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Ep #15: Dawn Didawick (Regional Theatre, Erin Brockovich, Pretty Little Liars) on Being a Sponge, No Credentials, and Daring to Fail

Published December 11, 2018 | Last Updated December 30, 2020 2 Comments - add more!

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 to work with you years later. — Dawn Didawick   On the show today is Dawn Didawick, an LA-based actor who has worked at numerous regional theatres, has lived and worked […]



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Ep #12: Dakin Matthews (Shakespeare scholar/actor/teacher, Broadway plays/musicals) on Acting the Classics and Your Artistic Family

Published March 13, 2018 | Last Updated July 31, 2019 Leave your thoughts »

Dakin Matthews - True Grit

Actors are challenged to bring their instrument to the highest level of availability—their voice, their movement, their psyche, their understanding, their emotional life—so that if they are doing a great play that deals with great issues and great emotions, they can fill that greatness with their instrument. — Dakin Matthews   I’m thrilled to welcome Dakin […]



Filed Under: Episodes, Podcast Tagged With: antaeus, auditions, bay area, career, classics, confidence, conservatory, film, goals, hollywood, new york, persistence, preparation, priest, regional theatre, relationships, seminary, shakespeare, shaw, television, theatre

Ep #7: Peter Van Norden (Regional Theatre, The Accused, The Stand) on Finding Vulnerability and Work Making Work

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Published January 30, 2018 | Last Updated October 31, 2019 Leave your thoughts »

Peter Van Norden - American Tales

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 and joyful experience. — Peter Van Norden   I’m thrilled to welcome Peter to the show: an actor with over 45 years in the business, on both stage and screen. One of […]



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Ep #6: Nike Doukas (Regional Theatre, Teacher/Director) on Determination and Embracing Emotion

Published January 23, 2018 | Last Updated December 21, 2019 Leave your thoughts »

Nike Doukas in Lady Windermere's Fan

“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 how to make a career out of it, too.”

Nike Doukas is an actress, director, teacher, and accent coach. She studied at University of Wisconsin, Madison and has an MFA from the American Conservatory Theatre. She works regularly in regional theatre and has nearly 40 credits on IMDb, including work on Modern Family and a recurring role on Desperate Housewives.



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Ep #5: Geoffrey Wade (National Tours, Regional Theatre, The BFG) on People vs. Characters and Doing Your Job

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Published January 16, 2018 | Last Updated February 9, 2021 2 Comments - add more!

Absolutely do small theatre projects because you’ll meet people and make connections, but make sure you know why you’re doing it. — Geoffrey Wade I’m thrilled to welcome Geoffrey (@geoffreywade) to the show: a wonderful actor, director, teacher, photographer, and acting coach. In addition to being a student of Geoffrey’s at The Antaeus Company, we’ve also […]



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Ep #4: 3x Tony Nominee Harry Groener (Oklahoma, Cats, Crazy for You) on Versatility and Learning Lines Quickly

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Published January 9, 2018 | Last Updated October 31, 2019 Leave your thoughts »

Harry Groener

If in your first week you can begin to experience what it’s like in your fourth week, how far along would you be, by the time you actually get to your fourth week, in terms of what you’ve discovered?— Harry Groener   I’m thrilled to welcome Harry Groener to the show: he’s a 3x Tony […]



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Ep #3: Anne Gee Byrd (Regional Theatre, Film/TV) on Being Tough and Enjoying Auditions

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Published December 26, 2017 | Last Updated October 23, 2019 Leave your thoughts »

Anne Gee Byrd in Endgame

You have no control over so many things—you only have control over doing what you think needs to be done, and if you manage to bring that into the room, you’ve succeeded, whether you get the job or not. —Anne Gee Byrd   Anne Gee has performed leading roles in everything from Shakespeare to Shaw across […]



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