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The Patrick Page Podcast aims to encourage and inspire artists and artistic souls who aspire to mastery in art and in life. Host Michael Littig (Co-Founder of the Patrick Page Studio and The Zuckerberg Institute) leads the listener through a series of wide-ranging discussions with his mentor, Tony nominee Patrick Page (Hadestown, The Lion King, Hunchback of Notre Dame, etc) and a series of remarkable guests, seeking a deeper understanding of what it means to live as an artist. Focusing on “M ...
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On this special episode, listeners get a glimpse into our Learning Hamlet class - an online offering of the Patrick Page Studio, as part of our Learning Shakespeare series. Together, under the guidance of Patrick, actors are guided on how to analyze Shakespeare's text and personalize the themes of the play.If you are interested in joining us for fu…
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Coming up in 2021 at the Patrick Page Studio, Patrick and I invite you to join us for our next session in our Learning Shakespeare Series. This time we will be doing 12 sessions virtually on HAMLET starting January 10th on Sundays from 7-9 PM Eastern. For more information, please email us at patrickpagestudio@gmail.com to reserve your spot. On this…
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On this episode, we talk with Queen Lesli Margherita on living your truth, owning your weirdness, and the importance of ruling your own kingdom.By Zuckerberg Institute
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On this episode, we talk about mastery with Lea Salonga. Multiple award-winning actress and singer Lea Salonga is best known for her Tony Award winning role in Miss Saigon. In addition to the Tony, she has won the Olivier, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Theatre World Awards, in the field of musical theatre. She was also the first Asian to pla…
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On this episode, we continue with the second part of our conversation on process, focusing today on Patrick's one man show - All the Devils are Here (How Shakespeare Invented the Villain).For more information on how to get tickets for the digital showing of this piece - please visit the Shakespeare Theater DC website - https://www.shakespearetheatr…
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This is part one of a two part episode - where Patrick and Michael discuss Theater Mitu's REMNANT, a theater piece Michael has worked on for the past five years, and All the Devils are Here, a piece Patrick has worked on for the better part of a decade. For this episode, we focus on REMNANT, the artistic process, and the questions posed in the piec…
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On this episode, we talk with singer/songwriter Anaïs Mitchell on her new book, the craft of songwriting, and how to embrace the muse.Anaïs is a Grammy/Tony Award winning singer songwriter and creator of the musical, Hadestown. Time magazine recently named her one of the most influential people of 2020.Check out her latest book : Working on a Song:…
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On this episode, we discuss the two recent films Patrick worked on during COVID-19, Rainer Maria Rilke, and how to embrace failure.By Zuckerberg Institute
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On this episode, we talk with theater artist, writer, teacher, host, and overall badass - Susan Blackwell - on her disciplined pursuit of creativity.By Zuckerberg Institute
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On this episode, we talk with Broadway, Film, and TV actor Patti Murrin on her journey in playing some of the most recognizable princesses on Broadway, her open struggles with anxiety and depression, and most importantly how she has embraced a life as an artist.By Zuckerberg Institute
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On this episode, we discuss the importance of establishing your mission in life and how it relates to that of a character. We also share our aims and goals for the second season, and how to embrace an artistic process that can help you unlock the mystery that awaits you in life.By Zuckerberg Institute
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On this episode, we reflect on the lessons learned from guests and conversations over the 21 episodes of our first season.By Zuckerberg Institute
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On this episode, Paige talks about the realities of being in the public eye, playing Roxie Hart in Chicago on Broadway, and the lessons she has learned from her life as an artist.By Zuckerberg Institute
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On this episode, we welcome Broadway and television star Paige Davis to discuss the origins of her career, lessons from dancing Fosse on Broadway for the past 20 years, being on the front lines of a cultural phenomenon with "Trading Spaces", and her inspiring philosophy to never give up.By Zuckerberg Institute
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On this episode, we revisit Patrick’s experiences in playing Norman Osborn in Spiderman:Turn Off the Dark, and share never before heard journal entries that describe the experience of working on the most expensive musical in Broadway’s history.By Zuckerberg Institute
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On this episode, Reeve Carney returns to share the lessons he's learned from playing Peter Parker in Spiderman and Orpheus in Hadestown. We take questions from the listeners, and Reeve shares a secret about himself he has discovered during quarantine.By Zuckerberg Institute
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On this episode, Patrick returns to Michael's narrative to discuss the importance of taking initiative in relation to one's career, and how that led to Michael playing Hamlet.By Zuckerberg Institute
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On this episode, Michael and Patrick reflect on the experiences that shaped Michael's childhood, and how to answer the call to adventure within all of us.By Zuckerberg Institute
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On this episode, we discuss how coincidences and dreams can help you as you move toward your imagined future. Patrick shares a very personal story with Michael, which they unpack and discuss on a conversation around the power of sacrifice.By Zuckerberg Institute
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On this episode, we discuss the death of George Floyd, this cultural moment, and how to be a servant as an artist.By Zuckerberg Institute
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On this episode, Michael and Patrick share insights from the listeners, discuss the importance of living in the questions, and how it relates to understanding evil.By Zuckerberg Institute
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On this episode, Michael and Patrick interview actor Rachel Crowl on her life, navigating the business as a trans woman, and being a member of theater companies like the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.By Zuckerberg Institute
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On this episode, we discuss how harnessing one's self to a brilliant mind can be a path toward a life's practice as an actor. Michael shares an email he wrote Patrick in 2014. Patrick shares stories from his childhood, his heroes, and how acting be a vehicle to expand consciousness.By Zuckerberg Institute
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On this episode, Michael and Patrick talk with Eva Noblezada on her artistic practice, how she manages mental health, and her journey from the West End to currently starring as Eurydice in Hadestown on Broadway.By Zuckerberg Institute
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On this episode, Michael and Patrick talk about plays they are currently watching online during quarantine, answer questions from listeners, and talk about the role of empathy in creating a character.By Zuckerberg Institute
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On this episode, Michael and Patrick interview Michael Arden on his diverse career in acting and directing, in addition to his evolving creative process.By Zuckerberg Institute
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On this episode, Michael and Patrick answer questions from the listeners, discuss mental health as an actor along with Patrick's life long experience with depression, and most importantly, how we confront the Hannibal Lecter that lives inside all of us.By Zuckerberg Institute
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On this episode, Michael and Patrick share reflections on lessons learned from playing Hamlet and the relevance of the play in this current moment in our history.By Zuckerberg Institute
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On this episode, we talk with Reeve Carney about his music, his work in film and television, his experiences in Broadway's Spiderman: Turn off the Dark and Hadestown, and most importantly, his disciplined artistic process.By Zuckerberg Institute
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On this episode, Patrick shares his audition stories from Beauty and the Beast, Spiderman: Turn off the Dark, Casa Valentina, and Hadestown.By Zuckerberg Institute
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On this episode, Patrick shares audition stories from childhood, college, his first professional acting job, and his first job in New York.By Zuckerberg Institute
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On this episode, Michael and Patrick share the history of the Patrick Page Acting Studio and the fundamentals of the studio's training methodology.By Zuckerberg Institute
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On this episode, Michael and Patrick guide the listener through their 15 year friendship alongside Patrick’s extraordinary career on Broadway and Michael’s travels to Mongolia, Africa, and beyond.By Zuckerberg Institute
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