(caption by Mapping The College Audition)

In this Artist Exploration, we have a special crossover episode with MTCA Alum, current BoCo MT, and the host of Broadway Corner Podcast, Ashley Ha! Ashley and Charlie discuss:

• Summer Programs and the insight they can provide towards collegiate life

• Parental support through the audition experience

• How to narrow down acceptance

• What is BoCo like from a current student?

Tune into the second half of the interview to hear a flip in roles, where Charlie becomes the interviewee!

Charlie is a native Pittsburgher and a proud graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, where he studied Acting. Charlie also co-founded and is the Managing Director of Esperance Theater Company — a company that produces classical-based work here in NYC.

As a teacher, Charlie has been working with MTCA for over 17 years, where he is now a Director of the company along with Leo Ash Evens. Charlie also teaches Acting and College Audition Prep for the Performing Arts Project (TPAP), where he is on faculty each summer.

As a Teacher and Director, he is able to do two of his favorite things in life: help students find their authentic selves as artists, and help them find their best fit for their collegiate journey. Charlie also hosts the “Mapping The College Audition” podcast, where he continues that work, and helps demystify this daunting audition process.

Charlie is also the proud father to a precocious toddler, partner to an amazing Tony-nominated + Grammy-winning Actress, and a humble Broadway Softball League champion.

Ashley Ha is an 18-year-old Taiwanese American performer, content creator, and activist. She is most known as the founder of the widely recognized Broadway Instagram account broadway_corner. Ashley also attends Boston Conservatory where she is studying musical theatre. She is a co-host of ZPodway, a Broadway podcast that began in the midst of the pandemic. She is an advocate for representation onstage, onscreen, and in the media.

Thanks for listening!

Charlie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/C0zkD65vI8x/

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