Reece Rios

Actor - and commercial session director - Reece Rios (Scandal, Ray Donovan, Young Sheldon) joins us on the Box Angeles podcast episode 359. Reece stops by the bungalow and discusses the nuances of auditioning, the impact of self-tapes, the psychological demands of the entertainment industry, what he's learned from teaching the Commercial Class, and more!---BEATS--00:00 - Reece slates.00:10 - Introduction.02:35 - Time spent on video games.09:03 - Session directing.12:35 - How exhausting that job is.17:46 - Giving actors the benefit of the doubt.24:23 - Returning to in person auditions more lately.27:26 - Thoughts on self tapes.31:23 - Have self tapes impacted quality of in person auditions.33:01 - What does session directing teach you as an actor.40:09 - The need for a psychology of acting class.43:33 - Journey to joining Groundlings Sunday Company.48:06 - Why Reece books more dramatic work.54:04 - Six different named roles in Scandal for the same character.1:03:36 - Who took a chance on Reece.The full video and pics -- boxangeles.com/359---MORE REECE RIOS --Check Reece's IMDb.Follow Reece on Instagram @reecerios.---MORE BOX ANGELES --Follow Box Angeles on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok.Support Box Angeles on Patreon.