The Moment Before: An Actor's Warm-up Podcast

These episodes are built to help the actor Discover Characterization.  How do you bring your character off the page and into the artistic space, mentally, physically and dynamically? These episodes focus on multiple skillsets needed to analyze, embody and perform unique transformations.  Through inspiration taken from animal work, Archetypes, elements of nature, and more, we explore multiple vibra...

These episodes are built to help an actor Explore tools for manifesting emotion on stage.  Vulnerability, availability, accessibility-- all of these are expectations for a fully realized emotional artistic practice.  However, creating the emotional life of a character can also create a challenge for the performer.  This season gives you tools to build emotional flexibility through imagination, wor...

These episodes are built to energize the actor; invigorating your mind, body and performance work overall.  From more vigorous physical warmups to those based in flexibility and breath, this season has something for everyone.  In every episode, our trained coaches will help you reengage with your body as a vessel for physical storytelling, and prepare your dive into an energized, full-bodied theat...

These episodes are built to Activate the actor’s imagination.  As actors, we often create something from nothing; embodying people, places, objects and ideas on a moment’s notice.  By working fully with our imagination, we have the opportunity to make the invisible visible to our audiences.  The focus of this season is to encourage and revitalize a vibrant “inner eye,” and give you the artistic fu...