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Actor Aesthetic, hosted by NYC-based actress Maggie Bera, is a podcast designed to educate artists pursuing a career in the theatre industry.
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Monday Sep 28, 2020
Monday Sep 28, 2020
Kayla Ryan Walsh is a New York-based actor, singer, and dancer. She is originally from Bend, Oregon and received her BFA in Musical Theatre from Otterbein University. She has worked regionally at The Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, Theatre Aspen, Mill Mountain Theatre, Weathervane Playhouse, Southern Colorado Repertory Theatre and many more. She was an Acting Apprentice at The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, as well as received a Fulbright Scholarship to study Shakespeare at The Globe in London under Philip Bird's mentorship and direction. Recently Kayla acted as producer and performer for an online staged reading of The Revolutionists by Lauren Gunderson, opposite of Kuhoo Verma, with all proceeds being given directly to The ACLU, raising over $1000 from their one-night showing.
In this episode, Kayla chats with NYC-based actress and host Maggie Bera about her musical theatre training at Otterbein, making it without an agent, and breaking boundaries in the theatre industry.
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Monday Sep 21, 2020
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Allison Bailey has been traveling the country by bubble as Glinda in the Broadway National Tour of WICKED for the past 5 years. Regional credits: Les Misérables, The Music Man, Singin’ in the Rain (New London Barn Playhouse) and A Proper Place (Goodspeed Opera House). She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre from The Boston Conservatory and proud Pensacola native. allison-bailey.com @allisonbailey
In this episode, Allison chats with NYC-based actress and host Maggie Bera about her musical theatre college audition process, her training at The Boston Conservatory, which iconic song she ended up singing for senior showcase, her sublet nightmare, side jobs in NYC, and traveling the world on the National Tour of Wicked.
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Monday Sep 14, 2020
Monday Sep 14, 2020
Courtney Mack is a New York-based actress, singer, and dancer. She is originally from a small town in Wisconsin and came to Chicago to pursue a Musical Theatre degree at Columbia College. She is now on Broadway as an alternate in Six: The Musical!
Her recent theatre credits include, Six: The Musical at The Ordway, The Citadel Theatre, American Repertory Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Ghost: The Musical with Theatre at the Center, Million Dollar Quartet with Paramount Theatre, Heathers: The Musical with Kokandy Productions, Mamma Mia! with Paramount Theatre, Side Show with Porchlight Music Theatre, Cabaret with Theatre at the Center.
She received a Jeff Award for actress in a Principle Role for her lead performance in Heathers: The Musical as Veronica Sawyer. She was also featured in Chris Jones’ Chicago Tribune article: "10 Hot New Faces" of 2016.
In this episode, Courtney chats with NYC-based actress and host Maggie Bera about her training at Columbia, the theatre scene in Chicago, and how she found her place in the most anticipated show on Broadway!
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Monday Sep 07, 2020
Monday Sep 07, 2020
Born on Long Island and raised in New Jersey, Abby DePhillips has been lucky enough to always be near Broadway. At 12, she co-created a webshow called Backstage Broadway which allowed her to interview Broadway stars. In 2014, she was crowned Miss TEEN United States, and moved to New York City to further her career in theatre. After assisting concerts, she began working at Broadway Style Guide, and later The X Magazine. She soon began work co-producing the series Pronoun Showdown. After several sold-out shows, Pronoun Showdown was able to begin touring to other cities, as well as continuing performances in New York. As a hardcore Legally Blonde the Musical fan, a career highlight was getting to produce a concert version of the show as a benefit for the Times Up Legal Defense Fund at Feinstein’s/54 Below. Additionally, just before the shutdown, Abby debuted her new concert series Broadway Breakup Playlist, also at Feinstein’s/54 Below.
In addition to her work in theatre, Abby also writes a blog on her website called The A List. She’ll also be launching an online store this fall.
In this episode, Abby chats with NYC-based actress and host Maggie Bera about paving her own way in the theatre industry.
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Monday Aug 31, 2020
Monday Aug 31, 2020
Veteran Kara Lindsay has played many beloved roles on Broadway: Glinda in Wicked, Katherine in Newsies and, most recently, Cynthia Weil in Beautiful. She originated the role of Laura in the national tour and Guthrie Theatre productions of Little House on the Prairie. Regional credits include Paper Mill Playhouse (Newsies, Little House on the Prairie); North Carolina Theatre (title role in Mary Poppins); Kansas City Starlight (title role in Cinderella); Kansas City Rep (Sally Bowles in Cabaret); The 5th Avenue Theatre (Lone Star Love); and Geva Theatre Center (A Christmas Carol), among others.
In this episode, Kara chats with NYC-based actress and host Maggie Bera about college auditions, her transition from college to NYC, her "almost" Broadway debut, vocal injuries, Newsies, and her FAVORITE JOB YET - being a mom!
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Monday Aug 24, 2020
Monday Aug 24, 2020
Gianna Yanelli is a New York-based actress who made her Broadway debut in the original cast of Mean Girls. She performed at the Tony Awards, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and SNL. Gianna also appeared on Law and Order: SVU. Regional: Saturday Night Fever (Annette), Fiddler on the Roof (Hodel, Barrymore nomination), Junie B. Jones (Junie B.) BFA MT Texas State University.
In this episode, NYC-based actress and host Maggie Bera chats with Gianna about her college audition process, studying musical theatre at Texas State University, auditions and side jobs in New York City, and her Broadway debut in Mean Girls!
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Monday Aug 17, 2020
Monday Aug 17, 2020
Christine Cornish Smith is a New York City based dancer, singer and actor. She was most recently seen in the Original Broadway Cast revival of Kiss Me, Kate!, where she was a featured dancer in the ensemble and covered Lois Lane/Bianca. Christine is most well known for her portrayal of Bombalurina in the OBC revival of CATS, and was also seen in the OBC of My Fair Lady at the Lincoln Center Theater.
Other credits include: the original work of Agnes DeMille in Oklahoma! at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, original revival tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat helmed by director/choreographer, Andy Blankenbuehler, Laurey Williams in Susan Stroman’s Oklahoma! at the MUNY, Sheila Bryant in A Chorus Line at the Riverside Theater, and Goodspeed Opera House. She has also performed as a principal vocalist with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, the Phoenix Symphony, and the Niagra Symphony Orchestra, as well as was a finalist in the prestigious Kurt Weill’s Lotte Lenya Vocal Competition in 2014.
She appeared in the 25th Anniversary Concert performance of Crazy For You at Lincoln Center, directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman and has also appeared on HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” with John Oliver, “Good Morning, America”, “The Today Show”, “The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade”, and “The Tony Awards”. She has been featured on Playbill.com, Broadway.com, Inside Dance Magazine, and BroadwayBox as one of the “Incredible Debuts” of the 2016 Broadway season. Visit her website at www.ChristineCornishSmith.com and follow her on instagram @ChristineCornish.
In this episode, NYC-based actress and host Maggie Bera chats with Christine about her musical theatre training at CCM, her transition to New York City, survival jobs, agents, auditions, rejection, and making her Broadway debut in Cats.
Monday Aug 10, 2020
Monday Aug 10, 2020
Ciara Alyse Harris is an actor currently playing Alana Beck and understudying Zoe Murphy in the First National Tour of Dear Evan Hansen. She received her BFA degree in Musical Theatre from the Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music. When she’s not performing she’s working on her blog Queen Made of Light whose purpose is to remind women of their power and how they are fully capable of finding their own light in the darkness. Ciara is a strong mental health advocate and uses her own experiences to share insight about topics such as anxiety, relationships, being an artist, and learning how to love yourself where you are and where you are going.
In this episode, Ciara chats with NYC-based actress and host Maggie Bera about Broadway auditions, booking Dear Evan Hansen, traveling on tour, Black Lives Matter, blogging, mental health and MORE!
*apologies for the emergency siren underneath the beginning of the interview!*
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Monday Aug 03, 2020
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Janine DiVita graduated from the University of Michigan with a double major in Musical Theatre and Communications. Favorite credits include Broadway: Grease (Rizzo), Anything Goes (Reno Standby), The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Miss Isabel Yearsley). National Tours: Finding Neverland (Mary Barrie), If/Then *w/ Idina Menzel (Anne), Young Frankenstein (Elizabeth). TV/Film: The Deuce (Amy Goldman), Elementary (June Cunningham), Gravesend (Jennifer) and many, many more!
But Janine's prowess goes beyond entertainment. She co-wrote a screenplay called 'Sisters Before Misters' which is in development with Dolphin Entertainment (to be directed by Lea Thompson), is the director of over 60 members of the USO Show Troupe which entertains military and veterans all over the world, AND co-founded Empowered Voices which provides theatrical prevention education workshops, specializing in Sexual Assault Prevention and Suicide Prevention, to the U.S. Military.
In this episode, Janine chats with NYC-based actress and host Maggie Bera about her training at the University of Michigan, her Broadway debut at 23 years old, the audition grind, survival jobs, moving to NYC, the USO show troupe, how she's coping in quarantine and MORE!
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Monday Jul 27, 2020
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Introducing the next level of virtual auditioning, Eco Cast Live! NYC-based actress and host Maggie Bera chats about the basics of Eco Cast Live, how actors can use it to their advantage, and how it will impact the future of the theatre industry.
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"Here's How To Audition With EcoCast Live From Actors Access" (more in-depth info and visual advice) - https://www.actinginchicago.com/advice-for-actors/heres-how-actors-will-audition-with-ecocast-live/
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Email: maggie@actoraesthetic.com