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The Patrick Page Podcast aims to encourage and inspire artists and artistic souls who aspire to mastery in art and in life. Host Michael Littig (Co-Founder of the Patrick Page Studio and The Zuckerberg Institute) leads the listener through a series of wid


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    SPECIAL EPISODE - Learning Hamlet

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 103:45


    On this special episode, listeners get a glimpse into our Learning Hamlet class - an online offering of the Patrick Page Studio, as part of our Learning Shakespeare series. Together, under the guidance of Patrick, actors are guided on how to analyze Shakespeare's text and personalize the themes of the play. If you are interested in joining us for future Learning Shakespeare courses - please email patrickpagestudio@gmail.com To purchase a ticket to All the Devils are Here : How Shakespeare Invented the Villain go to https://www.shakespearetheatre.org/events/all-the-devils-are-here-how-shakespeare-invented-the-villain/

    End of Season 2 - Lessons Learned

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020 63:14


    Coming up in 2021 at the Patrick Page Studio, Patrick and I invite you to join us for our next session in our Learning Shakespeare Series. This time we will be doing 12 sessions virtually on HAMLET starting January 10th on Sundays from 7-9 PM Eastern. For more information, please email us at patrickpagestudio@gmail.com to reserve your spot. On this episode, we share some more details on this class towards the end of our conversation and most importantly, review the lessons we have learned from our guests and conversations throughout the second season.

    Lesli Margherita I What Is for You Will Not Pass You By

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 66:30


    On this episode, we talk with Queen Lesli Margherita on living your truth, owning your weirdness, and the importance of ruling your own kingdom.

    Lea Salonga I A Legendary Career

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 65:17


    On this episode, we talk about mastery with Lea Salonga. Multiple award-winning actress and singer Lea Salonga is best known for her Tony Award winning role in Miss Saigon. In addition to the Tony, she has won the Olivier, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Theatre World Awards, in the field of musical theatre. She was also the first Asian to play Eponine in the musical Les Misérables on Broadway and returned to the beloved show as Fantine in the 2006 revival. Many fans of all ages recognize Lea as the singing voice of Princess Jasmine from Aladdin and Fa Mulan for Mulan and Mulan II. For her portrayal of the beloved princesses, the Walt Disney Company bestowed her with the honor of “Disney Legend”.

    All the Devils are Here I How Shakespeare Invented the Villain

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 48:32


    On this episode, we continue with the second part of our conversation on process, focusing today on Patrick's one man show - All the Devils are Here (How Shakespeare Invented the Villain). For more information on how to get tickets for the digital showing of this piece - please visit the Shakespeare Theater DC website - https://www.shakespearetheatre.org/

    Remnant I What is Left Behind

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 59:21


    This is part one of a two part episode - where Patrick and Michael discuss Theater Mitu's REMNANT, a theater piece Michael has worked on for the past five years, and All the Devils are Here, a piece Patrick has worked on for the better part of a decade. For this episode, we focus on REMNANT, the artistic process, and the questions posed in the piece. Throughout this episode, you will get a chance to listen to segments from the piece which you can witness in its entirety as part of NYTW's 2020 season on November 16th, 19th, 22nd, and 24th. For more information and tickets, visit www.nytw.org/show/remnant or www.theatermitu.org

    Anaïs Mitchell I Working on a Song

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 67:47


    On this episode, we talk with singer/songwriter Anaïs Mitchell on her new book, the craft of songwriting, and how to embrace the muse. Anaïs is a Grammy/Tony Award winning singer songwriter and creator of the musical, Hadestown. Time magazine recently named her one of the most influential people of 2020. Check out her latest book : Working on a Song: The Lyrics of Hadestown.

    How to Embrace Failure

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 52:57


    On this episode, we discuss the two recent films Patrick worked on during COVID-19, Rainer Maria Rilke, and how to embrace failure.

    Susan Blackwell I The Disciplined Pursuit of Creativity

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 73:43


    On this episode, we talk with theater artist, writer, teacher, host, and overall badass - Susan Blackwell - on her disciplined pursuit of creativity.

    Patti Murin I Frozen, Chicago Med, and Life as an Artist

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 69:05


    On this episode, we talk with Broadway, Film, and TV actor Patti Murrin on her journey in playing some of the most recognizable princesses on Broadway, her open struggles with anxiety and depression, and most importantly how she has embraced a life as an artist.

    Season 2 Introduction - Embracing Mystery

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 56:00


    On this episode, we discuss the importance of establishing your mission in life and how it relates to that of a character. We also share our aims and goals for the second season, and how to embrace an artistic process that can help you unlock the mystery that awaits you in life.

    End of Season One - Lessons Learned

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2020 55:33


    On this episode, we reflect on the lessons learned from guests and conversations over the 21 episodes of our first season.

    Paige Davis Part II - Keep Showing Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2020 56:15


    On this episode, Paige talks about the realities of being in the public eye, playing Roxie Hart in Chicago on Broadway, and the lessons she has learned from her life as an artist.

    Paige Davis Part I - Never Give Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 72:39


    On this episode, we welcome Broadway and television star Paige Davis to discuss the origins of her career, lessons from dancing Fosse on Broadway for the past 20 years, being on the front lines of a cultural phenomenon with "Trading Spaces", and her inspiring philosophy to never give up.

    Spiderman: Turn off the Dark I Ten Years Later

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 51:27


    On this episode, we revisit Patrick's experiences in playing Norman Osborn in Spiderman:Turn Off the Dark, and share never before heard journal entries that describe the experience of working on the most expensive musical in Broadway's history.

    Reeve Carney Part II - The Secret

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 61:30


    On this episode, Reeve Carney returns to share the lessons he's learned from playing Peter Parker in Spiderman and Orpheus in Hadestown. We take questions from the listeners, and Reeve shares a secret about himself he has discovered during quarantine.

    Michael's Story I Be Careful What You Wish For

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2020 63:58


    On this episode, Patrick returns to Michael's narrative to discuss the importance of taking initiative in relation to one's career, and how that led to Michael playing Hamlet.

    Michael's Story I Answering the Call

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 62:58


    On this episode, Michael and Patrick reflect on the experiences that shaped Michael's childhood, and how to answer the call to adventure within all of us.

    Searching for Meaning I Coincidences, Dreams, and Sacrifice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2020 42:26


    On this episode, we discuss how coincidences and dreams can help you as you move toward your imagined future. Patrick shares a very personal story with Michael, which they unpack and discuss on a conversation around the power of sacrifice.

    André De Shields I Being an Artist

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 67:33


    On this episode, we discuss the death of George Floyd, this cultural moment, and how to be a servant as an artist.

    Living in the Questions I Understanding Evil

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2020 50:12


    On this episode, Michael and Patrick share insights from the listeners, discuss the importance of living in the questions, and how it relates to understanding evil.

    Rachel Crowl I Following Your Instinct and Being Your Self

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 56:14


    On this episode, Michael and Patrick interview actor Rachel Crowl on her life, navigating the business as a trans woman, and being a member of theater companies like the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.

    How to Become a Great Actor I Harnessing Yourself to a Brilliant Mind

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2020 70:35


    On this episode, we discuss how harnessing one's self to a brilliant mind can be a path toward a life's practice as an actor. Michael shares an email he wrote Patrick in 2014. Patrick shares stories from his childhood, his heroes, and how acting be a vehicle to expand consciousness.

    Eva Noblezada I Hadestown, Miss Saigon, and Overcoming Dragons

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 58:57


    On this episode, Michael and Patrick talk with Eva Noblezada on her artistic practice, how she manages mental health, and her journey from the West End to currently starring as Eurydice in Hadestown on Broadway.

    Creating a Character I The Role of Empathy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020 50:11


    On this episode, Michael and Patrick talk about plays they are currently watching online during quarantine, answer questions from listeners, and talk about the role of empathy in creating a character.

    Michael Arden I Hunchback, Spring Awakening, and Once on this Island

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2020 60:54


    On this episode, Michael and Patrick interview Michael Arden on his diverse career in acting and directing, in addition to his evolving creative process.

    Mental Health and Hannibal Lecter

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 66:43


    On this episode, Michael and Patrick answer questions from the listeners, discuss mental health as an actor along with Patrick's life long experience with depression, and most importantly, how we confront the Hannibal Lecter that lives inside all of us.

    HAMLET I Finding Your Purpose

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 52:41


    On this episode, Michael and Patrick share reflections on lessons learned from playing Hamlet and the relevance of the play in this current moment in our history.

    Reeve Carney I Hadestown, Spiderman, and a Disciplined Artistic Process

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 80:27


    On this episode, we talk with Reeve Carney about his music, his work in film and television, his experiences in Broadway's Spiderman: Turn off the Dark and Hadestown, and most importantly, his disciplined artistic process.

    Patrick's Audition Stories Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 57:47


    On this episode, Patrick shares his audition stories from Beauty and the Beast, Spiderman: Turn off the Dark, Casa Valentina, and Hadestown.

    Patrick's Audition Stories Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 59:15


    On this episode, Patrick shares audition stories from childhood, college, his first professional acting job, and his first job in New York.

    The Patrick Page Acting Studio

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 67:12


    On this episode, Michael and Patrick share the history of the Patrick Page Acting Studio and the fundamentals of the studio's training methodology.

    Michael Littig and Patrick Page I Co-Founders of the Patrick Page Acting Studio

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 75:44


    On this episode, Michael and Patrick guide the listener through their 15 year friendship alongside Patrick's extraordinary career on Broadway and Michael's travels to Mongolia, Africa, and beyond.

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