Sean Sharma

So how can people support you? What do you have going on that people can support? Michelle.

So how can people support you? What do you have going on that people can support? Michelle.

How can people support you? How can they find you and how can they support you?

How can people support you? How can they find you and how can they support you?

So well never say die since this is coming out around Christmas and Would love to have each of you share a message for this Christmas-Hanukkah hybrid season.

So well never say die since this is coming out around Christmas and Would love to have each of you share a message for this Christmas-Hanukkah hybrid season.

Yeah. Okay. So, Sean Sharma here with Table Read Podcast, sitting with Selena Warren and Marissa Reed team.

Yeah. Okay. So, Sean Sharma here with Table Read Podcast, sitting with Selena Warren and Marissa Reed team.

That's great. For people who don't know the story of Team S&M, just briefly, how did you meet and then how did you get into writing? Because you're both actors and you both began primarily as performers, right?

That's great. For people who don't know the story of Team S&M, just briefly, how did you meet and then how did you get into writing? Because you're both actors and you both began primarily as performers, right?

I'm so, so glad we got a chance to do this together. Thank you so much for talking with us and for allowing us to bring the story to life in a way.

I'm so, so glad we got a chance to do this together. Thank you so much for talking with us and for allowing us to bring the story to life in a way.

And Foursome was a four season?

And Foursome was a four season?

Well, great. So then how many scripts have you written in total?

Well, great. So then how many scripts have you written in total?

Wow.

Wow.

So what was it like for you today to just focus on being performers?

So what was it like for you today to just focus on being performers?

It's rolling.

It's rolling.

So how Bernie is Selena, or how Selena is Bernie?

So how Bernie is Selena, or how Selena is Bernie?

We just did our session recording The Jew Who Saved Christmas, a hilarious comedy, instant Christmas classic. Hope you really enjoyed it and wanted to give you all just a glimpse into where this wacky, fun story came from. So please, how did you even conceptualize The Jew Who Saved Christmas?

We just did our session recording The Jew Who Saved Christmas, a hilarious comedy, instant Christmas classic. Hope you really enjoyed it and wanted to give you all just a glimpse into where this wacky, fun story came from. So please, how did you even conceptualize The Jew Who Saved Christmas?

But, you know, getting aside though, is there a character that you feel is like very Marissa in the piece?

But, you know, getting aside though, is there a character that you feel is like very Marissa in the piece?

So what was the thought behind having a song in the middle of this piece?

So what was the thought behind having a song in the middle of this piece?

So for anybody who's, like, looking for a Christmas film like this, would you call it a Christmas movie?

So for anybody who's, like, looking for a Christmas film like this, would you call it a Christmas movie?

Okay. Yeah. So for anybody who's like, okay, this is great, what's the vision? Do you have, like, a budget in mind? Is there any kind of, like, what's the pitch?

Okay. Yeah. So for anybody who's like, okay, this is great, what's the vision? Do you have, like, a budget in mind? Is there any kind of, like, what's the pitch?

You guys are ready? Yeah. Okay, so let's pause that. Yeah. David, let me know when you're good.

You guys are ready? Yeah. Okay, so let's pause that. Yeah. David, let me know when you're good.

And what was the, you had the comps in the trailer, which is it was elf meets... Bad Santa. Okay, that's right. What rating do you think this is?

And what was the, you had the comps in the trailer, which is it was elf meets... Bad Santa. Okay, that's right. What rating do you think this is?

So what for you is the message of the film?

So what for you is the message of the film?

So what's, I'm gonna, for each of you, so maybe Marissa we'll start with you, what's a moment in the writing that you're particularly proud of, like a joke that you particularly love or a moment that you're proud of?

So what's, I'm gonna, for each of you, so maybe Marissa we'll start with you, what's a moment in the writing that you're particularly proud of, like a joke that you particularly love or a moment that you're proud of?

I laughed at every one of them.

I laughed at every one of them.

How about you, Selena? What's a moment that you're proud of?

How about you, Selena? What's a moment that you're proud of?

What's your writing process like, working together?

What's your writing process like, working together?

How has your writing process evolved or changed over the course of, how long has it been, the last 10 years or something?

How has your writing process evolved or changed over the course of, how long has it been, the last 10 years or something?

15 years, yeah. How long has your writing process evolved?

15 years, yeah. How long has your writing process evolved?

How have you maintained like a good working relationship over all this time?

How have you maintained like a good working relationship over all this time?

What do you think the value is of table reads, of having your scripts read? Do you do them as part of your process?

What do you think the value is of table reads, of having your scripts read? Do you do them as part of your process?

Like the Ned Flanzer-y blah, blah, blah, Vaughn track.

Like the Ned Flanzer-y blah, blah, blah, Vaughn track.

Like, okay, maybe that one's hard.

Like, okay, maybe that one's hard.

So a couple other things on my mind. One being one of the things when we first met that was so inspiring and motivating for me and something that I think is more important than ever is the idea of not waiting for someone else to give you permission to be a storyteller. and especially with the industry contracting with some of the issues that the industry is facing right now.

So a couple other things on my mind. One being one of the things when we first met that was so inspiring and motivating for me and something that I think is more important than ever is the idea of not waiting for someone else to give you permission to be a storyteller. and especially with the industry contracting with some of the issues that the industry is facing right now.

People are even saying things like survive till 25, which is heartbreaking because we can be telling stories every day and we can be finding ways to create our own content and build our teams that can do the things that we don't want to do or aren't good at doing. So you both did that earlier on in your careers to create Foursome. And are you still doing that today?

People are even saying things like survive till 25, which is heartbreaking because we can be telling stories every day and we can be finding ways to create our own content and build our teams that can do the things that we don't want to do or aren't good at doing. So you both did that earlier on in your careers to create Foursome. And are you still doing that today?

No, but I include foursome in what I'm talking about because it wasn't just waiting for an audition. It was actually creating a project, whether you filmed it yourself or whether you sold it, you still took that initiative. Totally.

No, but I include foursome in what I'm talking about because it wasn't just waiting for an audition. It was actually creating a project, whether you filmed it yourself or whether you sold it, you still took that initiative. Totally.

And I feel like especially with the impact of what self-taping has done and how many more people are seen for roles and we hardly get in the room anymore and there's so little transparency around the casting process that it feels like a lottery. Like every audition is now a lottery. And that's not necessarily sustainable.

And I feel like especially with the impact of what self-taping has done and how many more people are seen for roles and we hardly get in the room anymore and there's so little transparency around the casting process that it feels like a lottery. Like every audition is now a lottery. And that's not necessarily sustainable.

So I'm constantly encouraging people to create their own stories, their own projects, whether they sell them, make them themselves, whatever. So I'd love to hear kind of your advice for people with that and kind of your thoughts on where the industry is right now.

So I'm constantly encouraging people to create their own stories, their own projects, whether they sell them, make them themselves, whatever. So I'd love to hear kind of your advice for people with that and kind of your thoughts on where the industry is right now.

So how can people support you? What do you have going on that people can support? Michelle.

How can people support you? How can they find you and how can they support you?

So well never say die since this is coming out around Christmas and Would love to have each of you share a message for this Christmas-Hanukkah hybrid season.

Yeah. Okay. So, Sean Sharma here with Table Read Podcast, sitting with Selena Warren and Marissa Reed team.

That's great. For people who don't know the story of Team S&M, just briefly, how did you meet and then how did you get into writing? Because you're both actors and you both began primarily as performers, right?

I'm so, so glad we got a chance to do this together. Thank you so much for talking with us and for allowing us to bring the story to life in a way.

And Foursome was a four season?

Well, great. So then how many scripts have you written in total?

Wow.

So what was it like for you today to just focus on being performers?

It's rolling.

So how Bernie is Selena, or how Selena is Bernie?

We just did our session recording The Jew Who Saved Christmas, a hilarious comedy, instant Christmas classic. Hope you really enjoyed it and wanted to give you all just a glimpse into where this wacky, fun story came from. So please, how did you even conceptualize The Jew Who Saved Christmas?

But, you know, getting aside though, is there a character that you feel is like very Marissa in the piece?

So what was the thought behind having a song in the middle of this piece?

So for anybody who's, like, looking for a Christmas film like this, would you call it a Christmas movie?

Okay. Yeah. So for anybody who's like, okay, this is great, what's the vision? Do you have, like, a budget in mind? Is there any kind of, like, what's the pitch?

You guys are ready? Yeah. Okay, so let's pause that. Yeah. David, let me know when you're good.

And what was the, you had the comps in the trailer, which is it was elf meets... Bad Santa. Okay, that's right. What rating do you think this is?

So what for you is the message of the film?

So what's, I'm gonna, for each of you, so maybe Marissa we'll start with you, what's a moment in the writing that you're particularly proud of, like a joke that you particularly love or a moment that you're proud of?

I laughed at every one of them.

How about you, Selena? What's a moment that you're proud of?

What's your writing process like, working together?

How has your writing process evolved or changed over the course of, how long has it been, the last 10 years or something?

15 years, yeah. How long has your writing process evolved?

How have you maintained like a good working relationship over all this time?

What do you think the value is of table reads, of having your scripts read? Do you do them as part of your process?

Like the Ned Flanzer-y blah, blah, blah, Vaughn track.

Like, okay, maybe that one's hard.

So a couple other things on my mind. One being one of the things when we first met that was so inspiring and motivating for me and something that I think is more important than ever is the idea of not waiting for someone else to give you permission to be a storyteller. and especially with the industry contracting with some of the issues that the industry is facing right now.

People are even saying things like survive till 25, which is heartbreaking because we can be telling stories every day and we can be finding ways to create our own content and build our teams that can do the things that we don't want to do or aren't good at doing. So you both did that earlier on in your careers to create Foursome. And are you still doing that today?

No, but I include foursome in what I'm talking about because it wasn't just waiting for an audition. It was actually creating a project, whether you filmed it yourself or whether you sold it, you still took that initiative. Totally.

And I feel like especially with the impact of what self-taping has done and how many more people are seen for roles and we hardly get in the room anymore and there's so little transparency around the casting process that it feels like a lottery. Like every audition is now a lottery. And that's not necessarily sustainable.

So I'm constantly encouraging people to create their own stories, their own projects, whether they sell them, make them themselves, whatever. So I'd love to hear kind of your advice for people with that and kind of your thoughts on where the industry is right now.