Macy Schmidt (she/her) is an orchestrator, music supervisor, producer, and founder of The Broadway Sinfonietta, landing her on the Forbes 30 Under 30 List in 2022.

The Broadway Sinfonietta is an all-women and majority women-of-color orchestra and production company renowned for reimagining the music of popular culture in a symphonic setting.

This interview was originally recorded & published in 2023 but replaying it today emphasizes the visionary that Macy is and how her career lessons & strategy are even more relevant today. Emma and Macy chat about how theater’s boundaries can be pushed, and what music does in our lives, and what the internal lines of mentorship in orchestration look like — and the problem that presents.

To learn more about Macy Schmidt visit her website here, and learn more about The Broadway Sinfonietta here.

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Lauren Halvorsen (she/her) is a dramaturg and writer based in Washington D.C. If you’re unsure of what a dramaturg is, Lauren knows that explaining it is part of the job too. But hopefully, not for long. Lauren also runs the newsletter Nothing for the Group on Substack where over 10,000 subscribers getting insights on theatre news, reviews, and takes each week since 2020.

Lauren has dramaturged over 45 works of new, contemporary or classic plays, with some of her credits including John Proctor is the Villain on Broadway & The Huntington, and What the Constitution Means to Me at Round House Theatre. Her writing has been featured on websites and publications such as American Theatre Magazine, Howlround, and 3Views.

Her work has a dramaturg has grown from championing artists and their work, to the advocating for a fair and equitable theater industry at large through her newsletter. Emma & Lauren chat about the relationship between theatre makers and New York, the biggest challenges facing theaters around the country, and what opportunities are out there for innovation, and why you should document everything. Ultimately, Lauren’s work celebrates the “eclecticism of the American theater ecosystem.”

Learn more about Lauren’s work as a dramaturg and writer at her website here. The essay written by Annalisa Diaz mentioned by Lauren in this episode can be read here.

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Christina Staggs (she/her) is the architect behind the branding of SheSources, and she was just nominated for an EMMY! Celebrate with us and learn more about Christina’s experience as a filmmaker, music photographer, and graphic designer based in Austin, Texas.

Christina and Emma chat about rewriting what success means, what to know before you make your first or next short film, and get candid about the challenges of being a creative charting your own path.

Learn more about Christina’s work as a designer, photographer, and filmmaker at her website here.

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