We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Jared Allen Price. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Jared Allen below.

Jared Allen, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today We’d love to hear about when you first realized that you wanted to pursue a creative path professionally.

At a very young age! I want to say…seven or eight years old? I grew up surrounded by my family being in the industry. Both my father and grandfather were set dressers for television and feature films, my mother did photography…I’ve been surrounded by creatives my entire life really. Then my grandparents took my sister and I to see the National Tour of The Lion King at the Pantages and I knew that’s exactly what I wanted to do. To be on stage and perform!

Jared Allen, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

Well first, there honestly is no easy way to pursue the arts. In any capacity you must work hard and have a LOT of patience. You have to realize there are no shortcuts, and if you truly want to pursue “the industry”, learn from everyone and anyone around you. Take a dance class, tryout improv, take a singing lesson, whatever it takes! Because truly the training never stops. I took the long route. I grew up doing plays, and in high school I went full throttle in performance mode. I joined choir, speech & debate, theatre, performed in every way I could, and I joined every drama class I could take. Even transitioning to college, I knew performing was exactly what I should be doing but I wanted to get the proper training. I studied classical voice at College of the Canyons and Cal. State Northridge and it was truly the best decision I could have made. Now, a voice teacher myself, I’m finding the balance between having a steady performance career and auditioning for everything I can, and teaching the same skills I learned growing up, passing them down to the next generation of young performers. I truly love what I do, which is so key when you want to become a performer. You hear countless no’s, and you invest way more time, energy, and money than you can probably give. BUT, if you love it, like really love it, it is so rewarding in the end.

In your view, what can society to do to best support artists, creatives and a thriving creative ecosystem?

Support your local theatres and friends! Go see your friends play, look up theatres around you and see what’s being performed, find local performing art studios in the area and take a class. Since the pandemic, theatre (especially smaller houses) needs support more now than ever. I can’t tell you how many theatres I have found in the Los Angeles area that have shut down. We need your support! But that also doesn’t mean breaking the bank. Often, there are ‘pay what you can’ performances and you would be surprised how a little can go a far way!

Are there any books, videos, essays or other resources that have significantly impacted your management and entrepreneurial thinking and philosophy?

Oh man…honestly, a ton. But a few stand out for sure that have helped me in my artistic thinking and have shaped my pedagogy.

Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi
How To Learn the Alexander Technique by Barbara Conable
Making a Musical Life by Tom Heimberg
Teaching Singing to Children and Young Adults by Jenevora Williams
Tonal Harmony by Kostka
Worship Matters by Bob Kauflin

Contact Info:

• Instagram: @jaredallenprice

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