ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
Actor’s Notes is a solo podcast exploring acting, improv training, communication, mindset, discipline, and the process of creative growth.
Hosted by Giovanni Axibal, each episode reflects on real experiences! from Second City improv classes to auditions, creative blocks, confidence, and the lessons that show up while doing the work.
This isn’t advice from someone who’s “arrived.” It’s documentation from someone actively becoming.
Actor’s Notes blends performance craft with life lessons, emotional awareness, and honest reflection
New episodes weekly.
Hosted by Giovanni Axibal, each episode reflects on real experiences! from Second City improv classes to auditions, creative blocks, confidence, and the lessons that show up while doing the work.
This isn’t advice from someone who’s “arrived.” It’s documentation from someone actively becoming.
Actor’s Notes blends performance craft with life lessons, emotional awareness, and honest reflection
New episodes weekly.
Hosts:
Update frequency:
every 3 days
Average audio length:
18 minutes
English
United States
43 episodes
since Feb. 11, 2026
episodic
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
ever freeze in a scene because you missed what your partner just said? same 🎭
week 3 of improv for actors 1 at second city. three line scenes, coming home, bring a brick, and why an argument and a conflict are not the same thing. if you only caught the last word, use what's there. how you feel rig…
PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
ever drop an accent halfway through because you feel ridiculous? same 🎭
week 2 of improv for actors 1 at second city pushed me into character work, animal physicality, and letting a character be someone i'm not. i'm still learning to commit, look at my scene partner, and trust what's happening ins…
ever say yes to something in a scene just because you thought you had to? same 🎭
first week of improv for actors 1 at second city and i'm learning that saying yes to the reality doesn't mean your character has to agree with everything. back to the basics with tall tom, accepting the gift, building…
ever hold back on a choice because you're worried it'll come out wrong? same 🎭
finishing improv 1 at second city and reflecting on the thing i kept coming back to: trusting myself enough to commit. accents, awkward moments, going blank, and bringing that same confidence onto my first feature film …
week 6 at second city and the reminder is simple: you don't have to force the funny 🎭
ever get so focused on saying something clever that you stop listening to the person in front of you? this week i'm talking about being truthful, giving your scene partner something to work with, and trusting tha…
starting improv 1B at second city and apparently i brought a whole checklist into my head 🎭
ever know exactly what you're supposed to do in a scene and still get stuck thinking about all of it? same. this week i'm talking about giving your scene partner a name, building a relationship in three line…
last day of improv 1A at second city and i was running on 3 hours of sleep after a 5 hour drive 🎭
ever hold back in a scene because you're waiting for someone to save you? same. in this one i get into freeze tag (not the one from recess), why you should tag your scene partner out early instead of l…
week 3 at the second city and we upgraded "yes, and" to "hell yes, and" 🎭
ever catch yourself firing questions at your scene partner? or blank so hard you forget your own name? same. in this one i get into why asking questions is basically stealing from your partner, the coming home game that taugh…
week 2 at the second city and honestly this one hit different 🎭
you ever freeze up in a scene and default to bossing your partner around? same. in this episode i get into why so many improvisers fall back on anger or teaching, why you should "kill your babies" (thanks Del Close), and why one simple…
The fastest way to become a better actor, improviser, and scene partner might be to stop trying to be perfect. Giovanni reflects on his first week at Second City Chicago and the improv lessons that changed how he thinks about confidence, specificity, and taking up space on stage.From the “yes, and”…
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