I Survived Theatre School

Cringe

LeRoy McClain

We talk to star of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Yale School of Drama alum LeRoy McClain ! Intro : Aaron survived a heart attack! Marriage is hard. Let Me Run This By You : Love Has Won and the tale of Mother God, Matthew Perry Interview : We talk to star of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Yale School of Drama alum LeRoy McClain about being born in England, being a biracial boy with a British accent in Hawaii, studying at Loyola, seeing community in and discovering a passion for theatre, and the s...

Cynthia Darlow

Intro : Boz loves LinkedIn. Will she emcee the next Beastie Boys event? Interview : We talk to star of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Cynthia Darlow about North Carolina School of the Arts , performing for Tennessee Williams, the historic theatrical residence for young women called the Rehearsal Club , Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts , the Webster Apartments , getting the word out about their story through New York Times article , spending the entire day in line to audition at the cattle call for the ...

Stefano Carannante

Intro : headshots, turning off my self-view, Emotional Brain Training , Let Me Run This By You : Is Flakiness always hostile? Interview : We talk to Season 2 of Severance 's Stefano Carannante about going to theatre school in Italy

Lennon Parham

Intro : NASA needs a producer, Copernicus, Don Knotts, Barney Fife, Monsters , Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained, Shaft, Interview : We talk to Lennon Parham about growing up in Georgia, playing quirky characters, getting a taste for theater, soaking up all the non-performance aspects of theatre, improv, Upright Citizens Brigade , Pete Holmes , applying to Juilliard , doing Teach for America in Greenville Mississippi, auditioning for Veep with Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Armando Iannucci , callbac...

Kristoffer Diaz

Intro : smush-faced dogs, sleep procrastination, Meyers-Briggs, Eneagram, Amazon, Oujia board conspiracies, the mystery of parenting. Let Me Run This By You : Boz gets rained out of Disney and entered the Land of Forgotten Teslas. Interview : We talk to playwright and professor Kristoffer Diaz about NYU, Gallatin, Tisch, John Leguizamo, growing up Nuyorican, being addicted to theatre, ambition, and the future of American Theatre.

Desmin Borges

Interview : We talk to star of stage and screen Desmin Borges about The Theatre School, Minneapolis Children's Theatre Company , Peter Brosius , improvising and workshopping new works at Teatro Vista , Dennis Začek Sandy Shinner , Victory Gardens , phonetic pillows , Arthur Lessac's work, speaking creatively through rhythm instead of words, Ann Wakefield , Ric Murphy , John Leguizamo aka Johnny Legs, winning a preschool talent show televised on Telemundo with his rendition of La Bamba, growing u...

Nick Reynolds

Intro : Let Me Run This By You : 12 Strange Questions (TM) version 2.0 Interview : We talk to television star Nick Reynolds about West Virginia, Marshall University, Penn State, MFAs, waiting for 10 years to star on , Search Party, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, being an only child, and almost offending every single cast member of Law and Order SVU, and being a character actor.

Kelley Curran

Intro : Boz didn't win Powerball Let Me Run This By You : 10 Strange Questions Interview : We talk to Kelley Curran about The Gilded Age , having career faith, Fordham at Lincoln Center , The Acting Company , 4.48 Psychosis , Heather Lind , Michaela McManus , Taylor Schilling , Betty Gilpin , Kate Burton , Lawrence Sacharow , Marian Seldes , Roger Reese , Cherry Jones , Fiona Shaw , Oregon Shakespeare , Shakespeare in the Park , Lady Percy in Henry IV , Davis McCallum , Carrie Coon , playing a v...

Rodney To

Intro : Sometimes the little guy just doesn't cut it. Let Me Run This By You : Time's a wastin' - giddyup, beggars and choosers. Interview : We talk to star of Parks and Recreation , Easter Sunday , and Barry - Rodney To about Chicago, Marquette University , Lane Tech , getting discovered while pursuing a Chemistry degree, The Blues Brothers , Dürrenmatt's The Physicists , playing children well into adulthood, interning at Milwaukee Rep , Lifeline Theatre , Steppenwolf , doing live industrials f...

Damian Thompson

Intro : swiping left on the poor man's John Travolta, wilderness therapy for the 1%, Ashton Kutcher. Let Me Run This By You : the thing that you're most afraid of is probably not what's gonna getcha. Interview : We talk to actor Damian Thompson about immigrating from Jamaica, the University of Evansville, the Florida Theatre Conference, stuttering, PAVAC , North Carolina School of the Arts, asking for what you want, how letters of recommendation aren't always what they seem, gatekeeping, theatre...

Tina Parker

Intro : Emceeing a memorial service Let Me Run This By You : Fear and the paranormal Interview : We talk to Tina Parker aka Francesca Liddy about SMU , Blake Hackler , Andre DeShields , Maria Irene Fornes ' Mud , Kitchen Dog Theatre , Breaking Bad , Better Call Saul , Robert Altman 's Dr. T & the Women , Birdbath play, Perpetual Grace . FULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited): 1 (8s): I'm Jen Bosworth Ramirez 2 (10s): This, and I'm Gina Pulice 1 (11s): We went to theater 3 (12s): School together. We surv...

Tina Huang

Intro : Nasty neighbors in the Great Unraveling, The Rest Movement Let Me Run This By You : Rejection Interview : We talk to Tina Huang about soap opera acting, LaGuardia High School, the Playwrights Horizon program at Tisch, breaking down barriers for Asian actors, Ammunition Theatre Company , Revenge Porn or the Story of a Body by Carla Ching , Bay Area Theatre, Pig Hunt , starting a fake management company, Word for Word Performing Arts Company , Intersection for the Arts , Campo Santo , Amy ...

Paul Oakley Stovall

Intro : We are in the Great Unraveling - let's knit a new sweater Let Me Run This By You : Thin is In, ETHS Drama teacher Bruce Siewerth's abuse of students , iCarly's creator Dan Schneider's abuse of actors Interview : We talk to Hamilton 's own George Washington - Paul Oakley Stoval l about family, touring with Hamilton, being fearless, the magic of solving problems behind the scenes, early-age professionalism, quick changes, University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign, almost being a Chemical En...

Ryan Wagner

Intro : Boz is buying a house! Let Me Run This By You : 47 year old Gina saw 19 year old Gina doing accent work and Mark Rannin owes me an apology. Interview : We talk to playwright, director, and USC alum Ryan Wagner about self-diagnosing as a bad actor, protecting your joy, Miguel Arteta , filmmaking, his short film Every Other Week , Growing Up Hip Hop , being a PA, and keeping a cohort of friends to make films with. FULL TRANSCRIPT (UNEDITED): 1 (8s): I'm Jen Bosworth Ruez. 2 (10s): And I'm ...

Cullen Douglas

Intro : Even our lungs need a sense of purpose. Let Me Run This By You : Boz is buying a house! Interview : We talk to actor and documentary filmmaker Cullen Douglas about AMDA , Florida School of the Arts , Southeastern Theatre Conference , Tyne Daly , character actors, Jason Priestly , Patricia Crotty, Our Town , Lenny Bruce , Dick Van Dyke , investigative journalism , reusing caskets, David Carr, Deadwood , playing Bilbo Baggins, being pen pals with Andrea McCardle , singing If I Were A Rich ...

Jackie Burns

We talk to Wicked's own Elphaba, Jackie Burns! FULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited): 0 (2s): Hello? Hello. Hello survivors. How I've missed you. I've missed talking to you boss. And I took quite a number of weeks off. Well, I did. She, she actually continued to record for at least one week while I was gone. And she's got a great interview. We've got a great interview coming up. She talked to Jackie burns, little Jackie burns on Broadway, wicked playing Elphaba. No big deal. Actually. She has a big deal an...

Let's All Tend Our Own Victory Gardens

Toxic showrunners, giving feedback, halitosis, The Taking of Pelham 123, Victory Gardens Theatre, Autism Spectrum Disorder. FULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited): 2 (10s): And I'm Gina Kalichi. 3 (11s): We went to theater school together. We survived it, but we didn't quite understand it. 4 (15s): 20 years later, we're digging deep talking to our guests about their experiences and trying to make sense of it all. 3 (21s): We survived theater school and you will too. Are we famous yet? 2 (34s): You're commit...

Playboy

Intro : Image management, Glenn Davis , King James , Odd Mom Out , Hamilton , Abbott Elementary , The Method Let Me Run This By You : Dads and pornography, Secrets of Playboy , The Girls Next Door , Stranger Things . FULL TRANSCRIPT (UNEDITED): 2 (10s): And I'm Gina <inaudible>. 1 (11s): We went to theater school together. We survived it, but we didn't quite understand it. 3 (15s): 20 years later, we're digging deep talking to our guests about their experiences and trying to make sense of ...

Glenn Davis

Intro : Nightmare, revisited. Let Me Run This By You : Gina's petty bullshit. Interview : We talk to the co-Artistic Director of Steppenwolf Theatre , Glenn Davis , about the Stratford Festival , King James , You Got Older , The Christians, being a producer with Tarell Alvin McCrane y, Anna D. Shapiro , Audrey Francis , Rajiv Joseph , Alana Arenas , coming from a political family, pay equity, DEI, Seagull , Downstate , regret. FULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited): 2 (10s): And I'm Gina Polizzi. We 1 (11s)...

G. Riley Mills

Intro : modern hearing aids are wild, it's always helpful to rate, review, and subscribe. Let Me Run This By You : Family Court Interview : We talk to Gary Mills about: Pinnacle Performance Company , Fargo, Trollwood Performing Arts School , drama teachers, Death of a Salesman , Don Ilko , The Mouse That Roared , The King And I , Come Blow Your Horn , Lee Kirk , Ric Murphy , Neil Simon , Last of the Red Hot Lovers , Man And Superman , Sam Shepard , Curse of the Starving Class , John C Reilly , A...

W. Earl Brown

Intro : Dinosaurs, collaboration, chickens:roost Let Me Run This By You : Teal Swan Interview : We talk to W. Earl Brown about Deadwood , A View From the Bridge , Kentucky, family trauma, Dr. Bella Itkin , Don DePallo , Chris Farley , Wes Craven , David Milch , Gretchen Rennell , Leo Burmester , There's Something About Mary , It's Cold in Them Thar Hills , Hamlet , The Imaginary Invalid , That Championship Season , Amy Pietz , George Czarnecki , transcendence in the theater, Waltz of the Toreado...

Tramell Tillman

Intro : Boz is done taking care of people and also she booked a national commercial. Did Gina use the word fatuous correctly? Let Me Run This By You : Tread documentary , tales of revenge. Interview : We talk to Severance 's Tramell Tillman about the University of Tennessee , ongoing racial disparities in conservatories, wanting to be an orthopedic surgeon and trying advertising before realizing he was meant to be an actor, Xavier University of Louisiana , Hunters with Al Pacino , Howard Univers...

Sumie Takashima

Intro : Gina is unwell. The Staircase series and The Staircase dramatization, the impact of having to hide one's sexuality, Let Me Run This By You : Boz booked a national commercial! Jodi Sonenberg , Mickie Paskal , Tread documentary. Interview : We talk to Sumie Takashima about the salvation that some people find in drama, The Hangar Theatre , Tisch , moms, hoarding, Chicago. FULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited): 2 (10s): And I'm Gina Pulice 3 (12s): The theater school together. We survived it, but we di...

Jeremy Owens

Intro : Final Draft is conspiring against us, Beastie Boys' Adam Horowitz , Doris the dog loves the vet, Jim Croce , The Cure . Let Me Run This By You : storytelling, Risk Podcast , The Moth Interview : We talk to the creator and producer of You're Being Ridiculous , Jeremy Owens, about offending people, porn, Samantha Irby , Roosevelt University , University of Arkansas , The URTA s, King Lear, Greg Vinkler , Barbara Gaines , Plautus' The Rope , P.F. Changs , Kyogen , Threepenny Opera , Steppen...

It's Time to Accept that I Will Always Look a Little Like Dora the Explorer

Intro : David Schwimmer , Zazie Beetz , Grace Gummer , and Joe Sikora teach us about sexual harassment, Let Me Run This By You : I think a ghost is peeing in my basement. Fulling mills , alcoholics, Johnny Depp, Britney Spears. FULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited): 2 (10s): And I'm Gina Pulice. 1 (11s): We went to theater school together. We survived it, but we didn't quite understand it. 2 (15s): 20 years later, we're digging deep talking to our guests about their experiences and trying to make sense of ...

Jonathan Spector

Intro : Leak It All, the gumbo of bad decisions. Let Me Run This By You : Overcoming insecurities, chasing hope, staying curious, and Marilyn Monroe. Interview : A Maze by Rob Handel , Just Theatre , New College of Florida , Asolo Repertory Theatre , SF State , playwriting MFAs, Attempts on Her Life by Martin Crimp , Soho Rep , North Oakland, The Civilians , Yale, UCSD, Lincoln Center Directors Lab , underground poker games, the NYC Tombs , Playwrights Foundation , Annie Baker , Sam Hunter , Zak...

TJ Harris

Intro : It's a bad idea not to pay your student loans, The Odd Couple , Severance , chicken nugget bowls, Let Me Run This By You : Google is bullying Gina. What's your email archive strategy? We are all mostly old because the window of youth is shockingly short. Some of your dreams are NOT out of reach. Interview : We talk to T.J. Harris about coming to acting later in life, having a background in business, having a close-knit cohort, Title IX investigations, being the victim of racial profiling...

How the Sausage is Made/Inside Baseball

Gina made a terrible lasagne. Boz debunks the myth of chicken. Carl Buddig beef bags , Doritos, smoked soup, Colombian food, HOKA s, FULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited): 2 (10s): And I'm Gina Pulice. 1 (11s): We went to theater school together. We survived it, but we didn't quite understand. 2 (15s): And at 20 years later, we're digging deep talking to our guests about their experiences and trying to make sense of it all. 1 (21s): We survived theater school and you will too. Are we famous yet? 2 (34s): H...

Joe Basile

Intro : Crypto bros, missing the great economic bubbles of the early 2000s. We may as well have cotton candy furniture, Severance on Apple TV , Bad Vegan . Let Me Run This By You : Stage Moms, kindergarten theatre. Interview : We talk to Joe Basile about Long Island accents, NYU Tisch , Bradley Walker, Ensemble Studio Theatre , Liz Lerman's Critical Response Process , Mary Zimmerman 's Metamorphoses , the Neo-Futurists Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind ( The Infinite Wrench ), perfectionism...