It’s the holidays, and that means one thing: people everywhere are trying to figure out what on earth to buy the actor in their life.

So in this episode of The Working Actor NYC, Patrick and I put together the ultimate gift guide — featuring 20 actor gifts that range from genuinely helpful… to deeply questionable… to what fever dream did this Etsy creator wake up from?

We’ve got everything from:

🎭 A website promising “How To Get A Restaurant Job With Zero Experience” 🕯️ A “Smells Like World’s Best Actor” candle

🎖️ A Tony Award replica (tell me you don’t want one…)

🛋️ Your own face on street furniture (yes, really)

🔪 A Sweeney Todd straight razor (please don’t give this to method actors)

🧣 A Shakespeare throw blanket for the drama queen in your life

🧑‍🎨 And… The Working Actor NYC Merch Table, obviously. (Truly the perfect gift. I don’t make the rules.)

Some gifts are sweet. Some are ridiculous. Some are surprisingly awesome. And one of them is literally a bus stop bench with your headshot on it.

But honestly? The best gift for your actor might just be what we talk about at the end: love, support, and a soft place to land when the industry gets loud.

Happy holidays from The Working Actor NYC — now go get your theatre kid something magical.