The Ebony Road Players Podcast
"All Drama", the Ebony Road Players Podcast is a collections of conversations about Art, Education and Social Justice through the lens of theatre, specifically through our lens as a Nonprofit, Black Community Theatre. Hosted by Edye Evans Hyde, new episodes are uploaded every Friday with guests ranging from Ebony Road Players employees and board members to artists and community members. Listen to stories about how theatre arts and Ebony Road Players are making real change in the community.
Episodes
20 episodes
Loving Outside of the Box with Brian and Julianne Howe-Bouwens
In continuing the theme of Loving Day, this week Edye is joined by her good friends Brian Bouwens and wife Julianne Howe-Bouwens. They sat down to talk about how sometimes the best love for us is the kind that challenges us to step outside of t...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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41:31
Having Difficult Conversations in Safe Spaces with Rob Schuitema and Dr. Stephanie Ogren
This week Edye is joined by Rob Schuitema, Director of Public Programs and Dr. Stephanie Ogren, VP of Science & Education both of the Grand Rapids Public Museum. In exploring the newly formed partnership between Ebony Road Players and the G...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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24:27
Fighting Censorship with Randy Goble
This week, Edye is joined by Randy Goble, Director of Engagement for Kent District Library. As Ebony Road Players prepares to present "Alabama Story" by Kenneth Jones, Edye and Randy explore how libraries are the first target in all attempts at...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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25:17
Claimed Nowhere, Belonging Everywhere
The Ebony Road Players Podcast is back for Season 2! We're starting the season off by diving deep into some 'Loving' issues as we gear us to celebrate Loving Day on June 12.This week Edye is joined by a new friend, Reaiah True. Listen a...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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39:33
Owning Your Journey with Michelle Covington
Art helps us identify with one another and expands our notion of "we" from local to global- AnonymousThis week Edye is joined by Michelle Covington, Vice President of Advancement at ICCF Community Homes, moving people from homelessness ...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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42:19
Dream Big with Lisa Knight
"Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember you have within you the strength, the patience and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world" -Harriet TubmanThis week, Edye sits down with longtime friend, Lisa Kni...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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44:56
Hope and Courage are Contagious with Dr. Amy Dunham Strand
This week Edye is joined by Dr. Amy Dunham Strand, Director of the Jane Hibbard Idema Women's Studies Center and Associate Professor of Women's Studies at Acquinas College. Their conversation reflects on this quote from Former Firs...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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32:29
A Very Special Guest
This week we've turned the table and we have our lovely host, Edye Evans Hyde in the hot seat. She and our guest host, Quianna Babb are taking you on a journey, winding through experiences as Black women, artists and navigating the world of com...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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51:07
Equity in Education with Jevon Willis
This week, Edye is joined by Jevon Willis, Director for the Center of Diversity & Inclusion at Hope College and they're talking about what equitable education looks like and how diversity and inclusion has to be equitable in order for it to...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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34:51
Why DEI? with Latoya Booker & Dr. Rhae-Ann Booker
Have you ever privately wondered why Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is such a hot-button issue in so many spaces? Well this episode is for you. This week Edye is joined by Latoya Booker, Executive Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclu...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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1:00:34
Art as Historical Record with Deborah Pryor-Bayard
This week Edye is joined by Deborah Pryor-Bayard, educator and Education Coordinator of GRAAMA (Grand Rapids African American Museum and Archives) as well as a former board member of Ebony Road Players. The ladies take a deep dive into the impo...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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45:24
Theatre IS for you! with Michael Travis
This week Edye is joined by Michael Travis, longtime friend and theatre mate. The two take a journey down memory lane, spanning over thirty years of doing theatre in West Michigan. You'll hear about the importance of respecting Black art, the l...
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55:33
Aspirations, Challenges & the Space Between with Dwandra Lampkin
This week Edye is joined by Dwandra Lampkin, actor, director, playwright, professor at West Michigan University and friend of Ebony Road Players. The ladies explore what its's like to blaze a trail between your aspirations and challenges to cre...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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32:10
The Intersection of Art & Education with Lisa Norris
This week, Edye is joined by her good friend and President of the Ebony Road Players Board of Directors, Lisa Norris. The two go in depth about the importance of the arts in the world of education and why funding arts programming is crucial to ...
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43:50
Theatre Nerds with Ja'Nay Duncan & Perry Dixon
This week, Perry Dixon joins Edye again along with Ja’Nay Duncan as they talk about what it means to be a theatre nerd! They also give a little sneak peek into their roles in The Mountaintop by Katori Hall which Ebony Road Players will be prese...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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39:33
The Ebony Road Players Impact with Linda Gellasch
This week Edye is joined by Linda Gellasch, longtime friend and member of the Board of Directors for Ebony Road Players. In this episode, Edye and Linda talk about the incredible impact EPR has made in the community and why it's so important to...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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28:14
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion with Aaron Doty
This week Edye is joined by Aaron Doty, VP and General Manager for the Grand Rapids Symphony. Listen as they take a deep dive into how the arts and theatre help forward conversations and efforts of diversity, equity and inclusion and why suppor...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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35:11
Letting Theatre Lead the Way with Perry Dixon
This week, Edye is joined by longtime friend and colleague, Perry Dixon. Listen as they go through Perry's unexpected journey forged through his love of theatre and how it helped him find his "people". Perry's story echoes the belief that theat...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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39:42
The Power of Theatre with Quianna Babb
This week, Edye is joined by Quianna Babb, Administrative & Communications Manager for Ebony Road Players. Learn about the journey that brought Quianna to Ebony Road Players as well as the impact theatre and ERP have had on her and her fami...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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39:34
Collaboration & Corporate Support for Nonprofit Organizations with Zach Roth
This week, Edye is joined by Zach Roth, Assistant Vice President, Senior Creative Media Specialist with Mercantile Bank and a member of the Executive Board of Directors for Ebony Road Players. Learn all about Zach, how he became a part of Ebony...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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26:24
