Acting? Podcast

1x46 PLAYING SHOCKED  00:00:29 Weekly Check in: Daylight Savings  00:02:19 Julia Roberts and Shock  00:07:00 The Horror Of It All  00:09:08 Performance Of The Week: It’s Twilight Season  00:12:37 It’s Not Claymation, It’s CLAYFACE Don’t forget to grab your tickets to the upcoming Reading Film Fest on Saturday.  November 7th, to catch the showing of our short film “The Love Con” directed by Dominic...

We can never talk about monologues enough! Timestamps: 00:29 Weekly Check In: It’s Cold  04:35 Alicia Re-Filmed Her Monologue  07:00 Why A Monologue 11:45 Why Not A Monologue 17:59 Performing Different Kinds Of Monologues  21:20 Performance Of The Week  24:01 Tubi Glaze  28:28 Closing Thoughts: Upcoming Movies  32:20 A Sneakpeak Into A-Idle Reviews Don’t forget to grab your tickets to the upcoming...

This week’s talk is with an Actors Lab fellow, Harry! Get to know a star on the rise and his recent experiences on stage with Old Academy Players in East Falls. Timestamps: 00:29 Hi Harry!  02:32 Harry Was A Musical Kid  08:03 Starting With A One-Act  09:18 The Auditioning Process 17:56 A Six-Person-One-Act Experience  22:20 Dialing Up The Energy 27:00 Learning Lines  33:11 Changing Tone Changes M...

This week’s episode is a conversation between the cast and writer/director of The Love Con. How did our cast get into character? What was the vibe of the script? And when can you see this on screen? Find out this week! And for the first time ever there are 8 performances of the week!! Timestamps: 00:29 We’ve Got Guests!  02:58 The Day Of Filming  06:54 Directing With Empathy  11:53 Dealing With St...

How does an actor network? Writing groups, audition chats or intentional social media exchanges perhaps. We discuss organic networking in the industry. We have a brief transition to method acting before talking about our aspirations for representation. Timestamps: 00:29 Weekly Check-In 03:33 Alicia’s Thinking About Networking 08:50 It’s About Organic Connection  10:50 David Dastmalchian And Showin...

This week T talks about her experience shooting a series pilot! Shout out to Syndicate Film School!!! Alicia brings up a question: Should you submit to something if you cannot make the scheduled film dates? Performances of the week include Jesse Buckley and ALL the men from A Different World.  Timestamps: 00:29 Weekly Check In: H-Mart Hype  08:15 T’s On Set  13:02 Building Community On Socials 16:...

This week T is prepping to film a short film this weekend. We talk the specific prep for a mockumentary style set. Alicia speaks on her recent audition experiences. And the performances of this week are, as always, all over the place! Timestamps: 00:29 Weekly Check In: Fall Is Here! 03:42 Preparing To Be On Set  08:09 Non-Linear Storytelling and Rewrites 13:50 Being Word Perfect 18:30 Why Staying...

Fresh off of the last showing of ‘Me, Too… You’, we discuss Alicia’s performance in the Philly Fringe Fest! This play delivered a complex story admirably. But how does it relate to the movie Dogville?? You’ll find out on tonight’s episode.  Timestamps: 00:29 Weekly Check-In: Fall Is Coming! 01:27 T Went To See Alicia’s Show  04:58 Black Box Theatre and Building Up A Character  10:07 T’s Still Not...

SEPTEMBER is upon us! We open the episode with a little book talk. We name drop a couple of titles that inspire our creativity. Somehow we find ourselves in the midst of Westeros, discussing acting choices in Game of Thrones. Performances of the week are… intensely.. eclectic. See you next week. Timestamps: 00:29 T’s Birthday Weekend and What Ifs 04:44 Reading Memoirs and Anthropological Comedians...

Let’s catch up! This week we get into Alicia’s most recent play. We also get into the news that our short film ‘The Love Con’ has garnered several nominations including BEST ENSEMBLE!!!! Our performances of the week include Nicole Kidman and Tiffany Pollard. Timestamps: 00:29 End Of Summer Blues  01:49 Busy Is A Blessing  05:02 Time Is Flying and The Love Con Update  08:52 Debriefing Alicia’s Play...

This week Alicia goes over her experience this summer playing characters that require a bit of emotional flexing. From playing the victim to playing the villain, she talks about what it has taken for her to connect with each role. “#Me Too… You” Presented By Exclamation Theater Inc. - https://phillyfringe.org/events/me-too-you/   Christmas Carol: The Rap Musical - https://phillyfringe.org/events/c...

A quick recap of the blocking and camera placement for this hilarious mockumentary. Christmas Carol: The Rap Musical - https://phillyfringe.org/events/christmas-carol-the-rap-musical/ Acting? with T & Alicia! Follow us on Instagram and TikTok and be sure to subscribe to our YouTube! IG @ActingQuestionMarkPodcast   TikTok @ActingQuestionMark YouTube @ActingQuestionMarkPodcast

Memorization tips, tricks and techniques with Alicia. Timestamps 00:29 Memorization Tips and Helps 02:34 Writing It Out  04:36 Keywords and Key Context  06:50 Recording Yourself  07:40 Focus In On Difficult Words 08:50 Reciting 101 - Mundane Task Repetition 11:55 Reciting 102 - Conversational Repetition 13:00 “I Have To Remember This”  13:50 Late Night Reading  16:05 Just Do… The Work To Memorize...

T’s first episode after her run as Lily Louise Jackson in The Book Club Play! What was the one on stage mishap?? Btw, Facebook has all the acting gigs. Alicia’s show is vastly approaching us yall. Get your tickets NOW! 00:29 Check-In: Being At Capacity  05:19 Debriefing T’s Play Run 13:48 About Musical Theater and Taking Breaks  20:19 Facebook Groups Are Gold  23:48 Acting Class Updates  27:38 Fin...

Welcome to another week of Acting?! This week Joanne joins as a guest co-host in T’s absence. She and Alicia share thoughts about a recent self-tape for class before discussing the luxury of theatre rehearsals. Joanne dropped a gem discussing how we raise our talent ceiling when we accomplish something new. I’ll leave you all with this quote from Alicia: “Just because I can’t do something today, d...

This week we talk about the last, most important cast member for live theatre, THE AUDIENCE. Rehearsing the same joke without a reaction is a tad tedious. On the opposite end, Alicia speaks on blocking during rehearsals for her play! GUYS, our short film, The Love Con will be screened at the Newark Independent Film Festival.  Timestamps: 00:29 Check-In:The Heat Is Stiffling  03:26 T’s Tech Week: I...

Just a quick little screen breakdown from the top of Act 1 in Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution. Timestamps: 00:29 Intro  00:46 PSA: Visuals Included  01:32 Witness For The Prosecution 03:04 A Quick Breakdown: Stage Directions  04:00 When There is No Written Stage Direction 06:17 Physicality And Casting Also Play A Role  08:11 How It All Ties Together  09:32 Blocking Shifts Tone  11:33...

Natalie joins us this week to discuss The Book Club Play. On this eve of opening night we visit her professional background in therapy and how that applies to her acting. We breakdown character justifications and the physicality of Natalie’s character ‘Jennifer McClintock’. If you haven’t already, purchase your tickets for The Book Club Play, you won’t want to miss this one!  Timestamps: 00:29 Wha...

We have an industry recap for you all! Kellee Stewart stopped by Actor’s Lab a few weeks ago & Alicia had the privilege of attending. Kellee shared some valuable advice with her fellow actors & we encourage you all to look up her work! This week we also talked about surprise auditions!  Performances of the Week include J. Boog in You Got Served & Sally Hawkins in Persuasion (2007).  Ti...

This week’s guest is RJ! For the first time, we talk with RJ about voice acting performances. How does voice acting differ from on camera performances? How did RJ get involved in a documentary? What are the very eclectic performances of the week? You’ll have to listen to the full episode to find out! Timestamps: 00:29 Another Guest?!  04:12 All About Voice Acting  09:06 Props Make The Difference ...

This week we were blessed to have witnessed our friend Joanne is THE EFFECT. This intimate stage play showcased the raw talent of the actors and impressed the audience with incredibly emotional performances. Not to mention the accents & light production, BUT we shall bookmark this conversation when we hopefully interview her.  Calling all actors! There is an opportunity to audition for a rap m...

Rehearsal thoughts with T: how she finds the continuity of her character’s reactions. Alicia adds to the conversation with the thoughts of her character in the mockumentary she filmed. How do you avoid performative reactions in character? What techniques do we use to build our characters? Find out tonight.  Performance of the Week includes OBSESSION and Greenleaf. “The Book Club Play” tickets are...

Alicia talks about her background gig on the set of a mockumentary! Fun fact- the multi-cam set up helped reduce the amount of takes & time spent on each scene. On a completely different note, T has completed her first staged reading of a new local play. She also auditioned for a couple Shakespeare pieces (*again). Timestamps: 00:29 Check-In: T’s Summer Job  03:14 Alicia’s On-Set 08:27 Trustin...

Taylor joins us as a guest for this week’s episode. Longtime listener and Actor’s Lab fellow, we discussed her unique introduction to stage acting. We talk about why RDJ is her acting inspiration and if she’ll ever move again for the craft. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE VILLIAN MONOLOGUE?? Tell us below!! Timestamps: 00:29 We have a guest! 01:21 Conversations With Friends Except It’s Podcasts  2:57 A. Idl...

This week is all about opportunity! Alicia’s been having fun rehearsing for an episodic series. Btw, put some RESPECK on background actors! We discuss the importance of reactions with no dialogue and communication styles of different directors. Why did Alicia end the episode crying? You’ll have to watch it all to find out!! EPISODE TAKEAWAY “If you eventually want to get paid for [acting] you have...