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Reed Birney on playing the role of Uncle Vanya from Chehov’s play – LIVE Discussion and Q&A on Facebook [Watch the Replay]

Published December 3, 2021 | Last Updated February 28, 2022 Leave your thoughts »

Professional actor Reed Birney joined us LIVE (December 1, 2021) to discuss the character of Uncle Vanya in Chekhov’s play of the same name. Reed played the role in a critically-acclaimed production at Soho Rep in NY in 2012, using a new translation by Annie Baker. Reed has been a working actor for 40+ years, […]

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Geoffrey Wade on Dogberry (Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing) – LIVE Discussion and Q&A on Facebook [Watch the Replay]

Published October 29, 2021 | Last Updated November 3, 2021 Leave your thoughts »

Professional actor Geoffrey Wade joined us LIVE (October 27, 2021) to discuss the character of Dogberry in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. Geoffrey has played the part twice, at very different times in his life, and finds it’s a fascinating character to dissect. He first performed it as a student at Amherst College and then […]

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Discussion with Director Libby Appel – LIVE on Facebook [Watch the Replay]

Published October 1, 2021 | Last Updated November 4, 2021 Leave your thoughts »

Professional director Libby Appel joined us LIVE (September 30, 2021) for a fun Q&A and discussion about her career, theatre, and of course, Chekhov! Libby is currently directing a section of Act 2 in her translation of Uncle Vanya for The Rehearsal Room. She was such a fantastic guest and has so much enthusiasm for […]

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Season One Listener Survey Results

Published July 17, 2018 | Last Updated October 2, 2018 Leave your thoughts »

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 […]

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What’s next for The WAJ? You decide! [UPDATE: Survey closed]

Published June 21, 2018 | Last Updated May 18, 2019 Leave your thoughts »

Share your thoughts, get a gift!

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, […]

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Ep #30: Veralyn Jones (LA Women’s Shakespeare, Antaeus, A Noise Within, Lower Depth Theatre, Seinfeld) on Feeling Like a Fraud, Circuitous Paths, and Saying Yes

Ep #29: Alberto Isaac (East West Players, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, actor/director/playwright) on the Work of Acting, Handling Rejection, and Not Hiding

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