11|Krista Amigone - Writer|Director|Actress|Dancer|Mom

"Breaking Big" with Erin Neumeyer is a podcast about working in the entertainment industry.  Meet people who work in all areas of show business to find out how they broke into the industry and found success. Working in this creative field can be a roller coaster - there will be laughter, thrills and tears - but these talented people are enjoying the ride! A HUGE Thanks to WhoHAHA.com for featuring our show in the "Podcasts We Love" Section of their App!  While you can listen to our show everywhere podcasts are streamed we would be honored if you would open (or download the app HERE if you don't already have it) and listen there this month!  While you're there check out the other lady driven shows - there are lots of great ones! Krista is a writer, actress, filmmaker, and mom originally from Buffalo, NY. She danced and choreographed professionally in New York City before graduating from the William Esper Studio’s two-year Meisner Program.  Her script The Dancer was chosen by Apple for their first Short Film Challenge, and is now available on YouTube. Recent career highlights include her short script The Instinct being one of six winners in the Women In Media CAMERAderie competition. You can watch her most recent acting performance in David Beatty’s The Wasteland’s The Silence of Memory on You Tube, for which she received a Best Actress nomination in the We Make Movies International Film Festival. Her most recent directorial work, Here & There, written by Bill Ferris, is currently in the festival circuit. SHOW LINKS / MENTIONS The William Espers Studio https://esperstudio.com/ THE DANCER - Short film on YouTube  ​​https://youtu.be/9_Gs18NLFPY Krista recommends checking out We Make Movies - https://www.wemakemovies.org/ Erin announced the Women's Weekend Film Challenge Registration has started for the New York area: https://www.womensweekendfilmchallenge.com Writers Groups were highly recommended by both and Erin mentioned some website groups like The Screenwriting Life's Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/TheScreenwritingLife/ Opportunities for mentoring: Boys and Girls Club of America, Girls In Focus, Girls Write Now and there was this article written for the LA Time with lots of great links: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2021-06-28/entertainment-career-advice-networking-mentoring-jobs Krista has a show on WhoHaHa!  GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION MONTH June is recognized for several holidays and national observances like Pride, Juneteenth, Summer Solstice and Donut Day - but it’s also Gun Violence Prevention month and Everytown for Gun Safety is encouraging you to Wear Orange (the color hunters wear in the woods to avoid being accidentally shot) on any or all days June 3-6th. Post your support on social media with #WearOrange and #EndGunViolence For more info or to find out how you can get involved go to Everytown.org or  WearOrange.org CONTACT INFO Breaking Big with Erin Neumeyer  is produced by Erin Neumeyer and Edited by Dylan Neumeyer Show Music composed and performed by Dylan Neumeyer Email us at [email protected] or Follow us on Instagram @ThunderTally