I Survived Theatre School

Intro : SAG insurance, returning to normal, Cedar Point , Disneyland tours, the mundane casualties of covid, conspiracy theories, 5G radiation. Let Me Run This By You : How good are you at saying you're wrong? Interview : We talk to Syler Thomas about finding his faith while at TTS, Christian media, and finding performance everywhere.

Intro : Is Boz becoming the next Rick Rubin ? Also, fledgling bands, diversifying your anxieties, and Let Me Run This By You : How do you feel about the concept of laziness? Interview : We talk to Stefanee White about professional poker playing, microagressions, and proud dads.

Intro : Should Boz become a band manager? Let Me Run This By You : When you ASS U ME. Interview : We talk to Sarah Charipar about playing old ladies when you're barely an adult. FULL TRANSCRIPT Speaker 1: ( 00:08 ) I'm Jen Bosworth Ramirez and I'm Gina Pulice. 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 gu...

Intro : licking the ground to lose weight Let Me Run This By You : spin class, check on your cheery friends, too *IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU LOVE IS STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTION, PLEASE CALL 1-800-662-HELP (4357) OR VISIT THE SAMHSA WEBSITE Interview : We talk to Nik Whitcomb about Nebraska, the Rose Theatre, and working in a truly collaborative fashion.

Intro : tracking the weather, gardening, unhelpful aphorisms. Let Me Run This By You : memory Interview : We talk to Paul Holmquist about making a difference through teaching, learning Laban Movement Analysis , and making career moves in theatre. Plus, a truly horrifying story.  FULL TRANSCRIPT Speaker 1: ( 00:08 ) I'm Jen Bosworth from me this and I'm Gina Polizzi. We went to theater school toget...

Intro : Accountability, the power of speaking with certainty (i.e. Jen believed she was a different age because someone miswrote it on a medical report), false confessions. Let Me Run This By You : We are always our essential selves, Soleil Moon Frye's new film Kid 90 , Interview : We talk to Sue O'Lear from T he Strongly Worded Podcast about chafing in the theatre school environment, seeking art...

Intro: The cult(ure) of skiing. Shapewear. Let Me Run This By You: What is your emotional age? A parent's biggest job. Interview: We talk to Justen Ross about doing theatre school on zoom, being a multi-hyphenate, and forging a new path for Black students at TTS. FULL TRANSCRIPT ( 00:00:08 ): I'm Jen Bosworth from me this and I'm Gina Polizzi. We went to theater school together. We survived it, bu...

Intro : The Villages , doing drugs late in life, people named Dennis. Let Me Run This By You : Do you have evidence of the benefits of letting go? Seeing what the nets bring in. Interview : We talk to John Cabrera about transitioning from art to theatre, auditioning at Juilliard and TTS with the dramatic monologue du jour (Equus), the casting pool, mushroom mishaps, Merrily We Roll Along, The Love...

Intro : Halter monitors, Boz moves back to LA Let Me Run This By You : Philosophy. Do people who like to talk about philosophy also not like to talk about psychology? Interview : We talk to Jimmy McDermott! TRANSCRIPT Jen Bosworth- Ramirez ( 00:00:08 ): I'm Jen Bosworth Ramirez. Gina Pulice ( 00:00:10 ): and I'm Gina Pulice. Jen Bosworth- Ramirez ( 00:00:11 ): We went to theater school together. W...

Intro : Having the experience of listening and not talking. Let Me Run This By You : I want to stop doing comparisons. Interview : We talk to Erikka Yancy about developing an eating disorder, facing the not so nice qualities of her younger self, cutthroat environments, becoming a documentary film producer, going to grad school at AFI , One Flea Spare , being one of only a very few students of colo...

Intro : The challenge of finishing things, Gina is finally facing herself, 20/20 , Con Doctor Paolo Macchiarini WHOM JEN CALLS Pablo Macaroni, The Con Queen , sociopaths. Let Me Run This By You : How you you cultivate and sustain your self confidence? Acceptance is the answer in so many cases. Seeing people in power as human and vulnerable when they accidentally drink sake and are also recovering...

CONTENT WARNING : Trauma, Suicide. Intro : Do you know who your allies are? Boz is torqued. How big is the pie anyway? Let Me Run This By You : Vulnerability on Clubhouse Interview :  We talk to Rob Hess about making ice cream in Michigan, suffering a huge trauma in high school, getting cut in his second year, feeling safe with Phyllis Griffin, when Carey Peters saved Rob's life, living alone in a...

Intro : Gina is totally over it. Performing chores, repetition, BOREDOM, the promise of Clubhouse. Let Me Run This By You : Have you ever committed a crime unintentionally? Interview : We talk to Jason Peck about studying at not one but two theatre schools - USC and Florida State University . Jason helps us compare the different conservatory experiences. Also, the trope of "breaking you down to bu...

Intro : Boz comes into some unexpected money, the "prudent reserve", validation, martyrs, King Babies, passive aggression vs aggressive aggression, Mommy Dead and Dearest , Munchausen by proxy Let Me Run This By You : the pervasive and dangerous bias against medication.    Interview : We talk to Rollo Romig about a terrible one year theatre school experience, being inspired by his high school teac...

Intro : checking in on Boz's heart, atrial fibrillation , going to the doctor. Interview : We talk to Kat Phillips about fire pet rescue, being a Commissioner on Human Rights in Sonoma County, coming to Chicago for the first time from Indiana, competition vs lifting each other up, seeing life as an improv game, almost not getting the role and working with Mel Gibson on Payback , subverting the dom...

* program note: this episode was recorded two months ago and avid listeners of ISTS may note that we discuss things on the episode chronologically for the first time but that would be followed by subsequent conversations that are in episodes that have already aired* (whew that was a confusing sentence to write) Intro : Biopics are not for the living. Let Me Run This By You : Love languages and a p...

Intro : Jen gets co-dependent with the Superbowl, Boz as a 7th grade alternate cheerleader, waitlists, Birkin bags, working at 2 donut shops, Gina has had 37 jobs, the top floor bar and restaurant at the San Francisco Hilton , the horrors of being a cocktail waitress, Lord Jones . Let Me Run This By You : Safe spaces. Gina wonders about the origins of the quote "The arc of history..." and it turns...

Intro : Imitrex , Ambien , night eating, the job of a Hollywood assistant, studio execs and hazing, performative equity. Let Me Run This By You : Jen wants to get to the bottom of stage fright. Interview : We talk to John Jenkins about the San Quentin Drama Workshop , Alexander Technique , Martin Esslin , Krapp's Last Tape in Berlin , Patti Rocks , Oleanna , Harmless by Brett Neveu at Timeline The...

Intro : Gina and Jen make a list of embarrassing things and read them off in an attempt to reduce their unnecessary shame! Stories include John C. Reill y, Nicky Silver , and Norman Mailer . Interview : We talk to Allison Zell about choosing directing over acting, Savage/Love , taking acting classes to overcome piano recital stage fright, Grotowski and Towards a Poor Theatre, casting from the vant...

Intro : Screen-free Sunday, Planning ahead in projects, the charm of a child asking you for presents. Let Me Run This By You : Mementos: Marie Kondo it or....be a hoarder? Holding on to stuff or holding on to stuff ? 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...

Intro : predicting the future, oh look! another example of income inequality!, would you want to live in a tiny house?, Pioneer House , Colonial House , Sherlock , Clementine Dimmerswitch,  Fort Atkinson Wisconsin . Plus! Miles makes an appearance in his lumberjack cape! Let Me Run This By You : cancel culture, reconciling the artist with the art, Louis CK , Eddie Murphy , Richard Pryor , Patrice...

Intro : Do we have to be a mess? Representation matters. When you weren't there they day they told you how to pronounce cashew. Let Me Run This By You : Are you afraid of death?  Interview : We talk to Jen Ellison about not only surviving theatre school but going on to teach there too, the ethical quandaries that can arise when teaching ethics, differences between students at different schools, th...

Intro : Are we joining a cult? Undeniable Writers . Let Me Run This By You : Is anything a meritocracy ? Recognizing your own privilege, AOC , combo platters, creation myths, what would your cult look like? Interview : We talk to Patrick Belton about being the social glue, expectations of a conservatory from a kid from South Bend, The Clearing, Antigone, Diogenes the Dog , Spring's Awakening , BW3...

*program note: Unfortunately, we were unable to record the audio for this podcast in the usual way so you will notice diminished sound quality. Apologies for the annoyance. Intro : Fenty , plastic surgery, self-acceptance, Wild Wild Country , Paris Hilton, the Donner Party , where do you stand on documentaries?, feeling trapped. Let Me Run This By You : letting go of unnecessary shame Interview :...

Intro : We should all be paying more for food. Let Me Run This By You : Who would you be if you were ONLY nature with no nurture. Also, Jack White , Fran Lebowitz , and introducing the flexapology. Interview : We talk to Jonas Abry ! Getting cut, Tisch , being a child actor, voiceovers, Joe Lieberman,  Mother Night , figuring out your identity with fedoras and pipes, Westchester Broadway Theatre ,...