Jun 30, 2021

Chicago Trans Icon HONEY WEST joins Elana and Scott to discuss her experiences understudying, particularly on Hell in a Handbag's Golden Girls and Bewildered, which Scott starred in.  They discuss her appearances in Who Killed Joan Crawford (another US performance) and Porchlight's Gypsy, as well as her early days as a...

Jun 16, 2021

Scott and Elana welcome Kat Evans to YOIF!  Scott understudied with Kat twice in his career, and we talk about those experiences at length - particularly how Scott was ill-prepared for both, oof!  We also chat about using dialects to find our characters, gleaning business tips from our more experienced...

Jun 2, 2021

The hosts welcome Elana's United Flight 232 co-star Echaka Agba to You're On In Five!  We talk about understudying at Steppenwolf, Chicago Shakespeare, and Pegasus Players, dive into the controversial Method acting technique, and discuss how to take care of ourselves better.  Enjoy this very intimate, giggly, and loving...