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Be Exceptional

26 Feb 2015July 13, 2015

Spend just a few minutes searching the internet for actor job prospects, salary, or employment rates and the news isn't great, but it isn't awful either. On the surface, the…

Learn Your Lines

23 Feb 2015July 13, 2015

UGH! One of the most frustrating utterances a director, stage manager, or fellow cast member can hear is "LINE!" just weeks before opening night. Get off book as soon as…

Physical Tactics / Actable Verbs

16 Feb 2015July 13, 2015

The definition of the word "act" is "to do something." Often times we hear the phrase "acting is doing" thrown about the stage. While that is true, that is really…

Read The Play

2 Feb 2015July 8, 2015

What? Read the what? "I don't have time to read a play." "I usually just get to know it through rehearsals." "I don't like to know too much about the…

Make A Choice

26 Jan 2015July 8, 2015

"Oh, I prefer to just experience the moment. I don't like to be so rigid in my approach. I don't like to be pinned down. It feels so mechanical." Acting…

Be Brave

12 Jan 2015July 8, 2015

When I was training as an actor, a professor with whom I was catching up (having tossed down a few too many adult beverages) looked at me and, unsolicited, asked…

Want Something

5 Jan 2015July 8, 2015

Everyone wants something. I want a million dollars. I want french fries to not have any calories. I want my dog to stop shedding so much hair that I can…

Project

29 Dec 2014July 8, 2015

This seems like the most basic of all acting tips. You might be surprised how many times I have to yell this particular direction to an actor. Your job as…

Fight The Cry

21 Dec 2014July 8, 2015

For those of you who have taken my class, this doesn't mean try not to cry in front of me (There's no crying in theater!). The advice is for your…

Don’t Look Down

15 Dec 2014July 8, 2015

Ugh! This habit of actors is the worst. It is so frustrating as an audience member (and a director) to be watching a character on stage, really trying to connect,…

Play The Opposite

8 Dec 2014July 8, 2015

Now this really doesn't mean the opposite per se. What this means is, don't play the cliche. Nine times out of ten, young or inexperienced actors will make the same…

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