Pause for Effect

Victor Dandridge, Jr. is the CEO & President of Vantage:Inhouse Productions, an independent entity that has published some of the most thought provoking and engaging properties to come out of the small press, including critically acclaimed comic book series The Samaritan, Origins Unknown  and The Trouble w/Love, as well as the novella series, 8 Mins.  In today's episode, he sits down with Sawyer to discuss moderating, the concept of "All Lives Matter" being used as a rebuttal to the #BlackLivesMatter movement, and the importance of having sincere interactions with people. Victor stuns Sawyer when he reveals the details of his own "origin story," and the two discuss his transition from being "The 8-Bit Guy" to his current moniker as "The Hardest Working Man in Comics."  After analyzing his own personality, Victor reveals his feelings on the tonal similarities between his publication, The Samaritan, and the Netflix series Marvel's Luke Cage.  As their hour together comes to an end, Victor shares his vision of where he will be in five years, what he wishes he had known when his journey first began, and what he thinks it will take to make artistic spaces more accessible for artists of color. To support Victor and get up-to-date information on his work, you can go to https://www.vantageinhouse.com/. Follow Victor on Twitter or Instagram (@VantageInhouse), and like his pages (Vantage: Inhouse and U-Cre8 Comics) on Facebook. Also, catch him on YouTube in Black, White & Read All Over, or on his Vantage:Inhouse Channel.  Keep up with Sawyer and his show on Facebook by liking Sawyer A.S. and Pause For Effect. Check out his website and his blog by visiting https://sawyerashafer.wixsite.com/writerdirector.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pauseforeffect/support

Tess Talbot (Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, Wildfire, Inconceivable) is a Cincinnati based actress with a BFA in Acting from Wright State University. In today's episode, Tess sits down with Sawyer to talk about her WalMart scarf, clawing her way to the top, and how she always knew that what she wanted to do for a living. The two revisit the positive memories she has of theatre as a child, and after Sawyer gets distracted by her cats, Tess talks about her infatuation with Prince, which segues into a discussion about her time on the set of Extremely Wicked. To round out the episode, Sawyer challenges Tess to name her favorite performance to date, and she advises her past self to "relax".  Tess's latest project, Fetus and the God, is an audio project presented by the Know Theatre of Cincinnati. It can be purchased by visiting https://www.knowtheatre.com/merchandise/.  Facebook: @TheRealSawyerAS Instagram: @therealsawyeras Website: https://sawyerashafer.wixsite.com/writerdirector --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pauseforeffect/support

Anna Naderer is an Event Manager and a graduate of University of Cincinnati's College Conservatory of Music Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Stage Management program. A lifelong friend of Sawyer's,  the two discuss the similarities between the food industry and the world of theatre, the role of the stage manager during a production, and how she shifted from a childhood focused on STEM to work in the arts. Anna takes a moment to advocate for the importance of theatre and the arts in schools, after which she maps out exactly how she became a member of the Monster Jamily. To round out episode, Sawyer makes Anna his guinea pig in answering two questions that he hopes to ask all guests moving forward. Facebook: @TheRealSawyerAS Instagram: @therealsawyeras Website: https://sawyerashafer.wixsite.com/writerdirector As a freelance member of the entertainment industry, Sawyer's income has been negatively effected by the wide-spread impact of COVID-19. If you would like to commission a written piece from him, please reach out by emailing SawyerAShafer@gmail.com. If you are interested in contributing to Sawyer financially for his work on this podcast, he can be found on Venmo @SawyerAS, or on Paypal by searching the email address above.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pauseforeffect/support

Rachel Glynn is a member of Wright State University's Department of Theatre, Dance, and Motion Pictures Class of 2019. On May 4, 2019, she will graduate with a BFA in Acting, with a Musical Theatre Concentration and a minor in History. Rachel sits down with Sawyer to discuss her decision to begin using a stage name, The Promise Land, and being a cool wine Mom. After Sawyer brings up her graduation, Rachel shares a few thoughts on her good friend Sam Maxwell, and gives some insight as to why she chose history as her back up plan, and talks in detail about her approach to formulating a character's backstory. You can see Rachel in her One Woman Honors Thesis production of STAGES OF LOVE at Wright State University on December 1, 2018, or see her as Anne Egerman in A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC (March 21 - April 7, 2019). To learn more about Rachel, please visit https://www.rachelglynnactor.com/. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pauseforeffect/support

In an episode that we definitely thought was scheduled to publish on time than didn't, the boys start off discussing their shortcomings as to the challenge they issued each other in Episode 4. This expands into some talk about critical race theory, Watchmen, and Heavy by Kiese Laymon before we get into the actually comic book talk.  As the conversation gets going, Caleb talks about how comic books came into his life in middle school, how he grew up liking a different Flash than is on TV, and Aqua Lad.  When Sawyer brings up getting a detention because he once said "Superman: Red Son" in Spanish class, the boys have a version of the stereotypical "Heath Ledger WAS Joker" conversation. For the quiz, Caleb attempts to trick Sawyer with some obscure comic book titles in hopes that he can't guess what they're about. Recorded July 11, 2020 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pauseforeffect/support

Three days later than promised, the debut episode of OUTSIDER INSIGHTS is here! Today's episode is filled with brilliant insight on not  being in the mood to sing (yesterday), "since you the are", StarKid Musicals, how old the actors in Grease were when they filmed the movie, Caleb's squeaky desk chair, Broadway's reluctance to embrace streaming, ... AND MORE! Plus, Caleb attempts to tell Sawyer what musicals are about based only on their titles, leading to unexpected hilarity, with little to no accuracy.  Recorded: April 23, 2020 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pauseforeffect/support

Sawyer explains what Pause for Effect is all about and invites you back to join him for his first full episode, which will be released on Thursday, November 21, 2018. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pauseforeffect/support