No, But Really, What Do You Do?
Ever wonder what your coworker down the hall actually does all day? Any idea what your best friend's job is? Does your family know what you do? Most of the time, we have no idea what other people’s jobs really are. And whether we’ve known them so long that it’s too late to ask, or we just don’t want to look like we don’t know what they’re talking about, we often never find out. Well, now I'm asking, "no, but really, what do you do?"
No, But Really, What Do You Do?
Episode 6: Cori & Ian, Actors and Producers (Part 1)
No, but really, what do you do as an actor and producer? Cori & Ian are actors, theatre producers, and a married couple who split their time and careers between the US and UK, so we have a lot to unpack in Part 1 of our interview. Today, they share what it’s like to have to defend acting as a career choice to people outside the industry, preparing for “the business of the business,” the benefits of of creating your own opportunities in the arts and how the pandemic is impacting regional theatre.
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2:49 - What do you do for a living?
7:35 - What is a day in the life of an actor and producer?
10:30 - How do you prepare for “the business of the business”?
17:42 - Differences between stage and screen work and US vs UK markets
27:41 - How did you get into acting as a job?
36:40 - What do people get wrong or not know about acting as a job?
41:33 - What do you know about the history of theatre/acting and what do you see for its future?
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