Before The Break Tom Downing and Adam DeCarlo

This week on BEFORE THE BREAK, the boys sit down with actor, Jamyl. He has been seen him in the film, Bros, and on such shows as Manifest, Gotham, and The Path. He's also appeared in the San Francisco and Broadway companies of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. We discuss diving into Shakespeare, getting the acting bug from his father's film making hobby, years of hustling after grad school, marketability, how a play in 2019 changed everything, coming back strong after the COVID shut down, th...

This week on BEFORE THE BREAK, the boys sit down with actor, Ryan Bondy. Ryan has performed in The Book of Mormon on Broadway and abroad in the lead role of Elder Price for 5 years, in 65 cities, in 3 countries, on 2 continents, and 1000 performances. We discuss growing up being torn between baseball and theatre, the competitiveness of theatre school, the importance of listening, the grueling and daunting audition process for Book of Mormon, going through Mormon Boot Camp, making his B'Way de...

This week on BEFORE THE BREAK, the boys sit down with actor, Joel Garland. Joel has appeared in the films Birdman, The Book of Henry, The Grudge, and the upcoming Eileen. He's had recurring roles on such shows as Bored to Death, Billions, The Last OG, The Godfather of Harlem, Hello Tomorrow, and Orange Is The New Black. We discuss growing up doing theatre, working in tech, years of hustling in NYC, feeling comfortable on set, the stress of playing a magician in a film, networking with no ulte...

This week on BEFORE THE BREAK, the boys sit down with actor, Maya Stojan. Maya has appeared in such shows as NCIS, Grey’s Anatomy, The Resident, and Magnum P.I. She's also had recurring roles on Agents of SHIELD and Castle. We discuss growing up in Switzerland and feeling a little different, her first role playing a bird, coming to the U.S. to study theatre in college, the pressure of working to fulfill her visa, waiting for auditions at L.A. Film School, how doing casting workshops ope...

This week on BEFORE THE BREAK, the boys sit down with photographer, Michael Hull. His work has been featured in The New York Times, VH1, Playbill Magazine, Broadway.com, Broadway World, The Times Square Alliance, and The Rodgers and Hammerstein Foundation. We discuss working amidst the industry strikes, the importance of specificity, the intimacy of a photo shoot, starting his career as an actor, how he reluctantly got into head shot photography, being in service of others, creating a place o...

This week on BEFORE THE BREAK, the boys sit down with actor, Jack DiFalco. Jack has had recurring roles on such shows as Blue Bloods, The OA, Law & Order SVU, Daredevil, FBI, Prodigal Son, and Chicago PD. His Broadway credits include Marvin’s Room, Torch Song, and The Ferryman. We discuss growing up in the foster care system, how a workshop in Upstate NY changed the entire trajectory of his life, the manager that championed him, learning the ropes of auditioning, learning so much at a you...