This week Tony chats with Casting Associate, Jeffrey Drew. He’s worked on hit projects like MARVEL’s “Runaways”, NBC’s “Ordinary Joe” and Dolly Parton’s “Heartstrings.” The two chat about Jeffrey’s illustrious career and extraordinary life spanning from his childhood addiction to sobriety and journey through musical theatre, drag, and casting. Reminding everyone following your dreams isRead more
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Why Failing & Risking That You May ‘Suck’ is Essential to Success…LIVE FROM AMAW LA! Sometimes acting is just a JOB, but we are so much more than that. At Anthony Meindl’s Actor Workshop we believe the core of WHO YOU ARE is what matters. We have to remember our talent is celebrated in booking a job, but ourRead more
Stop glamorizing the work, sometimes it’s just a job! A magical job, yes, but still has the mundane attributes of other jobs as well. It’s still HARD! Throwback of Tony teaching at our London school. Are you interested in hearing more? We have a ton of classes coming up, feel free to contact us.Read more
Yes, only if you don’t have the means to join an in-person acting class. Any acting class will be beneficial in developing your craft whether online or in-person. However, in an online acting class, you run the risk of experiencing barriers; barriers between you and your scene partner, your peers in class and your instructor.Read more
On today’s episode, Anthony chats with casting director Josh Einsohn. Josh is known for This is Us, Love, Victor, and The Big Leap to name a few. They talk about the change of creative openness in the casting/ auditioning process, the growing world of self tapes and how that’s changing the industry, and of courseRead more
“If you’re not having any conflict in life, you’re not really living your life. (Which at some level is statistically impossible, because, again, conflict is a natural part of life.) But the consistent avoidance of it reflects our not wanting to take risks, play, put ourselves out there, make mistakes and fail. But ultimately succeed. Read more
Helpful advice for actors! “Risk the not knowing. Risk the new and uncomfortable, the foreign.”–#Unstuck by #AnthonyMeindl #NewBook on sale Amazon with similar advice. Remember to take control of your auditions?Show them the character lives within you! ?Read more
This week Tony chats with AMAW’s own, actors Ciara Riley Wilson and Eric Neil Gutierrez. Starring in and producing Netflix’s new On My Block spinoff, Freeridge, the duo open up about their career experiences. Noting acting is fun, the importance of not judging your character, and the beauty of breath work. Watch Freeridge streaming nowRead more
BRIANNE HOWEY Welcome back to In The Moment Podcast! To celebrate the season two launch of Ginny & Georgia on Netflix, this week is a special rebroadcast of an episode from 2019 with Brianne Howey who plays Georgia. Tony chatted with the talented and successful working actress, where she shared her experiences navigating Hollywood and gaveRead more
It’s easy do fall into a habit of constantly feeling like you need to fix something in your acting especially in the month of January after entering into a new year. Here is a little beautiful reminder of Tony to be more gentle and kind with ourselves. Video here of Tony teaching at AMAW LondonRead more