The Actor's Process Podcast

In Part 2, James explains

Noted for his finely crafted and nuanced performances, actor James  DuMont is one of the busiest actors in both film and television.

My guest this week is Holly Kaplan.

Holly has appeared on Better Call Saul, How to Get Away with Murder, House and numerous other television programs and films

I stumbled across Holly’s profile on Instagram, and then checked out her reel. When I see someone doing simple, strong, grounded and connected work, I know this is an actor we could all learn something from. you can view here work yourself at hollykaplan.com

Holly has a unique way of approaching her roles you’re not likely to hear anywhere else.

Kecia Lewis is celebrating 37 years in the entertainment industry. She made her Broadway debut at 18 years old in the original company of Dreamgirls, directed by Michael Bennett. Her other Broadway credits include The Gospel at Colonus (with Morgan Freeman), Big River, Ain’t Misbehavin’(standby for Nell Carter), Once on This Island (OBC), The Drowsy Chaperone(OBC), Chicago, Leap of Faith (OBC), Cinderella (as Marie/Fairy Godmother)and most recently Children of a Lesser God (directed by Kenny Leon). Off Broadway she has starred in the title role of Mother Courage, The Skin of Our Teeth (Obie Award) Dessa Rose at Lincoln Center (Drama Desk award nomination), and Marie and Rosetta (Lortel & Drama League nominations/ Obie Award winner ). Her television credits include Guest Star and recurring roles on Law & Order, Law & Order SVU(recurring), Madam  Secretary, Royal Pains, Limitless, Conviction, Unbreakable Kimmy  Schmidt, Blue Bloods, SMILF, The Blacklist (recurring), The Passage (recurring), Mad About You (recurring) and the Hulu series, Wu-Tang: An American Saga (recurring).

We continue our deep dive into Paul's Process covering

Go to paulprYce.com to see the work we discuss.

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Be sure to visit PaulPryce.com to view his reel as is discussed in this episode.

Paul is a Yale School of Drama MFA graduate who has appeared on Marvel’s Jessica Jones, Unforgettable, countless plays and is the creator of a proof of concept trailer for a feature film he wrote and will be directing next year. Paul is a faculty member of hbstudio, one of New York’s oldest and esteemed acting schools, as well as an instructor at Brooklyn College’s MFA program. He’s taught master classes and workshops at Yale, NYU Tisch, M.I.T. Music & Theatre, Amherst College, New York Film Academy, as well as universities and acting studios in Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago and South Korea, where he was for this interview. Additionally Paul does private coaching  for MFA and BFA Auditions, Commercials, TV, Film and the Business of Acting.

Continuation from last episode in which we discuss her approach to her the roles that can be found below.

Link to her reel  from her website (https://www.langleycornwell.com/reel-videos) and imdb  page (https://m.imdb.com/name/nm7838919/!) and you can follow her on  Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/langley_cornwell/)

Theatrically trained, Langley is known for portraying self-assured, educated, stylish women often with unexpected secrets.

A veteran character and improv  actor as well as an established voice over talent, she spent many years  in professional theater before transitioning into television and film  acting.

On this episode Langley reveals:

- Her unique experience of when she's acting well.

- What she does if she drops out of a scene.

- On set readiness.

- Her approach to script analysis.

- Working with audition sides

and more...

Link to her reel from her website (https://www.langleycornwell.com/reel-videos) and imdb page (https://m.imdb.com/name/nm7838919/!) and you can follow her on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/langley_cornwell/)

And here's friend of the show, Rohit Chauhan's trailer for his upcoming short film, GLITCH, (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=j_U5h8YlA6E&feature=youtu.be) a link to his clever, funny, short film (I mistakenly stated it was on Instagram, duh!) LAST SUPPER (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-oWm7V-M35Y). Follow him on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/rohitt.chauhan/)!

On this episode, John talks about his training, on set readiness, working with audition material, reconnecting on set/stage to the scene, research for your audition, making a connection with scene partners, how to approach emotionally demanding scenes, bringing physicality into the scene, and the value of training and classes.

View John's reel before listening.

And here's a link to John's on how he created an Award Winning Web Series.