Dawna Wightman's guest appearances

Dawna Wightman

Bridge The Atlantic

Bryan Cranston

Tatiana Maslany

Gavin DeGraw

Phil Pallen

Tim Schmoyer

Quincy Jones

Amanda Palmer

Jason Flom

Ryan Block

Suzanne Paulinski

Illeana Douglas

Jesse Cannon

Rick Barker

Will Pugh

Michael Cera

OwlTail

Joining us this week is Canadian actor, playwright and author, Dawna Wightman. An apple orchard farmer turned actor, Dawna has written and starred in plays including “Life As A Pomegranate” (for which she won the Mid Town International Theatre Festival Outstanding Actress Off Broadway award), “The Hush Baby” and “Containers.” Her film/TV work includes roles in “Treatment,” “Acapulco” and “True Crimes” and she has also starred in a commercial for Ford.Highlights:- Almost 100 episodes in, Marcio still has trouble asking people for 3 things about themselves that everyone should know- We hear how Dawna changed paths from being an apple orchard farmer to actor and playwright- Dawna tells us how she felt like her life was passing by and needed to take a risk to shake things up- “If it’s not scary, it’s not a risk” - Dawna Wightman, 2016- “The biggest enemy of a great life is a good life.”- Dawna tells us about the different opportunities that are available in the country and in the city- We hear how Dawna doesn’t like to call herself an artist, but has no problem with other people calling her an artist- You shouldn’t need to “attain” something to be able to call yourself an artist- We hear about Dawna’s upcoming novel “A Yarn of Bone and Paper”- Dawna tells us about working as an actor and writer in Canada- Most artists are multi-faceted and working in many different areas of the creative industries today- Dawna shares that being a middle-aged actor is different to being a younger actor (especially when starting later in life)- Too many actors are sitting back and waiting for the phone to ring - that’s not acting, that’s just waiting around- You don’t know where someone is going to be in 5 or 10 years, so be open to working with people who are new to the industry- If you aren’t hungry for success you have to ask yourself “why not?”- We hear about Dawna’s work at Ryerson University as a simulator- Dawna likes to be people's mom - so if you want her to be yours, message herAdvice:- Write the stories and roles that aren’t being made available to you- Do your homework and find out who the best agents are- Have faith in yourself- Get feedback from other people- Find out what you’re good at- Put on a play and invite the press and see what happens!Recommendations:- Mark Datuin (Director)Guest Links:- Website: http://dawnawightman.com- Twitter: @dawnawightman- Facebook: /dawna.wightmanSponsors:- Alyssa Parma (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqlkL...)- Chris Keaton @ Chris Keaton Presents (http://chriskeaton.com)- Buck Naked Soap Company (http://bucknakedsoapcompany.com)- Christine Infanger @ Thirty Roses (http://thirtyroses.com)---For more episodes, visit http://bridge-the-atlantic.comFollow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/bridge_atlanticSubscribe on iTunes: http://bridge-the-atlantic.com/itunesSupport us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/bridgetheatlantic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joining us this week is Canadian actor, playwright and author, Dawna Wightman. An apple orchard farmer turned actor, Dawna has written and starred in plays including “Life As A Pomegranate” (for which she won the Mid Town International Theatre Festival Outstanding Actress Off Broadway award), “The Hush Baby” and “Containers.” Her film/TV work includes roles in “Treatment,” “Acapulco” and “True Crimes” and she has also starred in a commercial for Ford.Highlights:- Almost 100 episodes in, Marcio still has trouble asking people for 3 things about themselves that everyone should know- We hear how Dawna changed paths from being an apple orchard farmer to actor and playwright- Dawna tells us how she felt like her life was passing by and needed to take a risk to shake things up- “If it’s not scary, it’s not a risk” - Dawna Wightman, 2016- “The biggest enemy of a great life is a good life.”- Dawna tells us about the different opportunities that are available in the country and in the city- We hear how Dawna doesn’t like to call herself an artist, but has no problem with other people calling her an artist- You shouldn’t need to “attain” something to be able to call yourself an artist- We hear about Dawna’s upcoming novel “A Yarn of Bone and Paper”- Dawna tells us about working as an actor and writer in Canada- Most artists are multi-faceted and working in many different areas of the creative industries today- Dawna shares that being a middle-aged actor is different to being a younger actor (especially when starting later in life)- Too many actors are sitting back and waiting for the phone to ring - that’s not acting, that’s just waiting around- You don’t know where someone is going to be in 5 or 10 years, so be open to working with people who are new to the industry- If you aren’t hungry for success you have to ask yourself “why not?”- We hear about Dawna’s work at Ryerson University as a simulator- Dawna likes to be people's mom - so if you want her to be yours, message herAdvice:- Write the stories and roles that aren’t being made available to you- Do your homework and find out who the best agents are- Have faith in yourself- Get feedback from other people- Find out what you’re good at- Put on a play and invite the press and see what happens!Recommendations:- Mark Datuin (Director)Guest Links:- Website: <a href="http://dawnawightman.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://dawnawightman.com</a>- Twitter: @dawnawightman- Facebook: /dawna.wightmanSponsors:- Alyssa Parma (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqlkL...)-" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqlkL...)-</a> Chris Keaton @ Chris Keaton Presents (<a href="http://chriskeaton.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://chriskeaton.com</a>)- Buck Naked Soap Company (<a href="http://bucknakedsoapcompany.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bucknakedsoapcompany.com</a>)- Christine Infanger @ Thirty Roses (<a href="http://thirtyroses.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://thirtyroses.com</a>)---For more episodes, visit http://bridge-the-atlantic.comFollow us on Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/bridge_atlanticSubscribe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/bridge_atlanticSubscribe</a> on iTunes: <a href="http://bridge-the-atlantic.com/itunesSupport" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bridge-the-atlantic.com/itunesSupport</a> us on Patreon: <a href="http://patreon.com/bridgetheatlantic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://patreon.com/bridgetheatlantic</a><br/><p> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Dawna Wightman: Acting, Play Writing & Risk Taking