Lucid Body House: Home of the Physical Actor
Episodes
Lucid Shakespeare; a conversation with Cecilia Rubino
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cecilia and Fay have a conversation about the importance of Shakespeare's text in the body. After teaching and working together for many years, these ...
Interview with Criminal Defense Lawyer and Actor, Mike DeBlis
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fay has a rich dialogue with Mike DeBlis about the repercussions of his acting training on both his personal life and work in the courtroom.
A conversation with Lucid Body Teacher, Kady Duffy
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kady and Fay first met at Michael Howard Studio in 2002. 22 years later, Kady is in France, teaching, directing and using the Lucid Body process she h...
The Understudy’s Journey: a conversation with actor, Gregory Connors
23 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fay and Gregory talk about his journey as an understudy in The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window at BAM and on Broadway.
ReView From The Body: Lucid Body shop talk with Fay
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Fay diagnoses several characters from recent stage and film performances she has witnessed, using the chakra language and layering to...
Face to Face with Fifteen: a performance piece by Fay Simpson
14 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Accompanied by musician Brian Jennings, Fay presents her piece originally performed at Impact Theatre’s Performance Salon last month.
Rigorous World Building: An interview with theater director, Machel Ross
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fay and Machel discuss the magic of making theater, from their own robust collaborations to the many influences that Machel has had along the way. A v...
The Bones of Physical Acting: a dialogue with Shayna Freedman
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fay and Shayna, a senior Lucid Body teacher, discuss her journey of being a physical actor, teaching and coaching physical acting, and looking at the ...
Lucid Body Retreat in Sicily; a conversation with Fay and Margherita Peluso
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fay Simpson speaks with Margherita Peluso about their workshop in Sicily, On The Wings of Change from June 16th -June 21st. Daily Lucid Body classes w...
Devising Wild in Costa Rica: a conversation with transformational retreat host, Jenna and Fay
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fay Simpson interviews Jenna Davi and talks about their upcoming collaboration on Devising Wild, a Lucid Body Retreat in Costa Rica.
LUCID BODY Scene Study with Prather Rehm
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fay Simpson interviews Prather Rehm, who breaks down the logistics of her Scene Study class utilizing the LUCID BODY Basics techniques.
Activating Young Leaders
10 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Fay Simpson and Ananta Jarrod Lovett team together to offer a new program for Young Activists, between the ages of 18-25. Listen here as they explai...
Creative Visualizations #3
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Thiago Felix and Fay Simpson offer another guided visualization to help unlock unconscious imagery into conscious awareness. This is a tool for the ac...
Creative Visualizations #2
18 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lucid Body Founder Fay Simpson and senior teacher Thiago Felix offer another visualization to uncover and stir unconscious imagery into the conscious ...
Alejandro Hernandez' deep dive into the Lucid Body.
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After 6 months of training Alejandro Hernandez with the Lucid Body process, Fay has a conversation with him about how this process affected his recent...
Creative Visualizations
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Fay Simpson and Thiago Felix discuss the merits of creative visualizations as tools for bringing the wealth of unconscious images into the body to enr...
Somatic Soul; an interview with Inalu Antoli
14 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Fay met Inalu at Dhanakosa Buddhist Retreat Center in Scotland, where Inalu taught somatic awareness and creative movement. Listen to their discussi...
Animal Work: an interview with Gabrielle Moleta
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The sole UK inheritor of the work of Catherine Clouzot, Gabrielle Moleta has taken the reigns and is training and devising in theatre and film using t...
Prather Rehm's Lucid Body Journey
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Fay Simpson has a conversation with senior Lucid Body teacher, Prather Rehm, on her 20-year journey from student to teacher. They speak about the need...
Walking the Talk: An Acting Conversation with Erica Harte
04 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fay Simpson speaks with Lucid Body teacher and actor Erica Harte about her tumultuous journey as a student and her choice to become a teacher of the L...
Lucid Body House: Home of the Physical Actor (Trailer)
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A Conversation with Nicole Beharie.
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gotham Award winner for her starring role in Miss Juneteenth, Nicole Beharie, speaks about the demands of the role and her work with the Lucid Body pr...
Bilingual Coaching for TV with Thiago Felix
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
International Lucid Body teacher and coach, Thiago Felix talks with Fay about how he best utilizes Lucid Body on TV sets in Spain and Brazil and how h...
Pranayama Breathing with Margherita Peluso
20 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Italian performance artist and writer, Margherita Peluso, talks about anthropology and its role in creating art, and her practice of Pranayama Breathi...
Theater of the Body: a conversation with K. J. Holmes and Precious Jennings.
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Fay speaks with two highly experienced dance improvisers and teachers, K. J. and Precious, about the mystery and mechanics behind improvisation when p...
Monika Gossmann and MANK; a conversation about her Lucid Body process for her role in the movie.
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Fay and Monika discuss the details of how she landed the role with Gary Oldman in MANK, and how she developed a complex and nuanced portrayal of her c...
Meditating with the Lucid Body; a conversation with Ananta
01 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Fay Simpson has a discussion with ordained Buddhist Ananta about the challenges and benefits of meditation practice, especially as it applies to the t...
Tending The Soil for Change: a conversation with Elias Wygodny.
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Why do we seek change, and at times resist? When does the body feel safe enough to express the truth? This conversation covers what is going on in the...
Pathways of Change
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Fay Simpson has a conversation with Kim Jessor, an Alexander teacher and colleague, discussing how systemic change needs to start with the somatic cha...
*Queer, Black and Lucid: a conversation with Roger Ellis
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Lucid Body Founder Fay Simpson talks with Lucid Body teacher Roger Ellis about the somatic body and uncovering racialized trauma.
Finding Center
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Fay Simpson will discuss the different ways of finding a calm center within these tumultuous times.
Physical Listening for the Actor
04 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode speaks of the need to reignite the sensory awareness of self, which will then improve your physical sensitivity towards your scene partne...
The Lucid Body House podcast Physical Listening
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Fay Simpson, Founder is the Lucid Body, speaks on the practice of physical listening to enhance experiencing compassion for others. :