Breaking Character: Ex-Acting Students Speak Up (Part 2)

<p dir="ltr">Today’s episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. </p> <p dir="ltr">Last week, Alberta Mayne Bligh, Brooke Henderson, and Erin Boyes dove into what attracted them to <a href= "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2676461/">Michèle Lonsdale-Smith</a>’s acting classes – the good, the bad, and the messy. Our three guests are ex-students, each with their own thriving careers in film, theater, television, directing, development and even art therapy. And they are among the 26 ex-students who recently spoke up about their experience under the tutelage of Lonsdale-Smith in a revelatory <a href= "https://www.thecut.com/article/michele-lonsdale-smith-acting-class-students.html?fbclid=IwAR3-3_CzcEbXNzn0PRN8RfFoUlmGw746LENoMIilr2PRdyg82ti36z8LNoY"> story</a> published in The Cut. If you missed Part 1, go back and take a listen. Now, in Part 2, they share their tipping points: when they realized that they were in a toxic relationship and how it ended. </p> <p dir="ltr">Please note, this series includes details of sexual abuse. Listener discretion is strongly advised. If you, or someone who know, is a survivor of sexual assault, abuse, grooming, child abuse, or human trafficking, RAINN’s National Sexual Assault Hotline offers support at 800.656.HOPE (4673).</p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">Notes: </p> <p dir="ltr">May 16, 2023 <a href= "https://www.thecut.com/article/michele-lonsdale-smith-acting-class-students.html?fbclid=IwAR3-3_CzcEbXNzn0PRN8RfFoUlmGw746LENoMIilr2PRdyg82ti36z8LNoY"> article</a> published by The Cut about Michèle Lonsdale Smith.</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1756506/">Alberta Mayne Bligh</a> can be reached on <a href= "http://www.instagram.com/albertamayne/?hl=en">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/albertamayne">Facebook</a>.</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://m.imdb.com/name/nm2484639/">Erin Boyes</a> produced <a href="https://youtu.be/YL4wPqcpISs">Three Days</a> with her producing and writing partner, Dani Barker. It touches on the culty side of acting classes. Here