Stage Matters: A short video on why / how / if theatre matters in America

Interviewees (in order of appearance)

Part 1: Impact
Ray Bradbury, Author
Tyson Belanger, Former Marine Captain, 3 Iraq Tours
Rhonda Haney, Veterans Administration, Southern Oregon
Dan Stevens, Veteran, 95 Bravo
Jennifer Long, Drama Teacher, Gretna High, Nebraska
Zach Omar, Student, Gretna High, Nebraska
Congressman Adam Schiff, California, 29th District
Doug Reeves, Founder, The Leadership and Learning Center, Colorado
Ashley Hare, Teaching Artist, Omaha Theater Company
Angel Ysaguirre, Director of Global Community Investing, The Boeing Company
Doug Newton, General Manager, Culver Hotel, California
Michelle Hensley, Artistic Director, Ten Thousand Things Theater Company, Minneapolis
Bruce E. H. Johnson, First Amendment Lawyer
Hillary Clinton, US Secretary of State
Mark Slouka, Contributing Editor, Harper's Magazine

Part 2: Challenges
Jennifer L Nelson, Director of Special Projects, Ford's Theater, Washington DC
Marc Masterson, Artistic Director, Actors Theatre of Louisville
Joe Dowling, Director, Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis
Lydia Diamond, Playwright
James Bundy, Dean, Yale School of Drama, Connecticut
Paul Steger, Director, Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, University of Nebraska
Paul Nicholson, Executive Director, Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Liesl Tommy, Director
Frank Maugeri, Artistic Director, Redmoon Theater, Chicago
Malik Gillani, Founding Artistic Director, Silk Road Theater Project, Chicago
Shawn LaCount, Artistic Director, Company One, Boston

Production Team
Directed by J. Clay Tweel
Written by Steven Klein
Produced by Steven Klein and Robert Johnson
Associate Producer Natalia Duncan
Music by Matthew McGaughey and Kyle Johnston
Editing by Tova Goodman

Shooters
Darren Campbell
John Klein
Sergei Krasikau
Talissa Mehringer
Richard Marcus
Joel Sacramento
Mark Thimijan
Christina Voros

Special Thanks
Milena Alunni
Melodie Bahan
Jessica Bedford
Beau Bridges
Mark Brown
Ralph Bryan
John Bueche
Julie Lugo Cerra
Linda Fern
Frank Galati
John Gallogly & Theatre West
William Grier
Jef Johnston, PhD
Jamil Khoury
James Larson
Martha Lavey
Laura Harvey
Philip Himberg
Kate Hurster
Bob Lieberman & 50ASTC
Amy Richard
Tara Rodman
Steve Rose
David Rosenberg
Joseph Sanders
Eric Sims
Virginia Smith
Alexis Spraic
Stefano Theodoli-Braschi
Maren Ward

Footage of Hilary Clinton is courtesy of Georgetown University's Office of Communications.
Other photos and videos were provided by the artists and theatres interviewed.

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