153. Actor, Comedian, and Improv Queen Dana Powell on How the Pandemic Changed the Game

Dana was last on the One Broke Actress podcast for the Season 4 premiere in 2019. Known best for her role as Cam's sister, Pameron Tucker, on ABC's Modern Family, Dana found her voice and began comedy improv training in Los Angeles at iO West, UCB, and The Groundlings. You may have seen her in other things such as Bridesmaids, Veep, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Good Place, and more. In this episode, Dana talks about all that has changed since the pandemic — where she cleaned house and moved on from her reps after things weren't working out. She gets candid about where she is at in her career now and what keeps her going despite her come-to-Jesus moments. 01:25 — Industry Changes Since 2019 02:52 — Self-Tapes Post-Pandemic 05:06 — Dealing with Twice the Effort for Auditions with Half the Results 09:00 — Managing the Need to Improve + Self-Confidence 11:38 — Getting Older + How The Work-A-Day Actor Is Disappearing 15:40 — Your Representation + Advocating for Yourself 20:50 — How to Know When You're Doing Enough, Content Creation, and Improv 28:52 — AD: Olive & June ⭐︎Visit oliveandjune.com/broke20 for 20% off your first full system⭐︎ 31:45 — What to Do When This Career Gets Lonely 34:57 — Having Hard Talks with Your Reps 41:35 — Dana's Message to Actors without Representation 44:30 — The Mindset Needed to Stay In the Industry for 15+ Years 50:09 — Clip from Season 4, Episode 1 + Dana's Reaction to Her Past Self 55:02 — What's next for Dana + Where to Find Her Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Dana's IMDb Dana's IG Check out Dana as the voice of Mato in Season 1, Episode 9 of Cars on the Road, "Getting Hitched" Dana's Podcast with Jessica Young "The Rants and Raves Podcast" Camp Improv Utopia -------- Want more? Check out Patreon for bonus episodes, IG Close Friends content, and so much more. And don’t miss all the content on IG and as always at, OneBrokeActress.com And if you're needing some personalized help from Sam, you can schedule a chat with her right here. Don't forget to join the mailing list here!  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/one-broke-actress-podcast/message