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Pace Yourself

By • Dec 7th, 2011 • Category: An Actor's Advice

The quality of your performance is not at all directly proportional to how much frenzied preparation you put into it in the final few days. An actor must pace himself if he hopes to achieve excellence.




Three Chords and the Truth

By • Nov 16th, 2011 • Category: An Actor's Advice

As soon as you challenge yourself to dig out the truth, no matter what method required, you will be well on your way to striking the perfect chord. Or three.




Cast Bonding

By • Nov 2nd, 2011 • Category: An Actor's Advice

Dedicated actors who enjoy the company of one another create a transcendent quality that adds that extra glow to a performance.




Working With Directors

By • Oct 19th, 2011 • Category: An Actor's Advice

Work with a director, not for them.




Acting Out Loud

By • Oct 5th, 2011 • Category: An Actor's Advice

Have a scene? Play all of the characters in the scene out loud, as though it were a one-person show.




“The rest is silence.”

By • Sep 21st, 2011 • Category: An Actor's Advice

Silence, beats, and pauses all tend to give many an actor a small case of the nerves.




Choosing Your Audition Monologue

By • Sep 7th, 2011 • Category: An Actor's Advice

The audition is about confidence, familiarity and a bit of salesmanship. You don’t have to prove all of your talent in those two minutes.




When To Be In Character

By • Aug 17th, 2011 • Category: An Actor's Advice

When should you become your character on stage?




The Complete Character

By • Aug 3rd, 2011 • Category: An Actor's Advice

It is easy to get caught up in a scene you are performing, and hence an entire play.




Five Cardinal Rules for Backstage

By • Jul 20th, 2011 • Category: An Actor's Advice

If I received a letter one day bestowing upon me the power to dictate the rules for all actors to follow while off stage of the local theatres around the earth, I’d have Five Cardinal Rules for backstage already prepared for decree.