Acting Is Embarrassing
From Songs for the Struggling Artist by Songs for the StrugglingArtist
March 24, 2026 · 16 min · Episode 491
About this episode
The episode explores the challenges and embarrassment of acting through a classroom exercise.
We had some men in the class but that day we were all women and we were playing a ball game of tossing the ball around the room, to music, trying to find the pleasure and searching for complicity in our classmates. Then our teacher, Jane , gave us the next task. When we caught the ball, we had to hold it up and say, “Look at me! I’m an actress in New York City!” To read Acting Is Embarrassing visit the Songs for the Struggling Artist blog. Episode 491 Song: Looking at Me Image by Jason Vail Give this podcast 5 stars. Write a nice review! Rate it at: https://ratethispodcast.com/strugglingartist Mailing list: www.emilyrainbowdavis.com/ Facebook…
People in this episode
Host: Songs for the Struggling Artist
Topics covered
- acting
- embarrassment
- performance
- self-expression
- theater
Keywords
- acting
- embarrassment
- New York City
- performance
- theater class
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Books & works: Acting Is Embarrassing
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