This week's guest

BRIE ELEY

Brie is a classically-trained actress and content creator from Sugar Land, Texas. She's performed onstage and digitally with Skylight Theater, Orlando Shakes, and The Braid (nominated for a BWW award.) She founded Here and Ready in September 2020, and can currently be heard introducing the characters of STAR WARS: The High Republic.

2/3  Geoffrey Owens

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2/10 Erin Cherry

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2/17 Adrienne Walker

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2/24 Brie Eley

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3/3  Carrie Bernans

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3/10 Sally Wilfert

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3/17 Gabrielle Ruiz

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3/24 Kristen Stultz Pressley

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3/31 Joyce Hshieh

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COACHINGS

As an actor and singer, I've has been in the performing arts both onscreen and onstage for more than 25 years. I was in the original cast of FIRST WIVES CLUB in Chicago in addition to two national tours, THE ADDAMS FAMILY and EVITA. On camera, my work has ranged from national commercials to co-starring roles on primetime television (BLUE BLOODS and LAW & ORDER: CI). Besides hosting this podcast, I've helmed other events like large national conventions to intimate grand openings and one-on-one red carpet interviews.

But among all of the successes, there have been even more failures and setbacks such as shows closing early, burned bridges, and hundreds of auditions that never went anywhere. Why I’ll Never Make It explores the reasons actors and creative professionals don’t succeed, while showing fellow artists and theater lovers what it really means to “make it” in this business and how that differs from person to person. Each guest shares their passion for the arts and what keeps them going despite all the ups and downs.

As the old song goes, “There’s no people like show people, they smile when they are low.” My hope is you will find laughter and inspiration from the stories and experiences shared on this podcast. 

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