TAKE EIGHT: ACTING WHILE BLACK: NICOYE BANKS: "Don't Audition For The Part, Audition For the Career"

ACTING WHILE BLACK: TK.8

"Don't Audition For The Part, Audition For The Career.."

"The AWB Show" is a recorded safe space for actors, writers, producers, content creators, comedians and film makers of color to talk craft, trade notes, vent, share experiences and generally give insight into the unique journey of what it's like  making your way in 'the biz' as an artist of the melanin persuasion . Every episode 'That Actor Guy' Martin Bats Bradford and 'The BlackActorPedia' Lawrence J. Weber will check in and talk shop with a guest and get their perspectives on what it's like to be acting...while black..  

IN THE TRAILER: Nicoye Banks (@nicoyebanks)

Credits: Queen Sugar, Under One Roof, The Dunning Man, The Gods, Atlanta, NoLa Circus, Focus, Woman Thou Art Loosed, Brooklyn's Finest, Spare Change, Invincible, Law&Order

BLACK ACTOR HISTORY Moment :  The Musical Production of "RAISIN!"

The Script:    Beginnings ofBanks, Recognizing the Dance, The Bagman Collecting Gems, Transitioning,  Is It Passion or Hobby?, Making Tough Decisions, Living up to the Pressure,  Recognizing the Heavyweight in You, Learning An Important Lesson,  Respecting The Work, The Job of the Casting Director, The Agent Story,  That First Spark, Getting Cut, Maintaining The Hunger,  Opportunities Afar, What's Your Process?, Learning From The Peers, Evolving With The Game, FTS Moment,  Knowing When To Speak, Recognizing Your Worth,  You're Always Black, Inspirations

AFTER PARTY: Heem, Nicoye and Lawrence ROAST Bats for not reading "The Colored Museum"

 THINGS BLACK ACTORS SAY:

"There's an unspoken pressure and responsibility to keep going....there are some people that are cowards and don't want to deal with that"

"It's pressure, it's pressure, it's easy to talk about the struggle, its PRESSURE when you get on the platform!" 

"Respect the process, because when it IS your turn....you GOTTA be ready...."

"My responsibility is to say READY and stay OPEN and stay HUNGRY and stay HUMBLE..."

"I just believe, that THIS is for me...PERIOD"

"Licks is a part of it, I'm immune to the licks..."

"It's about the work, and when you're true to the work and you're true to the process...it's just going to SEEP THROUGH"

"The casting director needs to know that when they call YOU in, they're calling in a GUNSLINGER..."

 

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