Episode 8 of the Creative, Happy Life Podcast features guest, Meg O’Brien, the Director of Education at the Huntington Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts.
We talk (and by ‘talk’ I really mean I listen in awe to Meg speak) about the importance of theater and the arts to not only education, but humanity. It was more than a treat to have Meg as a guest, and we actually recorded for close to three hours, sooooo….this will be part one of TWO episodes with Meg, because I want you to soak up all the beautiful things she has to say.
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Show Notes
Episode 08
Meg O’Brien is my guest on episode 8, and she is serving up some beautiful and important truths about the necessity of the arts in education and in humanity. We talked about silver linings during the global pandemic of Covid-19, pushing through fear, and how learning the basic tools of theater will give you skills to carry you through life. Meg talks about how the arts are keeping us sane and how everyone in the world, in some way, is touched by art.
Learn more about places, programs and people mentioned in this episode:
Huntington Theatre Company in Boston, Massachusetts
Poetry Out Loud - “Poetry Out Loud is a national arts education program that encourages the study of great poetry by offering free educational materials and a dynamic recitation competition to high schools across the country. This program helps students master public speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn about literary history and contemporary life. Poetry Out Loud is a partnership of the National Endowment for the Arts, Poetry Foundation, and the state and jurisdictional arts agencies.” source POL website
August Wilson and the Century Cycle (also known as Pittburgh Cycle)
Some Good News - a weekly Youtube series created by John Krasinski to share “some good news” happening in the world. The episode we reference in this podcast is episode 2, which features frontline healthcare workers from Boston.
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