Peter Mitchell is an actor and singer who is helping develop an incredible app called Appcompanist. It is a catalogue of accompanist tracks for musical theater and opera that is interactive and state of the art. We also talk about taking a broad view of your passion and his tour with Book of Mormon. www.theartisticpursuit.comFile Size: 25128 kbFile Type: mp3Download File [...]

Jade Zaroff is a performer and entrepreneur with a passion for the environment and healthy living. She founded Entertainment for Change, which is a rapidly growing performance event focused on creating awareness and promoting action for important causes. She is also pursuing acting and voiceover and is a master networker. 62_-_jade.mp3File Size: 32687 kbFile Type: mp3Download File [...]

George is a producer, administrator, and founder of Black Coffee Productions. They explain general management and company management, finding freelance admin work, and navigating this industry as gender-queer. What is the future of entertainment and how does George fit into it?Photo Credit:​ Manon Halliburton www.classactorhack.comFile Size: 27620 kbFile Type: mp3Download File [...]

Robb Nanus is a young activist, producer, and consultant. He stumbled into producing through assisting a Broadway composer. He talks about producing events with the Broadway Advocacy Coalition, producing video content for a social media influencer, and consulting with a firm who focuses on creative solutions for big organizations. He also reveals what he didn't like about the non-profit theater and casting worlds. www.classacto [...]

Mia Katigbak has been a working actor in New York for decades. She is also the co-founder of NAATCO. In addition to explaining to us the nuts and bolts of sustaining a theater company for 27 years, she highlights the methods and struggles of creating opportunities for Asian and Asian-American performers.Photographer: William P. Steele www.class [...]

Alex is a long time theater director who is developing a musical based on the life of Leona Helmsley. He makes money as a massage therapist. We talk about different avenues for young directors, the costs and timeline of developing a musical, and how  attitude monitors your behavior.Pictured: Alex with Tovah Feldshuh in rehearsal. www.classactorhack.comFile Size: 29553 kbFile Type: mp3Download File [...]

Megan is Education Manager for Siti Company, facilitating their many training initiatives, while making her own work with her company, The Syndicate. She breaks down Siti’s programs and philosophy and has some sage advice about getting involved with activists, spending time out of the country, and finding a home base when one feels lost.Photo Cred: Janouke Goosen www.classactorhack.comFile Size: 32834 kbFile Type: mp3D [...]

Brian is an actor and educator. He is a founding member of the TEAM and studied at NYU, RADA, and Yale. He developed the Acting for Film, Television, Voice-Overs, and Commercials BFA program at Pace University. We ask how one builds a program from the ground up, and we discuss how to teach viable skills for the entertainment industry. www.classactorhack.comFile Size: 31849 kbFile Type: mp3Download File [...]

Natalie is a choreographer and founder of Natalie Johnson Dance Company and Emily is one of her dancers and collaborators. We talk about their upcoming show Sleeptalking running next week at The Actors Fund Art Center. They have some great resources for dancers and choreographers. We detail our upcoming seminar Celebrating the Side Hustle. We also introduce our amazing intern, Shruti! www.classactorhack.comFile Size: 33372 kbF [...]

Robert produces a podcast about indie theater in NYC called Go See A Show, and a podcast of radio plays called Apparitions. He is also a voiceover actor, theater director, and tour guide. We talk about performance studies, voice over resources, and not being an asshole. Brenden guest hosts. www.classactorhack.comFile Size: 30513 kbFile Type: mp3Download File [...]