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The Upstaging Gentlemen (Chasing Theatrical Dreams)

The Problem With Being Prepared

5/31/202631 min

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When a listener writes in and asked if an actor can be over prepared, Michael and Nathan are stumped for an answer at first. An interesting discussion follows about actors who are just too prepared to play their roles. 

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Clips

Realizing Emotion Over Intention
Harmony Switch Panic
Presence Beats Precision
One-Take Audition Nerves
Director Says 'No Comedy'

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First 90 seconds

  1. Michael Tennant· Host0:00

    [upbeat music] Welcome to the Upstaging Gentlemen podcast. This is Michael with Play With Your Food Productions.

  2. Nathan Prince· Host0:14

    And Nathan with Legendary Productions.

  3. Michael Tennant· Host0:16

    And we are joined today by host Alfonso Garcia.

  4. Alfonso Garcia· Host0:21

    How's it going, everybody?

  5. Nathan Prince· Host0:21

    What's up?

  6. Alfonso Garcia· Host0:22

    Hey, so, uh, how's it going, guys?

  7. Nathan Prince· Host0:24

    Good. Great day. Beautiful day today.

  8. Alfonso Garcia· Host0:27

    Really beautiful day.

  9. Michael Tennant· Host0:28

    It's a beautiful day.

  10. Alfonso Garcia· Host0:28

    Unseasonably cold.

  11. Michael Tennant· Host0:29

    And I was just noticing, Nathan, what a devastatingly gorgeous man you are.

  12. Nathan Prince· Host0:34

    You know, I was just thinking the same thing about you.

  13. Michael Tennant· Host0:36

    Maybe we should end the podcast here. I think Nathan and I- All right, guys.

  14. Alfonso Garcia· Host0:39

    The Upstaging Gentlemen podcast is- [laughs] [laughs] And that's a wrap. No, that would be a shame if we ended early, 'cause we have a really juicy topic today. I think this is a good one.

  15. Nathan Prince· Host0:48

    Well, you said juicy. As I scanned from Mike- Juicy ... and went to you, I was like, "Alfonso's handsome, too."

  16. Alfonso Garcia· Host0:53

    That's a great word to describe me, isn't it?

  17. Nathan Prince· Host0:55

    Mike, Mike- Anyway ... Mike, you didn't agree, or what? You kinda got quiet. Were you blushing?

  18. Michael Tennant· Host0:59

    Oh, I was, uh, surveying the situation here.

  19. Nathan Prince· Host1:01

    [laughs] Okay.

  20. Michael Tennant· Host1:01

    Um, yeah, yeah, I do. I, I only see this, this profile. You know, you've got the full head-on view.

  21. Nathan Prince· Host1:06

    That's true, a straight shot. Anyways, what's the juicy topic today?

  22. Alfonso Garcia· Host1:09

    Juicy topic today. So this one we got from a listener, and if you have any questions, please reach out to us on Buzzsprout. Click on that fan mail button. That's where we're getting all these great questions from. But this is a really interesting one.

  23. Nathan Prince· Host1:20

    Hmm.

  24. Alfonso Garcia· Host1:21

    "Do you ever walk into a room and you just don't sound like you do in your room? Why do I sound so terrible

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