Being an actor in Los Angeles can be—if you're not careful—living off the interest of your talent and experience. And every … [Read More...]
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Ep #17: Robert Goldsby (Columbia/ACT/UC Berkeley; Directed 150+ plays, 60+ years in theatre) on the Aliveness of Molière, Clear Transitions, and Being Blissfully Happy
Plays are intensely personal to the writers—when they write them, they’re imagining something that’s very vivid to them. You … [Read More...]
Ep #16: Ray Porter (Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 300+ Audiobooks) on Delivering the Mail, Being Your Advocate, and Good-Natured Arrogance
The biggest downfall of actors is when they start to get very pleased with themselves because they're actors; having … [Read More...]
A Tribute to Philip Bosco, with Armin Shimerman and Peter Van Norden
A lot of actors my age thought of Phil Bosco as a god. ~ Armin Shimerman No one spoke better than Phil Bosco. ~ Peter Van … [Read More...]
Ep #15: Dawn Didawick (Regional Theatre, Erin Brockovich, Pretty Little Liars) on Being a Sponge, No Credentials, and Daring to Fail
If you do your work, people will want to work with you again, if they can, if they have the power to do it—and they'll want … [Read More...]
Ep #14: Francis Guinan (30 years with Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre, Boss with Kelsey Grammar) on Being Blue Collar and Slightly Undisciplined
You don't have to act so much. Over the course of [August: Osage County], I ended up doing less and less and less, and ended … [Read More...]
Ep #13: Tony-Winner Reed Birney (The Humans, Casa Valentina, House of Cards, The Blacklist) on Actor Despair and Roles That Scare You
Always tell the truth, but in the most interesting way possible. The range of human experience and expression is vast. There … [Read More...]
Ep #12: Dakin Matthews (Shakespeare scholar/actor/teacher, Broadway plays/musicals) on Acting the Classics and Your Artistic Family
Actors are challenged to bring their instrument to the highest level of availability—their voice, their movement, their … [Read More...]
Ep #11: Ben Whitehair (Z Nation, Tweetup, NextGen Performers) on Building Relationships and Intelligent Rule-Breaking
When I stopped measuring my progress and success by what I booked, and measured it by the quantity and quality of … [Read More...]
Ep #10: Gigi Bermingham (Solo Show, Master Class, SoCal Theatre) on Being a Misfit and Living Her Dream
Maintain and foster your relationships: make an effort to stay in touch with people who might connect you with work. — Gigi … [Read More...]
Ep #9: Clyde Kusatsu [Part 2] (Nat’l VP LA SAG-AFTRA, 300 film/tv credits) on Recovery, Preparation, and Serving the Project
Be willing to do the work, be willing to get the work, be willing to adapt to the new-new that's coming along, and stay out … [Read More...]
Ep #8: Clyde Kusatsu [Part 1] (Nat’l VP LA SAG-AFTRA, 300 film/tv credits) on Discipline and Being 10x Better
Find your own story, find what works for you, and be comfortable and accepting of what you bring to the table. — Clyde … [Read More...]
Ep #7: Peter Van Norden (Regional Theatre, The Accused, The Stand) on Finding Vulnerability and Work Making Work
Be supportive, be kind, be the person who is there for people, who is there to help, who is there to make it a pleasurable … [Read More...]
Ep #6: Nike Doukas (Regional Theatre, Teacher/Director) on Determination and the Bigness of Emotion
This is a business and it's a huge part of being an actor. We go around thinking we're artists—and we are—but we have to know … [Read More...]
Ep #5: Geoffrey Wade (National Tours, Regional Theatre, The BFG) on People vs. Characters and Doing Your Job
Absolutely do small theatre projects because you'll meet people and make connections, but make sure you know why you're doing … [Read More...]