Ever wondered what an artistic director of a theatre actually does?! Ever felt too silly to ask?! Well...you're not alone. Paul-Ryan Carberry joins the podcast this episode. He is an actor-turned-director and now Artistic Director of Iris Theatre, a theatre company producing work at the world-famous St. Paul’s Church in Covent Garden with a mission to produce a fresh and vibrant repertoire of varied work resulting in affordable and accessible theatre while championing new talent from the 98! Paul-Ryan talks to Alexa and Katie about how being an actor in the 98% himself has affected how he directs, why he feels passionately about casting non-familiar faces and how running a theatre company works! Thank you for listening to The 98% even during these technically-not-perfect times of having to record via zoom. But we think you'll agree our fabulous guests make up for it! Check out the website for Iris Theatre and the ways you can help keep this amazing theatre company on their feet https://iristheatre.wordpress.com/about/ Follow Paul-Ryan on twitter @PRcarberry And The 98% @the98percentpod - Get 25% off your monthly subscription of WeAudition with the code 9825. WeAudition connects you with self tape readers and acting coaches around the globe as well as casting calls and chances to video chat with some of the industry’s top casting directors! You can also earn money by being a reader for someone else! www.weaudition.com  If you’d like to take your support of The 98% a little bit further throw us a couple quid on our patreon page. Every little helps and goes towards paying for our podcast host page that keeps The 98% free and available to listen to in full. There is also a bonus episode on there for patrons only which includes never before heard clips that didn’t make it into this series of the podcast! https://www.patreon.com/the98percentpod  Follow us on twitter @alexamorden @KatieElinSalt and instagram @alexa_morden @katieelinsalt