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Podcast: The Actor's Instrument: Tools for the Long Game with Hassiem Muhammad
Episode: How I Became an Actor: From a Shoebox of Dreams to a Life on Stage with Host Hassiem Muhammad
Description: We’re celebrating two years of The Actor’s Instrument with a very special anniversary episode—and this time, the script gets flipped. Acclaimed actor Lana Young (Bull, WandaVision) takes over the mic to interview our very own host, Hassiem Muhammad.In this raw and revealing conversation, Hassiem opens up about his journey from reenacting cartoons in a crowded South Carolina living room to becoming a multi-hyphenate artist in New York City. He reflects on the formative moments that shaped his career, including his time at a performing arts boarding school, getting rejected by Juilliard (and everything that c...