Actor-writer Jacob Seidman stops by the bungalow and discusses creating short films, studying with a collaborative acting class, the value add of a writing partner, and more! Jacob's IMDb and Instagram @jhseidman . 00:00 - Introduction. 02:00 - Jacob slates his name. 02:30 - How Jacob is feeling during the strike. 05:50 - How Jacob deals with momentum getting stopped. 10:35 - Being in an acting class (Studio 24/7) that is collaborative. 15:45 - Writing and producing short films. 20:30 - Submitti...
Sep 25, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 318
Casting director Michelle Lewitt stops by the bungalow and discusses how she got her first job in casting from writing letters, how she thinks actors need to follow their gut, audition feedback, and more! Michelle's IMDb . 00:00 - Introduction. 01:42 - Michelle slates her name. 03:55 - Actors playing with slates and accents. 06:40 - Attire and appearance in auditions. 08:30 - Following your gut to your authentic self. 11:15 - Purposefully dressing out of character to stand out. 14:00 - Actors se...
Sep 11, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 317
Casting director Jessica Sherman stops by the bungalow and discusses the traditional way casting directors found work, feeling like a therapist for actors, exhaustion from trying to inact change, and more! Jessica's IMDb and Instagram @jshermy.casting . 00:00 - Introduction. 03:15 - Jessica slates her name. 04:45 - The origins of Jess' Tipsy Casting podcast. 07:45 - Any concerns with sharing too much. 09:25 - Do actors get too friendly with outreach. 15:04 - The parralels of this industry to dat...
Aug 21, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 316
Casting Director Jenn Presser stops by the bungalow and discusses moving to London this year, educating producers on finding new casting professionals, the pools of talent in different markets, and more! Jenn's IMDb and Instagram @breakawaycasting . 00:00 - Introduction. 02:29 - Jenn slates her name. 04:15 - Actors using slates and manicures. 07:05 - Taking a one way trip to London after considering leaving the business post pandemic. 15:25 - Deciding to move to London on a whim and all the legw...
Aug 14, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 315
Actor Leah Knauer stops by the bungalow and discusses always doing new things, always saying yes, her advice for new actors, and more! Leah's IMDb and Instagram @leahknauer . 00:00 - Introduction. 01:33 - Leah slates her name. 02:15 - Leah always pivoting and doing new things. 08:50 - Manifesting things, like tweeting at Kevin Smith. 12:30 - Struggle with productivity and relaxing and comparison. 16:30 - Time management and to-do lists. 20:45 - Acting at the age of 6 in Philadelphia amd going to...
Jul 31, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 314
Manager Desiree Middlebrook stops by the bungalow and discusses watching her clients auditions, her thoughts on self tapes, how much communication she likes to have with clients, and more! Desiree's IMDb and Instagram @desireewiththewine . 00:00 - Introduction. 01:30 - Desiree slates her name. 03:05 - Watching and critiquing client auditions. 09:43 - Thoughts on coached auditions. 14:04 - Thoughts on self tapes. 17:30 - How Desiree started in casting before becoming a manager. 24:23 - What Desir...
Jul 24, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 313
Writer Stephany Folsom stops by the bungalow and discusses her experience at film school, how she approaches rewrites, her script for Toy Story 4 grossing over a billion dollars, and more! Stephany's IMDb and Instagram @stephfolsom . 00:00 - Introduction. 01:03 - Stephany slates her name. 02:00 - The writer's strike. 04:50 - Wanting to write from an early age including some dark stories. 07:30 - Loving watching movies at the cineplex. 09:07 - Moving to LA to attend film school at Loyola Marymoun...
Jul 17, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 312
Comedian Carl Tart stops by the bungalow and discusses getting a manager from the CBS Diversity showcase, how improv is important for his mental health, being an introverted extrovert, and more! Carl's IMDb and Instagram @dammitcarl . 00:00 - Introduction. 01:29 - Carl slates his name. 02:20 - What does Carl say he does. Actor? Writer? Comedian? 05:00 - Wanting to be a comedian despite being shy kid. 06:25 - Consuming as much comedy content as he could. 07:05 - Thinking athletics was the career ...
Jul 10, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 311
Writer Stephanie Allynne stops by the bungalow and discusses how she wrote a lot during the pandemic, her opinion on live streaming improv shows, not lettings the ups and downs effect how she feels about the industry, and more! Stephanie's IMDb and Instagram @stephanieallynne . 00:00 - Introduction. 01:25 - Stephanie slates her name. 04:10 - Josh Allen and Hailee Steinfeld. 06:35 - How Stephanie handled her creativity during the pandemic. 12:24 - Focusing on the story, with grounded characters w...
Jun 26, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 310
Casting associate Gianna Butler stops by the bungalow and discusses her advice for handling rejection, how she approaches audition submissions, her aspirations to start her own casting company, and more! Gianna's IMDb and Instagram @gbutt . 00:00 - Introduction 01:17 - Gianna slates her name. 02:50 - Thoughts on slates. 07:50 - Attending San Fran State for theatre before switching to casting. 10:45 - Advice for handling rejection. 13:00 - What skills are vaulable to be good at casting. 15:15 - S...
Jun 12, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 309
Actor Will Hines stops by the bungalow and discusses how he survived teaching improv during the pandemic, his thoughts on UCB being sold, not being a fan of self tapes, and more! Will's IMDb and Instagram @williebhines . 00:00 - Introduction. 01:35 - Will slates his name. 02:30 - How Will survived off doing podcasts and teaching improv during the pandemic. 10:05 - Will deciding to not focus on acting. 11:45 - In February 2020 wanting to really lock in on acting. 15:40 - How Will feels about Upri...
Jun 05, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 308
Casting director Vicki Goggin stops by Studio 309 and discusses living up East Hollywood during the riots, studying under Stella Adler, and more! Pics, vids -- http://boxangeles.com/299
Jan 27, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 299
Actor Lisandra Tena (The Good Place, Fear the Walking Dead) stops by Studio 309 and discusses her love of note cards, growing up homeless in Albuquerque, and more! Pics, vids -- http://boxangeles.com/298
Jan 13, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 298
Writer Zahir McGhee (Stumptown, Scandal) stops by Studio 309 and discusses his love of Japan, landing multiple writing fellowships, and more! Pics, vids -- http://boxangeles.com/297
Jan 06, 2020•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 297
Writer Peter Blake (Gotham, House MD) stops by Studio 309 and discusses generating conflict in writing, reading scripts as an assistant, and more! Pics, vids -- http://boxangeles.com/296
Dec 16, 2019•59 min•Ep. 296
Actor Haley Strode (Lethal Weapon, Wendell and Vinnie) stops by Studio 309 and discusses growing up on a farm, attending Ole Miss, and more! Pics, vids -- http://boxangeles.com/295
Dec 02, 2019•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 295
Writer Allison Silverman (The Office, The Colbert Report) stops by Studio 309 and discusses doing Boom Chicago in Amsterdam, calling New York City home, and more! Pics, vids -- http://boxangeles.com/294
Nov 25, 2019•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 294
Writer Duncan Birmingham (Maron, Blunt Talk) stops by Studio 309 and discusses his heavy usage of note cards, working for the tabloids in high school, and more! Pics, vids -- http://boxangeles.com/291
Oct 21, 2019•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 291
Rapper Open Mike Eagle ( Dark Comedy ) stops by the studio and discusses doing break dancing and graffiti as a youth, almost getting kicked out of Southern Illinois, and more! ---- - Box rants different color light bulbs, again. And shower heads. - Drinking and coffee and rituals. - Growing up in Allendale New Jersey and having a dad who gambled, a lot. - Having five older half siblings and being a nerdy, awkward kid. - Getting elected student counsel president through a comedy routine and creat...
Feb 16, 2015•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 63
Writer Hal Rudnick ( Community , The Screen Junkies Show ) stops by the studio and discusses how comedy got him elected student counsel president. how baseball saved his life, and more! --- - Box rants different color light bulbs, again. And shower heads. - Drinking and coffee and rituals. - Growing up in Allendale New Jersey and having a dad who gambled, a lot. - Having five older half siblings and being a nerdy, awkward kid. - Getting elected student counsel president through a comedy routine ...
Feb 09, 2015•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 63
Actor Allan McLeod (Parks & Rec, Workaholics) stops by the studio and discusses growing up in Alabama, moving to LA after college, working as a PA for Bobby Flay, and more! --- - Box rants ending prices in 99 cents. - Drinking and traveling and drunk history and rituals. - Growing up in Mobile, Alabama and losing a mother at 18. - Being an annoying kid and messing with cows. - Attending a magnet school, playing the tuba and hanging with slackers. - Changing schools, playing football and gett...
Feb 02, 2015•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 62
