Working Class Acts

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Candid conversations with working class actors navigating the entertainment industry.

John Maddaloni

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    • May 26, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 54m AVG DURATION
    • 35 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Working Class Acts

    Xavier Pacheco

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 65:21


    On today's episode I sit down with the joyful and supremely talented Xavier Pacheco. We discuss everything from his time at MCC and the Public to his DEEP love for Muhlenberg College.....If you're looking for handmade wooden home decor then my Etsy shop is perfect for you! For a look at my catalog go to: JohnMadWoodworking.Etsy.com You can find more info about my work as an actor and voiceover artist on my website at: www.johnmaddaloni.com Rate and Subscribe to my show on Apple Podcast, Spotify or wherever you're listening to this podcast!Support the show

    Brandon Burk

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 55:10


    On today's episode I sit down with the super talented Brandon Burk. We discuss everything from his first year in the industry to working in a hellish factory in his teens.If you're looking for handmade wooden home decor then my Etsy shop is perfect for you! For a look at my catalog go to: JohnMadWoodworking.Etsy.com You can find more info about my work as an actor and voiceover artist on my website at: www.johnmaddaloni.com Rate and Subscribe to my show on Apple Podcast, Spotify or wherever you're listening to this podcast!Support the show

    Jenna Bainbridge

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 51:17


    On today's episode I sit down with the WICKEDly talented Jenna Bainbridge. We discuss everything from her Broadway journey to Suffs then Wicked to her staunch belief that brownies are the greatest food on the planet.If you're looking for handmade wooden home decor then my Etsy shop is perfect for you! For a look at my catalog go to: JohnMadWoodworking.Etsy.com You can find more info about my work as an actor and voiceover artist on my website at: www.johnmaddaloni.com Rate and Subscribe to my show on Apple Podcast, Spotify or wherever you're listening to this podcast!Support the show

    JJ O'Neil

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 52:17


    On today's episode I sit down with the ever-working JJ O'Neil. We discuss everything from working in theatre, film and TV to Richard Easton's acting direction of "more tears."If you're looking for handmade wooden home decor then my Etsy shop is perfect for you! For a look at my catalog go to: JohnMadWoodworking.Etsy.com You can find more info about my work as an actor and voiceover artist on my website at: www.johnmaddaloni.com Rate and Subscribe to my show on Apple Podcast, Spotify or wherever you're listening to this podcast!Support the show

    Zoë Laiz

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 54:59


    On today's episode I sit down with the joyful and hilarious Zoë Laiz. We discuss everything from her Shakespearean career to losing a theatre award to Jessica Hecht.If you're looking for handmade wooden home decor then my Etsy shop is perfect for you! For a look at my catalog go to: JohnMadWoodworking.Etsy.com Be sure to follow/subscribe and rate the podcast wherever you're streaming it!Support the show

    Luke Hofmaier

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 64:33


    On today's episode I sit down with the multi-talented Luke Hofmaier! We discuss everything from his time working with Austin Pendleton to his being a "minor, minor league nepo baby."If you're looking for handmade wooden home decor then my Etsy shop is perfect for you! For a look at my catalog go to: JohnMadWoodworking.Etsy.com You can find more info about my work as an actor and voiceover artist on my website at: www.johnmaddaloni.com Be sure to follow/subscribe and rate the podcast wherever you're streaming it!Support the show

    Jennifer Mogbock

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 60:06


    Kicking off the Season 2 premiere with the ASTOUNDINGLY talented Jennifer Mogbock! We discuss everything from her historic Public Theatre debut in Merry Wives to being an ACOTAR girl.If you're looking for handmade wooden home decor then my Etsy shop is perfect for you! For a look at my catalog go to: JohnMadWoodworking.Etsy.com You can find more info about my work as an actor and voiceover artist on my website at: www.johnmaddaloni.com Be sure to follow/subscribe and rate the podcast wherever you're streaming it!Support the show

    BONUS EPISODE 6 - Extras

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 19:34


    BONUS EPISODE 6!Today's episode is cutting-room-floor conversations from Season 1, featuring multiple past guests.On today's episode we'll be covering:EXTRA CONTENT THAT HAD NO MUTUAL THROUGH-LINE BUT WERE GREAT CONVERSATION!And if you listen through to the end of the episode you'll find out when Season 2 drops!Support the show

    BONUS EPISODE 5 - Artistic Outlets and Writing

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 26:07


    BONUS EPISODE 5!Today's episode is cutting-room-floor conversations from Season 1, featuring multiple past guests.On today's episode we'll be covering:ARTISTIC OUTLETS AND WRITINGAnd if you listen through to the end of the episode you'll find out when Season 2 drops!Support the show

    BONUS EPISODE 4 - Survival Jobs

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 11:37


    BONUS EPISODE 4!Today's episode is cutting-room-floor conversations from Season 1, featuring multiple past guests.On today's episode we'll be covering:SURVIVAL JOBSAnd if you listen through to the end of the episode you'll find out when Season 2 drops!Support the show

    BONUS EPISODE 3 - Family and Support Systems

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 20:55


    BONUS EPISODE 3!Today's episode is cutting-room-floor conversations from Season 1, featuring multiple past guests.On today's episode we'll be covering:FAMILY AND SUPPORT SYSTEMSAnd if you listen through to the end of the episode you'll find out when Season 2 drops!Support the show

    BONUS EPISODE 2 - Celebrity Stories and Inspirations

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 12:24


    BONUS EPISODE 2!Today's episode is cutting-room-floor conversations from Season 1, featuring multiple past guests.On today's episode we'll be covering:CELEBRITY STORIES AND INSPIRATIONSAnd if you listen through to the end of the episode you'll find out when Season 2 drops!Support the show

    BONUS EPISODE 1 - Acting Process and Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 22:07


    BONUS EPISODE 1!Today's episode is cutting-room-floor conversations from Season 1, featuring multiple past guests.On today's episode we'll be covering:ACTING PROCESS & THE BUSINESS OF ACTINGAnd if you listen through to the end of the episode you'll find out when Season 2 drops!Support the show

    Tony Macht

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 56:55


    Today's guest is a BROADWAY STAR! His name: Tony Macht! We discuss everything from his time on Oh, Mary on Broadway to methods of conning your way into Cannes Film Festival.

    Jay Myers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 58:57


    Today's guest is the wildly talented Jay Myers! We discuss everything from his astounding voiceover career to his character Boxer Boy (who is in no way a copyright infringement of Captain Underpants).

    Annabel Capper

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 75:02


    Today's guest is the extraordinary Annabel Capper! We discuss everything from the artist's civic responsibility to how nuns began Annabel's career into the arts.

    Calum Bedborough

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 67:50


    Today's guest is the wonderful, thoughtful and talented Calum Bedborough! We discuss everything from career ebbs and flows to our deeply romantic and ethereal Shakespearean wedding.

    Ana Wallace Johnson

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 77:29


    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.

    Armand Lane

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 60:52


    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.

    Jeremy Webb

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 63:02


    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.

    Danielle Skraastad

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 67:55


    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.

    Maya Jeyam

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 59:38


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

    Jamie Ann Romero

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 57:06


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

    Pearl Rhein

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 67:31


    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.

    Fletcher Michael

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024 59:29


    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.

    Alex Elam

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 74:40


    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.

    Kate McLeod

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2024 77:11


    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.

    Keeley Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 68:43


    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.

    Russell Ewing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 70:21


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

    Kaileela Hobby

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 64:57


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

    Liz Leimkuhler

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 62:48


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

    Kim Alu

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 59:58


    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.

    Andy Ingalls

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024 70:35


    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.

    Britian Seibert

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 73:29


    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.

    Season 1 Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2024 3:30


    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.

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