S2E1: Getting Parent Support Started

PAAL podcast host Nicole Stodard talks with PAAL founder Rachel Spencer-Hewitt about the inspiration behind the organization and its vision for 2021. Have questions about this podcast or suggestions for topics you'd like to hear us explore in this forum in the future? Email Nicole at [email protected]. Thanks for listening! Please stay tuned! About Rachel Spencer-Hewitt RACHEL SPENCER HEWITT​ is an equity actor with an MFA in Acting from the Yale School of Drama. During her time at the Yale School of Drama, she received the ​Pierre-André Salim​ ​Award​, awarded to third-year students at the Yale School of Drama whose artistry, professionalism, collaborative energy, and commitment to the community have inspired their colleagues, and who show distinct promise of raising the standard of practice in the field. PAAL created the first all-discipline, all-gender PAAL National Childcare Grant program for individuals and institutions that were distributed this year. Rachel’s professional acting work and contact can be found at RachelSpencerHewitt.com and her advocacy organization at PAALtheatre.com. About Nicole Stodard Nicole is the founding artistic director of Thinking Cap Theatre (TCT), a Fort Lauderdale based, professional theatre company with a ten-year history of programming plays that experiment with form and depict a range of identities reflective of society's diversity.  She has directed and designed more than 30 main stage productions; learn more about her work at NicoleStodard.com.  Nicole holds a Master's degree in Theatre from Trinity College, Dublin, and a Doctorate in English from the University of South Florida.  She teaches in the Department of Fine Arts at Barry University in Miami Shores, FL.  Her research investigates the origins and history of the glass curtain in professional theatre.