EP 014: INTERVIEW - MANDY PERRYMENT - Agent • Offstage Acting Podcast with Todd Kramer
Release Date: 04/16/2024
Offstage Acting
Actors need photographs of their heads in order to sell themselves to those who are handing out the jobs. This is the most powerful, the most immediate means by which an actor can get themselves seen by the people who matter most… THE CASTING DIRECTOR. Known in the industry as "headshots", these photographic portraits are how an actor is able to initially kick in the doors and start garnering interest from THE CASTING DIRECTOR. But what makes for the perfect shot? Is it in the hair? They eyes? The smile? Picking the right cardigan…? Well, it's all of that and more. In...
info_outline EP 035: INTERVIEW - JONATHAN BROKE - Actor / Coaching Pyschologist • Offstage Acting Podcast with ToddOffstage Acting
We’ve got a real treat for you! A man who’s the Swiss Army knife of talent, Jonathan Broke. Jonathan is a quick-witted improvisational actor who can turn any seemingly dull suggestion into an on-the-spot comedy sketch! But Jonathan isn't all fun and games. He's also a legit "coaching psychologist." That's a professional who uses psychological theories and training to help people and groups improve their performance and well-being. So, Jonathan is a master of the mind, both on and offstage. He’s like if Zigmund Freud and John Cleese had a love child and that child could...
info_outline EP 034: INTERVIEW - ELSIE ESCOBAR - Actor / Podcaster • Offstage Acting Podcast with Todd KramerOffstage Acting
Elsie Escobar is a trailblazer in the podcasting world, blending heart, hustle, and a whole lot of purpose into everything she does. As a veteran podcaster and current co-host of Libsyn's The Feed, Elsie has been a voice at the forefront of the podcasting industry for well over a decade. But here's the kicker—she’s not just a podcasting pro herself. Elsie is a fierce champion for all women in the audio space. She's the podcasting mentor, advocate, pundit, presenter, pontificator doyenne, and guru. And she also does some podcasting. This episode, and dive into Elsie's whole...
info_outline EP 033: INTERVIEW - WILL TIZARD - Journalist / Actor • Offstage Acting Podcast with Todd KramerOffstage Acting
Will Tizard is an Arizonian guy who has been living in Prague, Czech Republic for over 25 years. He originally started off on stage at the Scottsdale Arizona Center for the Performing Arts before heading to LA to work a stint as a local crime reporter. Today… He's a correspondent for Euronews. He's the Central European Correspondent for Variety (the preeminent entertainment industry trade magazine) He's a contributor to National Geographic He's a producer at Radio Free Europe He's a videographer and... Occasionally a character actor appearing in TV, film and commercial...
info_outline EP 032: INTERVIEW - BART SHATTO - Actor / Singer • Offstage Acting Podcast with Todd KramerOffstage Acting
Episode 32 is pretty special this week as Todd Kramer and Jay Reum meet Bart Shatto, the man with a voice so big it could fill… well, imagine the biggest space that you can and then double it. Now double it again! We call that the "Shatto Effect." From belting out iconic roles in Les Misérables as the valiant Jean Valjean to rocking the stage in The Civil War and Hands on a Hardbody, Bart's journey through the world of theater is nothing short of legendary. And if you thought that was impressive, wait until you hear about his time with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, where he brought...
info_outline EP 031: INTERVIEW - ALEX MARCHI - Actor • Offstage Acting Podcast with Todd KramerOffstage Acting
Today is speaking to Italian actor Alexander Marchi. Alex is fluent in English, German and Italiano and performs in all 3 languages. Todd and Alex met years ago when Alex came to one of his workshops in London… and there’s a story around that involving Mark Walberg and Ridley Scott, which they talk about in this episode. Alex is also a pharmacist who wasn’t necessarily on an acting tract until his mid-20s when he bailed out of Italy and came to Bristol, England on a… let’s call it a lark before landing in London. Now Alex's acting career just keeps gaining ground… It’s an...
info_outline EP 030: INTERVIEW - HELENA BUNKER - Stockholm Fringe Festival • Offstage Acting Podcast with Todd KramerOffstage Acting
Today and are talking with Helena Bunker. Fifteen years ago Helena went out the fringe to start a festival and she has yet to return! She has been a pivotal partner in creating, developing and organizing the Stockholm (that’s in Sweden folks) Fringe Festival and has now begun to work on more all over the Nordic and Baltic regions with her partner Adam Potyrkus. Maybe you’d like to go out to the fringe sometime? Perhaps you are even considering creating your own festival out there but wonder what it takes? Well, Helena has plenty of experience starting a fringe festival from scratch in a...
info_outline EP 029: INTERVIEW - CASSIE RAINE - Actor / CO-CEO PiPA • Offstage Acting Podcast with Todd KramerOffstage Acting
Being a parent is a challenge for anyone of course but when you are an actor who needs to flexible, available and are essentially working freelance without a steady source of income… how do you get it done? We have spoken to a lot of parent actors on our program here but this episode talks to Cassie Raine, co-founder and CEO of Parents (and Carers) in Performing Arts (or PIPA for short). PiPA is a charitable organization that works tirelessly to bring forth mandates, proposals, clarity and dialogue to the entertainment industry so that working actors, who are also parents can continue...
info_outline EP 028: BONUSODE - “HOME PAGES” • Offstage Acting Podcast with Todd KramerOffstage Acting
For actors… PRIVACY is pretty much the first thing that you have to hand over in trade for success. The more successful you become, the less privacy you will get. How should an actor use the online tools available to them? Some take full advantage… others scorn and denounce… many are oblivious and even lazy about it. Is there a strategy? In this continuation from Episode 26, and discuss and share with you exactly what we do, don’t do and should do as working actors to shine the spotlight on ourselves, stay relevant and raise our profiles. And there’s nothing private about...
info_outline EP 027: INTERVIEW - JEANNETTE ROBINSON - Director / Writer / VO Artist • The Offstage Acting Podcast with Todd KramerOffstage Acting
Jeannette Robinson… has led one hell of a colorful life… Starting off as something of a “feral” child living in Jamaica Queens New York, then heading to Michigan to live with her Grandmother where, as a talented athlete, she started to excel in running… even training for and having Olympic aspirations and then as a teen having to go into care as a ward of the state after her grandmother’s passing. Jeanette has been living in London for over 25 years and has been pursuing a career in the arts since attending Goldsmith’s University (very prestigious by the way)....
info_outlineAmanda Perryment studied acting and entertainment in her youth at stage school. She was professional child actor who went on to do a ton of theatre… all kinds of tele, and easily 100 commercials as an adult. And this all during an era when women didn’t have all of the rights and protections they have now. So, it wasn’t easy. For nearly 15 years she has been representing actors, but her experience as an actor is what elevates her and makes her a better and more understanding agent. And, not just any agent, but Todd Kramer's agent!
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