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The Acting Podcast from The BGB Studio

The Acting Podcast from The BGB Studio

Risa Bramon Garcia 77 episodes Oct 14, 2026

The Acting Podcast with Risa Bramon Garcia, founder of The BGB Studio, explores the craft, casting process, and business of acting. Through conversations with industry guests, it offers practical insight into the work actors do and the casting room. It also examines the entertainment industry from an artist's perspective and encourages performers to recognize their own power in their careers.

Episodes

Ep 63: SOMETHING WILD: Risa & Billy talk Casting over the past 40 years
Ep 63: SOMETHING WILD: Risa & Billy talk Casting over the past 40 years Oct 14, 2026 1:03:35 SOMETHING WILD: Risa & Billy talk Casting over the past 40 years‍I love talking to Billy about what we care about in our work. We came up together; we partnered for many years as Casting Directors and Producers; we worked alongside each other as directors in the Theatre in NY. We became who we are together. We value the same principles and practices in our long and winding and often w
Ep 62: Casting Virtual Roundtable: CDs tell it like it is
Ep 62: Casting Virtual Roundtable: CDs tell it like it is Jul 21, 2026 1:21:33 Casting Virtual Roundtable: CDs tell it like it is ~A conversation with 6 brilliant Casting Artists~ with (in alphabetical order) Juel Bestrop, Randi Hiller, Billy Hopkins, Hedi Levitt, Bernie Telsey, Mary Vernieu & Risa!‍We have wanted to do this for a while…to share what these, and most CDs, think and feel about the work, the Industry, self-tapes, all of it. To tell it like it is! S
Ep. 61: Clayton Farris: Funny Guy Goes Deeper
Ep. 61: Clayton Farris: Funny Guy Goes Deeper Sep 25, 2025 1:16:33 Listen to other related The Acting Podcast episodesClayton Farris is an Actor. He’s a comedian, a filmmaker, a content creator, a great guy… and… he most of all is an Actor dedicated to being the Best Actor he can possibly be. Clayton is a long-time member of the BGB Studio, and Risa has had the privilege of working with him here and watching him work hard and grow brilliantly. His fellow
Ep. 60: How to Be Awesome - Answers to Your Burning Career Questions: Part 1
Ep. 60: How to Be Awesome - Answers to Your Burning Career Questions: Part 1 May 27, 2025 1:16:46 This is our 60th episode of The Acting Podcast 🙌 which is a big deal for us here at The BGB Studio. So welcome to #60, and How to be Awesome.You ARE awesome.Say that to yourself, maybe even in the mirror; try it! I AM AWESOME. Now let it land. Right in your solar plexus. It’s TRUE. And while this Industry may not see you in your awesomeness- now or yet or since whenever- it’s your job… yo
Ep. 59: Rebuilding your Career, your Community, & YOU as an Actor
Ep. 59: Rebuilding your Career, your Community, & YOU as an Actor Mar 11, 2025 1:20:10 At our most recent BGB Actors Summit, Risa and Steve gathered with actors from all over the world- from Rio de Janeiro to Mumbai, from Glasgow to San Antonio, from Buffalo to all over Los Angeles. They offered the fundamental and practical steps necessary to nurture and rebuild your career, your collaboration with other creative professionals, and your art. These are essential practices t
The BGB Studio Presents: The Stories Project | Night One: Alexandra Wright
The BGB Studio Presents: The Stories Project | Night One: Alexandra Wright Feb 20, 2025 30:06 Hunting Season“A story, in three parts, about Catfish Queens, Virgin Marys, and Losing your Damn Mind in the Mississippi Delta”
The BGB Studio Presents: The Stories Project | Night One: Dominic Burgess
The BGB Studio Presents: The Stories Project | Night One: Dominic Burgess Feb 20, 2025 20:00 Saturday Boy“A tale driving you into the heart of car bonnets, old ladies and existential dread”
The BGB Studio Presents: The Stories Project | Night One: Sydney Walsh
The BGB Studio Presents: The Stories Project | Night One: Sydney Walsh Feb 17, 2025 15:07 Losing My Religion“It’s 1992… painting houses, a break up, a presidential election, and poetry”
The BGB Studio Presents: The Stories Project | Night One: Benjamin Earl Turner
The BGB Studio Presents: The Stories Project | Night One: Benjamin Earl Turner Feb 17, 2025 21:49 Murder at Heaven Avenue“A mountaintop revelation changed everything”
The BGB Studio Presents: The Stories Project | Night One: Bernard White
The BGB Studio Presents: The Stories Project | Night One: Bernard White Feb 13, 2025 18:05 Muqtada’s Room“An invitation to stay in bed gets him out of bed and into the dream”
The BGB Studio Presents: The Stories Project | Night One: Nick Ballard
The BGB Studio Presents: The Stories Project | Night One: Nick Ballard Feb 13, 2025 11:33 The Creek“Things left said” 
The BGB Studio Presents: The Stories Project | Night One: Doug Tompos
The BGB Studio Presents: The Stories Project | Night One: Doug Tompos Feb 10, 2025 25:34 Incomplete Knowledge“Desire spirals into obsession amidst the labyrinthine canals of Venice.”

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