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What We Spend

At the End of a Broadway Run

What We Spend

Audacy

Society & Culture, Personal Journals

4.6689 Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Olivia is an actress in New York City. She's in the last week of her Broadway show, and facing the uncertainty many actors face between gigs— unemployment.


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0:00.0

A heads up before you listen. This podcast is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only.

0:07.8

We are not financial advisors. You should always do your own research and consult your own financial

0:13.1

advisor before spending or investing your money. Please note that all income, financial information,

0:19.6

and expenses in what we spend are self-reported.

0:24.1

Will you walk me through what your resume looks like on paper?

0:27.6

Let's see. I've done three Broadway shows. I've done a lot of commercial work when I was a child.

0:33.1

I've been on TV as a guest star on Instinct, Maisel, FBI, Great News, Audma, Mout, Younger,

0:42.4

good wife, Big C, Law & Order.

0:45.0

I've done like four feature films as small roles.

0:48.6

One, I had a big role in.

0:50.3

Wow.

0:50.6

I've done a shit ton of regional theater because they're so short. One national tour, which was

0:56.9

actually a big reason why I actually have some savings. I'm pretty successful, I guess, on paper.

1:03.6

Yeah. But yeah, I'm still completely have no idea what I'm doing from one day to the next.

1:13.9

This is Olivia.

1:15.6

I'm 38 and I live in the Upper West Side.

1:17.8

Are you from New York City?

1:18.8

Born in Rice, Manhattan, yes.

1:20.3

Olivia is an actor.

1:21.9

Which means that most of the time I'm doing other things like babysitting or I have a pretty successful video editing business,

1:30.9

but I've literally done everything from waiting tables to working at a shoe store.

1:35.9

When I was doing the audio diaries, I was in a Broadway show, which was for the past four months.

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