A&V coach Emma Magnus, a New School graduate, on the dizzying effects of speaking your monologue REALLY QUIETLY to a stuffed animal. Actors often go big when working a text but what can we learn from taking that in the opposite direction, after

The Sounds in the Speech

Nov 16th, 2021 37m 16s

A&V coach Peren Yesilyurt, a University of Southern California drama student, on how working through the sounds in the language can unpack the ideas in a super visceral way. What does it feel like to run an “r” up your spine and an “oh” through

Physicalizing the Text

Sep 21st, 2021 47m 51s

Guest Director, Vanessa Mildenberg, whose work focuses on creating multi/cross disciplinary international work that’s both physical and text-based, blows our minds with detailed descriptions of her particular rehearsal formula. We dive into the

Direct Translation

Sep 7th, 2021 50m 36s

A&V coach Maddie Powell, a Northwestern student, on a technique that makes Mrs Stupid looks like a rave. Get ready to DIG IN on a method that takes apart the text in grisly detail only leaving you wanting more. This episode does not require a l

Mrs. Stupid

Aug 15th, 2021 49m 21s

A&V coach Joey Nasta, a Fordham grad, on the most annoying but super helpful exercise that’s like a specificity pill. Swallow that thing and BAM, you are suddenly dragged out of being general and into really thinking about what the heck your ch

The Pointing Exercise

Aug 15th, 2021 46m 13s

A&V coach Anita, a high school junior, on the Princess monologue from Loves Labours Lost. Using a technique that assigns a location to each noun and pronoun, whole worlds of questions open up and Anita’s room gets covered in a ton of stickies.

Pilot

Aug 15th, 2021 43m 44s

Victoria and Amanda interview each other, giving the listeners a view into their backgrounds, training and philosophies. A&V agreed, early on, they didn’t want the pod to be about them, so this episode kills a couple birds here: learn about the