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Welcome to episode for o one of casting

actress cast.

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Wow,

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three digits.

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Starting with the four.

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That's

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not just a podcast.

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That's a whole archive, a resource, a

library of love and practical tools for

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actors around the world.

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And I am thrilled, honored and deeply

grateful that you are here for me for

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this milestone moment.

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This is casting actor's castle.

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Well, hello, and welcome to today's

episode of cassing actors Cass.

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Oh, my gosh.

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400

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episodes.

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Wow.

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Some people can't even commit to a gym

membership for four weeks.

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And you and I've been meeting here

since 2020,

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through lockdowns, through self tape

explosions,

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through new technology, disrupting our

industry faster than we can say AI

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voice glown.

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We have been learning together,

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laughing together and building the kind

of creative courage that keeps actors

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moving forward.

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Thank you so much for joining me today.

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This is that moment of the upper

silver.

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I simply get to say thank you for

tuning in.

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I invite you to check out the website,

casting actors cast dot com.

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There's a book.

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There's a course, there's all kinds of

really cool stuff available.

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There's also jeff's jots, that's a

place where you can download

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pdf of the episodes so that you

actually have something tangible in

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your hand to follow along.

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Especially if there's an episode that

is dense, has a lot of content to it

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that you would really like to have in

your hand, is sort of a breakdown, if

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you will.

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All right,

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that's enough of all of that.

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My good friends and actors connection,

are still going at it.

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It's been an amazing journey with

actor's connection, and I continue to

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be so grateful to the Broadway podcast

network for sponsoring the podcast.

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So today, show is a little bit

different.

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It isn't about a new technique,

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or we're not going to be talking about,

or giving you a tough love lecture.

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See, today is a celebration.

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Today is a reflection.

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Today is a thank you to you

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for being the kind of artist who keeps

showing up.

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Because I can tell you this podcast

exists for a reason,

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and it's to give actors real tools that

actually make a difference.

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And we've covered so much

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that now is the perfect time to look

back at the highlights and help you

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revisit topics that might hit even

deeper the second time around.

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So let's start at the beginning, back

in 2020, when we were

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still staring into laptop cameras like

confused news reporters broadcasting

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live from their bedrooms.

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This show launched with a simple purpose

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to offer clarity and support.

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When the industry felt like the wild,

wild west of zoom,

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and you stuck with me while we figured

it out.

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We tackled the audition revolution self

tapes, becoming the norm

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and

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means for your process and your mindset.

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We've dedicated episodes to breaking

down things like

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slading eye lines, reader engagement,

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even dealing with the dog Barking next

door, because your neighbor suddenly

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decided that to day was long care day.

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We've talked about agent relationships,

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how to communicate with repps, how to

get one, how not to burn Bridges by

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sending 42 follow up emails about the

same Co star audition.

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We've talked mindset.

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Oh boy, have we talked mindset.

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We dove into impostor syndrome,

confidence building emotional resilience,

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the nights

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and the

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days

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of an actor's journey.

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And if you're still feeling a little

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those early mindset episodes still hold

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Go back

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refill the tank.

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Remember when we talked about the

currency of gratitude?

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How showing up with appreciation for

the people who work behind the scene is

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actually a superpower.

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And guess what?

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That one still matters.

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We've laughed together about weird

audition stories.

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The time someone bought a live snake

into the room,

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the person who tried to cry by putting

ChapStick in their eyes?

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Yeah, I don't recommend that you do

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But we learn from everything.

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Right?

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Then we expanded.

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We moved into industry specific tools.

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What casting directors actually see in

the room,

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what makes a performance stick?

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What makes a performance fall flat?

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Why simplicity

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is so powerful?

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Why presents

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beats perfection?

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Every single time

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we've explored the business side of the

business,

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packaging your materials, shaping your

career vision, understanding your

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without trapping your soul in a tiny

box.

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We found ways for you to market

yourself as a story teller, not a

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product.

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And of course, we explored the heart of

acting,

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connection,

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curiosity,

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vulnerability,

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humanity.

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You know what it's so amazing?

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Some of you have actually been with me

since episode one.

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Some found the show last week.

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But guess what?

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You're here.

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And because you're here, we get to keep

building something meaningful together.

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So let me give you a handful of

episodes that I think are worth

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revisiting.

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Episodes that could meet you right

where you are to day, and give you

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exactly the spark you might need.

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I would like you to visit

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or revisit.

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The episode on acting momentum

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work begets work,

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because sometimes the hardest job is

just to keep going,

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especially when you feel like the world

paused, but your ambition didn't

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revisit.

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Specificity, the actor's secret weapon,

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when you feel like you're giving 75 per

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personal truth.

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Specificity is where performances

become unforgettable.

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Revisit.

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Your acting career called it wants you

to relax,

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because the anxiety tornado just

doesn't actually help.

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Anyone

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ease is freedom.

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Freedom is confidence.

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Confidence books

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revisit the confidence gap.

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If you've forgotten how much you

actually bring to the table.

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Confidence doesn't come from booking.

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It comes from trusting your ability to

bring you to the table.

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Revisit the self tape trap

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when you feel like you're decorating.

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Instead of story telling, revisit

audition recovery episodes,

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because not booking is not failure.

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Not trying is,

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and definitely

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revisit.

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The episodes where I share stories,

from casting.

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Those are the moments

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where you get a peak behind the

curtain, where you hear what rooms

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really feel like.

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What choices make us lean forward.

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What choices make us check the clock

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listen.

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If you've made it this far with me,

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you've invested in yourself.

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You show up every week because

something inside you refleges to give up.

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You want to tell stories, you want to

make people feel.

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You want to contribute your artistry to

the world that desperately needs

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meaning and empathy and laughter and

hope.

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And every episode of this podcast, all

400 of them, are here for you.

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They're not one time lessons.

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There are tools in a toolbox,

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a resource for every chapter of your

career.

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Let me also celebrate something else.

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You have grown.

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You are not the same actor who showed up

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in 2020,

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or even the same actor who pressed play

five episodes ago.

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Every time you listen, something shifts.

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Every time you try a new approach,

something strengthens.

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Every time you choose courage over

fear, something expands inside you.

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This podcast has been a joyful constant

in my life

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because of you, your messages, your

questions, your success stories.

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Or they keep me inspired to provide

more.

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They remind me why I started this in

the first place.

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Actors deserve to feel powerful in

their own careers.

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So here's your call to action.

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If an episode from the past helped you,

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go back and listen again.

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Let it hit you differently.

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This time,

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absorb the lessons you were too

overwhelmed to hear last time.

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And if there's a topic you want me to

explore, a problem that's

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confusing

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a hurdle that's in your way.

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Email me.

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Yeah.

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Reach out.

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Your voice shapes this show

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I want to hear from the actors I serve.

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Contact me through casting actors cast

dot com.

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Share your challenges, your wins, your

curiosity,

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your questions might be the next 25

minute episode that inspires.

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Some one else.

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You have no idea how your need could

help some one.

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You haven't even met

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this community of actors.

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You

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are the heartbeat of this shell.

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And as long as you keep tuning in, I

will keep showing up with everything

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I've got to help you succeed.

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So here's to the next 400

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here's to growing here's too believing.

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Here's to new levels of preparation,

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and possibilities.

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But most importantly, here's to you the

artist, brave enough to keep trying.

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I am so grateful for you I'm chemical

cheering for you.

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And I cannot wait for what's coming next

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prepare smarter, act better, book more.

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I'm Geoffrey driesback celebrating 400

now,

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401

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episodes now of casting actor's cast.

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And I can't wait to see you back here

next week.

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Thanks again for tuning in.

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And congratulations

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to all of