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Max talks about the finer details of Acting with Ivana Chubbuck, Acting Coach and Author of the book ‘The Power of the Actor’. Ivana has worked with many successful Actors over her 25 year career including Halle Berry, Charlize Theron, Brad Pitt, Al Pacino and so many more.

Forming her technique after studying behavioral science, psychology and cultural anthropology.

How to find the right technique when you’re starting as an Actor

How to get the audience invested in your performance

Ivana knows what books a job having worked in Casting

How Ivana worked with Pamela Anderson on the LAST SHOWGIRL

How Christopher Walken prepares and works to constantly refine and improve a performance

Why do Directors like working with Actors who use the Chubbuck technique

Why any technique is no schortcut – you have to keep working hard and the importance of ‘raising the stakes’

The importance of Active listening

What advice at the end of Ivanas book resonates the most with Max

The book is updated to include advice on Self Tapes. Listen to Ivanas advice for Max when he struggles with self taping and what stands out to a Casting Director on a self tape

Why Directors and Writers sit in on Ivanas workshops

How Ivanas childhood helped inform her approach to developing her Acting technique

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It’s time for a Max update. Why the long break between Podcast episodes, how come I had to get a new agent, the focus for 2025 and a key lesson from last years Acting experience.

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Max interviews Home & Away Actor Shane Withington

-       The great training ground that is working on set of Home & Away

-       How to set up for success on a television series

-       Playing ‘John Palmer” on Home & Away for over 14 years and the famous character Shane lent on for inspiration.

-       Advice for up & coming Actors looking to work in television

-       What a normal week on Home & Away looks like

-       How the cast & crew are shooting through Covid

Episode Page:  https://www.twounemployedactors.com/shanewithington

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This is the Musical Special!
I am surrounded by singing talent - Sam, Emma, & Jess
What not to sing at a Musical audition?
Do Musical performers always sing every song live?
Confessions... Embarrassing moments on stage
What do singers really think of the Musical Cats?
Music in Movies and when is it live?
Who forgot the words to the National Anthem?
What happens when you piss off the piano player in an audition?
Why should Amateur Theatres NOT perform the Musical Wicked?
Google Advertising Fail
and so much more...

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Sam does a law student promo
Max fights for attention with Fred in a Self Tape 
Max pretends to be Ken.
It takes three cats to make a good actor.
Jess casts Sam in a musical.
Dogfight the Musical v Cats the Musical.
Tips and tricks from a Casting Director.
Accents in Acting and Musicals.
Will Max hold out from watching the last 2 eps of Lambs of God?

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Bob the Fish who is our Marketing Director died.
Handling microphones on stage while singing and dancing.
Sam forgot the words to Grease.
Sam auditions for a TVC.
Max's (brief) improv experiences.
How expensive is it to put on a reality tv show?
Max watched 'Lambs of God' at an AACTA event followed by Q&A
Bloopers that made it into films.
Max had a TVC audition... as a father.
Max & Sam find they are both HUGE fans of Kate Mulvany! And they have both worked with her! What?!
Max talks about an upcoming Q&A with Casting Director Nikki Barrett
The movie I Am Mother gets a solid mention.
Max meets Cate Blanchett
Max see's Alan Rickman in road rage.
Agents get a mention... the good, the bad, the ugly.

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Max struggles through the intro...
Did Max get a callback from his audition?
Probably not, but he is still giving advice.
What was the latest technical muck up?
Max mentions his radio career... again.
Sam gets violent in the studio.
Sam talks through his latest audition.
We talk through some of the joys of student films.
Max talks through auditioning for Jai Courtney.
Freds opinion on Stranger Things agiain.
Max finds Russell Crowe's tree. It's a ficus.
Sam auditioned for a Musical... with his girlfriend.
Reality TV gets a mention
Max learns about a Huffy Puff.

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The joys of creating a podcast
Keep working as an Actor to stay work fit
Appearance v talent
Max's greatest performance reading to children. Is it resume worthy?
Sam opens four doors.
So youre an Actor? Get me a coffee.
Self tape with girlfriend v self tape with Mum?!
Stranger Things gets a mention.
Google Translate v Voiceover scripts
Managing your social media as an Actor.

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Max interviews Acting Coach Miranda Harcourt

-       How Miranda works with Directors like Jane Campion, Peter Jackson, Taika Waititi and emerging Directors.

-       How to build chemistry fast

-       What are actors consistently asking for help with

-       What its like working with famous  Actors 

-       How Miranda approaches her Masterclass for Professional Actors

-       The power of listening as an Actor

-       The magic of finding your flow

Episode page: https://www.twounemployedactors.com/Miranda-Harcourt

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Max interviews Dialect Coach Paige Walker
What does it take to perfect an accent?
The 3 things Aussie Actors are doing wrong
The difference between Stage and Screen
Being audition ready


Episode Webpage: https://www.twounemployedactors.com/PaigeWalkerEpisode94

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