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Bre and Sally talk about the humble beginnings of the wildly successful Hale Centre Theatre in Utah, and the principles it took to get their creative endeavor off the ground. One of the most inspiring episodes yet!   Full show notes here.

Bre and Dallyn talk about following inspiration and how that has led him to big opportunities. From solo recording albums to the Les Miserables Tour to The Phantom of the Opera Tour, Dallyn has so much to share about what has helped him along the way. Full Show Notes here.

As actors, getting used to our image is part of our job. LOVING our image will only strengthen our game. Bre and Life Coach, Melinda Welch discuss actual tangible things we can do to love our photos more and ourselves more. We hone in on the power actors harness with gratitude and how understanding our brains will help us audition and perform better. This is a woman-power episode you won’t want to miss! Melinda Cole Welch is a life-long teacher and learner. Melinda is a certified Life Coach and focuses on improving mental health for anyone who wants a coach, but especially within the LGBTQ community. She graduated from Weber State and worked as a secondary teacher teaching drama, speech, debate and musical theatre. Melinda loves musical theater and has been involved as an actor, director, or choreographer for decades. She has performed mostly along the Wasatch front from Ogden to SLC. Melinda enjoys travel, going to lunch, road biking, reading all the books, baking, movies and spending time with her big family. melindawelchcoaching.com   Full Show Notes Here.

Bre and Monica talk about the ins and outs of the Utah Film scene. How to get an agent, and what a day to day schedule looks like for a full time actress.   Former Karate kid turned full time film actress - Monica Moore Smith thrives on the unpredictably of her life. She caught the acting bug in her teens doing musical theatre, but fell in love with film after acting in the viral Bullying - Stop It Mormon Message. Since then she starred in cult classic Saturday's Warrior, the now streaming Romance in the Outfield, and working on a sequel to her feature film Twice the Dream. You can also catch her in Battle Of The Ages on BYUtv, playing a few different roles. She stays up to date on social media sharing her successes and struggles along the way. A British telly aficionado, baked Cheeto loving, cat lady at heart, she hopes to show that anyone can do what they love if they put in the work. MonicaMooreSmith.com

Bre and Savannah chat about her time on the West End with “Wicked”! We breakdown Savannah’s acting philosophy and talk about how her life has changed since having her son.   An established West End leading lady, Savannah Stevenson is best known for playing Glinda in the West End production of Wicked at the Apollo Victoria Theatre, London.  Savannah is also an acting coach and masterclass facilitator, wife to Nate and new mum to Ezra.  Her further West End credits include Guenevere in Camelot at the London Palladium, Sybil Evers in Chariots of Fire, the Original Cast of Mary Poppins directed by Sir Richard Eyre, The Menier Chocolate Factory's major revival of Aspects of Love by Andrew Lloyd-Webber and Gone with the Wind, both directed by Sir Trevor Nunn.  She trained at The Guildford School of Acting, winning a scholarship to the three-year degree course and graduating with First Class Honours in Performance and the Principals Award. She has been involved in workshops for new stage adaptations including Hugo by Brian Selznick, Evelyn Waugh's The Loved One, Austen's Pride and Prejudice and Lincoln Centre's production of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown directed by Barlett Sher.  She was chosen after worldwide auditions to play Mary, Mother of Jesus in The Bible Videos for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, filmed on location in Utah, USA.   Get coached by Savannah! Visit her website here: www.savannahstevenson.com   Full show notes here.www.pepperfoxphoto.com/pod/savannahstevenson

The most intriguing episode yet! We are dispelling all the myths about our vocal cords with Dr. Brett Myers, the assistant professor at the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders at the University of Utah. From the most basic of inquiries, to things even seasoned singers wouldn’t know about their voice box, this episode will have you saying, “ah-haaaa!” Email Dr. Myers for a scope appointment: [email protected]   Full Show Notes Here.

Part 3 of 3 in the Bingham family series. Child actors would not exist without the loving empowerment of parents. Shantel Bingham shares her philosophy of raising kids that has helped them realize their dreams and given them incredible opportunities in the professional acting world. Don’t miss Episodes 45 and 46 where Bre interviews her two daughters Victoria and Natalia. Full Show Notes here.

Part 2 of 3, with the youngest guest ever on the podcast! Victoria has some incredible experiences for a 9 year old! She tells me all about getting the to play Young Anastasia in the first Anastasia National Tour.   A native to Utah, Tori has been a part of numerous theater productions and performed across the nation. Victoria can currently be seen in the first national tour of Anastasia as Little Anastasia. When Victoria isn’t being home schooled or improving her performance talents she enjoys playing with her sister Natalia, drawing, swimming, practicing Ventriloquism, being outdoors and playing with her friends.   Full show notes here.

Part 1 of 3, this is the first interview of the incredibly talented Bingham family. Want to know what it’s like to do a national tour and a professional production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, all before you have a driver’s license? This interview with Natalia Bingham is for you. Tune in for the next couple days for Part 2 with her little sister Victoria about the first national tour of Anastasia and Part 3 with, Shantel, their mother, to take a peek into what a it’s like to parent two professional actresses.   Natalia Bingham recently relocated to NYC to pursue her acting career full time. A native to Utah, she has been a part of numerous theater productions and performed across the nation. Most recently Natalia stared in the national tour of the School Of Rock. Natalia trains vocally with Amanda Flynn and receives acting performance coaching from Kat Ramsburg.  She has danced competitively with the Utah Dance Academy since the age of three and is currently training at Dance Molinari and Thommie Taps in NYC. Natalia has participated in several vocal, performance and acting master classes in California, Utah and New York.  She studies bass guitar with Rick Rea at Ziegfeld Performing Arts Studio and started learning piano and violin at the age of five. When Natalia isn’t improving her performance talents she enjoys playing with her sister Victoria, swimming, reading, being outdoors and playing with her friends.

Bre and Director John Sweeney breakdown audition pet peeves, and the importance of being instead of acting. Originally from Philadelphia, PA, John has performed and directed on stage in nearly 200 productions over 40 years in theatres across the country including North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly MA, Theatre IV in Richmond, VA, Hale Centre Theatre in Sandy, Utah and The Source in Washington, DC. Some of his favorite shows as a performer have been, ‘The Scarlet Pimpernel’, ‘Big River’, ‘Lucky Stiff’, ‘Evita’, ‘Phantom’, ‘The Odd Couple’ and ‘I Hate Hamlet’. John has had the great fortune to perform with many Broadway stars, such as, Kristin Chenoweth, Cathy Rigby, Marc Kudisch, Kathleen Rowe McAllen, and Adam Dietlein, among others. In addition, he has directed more than 30 productions over the last 25 years, including the last 17 years as director of Hale Centre Theatre’s nationally acclaimed production of ‘A Christmas Carol’. In 2004, HCT’s production of ‘A Christmas Carol’ was named one of America’s most cherished Christmas traditions. Over the last 20 years, while living in Utah, he has become one of the most sought after directors in the Salt Lake Valley having directed such shows as, ‘The Scarlet Pimpernel’, ‘Beauty and the Beast’, ‘A Tale of Two Cities’, ‘Mary Poppins’, ‘The Little Mermaid’, ‘The Last 5 Years’, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’, ‘Big Fish’, and ‘Phantom’ among others. He currently resides in South Jordan, Utah, with his 13-year old son, JJ, his 8-year old daughter, Charlotte, and his wife, Ally Sweeney, who works as a professional artist and painter.