The Actor's Nervous System
Brian ZaneThe Actor’s Nervous System is a podcast exploring acting, embodiment, and the nervous system. Hosted by AEA actor, teacher, and MFA-trained performer Brian Zane, the show features insights from experts, artists, and practitioners across a range of disciplines. It examines how presence, tension, breath, and emotional truth emerge through regulation rather than effort. Drawing from the Demidov techn... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 12 | Founded | 3 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Performing ArtsArts | |||
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Can an actor be calm, regulated, and still emotionally unavailable?
In this episode of The Actor’s Nervous System, I sit down with Alycia LaPonte — a licensed professional counselor and actress — to explore a distinction that can completely change t... more
What if sexual energy and creative energy are connected?
I sit down with Josephine Lauer, an embodied leadership and sacred intimacy coach based in Chicago and host of Universal Intimacy, for a conversation that takes The Actor’s Nervous System some... more
What happens when two podcast hosts exploring the same territory finally sit down and compare notes? I'm joined by Amy Schloerb, host of The Aligned Actor, for a conversation about mindfulness, presence, and what actually gets in the way of actors st... more
Care harder. Try harder. Hold on tighter — that's what we're taught actors and artists need to do. What if it's exactly what's working against us? I sit down with DeAnna S. Wright — MFA-trained actor, director, and educator — for a conversation about... more
What does it actually mean to get out of your own way? I sit down with Andrew Bosworth — actor, teacher, and curator of Demidov Chicago — for a conversation that's both personal and professional. Andrew was one of the people who first introduced me t... more
What does surrendering control actually look like in the body? I sit down with actor, musician, and yoga practitioner Hetty-Jo Taylor for a conversation about neurodivergence, letting go of the need to control a performance, and the years she spent a... more
What does a neuroscientist who treats trauma have in common with a 20th century Russian acting teacher? More than you would think.
In this episode, Brian Zane sits down with Jenna Pacelli - licensed therapist, molecular neuroscientist, and founder o... more
How do you learn lines? Most actors have been taught to memorize as quickly as possible, get the words into their heads, and move on to the "real" work of acting. But what if the way we learn our lines is actually shaping the way we perform them?
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A show about acting as a physical and neural practice, focusing on presence, regulation, and embodied truth. Across episodes, conversations explore how nervous system regulation, breath, and somatic techniques (notably the Demidov method) help performers access authentic impulses without forced emotion. Guests range from acting practitioners to somatic teachers, weaving psychology, neurophysiology, and spirituality into practical exercises for staying grounded on stage or camera. A distinctive angle is prioritizing body-first approaches and ritual or lineage-based techniques over purely emotional acting, with notable emphasis on safety, trauma-informed care, and grounded presence as a creative tool.
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Recent guests on The Actor's Nervous System include:
1. Josephine Lauer
2. DeAnna S. Wright
3. Andrew Bosworth
4. Hetty-Jo Taylor
5. Jenna Pacelli
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