In a totally unprecedented turn of events, for some reason, SP work ceased in-person work in 2020. Needing to adapt, the industry went Virtual. Join us and guest, Charlene V. Smith, as we talk about the Dawn of the Virtual Encounter Era and how the SP’s industry’s adaptations were not only a substitute for in-person work, but how new education and telehealth education arose from SP work - along with a little chaos - as we head towards a hybrid medical education future. Charlene V. Smith is a director, actor, and scholar specializing in Shakespeare and his contemporaries and feminist theatre. She has been working as a standardized patient for twelve years at eight different schools or medical facilities across the DC / Baltimore metropolitan region.  Twitter | @charlenevsmith  Website | www.charlenevsmith.com Charlene was in the midst of producing Shakespeare's eight history plays for Brave Spirits Theatre when the pandemic shut the project down. The performances have been reimagined as audio dramas which will be released in episodic form in early 2023. Check out www.bravespiritstheatre.com to stay up to date, or find the company on social media.