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- 65. Broadway's Kennedy Caughell "It's How You Handle The Rejection That Harms You"
This week on BEFORE THE BREAK, the boys sit down with actor, Kennedy Caughell. On screen, Kennedy has appeared in Law & Order: SVU, and on stage she has been in the National Tours of Wicked and American Idiot. On Broadway, she has been in the casts of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, and is currently in the Tony Award winning Paradise Square. We discuss getting the acting bug from a trip to NYC as a kid, going to High School in Oklahoma with an amazing arts program, having high standards for prospective colleges, demeaning casting directors, booking roles by not being what they were looking for, moving to NYC and immediately going on the road, booking Wicked while working at Barry's Bootcamp, dealing with big auditions at the last minute, and getting into on-camera work during the pandemic. That and much more!
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1 hr 18 min - 64. Mr. Robot's Ben Rappaport "I Thrive In An Enviroment Of The Unknown"
This week on BEFORE THE BREAK, the boys sit down with actor, Ben Rappaport. Ben has had series regular roles on Outsourced and For The People. He’s also had recurring roles on The Good Wife, Mr. Robot, Younger, and Law & Order SVU. Most recently he was on the Netflix series Inventing Anna, and on the Chicago stage opposite Sean Hayes in Goodnight Oscar We discuss moving a lot as a child, getting the acting bug from a production of Romeo & Juliet, the theatre teacher who changed his life, moving to NYC to attend Juilliard, making a fan of casting at ABC while in school, getting a hard dose of reality after Juilliard, booking the lead of a TV series after a dry spell, getting cast in a handful of pilots that never got picked up, and adjusting to self-tapes. That and much more!
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1 hr 18 min - 63. Puss In Boots' Harvey Guillén "I Made A Career Out Of Being The Wild Card"
This week on BEFORE THE BREAK, the boys sit down with actor, Harvey Guillén. Harvey has had recurring roles on Reacher, Human Resources, Archer, The Magicians, and Mickey Mouse Funhouse. He's also appeared in the films Werewolves Within, and The Internship. And he is currently one of the leads on the hit FX comedy series, What We Do In The Shadows. We discuss wanting to be an actor after seeing Annie as a kid, picking up trash to pay for his first improv class, selling chocolate for a con man, constantly being told no, learning Japanese in 2 weeks for work, striking out in NYC and returning to L.A., booking a coveted gig at Kaiser Permanente, the importance of having a relationship with your reps, why you should focus on booking the room, and the sacrifices of a working actor. That and much more!
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1 hr 9 min - 62. Castle's Maya Stojan "The Obstacle Was The Way"
This week on BEFORE THE BREAK, the boys sit down with actor, Maya Stojan. Maya has appeared in such shows as NCIS, Grey’s Anatomy, The Resident, and Magnum P.I. She's also had recurring roles on Agents of SHIELD and Castle. We discuss growing up in Switzerland and feeling a little different, her first role playing a bird, coming to the U.S. to study theatre in college, the pressure of working to fulfill her visa, waiting for auditions at L.A. Film School, how doing casting workshops opened doors for her, the importance of total immersion in acting, losing a TV role because of visa papers, how meditation and gratitude have changed her life and career, and not being afraid to be messy. That and much more!
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1 hr 16 min - 61. Nora from Queens' Yosef Kasnetzkov "You Gotta Play The Game"
This week on BEFORE THE BREAK, the boys sit down with actor, Yosef Kasnetzkov. Yosef has had roles on Law & Order: Organized Crime, FBI, Blacklist, Magnum P.I., The Outsider, MaCgyver, and Hawaii 5-0. We discuss growing up in Hawaii, moving to Eastern Europe to pursue professional tennis, the acting teacher who changed his life, flying to NYC from Florida for classes and auditions, the importance of knowing your look and type, being humbled by hardships in the industry, the difficulty of dropping your reps, wanting to move on from co-star roles, and how he transferred his obsessive drive from tennis to acting. That and much more!
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1 hr 14 min - 60. Stranger Things' Ira Amyx "The Path Chooses You"
This week on BEFORE THE BREAK, the boys sit down with actor, Ira Amyx. Ira has had recurring roles on Stranger Things, Fargo, and Empire. He's also appeared on such shows as Chicago Med, Miracle Workers, Sirens, and Shameless. We discuss growing up in Idaho and bouncing between a dozen grade schools, getting the bug in high school from his drama teacher, learning from watching the actors at Idaho Shakespeare Festival, the endurance of actors, seeing himself in the work of the great American realism playwrights, knowing he'd find his stride a little later in life, working in art departments, being at odds with Chicago theatre, overcoming personal issues, and the importance of taking care of yourself. That and much more!
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1 hr - 59. INDUSTRY SERIES: Senior Agent Matt Redmond
This week on a special episode of BEFORE THE BREAK, the boys sit down with agent, Matt Redmond. Matt is the owner and a senior agent at the NYC boutique talent agency, DGRW. We discuss acting being his gateway into the industry, how he picks clients, the importance of clients knowing what they want, the instincts of an agent, why mental health is an important factor of your education, actor do’s and dont’s, why good communication is paramount, and the dangers of making an audition too perfect. That and much more!
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1 hr 10 min - 58. Hightown's James Andrew O'Connor "It Went His Way, And Life Goes On"
This week on BEFORE THE BREAK, the boys sit down with actor, James Andrew O'Connor. James has had recurring roles on Hightown and Gotham. He's also appeared on such shows as FBI, Mr. Robot, Blue Bloods, Blindspot, The Affair, The Good Wife, The Blacklist, and Nurse Jackie. We discuss growing up in the Bronx, watching movies with his father, how coaching has made him a better actor, singing in a choir for composer John Williams, the New Jersey neighbor that changed his life, hard work paying off, the importance of setting goals, landing Gotham, still having side hustles, and why gratitude is key. That and much more!
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1 hr 8 min - 57. Daybreak's Stafford Douglas "Kindness Is Key"
This week on BEFORE THE BREAK, the boys sit down with actor, Stafford Douglas. Stafford has appeared in such films as Good Kill, Gold, Hostiles, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, The Kid, and News of the World. On TV he’s been in Longmire, and Better Call Saul. And he’s had recurring roles on Manhattan, Criminal Minds, and Daybreak. We discuss growing up in the small but booming market of New Mexico, being home schooled, his love for movie musicals, discovering theatre outside of school, dropping out of college to pursue acting full time, learning by being a sponge on set, and the importance of having other artistic outlets. That and much more!
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1 hr 9 min - 56. We Own This City's Lucas Van Engen "I Know How Hard It Is"
This week on BEFORE THE BREAK, the boys sit down with actor, Lucas Van Engen. Lucas has appeared on such shows as Chicago Fire, Blacklist, FBI, Turn!, Quantico, and Law & Order. He has also had recurring roles on City On A Hill, Emergence, and is currently a series regular on HBO's We Own This City. We discuss growing up in Indiana wanting to play football, being an extra in the film Rudy, having groupies in High School, the month in Ireland that changed his life, the hustle of his early days in NYC, the struggle of locking down representation, dealing with a lot of bookings followed by droughts, getting bad advice, being at odds with your reps, and coming into his own with bigger bookings. That and much more!
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About Before The Break
From the publisher's feed
BEFORE THE BREAK is a podcast for actors by actors, and everyone really. Each week, Tom Downing and Adam DeCarlo will sit down with a working actor to discuss the ups, the downs, the trials, and…
tribulations of the journey that led them to their big break. Guests will include names you're sure to recognize, as well as up and coming actors from various facets of the performing arts.