Working Class Acts

Today's guest is the astutely entrepreneurial and profoundly hilarious Ana Wallace Johnson! We discuss everything from the power of sincere performance to the unexpected joys of a house fire.

Today's guest is the lovable, talented and hilarious Armand Lane! We discuss everything from our shared undergraduate training to how he became a Resident Cool Guy.

Today's guest is the incredible Jeremy Webb! We discuss everything from our shared Upstate New York upbringings to the absolutely life-changing acting awards we have received.

Today's guest is the wonderfully talented and incredibly funny Danielle Skraastad! We discuss everything from being the NYU Games teacher to Shakespearean seduction methods.

Today's guest is the wonderful Maya Jeyam! We discuss everything from work-life balance to the pointlessness of billionaires.

Today's guest is the supremely talented and lovely Jamie Ann Romero! We discuss everything from Broadway understudy experiences to the difficulties of counting.

Today's guest is the insanely talented actor and musician, Pearl Rhein. We discuss everything from the industry's gender and sexuality perceptions to dinosaur skeleton tattoos.

Today's guest is the multi-talented "psychopath" (and my boss) Fletcher Michael! We discuss everything from producing your own work to the worst jobs we've ever had.

Today's guest is the incredibly talented Alex Elam (who also happens to be my roommate!) We discuss everything from balancing day jobs with an acting career to awkwardly performing in the middle of a working office to get representation.

Today's guest is my dear, dear friend, actor, writer, producer and innovator Kate McLeod. We discuss everything from innovating new film categories to conning her way into an arts degree.

Today's guest is the mega-talented and super silly Keeley Miller. We discuss everything from the mechanics of voice and breath to her love for dollar trees.

Today's guest is the wonderful Russell Ewing. We discuss everything from the Theatre of the Oppressed to Mahershala Ali's potential psychic powers.

Today's guest is the dynamic and dynamite Kaileela Hobby. We discuss everything from the therapeutic nature of art to murder dreams.

Today's guest is the hilarious and multi-talented Liz Leimkuhler. We discuss everything from beauty standards to Shakespearean fairies.

Episode 3 of the Working Class Acts podcast and my guest is the "loudest woman in New York City": Kim Alu! She is also a creator, improviser and teacher at the People's Improv Theatre. We talk about everything from the art of comedy to potentially fake civil war stories.

Episode 2 of the Working Class Acts podcast and my guest is fellow NYU '22 cohort member (and friend) Andy Ingalls! We talk about everything from developing trust amongst artists to vulva wallpaper.

Kicking off our premiere episode of the Working Class Acts podcast with the incredibly talented Britian Seibert. We discuss everything from television acting to bathroom diploma-decor.

Welcome to the Working Class Acts podcast, hosted by John Maddaloni, where working class actors have candid conversations about what it really means to make a living in the entertainment industry.New interviews every other Monday starting in June.