Acting teacher John Rosenfeld stops by the bungalow and discusses the mood of actors right now, his problem with audition classes, why he shifted his focus from acting to teaching, and more! John's <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0742550/" target="_blank">IMDb</a> and Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/johnrosenfeldstudios/" target="_blank">@johnrosenfeldstudios</a>. 00:00 - Introduction. 02:19 - John slates his name. 03:02 - Bald brotherhood. 07:18 - Dissappointment and finding the nuance in each student. 11:58 - The mood of students right now. 14:43 - Doing things in your control. 16:58 - John drives and loves sports. 19:58 - Does TV feel like homework. 21:15 - Audition classes. 29:53 - Online classes. 35:23 - John's actor and coach tree. 39:23 - Coaching famous people. 45:02 - Why John pivoted to teaching. 52:19 - Would John act today. 57:14 - How many students does John decline. 1:00:03 - Advice for co-star auditions. 1:02:36 - Who took a chance on John. The full video and pics -- <a href="https://boxangeles.com/335" target="_blank">boxangeles.com/335</a>John's first Box Angeles -- <a href="https://boxangeles.com/246" target="_blank">boxangeles.com/246</a>Support Box Angeles (and access the audio archives) on <a href="https://patreon.com/boxangeles" target="_blank">Patreon</a>.Follow Box Angeles on <a href="https://boxangeles.com/youtube" target="_blank">YouTube</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/boxangeles" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@boxangeles" target="_blank">TikTok</a>.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Acting teacher &lt;strong&gt;John Rosenfeld&lt;/strong&gt; stops by the bungalow and discusses the mood of actors right now, his problem with audition classes, why he shifted his focus from acting to teaching, and more!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;John's &lt;a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0742550/" target="_blank"&gt;IMDb&lt;/a&gt; and Instagram &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/johnrosenfeldstudios/" target="_blank"&gt;@johnrosenfeldstudios&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;00:00 - Introduction.&lt;br /&gt;02:19 - John slates his name.&lt;br /&gt;03:02 - Bald brotherhood.&lt;br /&gt;07:18 - Dissappointment and finding the nuance in each student.&lt;br /&gt;11:58 - The mood of students right now.&lt;br /&gt;14:43 - Doing things in your control.&lt;br /&gt;16:58 - John drives and loves sports.&lt;br /&gt;19:58 - Does TV feel like homework.&lt;br /&gt;21:15 - Audition classes.&lt;br /&gt;29:53 - Online classes.&lt;br /&gt;35:23 - John's actor and coach tree.&lt;br /&gt;39:23 - Coaching famous people.&lt;br /&gt;45:02 - Why John pivoted to teaching.&lt;br /&gt;52:19 - Would John act today.&lt;br /&gt;57:14 - How many students does John decline.&lt;br /&gt;1:00:03 - Advice for co-star auditions.&lt;br /&gt;1:02:36 - Who took a chance on John.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The full video and pics -- &lt;a href="https://boxangeles.com/335" target="_blank"&gt;boxangeles.com/335&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;John's first Box Angeles -- &lt;a href="https://boxangeles.com/246" target="_blank"&gt;boxangeles.com/246&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Support Box Angeles (and access the audio archives) on &lt;a href="https://patreon.com/boxangeles" target="_blank"&gt;Patreon&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Box Angeles on &lt;a href="https://boxangeles.com/youtube" target="_blank"&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/boxangeles" target="_blank"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@boxangeles" target="_blank"&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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Acting teacher John Rosenfeld stops by the bungalow and discusses the mood of actors right now, his problem with audition classes, why he shifted his focus from acting to teaching, and more!

#335: John Rosenfeld, Returns

Casting Director Robert Ulrich & producer Christine Russell stop by the bungalow and discuss their new musical The Civility of Albert Cashier, why it's so relevant today, and more! Robert's <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0880697/" target="_blank">IMDb</a> and Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rj.ulrich" target="_blank">@rj.ulrich</a>. Christine's <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0751075/" target="_blank">IMDB</a> and Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/christinerussell2033/" target="_blank">@christinerussell2033</a>. Get your tickets to <a href="https://www.colonytheatre.org/thecivilityofalbertcashier" target="_blank">The Civility of Albert Cashier</a> at the Colony Theatre in Burbank Aug 31 - Sept 22. 00:00 - Introduction. 02:24 - Christine slates her name. 02:50 - Representing composers as an agent. 05:08 - Why The Civility of Albert Cashier now. 09:37 - Do people know the Albert Cashier story. 10:30 - The long journey to get it on stage. 12:09 - Why such a limited engagement and Broadway aspirations. 14:17 - Syncing up with Robert. ---- 15:52 - Robert slates his name. 17:10 - How Robert got involved with The Civility of Albert Cashier. 20:45 - The excitement for this musical. 21:18 - More producing in the future. 22:17 - Why The Civility of Albert Cashier now. 24:23 - Inviting celebrities to the show. The full video and pics -- <a href="https://boxangeles.com/334" target="_blank">boxangeles.com/334</a>Robert's first Box Angeles -- <a href="https://boxangeles.com/328" target="_blank">boxangeles.com/328</a>Support Box Angeles (and access the audio archives) on <a href="https://patreon.com/boxangeles" target="_blank">Patreon</a>.Follow Box Angeles on <a href="https://boxangeles.com/youtube" target="_blank">YouTube</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/boxangeles" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@boxangeles" target="_blank">TikTok</a>.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Casting Director &lt;strong&gt;Robert Ulrich&lt;/strong&gt; &amp; producer &lt;strong&gt;Christine Russell&lt;/strong&gt; stop by the bungalow and discuss their new musical &lt;i&gt;The Civility of Albert Cashier&lt;/i&gt;, why it's so relevant today, and more!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Robert's &lt;a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0880697/" target="_blank"&gt;IMDb&lt;/a&gt; and Instagram &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/rj.ulrich" target="_blank"&gt;@rj.ulrich&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;Christine's &lt;a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0751075/" target="_blank"&gt;IMDB&lt;/a&gt; and Instagram &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/christinerussell2033/" target="_blank"&gt;@christinerussell2033&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Get your tickets to &lt;/i&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.colonytheatre.org/thecivilityofalbertcashier" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Civility of Albert Cashier&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;i&gt; at the Colony Theatre in Burbank Aug 31 - Sept 22.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;00:00 - Introduction.&lt;br /&gt;02:24 - Christine slates her name.&lt;br /&gt;02:50 - Representing composers as an agent.&lt;br /&gt;05:08 - Why &lt;i&gt;The Civility of Albert Cashier&lt;/i&gt; now.&lt;br /&gt;09:37 - Do people know the Albert Cashier story.&lt;br /&gt;10:30 - The long journey to get it on stage.&lt;br /&gt;12:09 - Why such a limited engagement and Broadway aspirations.&lt;br /&gt;14:17 - Syncing up with Robert.&lt;br /&gt;----&lt;br /&gt;15:52 - Robert slates his name.&lt;br /&gt;17:10 - How Robert got involved with &lt;i&gt;The Civility of Albert Cashier&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;20:45 - The excitement for this musical.&lt;br /&gt;21:18 - More producing in the future.&lt;br /&gt;22:17 - Why &lt;i&gt;The Civility of Albert Cashier&lt;/i&gt; now.&lt;br /&gt;24:23 - Inviting celebrities to the show.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The full video and pics -- &lt;a href="https://boxangeles.com/334" target="_blank"&gt;boxangeles.com/334&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Robert's first Box Angeles -- &lt;a href="https://boxangeles.com/328" target="_blank"&gt;boxangeles.com/328&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Support Box Angeles (and access the audio archives) on &lt;a href="https://patreon.com/boxangeles" target="_blank"&gt;Patreon&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Box Angeles on &lt;a href="https://boxangeles.com/youtube" target="_blank"&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/boxangeles" target="_blank"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@boxangeles" target="_blank"&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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Casting Director Robert Ulrich & producer Christine Russell stop by the bungalow and discuss their new musical The Civility of Albert Cashier, why it's so relevant today, and more!

#334: Robert Ulrich & Christine Russell

Yoga instructor Stephanie Kato stops by the bungalow and discusses how yoga translates to the real world, how she sequences her classes, the decision to walk away from acting, and more!Steph's <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0178814/" target="_blank">IMDb</a> and Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/stephkato_" target="_blank">@stephkato_</a>.00:00 - Introduction. 02:14 - Steph slates her name. 03:38 - Yoga for actors and mindfulness. 06:54 - Yoga translating to the real world. 08:30 - Studying in Bali. 13:27 - Using storytelling to guide class and "peak pose". 16:15 - Using both Sanskrit and English. 17:10 - Economics of Yoga. 18:34 - How Steph choregraphs her sequences with writing, drawing and playing. 25:52 - Rituals and time manangement. 28:33 - Memorizing sequences. 31:00 - Hecklers in class. 34:03 - How much does Steph practice yoga. 37:03 - Describing yoga. 38:15 - What is the point of Shavasana. 43:37 - Stephisms and being proud of students. 46:19 - Pet peeves for class. 49:34 - Steph acting as a young child in LA while living in Tuscon. 53:02 - Moving to LA as an adult but struggling with day jobs and limiting beliefs. 58:18 - Being content with the decision to walk away.The full video and pics -- <a href="https://boxangeles.com/333" target="_blank">boxangeles.com/333</a>Support Box Angeles (and access the audio archives) on <a href="https://patreon.com/boxangeles" target="_blank">Patreon</a>.Follow Box Angeles on <a href="https://boxangeles.com/youtube" target="_blank">YouTube</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/boxangeles" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@boxangeles" target="_blank">TikTok</a>.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Yoga instructor &lt;strong&gt;Stephanie Kato&lt;/strong&gt; stops by the bungalow and discusses how yoga translates to the real world, how she sequences her classes, the decision to walk away from acting, and more!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Steph's &lt;a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0178814/" target="_blank"&gt;IMDb&lt;/a&gt; and Instagram &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/stephkato_" target="_blank"&gt;@stephkato_&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;00:00 - Introduction.&lt;br /&gt;02:14 - Steph slates her name.&lt;br /&gt;03:38 - Yoga for actors and mindfulness.&lt;br /&gt;06:54 - Yoga translating to the real world.&lt;br /&gt;08:30 - Studying in Bali.&lt;br /&gt;13:27 - Using storytelling to guide class and "peak pose".&lt;br /&gt;16:15 - Using both Sanskrit and English.&lt;br /&gt;17:10 - Economics of Yoga.&lt;br /&gt;18:34 - How Steph choregraphs her sequences with writing, drawing and playing.&lt;br /&gt;25:52 - Rituals and time manangement.&lt;br /&gt;28:33 - Memorizing sequences.&lt;br /&gt;31:00 - Hecklers in class.&lt;br /&gt;34:03 - How much does Steph practice yoga.&lt;br /&gt;37:03 - Describing yoga.&lt;br /&gt;38:15 - What is the point of Shavasana.&lt;br /&gt;43:37 - Stephisms and being proud of students.&lt;br /&gt;46:19 - Pet peeves for class.&lt;br /&gt;49:34 - Steph acting as a young child in LA while living in Tuscon.&lt;br /&gt;53:02 - Moving to LA as an adult but struggling with day jobs and limiting beliefs.&lt;br /&gt;58:18 - Being content with the decision to walk away.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The full video and pics -- &lt;a href="https://boxangeles.com/333" target="_blank"&gt;boxangeles.com/333&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Support Box Angeles (and access the audio archives) on &lt;a href="https://patreon.com/boxangeles" target="_blank"&gt;Patreon&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Box Angeles on &lt;a href="https://boxangeles.com/youtube" target="_blank"&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/boxangeles" target="_blank"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@boxangeles" target="_blank"&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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Yoga instructor Stephanie Kato stops by the bungalow and discusses how yoga translates to the real world, how she sequences her classes, the decision to walk away from acting, and more!

#333: Stephanie Kato

Actor Sara Tomko stops by the bungalow and discusses the long journey of Resident Alien, the importance of working day jobs, finding success later in life, and more!Sara's <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2896588/" target="_blank">IMDb</a> and Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/saratomko19/" target="_blank">@saratomko19</a>.00:00 - Introduction. 02:25 - Sara slates her name. 03:20 - The ups and downs of Resident Alien. 06:32 - Never being comfortable even after "getting the one". 13:55 - Residuals versus smaller audience from a cable network. 15:34 - Day jobs. 20:24 - Finding success later in life. 25:15 - Sara's audition growth and trajectory. 29:35 - How much is Sara auditioning now. 36:12 - Self tapes. 40:32 - How to handle and stay creative in the down times. 49:40 - Time mamanagement. 57:02 - Who took a chance on Sara.The full video and pics -- <a href="https://boxangeles.com/332" target="_blank">boxangeles.com/332</a>Support Box Angeles (and access the audio archives) on <a href="https://patreon.com/boxangeles" target="_blank">Patreon</a>.Follow Box Angeles on <a href="https://boxangeles.com/youtube" target="_blank">YouTube</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/boxangeles" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@boxangeles" target="_blank">TikTok</a>.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Actor &lt;strong&gt;Sara Tomko&lt;/strong&gt; stops by the bungalow and discusses the long journey of &lt;i&gt;Resident Alien&lt;/i&gt;, the importance of working day jobs, finding success later in life, and more!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sara's &lt;a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2896588/" target="_blank"&gt;IMDb&lt;/a&gt; and Instagram &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/saratomko19/" target="_blank"&gt;@saratomko19&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;00:00 - Introduction.&lt;br /&gt;02:25 - Sara slates her name.&lt;br /&gt;03:20 - The ups and downs of &lt;i&gt;Resident Alien&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;06:32 - Never being comfortable even after "getting the one".&lt;br /&gt;13:55 - Residuals versus smaller audience from a cable network.&lt;br /&gt;15:34 - Day jobs.&lt;br /&gt;20:24 - Finding success later in life.&lt;br /&gt;25:15 - Sara's audition growth and trajectory.&lt;br /&gt;29:35 - How much is Sara auditioning now.&lt;br /&gt;36:12 - Self tapes.&lt;br /&gt;40:32 - How to handle and stay creative in the down times.&lt;br /&gt;49:40 - Time mamanagement.&lt;br /&gt;57:02 - Who took a chance on Sara.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The full video and pics -- &lt;a href="https://boxangeles.com/332" target="_blank"&gt;boxangeles.com/332&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Support Box Angeles (and access the audio archives) on &lt;a href="https://patreon.com/boxangeles" target="_blank"&gt;Patreon&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Box Angeles on &lt;a href="https://boxangeles.com/youtube" target="_blank"&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/boxangeles" target="_blank"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@boxangeles" target="_blank"&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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Actor Sara Tomko stops by the bungalow and discusses the long journey of 'Resident Alien', the importance of working day jobs, finding success later in life, and more!

#332: Sara Tomko

Director Jason Winer stops by the bungalow and discusses starting out in improv, his overall deal with 20th Century Fox, actor networking, and more!Jason's <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0934864/" target="_blank">IMDb</a> and Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jasonwiner/" target="_blank">@jasonwiner</a>.00:00 - Introduction. 01:58 - Jason slates his name. 02:10 - Directing a pregnant Julie Bowen in the Modern Family pilot. 04:32 - Dealing with unexpected situations as a director. 09:25 - The lack of new comedy television. 11:24 - Starting out in improv comedy at iO Chicago. 15:10 - Studying performance at Northwestern. 17:16 - Surviving in LA as an actor partly via selling MTV the show The Blame Game. 20:15 - Transitioning from in front of the camera to behind it. 28:50 - Working with or against perfectionism. 32:25 - How does improv background effect directing. 35:00 - Getting a meeting about Modern Family. 37:40 - Editing improvised scenes. 40:27 - Jason's overall deal with 20th Century Fox. 44:49 - Eric Andre needs to act more. 45:43 - How involved is Jason in casting. 51:00 - Finding new talent on crews like producers, casting, costume, etc. 54:44 - The prep a director does for an episode. 1:00:08 - Who took a chance on Jason. 1:01:26 - Keeping up relationships with directors and actor networking.The full video and pics -- <a href="https://boxangeles.com/331" target="_blank">boxangeles.com/331</a>Support Box Angeles (and access the audio archives) on <a href="https://patreon.com/boxangeles" target="_blank">Patreon</a>.Follow Box Angeles on <a href="https://boxangeles.com/youtube" target="_blank">YouTube</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/boxangeles" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@boxangeles" target="_blank">TikTok</a>.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Director &lt;strong&gt;Jason Winer&lt;/strong&gt; stops by the bungalow and discusses starting out in improv, his overall deal with 20th Century Fox, actor networking, and more!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jason's &lt;a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0934864/" target="_blank"&gt;IMDb&lt;/a&gt; and Instagram &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/jasonwiner/" target="_blank"&gt;@jasonwiner&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;00:00 - Introduction.&lt;br /&gt;01:58 - Jason slates his name.&lt;br /&gt;02:10 - Directing a pregnant Julie Bowen in the &lt;i&gt;Modern Family&lt;/i&gt; pilot.&lt;br /&gt;04:32 - Dealing with unexpected situations as a director.&lt;br /&gt;09:25 - The lack of new comedy television.&lt;br /&gt;11:24 - Starting out in improv comedy at iO Chicago.&lt;br /&gt;15:10 - Studying performance at Northwestern.&lt;br /&gt;17:16 - Surviving in LA as an actor partly via selling MTV the show &lt;i&gt;The Blame Game&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;20:15 - Transitioning from in front of the camera to behind it.&lt;br /&gt;28:50 - Working with or against perfectionism.&lt;br /&gt;32:25 - How does improv background effect directing.&lt;br /&gt;35:00 - Getting a meeting about &lt;i&gt;Modern Family&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;37:40 - Editing improvised scenes.&lt;br /&gt;40:27 - Jason's overall deal with 20th Century Fox.&lt;br /&gt;44:49 - Eric Andre needs to act more.&lt;br /&gt;45:43 - How involved is Jason in casting.&lt;br /&gt;51:00 - Finding new talent on crews like producers, casting, costume, etc.&lt;br /&gt;54:44 - The prep a director does for an episode.&lt;br /&gt;1:00:08 - Who took a chance on Jason.&lt;br /&gt;1:01:26 - Keeping up relationships with directors and actor networking.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The full video and pics -- &lt;a href="https://boxangeles.com/331" target="_blank"&gt;boxangeles.com/331&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Support Box Angeles (and access the audio archives) on &lt;a href="https://patreon.com/boxangeles" target="_blank"&gt;Patreon&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Box Angeles on &lt;a href="https://boxangeles.com/youtube" target="_blank"&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/boxangeles" target="_blank"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@boxangeles" target="_blank"&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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Director Jason Winer stops by the bungalow and discusses starting out in improv, his overall deal with 20th Century Fox, actor networking, and more!

#331: Jason Winer

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