S5E1 - From Learning To Earning, A Story Of Mistreatment In The Acting Industry

The 98% is back! And season 5 is kicking off with a 3 part mini series "From Learning to Earning, A Story of Mistreatment in the Acting Industry."  In the upcoming 5th series of the podcast The 98% has a range of incredible guests lined up, but first Alexa and Katie wanted to delve into an important subject matter that sadly affects many in the profession; abuse and mistreatment in an industry with a dangerous hierarchy and a pressure to do "whatever it takes." In this first episode Alexa and Katie have the pleasure of talking to Katie Gibson. Influenced by her damaging experience at drama school, Katie has made a groundbreaking documentary exposing the unfair treatment and abuse of power at UK drama schools with her production company Little Crush Films. Katie shares her experience during training, how she views the industry now and what people can expect from her upcoming documentary 'Tread The Boards'.  You can follow Katie's production company on instagram and twitter @littlecrushfilms for updates about the documentary, it won't be one to miss! Follow The 98% on twitter and the brand NEW instagram page!! @the98percentpod If you have anything you'd like to share in regards to this episode/mini series, please feel free to DM us on social media or email us at [email protected] If you have experience of mistreatment or misconduct during actor training please get in touch with Equity. You don't need to be a member to receive supprt! https://www.equity.org.uk/contact/  . If you've benefitted from and enjoyed the podcast and want to give a little back, we have a ko-fi where every penny thrown in our hat goes straight into contributing towards the costs of running the podcast and creating helpful content online for actors. Every little helps and is so appreciated! https://ko-fi.com/the98percent  . Want to connect with other actors around the world, be coached, see castings, read in for self tapes or earn money reading for others? You can do all this and more at https://www.weaudition.com with 25% off your monthly subscription with the discount code 9825! . The 98% is part of the 604 Podcast Network. Check out more of their podcasts here! https://www.604podnetwork.com