The StageLync Podcast

Carson Elrod is a professional actor and arts advocate. In the past three decades, he originated roles on Broadway and has appeared on stages off-Broadway and regionally across the country. He's appeared in such notable films as Wedding Crashers and Kissing Jessica Stein and on myriad of well known television shows like 30Rock and Law & Order. In 2020, during the COVID lockdown, he co-founded...

Carson Elrod is a professional actor and arts advocate. In the past three decades, he originated roles on Broadway and has appeared on stages off-Broadway and regionally across the country. He's appeared in such notable films as Wedding Crashers and Kissing Jessica Stein and on myriad of well known television shows like 30Rock and Law & Order. In 2020, during the COVID lockdown, he co-founded...

André Lachance is a world-renowned leader in human development. Senior Director of Casting and Human Performance at Cirque du Soleil, he is also a speaker, master facilitator and award-winning author. Throughout his international career, he has led hundreds of conferences and workshops in over 20 countries, inspiring organizations such as the National Hockey League, UNESCO and several Olympic comm...

André Lachance is a world-renowned leader in human development. Senior Director of Casting and Human Performance at Cirque du Soleil, he is also a speaker, master facilitator and award-winning author. Throughout his international career, he has led hundreds of conferences and workshops in over 20 countries, inspiring organizations such as the National Hockey League, UNESCO and several Olympic comm...

Sana Akram is a Pakistani urbanist, media maker, a Fulbright alum and an XR creator based in Toronto, Canada. In 2020, she graduated with an MS in Design and Urban Ecologies from Parsons School of Design, The New School, where she diversified her research-practice by implementing an interdisciplinary design approach. Her award-winning interactive documentary, Little Pakistan - Future Histories, ha...

Sana Akram is a Pakistani urbanist, media maker, a Fulbright alum and an XR creator based in Toronto, Canada. In 2020, she graduated with an MS in Design and Urban Ecologies from Parsons School of Design, The New School, where she diversified her research-practice by implementing an interdisciplinary design approach. Her award-winning interactive documentary, Little Pakistan - Future Histories, ha...

Jacqui is Project Director for World Stage Design 2025, co-produced by Sharjah Performing Arts Academy and OISTAT. She played a key role in establishing SPAAs pioneering undergraduate program in the MENA region. Her professional credits include National Theatre Wales, NYT, Shared Experience, and international festivals from Shanghai to Berlin. A Senior Fellow of the HEA, she co-hosted the Stand By...

Jacqui is Project Director for World Stage Design 2025, co-produced by Sharjah Performing Arts Academy and OISTAT. She played a key role in establishing SPAAs pioneering undergraduate program in the MENA region. Her professional credits include National Theatre Wales, NYT, Shared Experience, and international festivals from Shanghai to Berlin. A Senior Fellow of the HEA, she co-hosted the Stand By...

Nisha is a leading scholar, educator, and advocate in drama therapy and the arts in health. She is the Director of the Program in Drama Therapy and Theatre & Health Lab at NYU, founder of Arts & Health @ NYU, and Chair of the NYU Creative Arts Therapies Consortium. As co-director of the Jameel Arts & Health Lab, established in collaboration with the WHO, she leads a global Lancet serie...

Nisha is a leading scholar, educator, and advocate in drama therapy and the arts in health. She is the Director of the Program in Drama Therapy and Theatre & Health Lab at NYU, founder of Arts & Health @ NYU, and Chair of the NYU Creative Arts Therapies Consortium. As co-director of the Jameel Arts & Health Lab, established in collaboration with the WHO, she leads a global Lancet serie...

Sofranie is a certified Mindset and Lifestyle Coach with a master's degree in Arts Management from HEC Montreal. A former world champion in Tae Kwon-Do, she won a bronze medal at the Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain in 2001. With extensive experience as a Circus Artist and Jazz singer, Sofranie combines her diverse background in the performing arts with her knowledge of neuroscience and psycho...

Sofranie is a certified Mindset and Lifestyle Coach with a master's degree in Arts Management from HEC Montreal. A former world champion in Tae Kwon-Do, she won a bronze medal at the Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain in 2001. With extensive experience as a Circus Artist and Jazz singer, Sofranie combines her diverse background in the performing arts with her knowledge of neuroscience and psycho...

Ess Hödlmoser (they/he) is a Canadian performance artist and author. Ess’s award–winning circus acts have been shared on international stages like the 40th and 44th Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain, France’s Got Talent, the Moulin Rouge, and more.    On screen, you might catch Ess as ‘CINDY’ on “The Boys”, ‘S’ on “Station 11”, and ‘M’ on “Motherland: Fort Salem”; or performing various horrify...

Ess Hödlmoser (they/he) is a Canadian performance artist and author. Ess’s award–winning circus acts have been shared on international stages like the 40th and 44th Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain, France’s Got Talent, the Moulin Rouge, and more.    On screen, you might catch Ess as ‘CINDY’ on “The Boys”, ‘S’ on “Station 11”, and ‘M’ on “Motherland: Fort Salem”; or performing various horrify...

Tiny Good is a seasoned professional in rigging, staging, automation, and technical services, with over three decades of experience. As the founder of Showtech Australia in 1985, Tiny has built a reputation for delivering exceptional service in events ranging from local productions to global spectacles. A licensed Australian rigger and electrician, Tiny holds numerous qualifications, including ETC...

Tiny Good is a seasoned professional in rigging, staging, automation, and technical services, with over three decades of experience. As the founder of Showtech Australia in 1985, Tiny has built a reputation for delivering exceptional service in events ranging from local productions to global spectacles. A licensed Australian rigger and electrician, Tiny holds numerous qualifications, including ETC...

Nadia is an actress, writer, and award winning dancer & choreographer.  She trained in flamenco and ballet at the Royal Conservatory of Dance and Drama in Madrid, Spain, and earned her BA in Theatre at the University of Colorado in the US.  When Nadia was 14 she was in a car accident that injured her spinal cord and which requires her to walk with a cane. She hasn't let this impede her career....

Nadia is an actress, writer, and award winning dancer & choreographer.  She trained in flamenco and ballet at the Royal Conservatory of Dance and Drama in Madrid, Spain, and earned her BA in Theatre at the University of Colorado in the US.  When Nadia was 14 she was in a car accident that injured her spinal cord and which requires her to walk with a cane. She hasn't let this impede her career....

Davison started her formal training as a dancer with her mother in Toulouse, France. After multiple prizes on the National scene, she obtained her degree in dance and choreography from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Lyon at the age of 16. Sarah started her professional performance career with several neo-classical and jazz companies in France before moving to North America as an original...

Davison started her formal training as a dancer with her mother in Toulouse, France. After multiple prizes on the National scene, she obtained her degree in dance and choreography from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Lyon at the age of 16. Sarah started her professional performance career with several neo-classical and jazz companies in France before moving to North America as an original...

Dani Ironside is the Company Manager at Bell Shakespeare, bringing experience from roles as a  Stage Manager at Sydney Theatre Company, Ensemble Theatre, Lyric Hammersmith, and Belvoir.  She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Design for Theatre and Television from Charles Sturt University,  and her leadership is built on a deep understanding of theatre production and management.  Dani is passionate about...

Dani Ironside is the Company Manager at Bell Shakespeare, bringing experience from roles as a  Stage Manager at Sydney Theatre Company, Ensemble Theatre, Lyric Hammersmith, and Belvoir.  She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Design for Theatre and Television from Charles Sturt University,  and her leadership is built on a deep understanding of theatre production and management.  Dani is passionate about...

Alex is an experienced, provocative business coach, working with founders, C-suite and leadership teams to truly understand and shape their own vision. She helps them to create powerful stories that allow them to leap  but also design the behaviours, practices and actionable roadmaps that are needed to bring their vision alive. Her work has helped organisations shape new business models and creati...

Alex is an experienced, provocative business coach, working with founders, C-suite and leadership teams to truly understand and shape their own vision. She helps them to create powerful stories that allow them to leap  but also  design the behaviours, practices and actionable roadmaps that are needed to bring their vision alive. Her work has helped organisations shape new business models and creat...

Carmen Morgan is a national activist leading conversations at the forefront of the field on equity, inclusion, and racial justice issues. She is the founder and director of artEquity, a national organization that provides tools, resources, and training to support the intersections of art and activism. She has provided leadership development and organizational planning for staff, executives, and bo...