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Gina Pulice
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Regenerative Mindset
Reclaiming Birth: Laurel Phillips on the sacred Power of Midwifery - Supporting Community Birth Centers
In this episode of Regenerative Mindset, I have a conversation with Laurel Phillips, licensed midwife, director of the Santa Barbara Birth Center, and owner of Santa Barbara Midwifery. With decades of experience in maternal healthcare, Laurel has been a steadfast advocate for midwifery-led births, ensuring that families have access to safe, holistic, and embodied birth experiences.Laurel shares her journey from an early fascination with childbirth to becoming a leader in the field, assisting at hundreds of births and training through the National Midwifery Institute. We explore the crucial role of birth centers in transforming maternal care...
2025-02-06
1h 04
I Survived Theatre School
Cringe
2024-08-10
58 min
I Survived Theatre School
LeRoy McClain
We talk to star of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Yale School of Drama alum LeRoy McClain!Intro: Aaron survived a heart attack! Marriage is hard.Let Me Run This By You: Love Has Won and the tale of Mother God, Matthew PerryInterview: We talk to star of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Yale School of Drama alum LeRoy McClain about being born in England, being a biracial boy with a British accent in Hawaii, studying at Loyola, seeing community in and discovering a passion for theatre, and the sometimes difficult path of getting an...
2024-01-09
1h 25
I Survived Theatre School
Cynthia Darlow
Intro: Boz loves LinkedIn. Will she emcee the next Beastie Boys event?Interview: We talk to star of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Cynthia Darlow about North Carolina School of the Arts, performing for Tennessee Williams, the historic theatrical residence for young women called the Rehearsal Club, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, the Webster Apartments, getting the word out about their story through New York Times article, spending the entire day in line to audition at the cattle call for the touring company of Grease, Pat Birch, Vinnie Liff, having the same agent for 55 years, Tony Shaloub, American Repertory T...
2023-12-05
1h 26
I Survived Theatre School
Stefano Carannante
Intro: headshots, turning off my self-view, Emotional Brain Training, Let Me Run This By You: Is Flakiness always hostile?Interview: We talk to Season 2 of Severance's Stefano Carannante about going to theatre school in Italy
2023-11-28
1h 40
I Survived Theatre School
Sydney Cole Alexander
Intro: Titan(ic), Botox, WegovyInterview: We talk to star of Severance Sydney Cole Alexander about LaGuardia High School, SUNY Purchase, and Severance.
2023-06-27
1h 16
I Survived Theatre School
Lennon Parham
Intro: NASA needs a producer, Copernicus, Don Knotts, Barney Fife, Monsters, Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained, Shaft, Interview: We talk to Lennon Parham about growing up in Georgia, playing quirky characters, getting a taste for theater, soaking up all the non-performance aspects of theatre, improv, Upright Citizens Brigade, Pete Holmes, applying to Juilliard, doing Teach for America in Greenville Mississippi, auditioning for Veep with Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Armando Iannucci, callbacks, Playing House, Jack McBrayer, Jason Mantzoukas, Betsy Capes, the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Jessica St. Clair, Best Friends Forever, the undeniable draw of having fun.
2023-06-13
1h 19
I Survived Theatre School
Kristoffer Diaz
Intro: smush-faced dogs, sleep procrastination, Meyers-Briggs, Eneagram, Amazon, Oujia board conspiracies, the mystery of parenting. Let Me Run This By You: Boz gets rained out of Disney and entered the Land of Forgotten Teslas.Interview: We talk to playwright and professor Kristoffer Diaz about NYU, Gallatin, Tisch, John Leguizamo, growing up Nuyorican, being addicted to theatre, ambition, and the future of American Theatre.
2023-01-24
1h 25
I Survived Theatre School
Desmin Borges
Interview: We talk to star of stage and screen Desmin Borges about The Theatre School, Minneapolis Children's Theatre Company, Peter Brosius, improvising and workshopping new works at Teatro Vista, Dennis Začek Sandy Shinner, Victory Gardens, phonetic pillows, Arthur Lessac's work, speaking creatively through rhythm instead of words, Ann Wakefield, Ric Murphy, John Leguizamo aka Johnny Legs, winning a preschool talent show televised on Telemundo with his rendition of La Bamba, growing up in a barber shop, losing his dad to cancer at age 15, Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity by Kristoffer Diaz, The Buddy Holly Story musical with Janey Lau...
2022-12-06
1h 09
I Survived Theatre School
Nick Reynolds
Intro: Let Me Run This By You: 12 Strange Questions (TM) version 2.0Interview: We talk to television star Nick Reynolds about West Virginia, Marshall University, Penn State, MFAs, waiting for 10 years to star on , Search Party, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, being an only child, and almost offending every single cast member of Law and Order SVU, and being a character actor.
2022-11-29
1h 19
I Survived Theatre School
Kelley Curran
Intro: Boz didn't win Powerball Let Me Run This By You: 10 Strange QuestionsInterview: We talk to Kelley Curran about The Gilded Age, having career faith, Fordham at Lincoln Center, The Acting Company, 4.48 Psychosis, Heather Lind, Michaela McManus, Taylor Schilling, Betty Gilpin, Kate Burton, Lawrence Sacharow, Marian Seldes, Roger Reese, Cherry Jones, Fiona Shaw, Oregon Shakespeare, Shakespeare in the Park, Lady Percy in Henry IV, Davis McCallum, Carrie Coon, playing a villain, Telsey and Co., Angels in America, Downton Abbey, Julian Fellowes, Michael Engler, Tim Kubart, and doing a nude scene for millions.
2022-11-22
1h 27
I Survived Theatre School
Rodney To
Intro: Sometimes the little guy just doesn't cut it.Let Me Run This By You: Time's a wastin' - giddyup, beggars and choosers.Interview: We talk to star of Parks and Recreation, Easter Sunday, and Barry - Rodney To about Chicago, Marquette University, Lane Tech, getting discovered while pursuing a Chemistry degree, The Blues Brothers, Dürrenmatt's The Physicists, playing children well into adulthood, interning at Milwaukee Rep, Lifeline Theatre, Steppenwolf, doing live industrials for Arthur Anderson, Asian American actors and their representation in the media, IAMA Theatre Company, Kate Burton, and faking a Singaporean accent.FU...
2022-11-15
1h 28
I Survived Theatre School
Damian Thompson
Intro: swiping left on the poor man's John Travolta, wilderness therapy for the 1%, Ashton Kutcher.Let Me Run This By You: the thing that you're most afraid of is probably not what's gonna getcha.Interview: We talk to actor Damian Thompson about immigrating from Jamaica, the University of Evansville, the Florida Theatre Conference, stuttering, PAVAC, North Carolina School of the Arts, asking for what you want, how letters of recommendation aren't always what they seem, gatekeeping, theatre school with no acting classes, Pericles, zoom theatre.FULL TRANSCRIPT (UNEDITED):1 (8s):I'm Jen Bosworth Ramirez,
2022-11-08
1h 21
I Survived Theatre School
Tina Parker
Intro: Emceeing a memorial serviceLet Me Run This By You: Fear and the paranormalInterview: We talk to Tina Parker aka Francesca Liddy about SMU, Blake Hackler, Andre DeShields, Maria Irene Fornes' Mud, Kitchen Dog Theatre, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Robert Altman's Dr. T & the Women, Birdbath play, Perpetual Grace. FULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited):1 (8s):I'm Jen Bosworth Ramirez2 (10s):This, and I'm Gina Pulice1 (11s):We went to theater3 (12s):School together. We survived it, but we didn't quite understand it.4 (15...
2022-11-01
1h 21
I Survived Theatre School
Tina Huang
Intro: Nasty neighbors in the Great Unraveling, The Rest MovementLet Me Run This By You: RejectionInterview: We talk to Tina Huang about soap opera acting, LaGuardia High School, the Playwrights Horizon program at Tisch, breaking down barriers for Asian actors, Ammunition Theatre Company, Revenge Porn or the Story of a Body by Carla Ching, Bay Area Theatre, Pig Hunt, starting a fake management company, Word for Word Performing Arts Company, Intersection for the Arts, Campo Santo, Amy Tan, 1:1 Productions, Karla Mosley, Jeanne Sakata. FULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited):1 (8s):I'm Jen Bosworth Ramirez this, a...
2022-10-25
1h 26
I Survived Theatre School
Paul Oakley Stovall
Intro: We are in the Great Unraveling - let's knit a new sweater Let Me Run This By You: Thin is In, ETHS Drama teacher Bruce Siewerth's abuse of students, iCarly's creator Dan Schneider's abuse of actors Interview: We talk to Hamilton's own George Washington - Paul Oakley Stovall about family, touring with Hamilton, being fearless, the magic of solving problems behind the scenes, early-age professionalism, quick changes, University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign, almost being a Chemical Engineer, Gary Mills, Don Ilko's quiet championship, Ric Murphy's vocal championship, when Jim Ostholthoff called Paul a supernova...
2022-10-18
1h 30
I Survived Theatre School
Ryan Wagner
Intro: Boz is buying a house!Let Me Run This By You: 47 year old Gina saw 19 year old Gina doing accent work and Mark Rannin owes me an apology. Interview: We talk to playwright, director, and USC alum Ryan Wagner about self-diagnosing as a bad actor, protecting your joy, Miguel Arteta, filmmaking, his short film Every Other Week, Growing Up Hip Hop, being a PA, and keeping a cohort of friends to make films with.FULL TRANSCRIPT (UNEDITED):1 (8s):I'm Jen Bosworth Ruez.2 (10s):And I'm Gina Paci.1 (11s):
2022-10-04
1h 21
I Survived Theatre School
Cullen Douglas
Intro: Even our lungs need a sense of purpose. Let Me Run This By You: Boz is buying a house!Interview: We talk to actor and documentary filmmaker Cullen Douglas about AMDA, Florida School of the Arts, Southeastern Theatre Conference, Tyne Daly, character actors, Jason Priestly, Patricia Crotty, Our Town, Lenny Bruce, Dick Van Dyke, investigative journalism, reusing caskets, David Carr, Deadwood, playing Bilbo Baggins, being pen pals with Andrea McCardle, singing If I Were A Rich Man, The Pirates of Penzance, Bye Bye Birdie, Robert Sean Leonard, Billy Flanigan: The Happiest Man on Earth, Shonda Rhimes, Twi...
2022-09-27
1h 15
I Survived Theatre School
Jackie Burns
We talk to Wicked's own Elphaba, Jackie Burns!FULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited):0 (2s):Hello? Hello. Hello survivors. How I've missed you. I've missed talking to you boss. And I took quite a number of weeks off. Well, I did. She, she actually continued to record for at least one week while I was gone. And she's got a great interview. We've got a great interview coming up. She talked to Jackie burns, little Jackie burns on Broadway, wicked playing Elphaba. No big deal. Actually. She has a big deal and she's great. And so were all of...
2022-09-06
58 min
I Survived Theatre School
Let's All Tend Our Own Victory Gardens
Toxic showrunners, giving feedback, halitosis, The Taking of Pelham 123, Victory Gardens Theatre, Autism Spectrum Disorder.FULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited):2 (10s):And I'm Gina Kalichi.3 (11s):We went to theater school together. We survived it, but we didn't quite understand it.4 (15s):20 years later, we're digging deep talking to our guests about their experiences and trying to make sense of it all.3 (21s):We survived theater school and you will too. Are we famous yet?2 (34s):You're committed to that, Joe, how you doing pal
2022-07-26
41 min
I Survived Theatre School
Playboy
Intro: Image management, Glenn Davis, King James, Odd Mom Out, Hamilton, Abbott Elementary, The Method Let Me Run This By You: Dads and pornography, Secrets of Playboy, The Girls Next Door, Stranger Things.FULL TRANSCRIPT (UNEDITED):2 (10s):And I'm Gina .1 (11s):We went to theater school together. We survived it, but we didn't quite understand it.3 (15s):20 years later, we're digging deep talking to our guests about their experiences and trying to make sense of it all.1 (21s):We survived theater school and you will too...
2022-07-12
40 min
I Survived Theatre School
Glenn Davis
Intro: Nightmare, revisited. Let Me Run This By You: Gina's petty bullshit.Interview: We talk to the co-Artistic Director of Steppenwolf Theatre, Glenn Davis, about the Stratford Festival, King James, You Got Older, The Christians, being a producer with Tarell Alvin McCraney, Anna D. Shapiro, Audrey Francis, Rajiv Joseph, Alana Arenas, coming from a political family, pay equity, DEI, Seagull, Downstate, regret.FULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited):2 (10s):And I'm Gina Polizzi. We1 (11s):Went to theater all together. We survived it, but we didn't quite understand it.3 (16s):Years...
2022-07-05
1h 09
I Survived Theatre School
W. Earl Brown
Intro: Dinosaurs, collaboration, chickens:roost Let Me Run This By You: Teal Swan Interview: We talk to W. Earl Brown about Deadwood, A View From the Bridge, Kentucky, family trauma, Dr. Bella Itkin, Don DePallo, Chris Farley, Wes Craven, David Milch, Gretchen Rennell, Leo Burmester, There's Something About Mary, It's Cold in Them Thar Hills, Hamlet, The Imaginary Invalid, That Championship Season, Amy Pietz, George Czarnecki, transcendence in the theater, Waltz of the Toreadors, Stanislavski, depression, Scream, John C. Reilly.FULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited): 2 (10s):And I'm Gina Pulice.1 (11s):We went t...
2022-06-14
1h 25
I Survived Theatre School
Tramell Tillman
Intro: Boz is done taking care of people and also she booked a national commercial. Did Gina use the word fatuous correctly?Let Me Run This By You: Tread documentary, tales of revenge. Interview: We talk to Severance's Tramell Tillman about the University of Tennessee, ongoing racial disparities in conservatories, wanting to be an orthopedic surgeon and trying advertising before realizing he was meant to be an actor, Xavier University of Louisiana, Hunters with Al Pacino, Howard University, graduating Summa Cum Laude from Jackson State University, Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, Dr. Mark G. Hendersen, mentors, Jed Diamond...
2022-06-07
1h 18
I Survived Theatre School
Sumie Takashima
Intro: Gina is unwell. The Staircase series and The Staircase dramatization, the impact of having to hide one's sexuality, Let Me Run This By You: Boz booked a national commercial! Jodi Sonenberg, Mickie Paskal, Tread documentary. Interview: We talk to Sumie Takashima about the salvation that some people find in drama, The Hangar Theatre, Tisch, moms, hoarding, Chicago.FULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited):2 (10s):And I'm Gina Pulice3 (12s):The theater school together. We survived it, but we didn't quite understand2 (15s):It.4 (16s):Years later, we're d...
2022-05-31
1h 09
I Survived Theatre School
Jeremy Owens
Intro: Final Draft is conspiring against us, Beastie Boys' Adam Horowitz, Doris the dog loves the vet, Jim Croce, The Cure. Let Me Run This By You: storytelling, Risk Podcast, The MothInterview: We talk to the creator and producer of You're Being Ridiculous, Jeremy Owens, about offending people, porn, Samantha Irby, Roosevelt University, University of Arkansas, The URTAs, King Lear, Greg Vinkler, Barbara Gaines, Plautus' The Rope, P.F. Changs, Kyogen, Threepenny Opera, Steppenwolf, Brene Brown, Marianne Williamson.FULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited): 2 (10s):And I'm Gina Pulice.1 (11s):We went to theater...
2022-05-24
1h 35
I Survived Theatre School
It's Time to Accept that I Will Always Look a Little Like Dora the Explorer
Intro: David Schwimmer, Zazie Beetz, Grace Gummer, and Joe Sikora teach us about sexual harassment, Let Me Run This By You: I think a ghost is peeing in my basement. Fulling mills, alcoholics, Johnny Depp, Britney Spears.FULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited):2 (10s):And I'm Gina Pulice.1 (11s):We went to theater school together. We survived it, but we didn't quite understand it.2 (15s):20 years later, we're digging deep talking to our guests about their experiences and trying to make sense of it all.1 (21s):We survived theater...
2022-05-17
35 min
I Survived Theatre School
TJ Harris
Intro: It's a bad idea not to pay your student loans, The Odd Couple, Severance, chicken nugget bowls, Let Me Run This By You: Google is bullying Gina. What's your email archive strategy? We are all mostly old because the window of youth is shockingly short. Some of your dreams are NOT out of reach.Interview: We talk to T.J. Harris about coming to acting later in life, having a background in business, having a close-knit cohort, Title IX investigations, being the victim of racial profiling while at school, the paradox of slightly shy kids being t...
2022-05-03
1h 34
I Survived Theatre School
How the Sausage is Made/Inside Baseball
Gina made a terrible lasagne. Boz debunks the myth of chicken. Carl Buddig beef bags, Doritos, smoked soup, Colombian food, HOKAs, FULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited):2 (10s):And I'm Gina Pulice.1 (11s):We went to theater school together. We survived it, but we didn't quite understand.2 (15s):And at 20 years later, we're digging deep talking to our guests about their experiences and trying to make sense of it all.1 (21s):We survived theater school and you will too. Are we famous yet?2 (34s):Hello? Hello. Hello...
2022-04-19
1h 08
I Survived Theatre School
Joe Basile
Intro: Crypto bros, missing the great economic bubbles of the early 2000s. We may as well have cotton candy furniture, Severance on Apple TV, Bad Vegan. Let Me Run This By You: Stage Moms, kindergarten theatre.Interview: We talk to Joe Basile about Long Island accents, NYU Tisch, Bradley Walker, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Liz Lerman's Critical Response Process, Mary Zimmerman's Metamorphoses, the Neo-Futurists Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (The Infinite Wrench), perfectionism, Roundabout Theatre Company, A Bright Room Called Day, Suzan Lori Parks, Go Humphrey, sock puppet Showgirls, keeping the thread of community after co...
2022-04-12
1h 26
I Survived Theatre School
Katharine Scarborough
Intro: Boz did MDMALet Me Run This By You: Will Smith and Chris RockInterview: We talk to Katharine Scarborough about The New School, Ron Leibman, Robert LuPone, Casey Biggs, the Actor's Studio, Neil Labute's Fat Pig, Harvard's A.R.T., Shakespeare & Company, Moscow Art Theatre, Biomechanics, Michael Chekhov technique, Michael Chekhov Theatre Festival, Ragnar Freidank, Mabou Mines, Dixon Place, The Brick Theater, JoAnne Akalaitis, Big Girl web series, Jean Taylor, clowning, clown burlesque, improv culture, Bridesmaids, Melissa McCarthy, actor branding, cultivating a good relationship with agents, One on One NYC.FULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited):2 (10...
2022-04-05
1h 16
I Survived Theatre School
Josh Sobel
Intro: teenage hackersLet Me Run This By You: setting limits with KanyeInterview: We talk to Josh Sobel about Cal Arts, Travis Preston, Yale School of Drama, Robert Brustein, Fig and the Wasp, Oberlin College, The O'Neill Theater Center, Michael Cadman, Royal Shakespeare Company, Chicago ensemble theatre, Strawdog Theatre Company, Ianesco's Rhinoceros, Rochester NY, Brighton High School, A Chorus Line, Cabaret, horizontal hierarchies, The Wooster Group, change talk vs. change action, Chris Ackerlind, Light in the Piazza, Paula Vogel's Indecent, Samantha Behr, Haven Chicago, The Den Theater, Rochester Philharmonic, Lorenzo Palomo, Ian Martin, Hal Prince, Dr...
2022-03-29
1h 17
I Survived Theatre School
Mickey O'Sullivan
Intro: when you don't feel your best, do the thing anyway, Fake Famous, H&M is 40 shades of putty, Stitch Fix, Let Me Run This By You: Selfie vacations, Paul Stuart, rent a fake jet, Tevas, we are old enough to accidentally wear cool clothes. Interview: We talk to Mickey O'Sullivan about body image, sibling relationships, getting bullied, Illinois State University, The Wake, Henry Moore is Melting at The Athenaeum, addiction, Sophia Bush, Chicago PD, Casey Affleck.FULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited):2 (10s):And I'm Gina .3 (11s):We went to theater school together. W...
2022-03-22
1h 22
I Survived Theatre School
Dave Deveau
Intro: Boz did not invent timezones, JetBlue, Gina makes an embarrassing mistake, Boz has to run her own job interview. Let Me Run This By You: The world is coming to an end so do we still have to do yoga and stuff? Feminist Body Horror, Bros in Hollywood, Vincent Kartheiser, there's a FIGHT AT CO-WORKING!! Interview: We talk to Dave Deveau about being a child actor, Are You Afraid of the Dark, D.J. McHale, the way we stigmatize the bodies of actors (incl. child actors), York University, the Toronto drag scene, Peach Cobblah, Zee Zee...
2022-03-15
1h 29
I Survived Theatre School
Rebecca Spence
Intro: Should we take offense that it's Women's History month? (history has not exactly honored women.) Gina had a rough re-entry from vacation, the Disney enchantment, the expense of having kids, the pleasures of one on one time, Junipero Serra was also a monster, Whitey Bulger, networking. Let Me Run This By You: Is Drag Race sexist?, Sasha Velour, Interview: We talk to Rebecca Spence about Hendrix College, Phantom of the Opera with Linda Eder, Ricky Schroeder and Silver Spoons, Erin Gray, taking the Christmas pageant quite seriously, Syler Thomas, being the preacher's daughter, playing Adelaide in G...
2022-03-08
1h 29
I Survived Theatre School
A 2nd Look at Dastmalchian and Hoogenakker
Interview: We talk to Dave Dastmalchian and John Hoogenakker about a special moment with F. Murray Abraham, finding friendship in a cutthroat environment, having substance abuse and authority issues, mind-f***ery, the cloistered nature of conservatories, using skills gained at TTS on set, taking an eclectic approach to acting, the tricky dance of teaching an art form, PR Casting, Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie, when William Burroughs discovered a copy of the Fledgling Press, a zine which Dave created.FULL TRANSCRIPT: (unedited):1 (10s):And I'm Gina Polizzi. We went to theater school
2022-03-01
1h 08
I Survived Theatre School
Scott Torrence
Intro: Lost Boys, Chapelle's Show, Dianne Wiest, Brian Cox, Hillary and Bill. Let Me Run This By You: I need to KNOW what your major malfunction is. Compulsive liars, mushrooms.Interview: We talk to Scott Torrence about raves, feelng famous as a club kid, and surviving Tulsa.FULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited): 1 (8s):And Jen Bosworth and I'm Gina . We went to theater school together. We survived it, but we didn't quite understand it. 20 years later, we're digging deep talking to our guests about their experiences and trying to make sense of it all. We survived t...
2022-02-22
1h 21
I Survived Theatre School
Carolyn Hoerdemann
Intro: Boz's brain hurts, Ozark, the ordinariness of crime, drug running in Tijuana, Molly, Jerry Harris and Season 2 of Cheer, unpleasant surprisesLet Me Run This By You: I didn't do anything wrong.Interview: We talk to Carolyn Hoerdemann about Steppenwolf's From The Page to The Stage, John C. Reilly, tenacity, hyper-empaths, Oscar Wilde's fairy tales, Tarrell Alvin McCraney, feminist theatre, Pump Boys and Dinettes, Faith Wilding, Rob Chambers' Bagdad Cafe, Ominous Clam, Zak Orth, Good Person of Szechwan, European Repertory's production of Agamemnon, Danny Mastrogiorgio, Michael Moore's Roger & Me, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, the anti-memoir memoir, and...
2022-02-15
1h 24
I Survived Theatre School
Jenna Ebersberger
Intro: The 90s are back and so is Gina on the Adam McKay train, Joe Vs. the Volcano, Dan Hedaya, absurdism, hating the planet, Don't Look Up, #whatdosingleasianwomendoafterwork Let Me Run This By You: putting yourself in a new and unfamiliar context, Michael Shannon's Red Orchid theatre, Wallace Shawn's Evening at the Talk House, asshole casting directors, wearing ear pieces, when Boz got a perm, Art and Science Hair Salon. Interview: We talk to Jenna Ebersberger about growing up in LA, Columbia College, Second City, the Groundlings, Barbara Robertson, Wondery, My Favorite MurderFULL TRANSCRIPT (u...
2022-02-08
1h 21
I Survived Theatre School
Brian James Polak
Intro: speaking up for yourself, sharing your wins, jealousy Let Me Run This By You: Boz explains how she maintains having many close friendships, when Boz called an ex 89 times in 4 hours, What About Bob?Interview: We talk to Brian James Polak (host of the Subtext Podcast!) about taking a circuitous route to playwriting, Marymount University, Keane, NH, opting for a philosophy major, do you need to be reflected by your parents?, being an RA, when his college guidance counselor told him to go to a trade school, early adulthood financial naïveté, Meisner, improv, Jeremy O. Ha...
2022-02-01
1h 53
Reduced Shakespeare Company Podcast
Surviving Theatre School
Gina Pulice and Jen Bosworth-Ramirez are the hosts of the “I Survived Theatre School Podcast”, which started as a pandemic project, but has become a fantastic ongoing conversation about the things we learned in theatre school, the things we didn’t learn, and how we’ve all managed to survive: some of us in the theatre, and some of us in other fields. Austin Tichenor was a guest on their podcast and now returns the favor, letting Gina and Bos talk about how their podcast came to be and what it’s now become. FEATURING: the value of active listening...
2022-02-01
19 min
I Survived Theatre School
Austin Tichenor
Intro: writing comedy, Joss Whedon, unproblematic men, putting public figures on a pedestal, the hierarchy vs. collaboration dialectic.Let Me Run This By You: White coat hypertension, writing seminars, Boz's success story!, navigating systems for your own benefit.Interview: We talk to Reduced Shakespeare Company's Austin Tichenor about UC Berkeley, Boston University, law school, surviving a directing MFA.FULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited): 1 (8s):And Jen Bosworth from me this and I'm Gina . We went to theater school together. We survived it, but we didn't quite understand it. 20 years later, we're digging deep talking to our g...
2022-01-25
1h 39
I Survived Theatre School
Joel Butler
Intro: Jen has achieved nirvana: she looks like a serial killer! Farsightedness, migraines, deep work in therapy, all families need case management, Gina navigates an interpersonal conflict in a way that she wouldn't mind if anyone on Twitter read about it. Let Me Run This By You: Is Adam McKay turning into Michael Moore? Don't Look Up, The Big Short, Interview: We talk to Joel Butler about stage management, Blue Man Group, and the benefits of saying no to the actor's life.FULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited):1 (8s):And Jen Bosworth Ramirez and I'm Gina Pulice . W...
2022-01-18
1h 26
I Survived Theatre School
It's 2022 and We've Exhausted the American Serial Killer Canon
Intro: Boz celebrates an important milestone, hoping for the best and preparing for the worst, when your therapist doesn't talk, when your therapist falls asleep, approach avoidance. Main Course: We don't believe in resolutions, Danish serial killers, The Chestnut Man, skiing, Elizabeth Holmes, The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, Sante Fe New Mexico, Heder, control issues, Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Cobra Kai, reliably good chuckles.FULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited):2 (10s):And I'm Gina poli-sci.1 (11s):We went to theater school together. We survived it, but we didn't quite understand.
2022-01-11
35 min
I Survived Theatre School
Matt Croke
Interview: TikToks about terrible haircuts, Chris Noth, Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte, Jose Canseco, Ringling Bros Clown College, Notre Dame High School, Steve Smith, Oakton Community College, being the youngest clown in the circus, clowning in Japan, Piven Theatre workshop, Auguste clownery, Reduced Shakespeare Company, losing his wife to cancer, Sebastian Maniscalco, Second City, The By Your Side Autism Podcast, Yes And.FULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited):1 (8s):I'm Jen Bosworth from2 (9s):Eunice and I'm Gina Polizzi.1 (11s):We went to theater school together. We survived it, but we didn't quite...
2022-01-04
1h 12
I Survived Theatre School
Sean Gunn Part Two!
FULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited):1 (8s):And Jen Bosworth and I'm Gina . We went to theater school together. We survived it, but we didn't quite understand it. 20 years later, we're digging deep talking to our guests about their experiences and trying to make sense of it all. We survived theater school and you will too. Are we famous yet? Sad for you that you're not in the neck. You're not in your little pod. No, I'm not saying, oh, you mean at the Al yeah. Co-working oh yeah. Oh yeah. It's a whole shit show. Like I, you know...
2021-12-28
1h 30
I Survived Theatre School
Fresh and Fancy
Intro: Amtrak, you can't afford to live anywhere, where am I trying to go?, being of service, Legacy, Fresh and FancyLet Me Run This By You: We get feedback from Dave, talk about Jeff Garlin, NO ONE IS HIDING ANYTHINGCOMPLETE TRANSCRIPT (unedited):1 (10s):And I'm Gina Pulice. We went to theater school2 (12s):Together. We survived it.1 (14s):You didn't quite understand it. 20 years later, we're digging deep talking to our guests about their experiences and trying to make sense of it all2 (21s):...
2021-12-21
1h 10
I Survived Theatre School
Kristin Goodman
Intro: We're not doing well. What's the hustle for? W Let Me Run This By You: Is there any such thing as an advocate?Interview: We talk to Kristin Goodman about horses, One Flea Spare, I Got the Blues, David Dastmalchian, John Hoogenakker, New Mexico, Yellow Boat, performance anxiety, Chicago College of Performing Arts, Michael Maggio, gender differences in conservatory education.FULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited):2 (10s):And I'm Gina Kalichi.1 (11s):We went to theater school together. We survived it, but we didn't quite understand it. 20 years later,2 (16s):
2021-12-14
1h 30
I Survived Theatre School
Kate Dugan
Intro: Boz deserves a seat at the table, life coaches, let's be directLet Me Run This By You: Gina versus plots - is it just ADD? Interview: We talk to Kate Dugan about living in Morocco, her playwriting program, Sandy Shinner, Victory Gardens, shooting yourself in the foot, being ready or not to take advantage of opportunities, Outliers, regret, Sandra Delgado, the Bad Boyfriend years, Austin Film Festival, Ola Rotimi, Actor's Training Center, Meisner, Erica Daniels, Bikram yogaFULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited): 1 (8s):And Jen Bosworth from me this and I'm Gina Polizzi. We we...
2021-11-30
1h 23
I Survived Theatre School
Carole Schweid
Intro: buzzsaws and clean slates, rage, Where the Wild Things AreLet Me Run This By You: MoneyInterview: We talk to Carole Schweid about Juilliard, Phoebe Brand, John Lehne, Michael Brand, Midnight Cowboy, musical comedy performance, open dance calls, starring in the original cast of A Chorus Line, Bob Fosse, Pat Birch, Martha Graham, Minnie's Boys, Mervyn Nelson, playing Fastrada in the first national tour of Pippin, being a lone wolf in theatre, Lewis J. Stadlen, doing West Side Story at Bucks County Playhouse, Shelly Winters, Mary Hinkson, Nellie Forbush in South Pacific, playing Tzeitel in...
2021-11-23
1h 38
I Survived Theatre School
Joe Mantegna
Intro: Mummies vs. Zombies, cancer doulasLet Me Run This By You: Gina has projection issues. Interview: We talk to Joe Mantegna about Morton College, The Goodman School of Drama, Arthur Lessac, starting his career with HAIR, Dr. Charles McGaw, The Shubert Theater, Morton West High School, André De Shields, Jonathan Banks, Carrie Snodgrass, his close relationship with Bella Itkin, Geraldine Page, Eugenie Leontovich, Patrick Henry, playing Judas in Godspell, Organic Theater, the Grease premiere at Kingston Mines theater, Jack Wallace, Medusa Challenger, Stuart Gordon, the sci-fi play Warp!, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Dennis Franz, John...
2021-11-16
1h 28
I Survived Theatre School
Molly Smith Metzler
Intro: Gina is co-hostless and doing her best. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, RATE, and REVIEW you beautiful Survivors!Interview: SUNY Geneseo, Boston University, Tisch, Juilliard, Playwriting MFAs, competition in writing programs, Marsha Norman, Cry It Out, MAID on Netflix, Hollywood sea changes, female-centered shows, domestic violence, emotional abuse, Hulu, theatre is behind, denial, making mistakes, bad reviews.COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT (unedited):1 (10s):And I'm Gina Polizzi. We went to theater school2 (12s):Together. We survived it.1 (14s):We didn't quite understand it. 20 years later, we're digging deep talking to our guests about...
2021-11-09
1h 02
I Survived Theatre School
Chisa Hutchinson
Intro: Boz is in the clear!Let Me Run This By You: secrets, scorched earthInterview: We talk to Chisa Hutchinson about her new film The Subject, Vassar, being a high school English teacher, NYU Tisch, The Lark Play Development Center, New Dramatists, having a sleepover with Tina Howe, She Like Girls, Amerikin at the Alley Theatre, NYT reviews, 101 Reasons Not to Breed, Bad Art Friend, Haagen-Dazs, The Evansville Regional Airport, Three Women on Showtime, Lisa Taddeo, Playwrights as Screenwriters, Marsha Norman, Lynn Nottage, Tony Gerber, Richard Wesley, Stephanie Allain, Di Glazer, having an intentional career.
2021-11-02
1h 33
I Survived Theatre School
Ammar Daraiseh
Intro: Gina ordered her theatre school transcriptsLet Me Run This By You: knowing when to let go, moments of clarityInterview: We talk to Ammar Daraiseh about being an MFA, homesickness, Joe Slowik and Bella Itkin, Joe Mantegna, type casting, being a middle eastern actor, Sweet Smell of Success, film noir. www.ammardaraiseh.com - there is where you can watch Ammar's acting reel and my short films he produced www.karenkanas.com - Ammar's wife's website FULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited):2 (10s):And I'm Gina . We went to theater school
2021-10-26
1h 28
I Survived Theatre School
Stephen Davis
Intro: Is Mercury in retrograde?, thought ideation, Let Me Run This By You: holding the hope for someone else when you're not feeling it yourselfInterview: Centenary university, Cedar Point, dyslexia, Ed Graczyk, stage combat, John Jenkins, B.K.S. Iyengar yoga, Burn This, movement to music, therapy, improvisation, Sean Gunn, Lee Kirk, Johnna Adams, No End of Blame, Paul Holmquist, Ben Nye, Tisch, Hot l Baltimore, Sharon Gopfert, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Les Liaisons Dangereuses at Shattered Globe theatre, demons, Susan Bennett, Agamemnon at European Repertory Theatre, Leonard Roberts, vanity, the Wolf Pack Production Company...
2021-10-19
1h 20
I Survived Theatre School
On Survival
Intro: rain in LA, Nine Perfect Strangers, we're worried about Nicole Kidman and Madonna, The Way Down documentary, The Plot Thickens podcast, GleeLet Me Run This By You: antisemitism Interview: Jen and Gina talk about survival, itself.FULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited):1 (8s):And Jen Bosworth wrote me this and I'm Gina . We went to theater school together. We survived it, but we didn't quite understand it. 20 years later, we're digging deep talking to our guests about their experiences and trying to make sense of it all. We survived theater school and you will too...
2021-10-12
1h 43
I Survived Theatre School
Caroline Uy
Intro: we are all different fruits in the same blender.Let Me Run This By You: writing a bunch of stories with the same ending, Murder on Middle BeachInterview: We talk to Caroline Uy about stage management for opera, the relationship between engineering and creativity, and the University of MichiganFULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited):1 (8s):I'm Jen Bosworth and I'm2 (10s):Gina . We went to theater school1 (12s):Together. We survived it.2 (14s):I didn't quite understand it. 20 years later, we're digging deep talking to...
2021-10-05
1h 30
I Survived Theatre School
Kate McKiernan
We talk to Kate McKiernanCOMPLETE TRANSCRIPT (unedited): 1 (8s):I'm Jen Bosworth from me this and I'm Gina . We went to theater school together. We survived it, but we didn't quite understand it. 20 years later, we're digging deep talking to our guests about their experiences and trying to make sense of it all. We survived theater school and you will too. Are we famous yet In computer? Let me see your sweatshirt. Oh, it says don't now. Listen, I love it. It is not my mood of the day. Oh, usually I like to dress according...
2021-09-21
1h 32
I Survived Theatre School
Kelly McAdams
Intro: R.I.P. Michael K. WilliamsLet Me Run This By You: LoyaltyInterview: We talk to Kelly McAdamsFULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited):And Jen Bosworth from me this and I'm Gina Pulice. We went to theater school together. We survived it, but we didn't quite understand it. 20 years later, we're digging deep talking to our guests about their experiences and trying to make sense of it all. We survived theater school and you will too. Are we famous yet? So that's the actual truth of the matter. So, but what it is bringing up...
2021-09-14
1h 19
I Survived Theatre School
50th Episode!
FULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited)I'm Jen Bosworth from me this and I'm Gina . We went to theater school together. We survived it, but we didn't quite understand 1 00:00:15It. 20 years later, we're digging deep talking to our guests about their experiences and trying to make sense 0 00:00:20Of it all. We survived theater school and you will too. Are we famous yet? 1 00:00:31Hello? Hello. Hello survivors. This is Gina. Welcome to our 50th five zero F...
2021-09-07
1h 59
I Survived Theatre School
Jon Blake Hackler
Intro: Condragulations Let Me Run This By You: The David Chase method Interview: We talk to Blake Hackler about surviving multiple theatre schools on both sides of the equation.FULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited):And Jen Bosworth wrote me this and I'm Gina . We went to theater school together. We survived it, but we didn't quite understand it. 20 years later, we're digging deep talking to our guests about their experiences and trying to make sense of it all. We survived theater school and you will too. Are we famous yet? 1 00:00:28
2021-08-17
1h 23
I Survived Theatre School
Sean Gunn
Intro: It's a loooooooooong con. Boz rocks it on #coverflyLet Me Run This By You: Are #stans just modern day gladiator fans? Also, Bhutan.Interview: We talk to Sean Gunn aboutFULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited):I'm Jen Bosworth from me this and I'm Gina Pulice. We went to theater school together. We survived it, but we didn't quite understand it. 20 years later, we're digging deep talking to our guests about their experiences and trying to make sense of it all. We survived theater school and you will too. Are we famous yet? I mean...
2021-08-03
1h 28
I Survived Theatre School
Dawn Vanessa Brown
Intro: Boz is getting an adorable dog, affairs and the ESPRIT outlet.Let Me Run This By You: KNOW YOUR WORTHInterview: We talk to Dawn Vanessa Brown about Syracuse, theatre outcasts, making it in New York City, and finding yourself in St. John.FULL TRANSCRIPT (UNEDITED)I'm Jen Bosworth from me this and I'm Gina . We went to theater school together. We survived it, but we didn't quite understand it. 20 years later, we're digging deep talking to our guests about their experiences and trying to make sense of it all. We survived theater school...
2021-07-27
1h 33
I Survived Theatre School
Edward Ryan
Intro: Writing personallyLet Me Run This By You: What would you say to your inner child?Interview: We talk to Ed Ryan about surviving two theatre schools, surviving 9/11, and interrupted grief.FULL TRANSCRIPT (UNEDITED):I'm Jen Bosworth from me this and I'm Gina Polizzi. We went to theater school together. We survived it, but we didn't quite understand it. 20 years later, we're digging deep talking to our guests about their experiences and trying to make sense of it all. We survived theater school and you will too. Are we famous yet? And I'm scared...
2021-07-20
1h 20
I Survived Theatre School
Nasma Toukan
Intro: songwritingLet Me Run This By You: The fatal weight of expectations, intentional mourning, Roadmap Writers, Interview: We talk to Nasma ToukanFULL TRANSCRIPT (unedited):I'm Jen Bosworth from me this and I'm Gina Polizzi. We went to theater school together. We survived it, but we didn't quite understand it. 20 years later, we're digging deep talking to our guests about their experiences and trying to make sense of it all. We survived theater school and you will too. Are we famous yet? I figured. I feel like I don't know what day...
2021-07-13
1h 19
I Survived Theatre School
Kevin Fox
Intro: bad news for Virgos, Are You My Mother?, when Forever Love goes too far Let Me Run This By You: Influencer culture, Mr. Beast, Interview: We talk to Kevin Fox about his podcast, Studs Terkel, and Edinburgh Fringe.COMPLETE TRANSCRIPTSpeaker 0 (0s): And Jenn Bosworth Remi this and I'm Gina Pulice. We went to theatre school together. We survived it, but we didn't quite understand at 20 years later, we're digging deep re talking to our guests about their experiences and trying to make sense of it all. We survived theater school and you will t...
2021-06-29
1h 31
I Survived Theatre School
Leslie Ivery
Intro: Boz is in a pickle. Let Me Run This By You: Gina evaluates her relationship with curmudgeonry.Interview: We talk to Leslie Ivery about loving online theatre school, the British drama school experience, preferring playing villains, sci-fi and fantasy, and going against the grain.FULL TRANSCRIPT: I'm Jen Bosworth Ramirez 10sGina Pulice and I'm Gina Pulice. 11sJen Bosworth-Ramirez We went to theatre school together. We survived it, but we didn't quite understand. 15s...
2021-06-22
1h 18
I Survived Theatre School
P.J. Powers
Intro: looking your best before death, Let Me Run This By You: On the subject of grit.Interview: We talk to P.J. Powers FULL TRANSCRIPT:Jen Bosworth Ramirez and Gina Pulice. We went to theatre school together. We survived it, but we didn't quite understand it. 20 years later, we're digging deep talking to our guests about their experiences and trying to make sense of it all. We survived theater school and you will too. Are we famous yet? 1 00:00:29We could do both at once. Ye...
2021-06-15
1h 15
I Survived Theatre School
Ryan Kitley
Intro: Salad bars, Sizzler, vaccine aftermath, resentful giving, Let Me Run This By You: Mentorship, boundariesInterview: We talk to Ryan Kitley about teaching theatre, coming to the work with a beginner's mind, and manifesting going "offer only".FULL TRANSCRIPT:Jen Bosworth Ramirez and Gina Pulice. We 1 00:00:11Went to theatre school together. We survived it, but we didn't quite understand 2 00:00:15It. 20 years later, we're digging deep talking to our guests about their experiences and trying to make...
2021-06-08
1h 14
I Survived Theatre School
R.I.P. David Avcollie
Jen and Gina pay a small tribute to a complicated man who had a profound impact on them both.
2021-06-02
08 min
I Survived Theatre School
Sarah Charipar
Intro: Should Boz become a band manager? Let Me Run This By You: When you ASSUME. Interview: We talk to Sarah Charipar about playing old ladies when you're barely an adult.FULL TRANSCRIPTSpeaker 1: (00:08)I'm Jen Bosworth Ramirez and I'm Gina Pulice. We went to theater school together. We survived it, but we didn't quite understand it. 20 years later, we're digging deep talking to our guests about their experiences and trying to make sense of it all. We survived theater school and you will too. Are we famous yet? Before we...
2021-05-11
1h 22
I Survived Theatre School
Paul Holmquist
Intro: tracking the weather, gardening, unhelpful aphorisms.Let Me Run This By You: memoryInterview: We talk to Paul Holmquist about making a difference through teaching, learning Laban Movement Analysis, and making career moves in theatre. Plus, a truly horrifying story. FULL TRANSCRIPTSpeaker 1: (00:08)I'm Jen Bosworth from me this and I'm Gina Polizzi. We went to theater school together. We survived it, but we didn't quite understand it. 20 years later, we're digging deep talking to our guests about their experiences and trying to make sense of it all. We survived theater school a...
2021-04-27
1h 25
I Survived Theatre School
Justen Ross
Intro: The cult(ure) of skiing. Shapewear.Let Me Run This By You: What is your emotional age? A parent's biggest job.Interview: We talk to Justen Ross about doing theatre school on zoom, being a multi-hyphenate, and forging a new path for Black students at TTS. FULL TRANSCRIPT(00:00:08):I'm Jen Bosworth from me this and I'm Gina Polizzi. We went to theater school together. We survived it, but we didn't quite understand it. 20 years later, we're digging deep talking to our guests about their experiences and trying to make sense of it...
2021-04-13
1h 13
I Survived Theatre School
John Cabrera
Intro: The Villages, doing drugs late in life, people named Dennis.Let Me Run This By You: Do you have evidence of the benefits of letting go? Seeing what the nets bring in.Interview: We talk to John Cabrera about transitioning from art to theatre, auditioning at Juilliard and TTS with the dramatic monologue du jour (Equus), the casting pool, mushroom mishaps, Merrily We Roll Along, The Lovers.FULL TRANSCRIPTSpeaker 1 (00:00:08):I'm Jen Bosworth from me this and I'm Gina Pulice. We went to theater school together. We survived it, but we didn't...
2021-04-06
1h 14
I Survived Theatre School
Jimmy McDermott
Intro: Halter monitors, Boz moves back to LALet Me Run This By You: Philosophy. Do people who like to talk about philosophy also not like to talk about psychology?Interview: We talk to Jimmy McDermott! TRANSCRIPTJen Bosworth- Ramirez (00:00:08):I'm Jen Bosworth Ramirez.Gina Pulice (00:00:10):and I'm Gina Pulice.Jen Bosworth- Ramirez (00:00:11):We went to theater school together. We survived it, but we didn't quite understand it.Gina Pulice (00:00:15):20 years later, we're digging deep talking to our guests about...
2021-03-30
1h 36
I Survived Theatre School
Erikka Yancy
Intro: Having the experience of listening and not talking.Let Me Run This By You: I want to stop doing comparisons.Interview: We talk to Erikka Yancy about developing an eating disorder, facing the not so nice qualities of her younger self, cutthroat environments, becoming a documentary film producer, going to grad school at AFI, One Flea Spare, being one of only a very few students of color, unlikely hikers.FULL TRANSCRIPTSpeaker 1: (00:08)I'm Jen Bosworth from me this and I'm Gina [inaudible]. We went to theater school together. We survived it...
2021-03-23
1h 30
I Survived Theatre School
Jen Dede
Intro: The challenge of finishing things, Gina is finally facing herself, 20/20, Con Doctor Paolo Macchiarini WHOM JEN CALLS Pablo Macaroni, The Con Queen, sociopaths. Let Me Run This By You: How you you cultivate and sustain your self confidence? Acceptance is the answer in so many cases. Seeing people in power as human and vulnerable when they accidentally drink sake and are also recovering alcoholics.Interview: We talk to Jen Dede about being a shy kid, being an empath, and being on the Forensics team. Also, getting type cast, being a character actor, Warner Laughlin Studios, stepping...
2021-03-16
1h 26
I Survived Theatre School
Rob Hess
CONTENT WARNING: Trauma, Suicide.Intro: Do you know who your allies are? Boz is torqued. How big is the pie anyway?Let Me Run This By You: Vulnerability on Clubhouse Interview: We talk to Rob Hess about making ice cream in Michigan, suffering a huge trauma in high school, getting cut in his second year, feeling safe with Phyllis Griffin, when Carey Peters saved Rob's life, living alone in a rural Michigan cabin, writing screenplays, making films, finding human connectivity through ice cream, finding healing through the podcast, being told he was the next John Malkovich, D...
2021-03-09
1h 25
I Survived Theatre School
Jason Peck
Intro: Gina is totally over it. Performing chores, repetition, BOREDOM, the promise of Clubhouse.Let Me Run This By You: Have you ever committed a crime unintentionally? Interview: We talk to Jason Peck about studying at not one but two theatre schools - USC and Florida State University. Jason helps us compare the different conservatory experiences. Also, the trope of "breaking you down to build you up", studying alongside the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio and Maggie Gyllenhaal at the Young Actors Space as a child actor, what Jason has learned about teaching the craft of acting. Then...
2021-03-02
1h 23
I Survived Theatre School
Rollo Romig
Intro: Boz comes into some unexpected money, the "prudent reserve", validation, martyrs, King Babies, passive aggression vs aggressive aggression, Mommy Dead and Dearest, Munchausen by proxyLet Me Run This By You: the pervasive and dangerous bias against medication. Interview: We talk to Rollo Romig about a terrible one year theatre school experience, being inspired by his high school teacher (who also taught Keegan-Michael Key and Kristin Bell) stumbling around to find your talents, "beware the psychic vultures", the cult of youth and the myth of early success as being more common than it really is, finding hi...
2021-02-23
1h 29
I Survived Theatre School
Kat Phillips
Intro: checking in on Boz's heart, atrial fibrillation, going to the doctor.Interview: We talk to Kat Phillips about fire pet rescue, being a Commissioner on Human Rights in Sonoma County, coming to Chicago for the first time from Indiana, competition vs lifting each other up, seeing life as an improv game, almost not getting the role and working with Mel Gibson on Payback, subverting the dominant paradigm by playing punk rock Juliet, the Hothouse, gibberish operatic improv, the upcoming director's cut of But I'm A Cheerleader, and the lovely surprise of finding all kinds of people you...
2021-02-19
1h 07
I Survived Theatre School
John Bridges
Intro: Jen gets co-dependent with the Superbowl, Boz as a 7th grade alternate cheerleader, waitlists, Birkin bags, working at 2 donut shops, Gina has had 37 jobs, the top floor bar and restaurant at the San Francisco Hilton, the horrors of being a cocktail waitress, Lord Jones.Let Me Run This By You: Safe spaces. Gina wonders about the origins of the quote "The arc of history..." and it turns out it was first spoken by Theodore Parker and was paraphrased by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Then Barack Obama quoted MLK.Interview: We talk to John Bridges, Emeritus...
2021-02-12
1h 22
I Survived Theatre School
John Jenkins
Intro: Imitrex, Ambien, night eating, the job of a Hollywood assistant, studio execs and hazing, performative equity. Let Me Run This By You: Jen wants to get to the bottom of stage fright.Interview: We talk to John Jenkins about the San Quentin Drama Workshop, Alexander Technique, Martin Esslin, Krapp's Last Tape in Berlin, Patti Rocks, Oleanna, Harmless by Brett Neveu at Timeline Theatre Company, The Doctor in Spite of Himself, Woyzeck, Waiting for Godot, Six Degrees of Separation, the magic of children's theatre, the diagnostic capacity of evaluating students' development, John tells Gina to "get a...
2021-02-09
1h 18
I Survived Theatre School
Allison Zell
Intro: Gina and Jen make a list of embarrassing things and read them off in an attempt to reduce their unnecessary shame! Stories include John C. Reilly, Nicky Silver, and Norman Mailer. Interview: We talk to Allison Zell about choosing directing over acting, Savage/Love, taking acting classes to overcome piano recital stage fright, Grotowski and Towards a Poor Theatre, casting from the vantage point of a directing student, Insignificance, Desdemona, Soul Monsters, Best plays of 1994, her one-woman show Come to Leave, James Urbaniak, The Public, Joe's Pub, Suzan Lori Parks, She Keeps Time, running out of patience i...
2021-02-05
1h 26
I Survived Theatre School
David Dastmalchian and John Hoogenakker
Intro: Screen-free Sunday, Planning ahead in projects, the charm of a child asking you for presents.Let Me Run This By You: Mementos: Marie Kondo it or....be a hoarder? Holding on to stuff or holding on to stuff?Interview: We talk to Dave Dastmalchian and John Hoogenakker about a special moment with F. Murray Abraham, finding friendship in a cutthroat environment, having substance abuse and authority issues, mind-f***ery, the cloistered nature of conservatories, using skills gained at TTS on set, taking an eclectic approach to acting, the tricky dance of teaching an art form, PR...
2021-02-02
1h 30
I Survived Theatre School
Bradley Walker
Intro: predicting the future, oh look! another example of income inequality!, would you want to live in a tiny house?, Pioneer House, Colonial House, Sherlock, Clementine Dimmerswitch, Fort Atkinson Wisconsin. Plus! Miles makes an appearance in his lumberjack cape!Let Me Run This By You: cancel culture, reconciling the artist with the art, Louis CK, Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Patrice O'Neal, can people be funny without being offensive?, Sarah Silverman, Amy Schumer, Bill Cosby, our comic sensibility is determined by the narrative that already exists.Interview: We talk to Bradley Walker about being a terrible student, auditioning on...
2021-01-29
1h 24
I Survived Theatre School
Jen Ellison
Intro: Do we have to be a mess? Representation matters. When you weren't there they day they told you how to pronounce cashew.Let Me Run This By You: Are you afraid of death? Interview: We talk to Jen Ellison about not only surviving theatre school but going on to teach there too, the ethical quandaries that can arise when teaching ethics, differences between students at different schools, the handling of gender issues in the Gen X drama school world, Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind, Oliver, playing boys, Asheville, If You Don't Dance They B...
2021-01-26
1h 15
I Survived Theatre School
Patrick Belton
Intro: Are we joining a cult? Undeniable Writers.Let Me Run This By You: Is anything a meritocracy? Recognizing your own privilege, AOC, combo platters, creation myths, what would your cult look like?Interview: We talk to Patrick Belton about being the social glue, expectations of a conservatory from a kid from South Bend, The Clearing, Antigone, Diogenes the Dog, Spring's Awakening, BW3, Goose Island, Ed Debevic's, the character of the fun loving hippie, being a DJ, mixtape etiquette, Gina shares one of her cringiest moments, Camp Winnarainbow, a surprise Trey Anastasio connection, the Gamehendge puppet show, f...
2021-01-22
1h 01
I Survived Theatre School
Lee Kirk
*program note: Unfortunately, we were unable to record the audio for this podcast in the usual way so you will notice diminished sound quality. Apologies for the annoyance.Intro: Fenty, plastic surgery, self-acceptance, Wild Wild Country, Paris Hilton, the Donner Party, where do you stand on documentaries?, feeling trapped.Let Me Run This By You: letting go of unnecessary shameInterview: We talk to Lee Kirk. The power of TTS marketing department, not getting movement to music, juggling too many things mentally as an actor, being young and playing old, being stuck in your head...
2021-01-19
1h 34
I Survived Theatre School
Jonas Abry
Intro: We should all be paying more for food.Let Me Run This By You: Who would you be if you were ONLY nature with no nurture. Also, Jack White, Fran Lebowitz, and introducing the flexapology. Interview: We talk to Jonas Abry! Getting cut, Tisch, being a child actor, voiceovers, Joe Lieberman, Mother Night, figuring out your identity with fedoras and pipes, Westchester Broadway Theatre, playing the Scarecrow, playing Peter Pan, being a blond-haired blue-eyed King of Siam, playing Michael Banks, Costal Disturbances with Annette Benning, Running on Empty, Slaves of New York, Dorcas Johnson, Police Story, J...
2021-01-15
1h 10
I Survived Theatre School
Nick Bowling
Intro: Gina and Jen talk pitch decks, learning new skill sets, Circle of Confusion Fellowship, the conundrum of praise, query letters, literary management, and negging.Let Me Run This By You: codependency, why is it always our job to protect assholes?, invalidation, fear of conflict. Also, Heaven's Gate, Wild Wild Country, post-pandemic travel plans, and LA Influencers.Interview: We talk to Nick Bowling! Dreams of Gene Kelly, "determining your path", The Lesson, Free Will and Wanton Lust, Mother Courage and Her Children, Kevin Hagan, Tristan and Isolde, building an ice moon with hot burning plastic in a...
2021-01-12
1h 17
I Survived Theatre School
Jess Hanna
Intro: Boz leaves her MFA program. We talk about the Midwest approach to "sticking it out", the perils of mentorship, consolidating power and amassing fortunes, 2021 as the Year of Big Asks, hiding out at institutions of higher learning, Let Me Run This By You: choosing not to cater to White Fragility, "progressives" and their art, 2021 as the Year of Is This a Waste of My Time?, Interview: We talk to Jess Hanna! Making your living in theatre in LA, Ithaca, Cornell Savoyards, Trial By Jury, Showboat, The Hangar Theatre, You Never Can Tell, Bob Moss, Playwrights Horizons...
2021-01-08
1h 28
I Survived Theatre School
Larry Bates
Intro: Gina and Jen talk peasant DNA, jobs, the specific experience of being employed by the Catholic Church and how that convinced Nicolas Cage to hire Jen, making the quarterfinals of the CineStory TV writing contest. Let Me Run This By You: on the topic of Woo Woo culture, does one have to buy in to the whole culture or can they just adopt the tenets? Also, having a finely tuned bullshit meter, the allure of MLMs, spending $90k at the Bodhi Tree, The Power of Now, The Secret, Oprah's podcast, Interview: We talk to Larry Bates...
2021-01-05
1h 23
I Survived Theatre School
Amie Farrell
Intro: Gina and Jen talk about what it means to be home, zero ICU bed availability in Los Angeles, clarifying the aim of this podcast, what it means to survive, surviving one's desire to be famous, and fame adjacency.Let Me Run This By You: Hope in a Jar, putting too much stock in beauty products, wtf is a serum?, Noxzema, multi-level marketing schemes, the Kylie Jenner go fund me campaign (in which Gina was relieved to later learn it was not the conspiracy she thought it was), laying down your life at Water Tower Place, the activism...
2021-01-01
1h 17
I Survived Theatre School
Tait Smith
*This episode was recorded on Election Day, 2020*Intro: Gina bastardizes a beautiful e.e. cummings poemLet Me Run This By You: Lack of acceptance, Japanese death philosophy, Unsolved Mysteries, tsunamis, personal responsibility, aggressively fearful flag waving, wearing your fear like a cloak of armor, more on NXVIM, channeling a lil' psychopathy, emotional felonies.Interview: We talk to Tait Smith! Feldenkrais, feeling in over your head at TTS, Le Mars Iowa the Ice Cream Capital of the World, high school sweethearts, seeing Morgan Freeman and Q-Tip at the Michigan Avenue Bennigans, Brighton Beach Memoirs, crying in...
2020-12-29
1h 21
I Survived Theatre School
Jen Kober
Intro: Death Valley, camping, San Pedro, LSD, rageaholics, serial killersLet Me Run This By You: the perils of not letting you be you, codependency is like an MLM because there is no end userInterview: We talk to Jen Kober, who says she was "NOT a happy camper" while at TTS. Getting cut, knowing yourself, being among the first fat girls accepted into the program, being taken "back to neutral", comedy, terrible casting, The Birds, Rob Chambers, the value of knowing yourself, TTS then vs now, Columbia College, Second City, Improv Olympic, The Purge, Marty deMaat...
2020-12-22
1h 23
I Survived Theatre School
Eric Slater
Intro: Meet Snoball.Let Me Run This By You: clothes from Walgreens, coffins from Costco, the infernal unbreathabililty of polyester, shopping at Forever 21 vs Chico's vs Flax vs Eileen Fisher, the promise of the premise with Anthropologie, ModInterview: We talk to Eric Slater - talks the life of a struggling actor, Jon Berry and Shake Your Groove Thing, Around the Coyote, (side note: Eric says the first show he did after college was one thing, but it was actually The Big Funk with JABOA Theatre), almost becoming a professional soccer player instead of an actor, Fifth...
2020-12-15
1h 03
I Survived Theatre School
Jen Bosworth-Ramirez and Gina Pulice
Let Me Run This By You: COVID, NXVIM, we are all in a cult because everything is a cult.Interview: Jen and Gina unpack their own memories of and experience with The Theatre School.
2020-12-11
1h 08
I Survived Theatre School
Shayna Ferm
Intro: Jen tells us about her Disney audition and a conversation about "getting discovered" myths ensues. Let Me Run This By You: We talk home decor and what informs a person's personal style. Do you even know what your style is? When did you learn? Then we talk about decorating for the holidays and the potentially dangerous resentment trap that often comes along with it. Should we all just get Prince-themed Christmas decorations? Or what about a fully Anthropologie/Mexican Street Fair/Boho/Bruja vibe? Next: kids discovering the truth about Santa Claus, lazy parenting, and the pressures...
2020-12-08
1h 13
I Survived Theatre School
Jeffrey Nicholas Brown
Opening: Jen and Gina discuss microphone woes, professional gamers, and taking pictures of the television.Let Me Run This By You: Dolly Parton documentary, an idea for a new take on 9 to 5, and comforting watching in a pandemic.Interview: Jeffrey Brown talks getting into The Theatre School, growing up in an elite musical family, inappropriate audition pieces, the pelvic clock, drumming, discipline, Ric Murphy, the legendary production of Frank Galati's The Grapes of Wrath at Steppenwolf in Chicago, learning acting anew with each project, True Blood, Henry Danger, playing at the Bop Shop, Blue Man Group, trusting...
2020-11-13
1h 16