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 […]
Text Work: Mini-Shakespeare Master Class with Dakin Matthews
A great speech is like an aria: it has a musical structure, and it is normally clearly marked where the emotional climaxes are, if you know how to read the rhetoric. — Dakin Matthews We have a BONUS episode today with a mini-Shakespeare master class with Dakin! This “class” is taken from the full conversation with […]
Ep #12: Dakin Matthews (Shakespeare scholar/actor/teacher, Broadway plays/musicals) on Acting the Classics and Your Artistic Family
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 […]
Ep #11: Ben Whitehair (Z Nation, Tweetup, NextGen Performers) on Building Relationships and Intelligent Rule-Breaking
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When I stopped measuring my progress and success by what I booked, and measured it by the quantity and quality of relationships I was making, everything changed. — Ben Whitehair I’m thrilled to welcome Ben to the show! As you’ve already guessed, he is a younger actor and has been pursuing acting professionally for about 10 […]
Ep #10: Gigi Bermingham (Solo Show, Master Class, SoCal Theatre) on Being a Misfit and Living Her Dream
Maintain and foster your relationships: make an effort to stay in touch with people who might connect you with work. — Gigi Bermingham I’m thrilled to welcome Gigi to the show! She’s an actress and singer whom I first saw onstage in a LA production of Tartuffe and I’ve since been fortunate to work with […]
Ep #9: Clyde Kusatsu [Part 2] (Nat’l VP LA SAG-AFTRA, 300 film/tv credits) on Recovery, Preparation, and Serving the Project
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Be willing to do the work, be willing to get the work, be willing to adapt to the new-new that’s coming along, and stay out of “don’t you know who I am and what I’ve done?”—be in that state of humility yet preparedness. — Clyde Kusatsu I’m thrilled to welcome Clyde (back) to the show […]
Ep #8: Clyde Kusatsu [Part 1] (Nat’l VP LA SAG-AFTRA, 300 film/tv credits) on Discipline and Being 10x Better
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Find your own story, find what works for you, and be comfortable and accepting of what you bring to the table. — Clyde Kusatsu I’m thrilled to welcome Clyde to the show: an actor who is currently celebrating 45 years in front of the camera, and he’s still booking roles! I first connected with Clyde back […]
Ep #7: Peter Van Norden (Regional Theatre, The Accused, The Stand) on Finding Vulnerability and Work Making Work
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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 […]
Ep #4: 3x Tony Nominee Harry Groener (Oklahoma, Cats, Crazy for You) on Versatility and Learning Lines Quickly
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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 […]
