That One Audition with Alyshia Ochse

Today I wanted to circle back to the great quote from Maz Jobrani's interview. The more specific you can be in your work the more relatable you will be. Curating a body of work or a character with a specific belief system in mind will garner you more reliability with an audience whether in an audition room or standing up on stage as a stand up comedian. Do not be afraid to lean into the voice that makes you special. Also, during this special "shelter in place" time I wanted to entice a new way of thinking with "courting the unknown".   LINKS: Please subscribe to That One Audition on Apple Podcasts and follow us on social media: #SELFTAPEMAY: Nail That One Audition with the PMO workout. Learn how to create self-tapes that book! Starting May 1st, 2020 $57 for 4 weeks. Sign up here! STORY SCHOOL: Because you have a story to tell and the world needs to hear it. Visit YourStorySchool.com (and be sure to use code QUARATINE for 50% off) WEAUDITION: Want to make extra money, need to digitally self tape or rehearse? Checkout WeAudition.com (and use promo code ONEAUDITION) CONSULTING: AlyshiaOchse.com/consulting HOST: @alyshiaochse SHOW: @thatoneaudition WEBSITE: AlyshiaOchse.com

Today I sit down with Maz Jobrani, an Iranian born comedian, best known for his comedy specials Immigrant, The Axis of Evil and his role as Fawz in Superior Donuts. Maz details how creating a career in show business doesn’t always have to be all or nothing. He shares how he maintained a day job while building his career and the importance of creating his own work. This entrepreneurial actor and comedian career spans decades from film and tv to commercials and theatre. This actor’s hustle never stops. A career forged by authenticity and preparation. Maz Jobrani's credits include Curb Your Enthusiasm, Shameless, Last Man Standing, Superior Donuts, The Descedents, The Interpreter, Friday After Next and True Blood.  His original standup special IMMIGRANT, was filmed at the prestigious Kennedy Center and is currently streaming on NETFLIX.  He’s also released 3 additional solo specials on SHOWTIME including: BROWN AND FRIENDLY, I COME IN PEACE, and I’M NOT A TERRORIST, BUT I’VE PLAYED ONE ON TV Jobrani currently hosts his own podcast Back to School with Maz Jobrani and is currently on tour with his Peaceful Warrior Tour (tickets and tour dates available at MazJobrani.com). For exclusive content surrounding this and all podcast episodes, sign up for our amazing newsletter at AlyshiaOchse.com. And don't forget to snap and post a photo while listening to the show and tag me (@alyshiaochse)! Show Links: INSTAGRAM: @alyshiaochse INSTAGRAM: @thatoneaudition WEBSITE: AlyshiaOchse.com ITUNES: Subscribe to That One Audition on iTunes SPOTIFY: Subscribe to That One Audition on Spotify STITCHER: Subscribe to That One Audition on Stitcher #SELFTAPEMAY: Learn How to Create Self-Tapes That Actually Book Guest links: INSTAGRAM: @mazjobrani WEBSITE: MazJobrani.com Credits: WRITER: Alysia Livingston SOUND DESIGN: Zachary Jameson WEBSITE & GRAPHICS: Chase Jennings ASSISTANT: Elle Powell SOCIAL OUTREACH: Bebe Katsenes

It is hard living in unprecedented times. Today, we are being transparent around this time in our creativity. In this episode, you'll hear how to evaluate if you need to pause or be productive during this time. How to stay grounded, compassionate with ourselves during a pandemic and the key tools to keep you healthy and in the flow during challenging times.   Short Film competition: We are selecting 3-5 shorts to produce with a mentorship program from past guests of TOA. Deadline: April 15, 2020 Submission: Send scripts to hello@alyshiaochse.com LINKS: Please subscribe to That One Audition on Apple Podcasts and follow us on social media: #SELFTAPEMAY: Nail That One Audition with the PMO workout. Learn how to create self-tapes that book! Starting May 1st, 2020 $57 for 4 weeks. Sign up here! STORY SCHOOL: Because you have a story to tell and the world needs to hear it. Visit YourStorySchool.com (and be sure to use code QUARATINE for 50% off) WEAUDITION: Want to make extra money, need to digitally self tape or rehearse? Checkout WeAudition.com (and use promo code ONEAUDITION) CONSULTING: AlyshiaOchse.com/consulting HOST: @alyshiaochse SHOW: @thatoneaudition WEBSITE: AlyshiaOchse.com

Today’s guest fits the perfect + poignant mold for our 50th episode -With thick-skin, an optimist’s heart and a realist’s mind, the incomparable Michelle Monaghan will tell us how being championed by her parents in a town of 700, mentored by Frances McDormand in the North Country and ending up on Constantine’s cutting room floor gave her the courage, confidence and opportunity to make every mission…possible. Michelle Monaghan is an Golden Globe nominated actress with nearly 20 years of experience in this industry. Her roles in television and film are as diverse as they are challenging and powerful to watch. She is best known for her work as Harmony Faith Lane in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, which she starred alongside Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer. She is known for her recurring role as Julia Meade-Hunt in J. J. Abrams massive hit the Mission: Impossible series, starring Tom Cruise. She is known for Ben Affleck’s Academy Award Nominated Gone Baby Gone in her role as Angie Gennaro, featuring two Boston detectives investigating the kidnapping of a little girl. Michelle is additionally known for her film performances in Source Code, Trucker, North Country, The HeartBreak Kid, and The Bourne Supremacy. She’s starred in the Hulu series The Path as Sarah Lane with Aaron Paul and Hugh Dancy, and the critically acclaimed Emmy and Golden Globe Nominated True Detective as Maggie Hart. She’s guest starred in numerous television shows including Boston Public, Young Americans, and American Dad. You can catch her in Mission: Impossible Fallout in theatres today. LINKS: INSTAGRAM: @michellemonaghan TWITTER: @realmonaghan IMDB: Michelle Monaghan WEAUDITION: WeAudition.com (Use promo code ONEAUDITION for 25% off) STORYSCHOOL: YourStorySchool.com (Use promo code TOA20 for 20% off) QUOTES: "Never let them see you sweat.” “The most powerful moments are the moments unsaid, and it’s all those moments in between.” “You learn the most about yourself in your independent filmmaking style. You learn the most about film, but also about acting.”

How are you managing your fear in your auditions and in your life? Today we discuss different physical and mental tactics to help navigate your FEAR and bring you into the present moment. Short Film competition: We are selecting 3-5 shorts to produce with a mentorship program from past guests of TOA. Deadline: April 15, 2020 Submission: Send scripts to hello@alyshiaochse.com LINKS: Please subscribe to That One Audition on Apple Podcasts and follow us on social media: #SELFTAPEMAY: Nail That One Audition with the PMO workout. Learn how to create self-tapes that book! Starting May 1st, 2020 $57 for 4 weeks. Sign up here! STORY SCHOOL: Because you have a story to tell and the world needs to hear it. Visit YourStorySchool.com (and be sure to use code QUARATINE for 50% off) WEAUDITION: Want to make extra money, need to digitally self tape or rehearse? Checkout WeAudition.com (and use promo code ONEAUDITION) CONSULTING: AlyshiaOchse.com/consulting HOST: @alyshiaochse SHOW: @thatoneaudition WEBSITE: AlyshiaOchse.com PEN DENSHAM'S BOOK: Riding the Alligator: Strategies for a Career in Screenplay Writing and Not getting Eaten

Todays guest has over 100 film and TV credits to her name and a career that began with roles in repertory theatre in Portland, Oregon, and ultimately lead her to Los Angeles where she discovered improv and sketch comedy and became a member of The Groundlings. She shares how her experiences doing improv in LA prepared her for the rest of the business, including joining the cast of SNL for one season, and how her departue from the show, seemingly premature at the time, made way for countless new opportunities to expand her storytelling capacity. A natural talent with an undeniable energy, Michaela Watkins has made her mark through a variety of impressive and unforgettable roles. Watkins can currently be seen in the fourth and final season of the hit Hulu show CASUAL. The show has received critical acclaim with a Golden Globe nomination and recognition in THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER calling it “funny, strongly realized, self-assured and a joy to watch. After watching an episode, you want another.”  She plays the lead role of ‘Valerie Cole’, a newly divorced sex therapist who is re-entering the world of casual dating. Up next, Watkins can be seen playing Rob Delaney’s Sister in the new season of CATASTROPHE and playing a tightly wound, full of bravado, federal prosecutor hell-bent on putty Dory (Alia Shawkat) and Drew (John Reynolds) behind bars in the next season of SEARCH PARTY. Watkins can be seen in the first and second season of Amazon’s Golden Globe winning show, TRANSPARENT.  Additionally, she can be seen in the Netflix limited series WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER opposite Bradley Cooper, Amy Poehler and Paul Rudd.  Prior to that, she was last seen playing the eccentric and loveable ‘Jackie’ on the ABC critically-acclaimed series TROPHY WIFE opposite Bradley Whitford and Malin Ackerman.  Other past television credits include VEEP, THE GOLDBERGS, MARRIED, THE COMEDIANS, NEW GIRL, ENLIGHTENED, MODERN FAMILY, CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE, CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM, PARENTHOOD, KEY AND PEELE, THE KROLL SHOW, DRUNK HISTORY AND CALIFORNICATION.  On the creator side, Watkins executive produced, created and wrote the comedy series BENCHED with Damon Jones, which aired on the USA Network. This series starred Eliza Coupe. Tune in Listen On iTunes Resources LINKS: IMDB: Michaela Watkins INSTAGRAM: @michaelawat TWITTER: @michaelaWat WEAUDITION: WeAudition.com (Use promo code ONEAUDITION for 25% off) STORYSCHOOL: YourStorySchool.com (Use promo code TOA20 for 20% off) QUOTES: “Work begets work. You do this one thing, and then you hear about this other thing. Each little thing made room for another little thing.” "A good manager will say this to you: ‘We’re doing the long game. I don’t care if you book a stupid episode. We’re looking BIG picture."

Social Distancing is allowing you the space to create if you choose! Today I am sharing all different online platforms to help you nourish and assist you into "creating" new stories! Short Film competition: We are selecting 3-5 shorts to produce with a mentorship program from past guests of TOA. Deadline: April 15, 2020 Submission: Send scripts to hello@alyshiaochse.com LINKS: Please subscribe to That One Audition on Apple Podcasts and follow us on social media: #SELFTAPEMAY: Nail That One Audition with the PMO workout. Learn how to create self-tapes that book! Starting May 1st, 2020 $57 for 4 weeks. Sign up here! STORY SCHOOL: Because you have a story to tell and the world needs to hear it. Visit YourStorySchool.com (and be sure to use code QUARATINE for 50% off) WEAUDITION: Want to make extra money, need to digitally self tape or rehearse? Checkout WeAudition.com (and use promo code ONEAUDITION) CONSULTING: AlyshiaOchse.com/consulting HOST: @alyshiaochse SHOW: @thatoneaudition WEBSITE: AlyshiaOchse.com

Merle was born in Okinawa, Japan to a mother of Korean and Japanese descent and an African-American father serving in the U.S Force. Growing up in Nebraska,but not into football, Merle didn't know where she fit. A friend encouraged Merle to choose drama as a study because she was told it was "easy". Little did Merle know that the drama department would be the community she had been longing for and that expression would give her the platform to explore social conditions and and the emotions that must be exposed to understand and accept each other. Merle graduated college and had a wild inclination that New York was where she needed to be to fulfill her purpose. With $107 in her pock, a packed Uhaul and an ailing kitten, she drove to New York and landed in the sea of many hopeful artist. Merle was still figuring out what was cool and learning everything on the fly. At the time a non-equity actor, she heard that everyone in town was going to audition for "Jesus Christ Superstar", so she decided to learn a song and stand in line at 4am to hopefully be given the opportunity to audition. At 1pm the casting director not only called her in to the room, but gave her the space and the light to shine. Even though most things came to Merle very easily, she was still doing what she considers "on the job" training and chasing after an idea or feeling of what it is to be an actress. After a job replaced her, a blessing in disguise, Merle accredits her acting coach Warner Loughlin for giving her the strength and confidence to approach every role with ease and unwavering sense of responsibility to the intention and message of the role. After working three jobs to support her theater career, Merle Dandridge landed herself in the company of Oprah and now holds the honor of portraying Grace on OWN's hit show, GREENLEAF. This woman's 25 year journey is nothing short of resilient, spiritual, and guided. Merle Dandridge currently can be seen critically acclaimed show "Greenleaf" on OWN network and will be on Broadway for the rest of 2017 in the play "Once on this Island". Tune in Listen On iTunes Resources LINKS: WEAUDITION: WeAudition.com (Use promo code ONEAUDITION for 25% off) STORYSCHOOL: YourStorySchool.com (Use promo code TOA20 for 20% off) QUOTES: "You're never walled in for no reason, you are walled in to deflect you to where you are suppose to go." CLICK TO TWEET

Ever really consider the costs of a creative career? Want to be prepared and make the right decision for you with the actual costs that will keep your small business afloat? This episode, Paige Patterson (The Blank Paige Podcast) and I break down our costs to thrive as creatives. 

The Blank Paige Podcast is a space for creative entrepreneurs and storytellers to talk about their non-linear journeys, creativity and returning to that proverbial blank page again and again.

 Please subscribe to That One Audition on Apple Podcasts and follow us on social media: LINKS: HOST: @alyshiaochse SHOW: @thatoneaudition WEBSITE: AlyshiaOchse.com CONSULTING: AlyshiaOchse.com/consulting STORY SCHOOL: YourStorySchool.com (Use code TOA20 for 20% off) GUEST: @PaigeIsAPeach THE BLANK PAIGE: @BlankPaigePodcast  

Abby recently starred on the Golden Globe nominated USA thriller, THE SINNER as detective in training, Caitlin Sullivan. Before that she was best known for her work in the FX original series, JUSTIFIED where she played the sweet but dim, Ellen May. She can also be seen as Manson follower Mary Brunner on AQUARIUS, as well as guesting on such shows as THE REAL O’NEALS, THE CATCH, LAW AND ORDER SVU, and MAD MEN. Most recently she recurred as Emily Greenstreet on THE MAGICIANS and can be seen in the second season of IMPOSTERS out this spring. She has appeared in numerous feature films such as the 2010 Sundance Selection ONE TOO MANY MORNINGS and the indie feature CONGRATULATIONS (co-written by Miller). Resources LINKS: INSTAGRAM: @miller_abs23 IMDB: Abby Miller WEAUDITION: WeAudition.com (Use promo code ONEAUDITION for 25% off) STORYSCHOOL: YourStorySchool.com (Use promo code TOA20 for 20% off) QUOTES: "You find the stuff in between the words." "Whatever you are doing in your work flows into your life." "I definitely choose my career over paying my bills on time." "This is it. This is the magic. The art of surprise." "I have become more of unapologetic, defiant actor in that all I need to do is carve out a beautiful character and honor them."