Can you actually make a living in theatre, or is being an artist just a hobby?On Episode 4 of Between Two Thrones, Allison Barron Brandon welcomes actor, director, and arts advocate Josiah Price to the other throne for a conversation about making a career in the performing arts, creating opportunities, overcoming fear, and why representation matters in community theatre.Josiah shares his journey from being a shy kid who cried because he didn't want to attend theatre camp to becoming an actor, director, and leader helping create opportunities for artists in Acadiana.They discuss the importance of Black Theater Experience, bringing diverse stories to the stage, his work with the Juneteenth Story, and why young performers need spaces where they feel safe enough to take risks, make mistakes, and grow.They also dive into the challenges of directing, the importance of understudies, rehearsal etiquette, Shakespeare, and Josiah's upcoming performance in Othello, set in the 1980s.And because this is Between Two Thrones, things get a little ridiculous. We're talking stolen witch boots, Beyoncé's pants, Theatre Court, actors peeing their pants before places, questionable rehearsal behavior, and some very strong opinions about what should happen to people who touch the soundboard without permission.But underneath the laughter is a message every artist needs to hear: You don't have to wait for someone else to give you an opportunity. Sometimes you have to create it yourself.And Josiah's biggest theatre non-negotiable? Don't half-ass your art. Even with limited resources, you can create something beautiful, intentional, and meaningful.Welcome to Between Two Thrones, where we sit with the people who make performing arts happen onstage, backstage, and everywhere in between for conversations that are honest, a little unhinged, and maybe even a little too much for some, but not for us.Don’t miss the next act: hit SUBSCRIBE so you’re front row for every video!Connect with me: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allisonbbrandon/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@toomuchallisonFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/toomuchallisonSee what’s happening at Wonderland Performing Arts: Website: https://www.wonderlandperformingarts.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wonderlandperformingarts/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wonderlandperformingartsTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wonderlandperformingarts

What happens when a counselor, performer, first-time director, and lifelong theatre lover rolls up to the other throne in a pair of roller skates from 1983?On Episode 3 of Between Two Thrones, Allison Barron Brandon sits down with Melissa Bowen for a conversation about theatre, directing, community, creativity, people pleasing, finding joy in the ordinary and why being capable of doing something doesn’t always mean you have the capacity to do it.Melissa opens up about directing Singin’ in the Rain: Senior, working with a cast largely made up of people new to theatre, and watching that cast become a genuine community.They also get into what actors need to understand about their directors, why performers should come to rehearsal prepared, actors directing other actors, audience etiquette, 16-bar audition cuts, pre-show nerves, community theatre, and why everyone should experience making theatre at least once.And, of course, there are 1983 roller skates, feather boas, Theatre Court, unpopular opinions, Too Much or Not Enough, Broadway trading cards, spontaneous singing, and some Jeremy Jordan slander.But underneath all the chaos is Melissa’s non-negotiable: theatre should bring freedom and joy. We work hard enough in the rest of our lives. The thing we love shouldn’t become another thing that makes us miserable.Welcome to Between Two Thrones, where we sit with the people who make performing arts happen onstage, backstage, and everywhere in between for conversations that are honest, a little unhinged, and maybe even a little too much for some… but not for us.Don’t miss the next act: hit SUBSCRIBE so you’re front row for every video!Connect with me: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allisonbbrandon/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@toomuchallisonFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/toomuchallisonSee what’s happening at Wonderland Performing Arts: Website: https://www.wonderlandperformingarts.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wonderlandperformingarts/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wonderlandperformingartsTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wonderlandperformingarts