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- 55. House of Cards' Dave Quay "Seek Out Uncertainty"
This week on BEFORE THE BREAK, the boys sit down with actor, Dave Quay. Dave has appeared on such shows as Blue Bloods, Bull, and Gotham. He has also had recurring roles on The Looming Tower, Blindspot, and House of Cards. We discuss growing up with vaudevillian heroes, getting the film bug from an early age, getting advice from a Hollywood director as a teenager, falling into theatre at college, auditioning for NYU several times, being a reader for Warner Bros., why he turned down a role on the pilot of Gotham, preparing for auditions, and the importance of an artistic community. That and much more!
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1 hr 19 min - 54. INDUSTRY SERIES: Headshot Photographer Michael Kushner
This week on a special episode of BEFORE THE BREAK, the boys sit down with photographer, Michael Kushner. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Vogue, and The Tony Awards, among others. We discuss the difference between headshots and social media pics, knowing the proper looks for you and your market, current trends, how to prepare for a headshot session, the importance of being specific, and when to get new shots taken. That and much more!
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1 hr 6 min - 53. True Lies' Mike O'Gorman "No One's Gonna Hand it To You"
This week on BEFORE THE BREAK, the boys sit down with actor, Mike O'Gorman. Mike has appeared on such shows as Inside Amy Schumer, Perry Mason, AP Bio, Ugly Americans, and Vice Principals. He's also been a writer on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. We discuss growing up on Long Island, skipping college to pursue a music career, getting his start in comedy web videos, living at his office, getting an in with Comedy Central that led to working on Ugly Americans, chasing SNL, moving to LA after certain things didn't pan out, surviving pilot season, impressing casting by swinging big on his Vice Principals audition and landing another role, coming out of a 3 year rut, and finding a creative outlet through writing. That and much more!
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1 hr 5 min - 52. The Wire's Jermaine Crawford "Sometimes You Gotta Create Your Own YES"
This week on BEFORE THE BREAK, the boys sit down with actor, Jermaine Crawford. Jermaine has been on such shows as The Wire, Person Of Interest, The Get Down, and the upcoming We Own This City. His film credits include Roxanne Roxanne, Three Pregnant Men, and Twelve. We discuss growing up in Maryland, wanting to become an actor from Shakespeare, watching movies with his father, switching from theatre to on-camera at a young age, having second thoughts about acting, coming back to HBO as a man, surviving the hard times between jobs, feeling like you're starting from scratch, the industry not wanting to take chances on actors, and the patience it takes to build your career. That and much more!
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1 hr 2 min - 51. INDUSTRY SERIES: Casting Director Ally Beans
This week on a special episode of BEFORE THE BREAK, the boys sit down with Casting Director, Ally Beans. We discuss what led her to becoming a CD, do's and dont's, and we pick her brain about all things casting. That and much more!
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1 hr 27 min - 50. IT: Welcome to Derry's Chris Chalk "Everybody Deserves It"
This week on BEFORE THE BREAK, the boys sit down with actor, Chris Chalk. Chris has been on such shows as Perry Mason, Gotham, When They See Us, and The Newsroom. His film credits include Red Sea Diving Resort, Detroit, 12 Years A Slave. On stage he appeared in the 2010 Broadway revival of Fences. We discuss growing up in North Carolina, being fed limitations in school, the importance of always feeling good, the fantasy of the industry, social media influencers coming onto the scene, being self aware, learning from being a reader for Telsey Casting and Labyrinth Theatre Co, the wild audition process for Fences, why he had to kick Denzel Washington in the callback, and the gratification of making your own work. That and much more!
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1 hr 31 min - 49. Tommy Beardmore & Adam DeCarlo "Self Tape Do's/Dont's"
This week on BEFORE THE BREAK, the boys sit down to chat about the audition process and self-tape do's and dont's. We discuss proper self-tape etiquette, how to communicate with a casting director, how many headshots to have, when you really need a reel, the importance of submitting for projects that you're actually right for, having good old fashioned common sense, knowing the right kinds of questions to ask, not filming in portrait mode, and when to know your job is done. That and much more!
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46 min - 48. Waitress' Nick Bailey "I've Picked Up Enough Skills To Be Useful"
This week on BEFORE THE BREAK, the boys sit down with actor, Nick Bailey. Nick has been on such shows as Red Oaks, The Americans, Bull, NCIS: New Orleans. On stage he's been in the 1st National Tour of Waitress: The Musical. We discuss growing up in North Carolina, getting the bug at a young age from church plays, being a bad student, playing silent characters in college, booking a soap opera right out of college only for the show to be canceled, having to move back home, booking an Off B'Way show that reignited his passion, arrogance getting the best of him, the lessons learned from being a Broadway understudy, doing background work and dog walking as side jobs, and looking forward to what the future holds. That and much more!
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1 hr 7 min - 47. Broadway's Brandon Ellis "This Is Such A Career Of Momentum"
This week on BEFORE THE BREAK, the boys sit down with actor, Brandon Ellis. Brandon has been on such shows as The Crew, Dietland, 30 Rock, Iron Fist, and Vinyl. On stage he's been in the National Tour of The Play That Goes Wrong, and the Broadway productions of Once: The Musical, and Bandstand. We discuss switching to real estate during the pandemic, how music changed his life as a kid, learning to communicate better through theatre, showing up to an audition after hearing he wouldn't be seen, having imposter syndrome between jobs, wanting to develop new roles, the importance of making connections, the pros and cons of pay-to-play classes, and trying to land reps by buying them tickets to his B'way show. That and much more!
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1 hr 29 min - 46. Broadway's Will Roland "Choose Nice, Choose Positivity"
This week on BEFORE THE BREAK, the boys sit down with actor, Will Roland. Will can currently be seen in a recurring role on the TV show Billions, and has been featured on The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and Red Oaks. On Broadway he's appeared in Be More Chill and Dear Evan Hansen. We discuss growing up in NYC, a life changing high school trip to London, getting a music degree at NYU, having to skip Tony rehearsals, always having a day job, knowing everyone in the audition hallway, joining Dear Evan Hansen at the earliest stage, his relationship with Joe Iconis, not booking Be More Chill the first time around, the transition to on-camera work, and going from a day player to a recurring role on Billions. 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.