EPISODES
Current and past episodes.
Andrea Osvart and The Intent to Live
She’s acted with Brad Pitt and Robert Redford as well as starred in the HBO series, Transporter. And this week she’s Ivan’s guest as they discuss Super Objectives based on Larry Moss book The Intent to Live.
Chloe Traicos and The Intent to Live
In our episode premiere of Season 2, star of Introducing Jodea, Chloe Traicos discusses the book The Intent to Live: Achieving Your True Potential as an Actor with host Ivan Wanis Ruiz.
Michael Kostroff and the book Audition by Michael Shurtleff Episode 21-Part 2
Michael Kostroff is an American actor. He appeared on the HBO program The Wire as defence attorney Maurice Levy. He has worked constantly with respected creators like David Simon and Aaron Sorkin. Michael is one of the steadiest working actors in the business, but is happy to fly under the radar when it comes to celebrity status.
Michael Kostroff and the book Audition by Michael Shurtleff Episode 21-Part 1
Michael Kostroff is an American actor. He appeared on the HBO program The Wire as defense attorney Maurice Levy. He has worked constantly with respected producer/directors like David Simon and Aaron Sorkin. Michael is one of the steadiest working actors in the business, but is happy to fly under the radar when it comes to celebrity status.
Philip Williams and the book Audition by Michael Shurtleff
Philip Williams is a Canadian actor and voice actor. He has played Sergeant Murphy in The Busy World of Richard Scarry, the janitor in Good Will Hunting, Buzz in Cyberchase, the Polar Bear in Franklin, and has appeared in The Hardy Boys, Jason X, Rupert, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, and Babar.
The Lazy Actor – Edie Inksetter and the book Audition by Michael Shurtleff Part 2
Here’s part 2 of Ivan’s chat with Canadian actor Edie Inksetter as well as some acting exercises. Edie is a well renowned Canadian actress known for her recurring role as Aunt Elizabeth in the TV series titled ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’. Also, she has worked on various television projects and movies in 2020 such as Transplant, Capture, Schitt’s Creek, and October Faction.
The Lazy Actor – Edie Inksetter and the book Audition by Michael Shurtleff Part 1
In this episode Ivan Wanis Ruiz talks with Canadian actor Edie Inksetter. Edie is a well renowned Canadian actress known for her recurring role as Aunt Elizabeth in the TV series titled ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’. Also, she has worked on various television projects and movies in 2020 such as Transplant, Capture, Schitt’s Creek, and October Faction. She has also appeared in Shoot The Messenger and Clarice.
Here she chats with host Ivan Wanis Riaz about acting and casting and shares her thoughts on yet another portion of Michael Shurtleff’s legendary book “Audition”.
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Tony Nappo and the book Audition by Michael Shurtleff
In this episode Ivan Wanis Ruiz talks with Canadian acting legend Tony Nappo. Tony talks technique, getting his start, and offers tips on how to build a solid career. As well, he and Ivan breakdown more from the must read acting book Audition by Michael Shurtleff. Plus the audition challenge from Ivan to Tony and producer Tim McLarty. #TonyNappo #Audition #Acting https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0621176/ https://theactorsplace.org https://radioradio.com #socialdistancedpodcast
Jocelyne Zucco and the book Audition by Michael Shurtleff
This episode we talk with bilingual journeyman actor Jocelyne Zucco. We discover the impact of Michael Shurtleffs’ book, audition. As well, Ivan, Jocelyn and Tim talk about memorizing lines, how to play a drunk and more.
Julian Richings and the book Audition by Michael Shurtleff
This episode we talk with highly successful character actor Julian Richings about his career and ask his thoughts on Chapter 4 of the acting book Audition by Michael Shurtleff #audition #JulianRitchings #acting
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Mystery and Secrets with Pedro Miguel Arce – Audition by Michael Shurtleff
In this episode we discuss guidepost #12 in Michael Shurtleff’s book “Audition”, Mystery and Secret with special guest, Pedro Miguel Arce. Pedro also discusses his busy life as a character actor. #TheStrainFX #Polar #TrueDetective #BadBlood #LandoftheDead #acting #auditions https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1144806/ @pedromiguelarce
Game-Role Playing with Jennifer Vallance – Audition by Michael Shurtleff
We discuss Guidepost #11 of Michael Shurtleff’s book Audition. Game playing & role playing. Guest actor Jennifer Vallance weights in and also shares from her experiences including guest spots on Designated Survivor with Kiefer Sutherland. #jennifervallance #kiefersutherland #designatedsurvivor #michaelshurtleff #radioradiostudio #theactorsplace.org https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4792676/ Facebook.com/jennifer.vallance.1
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Place with Jennifer Vallance – Audition by Michael Shurtleff
We discuss Guidepost #10 of Michael Shurtleff’s book Audition. Guest actor Jennifer Vallance shares her thoughts and experiences on acting and talks about her appearance on Designated Survivor with Kiefer Sutherland.
Find the Events with Dan Willmott – Audition by Michael Shurtleff
In episode 11 Ivan looks at Guidepost #9 in chapter 10 of Michael Shurtleff’s book “Audition”. Special guest, actor Dan Willmott shares stories about his recent recurring role on Fargo and discusses “Looking for the events” in a scene.
Importance with Dan Willmott – Audition by Michael Shurtleff
In episode 10 Ivan looks at Guidepost #8 in chapter 9 of Michael Shurtleff’s book “Audition”. Special guest, actor Dan Willmott shares stories about his recent recurring role on Fargo and discusses “Finding the importance” in a scene.
Communication & Competition with Tabitha Tao – Audition by Michael Shurtleff
In episode 9 Ivan looks at Guidepost #7 in chapter 8 of Michel Shurtleff’s book “Audition”. Special guest, actor Tabitha Tao returns and they discuss technique & experiences as well as the guidepost, Communication & Competition.
Discoveries with Tabitha Tao – Audition by Michael Shurtleff
In episode 8 Ivan looks at Guidepost #6 in chapter 7 of Michel Shurtleff’s book “Audition”. Ivan has special guest, actor Tabitha Tao as they discuss technique & experiences as well as the guidepost, Discoveries.
Opposites with Florian Francois – Audition by Michael Shurtleff
In episode 7 Ivan looks at Guidepost #5 in chapter 6 of Michel Shurtleff’s book “Audition”. The more extreme the opposites the actor chooses for a scene, the more everything in between is likely to occur
instinctively, naturally, without the actor having to consider these choices.
Humour with Florian Francois – Audition by Michael Shurtleff
In episode 6 Ivan looks at Guidepost #4 in chapter 5 of Michel Shurtleff’s book “Audition”. This episode covers “Humour”. It discusses the importance of determining how humour works in playing out a scene, even a serious scene.
The moment before. Audition by Michael Shurtleff
In episode 5 Ivan looks at Guidepost #3 in chapter 4 of Michel Shurtleff’s book “Audition”. This episode covers “The Moment Before”. It discusses figuring out the characters back story and creating an awareness of the character before one word is spoken in the audition.
The Makers
Ivan Wanis Ruiz is from Vancouver, Canada. In 2015 he moved to Toronto and started a group called the Actors Place.org This group has been the catalyst behind countless actor success stories. In December of 2019 he was approached by Toronto producer, and Actors Place alumni, Tim McLarty to produce a podcast. After some back and forth the concept of sharing chapters and thoughts from leading audition books was born. An actors nemesis is getting work. Nailing the audition process is key to that success and The Lazy Actor is here to guide veterans and beginners to greater heights with audition tips from the most successful casting agents in the industry.
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