The American Immersion Theater Podcast

Scott and Anessa interview  Lyndsey Wrensen Perdue an Atlanta actor Lyndsey Wrensen Perdue.  We talk about her new book "Salt Water".  Get your own copy at:https://www.amazon.com/Salt-Water-Remembrance-Lyndsay-Wrensen/dp/0578660512

Scott and Anessa talk to Colin Mochrie from "Whose Line is it Anyway?"  We play games, talk about hosting the White House Press Correspondents Dinner, and perhaps an action film... starring Colin Mochrie?

Scott and Anessa interview Brendon Kane author of the book "One Million Followers".  We discuss how followers have become important for the life of an actor. Check it out at onemillionfollowers.com

Scott and Anessa talk to Ryan Hart from Sinking Ship creations.  Truly an immersive theater company trying new and creative things.  Ryan talks about breaking new ground between theater and games. We break down what it's like creating shows so custom that sell-out at 10 customers.Check outhttps://www.sinkingshipcreations.com/NOTE: The Show we speak about on-air was officially canceled due to COVID-19 concerns in New York.

Scott and Anessa have one of the most interesting conversations with Angela Pietropinto from Welcome to the Dollhouse, Goodfellows, and 30 plus years of Broadway.She talks about how to start out and stay in the business of show.  Truly an inspirational woman. This is a must-listen for new actors, broadway and film buffs.Check out her IMDB

Scott and Anessa talk to Miles Berman creator and director of Romeo and Juliet; Virtually.  An incredibly unique and interesting web version that has legitimacy broken new ground in the world of Virtual Theater.This is a "Free Must See" check it out on www.milesbeyondentertainment.com

Scott and Anessa talk to Florida Actor and YouTube Creator Tyler Baker about COVID-19 in the world of creativity and how to make it through.

Kalo Ciara talks about what it's like directing in Baltimore through a Pandemic. She speaks her thoughts on BLM and being a proud woman in a leadership role.We also talk about Anessa's Dog.

Scott and Anessa talk to Julie Brown about what it's like to be a new actor in American Immersion theater.

Scott and Anessa talk to Cincinnati director Falecia Nieporte about her transition into becoming an effective leader and what it's meant to her personal leadership.

Scott and Anessa talk with Tammie Williams (Asst. Director of Chicago).  We talk about traveling the world and acting for a living, the ups, the downs, and the winds of Greenland.

Scott and Anessa have special guests Emily Gray (@ELGray18 on Instagram).  We talk going from Social Anxiety to Immersion theater.  How to really crush cocktail hour and of course.  COVID-19.

This is a special episode with just Scott, talking directly to you about positive directions you can go in a Crisis.

Scott and Anessa talk about the new murder mystery endings that are being unveiled nationwide.  They also talk about working Celebrities and a possible upcoming show.

Scott and Anessa are joined by Casper Oliver Hignite, Florida's newest director. One of our most engaging episode, despite what Anessa did at the beginning....Follow Casper @Caperolivervo

Scott and Anessa speak with Actress and acting coach Debra Wanger on her book the Resilient Actor.Debra talks on how to plan your life and work as an actor(ess) in American.  She also talks Sean Penn, Jeremy Piven and working as an LA agent.One of our most focused interviews for all our aspiring actors out there.Get Debra's book athttps://debrawanger.com/

Scott and Anessa are back. Anessa has news about an award. Scott just got back from shows with STARZ and Vegas.

Scott and Anessa talk to Florida's own Perry Bruns about Voice Acting and the importance of voice in your suspect/character work.Here is it!  The Halloween Video!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1xSSnmPyWk

Embarrassingly we made this our Halloween episode than forgot to edit it...  either way Anessa is dressed like a Pumpkin.Kaddy Nylen is on and she discussesAnessa briefly discusses cannibalism.

Scott and Anessa talk to Seattle's Abby Pierce.  We discuss what to do when shows go badly, tongue twisters and we have our first baby on the show.

Scott sits down with one of his most interesting guests; Actor and New York Wrestling Champion Dante Jayce.  Anessa is still sick, so it's not as good, but Dante makes up for it by seamlessly crossing the world of Immersion Theater and Professional Wrestling.

Scott and (no Anessa this time) sit down with Adam Mendez Jr. professional Los Angeles actor. He talks about Phoneix to LA, our companies biggest event, hitting on people from Forbes and Lionsgate and fantasy football... but we cut the fantasy football stuff out.

Today Scott and Anessa interview Houston's own Sarah Opersteny professional actoress and AIT Asst. Director.  She talks of her winding path to working in theater and the highs and lows of murder mystery work. 

Scott and Anessa talk to Carolyn Ferrari, Detroit American Immersion Theater Director and famed Spoken Word Poet.She gives us her best tips for acting and a few inspiring moments as well.

Scott and Anessa kick off Season 3 with information about our exclusive Houdini Estate Event.  Guests Included Joey Graceffa, James Charles, the VP of Sony Pictures, Lionsgate, Forbes, Entertainment Tonight, People Magazine and tons of representatives of Bachelor Nation.This was American Immersion Theaters, most immersive event ever.

Scott and Anessa interview world-renowned circus performer Michael O'Hair, founder of Hire the Circus.com.  We talk about the weight a human skull crushes at, how a machete and your arm are a bad mix and doing 250 shows a year with your wife.

Scott and Anessa interview Broken Ghost Immersives Founder Ian McNeely.  Hear how he went from a Masters in Shakespear to running a pretend wake in his apartment.  One of our most in-depth and unique interviews with a man blazing new trails in Immersive Entertainment

Scott and Anessa debate the idea of going to college to obtain a degree in theater. College tuition has risen over 400% in the past 30 years, leaving most actors that attend college in crushing debt.  Is the juice still worth the squeeze? Warning: This episode has numbers in it!

Anessa visited Evermore the first-ever immersion theater theme park.  She talks about her mishaps with an ogre, a missing dragon egg and the importance of remembering the audiences' name. 

This is Scott and Anessa's best episode.  Sure that bar is low, but this is one heck of a guest. They talk how to make it, auditioning for a producer and the best episode of the Twilight Zone with Ron Fogelman.Ron is the producer of "The Twilight Zone" which was just playing at the west end of London on one of their premier stages. He was also instrumental in getting "The Play that Goes Wrong" off the ground.Listen as he shares his wisdom from a life in the entertainment field.

We talk to Robyn Coburn "The Acting Resume Queen" about how to make your resume amazing.  We also talk about her life with James Coburn and his lifetime of work.

Scott and Anessa talk about what a "world trip" really is.  We try out some new stuff for Season 2. Most importantly we speak with creative god Kent Sanders as he speaks about a lifetime of working and interviewing creative people.

Scott and Anessa talk to Chris Eddy who started with American Immersion Theater at the beginning.  He tells what it's like to do Immersion Theater for over a Decade.Also, listen for new Season 2 Tweaks!

For the past 25 years, Mark Vinello has done it all in the world of Make-up, from Jurassic Park to Spider-Man and Thor and cult hit Starship Troopers.  He even co-designed the Demogorgon for Stranger Things and now he hits a career low point when Scott and Anessa interview him.

Scott and Anessa talk to Daniel Karpantschof from Cophenagen about his new invention. The world's first safe firearm.  We discuss the movie and theatrical applications.  Truly one of our most important and interesting interviews, it would be even better if Scott and Anessa were not interviewing him and instead it was somebody good at interviewing people.

Anessa and Scott speak to TV Host extraordinaire and author Shannon O'Dowd!  This is a great interview for actors interested in the business of hosting an infomercial. Shannon discusses tips, tricks, contracts, what to look for in usage deals, and how to make it in this highly competitive field.Pre-order her book on Amazon "The Ultimate On-Camera Guidebook" here: https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Camera-Guidebook-Experts-lnfluencers/dp/0988585553/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?keywords=ultimate+camera+guide+book+shannon&qid=1557431237&s=gateway&sr=8-1-fkmrnull

Anessa and Scott talk to Amber Lawson, the current Los Angeles Director of American Immersion Theater, and former star of "The Video Games" the musical.We talk about what it's like to take a musical from the Hollywood Fringe Festival to off-Broadway. We discuss some of the best tips for working in immersion theater and laugh way too much.Follow Amber on Instagram at @AmbyyNicole or search for Amber with #WheresAmber.

Scott and Anessa talk to Matt Westin about; big dreams, moving to Nashville, Pittsburgh's surprising theater scene, breaking into country music, and what it's like to play Johnny Cash.Check out Matt's website at https://www.mattwestin.com/ or find his music on Spotify by searching Matt Westin.

Anessa and Scott talk to Katie Rosin the President of Kampire PR and Marketing in New York City.  She specializes in theater public relations and advertising. We talk about the subtle ways we are working with the media and how it's not always wise to tap your friends.  We also briefly discuss Danny Meyer's Book, "Setting the Table."Katie suggests you read:http://www.theaterspeak.org/2017/09/how-to-work-with-press-rep.htmlhttp://observer.com/2017/01/ten-signs-you-should-not-hire-publicist/ 

Anessa and Scott do a deep dive into the nuts and bolts of living the actor's life with Eric Schumacher. Eric takes us on his journey through acting in a less than conventional acting city. He talks playing some of the wild West's most iconic stars, including his work as Doc Holiday on camera. He talks about the struggles and joys of opening Seelie Studios and then we do some nonsense accent talk.Check out Eric's studio athttps://www.seeliestudios.com/or contact him directlyeric@seeliestudios.com

No doubt, social media is playing a huge role in the life of an actor. We bring on Andrew Selepak Ph.D. from the University of Florida to discuss points from his classes on Social Media. We talk tips, tricks, and where is our society headed.

Scott and Anessa speak with Leonard Jacobs about who was Clyde Fitch (Hint he's awesome), the Actors' Equity "Not A Lab Rat" strike, and not enjoying being picked for things.  In one of our most interesting interviews, you can listen as Leonard tries to talk in small words so he does not lose Scott.Visit www.clydefitchreport.com, because if you're listening to this and NOT interested in that you're making a mistake.

Scott and Anessa interview a legend in the inclusive movie movement, Ms. Black Hollywood, the CEO of The Reel Network. She talks clever tricks for finding an agent, what LA is "really like," and crying with Angela Basset.Recommended Book is "An Empire of Your Own."Check out IMDB Pro https://pro.imdb.com/signup/index.html?u=https%3A%2F%2Fpro.imdb.com%2FAnd of course follow @MsBlackHollywood on Instagram or check out her website http://msblackhollywood.com/ and http://thereelnetwork.net/

The theater professor of Oscar Winners, Lupita Nyong'o, Mahershala Ali and Jessica Chastain, THE Christopher Bayes stops by to talk acting.  Bayes has a new book coming out "The Funny Book of Good Acting" and he discusses acting techniques that he taught at Julliard and now at Yale.  We do a deep dive into the movement and the comedy world of acting, and why the forth wall should remain imaginary.We talk about training to become his apprentice and play 3 Minutes To Win It as well.

Scott and Anessa pull from their bucket of travel tricks and teach you how to survive those long grueling actor road trips and marathon days.Plus we talk about DownTown Disney's NEW VR Immersion Experience known as THE VOID!

Scott and Anessa work on the good and bad techniques of touch. How to use it in immersion theater or just for auditions. Actors mimic reality and in reality we touch other humans.  Lean the ins and outs of this less common, but vital practice.

Have you ever consider that the show starts for the audience the moment they sit down?  What if they're thirty minutes early? Scott and Anessa talk about immersive acting and how to beat "The Dangerous Clock".  Later we move into "Line theory" and how to use it to make your show look amazing.

In this episode, Scott and Anessa reveal the secrets of selecting the right audience member for the right immersive experience and it's probably not how you think. We talk the subtle art of body mirroring and what it means from a customer perspective.  In Depth and On Acting.

Scott and Anessa welcome Special Guest Professional Director Justin Issa and Professional Casting Director Adam Mack. In this episode we focus on how you can crush your next audition like a grape. Later on we give you some of the most in-depth immersion theater acting tips from people with a collective 30 years in the field.