Welcome to our very first guest, actor and coach Vas Saranga from The Online Actor! We talk about how coaching fits into an actor’s process, what it means to find your own approach to the work, and why acting class can feel so different once you know how to use it.
We cover:
• How to know when (and when not) to coach your auditions
• Why variables can change everything in your self-tapes
• What “process” actually means for intuitive actors
• How to take ownership of your auditions without burnout
• The new TM genre workshops and how they’re restoring actors’ confidence and creativity
If you’ve been feeling stuck, uninspired, or unsure what to work on between auditions, this one’s for you.
Chapters
00:00 – Flossing, stretching, and the ultimate accountability showdown
02:40 – Introducing Vas Saranga of The Online Actor
05:00 – How persistence built our collaboration
08:00 – Coaching vs self-directing your own auditions
10:30 – What makes Vas’s coaching approach different
13:00 – Defining “process” and why it looks different for every actor
16:00 – Intuitive acting and why most of us fall in the middle
18:00 – Acting across markets: LA, Atlanta, Canada
21:00 – The importance of variables and playing within a scene
27:00 – How to disrupt your own system and find fresh choices
31:00 – Why actors lose hope and how to get it back
33:00 – Building confidence and creativity through TM workshops
37:00 – What Vas is learning from coaching hundreds of actors
41:00 – Vas’s self-tape challenge for your next audition
43:20 – Where to find Vas and how to work with him
44:00 – Small victories, booking mindset, and next week’s teaser
