Acting Up. <br /> Honest Conversations With Working Actors.
Acting Up. Honest Conversations With Working Actors.
Podcast Description
From drama school dreams to survival jobs, from self-doubt to breakthroughs, Acting Up dives into the messy, magical reality of life as a working actor in Australia.
Join us for honest conversations with performers who are navigating the ups and downs of stage and screen.
Auditions, agents, rejection, mental health, money, identity, resilience, and creativity.
🎙 Honest chats. 🎧 No script. 🎭 Just the truth about making art and making rent.
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Content Themes
The show delves into the realities of being a working actor in Australia, with themes covering auditions, agents, rejection, mental health, and resilience, highlighted by episode discussions like the juggling act of self-tapes and casual jobs, and the magic that fuels their passion for acting.
From drama school dreams to survival jobs, from self-doubt to breakthroughs, Acting Up dives into the messy, magical reality of life as a working actor in Australia.
Join us for honest conversations with performers who are navigating the ups and downs of stage and screen.
Auditions, agents, rejection, mental health, money, identity, resilience, and creativity.
🎙 Honest chats.
🎧 No script.
🎭 Just the truth about making art and making rent.
For Episode 7 we are inside the rehearsal room of Contest at Flight Path Theatre
I sit down with director Kirsty Semaan and actors Willa King, Emma Monk and Lana Morgan from Space Jump Theatre
We talk producing new work, profit share realities, building audiences from scratch, and what it really means to be a female actor in 2026.
An honest conversation about ambition, sustainability, and why we keep choosing theatre.
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