The Vagabond Actor's Podcast

Take it By Jackboots: Control vs. Energy

In this episode, we talk about control, energy and how society pushes us to tamp down our responses. 

How do you let go of your control and fully give over to the moment? Let us know! @vagabondactors on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook!

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How do you feel about that? Opinions!

In this episode (recorded in late April), we talk about opinions: why they're important for an actor, how to find them, and how to nourish them!

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The Do's and Dont's of Commercial Castings With Crocodile Casting

Today we are overjoyed to welcome our first guests: Claire Toeman and Tracie Saban from Crocodile Casting join us to talk about commercial casting, what their process is, what actors can expect, how they get actors to give the best performance and a lot more.

Claire and Tracie also run regular commercial casting workshops on Zoom where actors get put through their paces and really get a chance to learn about the do's and don'ts of commercial casting.

If you're interested (and you should be!) you can send them an email to crocodilecasting@gmail.com

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What if my partner sucks?

In this episode we talk about what to do when your partner isn't present, or isn't very good or just plain sucks. We want to know about your experiences with bad partners and how you solved it! Let us know in the comments here or by tagging us @vagabondactors on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook.

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Headshots!

One of an actor's most basic tools is the headshot. In this episode, we get into what a good headshot is, finding your authentic self, how to prepare for a headshot session, how to connect in the moment and how to choose the perfect shot. We also have some feedback on our previous episode on Objectives!

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What Do You Want? Objectives!

In this episode, acting coaches Brian, Gary and Andrea dig into the classic actor's tool OBJECTIVES: What is the want/need/doing of the scene. We also talk about empathy, how to select which take to send from your selftape, the Spoon River Anthology and much more! 

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Lights! Camera! Self-Tape!

In this episode Brian, Andrea and Gary discuss revisiting Stanislavski, Harold Clurman, Showreel Shareday and our main topic: How to handle Self-Taping: Practical tips on lighting, sound, learning your lines, what to do with your reader and much more! Let us know your favorite tips on a successful self-tape: @vagabondactors (twitter, facebook and instagram).

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Building Your Network: Yay or Boo?

In this episode, in addition to our main topic about how to build and maintain your professional network, Brian, Andrea and Gary talk about how their acting and listening is being affected in this challenging time, and what they've seen this week that's made an impression.

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To Train or Not To Train

Brian, Andrea and Gary discuss the early days of the pandemic lockdown, whether actors even need training these days and what they've watched that has wowed them. 

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