The fine-arts world is cracking — and nobody wants to talk about it.In this raw, emotional deep dive, SoundstageEDU host Mike DeJohn pulls back the curtain on what’s really happening inside booster clubs across America. From marching band to theater, choir to orchestra, the foundation is shifting — exhausted parents, overwhelmed directors, and board structures built on passion instead of process.This is the State of the Boosters.Mike shares real stories from the field — board meetings that turned silent, volunteers who cried in parking lots, directors who’ve lost faith, and the quiet heartbreak of kids watching adults fall apart. It’s a conversation about burnout, governance, communication, and rebuilding trust before everything collapses.🎙️ Whether you’re a booster president, band parent, fine-arts director, or teacher trying to hold it all together, this episode gives language to what so many of us are feeling — and hope that it can still be fixed.💬 Topics include:• Booster club dysfunction and structural collapse• Parent burnout and volunteer turnover• Director-booster communication breakdowns• Transparent leadership, bylaws, and accountability• Rebuilding healthy fine-arts culture🔗 Stay connected for the follow-up episodes: The Treasurer Trap, The Silent Collapse of Elections, The Culture of Fear, and more.📣 Follow and share to join the movement to build better fine-arts and theater culture — together.—🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, and wherever you get your shows.🩵 #SoundstageEDU #FineArtsAdvocacy #BandBoosters #TheaterParents #MarchingBand #ArtsEducation #VolunteerLeadership #BurnoutRecovery #ParentCulture #BoosterRebuild #SoundstageEDUPodcast

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