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Host - Christina Kiepper

5/19/2020

 
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Living the Dream during COVID-19: Today is my birthday! In this short catch up episode I talk about resources, some good news, defining the dream, and upcoming guests. Send in your questions! Links to get in touch - 
www.LivingtheDreamActing.com
Living the Dream Acting Facebook Group
@Artist_Dreams on Twitter
Christina on Facebook
Christina's Website

Resources:
Office Ladies Podcast
Oprah's Super Soul Sunday Podcast

Mini-Sode

So a big part of this about Living the Dream Acting is not only taking action on those dreams but really understanding what those dreams look like and what we're going after. And also remembering that it doesn't matter how old we are, it doesn't matter what we look like, it doesn't matter if we've been in the game a long time or we're just getting into it. None of that stuff needs to hold us back from pursuing, and going after, and successfully creating those dreams for ourselves. 

Traditional Storyteller - Claire Obermarck

5/18/2020

 
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Living the Dream during COVID - 19: In this episode I talk with writer and professional Storyteller Claire Obermarck. A traditional storyteller from the UK, we discuss how she became a storyteller, the importance of story in our current culture, and storytelling as a means for healing.
Claire Obermarck on Amazon
Claire Obermarck on Facebook
Living the Dream Acting Facebook Group
Living the Dream Acting website
Survivors by Janien Valentine

Episode 19

"This time displacement, this movement of time, and situation, and surrounding, creates the 'what if' and it's the 'what if' is the key to the hearing aspects of storytelling. You know when Einstein asked how to create clever children he told them "They must listen to stories." And then they said yeah but how do you make them really clever like you? And he said "tell them to listen to more stories." Because its the 'what if'. You've got to have the eureka. The 'what if' moment comes from the unknown and the new possibility. So you only get that through being told things that you haven't perceived before, that you've got no awareness of."

Shakespearan Actor - Scott Coopwood

5/5/2020

 
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Episode 18 

"And that's like this time period that we're going through. What we're losing, hopefully the perspective that we're gaining, and the humanity and the empathy that we're gaining for people that are in more dyer straights than we are. That have less than we do. That maybe we come out of this understanding humanity a little bit better because we've been through something collective together."
Living the Dream during COVID - 19: In this episode I talk with professional stage actor Scott Coopwood. Scott makes his living full time as an actor and teaching artist, and is known for his expertise in performing and teaching Shakespeare. We discuss unemployment, what returning might look like, staying positive during these difficult times, what he's been doing since the last interview, and what he's looking forward to in the future. 
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Scott Coopwood's website
Scott Coopwood on Facebook
Living the Dream Acting Facebook Group
Living the Dream Acting website
Survivors by Janien Valentine

Singer, Songwriter, Actress - Janien Valentine

4/28/2020

 
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Episode 17

"I really do write for the Spiritual aspect of it..I wish that the world in general would accept everybody because we're all the same on the inside." (On the inspiration for her song 'Survivors'".
​Living the Dream during COVID-19: In this episode we visit with previous guest singer/songwriter Janien Valentine to discuss these strange times we're living in, what she's accomplished in the last several years, and looking forward to a bright future including Janien's fabulous new single - "Survivors".

Janien's website
Survivors by Janien Valentine
Living the Dream Acting Facebook Group
Living the Dream Acting website

Mini-Sode

4/30/2018

 

Mini-Sode - Catch up

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Mini Episode 

Welcome to the first Mini-Sode! A mini-episode featuring a quick catch-up. This one features a special guest - my little Mini. We're talking our recent commercial, getting ready for the play, and starting a YouTube channel. Enjoy!
More Cool Stuff We Mentioned - 
www.LivingtheDreamActing.com
@Arist_Dreams on Twitter
​Living the Dream Acting on Facebook

Brendan Connor

3/14/2018

 

Film and Television Actor - Brendan Patrick Connor

Brendan Patrick Connor
Meet Brendan Connor, a New York City based SAG film and television actor whose IMDb credits include Spider Man-2, Mike and Molly, NCIS, The Blacklist, Mad Men, the X files, and much much more. He also co-wrote and co-starred in the hit play "Who Killed Woody Allen?". 

Find out more about Brendan -
Brendan's IMDb page
Brendan's Youtube Channel
Brendan on Vimeo
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More Cool Stuff We Mentioned - 
Episode 15 - 
​Oprah's SuperSoul Conversations
Salma Hayek - NY Times Article
MeToo Movement
Time's Up Now
Julia Louis Dreyfus
Ryan Olson - Global Arists Agency
Nicolosi & Co. Talent Agency
Funny or Die - Avatar
​Episode 14 - 
Jerry Seinfeld
Catch A Rising Star
Michael Friedman on IMDb
Spider-Man 2
Beverly Hills Playhouse
Janien Valentine's Website
​Janien Valentine's Single
Episode 13 - 
Broadway Video/Lorne Michaels
​Caroline's on Broadway
@Arist_Dreams
​Living the Dream Acting on Facebook

Episode 13

"Going on stage in front of a few hundred people is a completely unnatural situation...my instincts are always to run in the opposite direction, but you have to kind of lean into it, which I guess is why we love to do it I suppose."

Episode 14

​"Being successful is largely about relationships that you cultivate with people...It's a business and people have to be reminded of who you are and you have to reach out to people...Life's short, the business is small, and your attitude has to be as on point as your acting has to be."

Episode 15

“There’s nothing wrong with being typecast, being typecast means that you’re working, it means that you’re actually getting paid to do this...If you want to be a pro, you have to be valuable.”

Scott Coopwood

7/19/2016

 

Shakespearean Actor and Teacher - Scott Coopwood

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Episode 11

"That's really why I love the theatre. When the experience is right, there is no ego, there is only the story."

Episode 12

"Every time there was a little road bump or every time somebody closed a door, I just found another way...I just willed it to be so...I know a lot of people with talent who gave up a long time ago."
Meet Scott Coopwood, a professional actor and teacher with a passion for Shakespeare. Scott has performed in over 22 of Shakespeare's plays in productions all across the country. He's worked for Berkeley Rep, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Jewel Theatre Company, Portland Center Stage and much more.
 
Find out more about Scott -  
Scott's Website
Scott's Youtube Channel
Scott on Facebook 
  
More Cool Stuff We Mentioned - 
Episode 12 - 
Berkeley Rep
Shakespeare
Stage Combat - Society of American Fight Directors
Shakespeare In Love
Barry Kraft - Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Julian Lopez-Morillas - Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Episode 11 - 
Berkeley Rep
Mash on IMDb
Arizona Theatre Company
The Glass Menagerie
Actors' Equity

@Artist_Dreams
LivingtheDreamActing.com
Living the Dream Acting on Facebook

Keesha Sharp

6/8/2016

 

Actress, Director, Lethal Weapon Star - Keesha Sharp

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How to find out more about Keesha -
KeeshaSharp.com
Keesha Sharp IMDB profile
Keesha on Facebook
Keesha on Twitter

More cool stuff we mentioned -
The Little Black Dress Ink
The Director's Guild of America
Lethal Weapon Official Trailer
Fishers of Health - Keesha's Health site on Facebook

Episode 9

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"Never look at your role like a guest star. Never look at it in terms of this one episode. Look at it in terms of your character's life...I thought, 'this is the beginning'...you're never a guest star, you're always a series regular...you should have that in your mind."

Episode 10

"You have to hold on to your dream...if you don't follow your dream, your kids see that...They should see you fighting for what you love...if you're still doing what you love, you've made it."

Brenda Adelman

5/1/2016

 

Actress and One Person Show coach - Brenda Adelman

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How to find out more about Brenda - 
www.forgivenessandfreedom.com

More cool stuff we mentioned -
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
Dr. Wayne Dyer
The Little Black Dress Ink

Episode 7

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"The thing about a one person show though is, it really is a way that you can kind of excavate every part of you and every talent you have and every part of you that wants to be big and bold and put it in the characters and write it to showcase youreslf, and be completely fulfilled."

Episode 8

"The power is in the present...What can you do right now that's going to raise your vibration? What can you do right now that's going to have you move closer to your goal?"

Matt Knight

4/25/2015

 

Voice Over Artist and Actor - Matt Knight

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How to find out more about Matt - 
​Linkedin

More cool stuff we mentioned - 
Sedona International Film Festival
Little Black Dress Project
Prisoner Cell Block H - Youtube
Gerard Maguire - IMDB 
James Bishop Jr. - Works ​

Episode 5

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"You have to start from the bottom and work your way up...there's no free passes...I kinda went into it thinking, alright it's going to take me awhile,...so how can I improve every single time?"

Episode 6

"Always try to keep a positive frame of mind...cynicism is poison. It's not going to help you at all. It just digs you deeper into a hole."

Janien Valentine

7/24/2014

 

Singer and Actress - Janien Valentine

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​How to find out more about Janien:
www.imdb.com

More cool stuff we mentioned:
Dallas Travers
The Frankie Scinta Show
​Poperazzi

Episode 3

"...I've been incredibly blessed. This city has been so good to me and my career...[a friend said to me] 'The only difference between Las Vegas and NY is we're actually working in our craft'...I could be in NY, I could be waiting tables,...I could live that life, but boy I would miss being on stage."

Episode 4

"I have to look more to what I have than what I don't have...I still have ambitions and goals that I've had since I was in my 20's. And I'm never going to let those go. Ever!...You just have to keep working at yourself and working at being grateful and thankful."

Mike Lawler

6/25/2014

 

​Actor, Teacher, and Performance Coach - Mike Lawler

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Episode 1

"I believe being a Union member that we deserve to be paid for what we do...I'm doing my Union thing here...but if you're a member of one, you're a member of all." ~ Mike Lawler

Episode 2

"...I had a director early on that said, 'You'll have a career when you feel you deserve one.' Part of your training really is to understand how we make money as actors. We are storytellers for pay. Train yourself to be able to make money in as many different areas of storytelling as you can." ~ Mike Lawler
​Meet Mike Lawler, professional actor in Phoenix, AZ. He's a member of Actors' equity and SAG-AFTRA, and has worked in television and film. His IMDb credits include productions seen on BBC television and Lifetime. He is an award winning performer and as of May 2017, he took the leap later in life and moved to NYC to expand his opportunities as a working artist. This guy's an inspiration!

Find out more about Mike - 
Mike on Facebook
Mike on Twitter
Mike on IMDb
 
 More Cool Stuff We Mention - 
Goodman Theatre - Chicago
Shelley Berman, Geraldine Page, Jose Ferrer
Actors' Equity
URTA - University Resident Theatre Association
Phoenix Theatre
SAG-AFTRA
Inside Acting Podcast
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