Interviews with actors, casting directors, directors, screenwriters and more!
Toneisha Harris on HAIRSPRAY, how she got the part, pre-show rituals and how The Voice changed her life and career!
The best vehicles for actors to showcase their talents is material that they have self-generated. Like JADE & JADED, an award-winning web series about two girls trying to “make it” as health and wellness vloggers.
Taryn Manning talks about the film, her preparation for the role and her career (including how she got her first job as a SAG actor).
Jason Isaacs talks about his role in MASS, his take on ‘active listening’, and how he prepared for that devastating monologue.
Martha Plimpton talks about her role and why she wanted it, working with the cast and why she tries to block out auditions.
Reed Birney chats about MASS, his role (which Kranz wrote specifically for him), the importance of listening, preparation and bad auditions.
They chat about their projects (MADRES & BINGO HELL), acting, bad auditions and breaking into the industry as a Latina.
Stuart Townsend on Jericho Ford, character wardrobe, finding that perfect entrance and his flawless American accent.
Russell Hornsby talks about his character, filming during a pandemic and how he’s learned to add some life lessons to every role he’s done.
Azie Tesfai talks about writing the episode, becoming a super-hero, a terrible audition and the whirlwind experience booking Jane the Virgin.
Ted Lasso Casting Director Theo Park chats about casting the show, self-tape auditions, the craziest auditions she’s seen and her advice to actors.
Director Natasha Kermani talks about the film, working with Brea Grant and what she looks for in when actor auditions and self-tapes.
Stephen Manas has acted in France, India, Tokyo and the Philippines. Each time he’d come back with “more experiences and even better acting skills.”
Mercedes De La Cruz recently wrapped filming a co-lead in the feature Because You’re Dead To Me and a co-star on the Netflix series Maid.
Gary Bennett details how he got his start, preparation methods, recording equipment, and his advice getting started as an audiobook narrator.
Thomas Sadoski chats about his role in The Mimic, a film that he lovingly calls a “weird little story about these weird people.
Kyle Gallner talks about how great it was to shoot in chronological order, trying not to get typecast and what he does to create a character.
Gary Dourdan also chats about filming on location in Morocco, creating a character and audition advice
Actor Brad William Henke talks ‘The Stand’, why he likes self-tapes, being able to take criticism and auditioning.
