Tea Time With Lindz: A Podcast about Creatives: Recent Episodes
Lindsay Lucas-Bartlett
Each week Actress / Writer interviews old friends, new friends, and people she has never met to hear about their creative journeys so far. Talking about embarrassing auditions, productions that never made it to self-care in this rollercoaster industry.
Joyful Raven’s solo show Breed or Bust will be performed at the Gilded Balloon at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2023 2nd - 28th August. Tickets can be found at www.gildedballoon.co.uk
Joyful Raven is an actor, writer and comedian. Born into an iconic political theater family, she has been devising theater for over 25 years. Her last solo comedy Tales of a Sexual Tomboy was dubbed “…one of the funniest shows now on display on Bay Area stages” by the SF Chronicle. Tomboy won “Best of the Fringe '' at the 2016 San Francisco Fringe Festival and was awarded an ‘Encore Performance’ at the 2017 United Solo Festival in NYC. Her additional theatre credits include lead actor and co-author of four plays for “Prize of Hope '' winning company Human Nature and co-founder of the ensemble-driven theatre company Rococo Risqué, winner of SF Weekly Best Theater Ensemble.
Joyful has also appeared as an actor in many projects on stage and film, including Odyssey Works, an immersive theatre project; The Pursuit of Happiness, with Will Smith; and Spring Awakening, directed by Broadway and West End director Stafford Arima. She studied theater at Sarah Lawrence College in NY and holds an MFA in theater from UC Davis. She teaches Solo Performance and Storytelling at Berkeley Rep School of Theater.
By Lindsay Lucas-Bartlett
I have been asked multiple times about my experience at Hollywood Fringe, how to do it, what you need to do, and what it takes. So I figured I have done the podcast multiple times asking other people what they did and how they navigated fringe so now I am doing a step by step guide and what my thoughts are on fringe. So here you go, you’re welcome.
Want to do the Hollywood Fringe Festival and don’t know where to start? Feel overwhelmed just thinking about it all? Do you have a new play, established play or workshop that you want to get on its feet? Well let me guide you through the process with hopes that the process will be less daunting.
Venue Venue Venue
Hollywood Fringe is in the whole month of June starting with previews the first few days of June. My first piece of advice is to book your venue, then you can start thinking about the rest. If you know the theatre space that you have and its specifications, you can start your rehearsal process knowing how much or little space you have.
So first things first, what is your show? Is it a solo show? Big group production? Lots of props or just you in a theatre with only a chair? What do you need from your venue? Do you need projector, big lighting design, multiple levels, how many audience seats do you want, think of all the things you need and want. Then start your hunt.
The Hollywood Fringe website has everything you need to know about the venues it works with each year and how to contact them. If you go to the participant area on the site it will go over the venues and there specifics with you. Once you see some venues you like, start booking tours. The sooner the better. I usually go on January to look at venues and you’d be surprised that I am not the only one. The sooner you find the venue you want and book, the more likely you are to get the dates and times YOU WANT. That’s a big deal. There is nothing worse, in my opinion, then doing a show at midnight. That’s not for me. If you’re all for midnight shows, knock yourself out.
When you go to look at venues take a check list of the things you want and need and once you find the venue that ticks all your boxes be communicative with the theatre and get your contract in place.
You do not need to have registered your show yet with the Hollywood Fringe, you can wait to register your show until the very last day, May 1st usually.
Now that you have found your venue, if you are starting your show from scratch, get to work. If not, get rehearsing. If you’ve booked your venue in January that gives you ample amount of time to get your show audience ready.
You can approach your venue or other venues that are in LA, they don’t have to be participating in Fringe, to see what their rehearsal rates are if you need rehearsal space. But whatever you do, don’t leave rehearsing to the last minute either. Be on top of your game.
If you are doing a published piece of work, make sure you have the rights to the show. Getting rights is easy, just contact the playwright and / or publisher. Usually you will have a minimum then a maximum of time you can perform under that contract, so know exactly how many shows you will be doing before you get in contact with them. Once you have the rights you’re sailing.
Registration
Like I previously mentioned you don’t have to register your show until the deadline so sort your venue out first.
Create your show on the Fringe website. You’ll then do the application to the venue. Then you will register your show.
There are three tiers with registration so figure that out before you register. Usually you will do the first tier, the most expensive if you are doing multiple shows plus selling tickets. Look at all the tiers before you pay.
If you are coming from another country look at the International page and make sure you have the correct visas in place and that you are paying the correct tier. When it comes to International shows you cannot get ticket sales if you don’t have a visa however from what I have come to understand you can claim expenses from the theatre venue so in theory you could make your money back but not officially get “paid”. Double check this information with he venue and with Fringe before committing as information changes.
Budget
What is your budget? There are so many things that you can and will need to pay for during fringe and it does become a bit of a money pit so budget the fuck out of it and then have a “reserve” budget amount included in your budget. Likelihood is, you will go over.
Things to budget for:
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Registration
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Theatre
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Theatre Insurance
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Tech running your show
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Posters / postcards / advertising materials / buttons - make sure you have the Fringe logo on there and the show dates, times and theatre address. If your show is in a theatre that has multiple theatre, make sure it is clear which theatre you are in. Get your own show program made. CopyHub in Studio City is a GREAT place to get stuff printed quickly and without breaking the bank.
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Online adverts
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Program adverts
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Will you be streaming or recording your show? Add about $500 in for that if you are.
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Rehearsal space rental
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Any outside musical sources, i.e do you need a pianist on stage with you?
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Reviews and advertising on outside websites. There are websites such as NoHo Arts that will run your advert on their website plus write you a review, which also will be on their website.
Goals
Set yourself goals for fringe. What do you want from this experience? To network? Make money or break even? Win an award? Workshop your show? Get reviews from audience members or publications? Whatever your goal/s are set them and if you achieve them, wonderful and if you don’t…please don’t beat yourself up. This entire process is brutal, it can be a massive rollercoaster of emotions, good and bad and it is exhausting, if you have had a great fringe or not it is still exhausting.
Tickets
Now when it comes to tickets I saw a bunch of fun ideas this Fringe, postcards and social media blasts with discount codes. Everyone loves a discount code so get one going.
What else do we love with discount codes? Free shows! If you are doing a preview show, comp it. If you can fill the theatre, word of mouth will be a great marketing resource for you, plus it’s free.
You can do a show of pay what you can or a night where you donate the profits or 10% profits of your show to a charity fundraiser.
Whatever ways you can get bums on seats, do it. Fringe is hard and it’s a continuous hussle so figure out fun ways in order to get an audience.
Add all of this into you budget. If you know you’re going to do a comp night, add it in.
Go to Fringe events and Fringe Central and meet other Fringers, do comp swaps and big each other up. At the end of the day you are all in it together and this is meant to be a a fun and safe environment to put on your work so make the most of it if you can.
Do promoted or sponsored ads on social media platforms. If no ticket sales come from it you can still see how many people have seen your posters and show details. Exposure is key. You can do promoted posts with the theatre’s address and have a five or six mile radius for the promotion.
Awards
Before Fringe starts you’ll get an email about the awards. Go through them all and READ the application process in its entirety! Some will ask you to do google forms. And start the award process AS SOON AS YOU CAN! Do not wait. The award panelists get so many applications and there are close to what, 300 shows being performed?
Imagine getting over 300 applications. I have heard that some of the award judges will only go to shows of the first xx amount of applicants. So do not wait a week to apply, apply as soon as the list comes out. Be on top of it.
Community awards are awards you do not have to apply for but make sure you are in the right categories. If your show is a solo show but a musical, put it in the musical section. The way you do that is in your page set up, do it before the program has been printed.
Show time
Once it is showtime…have fun! That’s what it’s all about right? If you are workshopping your show that is a great way to get feedback and notes. Last year we workshopped Trust Me, I’m from Essex at Fringe and we did three shows and I didn’t advertise the show as much as I could have because it was a workshop. The feedback I got a lot of was, more songs please. A year later I did the show again with five shows and four new songs, so time for a re-brand and it became a solo musical.
If your audience can write reviews for you on the fringe website a great way of using those reviews is by either putting them on the poster or any pictures you have had taken during the production and blasting the fuck out of them on social media platforms.
Lastly
Do not be hard on yourself. Fringe is really overwhelming for everybody and like I said before, if you had a great run and sold out shows, the whole process can be draining. Go with it, take breaks, take the time out for yourself to refresh. If you didn’t achieve your goals don’t stress it, it is what it is. Producing and performing in your own show is giving you skills that you will use in the future and they are valuable skills indeed. So if you didn’t achieve your goals I guarantee you achieved something way more valuable and that is being the creator of your own destiny. So be proud of yourself, be very mother trucking proud.
Rebecca McGlynn (she/they) is a transgender queer writer, actor, songwriter, and filmmaker working in film and TV production in Los Angeles. She premiered her original, award-winning one-woman show “Asexuality! The Solo Musical” in the Hollywood Fringe Festival in 2022. She co-wrote and produced 2016's My Big Fat Blonde Musical, which she has since adapted into a digital series as a creator, writer, composer, cinematographer and editor. Awards include the Hollywood Fringe Festival's TOP OF THE FRINGE, BEST MUSICAL, BEST WORLD PREMIERE, ENCORE PRODUCERS' AWARD, PICK OF THE FRINGE; LA Music Critic's BEST SOLO SHOW; OUTDOOR VOICES FESTIVAL Official Selection; JOSHUA TREE SOLO FESTIVAL Desert Salon Official Selection; SOARING SOLO STARS SERIES Official Selection; Official Selection; iO West's 24hr SKETCH COMPETITION; LA 48hr Film Project's BEST DIRECTOR. Previous stage roles include: Vice Principal Douglas Panch (Spelling Bee), Trevor Graydon (Thoroughly Modern Millie), Caldwell B. Cladwell (Urinetown), Pooh-Bah (The Mikado), Mrs. Gloop (Willy Wonka), Rachel Brown (Inherit the Wind), and God (Spamalot!). Rebecca is also an Emmy-nominated photojournalist, writer and composer of the musical Norton! The Astonishingly True Story of America's Forgotten Emperor, and founder of Denison University's first non-singing a cappella group, Talkapella.
GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/acesolomusical
Alex Kern (she/her) is an actor, writer, comedian, and clown from Cleveland, Ohio. Her short films and original series’ (the critically acclaimed “SingleDumb” and “Pawla Dean’s White House Kitchen”) have screened at The Cleveland International Film Festival, Palm Springs International Comedy Festival, Los Angeles Animation Festival, and more. Her acting and writing work has been featured in numerous outlets, some of which include: HULU, Vulture, and Vanity Fair. Alex trained at The New Actor’s Workshop (NYC) under the guidance of Mike Nichols before focusing on comedy (Groundlings, Upright Citizen’s Brigade) but identifies most as a clown (Idiot Workshop, The Clown School). In her comedy, Alex is interested in the risk of losing the logical and luxuriating in the joy of the moment.
For more details you can visit Alex’s website alexandrakern.com
Hollywood Fringe Dates: 10th June @9pm, 11th June @11am, 20th June @9.30pm, 23rd June @5.30pm.
Los Angeles based actor, writer and director Katierose Enriquez created the solo show "Queen of Fishtown" which is returning to New York City following award winning runs at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Hollywood Fringe Festival, in London at the King’s Head Theatre, at Theatre Row on 42nd Street, and in Philadelphia at Plays and Players Theatre where Katierose performed her show in the city that inspired it.
"Katierose has created such a heartfelt and honest story with a perfect unsung hero. That's not a character we hear from very often and it's about damn time she gets her own show. It's hilarious but I didn't expect to be so moved by it..."
-- Andrew Rannells (Girls, Book of Mormon, Black Monday, Boys in the Band)
“In this one woman show, Katierose brings Kathleen to life with a fantastic narrative of a 40-year-old woman, dealing with change to the neighbourhood she has grown up with and the dramatic changes in her own life. She also brings to life all the other characters in the plot in this truly poignant and hilarious piece of work, a somewhat Irish stubborn humour made better with the fantastic Philly accent.” – The Artiscape
“The prime strength of Queen of Fishtown to my mind is the voice it affords to a certain kind of woman in our society, not necessarily from Northeast Philly, who is often overlooked or ignored” RECOMMENDED - Deborah Klugman at Stage Raw
Awards:
* Best Character Driven Solo Show Fireworks Award at Edinburgh Festival Fringe
* Platinum Award, TVolution for Best Female Solo Show at Hollywood Fringe
* Best of Broadwater Encore Award Hollywood Fringe
* Namba Performing Arts Encore Winner
* Best Solo Show Hollywood Fringe Nominee
* SPLASH Award Female Voices Nominee
Katierose has her MFA from American Repertory Theater’s Institute at Harvard University and the Moscow Art Theatre and is an alumnus of the Groundlings Sunday Company. Her solo sketch showcase, “THAT WOMAN!” was directed by Saturday Night Live's writer and cast member, Mikey Day.
Acting TV credits: 2 Broke Girls (CBS), How I Met your Mother (CBS), The Comeback (HBO), Future Man (HULU), American Crime (ABC), Astronomy Club (NETFLIX)
Find Queen of Fishtown online:
Official: https://queenoffishtown.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenoffishtown
Twitter: https://twitter.com/QueenOfFishtown
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@queenoffishtown
Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/QueenOfFishtown
Katierose recently directed the world premiere play “Final Interview” by Gabriel Olivia at the Pico Playhouse and is currently directing Tony Bartolone’s dark comedy, “Homeless Romantic” at Hollywood Fringe.
Gregg Ibbotson is an actor, singer-songwriter, poet, and comedian from the UK.
As an artist with disabilities, he speaks openly about them to spread light and joy to others finding their way.
Gregg studied theatre and screen acting at the Yorkshire School of Acting (now 'Matt Zina Acting'). He has studied improv comedy with Disney's Bill Chott 'The Improv Trick' in LA. He is a current student with the Upright Citizens Brigade and recently performed his stand-up comedy at a sold-out show at the Flappers Comedy Speakeasy Showcase. Gregg is looking forward to future stand-up performances and comedy shenanigans.
Gregg has a number of Albums and singles on Spotify and Apple Music. Hisemotive yet resolute lyrics are carefully fused with a contemporary uplifting sound, noted with the release of the album 'Crossroads'. The lead single 'Dream' explores the themes of sacrifice in pursuit of becoming one's true self. A video can be found here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B9jLxgZ-uE
Find out more about upcoming shows and tell him how much you love Earl grey tea too by following him on Instagram @greggibbotson
Website
www.greggibbotson.com
Subscribe to YouTube for music, comedy and more!
https://www.youtube.com/c/GreggIbbotson
IMDB
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7330500
Put the kettle on!
Welcome back to the show Cat LaCohie aka Vixen DeVille.
In this episode we deep dive into devising a solo show on a time limit. That show becoming an award winning hit that goes on tour to then become a television show.
Talk about a journey or what.
How did Cat get inspired and what was her process? Listen now to find out.
Follow Cat on all the socials @catlacohie and @vixendeville
Matthew Quinn is a theatre veteran in Hollywood and oozes knowledge on not only the spaces he runs, basically any space in Los Angeles as well as being a Hollywood Fringe Festival knowledge king.
If you have any questions on the Hollywood Fringe Festival this is the episode for you as we dive into the Fringe and how to get the best out of it.
Matthew also has a three hour workshop that you can watch here:
https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/4267
Usual price is $100 and you can get it for $80 with discount code: EARLYBIRD
The Hollywood Fringe Festival is such a fantastic experience to have and I would highly recommend it to all.
Aadip Desai is a writer, comedian, drummer, friend to the puppies and semi vegan. He dropped out of the American Film School after getting accepted onto the Disney fellowship program that he had forgotten he had even applied for…ya gotta love him.
Aadip was named a BAFTA Breakthrough as a Staff Writer on THE GOLDBERGS (ABC)
A graduate of the Upright Citizen Brigade Aadip and I don’t really get around to many of the several questions I had for him, instead this show should have been sponsored by Kinder Beauty, Hart House and any other vegan place as we mention a lot of them and not much else.
You can follow Aadip on Twitter and Instagram @aadip
Aadip Desai is a writer, comedian, drummer, friend to the puppies and semi vegan. He dropped out of the American Film School after getting accepted onto the Disney fellowship program that he had forgotten he had even applied for…ya gotta love him.
Aadip was named a BAFTA Breakthrough as a Staff Writer on THE GOLDBERGS (ABC)
A graduate of the Upright Citizen Brigade Aadip and I don’t really get around to many of the several questions I had for him, instead this show should have been sponsored by Kinder Beauty, Hart House and any other vegan place as we mention a lot of them and not much else.
You can follow Aadip on Twitter and Instagram @aadip
Gaby Santinelli is an Oscar Winning Dialect coach for the short film, SKIN. Dog Lover, a short film Gaby is in is currently having wonderful success in the film festival circuit. You can cath the new screening at The Newport Beach Film Festival on 18th October at 8pm.
Gaby is an award winning singer and has just finished writing a feature film. What can I say about Gaby except that she is a force to be reckoned with.
You can follow Gaby on Instagram @gabysantinelli and Twitter @gaby_santinelli and you can find her on Facebook under Gaby Santinelli
Gaby Santinelli is an Oscar Winning Dialect coach for the short film, SKIN. Dog Lover, a short film Gaby is in is currently having wonderful success in the film festival circuit. You can cath the new screening at The Newport Beach Film Festival on 18th October at 8pm.
Gaby is an award winning singer and has just finished writing a feature film. What can I say about Gaby except that she is a force to be reckoned with.
You can follow Gaby on Instagram @gabysantinelli and Twitter @gaby_santinelli and you can find her on Facebook under Gaby Santinelli
Ali James is a multi talented actress, improviser, director, teacher, overall great human and a Showstopper, literally. You can go watch Ali in Showstoppers the Musical in London. You can also catch this fab person in Scared Scriptless, the fully improvised show that performs in Southend that is quite literally the funniest show I have ever seen.
Not only is Ali a great comedian, she is also an incredibly talented musical theatre performer, having toured the UK as well as performed multiple times in the West End as well as performing up in Edinburgh at the Fringe Festival.
Want to see an improvised Panto in February? Ali has you covered. I told you, she does it all.
You can follow Ali on Twitter and Instagram @ali_james22
Showstoppers @TheShowstoppers
Ali James is a multi talented actress, improviser, director, teacher, overall great human and a Showstopper, literally. You can go watch Ali in Showstoppers the Musical in London. You can also catch this fab person in Scared Scriptless, the fully improvised show that performs in Southend that is quite literally the funniest show I have ever seen.
Not only is Ali a great comedian, she is also an incredibly talented musical theatre performer, having toured the UK as well as performed multiple times in the West End as well as performing up in Edinburgh at the Fringe Festival.
Want to see an improvised Panto in February? Ali has you covered. I told you, she does it all.
You can follow Ali on Twitter and Instagram @ali_james22
Showstoppers @TheShowstoppers
In this storytelling edition of Tea Tine with Lindz, Lindsay talks about her University boyfriend and the long awaited breakup that happened in the South of France…on his birthday.
Listen to how Lindsay fell in love with her college teacher, came out to her entire family on New Year’s Eve and how teen love can be a tricky little trickster in this short and sweet tale of inappropriate love.
Hello everybody,
Tea Time with Lindz the podcast will be back for Season Two in about a week. This season I will be doing things slightly differently, if you listened to the podcast you would know that I just had my darling baby and therefore it is slightly harder for me to record with guests.
So sit back and enjoy some mental stories, all true, right from the horses mouth…I’m the horse.
Follow my on Instagram and Twitter for updates at @duchesslindsay
Thanks for listening.
Lindsay
Rebecca Ferdinando is a British actress, model and host as well as an advocate to helping young people from all backgrounds a chance to get into the performing world.
Rebecca trained at Sylvia Young Theatre School before heading to Middlesex University where she gained her BA (Hons) degree before headed to drama school.
Rebecca has had a fabulous run in the British indie film world and she is going from strength to strength. Rebecca’s first film, Shank lead her onto wonderful, scene stealing roles in films such as Bonded by Blood, Outside Bet and Get Lucky. Most recently Rebecca wrapped Nemisis and has a new film, Election Night that is currently in the festival circuit.
You can follow Rebecca on Instagram @Rebeccaferdinando
Throwing out that energy for Rebecca to be in Call the Midwife wearing a wig and me being on Grey’s Anatomy, wig or no wig.
In this mini Bonus episode I give a run down on the books I swear by and would highly recommend to anyone in the acting world or anyone who is just starting out. From acting on screen, accents, storytelling to screenwriting and monologue books.
To keep updated with new episodes and shenanigans follow me on Instagram and Twitter @duchesslindsay
Meet Tehmina Sunny, British, Indian and American. Her charm, wit & curiosity makes her an actor’s actor, a director’s actor and a crew’s actor. She has portrayed memorable characters in Emmy award winning TV shows, Golden Globe nominated productions & Oscar winning movies. But really, Tehmina Sunny is the same little girl that once dreamed of one day acting. Not for the fame, but because as an actress she is a storyteller.
Born in London, her passion for the arts was developed at an early age. She received a scholarship for playing the violin, Viola and piano. With no previous training she was a finalist for the BBCs cross-country search for acting talent.
Sunny put her artistic dreams aside and attended the University of Leeds in England, where she studied Business Information Systems with an emphasis on Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science. This combined with marketing and business studies earned her a Bachelor of Science degree with honors. After graduating, she worked for Richard Branson’s Virgin corporation. But soon after a UK acting agent persuaded her to embark in the entertainment industry as an actress.
Sunny has also taken the helm as a producer and is developing a TV series called ‘The Spaceman’ and feature films The Right Man?, 92nd Street & Elliot.
You can currently watch Tehmina in Chicago Med and Pandora.
Go follow Tehmina on Instagram and Twitter @tehminasunny
Shaan Dasani is an American actor who started out in the world of production before making the jump to acting. Shaan not only is an actor but he also writes and creates his own projects. In the past several years he has directed and produced projects such as Game Night and Bollywood Invasion.
We discuss the importance of community, fears in the creative world and what it is like being transgender in the ever changing industry today.
You can watch Shaan in projects such as Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders.
You can follow Shaan on Instagram and Twitter @shaandasani
Hailing from Bedfordshire, England, growing up on the American roots music of her Anglo-Indian grandmother’s record collection, singer/songwriter Danni Nicholls has been paving her way in UK Americana for over a decade, building a loyal fan base and much critical praise. “I absolutely love the beauty and elegance of her music” - Bob Harris, BBC Radio 2.
With the wind still in her sails from three consecutive Americana Music Association UK award nominations (Album, Artist and Song of the year in 2017, 2018 & 2020 respectively) plus extensive tours and opening slots with the likes of The Secret Sisters, Shakin' Stevens and Lucinda Williams, Danni, her powerful, arresting voice and her dynamically poetic original songs are ever-gaining presence and reach.
April 12th 2019 saw the release of Danni's third studio album The Melted Morning.
Produced by Jordan Brooke Hamlin (The Indigo Girls, Lucy Wainwright-Roche) at the idyllic woodland studio MOXE, Nashville TN, The Melted Morning is a collection of closely personal yet widely relatable songs.
The themes of this album span an array of life’s takeaways; from the pain and darkness of rejection, the fear of losing yourself and the power of human connection to offering up hope, light and new perspectives in the face of adversities.
“I needed a new challenge, a new landscape to work in sonically, physically, energetically and viscerally. Collaborating with Jordan and this incredible team of women gave me that opportunity and we have created a delicate, vibey, honest and vulnerable collection of songs. We dove deep to find out who they wanted to become”.
This team team is made up of the cream of the Nashville crop including Annie Clements (Maren Morris, Amos Lee), Larissa Maestro (Margo Price) Jordan Hamlin (Brandi Carlile, Katie Herzig), Engineer, Gena Johnson (Jason Isbell, John Prine) and background vocals from grammy award nominated duo The Secret Sisters.
“Working with almost exclusively women for this project felt like the most natural and obvious path, partly out of a desire for a whole new record-making experience and knowing wholeheartedly I wanted to work with Jordan in this inspiring safe-haven she has built and partly because it just feels good and important to play a small part in addressing the ongoing gender imbalance in the music industry. But mostly because I admire and respect these people immensely and felt they were the absolute right people to help bring these songs to life”.
Her vibrant, captivating performances are guaranteed to melt your heart into the soles of your boots. Danni’s passionate delivery, captivating velvet voice and charmingly engaging between-song banter compel you to fall under her spell.
You can follow Danni and her music at the links below:
Website: https://www.danninicholls.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/danninichollsmusic
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/danninichollsmusic
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3eD9PioRhPQtJOWTM3Od1R?si=y-MuSCLEQMiPuC9qaYVLaQ&dl_branch=1
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/danni-nicholls/355381948
Instagram @danninichollsmusic
We discuss the subject of fear a lot in this episode and a video I have found to be very helpful to me personally that we talk about is linked below - Lindsay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5nVqeVhgQE
Troy Titus-Barrow (Titus-Adams) is a British actress based in Los Angeles. Troy has appeared in soap operas EastEnders as Nina Harris and Family Affairs, as Kim Davies as well as several films and stage productions. She has also appeared in Lily Savage's Blankety Blank.
Finding her passion as a performer from an early age in Holland where Troy spent her early years, Troy grew up with a strong musical theatre background Troy was a dancer in Mexico for seven months and in Starlight Express in the West End. Then Troy decided to explore what it was like to live Stateside before returning back to the UK to appear in Eastenders and Family Affairs, before returning back to living Stateside once again.
Not only has Troy had a wonderfully creative journey but also a spiritual journey as well, which we discuss at length.
You can follow Troy on Instagram @troytitusbarrow
Anthony Mark Barrow is an actor, director and coach originally from Birmingham currently based in Los Angeles, California. Knowing he wanted to pursue a career in the arts from an early age Anthony took the plunge and started training at the prestigious drama school, East 15. After not being able to afford the expensive tuition fee’s Anthony auditioned and got offered a place at The Central School of Speech and Drama at his audition.
After many successful theatre runs Anthony moved to Los Angeles where he has had many successes over the years including directing, working in audio books and most recently working with David Fincher on his new project.
We discuss the craft of acting, family, and Anthony’s experience of how resting on his laurels cost him work.
You can follow Anthony on Instagram @anthonymarkbarrow and on Twitter @antoniousmarcus
Jane Gull is a director, writer and producer from Southend-on-Sea in Essex, England. Jane has just finished wrapping on her second feature film, Love Without Walls after a highly successful run with her first feature film My Feral Heart that won over 14 International Awards. My Feral Heart can be watched on platforms such as iTunes, GooglePlay and Microsoft as well as being purchased from Sky Store.
Not only has Jane directed feature films she has also had many successes with several short films including multi award winning short, Sunny Boy.
You can follow Jane and keep up with her projects here:
My Twitter - @gulljane
http://www.lovewithoutwallsfilm.com
Crowdfunding page for post-production for Love Without Walls https://greenlit.com/project/love-without-walls
http://www.myferalheart.co.uk
Josh Jarvis aka Verses Bang is a rapper, hip hop artist and creative from South on Sea, Essex who has recently made the leap across the pond to Los Angeles.
Josh has been writing his own material since he was sixteen recording his first record at the age of seventeen.
Listen to how Josh gets inspired by what’s going around him, navigating mental health into his music and how his hometown has influenced him and his music. You can listen to us have lots of Southend talk and what words of wisdom Josh has for anyone pursuing a career in the arts.
You can listen to Verses Bang on any of the links below and on any streaming service such as Spotify and iTunes.
Watch Verses Bang music videos from Southend to Los Angeles on YouTube and see how his life has changed dramatically in the past eighteen months since Covid hit.
https://versesbang.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/Versesbang1/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZTWwuezLVk7hkOFWYdFBDw
You can follow Josh on Instagram @bangcam and Twitter @versesbang
Eddie Ruiz was born and raised in Boyle Heights, California, near downtown Los Angeles. He quickly landed a guest-star on “That’s So Raven” as Barry The Mascot during drama school. He attended C.S.U.,Fullerton where he received hi B.A. in Acting. He then quickly flew over to London, UK where he received his MFA in Acting from The Central School of Speech and Drama. Some grads from CSSD include Sir Laurence Olivier, Gael Garcia Bernal and Judy Dench.
After his return, there has been a lot of love for Eddie in the industry. He made his film debut in the award winning film, “Russel Fish: The Sausage and Egg Incident” starring alongside GLEE’s Chris Colfer (Kurt). Eddie was nominated for Best supporting actor in Russel. After landing several TV guest roles, he booked Michael Patrick King’s NBC/WB Pilot as Juan in A Mann’s World starring Don Johnson.
Eddie also stars in films such as “Make A Movie Like Spike” appears alongside Jamil Walker Smith (Stargate, Hey Arnold), Malcolm Goodwin(Breakout Kings), “Ghostown” alongside Jack Guzman(Power Rangers), The Missing Link, Heavy Metal Strawberry Pickers, and Neighborhood Garden.
Eddie is no stranger to the stage. He has worked with many respectable theatre companies such as Will & Company where he was Pinocchio in Pinocchio, playing Verges in Tony Plana’s Much Ado About Nothing with East LA Classic, and Martinez in Ray Bradbury’s The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit with the Pandemonium Theatre Company. He has received many awards and great reviews for his performances.
Eddie lives in Hollywood, CA where he is now Acting and Producing with his Independent film company “Obviam Entertainment” with Eddy Martin, Luke McClure, and his wife Jean Altadel. www.obviamentertainment.com
You can follow Eddie on Twitter and Instagram @TheEddieRuiz
Lucy Drive is an actress and musician also known as 80’s alter ego Roxi Drive. Lucy can be seen in BBC programs such as Hustle and Doctors as well as feature films such as Outside Bet, directed by Sacha Bennett, performing alongside Bob Hoskins.
Not only has Lucy had a lovely acting career but in 2014 Lucy wrote, produced and co-directed an 80's Spielberg inspired coming of age short film called Our Time which was accepted in to the Cannes Short Corner.
Lucy moved to Los Angeles and then spent some time in Atlanta figuring out the acting scene before headed back to Brighton where Roxi Drive, 80’s inspiring singer and performer was born.
Not only has Lucy had success in acting and with her music she also has a podcast called Deadly Debbie’s Creepy Files: Ghost Stories and More, a podcast focusing on the paranormal.
You can follow Lucy here:
Instagram and Twitter @lucydrive @roxidrive (IG) @deadlydebbiepodcast (Twitter) @debbiefiles
https://www.roxidrive.com
Chicago/Boston based artist Ruby Rose Fox is a cultural messenger of our turbulent modern times. Her music is as sonically compelling as it is subversive, packed with lyrics that reflect and challenge our current political state, from #metoo, to the mass-shooting crisis.
Part actress, director, and writer, Fox has never shied away from inventive ways to approach her art. In 2018, Fox released her sophomore album Salt, an utterly cinematic piece of experimental pop that features dense soundscapes built to accompany Fox’s wall-shattering vocals.
The sonically-rich record is enhanced via ASMR microphones that were used during the recording, resulting in an ASMR-sensitive body of emotional, political, and personal songs—which when listened to with headphones—produces a next-level experience for the listener. Salt is the follow-up to Ruby Rose Fox’s debut album Domestic which reached number 8 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.
Keep updated with Ruby at all the links below.
You can follow Ruby Rose Fox on Twitter @rubyrosefox and Instagram @rubyrosefox_
Check her website out https://www.rubyrosefox.com and find her music on Spotify
www.theunstoppableperformer.com
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/RubyRoseFox
YOUTUBE:www.youtube.com/RubyRoseFox
Soni Mizrahi is an Award-Winning Mexican Film and theatre director/writer. He has a Master’s degree in film and media production and a bachelor’s degree in architecture.
He is known for his work as a film director in several short films such as Rain (2013), Last Night (2014) and K (2015) among others. He also directed a few web series such as Blissville (2014) and This is Only Temporary (2015).
As a commercial director he has experience working with worldwide brands such as Volkswagen, Best Buy, Strongbow and Home Depot among others.
When Soni is not directing, he likes to work as a Cinematographer in short films, documentaries and Music videos. He has collaborated with Mathew Modine, Jeff Byrd and Neema Barnet among others.
Currently, Soni is developing a few projects such as “Sombras Ajenas” (ESP Series Pilot), “La casa de las Lomas” (ESP series script), “Blurred Lines” (ENG series pilot), “Support-ers” (ENG series script) and two feature films: “Annah” and "Fateful” written by Lindsay Lucas-Bartlett.
You can follow Soni on Twitter and Instagram @sonimizrahi and @stage.films
www.sonimizrahi.com
Sabra May is an actress, voiceover artist, writer, improviser, and standup comedian. She currently co-produces the all female standup show Comedy Stew in West Hollywood. She has also written and performed two one-woman shows. The most recent, titled The Creature, was performed while 8 months pregnant. Sabra has completed the improv and musical improv programs at Upright Citizen’s Brigade and is currently on the musical improv team The B-Side.
Sabra has also voiced thousands of commercials across all platforms as well as video games, technical and medical narrations, and animated works. The client list is so extensive, Nike, intel, Microsoft, Nintendo are just a few and voices a character on Cyberpunk.
Sabra has an extensive theatrical background and has worked with Anne Bogart and SITI Company and has studied at Warner Loughlin Studios. She is a fan of immersive theatre and is a co-founder of the Action/Adventure Theatre company in her hometown of Portland, Oregon
Listen to Sabra and I discuss the world of stand up comedy, creating shows that women will have a safe space to perform and not get sexually harassed or discriminated against, motherhood and our love for Grey’s Anatomy.
Jill Penfold is a British actress and On-Camera host. Jill was born and raised in Essex. Where she lived until leaving at Twenty to travel as a Beautician aboard cruise-ships.
Jill returned to the U.K in 2004 where she attended Birmingham Theatre School for Two years for Theatre Acting. After graduating Jill landed her first job at The Crescent Theatre as ‘Angela’ in Mike Leigh’s 'Abigail's Party'. Four years of theatre touring followed, including being a gender-fluid Macbeth for Three months. A best actor award for Madre in ’The Daughters of Venice’ was a highlight.
In 2008 Jill was given a scholarship to The Lee Strasberg Film And TV institute to study The Stanslaviski acting method in Los Angeles. There she stayed for a year before signing to an agent and beginning her career. Acting, Hosting, stunt acting, commercials, fitness and voice acting are all facets of the industry that Jill enjoys.
Galen Howard joins Tea Time with Lindz: A Podcast About Creatives for another fun episode. Listen to how Galen navigated his way early on in Hollywood and how knowing his branding type very early on helped him in this navigation. Since then he's worked steadily in a wide range of mediums, genres and roles. In music videos he's worked along side such artists as Johnny Hallyday, Weezer and Justin Timberlake (for the Oscar-nominated song "Can't Stop the Feeling"). During his career he's had the pleasure of working with such acclaimed directors as Jared Hess, John Hillcoat, Mark Romanek and Rusty Cundieff.
You can watch Galen on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and of course the infamous Weezer music video.
You can follow Galen on Instagram @galenhoward and on Twitter @_Galen_Howard_
Listen to how Cassie Lauren Lewis grew up performing in Wales, moved to New York City at eighteen to then return to England to attend a drama University to the head back State side to pursue her career goals.
No one’s path is ever the same and it is usually far from easy but taking risks and those leaps of faith, as scary as they maybe at the time, really can pay off.
Listen to some fun Craigslist stories, how important it is to be “ready” for when the opportunities start come flooding in and why it is important to not put time limits on yourself or your career.
Cassie has some great advice for actors and how important being in a class is. Listen for more advice and fun stories.
You can follow Cassie on Instagram @cassielaurenlewis
Kelly Coughlin is a musician, teacher, singer and actress currently based in London after taking a career break from teacher in Los Angeles. Kelly moved to London to study at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, (R.A.D.A) then after deciding to stay in London returned to Los Angeles to say good bye to her former students to take the plunge into the world of acting full time. Then the most magical thing happened that all us creatives dream about, Kelly got a casting from SPOTLIGHT.
Listen to hear Kelly’s incredible, mind-blowing story, her time at the Upright Citizen Brigade, her love for musical improv and the delightful imposter syndrome that so many of us have suffered from.
You can catch Kelly as Jaden on Armando Iannucci’s new show on HBO, Avenue 5. You can also listen to me gush over my super crush Zack Woods and Kelly’s time on Season One of Avenue 5 and to the wait until the next season.
You can follow Kelly on Twitter @kellycoughlin and Instagram @actuallykellyc
Jamison Haase has had a steady career since moving to Los Angeles twenty one years ago. Not only is Jamison a working actor (even though he will dispute this) but he is also an acting coach at L.A On Camera Training Center.
You can catch Jamison on television shows such as, The Last Ship, Colony, American Crime Story, NCIS: Los Angeles, Melissa and Joey to name but a few.
L.A. On-Camera Training Center was founded by Haase in 2007 with the intention of training Los Angeles based actors in on-camera and audition techniques. In today’s Industry, the camera has become the most important tool in the casting process. Writers, directors, and producers often times do not have the time or ability to come and meet you face-to-face, which means that your performance on-camera is crucial in determining whether or not you get the job.
Due to Covid-19 L.A On Camera have taken their courses online so it does not matter where you are in the world, you can jump onboard and take one of their courses, which I would highly recommend.
Listen to hear what Jamison keeps in his set bag, who coaches Jamison when he has an audition and his advice to actors out there how are still trying to break into the industry.
You can follow Jamison on Twitter and Instagram @JamisonHasse
And you can follow L.A On Camera Training Center on Twitter and Instagram @LAoncamera and you can also find them https://laoncamera.com/
Leaphy Khim is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, stunt woman, actress, fitness model and trainer. I was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Cambodian genocide survivors.
Having enlisted into the Marine Corps when 9/11 happened it was after Leaphy left and finished college did she decide to pursue the film industry with hopes of becoming a director before turning to stunts.
After getting her Screen Actors Guild card Leaphy hasn’t looked back. Working as lead actress on short film, Let it Go, Leaphy Won Best Actress at the G.I Film Festival in San Diego proving to herself that pursuing acting as well as stunts went hand in hand.
Since then Leaphy has worked on stunts for television shows, Scorpion, SEAL Team and booking her first television show as an actress on The Rookie.
You can follow Leaphy on Instagram and Twitter @leaphykhim
If you are anything like me and love singing but are absolutely terrified to sing in front of others then this is a must listen.
Meet Tara Wallace, singer and owner of The Hummingbird Conservatory.
Founder and voice teacher Tara Wallace is in her 25th year of singing training and began the Hummingbird Conservatory with two objectives – provide singers with excellent vocal technique and musicianship while giving them ample performance opportunities and collaborative experiences with other musicians and performers.
The Hummingbird Conservatory is a music school dedicated to the training and development of singers of all ages, with all levels of ability and training across all genres. We seek to provide conservatory-level training in a warm, wonderful, creative atmosphere fostering not just musical abilities but leadership skills, confidence and discipline.
Find out how Tara navigated her way through the pandemic with teaching and also valuable bale advice for aspiring singers out there.
You can find out more about Tara and The Hummingbird Conservatory here:
http://www.thehummingbirdconservatory.com/home-1.html
Follow her on Instagram @thehummingbirdconservatory
Head over to Miss Tara’s Youtube Channel, MISS TARA THE HUMMINGBIRD
And you can catch Tara on Twitch here:
https://www.twitch.tv/singwithme2020
Recently you must have stumbled onto Dubrobot. Perhaps the strange machine appeared when you crossed a time threshold or slowly entered your lane on the highway. Its not strange that you are here seeking more information. Time is valuable, except when it is wasted.
Musician and studio producer Brian Wallace is known for his Saxophone work with a wide variety of artists from the west coast. From his early days with Sublime (40oz to Freedom) to current titles, he strives for soul and rhythm in the Los Angeles music scene. He works under the name Dubrobot and enjoys a long term association with Scientist as his mix assistant.
Known for his groundbreaking sound design work for the creative sampling plugin Arcade by Output.com, Dubrobot's sounds are treasured by producers from all walks of life. Nominated for a Grammy in 2016 for his work in Western Standard Time Ska Orchestra. In 2019 "Jr Thomas and the Volcanos" have reached #1 on the Billboard Reggae Charts with Rockstone an Album played on and mastered by Dubrobot. Check out the 2020 releases by DUB Propulusion records, Invisible Mass Records, and The Bandulus. Brian produces sound for film, music and artists at Majestic Sound Studios where creativity, time and space collide with spectacular results. DUBROBOT is an art car that houses his dub mixing sound system and attracts musicians from all over the world.
Join the mission and support time recycling before its too late! Now is more important than ever before and Dubrobot has the technology to help you find it.
Follow Brian on Instagram and Twitter @dubrobot
Find Dubrobot on Spotify and check out his site at www.dubrobot.com
Energy-fueled alternative trio Poe the Passenger is a Los Angeles-based indie force set on stimulating their community with togetherness, authenticity, and sustainability. They have been featured on Jam in the Van, have been #1 on KROQ's Locals Only, and have clocked upwards of 100 live shows. Constantly pushing boundaries through their live performance, Poe the Passenger instantly converts listeners to fans with their tangible high-energy performance. Poe has garnered international success with their community-driven social platforms, and they wish to bring positive social change to the world while forging real relationships with their fans.
Go watch Poe the Passenger’s music videos and listen to the band you never knew you needed in your life. With such a fun, upbeat and catchy tunes their songs will be drilled into your brain by the second listen and you won’t regret it.
You can follow Poe the Passenger on Instagram and Twitter @poethepassenger you can listen / watch them here:
https://poethepassenger.com/home
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQldeAg895yCz7ugIEZwcjQ
https://www.facebook.com/poethepassenger
And on Spotify Poe the Passenger
Dominic Burgees was born and grew up in Stoke-on-Trent, England before making his way to The Academy of Live and Recorded Arts, (ALRA) in London, where he spent the next three years perfecting his craft.
Dominic moved to Los Angeles in 2007 and has been living there ever since, not without a lot of visa issues, which we discuss in depth.
Since being in LA, Dominic has had huge success with his acting career, his credits, (to name but a few) include, A.N.T Farm, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Leftovers, Feud: Bette and Joan, The Good Place, Santa Clarita Diet, Star Trek, The Magicians and the soon to be aired Dr Death.
Dominic also wrote, directed and starred in short film with Alfred Molina, Sam Did It, that won awards at the Catalina Film Festival, Dances With Film, Los Angeles Comedy Festival, Milwaukee Film Festival and Sonoma International Film Festival.
You can follow Dominic on Instagram @dominicburgess1 and on Twitter @dominicburgess
Stacey started out as a child actress in New York, booking any teenagers dream job as a series regular on the television show Swans Crossing, which has a huge cult following. Listen to hear how Saved By The Bell squashed those teenage dreams.
Stacey moved to Los Angeles and has continued pursuing her passion for thirty five years, remember this industry is a marathon not a sprint. Stacey has appeared in several television shows since moving to LA including, Lie to Me, Jane the Virgin, Grey’s Anatomy, Shameless, Fresh Off The Boat and Young Sheldon to name but a few.
We also discuss having a life outside of acting and how important it is. We can sometimes get so focused (a little too focused) and forget to actually live a full life.
As well as acting, Stacey created her own web series, Missed America based on her experiences as a beauty queen Paget child and teen.
You can follow Stacey on Twitter and Instagram @staceyRMoseley
Hailing from Newcastle Cat LaCohie moved to London and spent the next twelve years performing burlesque, acting, as well as touring Germany for four months before taking the leap to try out LA.
Since moving to Los Angeles Cat has had some amazing success with her Burlesque performances and alter ego, Vixen DeVille and has performed multiple time sof Masters of Illusion. Not only is Cat an accomplished actress and burlesque performer in the LA scene, Cat is also a fantastic fire eater, glass walker and aerialist and wrote and performed in her solo show “Vixen DeVille Revealed” was awarded Winner of the Best International Show, Winner of the Soaring Solo Artist, Winner of the Encore Producers Award, and Nominated Best of Cabaret & Variety at the Hollywood Fringe Festival 2018. The show went on to be awarded Winner Best Out Of Town Show at the Tucson Fringe Festival 2019, Winner Best One Person Performance at The Valley Theatre Awards 2019 and Winner Best Solo Performance at the Indiana Fringe Festival 2019.
In addition to performing for audiences, Vixen also teaches her craft both privately 1-on-1 and in supportive group workshop environments. Whether working with students in-person or worldwide online, she is a one-stop-shop for anyone interested in the world of Burlesque. Her classes range from “Introduction to Burlesque & Body Confidence” to full “Solo Act Development” as well supplementary classes covering “Costume Crafting” and a range of specialty performance skills including Fire Performance, Aerial and more.
You can follow Cat on Instagram and Twitter @catlacohie
And Vixen DeVille on Instagram @vixendeville and Twitter @vixendeville_
You can also check out Vixen DeVille www.vixendeville.com
Helen Kennedy is a British actress, writer and voice over artist who originates from Dorset and is based in Los Angeles. Helen is a professional member of BAFTA LA and is an emerging name in the video game world too having voiced several characters for the World Of Warcraft Shadowlands 2020 release and Racoon Lagoon (Oculus).
Helen trained at Bretton Hall and has had wonderful success ever since. Not only is Helen a wonderful actress she also creates her own work drawing from personal experiences. Whore Table #6 is a hilarious comedy short Helen wrote that has been wildly popular in the film festival circuit including HBO Women In Comedy FF, the Oscar Qualifying Hollyshorts, Mammoth FF 2020 and was shortlisted for the Funny Women UK Awards 2019.
Most recently Helen wrote and performed in Wasted Seed a short based on the grueling affects IVF treatment can have on both parties in the relationship.
You can follow Helen on Twitter @helenkennedy1 and Instagram @helenkennedyturner1
Sarah Mayhew is an Actress, Co-Artistic Director of Old Trunk Theatre Company and Associate Artist at Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch .
Sarah has had a wonderful career as a dancer, improviser and actress. Sarah was a major part of improv troupe, Scared Scriptless for many years before becoming a Co-Artistic Director for theatre company Old Trunk that went on to have many successes with Playwright Sadie Hasler’s Pram Kicker and Fran and Leni that toured all over the UK.
You can catch Sarah in television shows such as White Gold and PROFESSOR T and most recently Alfie Dale’s short film My Brother is a Mermaid that has been having huge success in the film festival circuit, including Hollyshorts, Leeds International Film Festival and IRIS Prize Winner for Best British Short just to name a few.
Kevin Brown is an actor / musician who also just so happens to be married to Emmy Award Winning Casting Director for 24, Debi Manwiller.
Kevin has been a working actor since the 80’s working with Keanu Reeves in Permanent Record to working on television shows such as Wicket City, Grey’s Anatomy, The Fix and Frankie the & Bash.
Kevin opens up about his decade long struggle with alcoholism and how he battled the addiction to start his life afresh and throw himself back into acting once again.
In this interview Kevin also talks about what it is like being married to an Emmy Award Winning Casting Director and gives us insight from an actors as well as casting director’s perspective.
You can follow Kevin on Twitter @Kevinbrown
If you are struggling with alcoholism, drug addiction or depression and need help please feel free to reach out. The links below are for the UK and US and remember you are not alone
Resources:
UK
https://www.addiction.org.uk/contact-us/
https://www.ukat.co.uk/
CALL 0808 274 8360 / Local 0203 131 5161
https://rehabhelper.co.uk/
CALL 0736697715
https://www.lifeworkscommunity.com/addiction-treatment/guide-to-uk-free-addiction-helplines
US
https://www.addictionresource.net/best-drug-rehab-centers/
Hotlines:
https://www.recovery.org/addiction/recovery-helplines/
Zita Zutic Konak is a Casting Director for ET Casting having cast multiple commercials, films and music videos.
Zita has had a wonderful and very non linear journey to get to where she is right now. Starting out as a child actor in Serbia to making her way to the UK and studying at Kingston University and finding a passion in directing and pursuing that at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
Before finding her love for casting Zita worked in a variety of fields including a floor runner to being Third Assistant Director on Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie.
Every casting director is different with what they want and do not want to see, listen to Zita give her take on the:
The audition process
Actor preparation
Her opinion on the self tape
Follow Zita on Twitter @zitazutic and keep up to date with casting calls from ET Casting at https://www.etcasting.com
- During the episode we talk about what makes a great self tape and how really there is no real right or wrong answer except good lighting, sound and that your face is visible. In the link below is the video I was trying to think of during the show*
Josh Hutcherson’s incredible Spider-Man audition that goes above and beyond.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvCdfXozqF8
This weeks guest is best known for his role on Hollyoaks, Freddie Roscoe, Charlie Clapham. Charlie started performing at a young age, attended Sylvia Young Theatre School in London and performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival before landing the role of Freddie Roscoe on Hollyoaks where he spent the next five years working.
Charlie moved to Los Angeles after leaving the show and has had may successes since being in Los Angeles and has recently been writing two pilots as well as producing and acting in short film Velvet that has been having great success in the film festival circuit.
Here all about Charlie’s adventures, what its like moving to Los Angeles as well as working at his parents tattoo and piercing shop, Kazbah back in Leicester, England.
You can watch Velvet on AmazonPrime and you can follow Charlie on Instagram @charlieclapham91 and on Twitter @charlieclapham
Meet Lindsay Perry, the wearer of all hats, actress, writer, producer, director, gymnast and content creator. Lindsay most recently finished shooting feature film Hide and Seek with director Joel David Moore and starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers that just got picked up at Berlin Film Festival. Lindsay has worked on all sides of the industry as well as helping start up production company Balcony 9.
Lindsay wrote and performed in Short film, Swing Night that has been viewed over 1,000,000 times on YouTube and had a successful run in the festival circuit.
Lindsay appeared in Red Dead Redemption II and Grand Theft Auto as a Motion Capture Performer and Voice Over Artist and can be seen on the TV show The Affair.
Keep up with Lindsay on Instagram @lindsayaperry
Meet the man behind the page @supportbritish on Twitter, John Craggs. John trained at The Birmingham School of Speech and Drama and has been an actor for over thirty years performing in numerous plays, commercials, and most recently during lockdown rehearsed readings of Dracula and Winter’s Tale and the man of many quotes. “We are all responsible for each other” - Glady’s Irwin. John has so many words of wisdom and is truly wonderful in bringing the acting community together.
Listen to how John’s mother was a profound influence in John’s life and career and how simple things like taking a walk can clear your mind and hit a reset button.
You can watch all of the rehearsed readings online here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpw8CGobk2n4Tap_w-G6u_A
And you can follow John’s wonderful acting community:
@supportbritish
And John’s personal account:
@johncraggsactor
In this Bonus episode of Tea Time With Lindz, even though it is a short one it is jam packed full of story time goodness.
Listen to Erron Jay as he tells us all about the highs and lows of his creative journey so far.
Erron was born In Kansas City, Missouri and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Theatre Performance from Missouri State. After four years and only one play later Erron auditioned and got accepted into DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois.
After spending six years in Chicago Erron made the move to Los Angeles, with less than $400 to his name listen to how Erron navigated his way in LA, booking pilots, booking commercials to sleeping in his car when rent wasn’t an option.
You can catch Erron on Lucifer, No Good Nick, and many more.
Erron Jay is currently looking for a kidney donor and you can find out all the details here:
www.gofundme.com/f/kidney4erronjay
Go follow Erron on social media on Twitter @erronjay and on Instagram @erronjay
Tamara Wilder is an actress performer who trained at The Royal School of Speech and Drama. Whilst pursuing acting Tamara has created an Award Winning Entertainment Company, Blackwatch Entertainment, www.blackwacthentertainment.co.uk. BWE devised and wrote the scripted drama elements for Channel 5's Celebrity Murder Mystery- which reached over 2.5 million people.
Blackwatch Entertainment has also created and hosted over 700 virtual shows for the UK & international markets as well as looking to develop a digital fully interactive product using AR/VR
Some os Tamara’s other credits include: Santander Commercial with Jessica Ennis and films for Channel 4 & ITV . Stage work includes roles for live immersive theatre shows for John Lewis, Microsoft, Hush Mayfair, Fox TV, HQ Theatres, Mercedes, Roche, Charlotte Tilbury & Leeds Castle.
Follow Tamara on Twitter @tamarawilder and on Instagram @tamarawilder-actor
Follow BWE on Twitter and Instagram @blackwatchents
This week Lindsay interviews old class mate Alex Hafner. Hear all about Alex’s move from Europe to the States, and back to Europe again where, in the last couple of years has really started to thrive as an actor. Of course there are ups and downs, scenes being cut, shows being put on hold due to Covid-19, but that is the life of an actor in general, you have to go with the flow. Find out how Alex has navigated his way so far.
You can catch Alex on Netflix’s Television show, Cable Girl’s, feature film, Submergence and The Mallorca Files on the BBC.
Follow Alex on Instagram and Twitter at both: @thealexhafner
Enjoy the episode.
This week Lindsay Lucas-Bartlett interviews former acting coach and longtime friend, Benjamin Byron Davis about his career so far. From what inspired Ben to choose a career in the creatives, finding out his casting type and using it to his advantage to what flavor La Croix he is currently drinking. And yes, you did hear that currently, I did go and see Ant Man and the Wasp just to see Agent Burleigh.
You can follow Ben on Twitter @Tooda and Instagram at @BigBenDavis
This week Lindsay Lucas-bartlett interviews old friend and British actress Katie Amess.