The StageLync Podcast

Andy is an award-winning director of theatre, music theatre and opera. He has also worked as creative producer of multidisciplinary arts programs, creative director of large-scale events and festival director. In 2007 Andy co-founded theatre company Slingsby, based on Kaurna Meyunna Yerta, Adelaide Plains. Slingsby is internationally renowned for emotionally powerful storytelling for audiences age...

Andy is an award-winning director of theatre, music theatre and opera. He has also worked as creative producer of multidisciplinary arts programs, creative director of large-scale events and festival director. In 2007 Andy co-founded theatre company Slingsby, based on Kaurna Meyunna Yerta, Adelaide Plains. Slingsby is internationally renowned for emotionally powerful storytelling for audiences age...

Erica McCalman (she/her) is a creative director, speaker and convenor working at the intersection of experimental art, climate and systems change. She is interested in regenerative economies, opening opportunities for collaboration between different lived experiences, connecting people to deeper conversations and uplifting new models and narratives in service of people and planet. Her producing cr...

Erica McCalman (she/her) is a creative director, speaker and convenor working at the intersection of experimental art, climate and systems change. She is interested in regenerative economies, opening opportunities for collaboration between different lived experiences, connecting people to deeper conversations and uplifting new models and narratives in service of people and planet. Her producing cr...

Donna is an award winning thought leader, writer and strategist for community engagement, audience development and social justice. She is President of Walker International Communications Group, Inc., a 40 year old boutique marketing and audience development consulting agency for arts and culture. Her client base is global and she is an Adjunct Professor at New York University and Columbia Universi...

Donna is an award winning thought leader, writer and strategist for community engagement, audience development and social justice. She is President of Walker International Communications Group, Inc., a 40 year old boutique marketing and audience development consulting agency for arts and culture. Her client base is global and she is an Adjunct Professor at New York University and Columbia Universi...

Aby Cohen is a Brazilian designer, curator, and educator working across theatre, exhibitions, cinema, and other live events. PhD in Theatre Practice and Theory. Awarded the Prague Quadrennial 2011 Golden Triga as curator and designer of the Brazil National Exhibition. Active member of OISTAT since 2003, currently serving as President, re-elected for a second term: 2015–2029. Shaped by a multicultu...

Aby Cohen is a Brazilian designer, curator, and educator working across theatre, exhibitions, cinema, and other live events. PhD in Theatre Practice and Theory. Awarded the Prague Quadrennial 2011 Golden Triga as curator and designer of the Brazil National Exhibition. Active member of OISTAT since 2003, currently serving as President, re-elected for a second term: 2015–2029. Shaped by a multicultu...

Imogen Ross is an Australian freelance theatre designer, researcher and maker whose practice spans over three decades of scenographic work for stage and site-specific performance.    She writes and researches APDGreen Conversations, a national online platform to promote ecological approaches in Australian performance design for the Australian Production Design Guild, and in 2022 was appointed Sust...

Imogen Ross is an Australian freelance theatre designer, researcher and maker whose practice spans over three decades of scenographic work for stage and site-specific performance.    She writes and researches APDGreen Conversations, a national online platform to promote ecological approaches in Australian performance design for the Australian Production Design Guild, and in 2022 was appointed Sust...

Zoie Golding MBE is a critically acclaimed dance pioneer and social innovator with over 25 years of impact across the UK and international dance and culture scene. An Artistic Director, Executive Producer, and CEO. She is the Founder of ZoieLogic, one of the UK’s leading companies challenging perceptions of who dance is for and how it is experienced. From powerful touring productions and unforgett...

Zoie Golding MBE is a critically acclaimed dance pioneer and social innovator with over 25 years of impact across the UK and international dance and culture scene. An Artistic Director, Executive Producer, and CEO. She is the Founder of ZoieLogic, one of the UK’s leading companies challenging perceptions of who dance is for and how it is experienced. From powerful touring productions and unforgett...

Ryan Saab, Executive Vice President of Talent & Creative Casting for RWS Global, oversees recruitment for all live entertainment experiences within the company’s dynamic portfolio of large-scale entertainment operations. Ryan has nearly two decades of expertise in entertainment operations, casting, and creative development. His profound understanding of assembling incredible internal and exter...

Ryan Saab, Executive Vice President of Talent & Creative Casting for RWS Global, oversees recruitment for all live entertainment experiences within the company’s dynamic portfolio of large-scale entertainment operations. Ryan has nearly two decades of expertise in entertainment operations, casting, and creative development. His profound understanding of assembling incredible internal and exter...

Tekya “Abramz” Abraham is a Ugandan creative facilitator, veteran Hip Hop artist, B-boy (breakdancer),  and educator who uses his talents, skills, and influence to drive personal and community  transformation. He is one half of Uganda’s veteran Hiphop duo, Sylvester & Abramz, and the founder  and director of Breakdance Project Uganda, a voluntary non-profit organization promoting education,  e...

Tekya “Abramz” Abraham is a Ugandan creative facilitator, veteran Hip Hop artist, B-boy (breakdancer),  and educator who uses his talents, skills, and influence to drive personal and community  transformation. He is one half of Uganda’s veteran Hiphop duo, Sylvester & Abramz, and the founder  and director of Breakdance Project Uganda, a voluntary non-profit organization promoting education,  e...

Dr Dorita Hannah is an independent academic and trans-disciplinary designer based in Aotearoa / New Zealand whose expertise lies in shaping contemporary cultural environments: particularly theatre architecture, public space and urban scenography. She has published on Performance Design and Event-Space with her latest co-authored book Perform_Design_Act coming out in the new year. Hannah’s ‘critica...

Dr Dorita Hannah is an independent academic and trans-disciplinary designer based in Aotearoa / New Zealand whose expertise lies in shaping contemporary cultural environments: particularly theatre architecture, public space and urban scenography. She has published on Performance Design and Event-Space with her latest co-authored book Perform_Design_Act coming out in the new year. Hannah’s ‘critica...

Roger Melvin is a versatile Director and Stage Manager who began his journey in the film industry in 2006 as an Assistant Director. Over the years he has steadily worked his way up to the Director's chair as well as the lead stage manager for Dancing With The Stars and American Idol. This unique blend of experience has shaped him into a creative leader capable of delivering captivating and cohesiv...

Roger Melvin is a versatile Director and Stage Manager who began his journey in the film industry in 2006 as an Assistant Director. Over the years he has steadily worked his way up to the Director's chair as well as the lead stage manager for Dancing With The Stars and American Idol. This unique blend of experience has shaped him into a creative leader capable of delivering captivating and cohesiv...

Tamara L Honesty is an Associate Professor of Scenic Design at West Virginia University’s School of Theatre & Dance. Her work has been featured in the World Stage Design digital gallery, the USA-USITT Prague Quadrennial Gallery Exhibit (alongside her students’ work), and USITT. Her notable scenic designs include An Evening with Groucho for Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park (broadcast on PBS), M...

Tamara L Honesty is an Associate Professor of Scenic Design at West Virginia University’s School of Theatre & Dance. Her work has been featured in the World Stage Design digital gallery, the USA-USITT Prague Quadrennial Gallery Exhibit (alongside her students’ work), and USITT. Her notable scenic designs include An Evening with Groucho for Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park (broadcast on PBS), M...

Lisa Richards Toney became President and CEO of APAP (association of performing arts professionals) on July 1, 2020, bringing more than 25 years of experience leading a range of small and large arts and humanities organizations, managing change, and building stability. Since 2020, Lisa has led APAP through the challenging pandemic years in which sustainability and strengthening the organization’s...

Lisa Richards Toney became President and CEO of APAP (association of performing arts professionals) on July 1, 2020, bringing more than 25 years of experience leading a range of small and large arts and humanities organizations, managing change, and building stability. Since 2020, Lisa has led APAP through the challenging pandemic years in which sustainability and strengthening the organization’s...

Luke has a 1st Class Honors Degree in Jacques Lecoq based physical theatre. He competed as a gymnast and trampolinist becoming zonal and national champion in the uk. Luke has been touring for the past 20 years across the world performing as an actor, Stunt, Circus, Acrobatics and Theatre practitioner with companies such as Cirque Du Soleil, Netflix, the BBC, universal studios and currently playing...