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 3 hours 8 minutes
episode 21: Ashley Victoria Robinson Never Settles, Constantly Pushing Herself as an Actor and Creative
This past week I started rehearsals up in Connecticut at the Goodspeed Opera House doing a new musical version of the beloved Anne of Green Gables. It’s a well-known story around the world but especially in its home country of Canada. So in honor of ...
episode 22: Brian Patacca Lets Go of Expectations and Finds Artistic Freedom
How he let go of expectations and allowed himself to find his purpose and to find his true calling.
episode 23: Playwright Cris Eli Blak Proves That Persistence Can Overcome the Most Challenging Hurdles (REWIND)
For the past four weeks I’ve been in rehearsals for a new musical adaptation of Anne of Green Gables. During that time I even got Covid for the second time and had to miss several days of rehearsal while I was recovering. In fact, I wasn’t the only o...
episode 24: Adam Stocker Shows How Broadway Costumers Are Like Engineers & Should be Paid Accordingly
Advocating for workers rights and fighting inequalities in theater that affect the costume industry.
episode 25: Adam Stocker and the Theater Interview That Went All Wrong
Bonus Episode with Adam Stocker: the interview that should've been his first internship.
episode 26: Matt Vinson & Matte O’Brien on the Joys and Challenges of Bringing a Musical to the Stage
Learning when to take feedback and how actors influence the rewriting and editing process.
episode 27: FINAL FIVE: Composer Matt Vinson & Book Writer and Lyricist Matte O’Brien
What does making it mean for these two?
episode 28: Gina Harris Finds Magic in the Ordinary Things of Life and Theater
How grief led to the creation of one-woman musical: The Magic of Ordinary Things.
episode 29: Andrew Lippa Shares Disappointments and Lessons Learned as a Broadway Composer & Lyricist (REWIND)
Back in the summer of 2020, there was a new Netflix docuseries everyone was talking about, a little show called Tiger King. Well, in the midst of all that I sat down with composer and lyricist Andrew Lippa. He talked about a few of his bigger profile shows like The Addams Family, Big Fish, and of course The Wild Party, as well as a Tiger King parody he did with Kristin Chenoweth...
episode 30: Barton Cowperthwaite from Tiny Pretty Things Discovers He’s More Than Just a Dancer
Triple Threat shares both the joys and disappointments of working on a hit TV show.