The highs, lows & serendipity of Jeff's life as an actor. Guest: Jeff of Dudes on Cinema, 📽️ listen here:

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In this episode we explore:

• A story Jeff has never told before (a bad review).
• His most thrilling moment on stage.
• And why we should all read more books.

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⏩ Chapters ⏩

00:00 4. What even is acting? (Part 2/2 w/ Jeff from Dudes on Cinema) | Words About Stuff Podcast

00:05 Intro

00:05 Show Start

00:09 What even is acting? Origin Story in the 1970s

01:49 Turning Point: High School

03:13 Carol Burnett, SNL & Drama Teachers

04:54 The Show That Changed Everything: Pippin

06:08 Of Neil Simon: First Acting Role in God's Favorite

07:53 What Makes an Actor Better

08:20

Cuckoo's Nest & The Wiz

08:56 Knock Knock, All My Sons & Gypsy

09:44 Stage Fright

10:33 The Role of the Audience

10:59 What Acting Did for Jeff

12:24 The Creative Process

14:40 Villains: Hamlet & Glengarry Glen Ross

15:21 A Bad Review

19:08 Auditioning and Self-Esteem

19:27 After High School: Equality Theater, The Sunshine Boys & Jerry Crawford's Acting One

21:53 Seascape: Right Place, Right Time

23:28 Theater Exposed: Streamers, American Buffalo & Mentors

25:56 Cowboy in Boys in the Band

28:39 A Little Theater: Elephant Man, Come Back Little Sheba, Lake Boat & The Tempest

30:01 The Best Set: Brighton Beach Memoires

32:42 Singing on Stage: Lend Me a Tenor

34:28 The Best 88 Seconds

36:40 Farces are Hared Work: Noises Off, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Rumors

39:02 Improv: 2nd Most Thrilling Time on Stage

40:01 Memorizing: How Do You Do It? (Laughing Wild)

41:43 How Does Improv Feel?

44:33 How Do Actors Get Paid?

45:34 The Complete Works of Shakespeare Abridged, Art & Angels in America

47:42 Injuries (The Show Must Go On)

51:01 "An Embracing World": Community, Diversity, Acceptance

52:21 Activist Librarians

52:40 Want to Start Acting? Or Watch Cool Shows?

55:34 Jeff's Theory on Singing and Glasses

56:42 Dudes on Cinema Podcast & YouTube

57:02 Figuring out an Outro

🎬 Credits 🎬

Hosted, Produced & Edited by Amy the Copywriter

Music by DELOSound

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