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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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May 11, 2022
May 11, 2022
53 min
Junior Gomez is a SAG-AFTRA actor based in Los Angeles, California. He shot his first feature film, “Et Tu”, starring Lou Diamond Phillips and Malcolm McDowell, earlier this year. He was also in a commercial coming to your phones soon as a hand model for Cuisinart. Regionally, he played the Valet, in “Amadeus”, at the Folger Theatre in DC, and spent a summer at the Texas Shakespeare Festival, where he was in Tartuffe, Love’s Labour’s Lost and King John. He is represented by CCA.
In this episode, Maggie and Junior chat about seeking representation and securing an agent or manager, using actors access, moving to Los Angeles to pursue TV and Film, hobbies, mental health, and who we are outside of the industry.
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Email: maggie@actoraesthetic.com
Apr 26, 2022
Apr 26, 2022
12 min
Websites websites are no fun... unless you MAKE THEM FUN!
Your website (believe it or not) can tell us WAY more about you than any 30 second self-tape or *God forbid* in-person audition. So make 'em count!
In this brief episode, we're talking about where to start and how to create a website, domain names, website building platforms, and different ways to sprinkle in your personality.
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Email: maggie@actoraesthetic.com
Apr 19, 2022
Apr 19, 2022
10 min
What happens when you start keeping track of all your auditions in one place?
You grow.
In this brief episode, we're talking about how to start and keep your own audition journal... so you never miss another important piece of information again!
Grab your copy of the Actor Aesthetic Audition Journal Template at https://www.actoraesthetic.com/journal.
Helpful blog:
10 Questions You Need to Answer When Keeping An Audition Journal
To join the Actor Aesthetic Alliance Facebook group, click here.
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Follow Maggie Bera on social media
Instagram: @actoraesthetic / @maggiebera
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ActorAesthetic/
Email: maggie@actoraesthetic.com
Apr 4, 2022
Apr 4, 2022
11 min
We need to get a life, y'all! Not everything is about singing, dancing and acting... (though much of can and SHOULD be ;))
In this brief episode, we're getting real about the true importance of finding a hobby outside of theatre.
Helpful blogs:
An Actor's Secrets To Keeping Sane
10 Easy Self Care Tips For Actors
To join the Actor Aesthetic Alliance Facebook group, click here.
Spread love and don't forget to rate, review and subscribe to the Actor Aesthetic Podcast on your favorite podcast app.
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Follow Maggie Bera on social media
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Facebook: www.facebook.com/ActorAesthetic/
Email: maggie@actoraesthetic.com
Mar 28, 2022
Mar 28, 2022
25 min
Every musical theatre actor's favorite topic... summer stock. What is it? How do you audition for it? And what happens when you don't book the job?
We're talking all your favorite summer stock audition acronyms (A1, SETC, NETC, MTWA, UPTA, etc), actor job boards to take advantage of (Actors Access, BroadwayWorld, Playbill, Actors Equity), self tapes, how to put your best foot forward, and what to do when your summer doesn't turn out the way you want it.
Other episodes to check out:
136: 10 tips to nail your next self tape
42: 5 Actor Job Boards For Finding Casting Calls and Auditions
Helpful blogs:
6 Audition Conferences For Summer Stock Employment
3 Helpful Tips From Casting Director Michael Cassara On Self Tape Auditions
To join the Actor Aesthetic Alliance Facebook group, click here.
Spread love and don't forget to rate, review and subscribe to the Actor Aesthetic Podcast on your favorite podcast app.
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Instagram: @actoraesthetic / @maggiebera
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ActorAesthetic/
Email: maggie@actoraesthetic.com
Jan 11, 2022
Jan 11, 2022
12 min
Actor websites... how to make them, what to include, and why they are so important when pursuing a career in the professional theatre industry!
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To join the Actor Aesthetic Alliance Facebook group, click here.
Spread love and don't forget to rate, review and subscribe to the Actor Aesthetic Podcast on your favorite podcast app.
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Email: maggie@actoraesthetic.com
Jan 7, 2022
Jan 7, 2022
25 min
Host Maggie Bera dishes her secrets to making a successful self-tape (especially when you're racing against the clock)!
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Email: maggie@actoraesthetic.com
Dec 27, 2021
Dec 27, 2021
15 min
The backbone of a production? The only reason why the show goes on?
Swings, understudies and standbys, of course!
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Dec 13, 2021
Dec 13, 2021
17 min
The real world.
Oooooooooh ahhhhhhhh.
Scary... I know.
Let's talk about it.
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Email: maggie@actoraesthetic.com
Nov 24, 2021
Nov 24, 2021
17 min
You know it's about to get real real when it's a solo ep with your fave. In this episode, host Maggie Bera chats about the top 8 things she wishes she knew before pursuing a career as a performer in the theatre industry.
Let's get into it.
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Spread love and don't forget to rate, review and subscribe to the Actor Aesthetic Podcast on your favorite podcast app.
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Instagram: @actoraesthetic / @maggiebera
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ActorAesthetic/
Email: maggie@actoraesthetic.com