On this special episode, listeners get a glimpse into our Learning Hamlet class - an online offering of the Patrick Page Studio, as part of our Learning Shakespeare series. Together, under the guidance of Patrick, actors are guided on how to a
Coming up in 2021 at the Patrick Page Studio, Patrick and I invite you to join us for our next session in our Learning Shakespeare Series. This time we will be doing 12 sessions virtually on HAMLET starting January 10th on Sundays from 7-9 PM
On this episode, we talk about mastery with Lea Salonga. Multiple award-winning actress and singer Lea Salonga is best known for her Tony Award winning role in Miss Saigon. In addition to the Tony, she has won the Olivier, Drama Desk, Outer Cri
On this episode, we continue with the second part of our conversation on process, focusing today on Patrick's one man show - All the Devils are Here (How Shakespeare Invented the Villain).For more information on how to get tickets for the di
This is part one of a two part episode - where Patrick and Michael discuss Theater Mitu's REMNANT, a theater piece Michael has worked on for the past five years, and All the Devils are Here, a piece Patrick has worked on for the better part of
On this episode, we talk with singer/songwriter Anaïs Mitchell on her new book, the craft of songwriting, and how to embrace the muse.Anaïs is a Grammy/Tony Award winning singer songwriter and creator of the musical, Hadestown. Time magazine
On this episode, we talk with Broadway, Film, and TV actor Patti Murrin on her journey in playing some of the most recognizable princesses on Broadway, her open struggles with anxiety and depression, and most importantly how she has embraced a
On this episode, we discuss the importance of establishing your mission in life and how it relates to that of a character. We also share our aims and goals for the second season, and how to embrace an artistic process that can help you unlock
On this episode, Paige talks about the realities of being in the public eye, playing Roxie Hart in Chicago on Broadway, and the lessons she has learned from her life as an artist.
On this episode, we welcome Broadway and television star Paige Davis to discuss the origins of her career, lessons from dancing Fosse on Broadway for the past 20 years, being on the front lines of a cultural phenomenon with "Trading Spaces", an
On this episode, we revisit Patrick’s experiences in playing Norman Osborn in Spiderman:Turn Off the Dark, and share never before heard journal entries that describe the experience of working on the most expensive musical in Broadway’s history.
On this episode, Reeve Carney returns to share the lessons he's learned from playing Peter Parker in Spiderman and Orpheus in Hadestown. We take questions from the listeners, and Reeve shares a secret about himself he has discovered during
On this episode, Patrick returns to Michael's narrative to discuss the importance of taking initiative in relation to one's career, and how that led to Michael playing Hamlet.
On this episode, Michael and Patrick reflect on the experiences that shaped Michael's childhood, and how to answer the call to adventure within all of us.
On this episode, we discuss how coincidences and dreams can help you as you move toward your imagined future. Patrick shares a very personal story with Michael, which they unpack and discuss on a conversation around the power of sacrifice.
On this episode, Michael and Patrick share insights from the listeners, discuss the importance of living in the questions, and how it relates to understanding evil.
On this episode, Michael and Patrick interview actor Rachel Crowl on her life, navigating the business as a trans woman, and being a member of theater companies like the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
On this episode, we discuss how harnessing one's self to a brilliant mind can be a path toward a life's practice as an actor. Michael shares an email he wrote Patrick in 2014. Patrick shares stories from his childhood, his heroes, and how acti
On this episode, Michael and Patrick talk with Eva Noblezada on her artistic practice, how she manages mental health, and her journey from the West End to currently starring as Eurydice in Hadestown on Broadway.
On this episode, Michael and Patrick talk about plays they are currently watching online during quarantine, answer questions from listeners, and talk about the role of empathy in creating a character.