Oct 27, 202642 minS2
What's haunting your acting career? This Halloween, Benjamin Howes and Patrick Richwood are confronting the monsters that can quietly derail an actor's career—and we're not just talking about the things that go bump in...
About this Podcast:
🎠Being a working actor in New York City isn’t easy. Maybe you’re hustling to book better roles, or you’re just starting out and trying to break into show business. Auditions, rejections, survival jobs, and navigating an industry that often feels impossible — we get it. We’ve been there. With decades on stage and screen, Patrick Richwood (Hollywood films, TV, national tours) and Benjamin Howes (Broadway, Off-Broadway, national tours, TV and film) share candid conversations that are honest, often hilarious, and always grounded in real experience. From backstage stories and industry secrets to practical tips and coping strategies, The Working Actor NYC podcast gives you the inside scoop on what it really takes to build, maintain, and love your acting career. Whether your dream is Broadway, the big screen, or anything in between, join us for weekly episodes designed to help you work smarter, laugh louder, and stay in the game.
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What is The Working Actor NYC about?
🎠Being a working actor in New York City isn’t easy. Maybe you’re hustling to book better roles, or you’re just starting out and trying to break into show business. Auditions, rejections, survival jobs, and navigating an industry that often feels impossible, we get it. We’ve been there.
What has The Working Actor NYC covered recently?
Recent episodes include "The Monsters In Our Heads: An Actors' Halloween Special" (27 October 2026, 42 minutes), "Is Hollywood Killing Off The Small Parts?" (12 October 2026, 43 minutes), and "What Happened To The Working Actor?" (14 September 2026, 45 minutes).
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The Working Actor NYC publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 42 minutes across 46 episodes.
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Episode #19
Is Hollywood Killing Off The Small Parts?
Oct 12, 202643 minS2Whatever happened to those wonderful little characters who made movies feel so alive? In this LIVE recording of The Working Actor NYC Podcast, Benjamin Howes and Patrick Richwood explore a provocative theory: that...
Episode #17
What Happened To The Working Actor?
Sep 14, 202645 minS2What happened to the working actor? Self-tapes made auditioning more convenient — but shifted much of the cost and infrastructure of auditioning onto actors. Streaming created enormous amounts of content — but changed...
Episode #16
How Do You Measure Success As An Actor?
Aug 31, 202645 minS2What does "success" actually mean to you — and are you sure you'd recognize it if you had it? This week, Benjamin Howes and Patrick Richwood get real about the messy, moving target that is "making it" as an actor...
Aug 17, 202648 minS2What happens when acting and life both need you at the same time? Actors spend a lot of time worrying about life derailing our careers. We get sick on the day of an audition. A family emergency happens during a run. An...
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Episode #14
Radical Ownership Of Your Creative Life
Aug 10, 202645 minS2What happens when actors stop waiting for the industry to give them permission to be creative? Actors spend so much of their careers waiting: waiting for the audition, the callback, the offer, the next opportunity to...
Episode #13
Performing In 100 Degree Heat
Jul 20, 202646 minS2Ever wondered what it's actually like to make a living as an actor? This episode starts with a Field Report on the early closing announcement of Cats: The Jellicle Ball on Broadway, and what it says about the economics...
Jul 6, 202647 minS2Stop waiting for permission to own the parts of your career that already belong to you. What does it really mean to be in control of your acting career? In this Independence Day episode of The Working Actor NYC Podcast...
Episode #11
Why Does Every Room Feel Like An Audition?
Jun 28, 202642 minS2Why does walking into a room full of your peers feel so intimidating? Benjamin and Patrick unpack the invisible scorecard we all carry—and why genuine curiosity might be the best networking strategy you'll ever learn...
Jun 10, 202648 minS2Actors deal with rejection a lot. This week, we're ranking their coping strategies from healthy to completely unhinged. This week on The Working Actor NYC Podcast, we're diving into one of the most important—and...
May 25, 202656 minS2Every actor has at least one audition story they still think about at 2am. This week, we gathered around the internet campfire to relive some of the funniest, most mortifying, most chaotic audition stories we’ve ever...
May 11, 202645 minS2The rejection you didn't see coming. What happens when you help build a project… and then the project moves forward without you? In this LIVE episode of The Working Actor NYC podcast, Benjamin and Patrick dig into one...
Apr 27, 202644 minS2Do you need to be selfish to succeed as an actor… or is that just insecurity in disguise? We break down confidence, ego, and the real behaviors that shape a career in the room. In this episode of The Working Actor NYC...
Episode #6
The Lie That You're "Behind" As An Actor
Apr 13, 202656 minS2Are you falling behind as an actor… or does it just feel that way? In this LIVE episode of The Working Actor NYC, Benjamin Howes and Patrick Richwood dive into one of the most destructive beliefs actors carry: the idea...
Mar 31, 202656 minS2Type gets you in the room. Brand gets you cast. In this LIVE episode of The Working Actor NYC Podcast , Benjamin Howes and Patrick Richwood introduce their new format — featuring real-world field reports, live audience...
Episode #4
Stop Treating Self Tapes Like A Chore
Mar 16, 202624 minS2If self-tapes feel like punishment, there’s a good chance you’re approaching them completely wrong. Self-tapes didn’t kill auditions. They just changed the rules. Self-tape auditions are now the standard for film, TV...
Mar 2, 202626 minS2A conversation about longevity, identity, and staying alive to the work. Acting careers don’t follow straight lines — they move through seasons. In this episode, we explore the reality every long-term actor eventually...
Feb 16, 202624 minS2A BFA doesn't make you a working actor. What’s the difference between foundational training and ongoing training as a professional actor? In this episode, we unpack the distinction between degree-based programs...
Feb 2, 202625 minS2Benjamin Howes and Patrick Richwood are back with Season 2 of The Working Actor NYC Podcast — and they’re starting 2026 with an honest conversation about goals, momentum, and what’s actually changing in the acting...
Dec 22, 202524 minS1This is our Christmas week episode — and a look back at a year that changed everything. In this conversation, Benjamin Howes and Patrick Richwood reflect on 2025: the growth, the surprises, and the evolution of The...
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