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Cause an Effect

Cause an Effect is a podcast hosted by Sheri Sanders where she skillfully seasons the ALWAYS hard conversations with laughter, thoughtfulness, and tons of tools for change. Sheri was inspired to create Cause an Effect to share her experience innovating Pop/Rock Musical Theatre performance techniques, with 86 musical theatre programs, over the last 10 years, while navigating a diagnosis of Complex-PTSD.

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S2/Ep 7: Brennan Srisirikul

S2/Ep 7: Brennan Srisirikul

We are closing up our #passthemic series on Cause an Effect with a GREAT introduction to new RTA Team member Brennan Srisirikul. I couldn’t be more excited to call him creative collaborator, as he lives and thrives at the intersection of being Queer, Disabled and Chinese.

1 h 17 mins
6/21/21
S2/Ep 6: What does a Safe Theatre Space Look Like?

S2/Ep 6: What does a Safe Theatre Space Look Like?

RTA family for years, BIPOC Delegate for AEA, GREAT actor Mental Health advocate, Carla Martinez DeNicola sits down with Elijah to talk about what a safe theatre space really looks like and what it's going to take to make it happen.

1 h 6 mins
6/15/21
S2/Ep 5: Being Filipina

S2/Ep 5: Being Filipina

Jamie Gamonez, Actor and RED Branch Leader with Millikin CARE, sits down with California Therapist Nicole Calvento to talk about being Filipina in college, the world, and in the world of theatre. You can find the RTA Team at @rocktheaudition www.rock-the-audition.com.

40 mins
6/7/21
S2/Ep 4: The CARE Coalition's DNA Branch

S2/Ep 4: The CARE Coalition's DNA Branch

Meet the DNA Branch of Millikin CARE! Disability, Neurodivergence and Accessibility is literally what DNA STANDS FOR. Please enjoy this JUICY #passthemic.

49 mins
4/2/21
S2/Ep 3: Broadway, College, and Disordered Eating

S2/Ep 3: Broadway, College, and Disordered Eating

This entire year, Rock The Audition built the CARE COALITION (Creatives for Artistic and Realistic Equity) with both Oklahoma City University, and Millikin University. While leading our Mental Health initiatives, we also launched a brand new branch, BE, The Body Empowerment branch.

43 mins
3/26/21
S2/Ep 2: The AAPI Experience // Transracial Adoptees Part 2

S2/Ep 2: The AAPI Experience // Transracial Adoptees Part 2

At 5:30 PM on Tuesday RTA Member Jenna Mee Dosch sat down with therapist Rachel Forbes on Cause an Effect to open up the first of many conversations with AAPI members of the theater community and mental health community.

47 mins
3/19/21
S2/Ep 1: Meet The RTA Team Part 1

S2/Ep 1: Meet The RTA Team Part 1

Mary and the RTA Team here with some exciting happenings! We are thrilled to launch Rock The Audition’s #PASSSTHEMIC Podcast Season on the Broadway Podcast Network!

58 mins
3/12/21
S1/Ep 7 with The CARE Coalition: CARE and Care Alike

S1/Ep 7 with The CARE Coalition: CARE and Care Alike

I have always been marginalized, but NEVER alone in the margins. When I created a Coalition as a part of the launch of my Second Edition, it immediately asked the question: "What if we all helped each other out of the margins?

46 mins
9/25/20
S1/Ep 6 with Musical Theatre Educators' Alliance (MTEA): Your Teachers

S1/Ep 6 with Musical Theatre Educators' Alliance (MTEA): Your Teachers

MTEA is the Musical Theatre Educators' Alliance. These people are not only my siblings, but they are here to change college culture-because the teachers and facilitators of these MT programs are raising the future of Musical Theatre in the middle of a pandemic.

56 mins
9/18/20
S1/Ep 5 with Shayla Benoit: Maleficent Is Not Welcome Here

S1/Ep 5 with Shayla Benoit: Maleficent Is Not Welcome Here

You may have heard that film-maker and friend- to- ALL Shayla Benoit was the first person in the history of the universe to survive a rare Cancer diagnosis, and FULL Treatment during the PEAK of the pandemic. She's my collaborator, my Shero, and my guest on this episode.

46 mins
9/11/20
S1/Ep 4 with Carlita Victoria: Let the Darkness Rise

S1/Ep 4 with Carlita Victoria: Let the Darkness Rise

If we didn't have mental health issues before, we certainly have them now. But what if you grew up in a cultural environment where you weren't allowed to be emotional- much less ask for professional help?

52 mins
9/4/20
S1/Ep 3 with Joy Dewing: An Ally for an Ally

S1/Ep 3 with Joy Dewing: An Ally for an Ally

Does anyone remember when Joy Dewing Casting would have me come to their Pop/Rock auditions, and teach everyone in the holding room how to communicate " "feel "to a piano player (as opposed to tempo), so you could come in and have a better audition?

1 h 2 mins
8/28/20
S1/Ep 2 with Virginia Child: Hearing My Voice for the First Time

S1/Ep 2 with Virginia Child: Hearing My Voice for the First Time

The reason why I created Cause an Effect was to take the shame and stigma off the mental health issues that come along with just being a human in the world. With Buoyancy and Transparency, Virginia and I speak candidly about living with multiple mental illnesses, surviving trauma, and what it takes to be in service with it in your art.

46 mins
8/21/20
S1/Ep 1 with Nikka Graff Lanzarone: What's Mentionable is Manageable

S1/Ep 1 with Nikka Graff Lanzarone: What's Mentionable is Manageable

Whether you've seen her in a small cast revisical, or you don't see her at all cuz' she's quietly fighting for your rights as an Elected Official in our union! Nikka Graff Lanzarone is here to help.

43 mins
8/14/20
Welcome to Cause an Effect!

Welcome to Cause an Effect!

Cause an Effect is a podcast hosted by Sheri Sanders where she skillfully seasons the ALWAYS hard conversations with laughter, thoughtfulness, and tons of tools for change.

2 mins
8/9/20

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