S5E4 - Listener Stories of Abuse During Training, and Beyond

Since the release of the new mini-series From Learning To Earning A Story Of Mistreatment In The Acting Industry, The 98% has recieved more emails and messages detailing people's damaging experiences during actor training and in the industry. In this episode Alexa and Katie be giving them a voice, anonymously, to show that abuse of power, of which actors are regularly the victims, is not an isolated issue...It is a systemic, institutionised problem that exists in the entertainment and performing arts business around the world.  Content Note: This episode contains subject matter pertaining to bullying, abuse, manipulation and inappropriate behaviour/comments.  A collection of stories featured in this episode are about one acting coach in particular. For more information, follow this link: https://www.yelp.ca/biz/ls-and-co-studios-toronto-2 If you have any responses or experiences you'd like to share in relation to our recent episodes you can: - Email us at [email protected]  - DM us on instagram and twitter @the98percentpod - Contact us via our website the98percentpod.com/contactus Or report to the Call It app, available at your app store. . 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  Another option is to become a patreon supporter! https://www.patreon.com/the98percentpod  . 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!