Drama School Dropout

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Christopher Nicol. We chat about first roles being a lead role in a brand new play, telling little white lies to calm someone down, switching from Computer Science to Acting, the toxic masculinity aimed towards boys in schools who want to study Drama, the size of the Scottish acting industry, discovering that we went to the same secondary school, being inspired by Indiana Jones, the brand new play Alba, going to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, my phobia of performing anything musical, hitting people in the face with inflatable mics, train mishaps, calling an actor the wrong name on stage and our biggest fears and insecurities. 

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Host: Ingram Noble

Guest: Christopher Nicol

Producers: Heather Spiden & Ingram Noble

Links:

Ingram's Instagram & Twitter: @ingramnoble

Christopher's Instagram: @christophernicol.2000

Patreon: www.patreon.com/dramaschooldropout

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Sam Phillips. We chat about the weather, being grateful for lockdown, spicy accountants, self tapes, auditions, self tape studios, being farted on, growing up in the industry, finger sucking, Meryl Streep, Catherine Tate, agents drawing on headshots, working on The Crown, being Imelda Staunton’s son-in-law, perfecting the Princess Diana “Alright”, working with Kevin Spacey, forgetting lines, forgetting props, therapy, pressure, finding a life outside of acting, sustaining a career, buying property, age, having the answers, food poisoning and being friends with Ciarán Griffiths. 

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Host: Ingram Noble

Guest: Sam Phillips

Producers: Heather Spiden & Ingram Noble

Links:

Ingram's Instagram & Twitter: @ingramnoble

Sam's Instagram: @samosphillipos

Sam's Twitter: @samphillips1984

Patreon: www.patreon.com/dramaschooldropout

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Aaron Sidwell. We chat about performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and making the mistake of packing summer clothes, setting life goals at a very young age, the government’s negligence of the arts industries, the stage and screen being linked, dealing with personal challenges on set, working on EastEnders, the difficulties of working on a continuous drama, Shakespeare, stealing from EastEnders, being a tattooed actor, making friends at auditions, method acting, wet socks, feeling held back because of certain genres of credits, the Game of Thrones ending, endless scrolling and film peaking with the DVD. 

ALBA TICKETS: https://www.sllcboxoffice.co.uk/he-IL/shows/alba/info

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Host: Ingram Noble

Guest: Aaron Sidwell

Producers: Heather Spiden & Ingram Noble

Links:

Ingram's Instagram & Twitter: @ingramnoble

Patreon: www.patreon.com/dramaschooldropout

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Jack Byrne. We chat about doing get outs, This Is Where We Get Off, the importance of life experience, gap years, our favourite Shakespeare plays, Nicola Sturgeon, rapping, crying, emotional recall, Jack’s new play Alba, rapping, Scottish politics, instagram follows, disagreeing with lecturers, Scottish actors, traumatising Drama School exercises, online Drama School, Urban Frubing, writing and creating worlds. 

ALBA TICKETS: https://www.sllcboxoffice.co.uk/he-IL/shows/alba/info

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Host: Ingram Noble

Guest: Jack Byrne

Producers: Heather Spiden & Ingram Noble

Links:

Ingram's Instagram & Twitter: @ingramnoble

Jack's Instagram: @_.jackbyrne._

Patreon: www.patreon.com/dramaschooldropout

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Zachary Ray Sherman. We chat about Scientology, performing in the new play Alba, 90210, money, making theatre accessible, our favourite Shakespeare roles, playing Santa Claus, 90210 drama, actors being influenced into starting acting by an older sibling, working with Kirsten Dunst, sliding doors moments, dreams of being a Beverly Hills brat, mental health, going to New York City as a sixteen year old, getting feedback, struggling with addiction and portraying it, Zach’s new films, the method, reflecting what it means to be alive, always looking for the truth, malicious compliance, being an introvert, getting sent screener links and I talk about Shameless again. 

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Kerry Ellis. We chat about being the first ever British actress to play Elphaba, never saying no, not being able to swim, tackling My Fair Lady straight out of Drama School, going through Drama School without mobile phones and social media, covering for Idina Menzel, her new album ‘Kings and Queens’, getting involved in the industry, Kerry’s advice to Drama School graduates, the world of social media, playing Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, running half marathons and the Morton’s Bakery. 

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Host: Ingram Noble

Guest: Kerry Ellis

Producers: Heather Spiden & Ingram Noble

Links:

Ingram's Instagram & Twitter: @ingramnoble

Kerry's Instagram: @kerryellis79

Kerry's Twitter: @kerryjaneellis1

Kerry's Website: www.kerryellis.com

Patreon: www.patreon.com/dramaschooldropout

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Sanjeev Kohli. We chat about so many actors not being able to drive, unexplored possibilities for Still Game, Sanjeev’s first ever panto, Still Game, losing out on a pant award to Judge Rinder, Fags, Mags and Bags, having a degree in maths, starting out hosting a multi-cultural magazine radio show for BBC Scotland, reporting on gangsta rap, writing the lonely shopkeeper sketch on Chewin’ The Fat, the final Still Game episode and Still Game’s final farewell after the last show at the Hydro.

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Host: Ingram Noble

Guest: Sanjeev Kohli

Producers: Heather Spiden & Ingram Noble

Links:

Ingram's Instagram & Twitter: @ingramnoble

Sanjeev's Instagram: @terminatorsanj

Sanjeev's Twitter: @govindajeggy

Patreon: www.patreon.com/dramaschooldropout

Today on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Rock Anthony. We chat about Glee, YouTube tutorials, hurt squirrels, Twitch streaming, Glee drama, being pinned for a Denzel Washington movie, mental health, writing movies, the things that Cory Monteith did for Rock on set, missing friend’s weddings for auditions, self tapes, getting feedback, working with Hillary Swank and Hugh Jackman, shit jobs, trying to exist in LA, The Price of Glee, scene studies, acting classes, Catherine Tate, getting emails from Donald Trump, working with Cory Monteith, having a mullet cut in for Glee, having to re-audition for Glee, LMFAO and our pick me up songs. 

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Host: Ingram Noble

Guest: Rock Anthony

Producers: Heather Spiden & Ingram Noble

Links:

Ingram's Instagram & Twitter: @ingramnoble

Rock's Instagram: @itsrockanthony

Rock's Twitch: @rock_anthony

Patreon: www.patreon.com/dramaschooldropout

Today on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Daniella De Jesús. We chat about reconnecting with the reasons we want to do what we do, playwriting, Grad School, being asked to clean the floors and change bedding in Drama School, knowing your worth, auditioning for Orange Is The New Black a month after graduating, the pressures of being on Orange, syphoning your passion for TV shows into real life advocacy and naked polaroids.

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Host: Ingram Noble

Guest: Daniella De Jesús

Producers: Heather Spiden & Ingram Noble

Links:

Ingram's Instagram & Twitter: @ingramnoble

Daniella's Instagram & Twitter: @daniellaofjesus

Patreon: www.patreon.com/dramaschooldropout