<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:psc="http://podlove.org/simple-chapters" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Long Intermission]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>There is more than one path to the stage.<br /></p><p>Maggie and Dan talk theatre careers, creative detours, and what it’s like to come home to the stage after spending a suspicious amount of time insisting you were perfectly happy without it.</p>]]></description><link>https://riverside.com</link><generator>Riverside.fm (https://riverside.com)</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 07:19:48 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://api.riverside.com/hosting/BwsyaF0Q.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><author><![CDATA[The-Long-Intermission]]></author><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 01:54:58 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[2026 The-Long-Intermission]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><ttl>60</ttl><category><![CDATA[Performing Arts]]></category><category><![CDATA[Careers]]></category><itunes:author>The-Long-Intermission</itunes:author><itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;There is more than one path to the stage.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Maggie and Dan talk theatre careers, creative detours, and what it’s like to come home to the stage after spending a suspicious amount of time insisting you were perfectly happy without it.&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><itunes:owner><itunes:name>The-Long-Intermission</itunes:name><itunes:email>thelongintermission@gmail.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:category text="Arts"><itunes:category text="Performing Arts"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Business"><itunes:category text="Careers"/></itunes:category><itunes:image href="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/6efa2e27-752e-4ee2-9d7d-595fd4d61b1e/logos/223e99ba-8d1f-4319-8f33-d45e83f2b0b6.jpeg"/><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 2 - The Road Back to The Stage]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The road back to the stage - the stories we usually hear are the same. Drama club, acting school, small parts, Hollywood - but it doesn't always happen like that and changing direction is hard once that train gets moving.</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">11d48027-fe6a-4a21-92b6-f630aab627eb</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The-Long-Intermission]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:37:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/9a33c8c4de437b7672893cffb3a1516c8a3317c0523598bb1ca46ed7a6af4553/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiIxMWQ0ODAyNy1mZTZhLTRhMjEtOTJiNi1mNjMwYWFiNjI3ZWIiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI2ZWZhMmUyNy03NTJlLTRlZTItOWQ3ZC01OTVmZDRkNjFiMWUiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2YTk0ZDdmYjViYzM3NWFmYjVkNWI0NzEiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmFkZjdiODJhMWE4NjMxZjdjMjllODFjL3RoZS1sb25nLWludGVybWlzc2lvbi1wb2RjYXN0cy1zdHVkaW8tMjAyNi0xMS05X18wLTM3LTEzLm1wMyJ9.mp3" length="86300360" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/6efa2e27-752e-4ee2-9d7d-595fd4d61b1e/episodes/11d48027-fe6a-4a21-92b6-f630aab627eb/transcripts/99649e3c-d953-4628-8d6c-46b32e04fc1d.txt" type="text/plain"/><itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;The road back to the stage - the stories we usually hear are the same. Drama club, acting school, small parts, Hollywood - but it doesn&apos;t always happen like that and changing direction is hard once that train gets moving.&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>00:44:57</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/6efa2e27-752e-4ee2-9d7d-595fd4d61b1e/logos/223e99ba-8d1f-4319-8f33-d45e83f2b0b6.jpeg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>2</itunes:episode><itunes:title>Episode 2 - The Road Back to The Stage</itunes:title><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title><![CDATA[Episode 1 - Better Late Than Never]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Is it ever too late to start acting? In the first episode of The Long Intermission, the theatre podcast about returning to acting as adults, Maggie and Dan share their theatre origin stories, how drama club gave them their people, and what finally brought them back to the stage. It starts with a 60-second monologue challenge and ends with their Season 1 pact, the first step in building non-traditional acting careers in real time.</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">3fa25e62-ae06-4ee4-8c95-8139c08217cc</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The-Long-Intermission]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 01:47:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/34cdae518b9643caeefbafa5fc94c5cf485f09264d5edfcf98a7a851593ea6ec/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiIzZmEyNWU2Mi1hZTA2LTRlZTQtOGM5NS04MTM5YzA4MjE3Y2MiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI2ZWZhMmUyNy03NTJlLTRlZTItOWQ3ZC01OTVmZDRkNjFiMWUiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2YTk0ZDdmYjViYzM3NWFmYjVkNWI0NzEiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmFkZWQyYzA5MDM5MWM5ZDM4Y2EyMDYzL3RoZS1sb25nLWludGVybWlzc2lvbi1wb2RjYXN0cy1zdHVkaW8tMjAyNi0xMS0yX18xLTQ3LTEzLm1wMyJ9.mp3" length="81720363" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/6efa2e27-752e-4ee2-9d7d-595fd4d61b1e/episodes/3fa25e62-ae06-4ee4-8c95-8139c08217cc/transcripts.txt" type="text/plain"/><itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;Is it ever too late to start acting? 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