Actor Patrick Cavanaugh (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Mad Men) stops by Studio 309 and discusses why actors need to address their nerves, how a community college program changed his life in grade school, and more!

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- Box rants social media beneficiaries.
- Drinking and rituals.
- Growing up in Vallejo California and getting into theatre as a little kid.
- Living in a tough area and going back and forth between mom to dad's.
- Doing Young Actor's Workshop at a community college and attending Diablo Valley College.
- Then heading to Arizona St for theatre and discovering an improv group.
- Visiting LA for spring break but meeting reps, auditioning for a pilot and then moving here.
- Shooting a crappy horror film in Big Bear and day jobs like handing out movie passes and a day spa.
- Figuring it out, starting to teach other actors and learning from others.
- The unfinished ending of Mad Men and dying in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. but coming back via cookies.

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Actor Audrey Moore (Better Call Saul, Castle Rock) stops by Studio 309 and discusses the importance of joining the union, getting theatrical gigs in New Mexico, and more!

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- Box rants testing salad dressings.
- Drinking and wine and rituals and agents.
- Needing to love the grind and the importance of actors joining the union.
- Growing up in Albuquerque and loving mom's attentions for doing plays.
- Being the theatre girl and attending Boston University.
- Studying abroad in London and getting representation in NYC from a showcase.
- Moving to New Mexico to get in on theatrical gigs there and manager relationship.

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Writer Lila Byock (Castle Rock, The Leftovers) stops by Studio 309 and discusses listening to Jeff Bridges when she writes, going thru a punk phase in high school, and more!

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- Box rants sideline people feeding players water.
- Drinking and rituals.
- Growing up in Missoula Montana and growing up around writers.
- Writing short stories and hating skiing.
- Having a punk phase and in high school taking university creative writing classes.
- Skipping the end of high school to briefly attend film school at NYU and finishing at Montana.
- Attending the Iowa's writers workshop for an MFA and doing a fellowship in Cape Cod.
- Moving to NYC working at the New Yorker and moving to LA to get into TV.
- Working with the husband on Manhattan, then landing The Leftovers and being with a big agency.

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Casting director Felicia Fasano (Better Things, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) stops by Studio 309 and discusses what works for actors in auditions, going to beauty school, and more!

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- Box rants why do baseball players where numbers.
- Drinking and rituals and casting and casting ...
- How actors can get seen, whether social media following matters and what actors do well in auditions.
- Growing up on Long Island and performing in plays.
- Going to beauty school and working on her brother's college films.
- Working in the art department on porn movies and trying out Los Angeles.
- Numerous odd jobs around the biz like casting PA and doing an Eddie Murphy impression for reads.
- Assisting, casting the second Real World differently and working at MTV for awhile.
- Getting back into indie films, going to college in 30s and transitioning into TV.

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Casting director Lindsey Weissmueller (Adam Ruins Everything, Searching) stops by Studio 309 and discusses hiking with directors, what actors should do in auditions, and more!

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- Box rants curving is worse than ghosting.
- Drinking and rituals and casting and casting ...
- Meeting with directors to test the fit and trying to get gigs at a certain price.
- Brainstorming good fits for roles before posting and opinions on agents / actors reaching out.
- Divvying up of audition slots and thoughts on self tapes, actors' personality.
- Holding scripts, improvising, asking for another take and how to stand out.
- Postcards, getting in front of a CD and making your own stuff.
- Growing up in Tampa and playing a lot of sports with a little acting.
- Attending University of Florida and doing a casting internship in LA.
- Skills that make a good casting director and studying abroad in Spain.
- Moving to LA, working in different casting offices and starting her own business.

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