Stage Combat The Podcast
by Haywood Productions, LLC
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"Are Audiences Out Of Control?"
"Are Audiences Out Of Control?"
About this podcast
Stage Combat the Podcast is a powerful and eye-opening exploration of the dark side of the entertainment industry which also asks the question: how can we make our workplaces better for everyone? Hosted by attorney/advocate/actor Sean Hayden.
In Seasons 1 and 2, Sean Hayden took the listeners into his own harrowing workplace nightmare in the style of a "true crime podcast." Now, Stage Combat the Podcast is a riveting platform for entertainment workers from everywhere to come together, to share their own stories and to advocate for themselves and for change.
Claim Your Story today. Season 4 premieres April 27, 2026!
Episodes
The newest 20 of 60 episodes
- "Are Audiences Out Of Control?" · 36 min · Season 4 Episode 10Season 4, Season Finale Ep 10. Synopsis: Sean is getting to the bottom of why it seems like Broadway audiences are out of control with some help from Matt Koplik, host of the…
- "The Lookingglass Story: How A Theatre Responds" · 32 min · Season 4 Episode 9Season 4, Episode 9. THIS IS PART 2 OF A TWO-PART EPISODE. LISTEN TO EPISODE 8 FIRST: "The Lookingglass Story: How We Got Here" Synopsis: Two months, the Tony award winning…
- "The Lookingglass Story: How We Got Here" · 31 min · Season 4 Episode 8Season 4, Episode 8. Synopsis: Two months, the Tony award winning Lookingglass Theatre in Chicago issued a cease-and-desist letter in response to our story about a young actor…
- "Return to Roanoke Island" · 42 min · Season 4 Episode 7Season 4, Episode 7. Synopsis: One of our most provocative stories last season was the story of Court Watson, a designer who alleges he was assaulted as a college student at The…
- "The Way That I Hear You" · 37 min · Season 4 Episode 6Season 4, Episode 6. Synopsis: Sean’s talking about the invisible disability of hearing loss in the theatre industry with Dallas actor Marianne Galloway, an actor with hearing…
- "The War On Artists Under Trump" · 41 min · Season 4 Episode 5Season 4, Episode 5. Synopsis: Sean and Chris Webb, Professor at Boston Conservatory, discuss the war on artists that's been unleased since the second Trump administration and…
- "Cancel Culture and Scott Rudin's Return to Broadway" · 33 min · Season 4 Episode 4Season 4, Episode 4. Five years ago, The Hollywood Reporter published shocking bullying allegations about mega film and Broadway producer Scott Rudin, causing him to be…
- "Heated Rivalry and How Do Actors Portray S-x Scenes" · 41 min · Season 4 Episode 3Season 4, Episode 3. With Heated Rivalry, the steamy Canadian TV show about gay hockey players, still on everyone's minds, Sean and intimacy director Nicole Perry are answering…
- "The Queen of Versailles on Broadway: What The Hell Did We Learn?" · 39 min · Season 4 Episode 2Season 4, Episode 2. Synopsis: Now that the construction dust has settled, can we learn anything from Broadway’s 23M flop, The Queen of Versailles starring Kristen Chenoweth?…
- "Aaron Lazar: Healing With ALS" · 32 min · Season 4 Episode 1Season 4, SEASON PREMIERE. Synopsis: Sean talks with Broadway star Andrew Lazar, a veteran of 11 Broadway shows, about his journey of “healing with ALS” and thriving through…
- BONUS: "5 Eye Opening Stage Combat The Podcast Moments" · 35 min · Season 3 Episode 20SEASON 3 BONUS: While we're preparing the premiere of Season 4 of Stage Combat the Podcast, Sean's looking back on 5 Eye Opening Moments from Season 3. Listen and let us know…
- BONUS: "The Thanksgiving Catch-Up Episode" · 28 min · Season 3 Episode 19SEASON 3 BONUS: Sean's back with an all-new Thanksgiving Catch Up Bonus Episode! We're catching you up on all things Stage Combat the Podcast (BIG news about Season 4?). PLUS…
- "Walking Away From Broadway" · 35 min · Season 3 Episode 18SEASON 3 Season Finale! Episode Eighteen. "Walking Away From Broadway" Synopsis: At the end of a season of incredible stories, Sean looks to the future and finds inspiration…
- "The Court Watson Story Part Two" · 39 min · Season 3 Episode 17SEASON 3 Episode Seventeen. "The Court Watson Story Part Two" (Be sure to Listen to Ep 16 First: The Court Watson Story Part One") Synopsis: Court Watson sets out to tell his…
- "The Court Watson Story Part One" · 34 min · Season 3 Episode 16SEASON 3 Episode Sixteen. "The Court Watson Story Part One" Synopsis: Sean investigates what happened between Tony award-winning Broadway costume designer, William Ivey Long, and…
- "Franki Takes A Bow" · 48 min · Season 3 Episode 15SEASON 3 Episode Fifteen. "Franki Take A Bow" Synopsis: Sean investigates whether the unsafe practices of a college theatre program contributed to a young woman's tragic mental…
- "Sean Has Questions for the Union" · 49 min · Season 3 Episode 14SEASON 3 Episode Fourteen. "Sean Has Questions For The Union." Synopsis: After hearing the frustrations of listeners about the lack of action by the actors' union in many of the…
- "Loving Someone Traumatized By The Industry" · 45 min · Season 3 Episode 13SEASON 3 Episode Thirteen. "Loving Someone Traumatized By The Industry" Synopsis: Sean's investigating the mental health ripple effect that occurs when an employee is traumatized…
- "The 2nd Annual Stage Combat Holiday Special!" · 50 min · Season 3 Episode 12SEASON 3 Episode Twelve. "The 2nd Annual Stage Combat Holiday Special!" Synopsis: Sean's reuniting with some of our guests from Season 3 for the holidays to ask probing questions…
- "Revealing Your Darkest Secret: ABC News' Matt Gutman" · 36 min · Season 3 Episode 11SEASON 3 Episode Eleven. "Revealing Your Darkest Secret: ABC News' Matt Gutman" Synopsis: Thinking about the power of disclosing our secrets causes Sean to revisit his 2023…
