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Guy Edmonds is an Australian artist who is proof that life in the creative industry can take many different paths. As well as being a talented actor with over 50 credits on stage and screen, he is also an Emmy Award winning writer and director who has had two TV series commissioned by the ABC. In this chat Guy discusses the rollercoaster of triumphs and struggles that he has faced throughout his career. In doing so, he speaks about the importance of building life experience as an artist, making peace with the uncertainty within the creative life, and the process of creating your own work - from small-scale indie productions to TV series commissioned by Network TV channels.

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Wendi Lanham is an Australian creative with many talents. Starting young in her professional creative career as an actor and model, she later added presenting and producing to her professional skill set. A true advocate for helping others thrive in the creative industry, she now spends her time mixing her acting talent with business acumen as both a freelance performing artist and the General Manager at Creative Plus Business. 

In this chat, Wendi speaks about finding ways to control your career as an artist,  the benefits of setting internal goals, and the importance of building multiple income streams.

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Carissa Lee is a talented and multi-faceted Noongar actor based in Naarm, Melbourne. Since graduating from Flinders Drama Centre, she has made her mark across film, television and theatre. Most recently, she appeared as Principal Cruz in ABC’s ‘Planet Lulin’, and has also performed with Melbourne Theatre Company, the Malthouse Theatre, and State Theatre Company of South Australia. More than just an actor, however, she also completed her PhD at the University of Melbourne in which she focused on cultural safety and how to establish safe working environments between Mob and non-Indigenous arts practitioners in the performing arts.

In this inspiring chat, Carissa spoke about the importance of genuine and meaningful cross-cultural collaboration in the arts, the journey of finding yourself as an artist after leaving drama school, the struggle of battling against imposter syndrome and the importance of community. 

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Charles Wu is an Australian actor, writer and musician who has been building a strong career for himself across both the stage and screen. Perhaps best known for his role on screen as Ken Liu in ‘Doctor Doctor’ Charles has also regularly treaded the boards with some of Australia’s most respected theatre companies including Sydney Theatre Company, Melbourne Theatre Company, Belvoir St. Theatre, and most recently the State Theatre Company of South Australia. 

In this chat, he talks about the many contradictions in the life of an artist. He also shares the lessons he has learned throughout his journey, including the importance of being comfortable in your own skin, the need to find joy within your work and the benefits of surrounding yourself with a supportive community. 

If you want to check Charles’ band ‘Earthquake Magnificent’ which was mentioned in the episode, you can find them on:

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/49iwn18kZ7DFCxAVJBsLjo?si=73f5YKv1RoGSeUZw8gf9jA

Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/au/artist/earthquake-magnificent/1437397505

Bandcamp - https://earthquakemagnificent.bandcamp.com/album/dull-hill

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Alexandra Jensen is an AACTA-nominated Australian actress who you may recognise from her television roles in ‘Talk To Me’, ‘Frayed’, ‘Amazing Grace’ and ‘The Messenger’. In this chat, soon after her debut performance in a play in London play, she talks about learning on the job, navigating the highs and lows of acting, battling imposter syndrome, and the importance of asking questions when building a creative career.

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Introducing Rose Marel - an Aussie actor living and working in Canada! If you have ever wanted to give that move a go - listen to how Rose did (and is doing!) it.

When in Sydney she produced a film company called Chimera Storm Productions, and starred in a play called 'Tick Tick Boom' with subtlenuance (and me!) and since moving to Canada she's done numerous jobs for screen, and recently featured in the play 'Time Stands Still' at the Nest Theatre Granville Island.

If you want to check out her shout outs, they were:
https://substack.com/@dariadae?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

and Throw in The Pal https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/throw-in-the-pal/id1662801586

Ps, The story I've told previously of me skipping an entire scene onstage when I forgot my lines... happened in the show with Rose, back in 2018!

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Jay James-Moody is an award-winning actor, director, writer and producer. Jay is the creator and Artistic Director of acclaimed boutique company Squabbalogic Independent Music Theatre - one of Australia’s premier producers of intimate musical theatre. 
In this chat he talks about how squabbalogic came about,  and shares  many thoughts and experiences from his ongoing, amazing career as an actor and a director. 

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You’ve seen him in plays in Sydney and Melbourne, or maybe on you Tv in Home and Away, Transfusion, Deadloch, The Secret Kingdom or many others!? Now you’ve heard him on An Actor Survives! A star of stage and screen - and a genuinely lovely person- chatting with Darius was heaps of fun and really inspiring. Episode out now!

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