The Body is a Dress for the Soul – with DeAnna S. Wright

Care harder. Try harder. Hold on tighter — that's what we're taught actors and artists need to do. What if it's exactly what's working against us? I sit down with DeAnna S. Wright — MFA-trained actor, director, and educator — for a conversation about letting go of gripping so tightly and trusting the circumstances to carry you, instead of carrying them yourself. DeAnna and I go back to our FSU/Asolo Conservatory days together, where she returned to teach text work and acting alongside Andrei Malaev-Babel — so this one's got real shared history behind it. We talk about caring less without caring less, the body as "a dress for the soul," nervous system tension in the solar plexus before an audition, and what it means to bring gratitude and intention into a rehearsal room.The Actor's Nervous System explores acting, embodiment, and the nervous system. Follow @theactorsnervoussystem on Instagram and Substack — and we're now on TikTok too!If you'd like to support the show, you can buy me a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/brianzane 🎙️