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- 45. The Gilded Age's Claybourne Elder "The Person That's Interesting Gets The Job"
This week on BEFORE THE BREAK, the boys sit down with actor, Claybourne Elder. Clay has been on such TV shows as FBI and The Carrie Diaries. On Broadway he's appeared in Bonnie & Clyde, Torch Song, and Sunday In The Park With George. He can currently be seen in the HBO Max series The Gilded Age, and in the Broadway revival of Company. We discuss growing up in Utah, being a theatre nerd, moving to NYC and not knowing anyone, the importance of traveling, being a tutor to super rich kids, the benefit of not being desperate in an audition room, negotiating his own contract without an agent, always having a side job, becoming a father, and auditioning for one role but booking another. That and much more!
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1 hr 6 min - 44. Don't Look Up's Ben Sidell "So Much Of The Work Is Not Seen"
This week on BEFORE THE BREAK, the boys sit down with actor, Ben Sidell for his FIRST podcast. Ben has been a series regular on the Hulu series, Complete Works. He can also be seen in the films Queenpins, Someone Great, and Lena Dunham's upcoming film, Sharp Stick. As well as the Academy Award nominated Don't Look Up on Netflix. We discuss his COVID living situation, growing up industry adjacent, moving to L.A. to go to USC, testing the waters in college, the often false expectation of work begetting work, terrible agent meetings, the desire to get conservatory training after college to discover himself, studying in Moscow, the importance of therapy, turning baking into a side hustle, and taking the initiative himself to land his biggest credit yet. That and much more!
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1 hr 22 min - 43. Broadway's J. Nycole Ralph "Yeah, I Got This"
This week on BEFORE THE BREAK, the boys sit down with actor, J. Nycole Ralph. J. Nycole has appeared on Broadway in the hit musical, The Book of Mormon, and in the national tour of West Side Story. She's also acted in, written, and produced her own web-series Working Out The Kinks. We discuss growing up in Ohio, having aspirations of being a dancer, moving to NYC for school, getting serious about acting from working on cruise ships, audition nerves, quitting the industry for two years, the importance of working on yourself, coming back to the industry and booking a Broadway show, making your own work, and the importance of quality relationships within the industry. That and much more!
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54 min - 42. Broadway's Christopher Rice-Thomson "You Have What It Takes"
This week on BEFORE THE BREAK, the boys sit down with actor, Christopher Rice-Thomson. Chris has been in such Broadway shows as The Book of Mormon and Pretty Woman, and on tour he's performed in West Side Story, and can currently be seen on tour with the company of Hamilton. We discuss growing up in Oklahoma, not getting into big college theatre departments, being put down by his college professors, booking the national tour of West Side Story a week after moving to NYC, making his Broadway debut immediately after tour, bullying in the Broadway community, having self doubt amidst success, turning down a major job offer due to injury, the importance of being supportive of other people's success, and creating content outside of work. That and much more!
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1 hr 3 min - 41. Gotham's Kelcy Griffin "I'm Still Hustling"
This week on BEFORE THE BREAK, the boys sit down with actor, Kelcy Griffin. Kelcy has had recurring roles on such shows as Gotham, Power, The Deuce, and Dietland. She's also appeared on Bull, and Fosse/Verdon. And on the Broadway stage she's been in Chicago and Bullets Over Broadway. We discuss growing up in Chicago, going to a performing arts high school, moving to NYC, the hustle of getting up at 3am to go to EPA's as non-union, starting her stage career in regional theatre and national tours, how a workshop led to her first Broadway booking, dealing with audition nerves and self doubt, making the unexpected switch from theatre to on-camera, how one and two episode roles turned into multi-season recurring roles, relocating to L.A. and becoming a mother during the pandemic. That and much more!
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1 hr 4 min - 40. Station 19's Shane Hartline "There's No Shortcuts"
This week on BEFORE THE BREAK, the boys sit down with actor, Shane Hartline. Shane has had recurring roles on such shows as Station 19 and Jimmy Kimmel Live. He's also appeared on Stuck in the Middle, The Inbetweeners, Graceland and the film Rock of Ages. We discuss pursuits of professional wrestling, being an early adopter of comedy on YouTube, the wild experience of landing a role in Rock Of Ages, making the move to L.A., the stress of social media, getting a personal message from Chris Pratt, how a one line audition turned into a recurring TV role, and going behind the camera to direct his most personal work. That and much more!
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1 hr 12 min - 39. The Haves and the Have Nots' Brock Yurich "Ask For Forgivness Not Permission"
This week on BEFORE THE BREAK, the boys sit down with actor, Brock Yurich. Brock has had recurring roles on such shows as The Have’s And Have Nots, The Other Two, and Succession. He's also appeared on FBI: International, The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Law & Order: SVU, and the films The Week Of, and Goat. We discuss relocating during the pandemic, growing up artistic, not being scared to do everything he wanted to, moving to NYC, getting his SAG card from improvising with Cameron Diaz, the wild luck that led to getting a call from Tyler Perry, knowing your artistic worth, and dealing with imposter syndrome. That and much more!
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1 hr 21 min - 38. The Wire's Michael Kostroff "I Love My Job"
This week on BEFORE THE BREAK, the boys sit down with the very talented theatre and TV/Film actor, Michael Kostroff. Michael has decades of experience, and has appeared on such shows as The Wire, The Plot Against America, The Deuce, The Good Wife, The Blacklist, among dozens of others. He also appeared in the first National Tour of the B'Way musical, The Producers. We discuss growing up shy, not getting consistent work until his late thirties, the impracticality of the entertainment industry, the disservice of "positive thinking", switching coasts, the importance of being a good person on set, how to deal with getting new lines on set, and accepting that not booking the role is the norm. That and much more!
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1 hr 13 min - 37. Tommy Beardmore & Adam DeCarlo "Imposter Syndrome"
This week on BEFORE THE BREAK, the boys sit down to chat about dealing with confidence and imposter syndrome. We discuss having feelings of not belonging, how to find confidence when you're not auditioning, the importance of planning your future, and knowing how to accomplish what you want to achieve. That and much more!
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1 hr 4 min - 36. Broadway's Mac Brandt "The Whole Job Is the Hustle"
This week on BEFORE THE BREAK, the boys sit down with the character actor, Mac Brandt. Mac has had recurring roles on Kingdom, Lovecraft Country, Elementary, Arrested Development, Prison Break, and The Night Shift. He's also appeared in the films Venom, Game Over Man!, and Gangster Squad. We discuss starting out doing theatre in Chicago, losing a role on Prison Break only to book a better one, taking the initiative to land his first agent, having to drive for Lyft after an incredible year of bookings, being humbled by your day jobs, how he got his role on Kingdom written for him, and how a simple ask of his neighbor ended up landing him a role on Lovecraft Country. 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.