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In this episode, we chat with Orion Bradshaw!
Orion is an Actor, Licensed Teacher, and Social Justice Advocate; he is a proud member of both the Actors’ Equity and National Education Associations. He earned his Master of Arts in Teaching degree from Southern Oregon University in the summer of 2019, while also training with Southern Oregon's Racial Equity Coalition. Orion was an actor for 3 seasons at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, before going on to co-found Post5 Theatre in Portland, Oregon - as well as perform with numerous Portland and Seattle area theaters. He’s been a Theatre/ Drama educator for 13+ years, and has collaborated in this capacity with such companies as the aforementioned OSF, Portland Center Stage, Seattle Repertory Theatre, and PlayWrite Inc. - among many others. He is also the resident Shakespeare script adapter for The Drama Notebook. Orion wholeheartedly believes that the Performing Arts, Education, and Social Justice make a powerful trio; they are vital to building and fostering empathy and awareness in our citizens. He hopes that we emerge from this time of great uncertainty with a renewed sense of unity, equity, awareness, giving, and citizenship.
