The actor’s journey is one of occasional highs and frequent lows. It is a path riddled with self-doubt and frustration as we question our career choices, wondering if we’ll ever really ”make it.” But it is those few moments of glory on stage or screen that can sustain us through all the setbacks and challenges. On this award-winning podcast, New York actor Patrick Oliver Jones invites fellow creatives to share stories of failure and persistence in their lives and careers. It’s a behind-the-scenes look at the creative life rarely seen in the glitz and glam of this industry that reminds us we’re not alone in this often bumpy and winding journey of the performing arts.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 10 days 1 hour 59 minutes
episode 1: Scott Wojcik & Gayle Seay - Casting Directors for Regional Theater, National Tours, and Off-Broadway
...and two of the best people on the planet!
episode 2: ONLY MAKE BELIEVE with Founder Dena Hammerstein (Spotlight)
Only Make Believe reaches thousands of children each year.
episode 3: Chris Coyne - Actor, Singer, Foley Mixer, Emmy-Nominated Sound Editor
From the recording booth to the sound booth...
episode 4: ONLY MAKE BELIEVE with Artistic Director Jackie Miller, Actors Dan Domingues & Jeanette Bonner (Spotlight)
In Part Two of our look at Only Make Believe, Patrick talks to Jackie Miller, Artistic Director of the acting company, and two of the actors, Dan Domingues and Jeanette Bonner. They share the process of bringing interactive theater to children in ho...
episode 6: John McGinty - Broadway Actor (Children of a Lesser God), Deaf Advocate and Sign Language Teacher
John McGinty lost his hearing at a young age and for years headed toward a career in Finance. But theater kept calling him, and he finally answered by moving to New York to see if he could make it. On this episode he shares the twists and turns of th...
episode 7: NY YOUTH SYMPHONY with Conductor Michael Repper (Spotlight)
For the next couple of weeks will be talking to directors of the New York Youth Symphony. Founded in 1963 as an orchestra to showcase the metropolitan area’s most gifted musicians ages 12-22, its activities have since grown to encompass programs in c...
episode 8: Michael Wartella - Singer, Songwriter, Broadway Actor in the National Tour of WICKED
Mike spent ten years in New York City before landing his first major production.
episode 9: NY YOUTH SYMPHONY Musical Theater Composition Program with Anna Jacobs (Spotlight)
The director of this NYYS program shares her own musical journey and how she's now guiding others.
episode 10: Glasgow Lyman & Jeff Rosick - Writers, Actors, Producers from Hollywood Fringe, WE NEED THIS MUSICAL...
A licensed therapist and theater composer come up with a musical.