That One Audition with Alyshia Ochse

That One Audition hosts the 1st community creation competition. This competition is for TOA community to "make" a short film from a variety of genres and have a mentor for every step of the storytelling. This is your chance to make your idea into a short film, a spotlight about the "creation" in an upcoming episode, and a finished film for festival submission! Send your scripts to hello@alyshiaochse.com to be considered by April 1st. 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)

Among his long career in theater and television, T.R Knight is best known for his incredibly dynamic portrayal as Dr. George O’Malley in Grey’s Anatomy, earning him both a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble and an Emmy Nomination. He performed and starred in The Guthrie Theater’s Amadeus and Ah, Wilderness! Knight guest starred in The Good Wife, portraying Jordan Karahalios, in the CBS drama starring Julianna Margulies as she navigates her career after a political scandal involving her husband. In 11.22.63, the Hulu produced miniseries and adaptation of Stephen King’s science fiction novel, Knight is Johnny Clayton, starring with James Franco and Sarah Gadon, and following one teacher’s journey after he slips through a time portal and desperately attempts to prevent the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Knight joined The Catch in its second season, a cat and mouse thriller starring Mireille Enos and produced by Shonda Rhimes, playing the self serving and down on his luck Tommy Vaughan. Most recently, you can find T.R Knight in Genius, National Geographic’s first scripted television show, transforming himself into J. Edgar Hoover. In this interview we discover how T.R Knight navigates the bouts of unemployment, the nature of creativity, his love of prosthetics and his hobby as a writer.  Resources LINKS: INSTAGRAM: @t.r.knight IMDB: T.R Knight WEAUDITION: WeAudition.com (Use promo code ONEAUDITION for 25% off) STORYSCHOOL: YourStorySchool.com (Use promo code TOA20 for 20% off) INSURANCE: Cerity — Affordable workers' comp insurance made easy QUOTES: “I think the goal always was to just work, and work with people I admire.” “Don’t work with everybody. Don’t take any job. Go for the people that you like their work and try to work with them, especially when you’re young and impressionable.” “You act twice. Act to be confident, and then act for the audition.” “The gratitude is everything.” “So much of it is luck, and I know some people hate using that word when it comes to acting and jobs, but there are so many of us that I just don’t see how being at the right place, at the right time, how that does not come into play.”

"Nourish what makes you feel confident, connected, contented. Opportunity will rise to meet you." - Oprah Winfrey Deciding to live and visualize a feeling as the "goal" instead of a rigid , tangible goal that is sometimes hard to manifest because it is out of your control. BUT a goal feeling will allow an opportunity to meet you. 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)

Monique Coleman was raised by a single Mom with the intention of being the best you and putting your effort in what is inside you that makes you shine. There was never an emphasis on the best headshot, the best hair, or the best clothes only the best YOU. Monique scored several critically acclaimed films as a youngster and was awarded the Young Artist Award in 1998. But it is her purpose, goal setting and achieving that blew away her competitors in the first year in Los Angeles. She understands branding and marketing, but ultimately the power of intention to manifest booking six shows immediately upon arriving. What will surprise you is that her first audition for the film that would make her worldwide famous (High School Musical) is what made her "quit" the business and retreat to Chicago. Listen in to hear how Monique dealt with fame and transitioned her platform into reaching the youth of our nation. Monique is currently plays Katina Howard on the Verizon Go90 show Guidance and is producing to two new shows, Queen Bess and Desegregated.   Resources LINKS: INSTAGRAM: @_MoniqueColeman TWITTER: @gimmemotalk IMDB: Monique Coleman WEAUDITION: WeAudition.com (Use promo code ONEAUDITION for 25% off) STORYSCHOOL: YourStorySchool.com (Use promo code TOA20 for 20% off) QUOTES: “You don’t have to have the money to do things. You have to be willing to ask.” CLICK TO TWEET

"Roles come into your life at a certain time when you need them. Not only do I inform the character, but the character helps inform my life. It's a synergy that happens with characters." - Julie Benz Synergy is the interaction or cooperation of two or more "agents" to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects. 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)

NYU graduate Julie Benz has worked, developing a career that has ridden high waves as a series regular on several TV shows...but she still auditions and LOVES it. By the time Julie Benz was 16 years old she had retired from her professional career as a figure skater due to an injury and was dragged by her Mom to her first audition. Julie got cast in the play and loved it. But Julie didn't feel like she was a "natural" at acting and enrolled at the drama department at NYU, plus took additional acting classes in the city to get more experience. When NYU tried to kick her out for auditioning for a pilot, a tenured teacher put her reputation on the line and said she would quit teaching if Julie was kicked out of the program. Three years later, Julie graduated NYU and ran to Hollywood. Julie isn't a prude, but she insists there must be a financial transaction to see her in a bikini. This smart and savvy woman stands her ground and respects her craft, yet will bravely put her raw "makeup free" heart and soul into an audition. Listen in to hear how accepting Vampire Girl #1 for Buffy the Vampire Slayer impacted her career and set the foundation of being on a short list for studios. Here she shares her "most favorite things" about acting, auditioning and The Secret gratitude journal. Julie Benz currently can be seen critically acclaimed show Dexter, Defiance, Hawaii Five-0 and constant reruns of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Resources LINKS: INSTAGRAM: @juliebenzmft TWITTER: @juliebenz FACEBBOOK: /officialjuliebenz IMDB: Julie Benz QUOTES: "Roles come into your life at certain time when you need them. Not only do I inform the character, but the character helps inform my life. It's a synergy that happens with characters."

Ever had a story that you were dying to tell but didn't know how to start? Are you trying to find your voice to give power to creating your own content? If you have a story you’re ready to put on stage or screen, Story School is the program to take before you sit down to write. It helps you take your idea and flesh it out into a well-structured, powerful story. You’ll learn all of Hollywood and history’s best-kept storytelling secrets from a writer and story nerd who’s spent nearly two decades studying the art of effective storytelling and perfecting her craft. Your instructor, Jamie, is an award-winning screenwriter and director who's helped hundreds of writers shape and develop their story for maximum impact. In this 12-module course she’ll give you all you need to do this on your own! And, just for being a member of my community, you'll get 20% off! Head to yourstoryschool.com and use code TOA20 to get in and start writing your story. 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)

Today we chat with Paul Adelstein, from Private Practice, Prison Break, Scandal, and Girlfriend’s Guide to Divorce, as he lays out his 30 year career for us, sharing some of the most inspirational, motivational, and insightful stories, and how he’s managed to turn countless challenges into opportunities to win. Beginning in Chicago, he began his career as a member of John Cusack’s commedia-style theatre company. We talk about how the rigor of this group prepared him for anything, and as he shares with us here, there was a lot to be prepared for. From the jobs he’s lost, to the ones that have come to define his career, he’s unappologetically honest about what it takes to persevere and stay focused, even when everything seems to be falling apart. From a pre-audition pep-talk from John Travolta, to a meeting with Shonda Rhimes that lead to a direct offer, his journey proves that things always work themselves out, and often lead to beautiful, seemingly fortuitous, full-circle moments that make an artistic life worth the uncertainty and risk. Regardless of where you are on your journey, whether you’re at a peak, or feel stuck in a valley, today’s conversation is for you. Full of encouragement and optimism, this bird’s-eye-view of a career is a reminder that things are always working out for good. Your good and for the good of great storytelling. Resources LINKS: INSTAGRAM: @pauladelstein TWITTER: @adelsteinPaul IMDB: Paul Adelstein WEAUDITION: WeAudition.com (Use promo code ONEAUDITION for 25% off) STORYSCHOOL: YourStorySchool.com (Use promo code TOA20 for 20% off) QUOTES: “It’s all storytelling. Whether you’re acting or writing or directing. It’s all service of the story.” “Bloom where you’re planted, keep moving forward.”

The difference between working for your rent and building your career is all in your perspective. 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

Neil Jackson fearlessly walks through memory lane of being told no various times, to writing his own musical that caught the attention of a profound theater producer that allowed him to study the craft of acting. This man has had some lucky breaks but they all came from the hand work and relentless preparation of owning his craft and creating his own content. Ten years ago Neil's interview for a prestigious acting school was cut short due to lack of professional training. Ten years later, with several highly notable roles under his belt, he shares his most prized moment of receiving an offer for the 2nd season of Westworld after driving Uber. This man is tenacious and doesn't take NO for an answer. The NO's led to the creation of hunger and passion for performing. Currently, Neil can be seen in the second season of HBO's WESTWORLD and Robert Zemeckis' THE WOMEN OF MARWEN.   Resources LINKS: INSTAGRAM: @theneiljackson TWITTER: @theneiljackson YOUTUBE: IMDB: Neil Jackson WEBSITE: NeilJackson.me QUOTES: “Set your level of compromise on every single job.” | CLICK TO TWEET “I call them my DREAM FUNDers job: doing a job that doesn’t necessarily push me towards the way I want my creative career to go but at least I’m doing a job that “funds” me to continue pushing towards my that dream.” | CLICK TO TWEET “My barometer for success or failure is about the level the of creativity that I work on in every project.” | CLICK TO TWEET