When we began the podcast, we weren’t sure how we would do it. In January 2020, right before the world started falling apart, my producer Walker Vreeland wheeled a bag into my apartment and proceeded to install a makeshift sound studio. Feeling very uncomfortable and not knowing what I was doing, I used the chapters of my book as a guide for each episode. Every once in a while Walker would stop me and say: “It sounds like you’re reading. Just put it in your own words and talk to me as if this were a private class.” Then we began inviting other actors over for each taping, and over time it became clear that the more each taping resembled one of my actual classes, the easier it became. When New York shut down in March of 2020 and everyone moved to classes over zoom, my apartment became the center of my teaching world, and I Don’t Need An Acting Class took on a life of its own.

Three years later, Walker’s ability to edit a two-hour class down to a reasonable length for a podcast still overwhelms me. I am humbled by your response, the work we do together, and the miles left to go before we sleep.