{"id":2115,"date":"2020-12-22T11:06:08","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T19:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/?p=2115"},"modified":"2020-12-22T11:12:39","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T19:12:39","slug":"wtf-a-live-theater-actor-thriving-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wtf-a-live-theater-actor-thriving-in-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"WTF! A Live Theater Actor THRIVING in 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S0onyYyEQrw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m searching for what&#8217;s working in entertainment right now and what can we do to make it work better. Today I talked to Deirdre V. Lyons about her pivot into VR acting. 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