Episode 157 – Actor’s Pocket Guide with Anatole Norland & Nicole Lippey

In this episode we are joined by Anatole Norland and Nicole Lippey, talking all things actor, production, and theatre management. Actor’s Pocket Guide was created in 2018 when a frustrated theatre director (Nicole), and technology expert (Anatole), came together and decided to build their own platform to solve organisation, preparation, and communication issues with producing theatre.

Nicole is the artistic director and founder of A Work of Heart Productions, as well as a co-founder of Actor's Pocket Guide. For 8 years, A Work of Heart Productions has been producing shows throughout New Jersey and NYC. Since its creation, Nicole has produced over 30 Off-Broadway shows in New York City with professional actors and singers.

Anatole has a background in building enterprise tech and automating business processes to run more efficiently. In Anatole's current role for a leading CPG Retailer, he has automated 10k+ manual work hours & generated $500k+ in savings, using technology to solve business operations problems. Anatole envisioned Actor's Pocket Guide after watching Nicole spend hundreds of hours producing shows, and then spending hundreds more on the administration around them.

APG is raising awareness within the theatre community to what’s possible outside of the same routine, for companies looking to engage & grow their programs, while reducing budget and overhead. APG is currently working with theatre programs in 30+ states, including several internationally. Actor's Pocket Guide is available for free on iOS, Android, and through your web browser at Actorspocketguide.com

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