I Survived Theatre School

Intro : David Schwimmer , Zazie Beetz , Grace Gummer , and Joe Sikora teach us about sexual harassment, Let Me Run This By You : I think a ghost is peeing in my basement. Fulling mills , alcoholics, Johnny Depp, Britney Spears. FULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited): 2 (10s): And I'm Gina Pulice. 1 (11s): We went to theater school together. We survived it, but we didn't quite understand it. 2 (15s): 20 years...

Intro : Leak It All, the gumbo of bad decisions. Let Me Run This By You : Overcoming insecurities, chasing hope, staying curious, and Marilyn Monroe.  Interview : A Maze by Rob Handel , Just Theatre , New College of Florida , Asolo Repertory Theatre , SF State , playwriting MFAs, Attempts on Her Life by Martin Crimp , Soho Rep , North Oakland, The Civilians , Yale, UCSD, Lincoln Center Directors L...

Intro : It's a bad idea not to pay your student loans, The Odd Couple , Severance , chicken nugget bowls,  Let Me Run This By You : Google is bullying Gina. What's your email archive strategy? We are all mostly old because the window of youth is shockingly short. Some of your dreams are NOT out of reach. Interview : We talk to T.J. Harris about coming to acting later in life, having a background i...

Gina made a terrible lasagne. Boz debunks the myth of chicken. Carl Buddig beef bags , Doritos, smoked soup, Colombian food, HOKA s, FULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited): 2 (10s): And I'm Gina Pulice. 1 (11s): We went to theater school together. We survived it, but we didn't quite understand. 2 (15s): And at 20 years later, we're digging deep talking to our guests about their experiences and trying to make...

Intro : Crypto bros, missing the great economic bubbles of the early 2000s. We may as well have cotton candy furniture, Severance on Apple TV , Bad Vegan . Let Me Run This By You : Stage Moms, kindergarten theatre. Interview : We talk to Joe Basile about Long Island accents, NYU Tisch , Bradley Walker, Ensemble Studio Theatre , Liz Lerman's Critical Response Process , Mary Zimmerman 's Metamorphos...

Intro : Boz did MDMA Let Me Run This By You : Will Smith and Chris Rock Interview : We talk to Katharine Scarborough about The New School , Ron Leibman , Robert LuPone , Casey Biggs , the Actor's Studio, Neil Labute 's Fat Pig , Harvard's A.R.T. , Shakespeare & Company , Moscow Art Theatre , Biomechanics , Michael Chekhov technique , Michael Chekhov Theatre Festival , Ragnar Freidank , Mabou M...

Intro : teenage hackers Let Me Run This By You : setting limits with Kanye Interview : We talk to Josh Sobel about Cal Arts , Travis Preston , Yale School of Drama, Robert Brustein , Fig and the Wasp , Oberlin College , The O'Neill Theater Center , Michael Cadman , Royal Shakespeare Company , Chicago ensemble theatre, Strawdog Theatre Company , Ianesco's Rhinocero s, Rochester NY, Brighton High Sc...

Intro : when you don't feel your best, do the thing anyway, Fake Famous , H&M is 40 shades of putty, Stitch Fix ,  Let Me Run This By You : Selfie vacations, Paul Stuart , rent a fake jet , Tevas, we are old enough to accidentally wear cool clothes. Interview : We talk to Mickey O'Sullivan about body image, sibling relationships, getting bullied, Illinois State University , The Wake , Henry Mo...

Intro : Boz did not invent timezones, JetBlue, Gina makes an embarrassing mistake, Boz has to run her own job interview. Let Me Run This By You : The world is coming to an end so do we still have to do yoga and stuff? Feminist Body Horror , Bros in Hollywood, Vincent Kartheiser , there's a FIGHT AT CO-WORKING!! Interview : We talk to Dave Deveau about being a child actor, Are You Afraid of the Dar...

Intro : Should we take offense that it's Women's History month? (history has not exactly honored women.) Gina had a rough re-entry from vacation, the Disney enchantment, the expense of having kids, the pleasures of one on one time, Junipero Serra was also a monster, Whitey Bulger , networking. Let Me Run This By You : Is Drag Race sexist?, Sasha Velour ,  Interview : We talk to Rebecca Spence abou...

Interview : We talk to Dave Dastmalchian and John Hoogenakker about a special moment with F. Murray Abraham , finding friendship in a cutthroat environment, having substance abuse and authority issues, mind-f***ery, the cloistered nature of conservatories, using skills gained at TTS on set, taking an eclectic approach to acting, the tricky dance of teaching an art form, PR Casting , Does a Tiger W...

Intro : Lost Boys , Chapelle's Show , Dianne Wiest , Brian Cox , Hillary and Bill. Let Me Run This By You : I need to KNOW what your major malfunction is. Compulsive liars, mushrooms. Interview : We talk to Scott Torrence about raves, feelng famous as a club kid, and surviving Tulsa. FULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited):  1 (8s): And Jen Bosworth and I'm Gina . We went to theater school together. We survive...

Intro : Boz's brain hurts, Ozark , the ordinariness of crime, drug running in Tijuana, Molly , Jerry Harris and Season 2 of Cheer , unpleasant surprises Let Me Run This By You : I didn't do anything wrong. Interview : We talk to Carolyn Hoerdemann about Steppenwolf 's From The Page to The Stage , John C. Reilly , tenacity, hyper-empaths, Oscar Wilde 's fairy tales, Tarrell Alvin McCraney , feminis...

Intro : The 90s are back and so is Gina on the Adam McKay train, Joe Vs. the Volcano , Dan Hedaya , absurdism, hating the planet, Don't Look Up , #whatdosingleasianwomendoafterwork  Let Me Run This By You : putting yourself in a new and unfamiliar context, Michael Shannon's Red Orchid theatre , Wallace Shawn 's Evening at the Talk House , asshole casting directors, wearing ear pieces, when Boz got...

Intro : speaking up for yourself, sharing your wins, jealousy Let Me Run This By You : Boz explains how she maintains having many close friendships, when Boz called an ex 89 times in 4 hours, What About Bob? Interview : We talk to Brian James Polak (host of the Subtext Podcast!) about taking a circuitous route to playwriting, Marymount University , Keane, NH, opting for a philosophy major, do you...

Intro : writing comedy, Joss Whedon , unproblematic men, putting public figures on a pedestal, the hierarchy vs. collaboration dialectic. Let Me Run This By You : White coat hypertension, writing seminars, Boz's success story!, navigating systems for your own benefit. Interview : We talk to Reduced Shakespeare Company 's Austin Tichenor about UC Berkeley , Boston University , law school, surviving...

Intro : Jen has achieved nirvana: she looks like a serial killer! Farsightedness, migraines, deep work in therapy, all families need case management, Gina navigates an interpersonal conflict in a way that she wouldn't mind if anyone on Twitter read about it. Let Me Run This By You : Is Adam McKay turning into Michael Moore ? Don't Look Up , The Big Short ,  Interview : We talk to Joel Butler about...

Intro : Boz celebrates an important milestone, hoping for the best and preparing for the worst, when your therapist doesn't talk, when your therapist falls asleep, approach avoidance . Main Course : We don't believe in resolutions, Danish serial killers, The Chestnut Man , skiing, Elizabeth Holmes , The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City , Sante Fe New Mexico, Heder , control issues, Willie Wonka a...

Interview : TikToks about terrible haircuts, Chris Noth , Roger Clemens , Andy Pettitte , Jose Canseco , Ringling Bros Clown College , Notre Dame High School , Steve Smith , Oakton Community College , being the youngest clown in the circus, clowning in Japan, Piven Theatre workshop , Auguste clownery , Reduced Shakespeare Company , losing his wife to cancer, Sebastian Maniscalco , Second City , Th...

FULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited): 1 (8s): And Jen Bosworth and I'm Gina . We went to theater school together. We survived it, but we didn't quite understand it. 20 years later, we're digging deep talking to our guests about their experiences and trying to make sense of it all. We survived theater school and you will too. Are we famous yet? Sad for you that you're not in the neck. You're not in your litt...

Intro : Amtrak, you can't afford to live anywhere, where am I trying to go?, being of service, Legacy, Fresh and Fancy Let Me Run This By You : We get feedback from Dave, talk about Jeff Garlin, NO ONE IS HIDING ANYTHING COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT (unedited): 1 (10s): And I'm Gina Pulice. We went to theater school 2 (12s): Together. We survived it. 1 (14s): You didn't quite understand it. 20 years later,...

Intro : We're not doing well. What's the hustle for? W Let Me Run This By You : Is there any such thing as an advocate? Interview : We talk to Kristin Goodman about horses, One Flea Spare , I Got the Blues , David Dastmalchian , John Hoogenakker , New Mexico, Yellow Boat, performance anxiety, Chicago College of Performing Arts , Michael Maggio , gender differences in conservatory education. FULL T...

Interview : Boz talks to Heather Gilbert about training and working as a lighting designer, the privilege of training in the same place you want to work, Carnegie Mellon , John Bridges, John Culbert, Theatre Communications G roup, the NEA, Topdog/Underdog , Stacy Caballero , Keith Parham , analytical geometry , the alchemy of passions that compose lighting design, Trinity University ,  Kendra Thul...

Intro : Boz deserves a seat at the table, life coaches, let's be direct Let Me Run This By You : Gina versus plots - is it just ADD? Interview : We talk to Kate Dugan about living in Morocco, her playwriting program,  Sandy Shinner , Victory Gardens , shooting yourself in the foot, being ready or not to take advantage of opportunities, Outlier s, regret, Sandra Delgado , the Bad Boyfriend years, A...

Intro : buzzsaws and clean slates, rage, Where the Wild Things Are Let Me Run This By You : Money Interview : We talk to Carole Schweid about Juilliard, Phoebe Brand , John Lehne , Michael Brand, Midnight Cowboy , musical comedy performance, open dance calls, starring in the original cast of A Chorus Line , Bob Fosse , Pat Birch, Martha Graham , Minnie's Boys , Mervyn Nelson , playing Fastrada in...