Welcome to our very first guest, actor and coach Vas Saranga from The Online Actor! We talk about how coaching fits into an actor’s process, what it means to find your own approach to the work, and why acting class can feel so different once you know how to use it.

We cover:

• How to know when (and when not) to coach your auditions

• Why variables can change everything in your self-tapes

• What “process” actually means for intuitive actors

• How to take ownership of your auditions without burnout

• The new TM genre workshops and how they’re restoring actors’ confidence and creativity

If you’ve been feeling stuck, uninspired, or unsure what to work on between auditions, this one’s for you.

Chapters

00:00 – Flossing, stretching, and the ultimate accountability showdown

02:40 – Introducing Vas Saranga of The Online Actor

05:00 – How persistence built our collaboration

08:00 – Coaching vs self-directing your own auditions

10:30 – What makes Vas’s coaching approach different

13:00 – Defining “process” and why it looks different for every actor

16:00 – Intuitive acting and why most of us fall in the middle

18:00 – Acting across markets: LA, Atlanta, Canada

21:00 – The importance of variables and playing within a scene

27:00 – How to disrupt your own system and find fresh choices

31:00 – Why actors lose hope and how to get it back

33:00 – Building confidence and creativity through TM workshops

37:00 – What Vas is learning from coaching hundreds of actors

41:00 – Vas’s self-tape challenge for your next audition

43:20 – Where to find Vas and how to work with him

44:00 – Small victories, booking mindset, and next week’s teaser

The Online Actor

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