The following is a re-airing of Peter’s text work session taken from the full episode with him. In this excerpt we discuss performing a speech from Harold Pinter’s The Hothouse. About the guest Peter Van Norden graduated magna cum laude from Colgate University, and studied with Sanford Meisner and many others at the Neighborhood […]
Text Work: Mike Bartlett’s King Charles III with Nike Doukas
The following is a re-airing of Nike’s text work session taken from the full episode with her. In this excerpt we discuss performing a speech from Mike Bartlett’s King Charles III. Nike Doukas is a fantastic actress, director, teacher, and accent coach. Originally from Massachusetts (same as me!), Nike studied at the University of […]
Text Work: Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead with Geoffrey Wade
The following is a re-airing of Geoffrey’s text work session taken from the full episode with him. In this excerpt we discuss performing THE PLAYER from Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. Geoffrey Wade (@geoffreywade) is an actor, director, teacher, photographer, and acting coach, and he was recently in the national tour of The Curious […]
Text Work: Noel Coward’s Mrs. Worthington and Shakespeare’s King Lear with Harry Groener
The following is a re-airing of Harry’s text work session taken from the full episode with him. In this excerpt we discuss singing a Noel Coward song and performing Shakespeare’s King Lear. Harry Groener is probably most familiar to audiences for his musical theatre work in New York, as well as being a series […]
Text Work: Shakespeare’s Henry VI with Armin Shimerman
The following is a re-airing of Armin’s text work session taken from the full episode with him. You wanted these text work sessions as separate episodes and I’m happy to accommodate! First up, Armin talks about his general approach to Shakespeare and some of the overall principles he teaches in classes. In this excerpt we […]
Season One Listener Survey Results
Thanks to everyone that participated in the survey for Season One! Here are some of the results! How much did you enjoy the first season of The Working Actor’s Journey podcast? Response: Fantastic (4 or 5): 100% Pretty Good (3): 0% Meh (1 or 2): 0% Average: 4.6 Nathan: Thrilled to see that so […]
What’s next for The WAJ? You decide! [UPDATE: Survey closed]
Happy Solstice! Where are we headed in season two? It’s time to add your voice to the conversation by letting me know what you thought of season one! The first 20 people to respond will receive a code for a free item on Audible, no trial required: redeem it for a book, a premium podcast, […]
Now available on iHeartRadio!
We’ve got another location where you can listen in: The podcast is now available on iHeartRadio! As they say: Millions of Songs. Thousands of Stations. One Free App. iHeartRadio is that easy.
RadioPublic paying podcasters (like WAJ) when you listen!
The podcast is now being supported (meaning PAID) when listeners hear the show using RadioPublic! At no extra cost to you, and with a link that works almost anywhere (plus they have their own app), you can check out the show and support the work behind it. It’s free, easy-to-use, and helps listeners like you […]
3000+ Downloads in the First 100 Days!
What a season! I’m very proud of what we captured in these episodes, and really thrilled at the response. To help with context, I like to think of the download numbers in these terms: if 3000 people came to an event to hear all these actors speak, that would be a wild success! How often […]
