I Survived Theatre School

We talk to star of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel [https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt5788792/?ref_=nm_ovrvw_cr_kf_1]and Yale School of Drama alum LeRoy McClain [https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm2273440/?ref_=instant_nm_1&q=leroy%20mccl]! Intro: Aaron survived a heart attack! Marriage is hard. Let Me Run This By You: Love Has Won [https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt14832124/?ref_=instant_tt_1&q=love%20has%20won] and the tale of Mother God, Matthew Perry Interview: We talk to star of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel [https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt5788792/?ref_=nm_ovrvw_cr_kf_1]and Yale School of Drama alum LeRoy McClain [https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm2273440/?ref_=instant_nm_1&q=leroy%20mccl] 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 advanced degree at Yale.

Intro: Boz loves LinkedIn. Will she emcee the next Beastie Boys event? Interview: We talk to star of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel [https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt5788792/?ref_=instant_tt_2&q=the%20marv]Cynthia Darlow about North Carolina School of the Arts [https://www.uncsa.edu/],  performing for Tennessee Williams, the historic theatrical residence for young women called the Rehearsal Club [https://rehearsalclubnyc.com/], Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts [https://vlany.org/], the Webster Apartments [https://websterapartments.org/], getting the word out about their story through New York Times article [https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/27/realestate/broadway-actor-housing-rehearsal-club.html], spending the entire day in line to audition at the cattle call for the touring company of Grease, Pat Birch [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Birch], Vinnie Liff [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Liff], having the same agent for 55 years, Tony Shaloub [https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm0001724/?ref_=tt_cst_5], American Repertory Theatre, Cherry Jones, getting furniture for her home made by Patrick Swayze, working with Michael Zegen [https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm1652433/?ref_=tt_cst_3], the play that got away, and whether or not people should go to theatre school.

Intro: headshots, turning off my self-view, Emotional Brain Training [https://www.ebtconnect.net/], Let Me Run This By You: Is Flakiness always hostile? Interview: We talk to Season 2 of Severance [https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt11280740/?ref_=nm_ovrvw_cr_kf_1]'s Stefano Carannante [https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm13297717/?ref_=recent_view_5] about going to theatre school in Italy

Intro: Titan(ic), Botox, Wegovy Interview: We talk to star of Severance Sydney Cole Alexander about LaGuardia High School, SUNY Purchase, and Severance.

Intro: NASA needs a producer, Copernicus, Don Knotts, Barney Fife, Monsters [https://www.clairedederer.com/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 [https://ucbcomedy.com/about-ucb/], Pete Holmes [https://peteholmes.com/], applying to Juilliard [https://www.juilliard.edu/], doing Teach for America [https://www.teachforamerica.org/] in Greenville Mississippi, auditioning for Veep [https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt1759761/?ref_=instant_tt_1&q=veep] with Julia Louis-Dreyfus [https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm0000506/?ref_=tt_cst_1] and Armando Iannucci [https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm0406334/?ref_=tt_fm_wrt], callbacks, Playing House [https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt2750182/?ref_=instant_tt_1&q=playing%20house], Jack McBrayer [https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm1442113/?ref_=instant_nm_1&q=jack%20mc], Jason Mantzoukas [https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm1727621/about],  Betsy Capes, the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee [https://www.mtishows.com/the-25th-annual-putnam-county-spelling-bee], Jessica St. Clair [https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm1167794/?ref_=instant_nm_1&q=jessica%20st%20], Best Friends Forever [https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt1845887/?ref_=nm_ovrvw_cr_kf_3], the undeniable draw of having fun.