In TAOS Chapter 3, Episode 3, hosts Nick Cain and Lauren Bailey chat to Filipino-Australian actor, improviser, theatre-maker, and educator, John Marc Desengo, who shares his own experiences with mentors, collaborating on and developing projects, his early career work with Brainstorm Productions, and his current roles including his work at Western Edge.

This episode covers the value of mentorship at different stages of a creative career, the importance of community, and the magical way that mentors can become collaborators as well as friends. We wrap up the episode with a conundrum discussing the possibility of a creative career without a mentor…

In This Episode We Talk About:

- The importance of mentorship

- How mentors can shape an acting career

- Theatre in education

- Developing ‘The Yellow Wave’ with 15 Minutes from Anywhere

- Throwback to Amy Gray's Mentorship Story

- Connecting to a sense of being enough

- Defining success as a creative

- The value of shared knowledge

- The Mentor Conundrum: Do we always need one?

Resources:

• Learn more about Western Edge @ https://westernedge.org.au/
• Find out about working with Brainstorm Productions @ https://www.brainstormproductions.edu.au/
• Follow 15 Minutes from Anywhere theatre company @15MinsfromAnywhere

Connect with John Marc on IG:

• @johnmarcismyfirstname

This episode was edited by audio editor, Brandon Bourke, our interview with John Marc Desengano was filmed and recorded at Session in Progress, Melbourne, and the chats between Nick and Lauren at Wisecast Studio, Sydney, with theme music expertly crafted by Jared McFarlin, inspired by the sounds of Anita Quayle from Chapters 1 and 2 of The Act of Storytelling. A big thank you to throwback guest and good friend of TAOS, Amy Gray, our Chapter 1 Podcast 25 throwback guest and good friend of TAOS, and of course to John Marc for his time, wisdom and reminding us all that we are enough.

In TAOS Chapter 3, Nick & Lauren connect to a bunch of great artists at different phases of their artistic journey, and unpacking some wisdom and tangible tools during each episode, ultimately inspiring us all to tell better stories.

Each episode features a catch up with our hosts, interviews with diverse creatives, throwback to wisdom from previous guests, a conundrum about the industry or the pursuit of storytelling, reflections on the creative journey and inspiration. Season guests include: Esther Anatolitis, Dr.Simon Longstaff, Andrea Denholm, Matt Zeremes, Guy Edmonds, Madeleine Dyer and more.

Connect with us on IG:

• @actstorytelling
• @laurenbaileycreative
• @nickcainofficial

This podcast was recorded across the lands of the Awabakal people, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, and the Wurundjeri, Woi-wurrung and Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin Nation. We wish to pay our respects to Elders past and present. For over 60,000 years this land has been a place of storytelling, learning and community and we are privileged to continue that tradition on these unceded lands today.

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