''Workshop'' is a comedic
web series
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about the lives of struggling, young
actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...
s and actresses trying to make it in
Hollywood. The series, written about actors by actors, contains many influences from the cast's personal lives. Nate Golon, executive producer and co-creator, said this about the show, “We basically expanded on the idea of all the things we had to deal with and then we made it goofier.”
Season 2 premiered on Hulu on April 7, 2011, as six episodes of 22 minutes, making it the first ever independently produced half-hour comedy to air on Hulu. Special guest stars in Season 2 include
Don Stark
Donald Mario Stark (July 5, 1954) is an American actor known for his role as Bob Pinciotti on the Fox Network sitcom ''That '70s Show'' for all eight seasons (19982006) and fictional Los Angeles Devils owner Oscar Kinkade in VH1's '' Hit the ...
from ''
That '70s Show
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'',
Josh Meyers from ''That '70s Show'' and
MADtv
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, and
Marie Wilson from ''
As the World Turns
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''.
The series has been noted for its clean dialogue and content, traits not always shared by web content. Golon stated this was to promote accessibility to a large audience.
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Characters and Cast
* Jeff Reynolds – Portrayed by Nate Golon.
* Kaitlyn Murray – Portrayed by Kimberly Legg.
* Adam Saltair – Portrayed by
Phillip Jeanmarie
Phillip Kitsing Jeanmarie (born October 6, 1978) is an American actor best known for portraying Max Cooper, the Blue Shark Ranger in ''Power Rangers Wild Force'' and as intersex villain Vincent Clarkson—son of Julian Crane and Eve Russell—on ...
.
* Vivian Smith – Portrayed by
Leanne Wilson.
* Matthew Cunningham – Portrayed by Jonathan Schwartz.
* Sarah Clarkson – Portrayed by Audra Marie.
References
External links
*
*
Workshopat hulu.com
* {{IMDb title, 1494592
American comedy web series