Today I’m excited to share a “vocal clinic” we did as part of The Rehearsal Room with Fitzmaurice Voicework teacher, Scott Ferrara! This is something very new to me, so I was excited to learn directly from a teacher, and as you hear, this work can be very different (and still quite beneficial) to the […]
Q&A with Voice Teacher and Coach URSULA MEYER (Head of Graduate Acting UCSD, Idaho/Oregon/Utah Shakespeare)
Today we have a great discussion with another often overlooked role in the theatre: the voice coach! I’m so grateful Ursula can join us—not only because of her extremely impressive resume and body of work, but also because “voice” was the most requested topic in our fall survey! Similar to a dramaturg, one of the […]
Q&A with actor, social media maven, and entrepreneur BEN WHITEHAIR (pandemic, trends, SAG-AFTRA)
BEN WHITEHAIR RETURNS for a great discussion! I am thrilled to welcome Ben back to the show—we did this Q&A as part of the October virtual workshops. Among other things, we talked about: How he responded to the pandemic, both personally and professionally Trends he’s seeing in the industry and with social media What SAG-AFTRA […]
Q&A with Shakespeare dramaturg GIDEON RAPPAPORT
Today we have a great discussion with an often overlooked role in the theatre: the dramaturg! And if you’re wondering exactly what that person does, you’re in the right place! Gideon Rappaport joined us for our online readings in the Spring (Much Ado and Merry Wives), and has been part of the workshop series since […]
FULL Production of our LIVE Online Reading of “The Merry Wives of Windsor” with Harry Groener
Today you’ll hear the FULL production from our recent LIVESTREAM reading of Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor (more info and watch the show here). It’s an all-star cast of past guests from the podcast, including Harry Groener, Dawn Didawick, Peter Van Norden, Anne Gee Byrd, Tony Amendola and many more! For this “Merry Wives” […]
Scenes from our LIVE “Much Ado About Nothing” Online Reading with Dakin Matthews
Today you’ll hear some excerpted scenes from our recent LIVESTREAM reading of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing (more info here). It’s an all-star cast of past guests from the podcast, including Dakin Matthews, Robert Pine, Geoffrey Wade, Anne Gee Byrd, Alan Mandell and many more! This whole thing came together within about two weeks after […]
Text Work: Hamlet’s “Advice to the Players” with Randall Duk Kim and Annie Occhiogrosso
The following is the text work session taken from the full episode with Randall and Annie. In this episode, Randall and Annie share insights into working on Shakespeare through the appropriately chosen piece, Hamlet’s “Advice to the Players”—the one that begins “Speak the speech I pray you”. You’ll hear Randall and Annie discuss: Some of the […]
Ep #25: Randall Duk Kim and Annie Occhiogrosso (American Players Theatre founders, Shakespeare actors/teachers, Kung Fu Panda, The Matrix, John Wick) on Pursuing Crazy Ideas, Shakespeare’s Clues, and Your Own Discretion
If you have a dream and you love these plays, don’t let anyone tell you it can’t happen. It will break your back and tear your heart out at times, but if you have that dream, please don’t give up on it because the theatre needs you—we need the people who won’t take “no” for […]
Behind the Podcast: Mike Moreno of Actor CEO (Run Your Career Like a Business)
So don't be surprised!
“Instead of thinking of yourself as a freelancer, think ‘I am a business that partners with other businesses to tell stories. That’s what I do.’ So when I go into an audition, I’m representing my business, and you think that my business might partner well with your business on this project.” — Mike Moreno […]
Ep #24: Tony-Winner L. Scott Caldwell (Broadway, Regional Theatre, The Fugitive, Lost, A Million Little Things) on Self-Doubt, Pretending vs. Being, and Meeting Your Destiny
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step, but if you don’t even know the direction you’re going in, the step you’re taking may be away from your ultimate mission or destiny. — L. Scott Caldwell If you’re looking for what it takes to be an actor long-term, over the course of […]
