Thrive Episode # 82 - Developing Your Voice As An Artist With Guest Pula Plum
In today's show, we talk about why it's important to have that vision of your success. To have that really clear focus so that all of your activities, that portfolio of things that you may do in your business and in your art are all under the umbrella of that main dream.
Our special guest today, Paula Plum, is an accomplished, celebrated and award-winning professional actress who has appeared onstage, in film and on television for over 25 years.
Ms. Plum has graced some of the most well-known stages in New England including The Lyric Stage, The American Repertory Theater and The Huntington Theater just to name a few. She has also appeared in major films such as Mermaids with Cher, Malice, Next Stop Wonderland and was even directed by the genius Woody Allen.
Ms. Plum is a four-time winner of the prestigious Elliot Norton Award including one for Sustained Excellence. Past recipients of this award include Ian McEllen and Julie Harris. Paula was also one of only 5 actors nationwide to receive the Fox Actor's Fellowship in association with the SpeakEasy Stage.
Ms. Plum is a founding member of the Actor's Shakespeare project and played roles from Cleopatra to Lady MacBeth.
She has trained with some of the best the acting mentors in the world both in Europe at the London Academy of music & Dramatic Art, The Dell'Arte Institute of Paris and right here in Boston as a graduate of Boston University.
Paula has also been my acting coach.
In this episode, we talk about:
08:00 - How did Paula become a successful actress?
09:50 - Heather and Paula talk about why it's important to have a vision of what you want to be.
10:50 - How do you decide which tasks to focus on at the right time?
13:00 - Heather and Paula talk about needing a vision and also keeping your senses aware of what you really want to do.
14:00 - How did Paula determine that she wanted to be an actress? What was her turning point?
15:00 - How does Paula feel about having a voice as a participant in our society?
20:00 - Paula and Heather talk about being clear and feeding your energy.
25:00 - What were Paula's favorite roles?
29:00 - Paula talks about going to clown school and what was the most important lesson she learned from it.
32:30 - What does it mean for Paula to Thrive?
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