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In this episode, Matt and Mitchell are joined by Kaleb, the third member of the "core" Mollynook Films trio. Kaleb has appeared in "The Power of Love," "The Werewolf Who Loved," and many more films on the Mollynook Films site; and will soon be releasing his directorial debut on the site, a documentary about medical student advisors.

Matt and Mitchell chat about what makes a balanced musical.

In this episode, Mitchell and Matt are joined by Chris Youstra, the music director at the Olney Theatre Centre in Maryland. A year ago, the Olney staged a production of The Music Man featuring a cast and creative team made up of Deaf, hearing, and hard-of-hearing performers/crew members.

The rebrand/reboot of Mollynook Podcasts! We're starting fresh (back at Episode 1) with a brand new cohost, Mitchell Case! Mitchell is an actor turned director and is an undergraduate Theatre Studies and English major at Penn State University. Mitchell has cerebral palsy and is a wheelchair user, meaning his insights into accessibility in the arts/performance spaces comes from both his research on this topic and his own first-hand experiences.

This episode's guest is a licensed sign language interpreter who works with All Hands Interpreting Services and whose focus is on interpreting theatrical and musical performance. She discusses her path to becoming a licensed interpreter and the significance of that title; her interest in theatrical interpreting; and the process of learning and interpreting entire theatrical productions.

In this episode, Amber Shojaie introduces her literature review which examines the benefits of performance based intervention in the lives of participants with developmental disabilities. From confidence, to stronger social bonds, to other skill-based development opportunities, the research shows that performance and theatrical intervention can positively impact its participants. Learn about different forms of performance intervention and more -- as well as her experience "spinning-off" Harmony (the theater troupe covered in the last several episodes of the podcast series) to the Pittsburgh area when she started her doctoral program.