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Creative Journeys with Austin Ku
Creative Journeys with Austin Ku
On this episode, I welcome Austin Ku. Austin is a New York City-based actor, performer, former lawyer and 2021 Grammy Award nominee. He shares his powerful and circuitous journey to becoming an actor, and tells us about playing the lead in an exciting new musical in development, Shanghai Sonatas. Austin offers ideas about how to nurture inspiration, reveals what he'd create with a magic wand, and explains his technique to lovingly guide family members into a more supportive scripts with their artistic children - of any age!
Join us as we celebrate Story and Horse's 20th podcast with Austin Ku!
Please note this episode contains brief mentions of drug use and sexual behavior that may not be appropriate for all listeners (at approximately 8:50 - 10:30)
About Austin from Austin-Ku.com:
I was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, where I played a lot of violin as a kid and then got more into choir and theater as a teen. I went to Rice University, where I did a LOT of campus theater, and waffled by transferring in and out of The Shepherd School of Music as a Vocal/Opera Performance major, graduating with a degree in Asian Studies (Chinese History, Culture and Language, magna cum laude).
Seeking a "practical" career in the arts, I went to the UC Berkeley School of Law and became an entertainment lawyer in S.F.--briefly. I was still having WAY more fun doing theater on the side, started doing on-camera and print work too, and even joined AEA & SAG-AFTRA.
So I decided to finally fully go for it, and went to The Boston Conservatory (at Berklee) where I obtained a Master's Degree in Musical Theater.
Now I live in NYC, and am having the time of my life doing musicals and plays, film and TV, commercials, voiceovers, modeling and hand modeling!
I still play the violin every now and then.
...
I also love cooking and all things food-related.
Connect with Austin:
Austin-Ku.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secretaustinman
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/secretaustinman/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/secretaustinman
Shanghai Sonatas: https://shanghaisonatas.com/
Click here for Soft Power Original Cast Recording download & listen options
Find out more about Soft Power on The Public Theatre site
Host Hilary Adams is an award-winning theatre director and coach. She is all about supporting people's creative expression and sharing stories with the world.
Connect with Story and Horse
www.storyandhorse.com
Facebook: @storyandhorse
Instagram: @storyandhorse
Support the show
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Creative Journeys with Austin Ku
On this episode, I welcome Austin Ku. Austin is a New York City-based actor, performer, former lawyer and 2021 Grammy Award nominee. He shares his powerful and circuitous journey to becoming an actor, and tells us about playing the lead in an exciting new musical in development, Shanghai Sonatas. Austin offers ideas about how to nurture inspiration, reveals what he'd create with a magic wand, and explains his technique to lovingly guide family members into a more supportive scripts with their artistic children - of any age!
Join us as we celebrate Story and Horse's 20th podcast with Austin Ku!
Please note this episode contains brief mentions of drug use and sexual behavior that may not be appropriate for all listeners (at approximately 8:50 - 10:30)
About Austin from Austin-Ku.com:
I was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, where I played a lot of violin as a kid and then got more into choir and theater as a teen. I went to Rice University, where I did a LOT of campus theater, and waffled by transferring in and out of The Shepherd School of Music as a Vocal/Opera Performance major, graduating with a degree in Asian Studies (Chinese History, Culture and Language, magna cum laude).
Seeking a "practical" career in the arts, I went to the UC Berkeley School of Law and became an entertainment lawyer in S.F.--briefly. I was still having WAY more fun doing theater on the side, started doing on-camera and print work too, and even joined AEA & SAG-AFTRA.
So I decided to finally fully go for it, and went to The Boston Conservatory (at Berklee) where I obtained a Master's Degree in Musical Theater.
Now I live in NYC, and am having the time of my life doing musicals and plays, film and TV, commercials, voiceovers, modeling and hand modeling!
I still play the violin every now and then.
...
I also love cooking and all things food-related.
Connect with Austin:
Austin-Ku.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secretaustinman
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/secretaustinman/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/secretaustinman
Shanghai Sonatas: https://shanghaisonatas.com/
Click here for Soft Power Original Cast Recording download & listen options
Find out more about Soft Power on The Public Theatre site
Host Hilary Adams is an award-winning theatre director and coach. She is all about supporting people's creative expression and sharing stories with the world.
Connect with Story and Horse
www.storyandhorse.com
Facebook: @storyandhorse
Instagram: @storyandhorse
Support the show