The Craft & Biz of Acting

Every actor needs support, and this podcast is here to offer that. You'll learn insights into the business of acting, tips about preparing for a role, how to choose material that's perfect for you, and how to audition in a way that lands you the job. How to hone your craft, and the dos and don'ts of auditioning. Hosted by professional actor/writer/producer/directer and coach, Joyce Storey.

022: Season 1 Finale - What I Have Learned 04/29/2019

022: Season 1 Finale - What I Have Learned It’s hard to believe but we’ve already completed our inaugural season. I hope you’ve had as much fun as I have. I’ve had some fabulous guests and gleaned a lot of great information. /episode/index/show/thecraftandbizofacting/id/9566282

021: Rebecca Damon - SAG-AFTRA and What Your Union Can Do For You 04/22/2019

021: Rebecca Damon - SAG-AFTRA and What Your Union Can Do For You Rebecca Damon is the executive vice president of SAG-AFTRA, and the president of the New York Local. She is a recipient of the Irish Echo Connecting America Award and SAG-AFTRA New York Local's Joseph C. Riley Award. She was a founding member of both the SAG President’s Forum for One Union and the joint Group for One Union, helping lead the effort to unite SAG and AFTRA. She is also a vice president of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, an educational, humanitarian and philanthropic nonprofit organization. /episode/index/show/thecraftandbizofacting/id/9508412

020: Larry Arancio - Celebrity Acting Coach on Craft 04/08/2019

020: Larry Arancio - Celebrity Acting Coach on Craft Larry has appeared in plays in NY, Chicago, Pittsburgh, and LA, including: The Usher's Ball, Drawer Boy, Awake and Sing, School for Scandal, Otherwise Engaged, Ivanov, The Nerd, The Normal Heart, The House of Blue Leaves, Good, and Table Manners. Directing credits include: The Trouble with Doug, and Pages, both with the CAP 21 Theatre Company, as well as A Different Moon and Yellowman at Penguin Rep. Some of his noteworthy students include: Shaina Taub, Rachel Bloom, Allie Stroker and Lady Gaga. /episode/index/show/thecraftandbizofacting/id/9300761

019: West Hyler - Broadway Director on NYMF, Circus & Auditions 04/01/2019

019: West Hyler - Broadway Director on NYMF, Circus & Auditions West Hyler was the associate director of Jersey Boys (Broadway & worldwide) and How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Broadway). West's writing work includes Paramour, Georama, Big Apple Circus; Legendarium and Metamorphosis, Panda!, Chandelier, A Jake and A Tom (Winner of the Hollywood Family Film Festival), and We Declare You a Terrorist (at The Public Theater). He is a New York Musical Festival award-winner, a St Louis Critics Circle award winner, a Drama League Resident Artist, and holds an MFA from U /episode/index/show/thecraftandbizofacting/id/9227951

018: Trey McIntyre - The Artist's Journey 03/25/2019

018: Trey McIntyre - The Artist's Journey Trey McIntyre is a choreographer, filmmaker, writer, and photographer. He has created works for American Ballet Theatre, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, New York City Ballet, Queensland Ballet, and Stuttgart Ballet. In 2005, he founded his own dance company, Trey McIntyre Project. He continues to choreograph worldwide and is working on two books of photography, a Patreon site as well as a documentary entitled “Gravity Hero”. Trey has received numerous awards and is a United States Artists Fellow. /episode/index/show/thecraftandbizofacting/id/9115547

017: Rick Younger - From Comedy to Broadway 03/18/2019

017: Rick Younger - From Comedy to Broadway Rick Younger is an actor, comedian, and singer. He toured with the Broadway musical RENT. Television credits include "AXS TV'S, Gotham Comedy Live" and “It's Showtime at the Apollo." You've seen him in numerous national television commercials, the Woody Allen Amazon Series, "Crisis in Six Scenes" and guest spots on HBO's "Girls," "Blue Bloods" and "Law & Order: SVU." Film credits include Ordinary World and Morning Glory. Rick's latest comedy album, "Fried Chicken and White Bread," is available on iTune /episode/index/show/thecraftandbizofacting/id/9041219

016: Monolodge - Honing Your Work With Ishan Edwards & Drego Moore 03/11/2019

016: Monolodge - Honing Your Work With Ishan Edwards & Drego Moore Ishan Edwards and Drego Moore launched the MONOLODGE in 2011 and haven’t looked back. MONOLODGE is a live theatre experience, showcasing actors performing monologues in a nightclub lounge for an audience of actors and professionals in New York City. It endeavors to be an effective partner, educational tool and change agent. At MONOLODGE the actor is at home to work on their craft and share their individual talents in a safe space; connecting with an audience free of harsh judgment and negative critique. /episode/index/show/thecraftandbizofacting/id/8960261

015: Bill Timoney - Stories of Inspiration from a Broadway Veteran 03/04/2019

015: Bill Timoney - Stories of Inspiration from a Broadway Veteran Bill Timoney currently appears in “Network” on Broadway. He is known for his work on All My Children, 12 Monkeys and Mission to Mars. He's heard in hundreds of films, TV shows, and animated programs. He directs recording sessions for dubbed versions of anime, adapts scripts for foreign language films and TV shows, and provides script coverage and assessment for industry clients. He has worked as a stand-up comic and stage combat choreographer, and as the line producer for a live one-hour daily TV news /episode/index/show/thecraftandbizofacting/id/8850308

014: Alisa Murray - Monologue Advice From The Source 02/25/2019

014: Alisa Murray - Monologue Advice From The Source Alisa Murray is an actress and writer based in L.A. Recent film credits include: The Education of a Negro, I am Homicide, Living for the Sacrifice, The Substitute and Scratch. Alisa trained in NYC and performed in 10 Ways On a Gun & Nola and the NAACP Award-Winning Play, The Girls of Summer. Her Los Angeles debut was in the world premiere of The Daughters of Kush by George Corbin. She is a WGA registered screenwriter of Trapped, In the Name of the Father, and the comedic pilot, Coasting. /episode/index/show/thecraftandbizofacting/id/8760980

013: Klea Blackhurst - Award-Winning Ethel Merman Tribute & Acting in the Trenches 02/18/2019

013: Klea Blackhurst - Award-Winning Ethel Merman Tribute & Acting in the Trenches Klea Blackhurst is known for her award-winning tribute to Ethel Merman, Everything The Traffic Will Allow. She recently starred in Party Face Off-Broadway. She played the title role in Hazel at Drury Lane in Chicago, a classic second banana in The Nutty Professor in Nashville, and Dolly in Goodspeed Opera’s 50th Anniversary production of Hello, Dolly! Klea is a charter member of the Jerry Herman Legacy Concerts for the ASCAP Foundation and a distinguished Alumna of the University of Utah. /episode/index/show/thecraftandbizofacting/id/8670050

012: Michael Wilson - Broadway Director's Dish on Auditions 02/11/2019

012: Michael Wilson - Broadway Director's Dish on Auditions Michael Wilson is the award winning stage and film director who guided Cicely Tyson in her Tony winning performance in The Trip to Bountiful. Other Broadway work includes Gore Vidal’s The Best Man; Dividing the Estate; and Enchanted April. Off-Broadway, he’s directed plays by Beth Henley, Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, and Lanford Wilson. For his production of Horton Foote’s three-part, nine-hour Orphans’ Home Cycle, Michael received Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards. /episode/index/show/thecraftandbizofacting/id/8593364

011: Andrea Prestinario - Award-winning Actress & Activist on Regional Theater 02/04/2019

011: Andrea Prestinario - Award-winning Actress & Activist on Regional Theater Andrea Prestinario is an award-winning actress, singer, and activist who is NYC-based and Chicago-grown. She has won the Jeff Award for Leading Actress for her role as Violet in Side Show at Boho Theatre Company. Andrea has performed her Solo show sMOkeyTOWN: The Songs of Smokey Robinson at Laurie Beechman, Mayne Stage Chicago and Feinstein’s/54 Below and is Co-founder of Ring of Keys, a national network of queer women and TGNC artists working in musical theatre. /episode/index/show/thecraftandbizofacting/id/8496779

010: Lisa Gold - Best Biz Tips in the Biz! 01/28/2019

010: Lisa Gold - Best Biz Tips in the Biz! Lisa Gold is President of Act Outside the Box as well as a Partner of Actors Connection. She has been a professional actress for over 35 years. Her background on both sides of the biz makes her an EXPERT in marketing for actors. Known for her signature course, "How to Get and Keep an Agent", she has helped thousands of actors get representation by understanding their place in the overcrowded marketplace, the money, where their talent fits in, and how to "promote" what they uniquely have to offer. /episode/index/show/thecraftandbizofacting/id/8416364

009: Kim Onah - Self Care & Personal Success Auditioning 01/21/2019

009: Kim Onah - Self Care & Personal Success Auditioning Today’s guest is the wonderful Kim Onah. Kim is an actress, writer, and singer based in New York City. She graduated from Harvard University in 2015 with an AB in English and Music. Theater credits include Effie White in DREAMGIRLS, Miss Crowe in A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE, Joanne in RENT, Dionne in HAIR, Nettie in CAROUSEL, and Martha in SPRING AWAKENING. Kim's interests outside of music and theater include playwriting, composing, and running. /episode/index/show/thecraftandbizofacting/id/8345339

008: Jon Paterson - Fringe Festivals 01/14/2019

008: Jon Paterson - Fringe Festivals Jon Paterson has been an award-winning member of the Canadian theatre community for the past 25 years. He has performed in numerous festivals including the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival, Canoe Theatre Festival, Rogue Festival, the Winnipeg Improv Festival and the Vancouver Comedy Festival. He received his training at MacEwan University. Jon’s awards include the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Boy Groove, the Sterling Award for Pilk’s Madhouse, and Outstanding Male Performance winner for House in Orlando.� /episode/index/show/thecraftandbizofacting/id/8230208

007: Anthony Crivello - Craft Secrets from a Tony Award-Winning Actor 01/07/2019

007: Anthony Crivello - Craft Secrets from a Tony Award-Winning Actor Anthony Crivello's credits are far too numerous to list but I’ll give you some highlights: he has starred in Broadway productions of Golden Boy, Kiss of the Spider Woman (Tony Winner), Evita, and Les Miserables. Feature films include Trade (opposite Kevin Kline), Material Girls, Texas Rangers, Independence Day, The Glass Jar, Jane Austen’s Mafia!, Slaves of New York, Spellbinder, Shakedown, and Crocodile Dundee II. /episode/index/show/thecraftandbizofacting/id/8144312

006: Deborah White - Reshaping Your Career Through the Seasons 01/01/2019

006: Deborah White - Reshaping Your Career Through the Seasons Deborah White has been a professional actress for decades, working in television, theatre and film in both New York and Los Angeles. In New York, she has appeared at Playwrights Horizons, Ensemble Studio Theatre, The New Dramatists, and The American Playhouse. She understudied Bernadette Peters on Broadway and was seen in Key Exchange at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. Deb most recently appeared on The Americans on FX, and is a professor of American History at Hostos College in the Bronx, New York. /episode/index/show/thecraftandbizofacting/id/8005652

005: Robert C. Kirk - Advice from On Set 12/24/2018

005: Robert C. Kirk - Advice from On Set Robert C. Kirk found his way to acting a little later in life than most. After taking classes for two years at H.B. Studios, he officially started his professional career in 2002. He can be seen in the upcoming 2019 release of Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” and the recently released “Wonder Wheel” by Woody Allen. When not on set working, he spends his time writing and teaching. He works as a private acting coach, bringing his insights and working knowledge of the business to his clients. /episode/index/show/thecraftandbizofacting/id/8005532

004: Bobby Holder - A Manager's Perspective 12/19/2018

004: Bobby Holder - A Manager's Perspective Bobby Holder moved to New York City to pursue a career in writing and acting after college and several tours. In 2005 he founded The Actor’s Project NYC, which features actors and writers in Off Broadway Industry Showcases. Intrigued by the business side of the entertainment industry Bobby recently joined the management team of The Talent Express. Currently Bobby is co-directing showcases at The Actor’s Project NYC, representing awesome actors, and producing a reading of his recent play OTHER SIDE OF HA /episode/index/show/thecraftandbizofacting/id/7550867

003: Mike Kimmel - The Actor's Mantra 12/19/2018

003: Mike Kimmel - The Actor's Mantra Mike Kimmel is a film, television, stage, and commercial actor and acting coach. He has worked with directors Francis Ford Coppola, Robert Townsend, Craig Shapiro, and Christopher Cain among others. He trained with such greats as Michael Shurtleff, William Hickey and Gloria Maddox. Mike is an award-winning writer for stage and screen. He is the author of Scenes for Teens, Acting Scenes for Kids and Tweens, and Monologues for Teens. /episode/index/show/thecraftandbizofacting/id/7958531

002: Talia Pura - Success Through Wearing Many Hats! 12/19/2018

002: Talia Pura - Success Through Wearing Many Hats! Talia Pura has had a successful career as a stage and film actor, director, designer, writer, producer and educator in Canada. Her plays, films and aerial dance performances have been seen around the world. She has acted for, directed or costumed for most of Santa Fe’s theatre companies, including her own, Blue Raven Theatre. She is the Managing Director of Warehouse 21’s black box theatre. She has published numerous plays, two drama teaching resource books, and a picture book. /episode/index/show/thecraftandbizofacting/id/7958222

001: An Introduction to The Craft & Biz of Acting 11/13/2018

001: An Introduction to The Craft & Biz of Acting Welcome to the inaugural voyage of our podcast The Craft & Biz of Acting. I’m here to share not only my knowledge, but that of my friends and colleagues so you, my fellow thespian, can have these insights from the get-go to kick start your career. You’ll learn insights into the business of acting, tips about preparing for a role, how to choose material that’s right for you, how to deliver successful auditions, how to hone your craft, the dos and don’ts and highs and lows of auditioning, the sky’s /episode/index/show/thecraftandbizofacting/id/7547252

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