Educational Theatre: Healing, Growth, and Leadership with EdTA Executive Director Dr. Jennifer Katona

Educational Theatre Association (EdTA) Executive Director Dr. Jennifer Katona joins the show today to discuss how EdTA provides resources and support for theatre programs across the nation. Dr. Katona comes from a 30-year teaching background and was even awarded for her tireless pursuit of theatre education with the 2014 President’s Award for Outstanding Faculty Service at CCNY.

Throughout the conversation, Dr. Katona and host Ken Burke bring up important issues for theatre educators, including: 

• What she learned as an educator in Brooklyn
• Leading and educating through adversity
• Her personal desires of having theatre programs in every school across the country
• The mission of EdTA
• The connection between EdTA and the International Thespian Society
• Resources that the team at EdTA provides

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