Stage Combat The 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, in Season 3, 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 premiering Spring 2026!
Stage Combat The Podcast
"Charlie at the Crossroads"
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SEASON 3 Episode Six. "Charlie At the Crossroads"
Synopsis: Sean meets Charlie, a 23-year-old Boston theatre program student. Two months before his graduation, Charlie has an unfiltered conversation with Sean about his hopes, his dreams, his frustrations and how Stage Combat the Podcast has affected him personally as he sits at the crossroads of his life.
Strong language.
Thank you to Charlie Zuckerman.
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Enjoy our companion content to Season 3: Listen to bonus content of Sean's conversation with the students of Boston Conservatory and Sean's personal post-show wrap up of the episode.
PLUS experience our original series: JUST ACTING and THE MENTAL HEALTH POD.
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Hosted by Sean Hayden.
Editing by Alex Griffitt. Mixing and sound design by Justin Gerrish.
Written and directed by Sean Hayden for Haywood Productions, LLC.
Produced by Haywood Productions, LLC.
Sean Hayden is New York City based attorney, actor and advocate for workplaces that are safe, respectful and dignified. As the CEO of Haywood Productions, LLC, he produces Stage Combat the Podcast which exposes harmful practices in the entertainment industry and fosters conversations of how to make the workplace better for everyone.
