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Merely Players
John Medlin
8 episodes
1 day ago
A podcast by a thespian, for thespians. I look to talk about things that can help you improve in your craft, teach you something new, or make you think about things you may have not thought about before. My goal is to release a new episode every Friday or every other Friday.
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A podcast by a thespian, for thespians. I look to talk about things that can help you improve in your craft, teach you something new, or make you think about things you may have not thought about before. My goal is to release a new episode every Friday or every other Friday.
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Merely Players
Episode 8: Spill That Tea, Macbeth

Have you ever been personally victimized by the name of the Scottish Play?  Have you had a show go wrong because someone uttered that cursed name?  In today's episode, I take a deep dive into one of the most controversial and cursed shows of all time.  

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4 years ago
7 minutes 34 seconds

Merely Players
Episode 7: The Big Why of Theatre

For today's episode, I ask the big philosophical question of why.  Why do we do theatre?  Why enter a field with such a low success rate?  Why do we have the shows that we have?  I had a lot of fun putting this episode together.  I hope you enjoy it!

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5 years ago
12 minutes 57 seconds

Merely Players
Episode 6: Where to Find Character pt 2

So we talked about what makes an interesting character.  This week we talk about where to find the information you need to build these interesting characters.  If you like this content please like, share, and subscribe!

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5 years ago
12 minutes 23 seconds

Merely Players
Episode 5: What is Character?

What makes up an interesting character?  In today's episode I look at what makes us care about the people depicted on stage.  I discuss how characters like Macbeth and Dolly Levi live on for so long.  This is part one on a two-part series dedicated to finding a character.  I hope you tune in next week for the second part.

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5 years ago
10 minutes 22 seconds

Merely Players
Episode 4: Ninjas in Theatre?

What do Ninjas and Theatre have in common?  A lot more than you would think initially.  In this episode, I talk about the unlikely connection between stealthy killers and staged entertainers.

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5 years ago
8 minutes 41 seconds

Merely Players
Episode 3: Theatre During a Quarentine

Some news outlets say the performing arts are dying.  Others are saying this is just the beginning.  Today I talk about theatre during a pandemic and what it means to you.

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5 years ago
7 minutes 35 seconds

Merely Players
Episode 2: 10 Tips on How to Become a Better Actor

With theatres slowly opening up, I think it's a great time to start looking at how we can grow as performers.  In this episode, I go over things you can do to take your performance to the next level.  Audition by Michael Shurtleff is the book I mention.  Definitely check it out.  

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5 years ago
20 minutes 33 seconds

Merely Players
Episode 1: Theatre in the BLM/Equal Rights Era

In this episode I talk about something that I find very important in the performing arts.  Representation.  I go through 5 things that everyone can do to make theatre a more welcoming place for everyone.  The research was compiled from various Wikipedia articles, tribaltradeco.com, and scholarly journals.

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5 years ago
12 minutes 13 seconds

Merely Players
A podcast by a thespian, for thespians. I look to talk about things that can help you improve in your craft, teach you something new, or make you think about things you may have not thought about before. My goal is to release a new episode every Friday or every other Friday.