Inside Acting

In Episode 233, Trev and AJ address what *may* have been a bit of misleading marketing with regards to this interview series, and Trev chats a a bit about finding the overlap between self and expectations (a.k.a. “type”). Then they join casting director – and outspoken pay-to-play casting director workshop critic – Billy DaMota for Part 2 of their updated chat, to talk about the history of workshop guidelines, and how their enforcement and lack thereof has lead to the current context and climate. Total running time: 44:03. -- Support for this episode of Inside Acting comes from: * VO2GoGo – www.vo2gogo.com/start * Rehearsal Pro – www.rehearsal.pro/IAP * You! – www.insideacting.net/membership

In Episode 233, Trev and AJ address what *may* have been a bit of misleading marketing with regards to this interview series, and Trev chats a a bit about finding the overlap between self and expectations (a.k.a. “type”). Then they join casting director – and outspoken pay-to-play casting director workshop critic – Billy DaMota for Part 2 of their updated chat, to talk about the history of workshop guidelines, and how their enforcement and lack thereof has lead to the current context and climate. Total running time: 44:03. -- Support for this episode of Inside Acting comes from: * VO2GoGo – www.vo2gogo.com/start * Rehearsal Pro – www.rehearsal.pro/IAP * You! – www.insideacting.net/membership

In Episode 232, Trev and AJ chat about legacy – and respond to a listener question about whether to include or not include (that is the question) potentially disturbing or offensive character footage on your reel. Then they sit down with casting director – and outspoken paid casting director workshop critic – Billy DaMota, for the first of a 3-part update on new developments in the world of pay-to-play casting director workshops. Total running time: 56:18. -- Support for this episode of Inside Acting comes from: * VO2GoGo – www.vo2gogo.com/start * Rehearsal Pro – www.rehearsal.pro/IAP * You! – www.insideacting.net/membership

In Episode 232, Trev and AJ chat about legacy – and respond to a listener question about whether to include or not include (that is the question) potentially disturbing or offensive character footage on your reel. Then they sit down with casting director – and outspoken paid casting director workshop critic – Billy DaMota, for the first of a 3-part update on new developments in the world of pay-to-play casting director workshops. Total running time: 56:18. -- Support for this episode of Inside Acting comes from: * VO2GoGo – www.vo2gogo.com/start * Rehearsal Pro – www.rehearsal.pro/IAP * You! – www.insideacting.net/membership

In Episode 231, Trev and AJ dig into the ever-awesome Inside Acting mail bag – featuring questions, comments, and stories recently sent by the community. Everything from trusting your gut, to what we can learn from treating acting like a sales gig, to avoiding scams, finding a good theatre group, and even quitting the post office to lay shirtless in the mud. Yep. Total running time: 51:34. -- Support for this episode of Inside Acting comes from: * VO2GoGo – www.vo2gogo.com/start * Rehearsal Pro – www.rehearsal.pro/IAP * You! – www.insideacting.net/membership

In Episode 231, Trev and AJ dig into the ever-awesome Inside Acting mail bag – featuring questions, comments, and stories recently sent by the community. Everything from trusting your gut, to what we can learn from treating acting like a sales gig, to avoiding scams, finding a good theatre group, and even quitting the post office to lay shirtless in the mud. Yep. Total running time: 51:34. -- Support for this episode of Inside Acting comes from: * VO2GoGo – www.vo2gogo.com/start * Rehearsal Pro – www.rehearsal.pro/IAP * You! – www.insideacting.net/membership

In Episode 230, Trev and AJ take a hard look at the first quarter of the year, interviewing and coaching each other on life, career, and more – what’s working, what isn’t, what can we learn, and what’s next? See key takeaways below, and be sure to check out Trev and AJ’s full Q1 reviews in the Membership (where you’re also invite you to conduct and share your own review!). Total running time: 53:48. -- Support for this episode of Inside Acting comes from: * VO2GoGo – www.vo2gogo.com/start * Rehearsal Pro – www.rehearsal.pro/IAP * You! – www.insideacting.net/membership

In Episode 230, Trev and AJ take a hard look at the first quarter of the year, interviewing and coaching each other on life, career, and more – what’s working, what isn’t, what can we learn, and what’s next? See key takeaways below, and be sure to check out Trev and AJ’s full Q1 reviews in the Membership (where you’re also invite you to conduct and share your own review!). Total running time: 53:48. -- Support for this episode of Inside Acting comes from: * VO2GoGo – www.vo2gogo.com/start * Rehearsal Pro – www.rehearsal.pro/IAP * You! – www.insideacting.net/membership

In Episode 229, Trev flies (sort of) solo while AJ catches us up on a meeting story about interpreting performance notes. Then Trev sits down for Part 1 of his chat with artist and activist Tom Sepe – one of the guys who hacked / modified that badass Tesla S for the Racing Extinction documentary – to chat about the big picture: why we do what we do as artists, how and why we’re all activists, where true global change and transformation begins, and what’s ahead for the human race. Yeah. We go there. Total running time: 58:17. -- Support for this episode of Inside Acting comes from: * VO2GoGo – www.vo2gogo.com/start * Rehearsal Pro – www.rehearsal.pro/IAP * You! – www.insideacting.net/membership

In Episode 229, Trev flies (sort of) solo while AJ catches us up on a meeting story about interpreting performance notes. Then Trev sits down for Part 1 of his chat with artist and activist Tom Sepe – one of the guys who hacked / modified that badass Tesla S for the Racing Extinction documentary – to chat about the big picture: why we do what we do as artists, how and why we’re all activists, where true global change and transformation begins, and what’s ahead for the human race. Yeah. We go there. Total running time: 58:17. -- Support for this episode of Inside Acting comes from: * VO2GoGo – www.vo2gogo.com/start * Rehearsal Pro – www.rehearsal.pro/IAP * You! – www.insideacting.net/membership

In Episode 228, Trev and AJ respond to a listener question about how to heal the trust with a casting entity for whom you feel you’ve done “bad” work. Then Trev sits down for Part 2 of his chat with DaJuan Johnson to dig deeper into the journey of a working actor – specifically: creating the space for success in life, how being a pro on set is the ultimate ‘networking’ strategy, DaJuan’s experience as an ethnic actor in a predominantly white industry, how relationships are a choice, how being dropped by his management was a blessing in disguise, and a whole lot more. Total running time: 58:05. -- Support for this episode of Inside Acting comes from: * VO2GoGo – www.vo2gogo.com/start * Rehearsal Pro – www.rehearsal.pro/IAP * You! – www.insideacting.net/membership

In Episode 228, Trev and AJ respond to a listener question about how to heal the trust with a casting entity for whom you feel you’ve done “bad” work. Then Trev sits down for Part 2 of his chat with DaJuan Johnson to dig deeper into the journey of a working actor – specifically: creating the space for success in life, how being a pro on set is the ultimate ‘networking’ strategy, DaJuan’s experience as an ethnic actor in a predominantly white industry, how relationships are a choice, how being dropped by his management was a blessing in disguise, and a whole lot more. Total running time: 58:05. -- Support for this episode of Inside Acting comes from: * VO2GoGo – www.vo2gogo.com/start * Rehearsal Pro – www.rehearsal.pro/IAP * You! – www.insideacting.net/membership

In Episode 227, Trev and AJ respond to a listener question about moral and emotional boundaries in acting class before Trev sits down for Part 1 of his chat with actor DaJuan Johnson (Bosch) to talk about his journey from Florida to Colorado to Los Angeles. Some good stuff in here on when and why to ignore well-meaning advice, how to choose your tribe, the biggest factor in having a career that works versus one that doesn’t, and a whole lot more. Total running time: 54:48. -- Support for this episode of Inside Acting comes from: * VO2GoGo – www.vo2gogo.com/start * Rehearsal Pro – www.rehearsal.pro/IAP * You! – www.insideacting.net/membership

In Episode 227, Trev and AJ respond to a listener question about moral and emotional boundaries in acting class before Trev sits down for Part 1 of his chat with actor DaJuan Johnson (Bosch) to talk about his journey from Florida to Colorado to Los Angeles. Some good stuff in here on when and why to ignore well-meaning advice, how to choose your tribe, the biggest factor in having a career that works versus one that doesn’t, and a whole lot more. Total running time: 54:48. -- Support for this episode of Inside Acting comes from: * VO2GoGo – www.vo2gogo.com/start * Rehearsal Pro – www.rehearsal.pro/IAP * You! – www.insideacting.net/membership

In Episode 226, AJ shares how his chemistry read went down, lets us in on the casting process for series regulars, how and why he keeps an open line of communication with his reps, and drops in a few new actor glossary terms to boot. Then the guys continue the conversation on sexuality and castability in Hollywood, riffing on some AWESOME listener responses, stories, and revelations. Like, truly awesome. Then! Trev sits down for Part 2 of his chat with actor Michael Kostroff – to talk about all sorts of audition head game  amazingness, including what casting directors are *really* looking for, the thing the vast majority of actors have backward, the Golden Rule of Auditioning, and a ton more. Total running time: 1:06:42. -- Support for this episode of Inside Acting comes from: * VO2GoGo – www.vo2gogo.com/start * Rehearsal Pro – www.rehearsal.pro/IAP * You! – www.insideacting.net/membership