Breaking the Fourth Wall
Breaking the Fourth Wall
Ashlee Espinosa and Tim Espinosa
Today’s theatre must strive for greater diversity, representation and inclusion. Every Monday, join Ashlee and Tim Espinosa, accomplished musical theatre teaching artists, as they engage in stimulating conversations on the current state of musical theatre and how they are advocating for positive change. Whether you are a musical theatre performer, actor, educator, student or patron who either wants to stay current with musical theatre news, expand your knowledge of the history of musical theatre, or gain insight on the changing landscape of today’s musical theatre, this podcast is for you.
7 Factors to Consider When Selecting a Theatrical Season
Artistic directors and season selection committees should consider these 7 factors when determining their upcoming season programming.Plus, as always, your favorite weekly puzzler is included!Visit the podcast website that includes a full transcript.New episodes every Monday morning.Websites:AshleeEspinosa.comTimEspinosa.comInstagram:@ashleelynnespinosa@timespinosaofficialYoutube:Ashlee EspinosaTim EspinosaTwitter:@AshleeLEspinosaEmail us at: [email protected]
Jul 12, 2021
20 min
7 Steps to Advocating for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice in Rehearsal and Production
Consider these 7 steps when entering the rehearsal and production process to support and advocate for greater diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice.Plus, as always, your favorite weekly puzzler is included!Visit the podcast website that includes a full transcript.New episodes every Monday morning.Websites:AshleeEspinosa.comTimEspinosa.comInstagram:@ashleelynnespinosa@timespinosaofficialYoutube:Ashlee EspinosaTim EspinosaTwitter:@AshleeLEspinosaEmail us at: [email protected]
Jul 5, 2021
19 min
Actionable Steps to Affect Immediate Positive Change within Collegiate Theatre Programs
Ashlee and Tim discuss actionable steps that program heads and faculty can immediately implement into their curriculum and teaching practices in order to affect the much needed positive change moving forward.Plus, as always, your favorite weekly puzzler is included!Visit the podcast website that includes a full transcript.New episodes every Monday morning.Websites:AshleeEspinosa.comTimEspinosa.comInstagram:@ashleelynnespinosa@timespinosaofficialYoutube:Ashlee EspinosaTim EspinosaTwitter:@AshleeLEspinosaEmail us at: [email protected]
Jun 28, 2021
32 min
Preparing Students for the Transition into the Professional Arena
Are theatre programs adequately preparing students to meet the demands of the professional arena of theatre after graduation?Plus, as always, your favorite weekly puzzler is included!Visit the podcast website that includes a full transcript.New episodes every Monday morning.Websites:AshleeEspinosa.comTimEspinosa.comInstagram:@ashleelynnespinosa@timespinosaofficialYoutube:Ashlee EspinosaTim EspinosaTwitter:@AshleeLEspinosaEmail us at: [email protected]
Jun 21, 2021
22 min
Does Broadway Define Success
Does working on Broadway and New York City serve as the  sole definition of success in the theatre industry?Plus, as always, your favorite weekly puzzler is included!Visit the podcast website that includes a full transcript.New episodes every Monday morning.Websites:AshleeEspinosa.comTimEspinosa.comInstagram:@ashleelynnespinosa@timespinosaofficialYoutube:Ashlee EspinosaTim EspinosaTwitter:@AshleeLEspinosaEmail us at: [email protected]
Jun 14, 2021
22 min
Five Tips to Avoid Creative Burnout
How to avoid burnout in an industry built on more work and less pay. Plus, as always, your favorite weekly puzzler is included!Visit the podcast website that includes a full transcript.New episodes every Monday morning.Websites:AshleeEspinosa.comTimEspinosa.comInstagram:@ashleelynnespinosa@timespinosaofficialYoutube:Ashlee EspinosaTim EspinosaTwitter:@AshleeLEspinosaEmail us at: [email protected]
Jun 7, 2021
21 min
Navigating the New World of Virtual Auditions
How are self tape submissions evolving and creating equitable opportunities in musical theatre. Tim and Ashlee also discuss how self promotion is linked to your process and ways you can maximum your online presence.Plus, as always, your favorite weekly puzzler is included!Show Notes:Essential Guide to Creating Musical Theatre Self-TapesYouTube for Artists + Educators Online CourseRead the blog post of this episode that includes additional photos, videos and resources.Visit the podcast website that includes a full transcript.New episodes every Monday morning.Websites:AshleeEspinosa.comTimEspinosa.comInstagram:@ashleelynnespinosa@timespinosaofficialYoutube:Ashlee EspinosaTim EspinosaTwitter:@AshleeLEspinosaEmail us at: [email protected]
May 24, 2021
31 min
Cultivating a Multi-faceted Career
How we can begin to honor and acknowledge the benefits of creating a career in musical theatre that includes multiple steams of income, passion and value.  Plus, as always, your favorite weekly puzzler is included!Read the blog post of this episode that includes additional photos, videos and resources.Visit the podcast website that includes a full transcript.New episodes every Monday morning.Websites:AshleeEspinosa.comTimEspinosa.comInstagram:@ashleelynnespinosa@timespinosaofficialYoutube:Ashlee EspinosaTim EspinosaTwitter:@AshleeLEspinosaEmail us at: [email protected]
May 17, 2021
23 min
Shifting the Stigma of Cruise Ship and Theme Park Entertainment
It's time to reframe the narrative that surrounds cruise ship and theme park entertainment. Ashlee and Tim Espinosa talk about their experience meeting on a cruise ship as performers, how it enabled them to explore the world and multitudes of cultures, work with multi million dollar sets and costume, and why theme park are a valuable means of income within the entrainment industry.Plus, as always, your favorite weekly puzzler is included!Read the blog post of this episode that includes additional photos, videos and resources.Visit the podcast website that includes a full transcript.New episodes every Monday morning.Websites:AshleeEspinosa.comTimEspinosa.comInstagram:@ashleelynnespinosa@timespinosaofficialYoutube:Ashlee EspinosaTim EspinosaTwitter:@AshleeLEspinosaEmail us at: [email protected]
May 10, 2021
23 min
"Reframing the Singer's Toolkit" with Korrie Yamaoka
Korrie Yamaoka, host of the podcast Studying the Song, joins us as we talk about changing the way we train singers, creating healthy boundaries, and audition thoughts from her perspective as a vocal coach and music director.Read the blog post of this episode that includes additional photos, videos and resources.Visit the podcast website that includes a full transcript.Korrie Yamaoka is a musical theatre vocal coach and music director in San Diego, CA.  A specialist in musical theatre repertoire and contemporary pop/rock performance styles, Korrie explores the intersection of rock music and musical theatre and has been a guest lecturer at Musical Theatre Educator’s Alliance (MTEA) and Association of Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) as well as a guest teaching artist at universities across the United States.  Korrie is also the host of Studying the Song, a podcast for musical theatre actors about audition preparation and vocal styling.  She helps singers create a powerful audition book that showcases their artistry and helps them achieve their artistic goals.Selected music direction credits include White Christmas (Gateway Playhouse, NY), Phantom (Gateway Playhouse), Beth Malone: So Far (New York and San Diego), Everybody’s Talkin’ (San Diego Repertory Theatre), Violet (San Diego Repertory Theatre), Cabaret (AMDA College and Conservatory, LA). M.F.A in Musical Theatre, San Diego State University; B.A. in Music, San Diego State University.Studying the Song is a podcast for musical theatre actors who want to take their vocal artistry to the next level by going deep into the music of musical theatre.   I’ll help you figure out WHAT to sing and HOW to sing it so that you SHINE in your audition, one-woman-show, or leading role.  Specifically, we’ll be dissecting the songs, character and vocal archetypes, musical genres, and vocals styles of Broadway so that you can:1) create a powerful audition book that showcases your artistry and actually gets you work2) feel totally at home reading the musical score of a show3) define your unique artistic voice4) craft a performing career you love!Follow Korrie on Instagram and learn more on her website.New episodes every Monday morning.Websites:AshleeEspinosa.comTimEspinosa.comInstagram:@ashleelynnespinosa@timespinosaofficialYoutube:Ashlee EspinosaTim EspinosaTwitter:@AshleeLEspinosaEmail us at: [email protected]
May 3, 2021
34 min
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