That One Audition with Alyshia Ochse

Today's guest is a Ukulele playing, folk-singing, writer, producer, and new series regular on season 3 of Virgin River: Zibby Allen. Her energy and insight into the creative process is infectious. And her 20+ year career is an example of just how much beauty—and success—can come from our projected failures. You've probably seen Zibby one of the dozens of commercials she's acted in over the years....

Jonathan Kite's natural talent and comedic skills have earned him a recurring episode on this season of That One Audition. From stand-up, to improv, to sketch comedy and more, Jonathan has rightfully earned an impressive list of credits including Netflix's "The Boss Baby: Back in Business", Adult Swim's "Black Dynamite", Jamie Foxx's "In Flow with Affion Crockett, his beloved role as the hilarious...

Today Alyshia answers one of the biggest questions asked - how do you recover when you don't get the job?? So you weren't "selected" for the role you really wanted and that hurts. Instead of marinating in the "rejection" there are some great mental health suggestions to help you RECOVER for the next opportunity. Show Links: THE NEW TRIPLE THREAT : A Membership for Today's Savvy Actor COACHING : Cl...

Terrence Terrell is the definition of what it means to be a multi-hyphenate creator. As an actor, author, musician, and all-around storyteller, Terrence works from a place of love in all that he does and towards everyone he meets. After falling in love with acting while doing plays in college, Terrence zeroed-in on the steps he would need to take to make acting into a professional career. Spending...

Wherever you are in the world and in your artistry know that part of your research is to WATCH. What are you watching? Who are you watching? Who would you like to hear and learn from this season? Show Links: THE NEW TRIPLE THREAT : A Membership for Today's Savvy Actor COACHING : Click here for acting coaching from Alyshia CONSULTING : Click here to get consulting from Alyshia INSTAGRAM : @alyshiao...

Today we sit down with actor Tom Pelphrey. What began as a sports injury, from a very short-lived high school football career, and a friend subsequently suggesting he try out for the school play, a perfect storm of influences and awakenings (and the power of encouragement) made Tom realize that he was good at something for the first time in his life—his natural aptitude on stage eventually launche...

Where are you in the process and what is your next STEP? Acting is literally going up the stairs. Don't give up!! Today, is the motivation to access your career one step up and one step at time. Show Links: #SELFTAPEMAY : Reserve Your Spot! COACHING : Click here for acting coaching from Alyshia CONSULTING : Click here to get consulting from Alyshia INSTAGRAM : @alyshiaochse INSTAGRAM : @thatoneaud...

Joy Bryant was born in a modest home in The Bronx, New York and as a young woman, was enrolled in an inner-city outreach organization called "A Better Chance," designed to encourage minority talent. Joy was also blessed with brains as well beauty and remained an excellent student throughout her high school years. As a result, she was awarded a full academic scholarship to Yale University. While en...

So you are a new parent, yay! Now how do you juggle getting back to work as an actor and being a parent. Today, Alyshia answers listeners questions about the demands of being an actor while becoming a new parent. Show Links: THE NEW TRIPLE THREAT : A Membership for Today's Savvy Actor COACHING : Click here for acting coaching from Alyshia CONSULTING : Click here to get consulting from Alyshia INST...

This conversation with Ben Lawson is a true look inside a working actor's highs and lows; how long it can take for a casting director to find that perfect project for you, his first experience on the set of a huge movie, and what it feels like to lose your confidence and then gain it back in spades. Sometimes it might take 6 months in New York City to shift your focus, to unblock the fear around a...

Our episode today is a must listen for actors who want to learn how to orchestrate a career. This is a conversation about empowering yourself as an artist, about staying power, about the necessity to invest in yourself, and the importance of having a vision of where you want to go in your career and how to align everything in your life around that vision. Our guest today has fully arrived as an ar...

Mehcad Brooks is an actor, musician, and producer raised in Austin, Texas. From bringing characters to life on screen, to writing and producing films, and recording soulful music under an alias, award-winning actor and musician, Mehcad Brooks, has become known in the entertainment industry for his raw and refined talent, charisma, and moving presence. Throughout his successful and celebrated caree...

Today we have a really special conversation with an actress who has defied what we're often told is possible in a Hollywood career. She started on stage with the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago, but didn't make it to Los Angeles till she was nearly 40. She is an example of what can happen when an artist decides to be the exception, embrace fear, and relinquish over-thinking. We also get to chat abo...

Today we have a fascinating conversation with actor Russell Hornsby—from Grimm, Seven Seconds, and The Hate You Give—as well as FENCES, both on Broadway and in the film, his career is full of valuable lessons he's learned. After twenty years in the industry, he shares how a long-term career was not a given reality for him, but rather something he's had to fight for every step of the way. His advic...

I joined Clubhouse !! Every week, I will be conducting the "Wednesday Wisdom" podcast recordings on Clubhouse. Monday's 11am, come join me. Contracts for Actors: what you should ask for and what you can get in your contracts. Special Clubhouse special conversations with myself, Erin Cummings ( King Richard ), Kendra Castleberry (casting), Jenny Hochberg ( Parks & Recreation ). Early Bird Discount...

Amanda Schull is an American actress and former ballet dancer, born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. She's known for her roles in Pretty Little Liars, Suits, 12 Monkeys, and in Nicholas Hyter's 2000 drama, Center Stage. She began her performing career as a dancer, studying at Indiana University and apprenticing with the San Francisco Ballet, where she ultimately joined the company after the complet...

The all-new membership for actors including both recorded and live courses for all levels of actor, coaching in the crafts that make up the new triple threat: craft, technology, and business. Anna LaMadrid (Put Me on Self Tape) and I teamed up to offer a holistic approach to actor training with a fresh approach to the craft, the business and the technology involved in leveling up one's career skil...

Jason Momoa is now a household name and here are some of the resilient auditions that shaped his career. He has been one to fiercely remain authentic and when the industry wasn't buying he was making his own art and stories. Today's episode is one to enjoy while sitting in a bar drinking a beer, eating wings and discussing some of those fun early auditions. Early Bird Discount codes for The New Tr...

Let's talk about sex scenes in auditions. How do you approach them? What about kissing, hugging, any kind of intimacy?? Today, Alyshia throws down some wisdom to help you navigate the sexual awkwardness present in auditions and how to negotiate what you are willing to do on set. Nudity clauses - what is acceptable to negotiate. And on set etiquette and tips for intimacy.

That One Audition Live from Los Angeles with Erin Cummings. We dive into the deep and gritty aspects of sex in auditions and on set, being a local hire, getting screwed on contracts, and not wanting to be just good enough. You want honest and real, this one pulls back the curtain on all the things this industry does to make your head spin and gives you tangible ways to not only survive in it but a...

In order to create we must make space. Space comes from boundaries, external and internal. As a creative, boundaries are the hardest to set and explain when we don't have "office time". Today, I chat all things schedule and support around your creation. For exclusive content surrounding this and all podcast episodes, sign up for our amazing newsletter at AlyshiaOchse.com . And don't forget to snap...

Today's guest kicked off his career in the 90's with memorable characters such as Chris Hooker in The Craft, and Billy Loomis of the classic Halloween favorite, Scream. Since then, he's gone on to build an impressive 30 year career across all genres and is still going strong. Today, I sit down with Skeet Ulrich as he shares his journey from the invaluable lessons he learned at NYU, to how parentin...

Today, the wisdom is around the support that you expect from a partner/parental figure for your artistic career. The discussion focuses on how to manage that expectation and how to garner the support that you want for your artistic endeavors. Show Links: REPRESENTATION EMAIL: Download the FREE template here! PMO PEP TALKS : Click here to reserve your seat PMO POP SELF-TAPE CLASS : Click here to si...

Over the course of a 40 year career, Ron Cephas Jones has built a beautiful body of work ranging from theater in New York City with the Labyrinth Theater Company, to an award winning performance in the NBC television hit, This is Us . Today's guest has learned the craft purely through experience and now teaches the art of breaking down the script to students at the California Institute of the Arts...

Today, let's chat about the most effective, eye catching email that can secure meetings with agents/managers to up-level your team and initiate more opportunities. I discuss when to email. How to email! And look below for a quick FREE downloadable template to set you up for attention getting success. Create your emails now!  Show Links: REPRESENTATION EMAIL: Download the FREE template here! PMO PE...