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These episodes connect listeners with amazing teachers, role models, and mentors.

Learn from actors who have been working for decades: how they approach the work, what decisions and resources have made the biggest impacts, and hear the struggles and successes.

I want to help people know what to do EARLIER in their career.

How do great actors actually work? What do they actually do? What creates longevity?

Let’s find out.


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Season One

  • Coming Soon – The Trailer, with clips from Geoffrey (#5), Anne Gee (#3), and Harry (#4).
  • #1: Robert Pine on Raw Enthusiasm and Knowing Yourself
    • Robert Pine on Acting and Netflix[MEMBERS ONLY]
  • #2: Armin Shimerman on Gratitude and Trusting Fate
    • Text Work: Shakespeare’s Henry VI with Armin Shimerman
  • #3: Anne Gee Byrd on Being Tough and Enjoying Auditions
  • #4: 3x Tony-Nominee Harry Groener on Versatility and Learning Lines Quickly
    • Text Work: Noel Coward’s “Mrs. Worthington” and Shakespeare’s King Lear with Harry Groener
  • #5: Geoffrey Wade on People vs. Characters and Doing Your Job
    • Text Work: Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead with Geoffrey Wade
  • #6: Nike Doukas on Determination and Embracing Emotion
    • Text Work: Mike Bartlett’s King Charles III with Nike Doukas
  • #7: Peter Van Norden on Finding Vulnerability and Work Making Work
    • Text Work: Harold Pinter’s The Hothouse with Peter Van Norden
  • #8: Clyde Kusatsu [Part 1] on Discipline and Being 10x Better
  • #9: Clyde Kusatsu [Part 2] on Recovery, Preparation, and Serving the Project
  • #10: Gigi Bermingham on Being a Misfit and Living Her Dream
  • #11: Ben Whitehair on Building Relationships and Intelligent Rule-Breaking
  • #12: Dakin Matthews on Acting the Classics and Your Artistic Family
    • Text Work: Mini-Shakespeare Master Class with Dakin Matthews

Season Two

  • Season Two Trailer, featuring Francis (#14) and Tony (#18)
  • #13: Tony-Winner Reed Birney on Actor Despair and Roles That Scare You
    • Follow-up with Reed Birney [MEMBERS ONLY]
  • #14: Steppenwolf’s Francis Guinan on Being Blue Collar and Slightly Undisciplined
    • Text Work: Jessica Dickey’s The Rembrandt with Francis Guinan
  • #15: Dawn Didawick on Being a Sponge, No Credentials, and Daring to Fail
  • #16: Narrator Ray Porter on Delivering the Mail, Being Your Advocate, and Good-Natured Arrogance
    • Text Work: John Webster’s The White Devil with Ray Porter
  • #17: Director Robert Goldsby on the Aliveness of Molière, Clear Transitions, and Being Blissfully Happy
  • #18: Tony Amendola on Stamping Your Own Passport and Following the Work
    • Text Work: Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130 with Tony Amendola
  • #19: Alan Mandell on Beckett, Theatre Artists, and Always Working
  • #20: Arye Gross on Deep Curiosity, Inspiring Empathy, and Bringing Your Life into the Scene

Season Three

  • Season Three Trailer featuring Simon (#23), Jeanne (#22), and Scotty (#24)
  • #21: Richard Riehle on Being Open, Dependable, and Watching Everything
    • Text Work: Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale with Richard Riehle
    • Richard Riehle on Rooster Cogburn and Casino [MEMBERS ONLY]
  • #22: Jeanne Sakata on the Joy of Discovery, Eagerness, and Redemptive Writing
    • Text Work: Threat Matrix with Jeanne Sakata
  • #23: Narrator Simon Vance on Feeding the Birds, Pushing Yourself, and Wanting More
    • Text Work: Alan Moore’s Jerusalem with Simon Vance
  • #24: Tony-Winner L. Scott Caldwell on Self-Doubt, Pretending vs. Being, and Meeting Your Destiny
  • Ep #25: Randall Duk Kim and Annie Occhiogrosso on Pursuing Crazy Ideas, Shakespeare’s Clues, and Your Own Discretion
    • Text Work: Hamlet’s “Advice to the Players” with Randall Duk Kim and Annie Occhiogrosso

Special Episodes

  • A Tribute to Philip Bosco, with Armin Shimerman and Peter Van Norden
  • Cashflow for Creatives with Kristine Oller, Actor and Strategic Planner
  • Behind the Podcast: Paden Fallis of In and [Out of] the Arena
  • Behind the Podcast: Audrey Moore of Audrey Helps Actors
  • Behind the Podcast: Mike Moreno of Actor CEO

Pandemic Bonus

  • Scenes from our LIVE Online Reading of Much Ado About Nothing with Dakin Matthews
  • FULL Production of our LIVE Online Reading of The Merry Wives of Windsor with Harry Groener
  • Q&A with Shakespeare dramaturg Gideon Rappaport
  • Q&A with actor, social media maven, and entrepreneur Ben Whitehair
  • Watch (or listen to) the final workshop presentation of “Clarence’s Dream and Murder” from Richard III with Geoffrey Wade, Tony Amendola, Elizabeth Dennehy, and more!

 

 

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