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Oct 28, 2026
Don RosenHOST
I can't deal with that.
Don RosenHOST
Let's talk about the Children's Theater.
Don RosenHOST
They have a show coming up in November.
Don RosenHOST
Willy Wonka Jr. What's this about?
Ross BaumGUEST
Of course.
Ross BaumGUEST
But I think the moment that I was in one, my mom found a children's theater company in White Plains.
Ross BaumGUEST
Yeah.
Ross BaumGUEST
And I played Wally Webb in
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MayaHOST
Yes.
MayaHOST
I actually
Ross BaumGUEST
did The Witch's rap when I was maybe 14 for one of the auditions for the Children's Theater.
MayaHOST
Yeah.
Michelle McternanGUEST
And so...
Michelle McternanGUEST
When I got into West Glam Youth Theatre at 15, I just felt I'd found my tribe.
Oliver GowerHOST
Definitely.
Oliver GowerHOST
Yeah.
Oliver GowerHOST
And of course you mentioned a few of those other things that you did.
Oliver GowerHOST
So what was your time like sort of across those companies and sort of learning the craft and actually falling in love with it at a professional level?
Michelle McternanGUEST
I think, yeah, I think it started with West Glam Youth Theatre.
Michelle McternanGUEST
It just made me.
Joey YaoGUEST
And I know for my kids, they are proud when they get to show off something that they've learned.
Joey YaoGUEST
And so the reason that our youth theater has been successful is that our directors and the shows that we're doing push the kids to try very hard to do something that is hard to do sure um and our directors are wonderfully supportive and we give them a lot of time to learn and the the choreography is very accessible and the singing is very accessible but it is hard it's a challenge because you have to do it with so many people and It's the fact that they step up to that that makes it so fun to watch.
Joey YaoGUEST
And I know that for any kid out there, experiencing the joy of being on stage with other people teaches you so much about how to not only be a better person because it teaches collaboration, it teaches listening,
Eric GrantHOST
but
Eric GrantHOST
How can they be a part
Joey YaoGUEST
of your programs? Well, we got a few different ways.
Joey YaoGUEST
So in December, right after Christmas, during the final break between Christmas and New Year's, we're doing a we're planning to do another spotlight youth theater camp.
Joey YaoGUEST
We offer those during the summer in August.
Josh BensonHOST
Josh Benson, rocking it from Marion, Illinois.
Katie Traskin-MillerHOST
I'm so excited to have our conversation with our guest, Sarah Margolis, from TYA USA today.
Katie Traskin-MillerHOST
But before we get into that, I have a question that really directly relates to the conversation that Danielle and I had with Sarah, um, as a part of today's episode.
Katie Traskin-MillerHOST
So we talk a little bit about leadership with Sarah, and so I'm curious, what is a tenant of your leadership philosophy, um, that you wanna share with everyone today?
Katie Traskin-MillerHOST
Hi, Danielle.
Danielle Van HookHOST
Hello.
Katie Traskin-MillerHOST
All right, so we have three TYA professionals on the pod today, which is like a little bit of a, of a dream for me.
Katie Traskin-MillerHOST
So I'm so excited to have this conversation.
Sasha Jin SchwartzGUEST
... at the Arden, which is another, like, really amazing, um, special place in town to get to work, uh, with amazing staff and people.
Sasha Jin SchwartzGUEST
And this was, like, my first real experience doing TYA, doing theater for young audiences, and I remember that first day of, like, 200 kids coming in for the preview-
Nathan Renner JohnsonGUEST
[laughs]
Sasha Jin SchwartzGUEST
... and, like, screaming for Pinocchio to, like, swim away from the whale-
TimHOST
Heart, grit, and a belief that kids deserve a place to shine.
TimHOST
She's the director and board president of Wagner Children's Theater, a program she helped create from the ground up after realizing families in their community needed access to theater without having to drive to Tulsa multiple times a week.
TimHOST
A retired child care professional, long-time theater mom, and proud mamu to eight grandkids, she turned a simple idea into a nonprofit that now serves more than 60 children across Wagner County, completely free to its participants.
TimHOST
Today, we get to explore her journey, the birth of WCT, and the future she's building for young performers.
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Stacy SmithGUEST
And that's how we we finally just reduced to let's just keep it as simple as possible.
Stacy SmithGUEST
Less confusing.
Stacy SmithGUEST
Wagner Children's Theater.
Stacy SmithGUEST
And I have two daughters that do graphic design T-shirts and they they developed our logo for us.
Lupita MontotoHOST
Soy Lupita Montoto, por aquí superfeliz de, eh, concluir la semana y finalizar, eh, nuestra programación con una, eh, superentrevista y, bueno, superinvitadas el día de hoy.
Lupita MontotoHOST
Estoy superfeliz de saludarles, pero también de platicar de las novedades que nos trae el Children's Theatre of Madison, el CTM, la nueva temporada, los nuevos shows y todas las cosas espectaculares que van a estar pasando en el veintiséis, veintisiete, ya imagínense, hablando del próximo año.
Lupita MontotoHOST
Así es que hoy por primera vez tenemos por aquí, eh, un par de amigas conocidas que vienen a platicarnos de todas estas novedades y por supuesto, a invitarnos al Children's Theatre, Theatre of Madison, el CTM.
Lupita MontotoHOST
Así es que vamos a darle la bienvenida a Kelsey Judice.
Lupita MontotoHOST
Ella es la senior marketing manager y está hoy con nosotros.
Lupita MontotoHOST
So just tell us a little bit of, about yourself, about, um, this position with CTM, for how long you guys been working at CTM, and, um, something maybe fun about you that our listeners should know.
Lupita MontotoHOST
So dinos un poquito acerca de ti.
Lupita MontotoHOST
Eh, obviamente, vamos a hablar de esta nueva temporada, de los nuevos shows que nos va a presentar el Children's Theatre of Madison, pero también quisiéramos saber un poco de ustedes, quiénes son, qué hacen, cuánto tiempo ya han estado, eh, con el, con el CTM y tal vez algo divertido.
BeauHOST
She is a professor of theater education at the University of Northern Colorado.
BeauHOST
She has spent her career dedicated to TYA and youth theater.
BeauHOST
She serves in leadership roles with TYA USA and the American Alliance for Theater Education.
BeauHOST
Her work explores creativity in theater education.
BeauHOST
She is always one of those guests when I have my teachers, especially my, I mean, it fits in a nice niche with my elementary theater educators, but really pushing my high school and secondary theater educators to think differently about their classroom, how they can engage every single moment of instruction with wonder and creativity and not just checking boxes the way they feel their room You've been published a couple times, is that correct, Gillian?
Gillian McNallyGUEST
And that was really our national arts education hub.
Gillian McNallyGUEST
We had so many resources from there.
Gillian McNallyGUEST
And so the Alliance Theater right now is really the leader in doing the most innovative TYA work, serving their community the best.