Ripple Effect: Positive Change Around the Sound podcast episode 15
WHAT:
Episode #15: Reflections from 25 Years with Suzanne M. Cohen, Managing Artistic Director of Mirror Stage
Presented by Mirror Stage, Ripple Effect: Positive Change Around the Sound amplifies the stories of local change-makers whose positive impact ripples across Puget Sound. Released monthly, each episode features a local change-maker working to build a better, more inclusive community—telling their story in their own words. Ripple Effect explores how the actions of a single individual ripple outward, shaping collective understanding. Every episode invites listeners to find out what brings our guests to this moment today, what drives and inspires them, and how to get involved.
WHO:
With more than 30 years of nonprofit arts experience, Suzanne M. Cohen (she/her) has performed, directed, designed, and administrated at theatre companies across the country, as well as internationally, including local Seattle companies 14/48, ACT, Empty Space, InfinityBox, Intiman, and The Group Theatre. She earned a BA in Humanities/Drama with Creative Writing minor from University of Southern California, a Master of Not-for-Profit Leadership from Seattle University, and an MA in Cultural Studies from University of Washington Bothell.
WHEN:
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Episodes drop monthly on the fourth Wednesday
WHERE:
Episodes are available on the Mirror Stage web site, Spotify, and all other major podcast platforms
ABOUT MIRROR STAGE
Originally founded in 1991, Mirror Stage is a nonprofit multidisciplinary arts company that believes the power of story and art holds the key to bringing people together in imagining and embodying a better future. We challenge assumptions, bias and prejudice, increasing equity and inclusion while encouraging more thoughtful reflection on today’s issues. Mirror Stage nurtures unique artistic voices, centering those who have been most oppressed by society’s inequitable systems and structures. Mirror Stage gets people talking, as well as thinking. Learn more about the history of Mirror Stage.
Mirror Stage gratefully acknowledges the support of 4Culture, Allen Family Philanthropies, ArtsWA, the City of Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, the EPS Fund, Humanities Washington, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Posner-Wallace Foundation.
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