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Join Max and Kelley as they discuss the psychology of villains and why it's so much fun to play them. Max discusses some of his favorites, including Scar from The Lion King,
villains from DC Comics, Syndrome from The Incredibles, and Hannibal Lecter from The Silence of the Lambs.  Kelley talks about her favorite villains, including Annie Wilkes from Misery, Norman Bates from Psycho, and Darth Vadar from the Star Wars series. 

This week's creative prompt - create a supervillain and decide what made them go from good to bad. Also, what would their favorite foods be? Journal that character or draw what they would look like and have fun!

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In this podcast, Kelley and Max talk about taming insecurities, whether it's about a stutter which Max had as a kid, presenting to a group of people, and how to develop a love and understanding of Shakespeare. They even do a key scene from The Taming of the Screw. For actors or anyone, trying your hand at Shakespeare is key to helping you tackle other ways to stand up in front of a group of people and tell your story.  #shrew #Shakespeare #language #stutter

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Max and Kelley discuss some of the pitfalls they've experienced in the early days of their careers, including choreographers and improv actors behaving badly,  a bad high school production of A Midsummer's Night Dream, and some stories from the set of a TV show set in Miami.  Be aware, and if your gut instinct is telling you something's not right - listen!  And sometimes those painful or embarrassing things that happen can be a celestial redirect to take you on a better path. 

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Join Max and Kelley as they talk about the importance of cold reading and how reading children's stories out loud relieves stress and helps strengthen your acting muscles.  The stories are all written by Amber Grimm and include Boo's Zoo Adventure, Rapunzel Pup, The Moon Chases Boo, and Ellie in the Closet.  Each story has its unique voice but also looks at the importance of acceptance and opening up conversations of inclusion for people on the Spectrum, who are disabled, or struggling with feeling different.  Thanks again for listening. 

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Join Max and Kelley as they discuss some of their favorite improv and acting games to help create a more dynamic performance. But these exercises are not just for actors. Anyone can use them to help them feel more comfortable talking to groups or presenting and increase their creativity. The games include Yes and..., Machines, Emotions, Nature and Weather, and The Library. 

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Kelley interviews Max about his creative process, the things he likes to do when coaching and directing actors. Max also offers a very passionate rendition of Shakespeare's Richard III and the best directors he's ever worked with, and how he and Kelley met at those years ago. 

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Join Max and Kelley Grimm as we both get out of our comfort zone and do something we've never done before - interview each other.  In this episode, we get to know Kelley 's background and creative process including her background doing improv and how to do Shakespeare on the spot. We also talk about our process as acting coaches and how we encourage our student's imagination. 

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Max and Kelley Grimm explain how Creative Actors Lab can help anyone incorporate creativity and imaginative problem solving into their everyday life. 

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