I Hope I Get It

In this episode Tarryn is joined by actor, podcast host and pizza expert Sophie von Haselberg.

Sophie von Haselberg is a New York-based actor. Recent TV includes: Halston (Netflix), Pose (FX), American Crime Story: Versace (Netflix), Wizard of Lies (HBO), and the ribald-but-little-seen American Princess (Lifetime). Film work includes: Equity, Ask For Jane, Irrational Man, and the upcoming features Give Me Pity and The Raging Heart of Maggie Acker. She produced and starred in the short YOYO, which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival. She is also the co-host of  Having A Night, a podcast dedicated to reviving the lost art of the dinner party! Having spent seven years in New Haven -- first as an undergraduate at Yale studying Sociology, then as a grad student at the Yale School of Drama -- she feels entitled to answer all your pizza questions. You can find her on Instagram @sophievonhaselberg and @havinganight

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In This Episode Tarryn is joined by Actor Matthew Torres.

About the Guest: 

Matthew started acting in 2009 and decided to pursue it as a full time career. Knowing nothing about the business, Matt is finding his footing with great teachers, friends, family, and a couple of strangers along the way. Matthew started acting professionally in 2017 when he moved back to his home city of Chicago, IL where he landed his first speaking role on Chicago's staple television show Chicago P.D. in 2019. After another couple of months, he decided it was finally time to move to Los Angeles during the pandemic (like a crazy person) and make his dream a reality.

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In this episode Tarryn is joined by Broadway performer Kathryn Allison

About the Guest:

Kathryn Allison is a Broadway performer, content creator and recording artist. Her long-awaited debut solo album “Something Real” was released in February 2019.  Since March of last year she has been working with Sing For Hope and Community League of the Heights. As well as performing in virtual concerts and plays supporting non-profits around the country. Other credits include: Company, Wicked and Aladdin on Broadway. TV/Film/Recordings: Sis K’s “Our Offering,” John Cameron Mitchell’s “Anthem; Homunculus,” “Loveville High,” “Our Cartoon President,” “Elementary,” “Bachelorette.”

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In this weeks episode Tarryn chats to actor Mallory Portnoy who shares her stories and lessons learned from the audition room.

About the Guest:

Mallory Portnoy was most recently seen on Broadway as Gertie Cummings in Daniel Fish's Tony Award winning revival of Oklahoma!.  Other New York credits include Oklahoma! (St. Ann's Warehouse, Bard Summerscape), Privacy (The Public Theater in Association with The Donmar Warehouse), A Midsummer Night's Dream (The Public Theater/Shakespeare in the Park).  Regionally she has appeared in productions at Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Williamstown Theatre Festival and Chautauqua Theater Company.  TV: The Good Fight (CBS), Grace and Frankie (Netflix), The Helpsters (Apple TV).  Mallory is co-creator of the comedy series Human Interest (winner of Best Digital Short Series at Series Fest) and Roger, The Chicken (LA Comedy Film Festival, Friars Club Comedy Film Festival).  Training: University of Illinois Urbana/Champaign, Juilliard.

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In the final episode of season 3 Tarryn is joined by the Grand Dame of South African Musical Theatre Angela Kilian. Angela has played almost every single iconic lead female role and in this episode she shares her most inspiring audition stories as well as her most traumatic . Angela is a fountain of audition wisdom and this conversation is a must for all aspiring performers. About the Guest: Angela stage and screen career has been one that many performers only get to dream of. She grew up in Port Elizabeth, where she was ‘discovered’ by legendary SA teacher and director Robin Williams. She obtained her London Trinity Performers Diploma at the Waterfront Theatre School in Cape Town and has since played some of the most coveted female roles in musical theatre. Roles include: Hodel & Tzeitel in productions of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, Maria in THE SOUND OF MUSIC (Fleur du Cap & Mercury Awards), Eva Peron in EVITA (Vita Award), Anna Leonowens in THE KING AND I (Showtime Award), Eliza Doolittle in MY FAIR LADY (Naledi Award), Miss Dorothy Brown in THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, Cinderella in INTO THE WOODS (Fleur du Cap Award), Marilyn Monroe in MARILYN LIVE (Vita Award), Babette in BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, and she also starred in the Opera Extravaganza OPERA MANIA, and played Farrah Delamitri in Ben Elton’s play POPCORN. Angela was part of the World Touring Company of Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical CATS (Naledi nomination), in which she played the role of Jellylorum/Griddlebone in opera houses and stadiums around the world. Television credits include roles in: 37 HONEY STREET (Sheena), 7de LAAN, ISIDINGO (Frieda), and BINNELANDERS (Claudia). She has presented a number of programs including THE GREEN MACHINE, HOSANNA, 3:16, ISSUES OF FAITH and various TV ads and infomercials. Angela has also had the opportunity to work on the other side of the camera, directing and producing various inserts. Her voice can also be heard on radio and TV ads. Back on stage - in the last few years, Angela played Rose Vibert in ASPECTS OF LOVE, directed by Nikolai Foster at the Civic Theatre, and after returning from China where she was performing in HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL at the Shanghai Grand Theatre, she once again be donned her kitty tail, this time to play Grizabella in Pieter Torien’s latest production of CATS. That was followed by a season as Eva Peron in EVITA (Naledi Award), and portrayed the dark and mysterious Madame Giry (Fleur du Cap Award) in the South African leg of PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. Angela then took on the role of a lifetime as Norma Desmond in SUNSET BOULEVARD (Fleur du Cap Award) for Pieter Torien Productions, playing to full houses and 5 star reviews! A career highlight! She has just returned to SA after 15 months on CATS, this time on an international tour of South Korea, Singapore and Macau. She was last seen playing the evil Queen Narsissa in the Afrikaans production - SNEEUWITJIE for Add-Life productions – a wonderful experience performing in her second language. Connect with The Podcast Instagram @hopigetitpod/ @Tarrynsteyn Twitter @IHopeIGetItPod1 Facebook @IHopeIGetIt Connect with the Guest Instagram: @angelakilian I Hope I Get It Podcast is created and produced by Citizen Femme Productions. Cover Art created by Tarryn Steyn Theme Music created by Steven Steyn

In this seasons penultimate episode Tarryn is joined by Paul Griffiths a Teacher and Director working in Cape Town , South Africa.

Paul offers his perspectives not only as a teacher but as a director and as an actor.

About the Guest:

Paul's professional career started as an actor in Musical Theatre Productions  His performance credits include: Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Peter Pan, Camelot, Mame and Fiddler on the Roof. After working in South Africa, Paul moved to London where he spent the next 8 years. Whilst in London, he completed an MA with in Theatre Directing  It was as a director that he continued to develop his career in the UK, first as Trainee Director and subsequently as Education Associate for The Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond. He was then appointed as Associate Director of The Bridewell Theatre just off London’s West End and he was Acting Artistic Director for a time. In 2006 Paul returned to South Africa and was appointed head of Drama and Musical Theatre at WTS.  His independent company, “Big Leaf Productions", was set up to produce numerous plays and musicals..  As trustee of the Imbewu Trust, Paul was awarded the 2017 Fleur du Cap Award for Innovation in Theatre, specifically for development in new writing.  He is the Director of the Helen O’ Grady: Development Through Drama Academy-the largest single academy for young people in South Africa.

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In this weeks episode Tarryn chats to New York Based performer, host and fitness professional  Kate Cherichello

Kates credits include  Jersey Boys , Gypsy  A Wonderful Life , Guys & Dolls with Hal Linden & Hugh Panaro and  Smokey Joe’s Café .  She has enjoyed working on multiple new stage shows in NYC and Chicago as well as TV & film projects as an actor and host.  Kate travels with the USO Show Troupe, performing for troops and their families.  She currently hosts the weekly show, Some (More) Good News, shining a light on people doing good through their work.  She has had the opportunity to interview people across the world in places like Japan and Bali, people working on Broadway, starting nonprofits, and more.  Kate is also a fitness professional, teaching groups and training clients individually and in the corporate wellness sphere.

This Week Tarryn chats to South African Actor Michael William Wallace. Self made creative entrepreneur, Michael William Wallace, started his career as a performing artist. Acquiring his accreditation from Trinity College of London, Michael went on to perform in various theatre productions locally and internationally. Such productions include the European tour of Show Boat, the Fugard theatre's acclaimed Rocky Horror Show, Cabaret, West Side Story and Showtimes Priscilla Queen of the desert. Michael has starred in a number of commercials for brands such as BMW, Samsung, Heineken and Nintendo worldwide campaigns reaching over 28 Million views globally. After starting Madevu Entertainment, his own production company with business partner Zolani Shangase in 2017, Michael went on to produce and direct numerous projects along with starting another two business, The Green House Grocer and Chocolate Mmmms. With a residency at the University of Johannesburg and a new partnership with BASA (Business & Arts South Africa) his journey in becoming a mentor and facilitator in the creative industry began. Michael’s need to change and evolve the South African creative industry remains his primary and ongoing ambition. 

This week Tarryn chats to South African Singer and Actress Lucy Tops. After leaving the Waterfront Theatre School Lucy began her performing career at a Hilton Hotel in China. Thereafter she came home to work for The Barnyard Theatre in tribute shows such as Dancing Queen, Hollywood Rocks and Glory Days. She has also worked with the Mike McCully Band and still performs regularly with them in the group Mike & the Harmonix. Lucy joined forces with FollowSpot Productions where she co-wrote and starred in her one woman show Absolucy directed by Alex Tops which successfully debuted at the Grahamstown National Arts Festival. She has also performed in a variety of FollowSpot’s popular shows such as Big Girls, Face The Music and Another Day. Lucy performed in Soul Classics’ Black Ties & Friends at the Baxter Theatre, the Fugard Theatre’s The Rocky Horror Show, a tribute show Stealing The Show: Bette Midler, Ganarama’s Back To School Boogie at the Artscape Theatre and the musical romance Bar None, as well as Bon Soir . For the role of Betty in Bar None, she was nominated for a Fleur du Cap Best Performance by an Actress in a Musical or Music Theatre Show.  Highlights include performing in the Fugard Theatre’s Funny Girl where Lucy was the alternate lead, Fanny Brice, a role made famous by Barbara Streisand. She then played the role of Nurse in the play Shakespeare In Love, as well as Laura in Significant Other. The last musical Lucy performed in before the pandemic hit was the award winning ‘Kinky Boots’ and a duo cabaret style show with Cat Simoni, Cat and Lucy : When Divas Collide.  This weeks episode is sponsored by Croftography-NYC Headshot & Lifestyle Photographer  @croftography (IG) croftographyonline.com @HopeIGetItPod (Instagram)

In the final episode of season 1 Tarryn chats to New York based actress and singer Christina Emily Jackson.

They discuss auditioning for Disney Cruise Line and Regional Theater. Christina also talks about financial wellness for artists and her passion project Cents with Sense

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Tarryn chats to Actress, Singer and Dancer Lizzie Porcari about auditioning in NYC, LA and now in Charleston, South Carolina.

Lizzie also speaks about her experience appearing on a reality TV show.

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Tarryn chats to dancer and choreographer Katelyn Parish.

Katelyn opens up about her life as a professional dancer and now professional choreographer. Katelyn openly and honestly also discusses how her mental health and wellness has played a role in shaping her career choices.

TW-Anxiety and Depression.

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Tarryn chats with Gabby Cocca about auditioning for shows on the West End.

Gabby chats about her experience starring in a big show while auditioning for another. She also talks about her role as a swing for a big West End show...oh and performing for the Duchess of Cambridge.

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Tarryn chats to South African Writer, Director and Producer Kimberley Buckle.

Kim offers a unique perspective on the audition room as a member of the audition panel.

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Tarryn chats to Samantha Hobson a South African performer and life coach living in the UK.

 Samantha chats about auditioning for amateur dramatics in South Africa and in the United Kingdom. Samantha also talks about why some things were more important to her than being a full time performer .

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Tarryn chats to South African dancer and singer Ambre-Chanel Fulton who is now based in the UK.

we'll call this episode "The Bevel that went wrong"

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Tarryn chats to South African actor Emile Doubell.

Emile talks about finding his niche within the industry and why its important to know who you are as a performer before going to an audition.

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Tarryn chats to South African Actress Ashleigh Butcher about good auditions, bad auditions and the sometimes weird auditions. Ashleigh also shares her side hustle with us.

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Welcome to I Hope I Get It the podcast where we chat about tales from the audition room. In this episode host Tarryn Steyn  chats to Canadian Actress Tene Lewis.

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