Bonny and Robyn start 2024 off by welcoming Evelyn O'Neal to the mic. Actor, Director, Puppeteer and Costume Extraordinaire Evelyn hones in on how to navigate life and career transitions--particularly which tools she found most helpful in moving on to the next exciting chapter.

Special Thanks:

Berg (music)

Happy holidays listeners! We are taking a month off....but look forward to resuming our acting/wellness adventures with you in 2024.

On episode 3, Robyn and Bonny have a chat with a passionate and

EGOT = an acronym for the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards, is the designation given to people who have won all four of

Pose = a television show that ran from 2018-2021 on FX

For more on Laverne Cox, visit https://lavernecox.com/

For more on Theatrical Intimacy Education, visit https://www.theatricalintimacyed.com/

Special thanks:

Berg (music)

On Episode 2, Robyn and Bonny welcome Denis McCourt Stryjewski to the mic. Denis is dedicated to acting, writing, and directing for the stage. Denis began studying theater at the University of South Florida, and, in 2003 he graduated with a BA in Theater, with an emphasis on Performance. Then, in 2008, he received his MFA from the University of Florida, in Gainesville. Thirteen years later, Denis is now a member of the Theater faculty at Idyllwild Arts Acadmey. His professional creative ventures since leaving Florida have included teaching for ten years at the New York Film Academy’s Hollywood campus, directing for Coachella Valley Repertory, an hour from Idyllwild, and “convincing Long Beach Shakespeare Company to do contemporary works.”

For more on the Alexander Technique, see

https://amsatonline.org/

For more on Idyllwild Arts Academy, see

https://idyllwildarts.org/

Special Thanks:

Berg (music)

Emily is a multi-disciplinary theatre artist, podcaster and drama therapist currently based in Dallas, TX.  Robyn, Bonny and Emily discuss drama therapy, the artist’s challenge of time/money, identity, AI, meditation and breath work, geography, diversity, consuming a variety of art forms, travel, producing your own work, building community, theatre training, balance, and more.   Of note, Emily was once a student of Robyn’s at Lipscomb University in Nashville, where Bonny also did freelance work, so all parties have some history and so enjoyed reconnecting for this episode. 

TPAC (Tennessee Performing Arts Center).  Visit https://www.tpac.org/education-community/ for more info. 

The Writer’s Strike was ongoing at the recording of this episode.  See https://www.wga.org/ for more info. 

More on Dr. Scott Sonenshein can be found at https://www.scottsonenshein.com/

Find out more about Emily and connect with her in multiple ways via her website https://emilypfaith.com/

Special thanks:

Robert Hernberger (Technical Director)

Berg (music)

Hosts Robyn Berg and Bonny O'Neill introduce themselves and the podcast, a wellness journey for actors.