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Grandpa Bill\'s PodcastGrandpa Bill's PodcastGrounded in GratitudeSend us a textThink of all the beauty still left around you and be happy!ANNE FRANKGrandpa Bill's Grunts & Groans-Engaging Your Senses: A Pathway to Grounding and Embracing New BeginningsThe dawn of a new day, especially the start of a fresh week, carries a unique energy. It whispers of potential, of clean slates and exciting possibilities. But before we leap into the future, let's anchor ourselves firmly in the present moment. Today, our focus is on grounding – and what better way to connect with the here and no...2025-04-0626 minBH Sales Kennel Kelp Holistic Healing HourBH Sales Kennel Kelp Holistic Healing HourFinding Your Footing: Grounding for a Fresh StartGrandpa Bill's Grunts & Groans-Engaging Your Senses: A Pathway to Grounding and Embracing New BeginningsThe dawn of a new day, especially the start of a fresh week, carries a unique energy. It whispers of potential, of clean slates and exciting possibilities. But before we leap into the future, let's anchor ourselves firmly in the present moment. Today, our focus is on grounding – and what better way to connect with the here and now than by engaging our senses?Think about it: our senses are our direct link to the world around us. They paint a vi...2025-04-0626 minBH Sales Kennel Kelp Holistic Healing HourBH Sales Kennel Kelp Holistic Healing HourFinding Your Footing: Grounding for a Fresh StartGrandpa Bill's Grunts & Groans-Engaging Your Senses: A Pathway to Grounding and Embracing New BeginningsThe dawn of a new day, especially the start of a fresh week, carries a unique energy. It whispers of potential, of clean slates and exciting possibilities. But before we leap into the future, let's anchor ourselves firmly in the present moment. Today, our focus is on grounding – and what better way to connect with the here and now than by engaging our senses?Think about it: our senses are our direct link to the world around us. They paint a vi...2025-04-0626 minMalc \'n BeansMalc 'n BeansMalc ’n Beans 189: Legacy in Motion189’s a full spill on friendship, bonding, respect, integrity, values, aaaaand dips into a special product announcement..  This is 1 episode you’re gonna wanna watch alllll the way through  💭 The chills I felt watching Jeremy McGrath pack arenas for a decade 💭 We debuted our McGrath 93 gear at Mini O’s — Dropping as a full kit VERY soon on mendid.com 💭 Launching a collector’s series SMX Jerseys x Mendid x McGrath collab jersey TODAY! 💭 The full circle of working with Lieb, McGrath & everyone.. That’s what becoming Mendid truly embodies 💭 Josh Roge...2024-12-2110 minACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processSEASON TWO Episode Eight: Geoffrey Nauffts whose successful career was no accident!Send us a textGeorge Bernard Shaw once said, "Don't wait for opportunity, create it.  Geoffrey Nauffts is a Producer, a Broadway and Television Actor, a Tony-award nominated playwright and television scriptwriter, and a director. He has worked as an actor on and off Broadway, regionally, and extensively in film and television. He’s directed plays by Kenneth Lonergan, Frank Pugliese, Theresa Rebeck, Suzan-Lori Parks, and Steven Belber’s critically acclaimed Tape in New York, LA, and London. His writing credits include; Baby Steps, an award-winning short film starring Kathy Bates, Jennifer, a CBS m...2024-12-051h 37ACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processSEASON TWO Episode Seven "Dame" Billie McBride is a woman who thrives!Send us a textBillie McBride is one of Denver's top theatre personalities. I first saw her when she appeared in LOVE LETTERS at Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company on Valentine's Day. The show was wonderful, but Billie stood out to me as someone I wanted and needed to know; but, it was her immediate & kind response (to this unknown Boulder commodity) that led me to realize, YES, she was as wonderful as I dreamed she would be.  Billie NEVER STOPS WORKING.  She is currently directing MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET which opens this weekend at...2024-11-201h 06ACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processSEASON TWO Episode Six: Charles Busch is a Leading Lady like no other!Send us a textCharles Busch is a creative genius!  With his quick wit and hysterical way of weaving stories, he is that person who can make you laugh at times when you think you may never smile again. I have always loved comedians and interviewing Charles Busch was not unlike reading his book LEADING LADY: A Memoir of a Most Unusual Boy - both were hysterical, informative, and yet extremely moving.  I've loved Charles since 1984, he wasn't aware of HOW MUCH until I got to tell him during our interview.  Busch is an award-winning act...2024-11-181h 34ACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processUntitled EpisodeSend us a textTo learn more about ACT contact Dawn Westbrook by heading over to her website at www.dawnwestbrook.com2024-11-171h 34ACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processSEASON TWO Episode Five "Living truthfully under imaginary circumstances" with actor/director/playwright Paul StroiliSend us a textActor/Director/Playwright Paul Stroili takes to the mic for episode 5 in an interview with Dawn.  Paul is currently working with Jeff Daniels at the Purple Rose Theatre in OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY GRINCH IN FIGHT WITH RUDOLPH POLICE which is a world premiere both written & directed by Jeff Daniels himself.  Paul is a Resident Artist at Jeff Daniels’ Purple Rose Theatre, where his play A Jukebox for the Algonquin, enjoyed a World Premiere in the summer of 2023. It received a Wilde Award for Best New Play. His latest play, My Mother and the Mich...2024-10-311h 13ACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processSEASON TWO Episode Four Dr. Rick St. Peter "Be Swift. Be Swift. Be NOT Poetical."Send us a textRichard (Rick) St. Peter is an award-winning stage director, producer, and educator with more than 20 years of experience in professional and academic theatre. He has worked internationally with the English Theatre of Ukraine, Prague's MeetFactory, and the National Theatre of Romania in Craiova, Romania. During the height of the Covid Pandemic, he was one of 100 international directors -- and the only American-- to participate in the National Theatre of Romania's (Craiova) Hektomeron(www.hektomeron.com) adapting and directing The Fifth Story from Day the Seventh o...2024-10-241h 50ACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processSEASON TWO Episode Three with Amanda Berg-Wilson "You Always Want to be the Exporter not the Importer"Send us a textAmanda Berg-Wilson is the co-founder and artistic director of The Catamounts Theatre Company, an immersive theatre experience in the Boulder/Denver area.  She has directed over fifteen productions, including God’s Ear (2011 Camera Eye Award, Best Director), Failure: A Love Story (2013 True West Nomination, Best Director), and Rausch (2018 True West award, 2019 Henry Award nomination). Under her direction, The Catamounts have received eight Westword Best of Denver awards, four True West awards, thirteen Colorado Theatre Guild nominations, and six Daily Camera Eye Awards, among othe...2024-10-2254 minACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processWEEK TWO An energetic conversation with one of Colorado's theatrical gems, the multihypenate theatrical dynamo, Ms. Candace JoiceSend us a textHumble, Kind. Uber-talented, and Devoted to storytelling since she was a child are just a few takeaways from my interview with Candace Joice.  From the moment I met her, I knew she had "IT" - and let me tell you, she has "IT" in spades.  She is an avid reader, and ever since her first stage role as a duckling, she relishes the experience of collaborating with a writer's words whether on stage, on film, or in recording an audiobook. Candace holds a master's degree in...2024-09-301h 10ACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processSEASON TWO Episode One with Tapping Troy McLaughlin who says "As a performer you must be willing and nice to everybody, because you never know who they might be!"Send us a textSchmigadoon Season One AND the new season of Virgin River, honey Troy McLaughlin is on a roll!Troy McLaughlin and I go way back and I knew I wanted him on as a guest on ACT this season and was so happy that he found the time to give to both you and me.  We met at Varina High School, in Richmond, Virginia but I was (…ha hem) just a little older than he!  I first met him when he was a fabulous trumpet player in the marc...2024-09-031h 09NujazzsoulNujazzsoulnjs.2024.04.2901 – Amalia – Don’t Be Ashamed Of Love (Love Touch Records) 02 – Lynda Dawn – Roses (XL Middleton Version) (Extra Soul Perception) 03 – Westbrook – Situations (Omega Supreme Records) 04 – The Word – Lobster (Edition Hawara) 05 – Philippe Chany – Fiction (Dark Entries) 06 – Thick As Thieves – Lectric Love (Rong Music) 07 – Afrodesia – Desert Storm (Best Record Italy) 08 – Mangiami Edits – How We Do In Nyc (EditChannel) 09 – Maurice Fulton Presents Stress – My Gigolo Ft. Chantilly (Transfusion) 10 – Trus’me – Drilling (Fat City) 11 – Heavyhandz – La Rugburnz (Headinghome Recordings) 12 – Julien Dyne – Design (Soundway) 13 – Ratgrave – Ein Kola Bitte! (Apron Records) 14 – Kat Williams – Over U (Tak Records) 15 – Kerri Chandler – Be There (Kerri’s Club Mix) (Favorite Recordings) 16 – Earl Jeffers – Higher (Melange) 17 – Scruscru & Dwaal – Destination...2024-05-161h 59Chasing PhantomChasing Phantom#121: Damn YankeesIn honor of Independence Day, we talk about a show that is as All-American as apple pie, featuring America's favorite pastime: selling your soul to the devil. No, no, no -- I mean, baseball!Through the magic of Zoom, the amazing and talented actress, director and producer Dawn Westbrook joins the pod to talk about bringing Lola to life, a role that some folks still remember her for.Find out more about "Damn Yankees" at ChasingPhantom.net and check out the other podcasts in the TimberTodd Pods family at timbertoddpods.com. 2023-07-0531 minMusic, MusiquesMusic, MusiquesAEJiJ Postcard #23         00:00 - Podcast Intro    00:40 - Lindsay Cooper - The Exhibition of Fashions (Rags, 1980)    02:07 - Julie Tippetts - Oceans and Sky (And Questions Why?) (Sunset Glow, 1975)       07:04 - Matthew Herbert Big Band - Misprints (Goodbye Swingtime, 2003)    12:42 - Nucleus - Sarsaparilla (Under the Sun, 1974)    19:28 - Barbara Thompson's Paraphernalia (Breathless, 1991)    22:53 - Yazz Ahmed - Organ Eternal (La Saboteuse, 2017)    30:12 - Mahavishnu Orchestra - Dawn (The Inner Mounting Flame, 1971)    35:25 - Icebreaker - Mad Legs in a Sack [2nd Movement] (Extraction, 2001)    41:13 - Dinosaur  - Living, Breathing (Together, As One...2023-04-011h 30The People of Penn StateThe People of Penn StateEpisode 32 — Film And Video Production With Dawn L. Manning '00Through her work in video and film production, alumna Dawn L. Manning '00 has worked with some of the biggest names in the entertainment and music industry. Some of the stars she has worked with include Will & Jada Smith, Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Terrell Owens, Common, Jason Derulo, Nicki Minaj, and more. On this episode of The People of Penn State, Dawn takes us through her passion for entertainment, music and sports, the projects she's worked on in her career,  the challenges she's faced in production as a black woman, advice to new producers, and mo...2023-03-3037 minThe Jenkins & Jonez PodcastThe Jenkins & Jonez Podcast249. The Lakers Experiment Is Over + Torres Fontain On Being A South Carolina Practice PlayerThe guys discuss the Russell Westbrook experience and the Lakers missing the playoffs and Kansas beating North Carolina in the men’s championship game before bringing on Torres Fontain, a former practice player for the South Carolina women’s team, to explain what it’s like being a practice player and what makes Dawn Staley such a great coach. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Subscribe to our Patreon for additional content: patreon.com/jenkinsandjonez Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...2022-04-0738 minAccounting HighAccounting High038 What's Your And is Why's Asymptote (feat. John Garrett)Episode 38 Author of What’s Your And | whatsyourand.com | Recorded November 8, 2021 Shout out to our sponsors this week: Xero and Gusto Zachary’s Takeaways Water cooler talk is not enough. You must go deeper with your team. Your people are far more important than your clients. Harness the energy within everyone and bring it into the organization and allow it to cultivate. People, clients, and staff love honesty. 85% of what makes up a person's life, we pretend is not there. We remember people by their “And” We do all o...2022-02-1458 minCold HARD Facts Podcast\'s showCold HARD Facts Podcast's showWe Back Like We Never LeftOn this episode we’re back after a month or possibly 3 weeks we discuss who’s our pick for NBA MVP. would you take Russell Westbrook or John Wall we review The Weeknd album Dawn FM and Cordae’s new album From A Birds Eye View and Gunna’s new album DS4ever and much more….___________________________DNATHEONLYONE Twitter & Instagram : @_whatwhoisdnaYouTube channel: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC_s66KvKj_N9b6vEHqQiyhA. Do the rappers need beats ? : https://www.beatstars...2022-01-201h 31The Dearly Beloveds PodcastThe Dearly Beloveds PodcastBubba Tha Hut listens to Dawn FM in Euphoria (Ft. Shaner & Shanks)Send us a textBaby momma drama wit YeShane's fantasy football league beefStill anti group chat Chasing 30Boo'd up and how people react to relationsJeff's tweetsprotecting our energySeparating real life from the MetaverseFandueling and gambling habitsWorking in mid west winter weatherEuphoriaThe Book of Boba FettLokiX-MenPlenty of sports talk ABHenry Ford ll High Vs. Shrine Catholic Date...2022-01-172h 22Vitamin D with Dawn DaiVitamin D with Dawn DaiWhat’s Happenin’: Ray-Ban Stories, Normani's VMA Performance and Russell Westbrook's KiltOn this episode of Vitamin D with Dawn Dai, Dawn talks “what's happenin'” in public conversation and on social media. Mark Zuckerberg announces the collaboration with Ray-Ban to unveil glasses that can capture video and photos. Normani's VMA performance with Teyana Taylor was hot and steamy, but why didn't it receive the same backlash as Lil Nas X's BET performance? Russell Westbrook wore a kilt for New York Fashion Week and his basketball colleague, Kwame Brown, had something to say about it.Follow Dawn Dai:Instagram: DawnDaiSpeaksTwitter: DawnDaiSpeaksWA...2021-09-2727 minTeamistryTeamistryWhere There's a Will (Smith), There's a WayIn March of 2020, as Will Smith is filming the biopic "King Richard," the emergence of COVID-19 abruptly shuts down all production. With unusual downtime and an urge to uplift his audience amid looming uncertainty, the actor meets with his production team at Westbrook Media to find a creative solution. What if they created a variety show with Will as the host – from his house? Smith had never hosted a variety show, and Westbrook Media had never done anything like it – not to mention during a pandemic, where the full production crew can't be on set, and those on location must...2021-08-1634 minBackdoor CutBackdoor CutTeam USA, France & Australia Round Out the Olympic Basketball Podium & Westbrook Joins the LakersWhile the NBA is taking a well earned rest from the court, Olympics basketball has well and truly carried the torch. The challenge of shifting to FIBA style of play cannot be understated. Team USA had to find that out by grinding into form throughout the tourney, ending the hopes of all-time runs by the likes of Australia and France as well as regular contenders, Spain. A new dawn is rising in the world of International hoops, and we could not be more here for it. Meanwhile the 2021 NBA Draft has been and gone (congratulations to Josh Giddey being selected 6...2021-08-0855 mineLATION RadioeLATION RadioShabach Saturday with Apostle DawnShabach Saturday with Apostle Westbrook2021-07-3152 minA to Z Sports Podcast NetworkA to Z Sports Podcast NetworkTitan Up Podcast: Nashville Media Beef Tryouts: Dawn Davenport & Sammy Watkins FilesIn this episode, Austin and Jack welcome on 104.5 The Zone's Dawn Davenport to talk about why she thinks Derrick Henry runs soft, what she thinks the Titans should do to replace Corey Davis, what she thinks about Adoree Jackson being shown the door, how she feels about Bud Dupree having covered him in college, and she gives her reasoning as to why she should be this podcast's new media beef. Plus, she drops some great Pauly Shore intel. Plus, Austin and Jack giver their takes on the Titans current wide receiver situation with Josh Reynolds, maybe Sammy Watkins (and how...2021-03-241h 16The UConn Pod: for UConn Huskies fansThe UConn Pod: for UConn Huskies fansChasing Perfection: The Bueckers Bounce (Ep. 21)For the first time this season, UConn women’s basketball played a top-ranked opponent and it sure didn’t disappoint.First, we give our immediate post-game reactions to UConn’s overtime win over South Carolina, break down another phenomenal performance by Bueckers and talk about her incredible game-clinching 3-pointer.After that, we discuss Dawn Staley’s ridiculous postgame comment about how playing with a Nike ball vs. a Wilson ball affected South Carolina’s guards. We also wonder about Evina Westbrook’s status and examine how UConn’s junior class played on Monday as well.We also g...2021-02-101h 15ACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processWEEK FIFTEEN Tony award-winning actor, Frank Wood "Acting gets me out of myself."Send us a textFrank Wood was raised in Boston, MA and he comes from a family of politicians. His father was a political scientist who served under the Lyndon Johnson administration and his sister, Maggie Hassan was the 81st Governor of New Hampshire from 2013-2017.  She was elected to the senate in 2016 and is a junior US Senator.His passion for theatre was ignited during his college days at Wesleyan University when he got to act in the Canterbury Tale Shepherd’s plays.  It was the challenge of the actor was not only the fun...2020-09-281h 13ACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processWEEK FOURTEEN Steven Skybell's Yiddish Tevye - a miracle of miracles!Send us a textBorn in the small town of Lubbock, Texas, Steven Skybell knew at the age of 10 as Pavel the peasant boy in the local theatre version of Fiddler on the Roof that the stage was where he belonged.  A graduate of both Yale University's undergraduate and graduate theatre studies programs, in 1988 Steven stepped right off the stage at Yale Repertory and onto the boards at the Neil Simon Theatre for his broadway debut in Eugene O'Neill's Ah, Wilderness! Classically trained in Shakespeare, ironically Steven does not think of h...2020-09-111h 13ACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processWEEK THIRTEEN Brian Scolaro "If you are truly in the moment...acting is ZEN!"Send us a textIf you are like me, you've seen this week's guest more than you can even remember.  He's a face that has appeared on so many tv sitcoms, dramas and comedy specials it's impossible to name them all.  Born in Bay Ridge Brooklyn NY,  Brian is a true New Yorker.  He was an absolute delight to interview.  So funny.  So open.  So raunchy.  Did I mention raunchy?  As a stand-up comic, Brian has appeared on numerous television show to almost every comedy club to name a few, Dangerfield's, Caroline's Comedy Club, Stand Up NY, Co...2020-08-271h 12ACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processWEEK TWELVE Dan Ruth and his Life Behind Bars, literally and figurativelySend us a textOne of the most talented actors I have ever seen on stage, Dan Ruth is a true showman, a writer, a musician, an actor, a director and a friend.  A studied actor, the alcoholism that  trapped and spun him into a downward spiral was the one thing that miraculously turned his life around.  He singing voice is as powerful and passionate as Mandy Patinkin, his unrelenting comic timing will make your face hurt from laughing so hard, and his gut-wrenching personal tragic story about how he turned his life around are all a par...2020-08-141h 11ACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processWEEK ELEVEN Jeff Caldwell "The Standup Guy" on late night tv, sitcoms and political correctness today's climateSend us a textI'll let these famous people give comedian, Jeff Caldwell's intro:Dennis Miller - "This guy is incredible!"Craig Ferguson - "Very funny!"George Carlin - "Funny and Smart!"David Letterman - "Very, very funny!"Jeff is such an approachable person.  Kind to everyone, this comedian believes that humor is best when commonalities are found and that the stage is not a preferred platform for exclusions or bullying.  Known to other comedians as "The Stand Up Guy" - Jeff is JUST that.  2020-08-081h 12ACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processWEEK TEN "It's All About Commitment" an interview with Brad Greenquist (film, tv and horror aficionado)Send us a textI met Brad in 1981.  He was already a star in the theatre department at Virginia Commonwealth University and his commitment to the craft of acting was inspiring and unwavering even back then.  He is funny, kind and has become a master (and I don't use that word lightly) on how to manipulate the camera in your favor.  His studio in Santa Monica is called Brad's Class and I would give anything to be a student on a regular basis so much so that - I am "committed" to taking his on-line cla...2020-08-011h 06ACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processWEEK NINE with guest Dr. Karen Turner Ward, a woman who does it ALL and does it WELL!Send us a textDr. Karen Turner Ward and I met back in 1983.  She was a force to be reckoned with back then and her energy and creativity still abounds.  She adds theatrical expertise, musical prowess, and a kind heart to every production she touches and every person she meets.  She has toured nationally with shows such as Mama Dee's Girls that she not only wrote but share the stage with the lovely Jennifer Holliday (who she has also written songs for under the non de plume K.T. Price!)  When she sent me some of h...2020-07-271h 07ACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processWEEK EIGHT with director Jon Kretzu "You can learn from bad theatre"Send us a textJon Kretzu lives in the beautiful pacific northwest and a graduate of Cal State.  He bills himself as a director, dramaturge and journalist and is one of the busiest and energetic theatre directors in Portland, OR.  He has worked professionally all of the world and was the Associate Artistic Director at ART (Artist Repertory Theatre) for 20 years and directed over 50 shows.  His passion for music guides him towards his artistic vision for most of the plays, operas and musicals that he has the privilege to direct.  Working on various adaptations of classical works is o...2020-07-221h 14ACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processWEEK SEVEN a delightful dialogue with Old Jazz Cat, Mr. Toney Q. CobbSend us a textI met Toney Q. Cobb in the mid 1990's and immediately fell in love with not only the actor, but the man himself.  As Toney says, he came to this career later in life and feels very blessed to have met some wonderful mentors and friends.  His work with the African American Repertory Theatre Company under the tutelage of the late Ernie McClintock and Richmonder, Derome Scott Smith were the most influential in his career as far as his acting career.  Jazz acting technique is a very fluid type pro...2020-07-1759 minACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processWEEK SIX with Eva DeVirgilis "Facing the future in my chair"Send us a textYou know when you meet a woman that just changes the room the moment they step inside?  Well...that's Eva DeVirgilis!HER magazine named Eva's TEDxRVA presentation as one of the most inspirational talks in TEDx history and her one woman show IN MY CHAIR has taken her around the world.  She is an active member of the ACLU,  LGFB (Look Good Feel Better) and Safe Harbor.  Eva is not only a masterfully skilled actress, but she brilliant and benevolent.  She uses her gifts for the "better good" and infuses her posit...2020-07-131h 12ACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processWEEK FIVE with actor and late night comedian Mark Delabarre "Don't let anybody tell you - you can't!"Send us a textMark Delabarre and I became friends in the early 1980’s where we met at Virginia Commonwealth University. His gorgeous tenor voice, handsome face and height (I believe he is 6’4) caught my attention immediately.  He’s not only talented but just a lovely soul.  He has lived in NYC for about 30 years and made a living as late night comedian, model, television actor and if my memory serves me correctly gives a pretty mean back rub!  He took that talent and became a certified massage therapist so when “in between jobs” as we like to say in the...2020-06-3058 minACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processWEEK FOUR "Clifford Morts" Pulitzer Prize nominee, HBO writer, television actor, director, and coachSend us a textI met Cliff Morts in the early 1990's at Mill Mountain Theatre.  He was playing the gentleman caller in A GLASS MENAGERIE.  What struck me immediately was the honesty and ease in which he delivered each line.  We later got to play on stage together (if only in a staged reading) and I realized that his honesty made me better.  He was just SO present and in the moment. Every moment.  That honesty has served him well as a television actor. As a coach, he tells his acting students "The stage is ab...2020-06-2059 minACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processWEEK THREE with RTP - Lucian Restivo, Artistic DirectorSend us a textI met this week’s guest back in 2015 when he designed sound for a show that I was directing at Richmond Triangle Players in Richmond Virginia.  He is now  Artistic Director of that theatre.  Lucian Restivo is a force to be reckoned with – he is a one man band and I don’t think there is anything in theatre that he cannot do.  Hiring him as the Artistic Director of Richmond Triangle Players was a brilliant move on their part before somebody else nabbed him up!  Last year in 2019 his award-winning production of The Laramie...2020-06-1043 minACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processWEEK TWO "Take Two" with Michael Mastro broadway actor, director and friend !Send us a textI met Michael Mastro in 1988 at the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain on the River Thames.  His stories about a life in the theatre over the last 39 years are both funny and insightful.  For me, it's stories like his hysterical broadway debut understudying Mario Cantone in Love! Valour! Compassion! to hearing Bernadette Peters sing "You Made Me Love You" TO HER DOG that makes Michael's life seem touched by an angel.  His stories paint a portrait of an actor whose both contagious laugh and gracious heart make him a gem to...2020-05-281h 00ACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processACT: a new podcast series with host Dawn A. Westbrook about the craft of acting, the art of directing and embracing the processWEEK ONE "Totem Pole"Send us a textWeek One is an introduction of ACT's host, Dawn A. Westbrook and what to expect in the coming weeks.  This week Dawn polled actors on the ACT Facebook Page.  "Ever heard the phrase "actors are the lowest on the totem pole?"  See what the listeners and fans had to say.To learn more about ACT contact Dawn Westbrook by heading over to her website at www.dawnwestbrook.com2020-05-2011 minDeviateDeviateWesley Morris“There’s nothing that will stop white people from trying to do some black shit. It’s fundamentally baked into every aspect of American popular culture. It is the first thing that we invented that was entirely ours — white people dressing as black people and entertaining other people.” — Wesley Morris Wesley Morris (@Wesley_Morris) the Pulitzer Prize-winning critic at large for the New York Times. 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