Ara chats with Monica Swartout-Bebow, Artistic and Executive Director of Kerrytown Concert House located in Ann Arbor, MI. Monica brings the breadth of nearly three decades of experience as a performing artist, teacher and businesswoman to the job, believing passionately that Kerrytown Concert House brings live performance to artists and music lovers in an up-close and personal way that is like no other in Ann Arbor. For more information: https://kerrytownconcerthouse.com

Michigan Creates is a podcast series highlighting artists and art & culture organization in Michigan. Produced and hosted by Ara Topouzian, award winning traditional Armenian musician. Podcast theme music: Song: Sun Never Sets Music by: CreatorMix.com

Ara chats with Amanda Stanger-Read is the Executive Director of the Great Lakes Performing Artist Associates (GLPAA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and promoting performing artists throughout the Great Lakes region. With a passion for arts advocacy and a background in artist management, Amanda has been instrumental in fostering connections between talented performers and communities. Under her leadership, GLPAA helps bring diverse, world-class performances to venues large and small, enriching the cultural landscape of the region.

Michigan Creates is a podcast series highlighting artists and art & culture organization in Michigan. Produced and hosted by Ara Topouzian, award winning traditional Armenian musician. Podcast theme music: Song: Sun Never Sets Music by: CreatorMix.com

Ara chats Sarah Clare Corporandy, Co- Founder of Detroit Public Theatre.

In addition to her role as Co-Founder and Producing Artistic Director with Detroit Public Theatre, Sarah Clare is entering her 11th season at Chautauqua Theater Company at the Chautauqua Institution in New York, where she serves as the Managing Director. During her time at CTC, she has also served as the line producer for the Inter-arts collaborations of The Romeo and Juliet Project and Go West. Sarah Clare served as Managing Director for Philadelphia’s celebrated interdisciplinary ensemble Pig Iron Theater Co. and as company manager for Barrington Stage and New York Stage & Film. She served as an artistic partner with the Canadian-American cross-border Breathe Art Theatre Project and on the advisory boards of New York Shakespeare Exchange and the Serenbe Playhouse in Georgia. From 2009-2012, Sarah Clare held a full-time professorship at Savannah College of Art and Design, teaching in the master’s program for arts administration on both the Savannah and Atlanta campuses and through their online eLearning program, for which she developed new course curricula. She currently serves as a professor at SCAD. Her work has been published in the International Journal of the Arts in Society.

Detroit Public Theatre produces nationally recognized plays and programs with world-class writers, directors, actors, and designers in the heart of Midtown Detroit’s thriving cultural district. We create bold, relevant work that illuminates the thrills, joys, and challenges of our shared human experience.

Michigan Creates is a podcast series highlighting artists and art & culture organization in Michigan. Produced and hosted by Ara Topouzian, award winning traditional Armenian musician. Podcast theme music: Song: Sun Never Sets Music by: CreatorMix.com