The Actor’s Mind

Anne and Kateri discuss their reactions to the conversation with Dr. Danny McIntosh about different kinds of empathy, the space between actor and character, characters and other characters, and interdisciplinarity.

Anne and Kateri talk about all sorts of things—mimicry, resonance, empathy, the power of theater, religious experiences, and more—with psychologist Dr. Danny McIntosh, who also has been Dean of DU's College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences for the past seven years. Guest: Dr. Danny McIntosh

Kateri and Anne's response to Episode 1.

Anne and Kateri interview three psychologists who have worked with actors in order to investigate how various psychological studies make sense of the acting process. Guests: Dr. Thalia Goldstein, Dr. Denis Dumas, Dr. Peter Sokol-Hessner

Anne's May 2020 interview with world-renowned voice teacher, Kristin Linklater, who passed away on June 5. Guest: Kristin Linklater (https://www.linklatervoice.com/)

Kateri and Anne discuss actor mental health and emotional intelligence. Then they interview Ashley Hamilton, Executive Director of the University of Denver Prison Arts Initiative. Guest: Ashley Hamilton

Kateri and Anne discuss creativity, describe it as a three-step process, and explain the neuroscience behind it. Then Anne interviews Anne Bogart. Guest: Anne Bogart (http://siti.org/blogs/anne-bogart)

Kateri and Anne take a deep dive into one of their favorite topics: emotions. Then Kateri interviews Dr. Ajay Satpute, an affective neuroscientist. Guest: Dr. Ajay Satpute

Anne and Kateri discuss teaching theater online, and then Anne talks with guests about the pandemic's impact on the Colorado theater community. Guests: Lynne Collins, Anthony Powell, and Allison Watrous

Anne and Kateri discuss comedy and psychological theories of humor. Guest: Jessica Robblee

Kateri and Anne discuss the acting tools of inner monologue and objects of attention as well as the psychological concepts of “top down” and “bottom up” modes of cognition. Guests: Mare Trevathan and Rodney Lizcano

Anne and Kateri discuss the roles of actor, director, dramaturg, audience, and critic when discussing perspective on the process of rehearsing and performing a play, including giving and receiving feedback. Guest: John Moore (http://mydenvercenter.org)

Casting + Personality Traits Anne and Kateri discuss casting and personality traits. Guest: Talleri McRae

Auditioning + Impression Formation Anne and Kateri discuss Auditioning and Impression Formation. Guest: Sylvia Gregory (http://sylviagregorycasting.com/)

Language + Psycholinguistics Kateri and Anne discuss the power of language for an actor and the corresponding study of psycholinguistics. Guest: Sabin Epstein

Presence + Mindfulness Kateri and Anne share their discussion of actor presence/stage presence and the psychological concept of mindfulness with guest Thalia Goldstein. Guests: Thalia Goldstein, Jessica Austgen, and Lauren Bahlman

Actor/Character Physicality + Embodied Cognition Kateri and Anne discuss actor/character physicality and embodied cognition. Guest: Regan Linton

Substitution + Episodic Memory Kateri and Anne discuss substitution and episodic memory. Guest: Gareth Saxe

Objective + Appraisal Theory of Emotion Kateri and Anne discuss one of the most important acting tools, objective, and a parallel psychological concept, appraisal theory of emotion. Guests: Larry Hecht, Ashlee Temple, and Allison Watrous