Episode 5

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17th May 2023

Episode 5: "I don't know if you've ever slapped someone?" (w/ Cha Ramos)

*Content Warning: This episode contains references to physical and sexual assault.*

We welcomed intimacy and fight director Cha Ramos onto the pod to talk about the growing discipline and how the theatre industry has been adapting to it! Our discussion includes potential union membership for intimacy professionals, how all rehearsal rooms are just full of human people playing make believe, and how Cha once accidentally talked herself out of a job.

Music by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au

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Cha Ramos is a multidisciplinary theater artist with a metric montón of books, swords, and altars in her NYC apartment. Cha works as an intimacy and fight director, dramaturg, playwright, performer, and instructor. More info at www.CallMeCha.com.

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Conversations about the past, present, and future of The American Theatre

Deep dive discussions about the issues impacting the theatre industry in NYC and across the country. Be part of the conversation as we discuss our questions, frustrations, and ideas for how we can all leave The American Theatre better than we found it.

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Danielle Feder

Danielle Feder (she/her/hers) is a dramaturg, producer, writer, and arts administrator based in NYC. She is the co-founder of Hysteria Theatre, and has worked for organizations including Signature Theatre, Premiere Stages, The Interval, Theatre Communications Group, Noor Theatre, Walnut Street Theatre, NYMF, 59E59 Theaters, and more. In addition to theatre, she has also worked in nonprofit and political communications. All of her work is driven by a passion for amplifying the voices of underrepresented communities across all forms of media and storytelling. Danielle has an MFA in Dramaturgy from Columbia University and a BA in Dramatic Literature from NYU.

Alexandra Ley

Alexandra Ley (she/her/hers) is an arts administrator and dramaturg based in New York, NY. As a dramaturg and literary manager, she has worked for Solas Nua, Spooky Action Theater Company, the New York Musical Festival, and The Olney Theatre Center. She considers herself a veteran theatre patron services professional after seven years on the Front-of-House team at The Olney Theatre Center, a season and a half in the box office at Arena Stage, and volunteer usher shifts at multiple D.C. theaters. Alex is also an independent scholar on the intersection between fan/fandom studies and theatre/performance studies; she has been published in the British Fantasy Society Journal and presented research at the Northeast Popular Culture Association conference. M.A. Theatre History & Criticism, The Catholic University of America. B.A. American Studies and Theatre, Barnard College of Columbia University.