Today we have another Behind the Podcast episode, with the reigning queen of acting podcasts, Audrey Moore from Audrey Helps Actors! Her show is all about sharing the truth and reality of what it's like to be an actor right now, wherever you are in your career! She studied at the Boston University College of Fine Arts and the London Academy of Dramatic Arts. In just over the last 10 years, she's racked up 20+ onscreen credits, including recurring parts on the shows Manhattan, Godless, and Better Call Saul.

Richard Riehle from Ep #21 discusses one of Leontes' speech from The Winter's Tale by Shakespeare. You’ll hear Richard discuss: how Shakespeare drops you into this without any backstory; the questions you want to ask yourself with words that repeat; and that if you even explore the sounds of the speeches, they can give you clues too! It's a great session, and it was a lot of fun to hear Richard’s insights on the character and all the possibilities that lay before you with a text like this!

Maybe you feel like there’s nothing else you could do or that you’re trained to do. Or maybe you’re not even sure if this is something you could do for a living—today’s guest felt the exact same way! With a 50-year career, Richard Riehle has been in over 250 feature films and over 60 different television shows, including Office Space, Glory, Casino, Of Mice and Men, Free Willy, Bridesmaids, Grounded for Life, Modern Family, Two and a Half Men, Black-ish, The Mindy Project, The West Wing, and The M

We have more fantastic guests ahead! Hear exclusive clips from our upcoming conversations, plus find out the TWO reasons (one personal, one creative - both good!) why there will be a mid-season break!

Arye Gross is on the show to wrap up Season 2! You know him from so many things! Soul Man, Ellen, For the Boys, Minority Report, Friends, Castle! Over 120 IMDb credits, plus, lots and lots of theatre. An official "hey, it's that guy" actor, he's also a wonderful and passionate person. Great chat!

Alan Mandell was born in Toronto, Ontario, and became involved with all kinds of roles in radio and theatre in Canada. Part of The Actor’s Workshop in San Francisco and worked directly with Samuel Beckett. Co-founder of the San Quentin Drama Workshop at the prison with the inmates. Recipient of LA Weekly's first Lifetime Achievement Award. Four LA Ovation Awards. Two LA Drama Critics Circle Awards. Over 30 film/TV credits over 45 years, including Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Shortbus, and A Serious Man.

Tony Amendola from Ep #18 discusses Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare. You’ll hear Tony discuss how he approaches a pieces of text like this, how he might set the scene in his mind when doing this, and why he loves this sonnet in particular. It's a great session, and Tony also shares at length the balance you want to find between ideas and behavior when working on texts like this!

Tony Amendola, a working actor with over 40 years in the business, navigates between stage, screen, and voiceovers, from leading parts to characters and everything in between. With 120+ credits on film/TV, including as a series regular on Continuum, and recurring work on Stargate SG-1 and Once Upon a Time as Pinocchio’s father Geppetto. He’s appeared as the title character in Uncle Vanya and King Lear, as King Henry in Lion in Winter, and as Shylock in The Merchant of Venice.

Now today we once again have a bit of a different episode: I’m talking with actor and strategic planner Kristine Oller. She has absolutely been a mentor of mine—I’ve taken numerous in-person workshops from Kristine, and I’m so grateful for all she’s shared. Kristine guides successful creative professionals through the process of designing and aligning the next chapter of their lives and careers – always with an eye towards helping them expand their brilliance and increase their resilience.

On the show today is Robert Goldsby, a man of the theatre for over 60 years, working as an actor, director, professor, administrator, producer, translator, master teacher, scholar and author. He directed over 150 Equity and University theatre productions in both the US and France. Robert was on the faculty of Columbia, ACT, and USC, and is Chairman Emeritus for UC Berkeley’s Department for Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies. He is the author of Molière On Stage: What’s So Funny?