Episodes

  • 13-The Method (Chapter 12 & 13)
    Feb 23 2026

    Stella meets Stan. (Not Kowalski. Not Laurel). More confusion and discord in the Group. Clifford Odets has his first success, despite Lee's best efforts. Plus we caught up our chapters with our episode numbers! Go on, give us a listen.

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    56 mins
  • BONUS-Hey we're working!
    Feb 18 2026

    Hey lookit we both have theatre jobs we're doing the thing guysssssss! This is a special bonus episode that we recorded on our AEA days off (while we probably should have been on vocal rest) to talk about the magic of making theatre in the waning days of our fading republic, the foibles and vicissitudes of putting the thing together, and the reality of being dumb fleshy sacks of meat and electrical impulses tripping the light fantastic with a crowd of strangers sitting in darkened communion together.

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    25 mins
  • 12-The Method (Chapter 11)
    Feb 16 2026

    The Group Theatre hits it big, egos clash, and worlds collide on the other side of the world.

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • 11-The Method (Chapter 10)
    Feb 9 2026

    It turns out being booked and blessed also involves being busy. But here we are, bestowing another beloved binstallment of The Bactors Bookshelf benevolently! We get the early days of the Group Theatre, the early members, their successes and foibles, and some of their first productions.

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • 10-The Method (Chapter 9)
    Jan 20 2026

    Where Michael Stipe sings "I Thought That I Heard You Acting."

    The Boleslavsky Talks! The American Theatre Lab! We meet Adler! We meet Strasberg! It's happening here folks! Featuring a special appearance from Amara the funnier ginger.

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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • 9-The Method (Chapter 8 )
    Jan 17 2026

    We're back with Isaac Butler and the incredible history of the evolution of acting technique!

    This one has been in the works for a Minute, y'all and we're very excited to be dropping it into your feed now.

    In this one we experiment with bringing some outside voices into the pod. Thanks a million and a half to our loving contributors. Please, listeners, let us know if this is the kind of thing you'd like to hear more in future episodes. Let us know if you think there are other pods out there we could be reaching out to for crossover episodes! Let us know, we beg you, that you're out there and that we exist.

    We're both in production mode for in-person performance work, so keep an eye on the feed because it might be a little inconsistent for the next couple months.

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    We're on Instagram! @TheActorsBookshelf

    Follow The Actors Bookshelf on Twitter @actorsbookshelf and Bluesky @theactorsbookshelf

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    Follow Dan on Instagram @the.other.dan.stevens

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    1 hr and 47 mins
  • TEASER-The Method (Chapter 8)
    Jan 4 2026

    Some words in reference to the groundbreaking Moscow Art Theatre tour of the United States, and Patrick for sure knows how to read.

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    4 mins
  • a special video episode
    Nov 24 2025

    we've got an announcement about upcoming episodes. they're coming up!

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    4 mins