Managing Post-Show Depression

Take a break! Run away with us for spring break, Léa’s going out of state? Yes, Hamilton reference! This week Chandler and Léa talk about resting, traveling, electric cars cross country, the college grind and what they’ll be doing to just… relax and enjoy this next week. Hard to do for two perfectionists!

This week, listen in on Léa and Chandler coming down from the adrenaline-high that was putting on their productions and pushing through and existing in the dreaded post-show depression. Comparing the highs and lows of being show-less, expressing uncertainty about the future, and reminiscing on past shows are but a few of the topics discussed in this episode! Join in for this whirlwind of emotions, anxiety, and bittersweet endings!

In this week’s one-act, Léa and Chandler close out their experiences with Ramsey Theatre Company’s Little Shop of Horrors and WKU Theatre & Dance Department’s Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom. And it’s all about horror! From musical theatre, to straight plays, to films to video games, nothing is off the table. Sit in on a “slice” of musical theatre horror theory and realizations.

We present a new kind of episode... a One Act! One Acts are shorter sessions recorded day of release. This week, Léa and Chandler discuss burnout; what can cause it, how we manage it, and, most importantly, how we find ways to get through it! This week we bond over our current tech-prep and tech weeks for Little Shop of Horrors and Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom, as a stage manager and actor respectively. How do we get through imposter syndrome, tiring rehearsals, or simply bad days? Join us in reminding ourselves of our value and worth as artists.

This week, the duo talks about exciting Grammy wins, their dreams, hopes, fears, and everything that has led them to their current path as artists here at Western Kentucky University. This week, it's inspirational, it's teary-eyed, it's hilarious, and it's not the sky that's the limit, it's Pluto. Next week, it's us getting a better mic for Lea 'cause this one sucks. Teddy Abrams if you see this, send us a message, we would love to have you on the podcast to talk about the Ali Musical!!

Our first episode! Get ready for a fun intro into who we are, what we do, and what we're passionate about. We hope this episode makes you wonder... because we sure do wonder. This week we talk about Little Women The Musical and being a new actor, Neighborhood Three: Requisition of Doom, and our type casts. What even is process-based theatre and why is it "better" than product-based theatre? Chandler and Lea deep dive into a nice theatre existentialist conversation, and you get to be a fly on the wall.

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