Revenge of the Sutt (with Daniel Kemper)
Season 1 | Episode 18
52m | May 12, 2020This week, in true Shakespearean fashion, Monty reclaims the pod as a solo host! His first guest in his new and glorious podcast empire is actor/singer/casting-director, Daniel Kemper (www.montgomerysutton.com). Topics include:
- The fact that websites are, by definition, a tool for self-aggrandizement
- YouTube live chat questions
- Daniel’s belief in having an affinity to certain skills and how working hard can sometimes bridge the gap
- The different pleasures achieved when working within natural skillsets versus working in areas that require additional effort
- What Daniel looks for as a Casting Director
- Treating an audition like a first date (or, don’t be a jerk)
- The production and personal experience that inspired Daniel to become an actor
- The power of theater to help people to look outside of themselves
- People’s willing state of readiness for change as audience members and the responsibility to do justice to people’s time that goes along with it
- The special atmosphere created by the communal knowledge that each theatrical performance is a singular and irreplicable moment.
- Loving cats while being allergic to them
- Daniel’s love for Shakespeare being born out of their enduring impact throughout the centuries and their abilities to ask the big questions
- Daniel’s beautiful rendition of a speech from the Archbishop Scroop from Henry IV part 2
Shoutouts, recommendations, and further reading include:
- The West Wing
- Jesus Christ Superstar
- Carl Anderson
- James Gandolfini
- The Sopranos
- Zoom Dinners with your friends
- Circle in the Sand
- International Actors Ensemble
- Alex Theatre
- Melbourne, Australia
- Shakespeare’s Age of Crowns
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