler, Arizona. She talks about her love for middle schoolers, student travel, parent booster clubs, and much more!

This week Jimmy talks with progressive alt-ed teacher from Texas, Briandaniel Oglesby. Listen in to hear about how this playwright and teacher uses devised theatre to create cutting edge and relevant work with his middle and high school students at …

This week Jimmy speaks to Cyndi Bringer, a middle school theatre teacher in Illinois AND Ashleigh Worley, Director of Education at Luther Burbank Center of the Arts in California. These teachers bring us stories and experiences about special needs, exploratory …

This week Jimmy talks with one of his theatre education students about his experiences so far as a transfer student, involvement on campus, self-care, and diversity in the classroom.

This week Jimmy talks to North Carolina theatre teacher Ruthie Tutterow. She discusses her work in K12 and university teaching, working with community organizations, musical theatre, and a unique experience she and her students participate in with Lincoln Center.

This week Jimmy talks with high school director Lea Marshall in Tallahassee, FL. She shares her unique journey to teaching theatre and lots of valuable resources for assessment, Shakespeare, and working smarter instead of harder!

This week Jimmy talks to Heidi Breeden. She works with her sister, Robin, at a non-profit in Cornelius, NC called Arts for All (www.RAArts4all.com). In this episode she talks about her classroom experience, self-care, working with administration, and playwriting and …

This week Jimmy talks to his mentor, cooperating teacher, and friend Barbara Mager about her long career teaching theatre, favorite stories and experiences, and advice to new and experienced teachers for a long and fulfilling career in theatre education.

In this episode, Jimmy speaks to his former colleague and friend about her experiences and lessons learned while teaching theatre. She also shares a resource she finds very useful called Theatre Teacher Lesson Lending!

Welcome to THED Talks! Meet your host, Jimmy Chrismon and find out what the THED Talks Podcast is all about. Discover how to find us on social media and how to contact us for show ideas, resources, and if you …