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The Actors Journal

by David Hoggard

Welcome fellow theater goers to The Actors Journal where I speak on topics considering theater acting and dance. Hoping that my personal knowledge and experiences in the professional world of musical theater can help those who need it.

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Episodes

  1. Episode 34 -Moving on to the next Thing

    I talk about my personal approach and flexibility when it comes to the unstable lifestyle of being an actor and moving on to what's next.

  2. Episode 33 - Physical Therapy

    I talk about how important physical therapy is and my current experience and struggles with physical Therapy

  3. Episode 32 - A long Term Contract

    In this episode I talk about the benefits of getting a long contract to build yourself as a better actor

  4. Episode 31 - The Feeling of Square 1

    In this episode I talk about how to maintain a positive outlook on your career when it may feel like you're making no progress.

  5. Episode 30 - Not having a contract and what I'm doing about it

    In this episode I talk about how my life has changed how I handle not always getting the contract that I need to work and giving a general update on how I want this podcast to be handled.

  6. Frozen National Tour

    Going over the Ins and outs of what it's like to work on the backstage crew of the Frozen national tour

  7. Anne of Green Gables

    I go over my experience in the show Anna Green Gables and how it affected my way of looking at building a character throughout a show.

  8. Looking For My First Professional Job

    Sometimes building a career is not a straightforward process but I tell you my way of dealing with it.

  9. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

    I go in depth on why I think Beetlejuice is a phenomenal show and why people should watch it

  10. Volunteering at the Southeastern Theater Conference

    I walk you through the ins and outs of my very personal experience with S.E.T.C volunteer experience

  11. Looking toward the future

    Just a small update on the podcast and my current life

  12. Unified professional theater auditions

    In this episode I go in a detailed description of what my experience at the unified professional theater auditions in Memphis Tennessee was like

  13. Episode 23 Working at a haunted house

    I talked about my experience as an actor in a haunted house

  14. When don't get the character you want

    I talked about the ups and downs of not getting cast as the character you want and how to deal with it in a timely and effective manner

  15. Playing a timid character

    I go over my personal process and tips on how to play characters who act more timid or cowardly

  16. A bit of quick information

    Just a small update

  17. A successful semester

    In this episode I go over how my semester went the classes that I did and how they benefited me on my journey to being a professional performer.

  18. Taking Theater classes online

    its a hard time for us theater students

  19. Busy Semester

    it was a long semester but it was well worth the effort

  20. A flexible summer

    I give a quick update on what I've been doing and what I've learned throughout the summer

  21. Writing a Cabaret

    I talk about my personal experience with writing a cabaret for a college class

  22. Episode 18 - Fashion and Theater

    Me ranting about how theater and fashion just do not mix.

  23. Physical limitations

    Some of the physical limitations that make Musical theater hard

  24. Changing colleges to optimize my theater experience

    I talked about how it's okay to be worried about change And that is okay to embrace that change for your own betterment

  25. Performing Mamma Mia in a community theater

    I go over my personal experience Performing Mamma Mia in a community theater setting

  26. Theater College life

    Its that time in life where most young people move out and start fresh what is that like?

  27. What is the deal with Hamilton?

    I go over the affects Hamilton has had on the theater world and the General Public

  28. Struggle of Theater in Quarantine

    I go over how COVID-19 has affected the general theater world and how it has personally affected my theater experience.

  29. Receiving an unusual character

    In this episode, I talked about receiving a role that you are not familiar with and how to approach it and what you can learn from it

  30. The lack of male participation in musical theater

    I go over my thoughts on why male participation is so limited in musical theater and dance community

  31. #9 - We're do we get inspiration?

    In this episode I talk on how we find inspiration and use it in your area of study and profession.

  32. Episode 8 - Dealing with rejection

    In this episode I talk about rejection how to deal with it, and different methods of accepting rejection and moving on to better things.

  33. Episode 7 - Hesitant About Pursuing Theater

    I talk on how not to be afraid to pursue an artistic career just because of inaccurate stereotypes.

  34. #6 - Pushing yourself to improve yourself even if other people don't

    how do you approach a teaching environment where the other students are not willing to put in the effort of learning?

  35. Episode 5- The right opportunity for the best Improvement

    How do you know what Opportunity to choose next for you're Constant improvement in theater?

  36. Episode 4 - Humility and Improvement

    I discuss how to learn from humility and to implement into your own improvements.

  37. Episode 3 - How to use your time

    I discussed techniques and ways to improve your time management so you can complete school and theater.

  38. Episode 2 Discussing the Little Mermaid

    Talking about how I appreciate the little mermaid the musical and what I like and don't like about it just to warm up to the whole podcast scene

  39. Episode 1 Start of the journey

    The first steps down the road to professional performing

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TOPICS IN THIS SHOW

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Welcome fellow theater goers to The Actors Journal where I speak on topics considering theater acting and dance. Hoping that my personal knowledge and experiences in the professional world of musical theater can help those who need it.

HOSTED BY

David Hoggard

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arts

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Welcome fellow theater goers to The Actors Journal where I speak on topics considering theater acting and dance. Hoping that my personal knowledge and experiences in the professional world of musical theater can help those who need it.

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