EPISODE · Jul 29, 2025 · 51 MIN
Embracing Cold Reads & Releasing Self Tape Perfection with Lena Hall (Your Friends & Neighbors)
from How We Role: A Podcast for Actors by Casting Networks · host Casting Networks
Submit a question!Tony Award-winning actress Lena Hall shares profound insights about the acting process, from combating self tape burnout to finding chemistry with lauded costars like Jon Hamm on Apple TV's YOUR FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS.Alongside host Robert Peterpaul, this episode covers:How cold reads can be a performer's secret weapon.Why external success (like her Tony award) never guarantees internal peace.What true onscreen chemistry between actors is really rooted in.How she built an authentic performance of a character with mental health challenges.The magic of working with superstar Jon Hamm and more!Lena Hall is perhaps best known for her Tony-winning turn in Hedwig and the Angry Inch. She’s also appeared on Broadway in Kinky Boots, 42nd Street, Tarzan and the revival of Little Shop of Horrors. Onscreen, she rocked 4 seasons of AMC’s SNOWPIERCER and recently returned to TV with the aforementioned YOUR FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS. Lena plays Jon Hamm's sister in the hit Apple series, which has already been renewed. This is - How We Role. Discover fresh casting calls at castingnetworks.com.Follow Host, Actor and Producer Robert Peterpaul (Amazon's Sitting in Bars with Cake, The Art of Kindness podcast) on Instagram @robpeterpaul and learn more at robertpeterpaul.com.Follow Casting Networks on social media for casting news, interviews and more:InstagramThreadsFacebookLinkedInYouTube
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Submit a question! Tony Award-winning actress Lena Hall shares profound insights about the acting process, from combating self tape burnout to finding chemistry with lauded costars like Jon Hamm on Apple TV's YOUR FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS. Alongside host Robert Peterpaul, this episode covers: How cold reads can be a performer's secret weapon.Why external success (like her Tony award) never guarantees internal peace.What true onscreen chemistry between actors is really rooted in.How she built a...
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