Episode 66 - Interview with Maria Zarrillo (Arts Manager)

About this episode

Tara Cheyenne interviews Maria Zarrillo, an Arts Manager with a diverse background in producing and stage management.

Show notes below: Talking Shit With Tara Cheyenne is a Tara Cheyenne Performance Production www.taracheyenne.com Instagram: @TaraCheyenneTCP / FB: https://www.facebook.com/taracheyenneperformance Podcast produced, edited and music by Marc Stewart marc@taracheyenne.com © 2026 Tara Cheyenne Performance Subscribe/follow share through Podbean and Google Podcasts and Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Donate! To keep this podcast ad-free please go to: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/13386 Links: https://www.mariazarrillo.com/ Photo: Jack Goodison About Maria: Maria Zarrillo (they/them) is an Arts Manager with a background in producing, stage management, advocacy, and research. Maria has worked with a variety of companies and communities in these capacities both locally and nationally. Maria is the Managing Director of Rumble, working alongside Artistic Director Jivesh Parasram, while maintaining a freelance career in stage management. They are a self-described horror enthusiast, non-fiction writer, avid reader, and art-seer. They recently launched their horror blog called Horror Addenda. Maria is a graduate of Studio 58’s production program, the University of Winnipeg with a major in…

People in this episode

Host: Tara Cheyenne

Guest: Maria Zarrillo

Topics covered

• arts management
• theatre
• horror
• stage management
• advocacy

Keywords

• arts manager
• theatre
• horror blog
• stage management
• advocacy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rumble, Studio 58, University of Winnipeg, Royal Roads University

Books & works: Horror Addenda

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