Bre and Sally talk about the humble beginnings of the wildly successful Hale Centre Theatre in Utah, and the principles it took to get their creative endeavor off the ground.One of the most inspiring episodes yet! Full show notes here.

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Ep. 53 Starting a Theatre Company with Hale Centre Theatre's Co-Founder Sally Dietlein

Bre and Dallyn talk about following inspiration and how that has led him to big opportunities. From solo recording albums to the Les Miserables Tour to The Phantom of the Opera Tour, Dallyn has so much to share about what has helped him along the way.Full Show Notes here.

Ep. 52 Les Miserables and Phantom of the Opera Tour With Dallyn Bayles

As actors, getting used to our image is part of our job. LOVING our image will only strengthen our game. Bre and Life Coach, Melinda Welch discuss actual tangible things we can do to love our photos more and ourselves more. We hone in on the power actors harness with gratitude and how understanding our brains will help us audition and perform better. This is a woman-power episode you won’t want to miss!Melinda Cole Welch is a life-long teacher and learner. Melinda is a certified Life Coach and focuses on improving mental health for anyone who wants a coach, but especially within the LGBTQ community. She graduated from Weber State and worked as a secondary teacher teaching drama, speech, debate and musical theatre.Melinda loves musical theater and has been involved as an actor, director, or choreographer for decades. She has performed mostly along the Wasatch front from Ogden to SLC. Melinda enjoys travel, going to lunch, road biking, reading all the books, baking, movies and spending time with her big family.melindawelchcoaching.com Full Show Notes Here.

Ep. 51 How To Like Yourself In Photos with Life Coach Melinda Welch

Bre and Monica talk about the ins and outs of the Utah Film scene. How to get an agent, and what a day to day schedule looks like for a full time actress. Former Karate kid turned full time film actress - Monica Moore Smith thrives on the unpredictably of her life. She caught the acting bug in her teens doing musical theatre, but fell in love with film after acting in the viral Bullying - Stop It Mormon Message. Since then she starred in cult classic Saturday's Warrior, the now streaming Romance in the Outfield, and working on a sequel to her feature film Twice the Dream. You can also catch her in Battle Of The Ages on BYUtv, playing a few different roles. She stays up to date on social media sharing her successes and struggles along the way. A British telly aficionado, baked Cheeto loving, cat lady at heart, she hopes to show that anyone can do what they love if they put in the work.MonicaMooreSmith.com

Ep. 50 Utah Film with Monica Moore Smith

Bre and Savannah chat about her time on the West End with “Wicked”! We breakdown Savannah’s acting philosophy and talk about how her life has changed since having her son. An established West End leading lady, Savannah Stevenson is best known for playing Glinda in the West End production of Wicked at the Apollo Victoria Theatre, London. Savannah is also an acting coach and masterclass facilitator, wife to Nate and new mum to Ezra. Her further West End credits include Guenevere in Camelot at the London Palladium, Sybil Evers in Chariots of Fire, the Original Cast of Mary Poppins directed by Sir Richard Eyre, The Menier Chocolate Factory's major revival of Aspects of Love by Andrew Lloyd-Webber and Gone with the Wind, both directed by Sir Trevor Nunn. She trained at The Guildford School of Acting, winning a scholarship to the three-year degree course and graduating with First Class Honours in Performance and the Principals Award.She has been involved in workshops for new stage adaptations including Hugo by Brian Selznick, Evelyn Waugh's The Loved One, Austen's Pride and Prejudice and Lincoln Centre's production of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown directed by Barlett Sher. She was chosen after worldwide auditions to play Mary, Mother of Jesus in The Bible Videos for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, filmed on location in Utah, USA. Get coached by Savannah! Visit her website here:www.savannahstevenson.com Full show notes here.www.pepperfoxphoto.com/pod/savannahstevenson

Ep. 49 Acting on the West End with Actress Savannah Stevenson

The most intriguing episode yet! We are dispelling all the myths about our vocal cords with Dr. Brett Myers, the assistant professor at the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders at the University of Utah. From the most basic of inquiries, to things even seasoned singers wouldn’t know about their voice box, this episode will have you saying, “ah-haaaa!”Email Dr. Myers for a scope appointment: Brett.Myers@hsc.utah.edu Full Show Notes Here.

Ep. 48 Answer Your Vocal Cord Questions with Dr. Brett Myers

Part 3 of 3 in the Bingham family series. Child actors would not exist without the loving empowerment of parents. Shantel Bingham shares her philosophy of raising kids that has helped them realize their dreams and given them incredible opportunities in the professional acting world.Don’t miss Episodes 45 and 46 where Bre interviews her two daughters Victoria and Natalia.Full Show Notes here.

Ep. 47 Raising Professional Actors with Shantel Bingham

Part 2 of 3, with the youngest guest ever on the podcast! Victoria has some incredible experiences for a 9 year old! She tells me all about getting the to play Young Anastasia in the first Anastasia National Tour. A native to Utah, Tori has been a part of numerous theater productions and performed across the nation. Victoria can currently be seen in the first national tour of Anastasia as Little Anastasia.When Victoria isn’t being home schooled or improving her performance talents she enjoys playing with her sister Natalia, drawing, swimming, practicing Ventriloquism, being outdoors and playing with her friends. Full show notes here.

Ep. 46 Anastasia National Tour with Child Actor Victoria Bingham

Part 1 of 3, this is the first interview of the incredibly talented Bingham family. Want to know what it’s like to do a national tour and a professional production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, all before you have a driver’s license? This interview with Natalia Bingham is for you. Tune in for the next couple days for Part 2 with her little sister Victoria about the first national tour of Anastasia and Part 3 with, Shantel, their mother, to take a peek into what a it’s like to parent two professional actresses. Natalia Bingham recently relocated to NYC to pursue her acting career full time. A native to Utah, she has been a part of numerous theater productions and performed across the nation. Most recently Natalia stared in the national tour of the School Of Rock.Natalia trains vocally with Amanda Flynn and receives acting performance coaching from Kat Ramsburg.  She has danced competitively with the Utah Dance Academy since the age of three and is currently training at Dance Molinari and Thommie Taps in NYC.Natalia has participated in several vocal, performance and acting master classes in California, Utah and New York.  She studies bass guitar with Rick Rea at Ziegfeld Performing Arts Studio and started learning piano and violin at the age of five.When Natalia isn’t improving her performance talents she enjoys playing with her sister Victoria, swimming, reading, being outdoors and playing with her friends.

Ep. 45 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child with Child Actor Natalia Bingham

Bre and Director John Sweeney breakdown audition pet peeves, and the importance of being instead of acting.Originally from Philadelphia, PA, John has performed and directed on stagein nearly 200 productions over 40 years in theatres across the countryincluding North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly MA, Theatre IV inRichmond, VA, Hale Centre Theatre in Sandy, Utah and The Source inWashington, DC. Some of his favorite shows as a performer have been,‘The Scarlet Pimpernel’, ‘Big River’, ‘Lucky Stiff’, ‘Evita’, ‘Phantom’, ‘TheOdd Couple’ and ‘I Hate Hamlet’. John has had the great fortune to performwith many Broadway stars, such as, Kristin Chenoweth, Cathy Rigby, MarcKudisch, Kathleen Rowe McAllen, and Adam Dietlein, among others. Inaddition, he has directed more than 30 productions over the last 25 years,including the last 17 years as director of Hale Centre Theatre’s nationallyacclaimed production of ‘A Christmas Carol’. In 2004, HCT’s production of‘A Christmas Carol’ was named one of America’s most cherished Christmastraditions. Over the last 20 years, while living in Utah, he has become oneof the most sought after directors in the Salt Lake Valley having directedsuch shows as, ‘The Scarlet Pimpernel’, ‘Beauty and the Beast’, ‘A Tale ofTwo Cities’, ‘Mary Poppins’, ‘The Little Mermaid’, ‘The Last 5 Years’, ‘ToKill a Mockingbird’, ‘Big Fish’, and ‘Phantom’ among others. He currentlyresides in South Jordan, Utah, with his 13-year old son, JJ, his 8-year olddaughter, Charlotte, and his wife, Ally Sweeney, who works as aprofessional artist and painter.

Ep. 44 Creating a Theatre Family with Director John Sweeney

Performing in shows can definitely take a toll on our mental health. Going on an emotional journey is something we do on the nightly, as actors. So when we come back to reality, how do we cope? Actor Jeffrey Whitlock and Bre discuss the ins and outs of the dangers to our mental health as performers. Full Show link here.

Ep. 43 Mental Health Awareness for the Actor with Jeffrey Whitlock

Bre and Becca talk about Becca’s extensive experience as a Broadway and tour swing. We talk about the “aha moment” that made Becca irrestistable to work with.Becca is from Carmel, IN. She grew up dancing at a studio where the owner had been on Broadway. He introduced me to the musical theatre world. She went on to perform on my high school dance teams and did competitive show choir! She went to BYU and graduated with a BFA in musical theatre. While at BYU she performed in the Young Ambassadors which toured to South Africa, Botswana, Swaziland, China, and Hong Kong. She performed in the BYU productions of Peter Pan and The Light in the Piazza. After graduating she moved to New York City. Her first job was the lab/workshop for the Untitled Prom Musical (which then became The Prom). She was a swing, u/s Katherine, u/s Medda on the national tour of Newsies. She did the out of town tryout of The Prom at The Alliance Theatre in Atlanta. She then made my Broadway debut in Bandstand as a swing and understudied Laura Osnes in the role of Julia Trojan. The day after Bandstand closed she started rehearsal for Mean Girls. They went out of town to The National Theatre and then to Broadway. She started as a swing, u/s Cady, u/s Regina, and assistant dance captain. Now she is full time onstage in the ensemble, u/s Cady, u/s Regina, u/s Karen, and the dance captain! She’s currently sheltering with my parent in Indiana. Full show notes here.

Ep. 42 Swing Life with Broadway actress Becca Petersen

Bre and KJ breakdown what it means to be a Black man in theatre. We talk about how race factors in to type and how we can change society by reflecting our ideals in our art. Don't miss this episode! Kelvin “KJ” Rhodes is an actor, singer, mover and writer based in Orange County, CA. He has an BFAin Theatre Performance from University of Central Oklahoma and an MFA in Acting from Cal StateFullerton. Since graduating in 2017 with his MFA being a part of this podcast makes his 24th project post-graduation. Though Covid-19 has impacted his stage work, as most of it was traveling out of state, he isusing this time, to work on his book of poetry and hone his voiceover skills. “I would like to thank God,my ma, brother, and my sister for the constant support.” Full show notes here.  

Ep. 41 "Be Blacker" with actor Kelvin KJ Rhodes

Bre and Alicia talk about her experiences as a Black performer and entrepreneur in Utah. Alicia Washington is a Utah native with a passion for the arts and for social justice. A graduate from Weber State University in Musical Theatre, she also studied performance with The Second City Improv and SITI Company.In 2012, Alicia founded Good Company Theatre in Ogden, Utah. The live theatre venue develops and promotes high quality eclectic productions forging new relationships between audiences, performers and spaces in the process. To date, GCT is the only independent theatre in Utah that is owned and operated by black women. Along with her work at GCT, Alicia serves on the Weber State University Lindquist College of Arts and Humanities Advisory Board. She also co-created the Town Hall Conversations on Race that occur biannually in Ogden City. Additionally, Alicia volunteers with The Inclusion Center, Salt Lake City-based human relations organization dedicated to overcoming hatred, bias and exclusionary practices. Alicia is currently serving a two year term as an Honorary Commander for Hill Air Force Base. Most recently, Alicia, along with  many Ogden community leaders, created a COVID19 Task Force which focuses on providing healthcare aid and access to Multicultural communities and Marginalized people.  Outside of the above mentioned involvements, Alicia works as a freelance theatre director, costume designer, and plus-sized fashion model. Support Good Company Theatre HERE!

Ep. 40 Building and Anti-Racist Theatre Community with Alicia Washington

Having started at the age of 4, Oyoyo Joi discovered her love for the stage in her very first production Big River. Ever since then, she has developed and cultivated that love along with her talent. She studied voice since childhood, and trained vigorously to become a triple threat while in the Music, Dance Theater program at Brigham Young University.  Because of her level of talent, Oyoyo was selected as a lead company singer and dancer for BYU's elite musical theater group. She toured nationally and internationally for three years, performing in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Cuba as well as throughout the USA.     Oyoyo Joi is the 7th of 8 children who are all involved in professional music. Their experience and influence gave Oyoyo the work ethic and drive that helped her land her first Broadway role without any representation in the Tony award winning “The Book of Mormon.”Whether stepping into the lead role in “Memphis,”  starring in “Once on This Island"; or dancing in the ensemble of “The Wiz,”  Oyoyo is gracious, accepting and supportive.  Her magnetic charm and personality compliments every cast she is a part of. The versitility in her vocals is apparent in every show, and she always leaves her heart on the dance floor. *Please subscribe to her YouTube channelFollow Oyoyo on Instagram! Full show notes here.

Ep. 39 The Book of Mormon: Broadway with Actress Oyoyo Joi

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