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One Episode/One Listener: Pamela

One Episode/One Listener: Pamela

FromStage Combat: A Mental Health Story


One Episode/One Listener: Pamela

FromStage Combat: A Mental Health Story

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Length:
36 minutes
Released:
Nov 6, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

BONUS EPISODE!   "One Episode/One Listener: Pamela"We had an amazing idea for a podcast episode.  What if you could overhear a raw, honest conversation between Sean and one listener.   In one episode. Meet Pamela Bob.   She's a veteran of several Broadway shows who reached out to us once the podcast was released to let us know how much the podcast has meant to her.  Pamela and Sean started talking, and then they just kept talking.  About what's seriously wrong with our industry:  Being denied a voice.  Bullying.  The imposition of "family" constructs.  Being labeled "difficult."   The lack of mental health support in our workspaces.And it's quite a conversation!Spoiler Warning:  "Relatively" spoiler free for Seasons 1 and 2. Edited by Justin Gerrish and Alex Griffith.Podcast icon designed by Fran Pinter-Parrott.Directed by Sean HaydenProduced by Haywood Productions, LLC.Pamela Bob is a multi-faceted actor, having appeared as an actor regionally and in multiple off-Broadway and Broadway shows. As an award-winning screenwriter and actor, her original series, "Livin' On a Prairie", is a witty, surprising, and earnest exploration of one woman’s obsession with Little House on the Prairie. The show was an official selection of the Tribeca TV Festival, HollyWeb Fest, and Lift-Off Fest, and won best TV series at the LA International Film Fest. Pamela’s trademark intensity and comedic timing won her the Best Actress award at the LA International Film Festival. Pamela is also a professional makeup and hair artist and photographer. She lives in NYC with her husband and 2 kids.www.PamelaBob.com@thepamelabobwww.livinonaprairietv.com@prairietv@wdymakeup@wdyphotographySean Hayden is the CEO of Haywood Productions, LLC.  As a professional actor, Sean has appeared in two Broadway national tours and in plays and musicals in theaters across the country.    He is a proud union member of Actors' Equity Association.  As a mental health advocate, Sean has provided thought leadership on how employers can better support the mental health of their employees.  His op-ed on “Men and Mental Health” appeared in The Economic Times.   Sean resides in New York City and upstate New York with his husband, a screenwriter.   Follow us:Instagram  instagram.com/stagecombatthepodcastigFacebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089296591562&mibextid=LQQJ4dTikTok  StageCombatthePodcastEmail us:  stagecombatthepodcast@gmail.comRate, review and follow us on your podcast platform!Sign up for the Stage Combat newsletter and listen to episodes online at stagecombathepodcast.comClaim Your Story!Mental Health Resources:The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is a free, nationwide peer-support service providing information, resource referrals and support to people living with a mental health condition.  Call the help line at 1 800 950 6264 or text to 62640. If you or someone or know is in crisis or contemplating self-harm, you can reach out to the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by simply dialing or texting 988.  ***The content in this podcast should not be considered medical or legal advice.  Please consult with a medical professional for any medical or mental health issues and with an attorney regarding any legal issues
Released:
Nov 6, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (32)

Welcome to the new, groundbreaking podcast series about a leading actor who experiences a mental health crisis at one of the most powerful theatres in the country: The Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Connecticut. In 2019, Sean Hayden thought he had booked the role of his dreams at the prestigious Goodspeed in its production of "Billy Elliot, The Musical." As he drove over the Connecticut river and laid his eyes on the fairy tale Opera House for the first time, Sean had no idea what would be looming behind its doors. "Stage Combat: A Mental Health Story" takes the listener into the insular world of the theatre industry in which the unspoken rule is, “You are not supposed to speak up. Or there will be consequences.” If you thought all the drama happens on stage, wait until you hear what happens after the curtain closes in this immersive listening experience. In a unique format, each episode is followed by a short “post-show talk back” with Sean and a mental health professional. Together they unpack the issues presented in the episode in provocative conversations about mental health and the theatre industry.