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012: MARK BELTZMAN - Actor & Improviser • Offstage Acting Podcast with Todd Kramer

Release Date: 04/02/2024

OFFstage ONscreen Ep. 08 | Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2024) — A Rom-Com Revival or Rewrite We Didn’t Need?

Offstage Acting

She’s older, wiser, and still delightfully awkward. 🥂 Todd and Robert dive into the latest Bridget Jones chapter—Mad About the Boy. Does it capture the charm of the originals, or has the magic faded with time?

OFFstage ONscreen Ep. 07 | September 5th (2024) — Intimate Indie or Missed Opportunity?

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A quiet film with a loud emotional pulse. 🎬 Todd and Robert reflect on September 5th, an intimate indie that tackles memory, grief, and time. Is it moving and masterful—or too subtle to land? Hear Robert’s take and rating.

🎙️Ep 051 | Kezia Burrows: Welsh-Born, RADA-Trained, Game-Changing Actor

Offstage Acting

This week on Offstage Acting, Todd Kramer welcomes the brilliant Kezia Burrows — a Welsh actor whose career spans classical theatre, television drama, and the high-stakes world of motion capture and video game performance. Born in Neath and raised in the seaside village of New Quay, Kezia trained at RADA and now voices and embodies characters in some of the most acclaimed games out there. You might know her as Amanda Ripley in Alien: Isolation, Dr. Emma Fisher in Observation, or from Cyberpunk 2077, CrossfireX, Hellblade, and more. We dive into: 🎭 Her classical training and transition...

050: 50th Episode Spectacular!

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This week we are celebrating our 50th episode! Hurray. Jay and I talk about where we've been where we are and were going. We catch up with Jay after his month long yoga retreat to India. My experience doing amateur dramatics. And we dive into a few other fun topics all in celebration of the good times we've had so far and the good times yet to come. So here's to the first and the next 50 episodes of the offstage acting podcast! #acting #actingpodcast #actor #actors #act #actorslife

OFFstage ONscreen Ep. 06 | Babygirl (2024) — Seductive Cinema or Shallow Shock?

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Bridget’s back—again! 💕 But is Mad About the Boy a fitting finale or a fumbled encore? Todd and Robert weigh in on the latest chapter in the beloved rom-com series.

049: JASON BAUGHAN - Actor / Video Game Director • Offstage Acting Podcast with Todd Kramer

Offstage Acting

Known for his collaborative spirit and commitment to storytelling, Jason Baughan's is a dedicated and compelling actor whose passion for acting ignited during his youth, leading him to pursue formal training at the prestigious Guildhall School of Music & Drama. This foundational education equipped him with the skills and techniques that would later define his diverse career. Baughan ventured into voice acting, lending his voice to characters in acclaimed video games such as Assassin's Creed and The Witcher series. But his keen understanding of narrative and character development...

048: ROB CAIRNS - Actor & Audio Producer • Offstage Acting Podcast with Todd Kramer

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Sometimes an actor goes through all of the training and all of the courses and pays all their dues and does very well and enjoys the education and the process and then comes out of all of that, were talking year now… steps out into the bright lights of the industry with all it's mechanisms and all of it's professional trappings… takes a long look around and then say, meh. You know what, I don't think this is for me. I don't LOVE it. And today Jay Reum and talk to just such an actor. His name is Rob Cairns. But don't worry about good old Rob. He's landed on his feet. In fact Rob and I...

OFFstage ONscreen Ep. 05 | Maria Callas (2024) — Diva, Drama, and a Daring Performance

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It’s opera offscreen! 🎼 Todd and Robert review Maria Callas, exploring the emotional highs and tragic lows of the soprano’s life. Is this a heartfelt tribute or a performance piece in disguise?

OFFstage ONscreen Ep. 04 | A Complete Unknown (2024) — Is Bob Dylan Finally Getting His Due?

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Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan? 🎸 Todd and Robert discuss James Mangold’s biopic A Complete Unknown. What works, what doesn’t, and why it may be one of the most quietly risky films of the year. #ACompleteUnknown #movie #acting #actingtraining #film #moviereview #moviereviews #FilmReview #MovieDiscussion #CinemaLovers #FilmCritic #MovieTalk #TrailerReview #NowPlaying #MovieBuff #FilmAnalysis #CinephileCommunity #MovieDebate #HollywoodTalk #IndieFilms #BlockbusterMovies #FilmFanatics #MoviePodcast #FilmGeeks #MovieRecommendations #MustWatchMovies #CinematicExperience #cinema...

047: NATHAN OSGOOD - Actor & Musician • Offstage Acting Podcast with Todd Kramer

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and Jay Reum talk to Nathan Osgood this week. Nathan is a highly accomplished British/American actor known for his versatile performances across film, television, theater, and voice acting. Nathan teaches, directs and mentors actors and is also a wicked jazz guitarist.

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Aloha! Mark Beltzman is an OG improviser with over 40 years experience on stage and screen. Mark joins the boys, Todd Kramer and Jay Reum from his sofa in paradise... Hawaii to talk about his life and times mastering the secrets of "Allowing", in acting and in life.

CREDITS INCLUDE:

Billy Madison
Home Alone
Curb Your Enthusiasm
House
The Wedding Singer
Seinfeld
Magnum P.I.
CSI Hawaii
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Cold Case
Speed 2
Mo' Money

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01:45 - Showtime
07:53 - The Mark Beltzman Experience (his showreel)
11:00 - Post showreel chat
12:27 - The Beltzman Journey
16:50 - The gurus of improv
19:45 - Transformation: "replace thinking with listening"
23:35 - Reanimating
28:23 - Accountability and blame
31:00 - Pivotal moments
36:15 - Leaving Europe and COVID in Maui
37:45 - Recent work
41:10 - Laughter
47:30 - Auditioning in the past
49:27 - The price of uber-success
53:20 - Beltzman's dream
58:25 - Maui's Vibe
1:03:03 - Final thoughts and future plans
1:08:40 - Aloha Mark!

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