When things are going poorly, or worse, in a show, there is a very powerful temptation to go numb, and shut out everything except your own responsibilities. This is natural. You are with a cast who mostly does not care, the technical aspects have not gone the same way two nights in a row. Somebody […]
On my wall is a framed print of the theatre of Dionysus in Ancient Athens. Little is known about its exact dimensions and appearances so the depiction is educated speculation. One thing that is known about it, and about ancient Greek drama in general, is that sets, scenery, props, and of course electricity, were not […]
One of the largest assumptions people make about acting is that playing actual historical figures is rather easy. (In this context, let us limit ‘historical figures’ as those of whom photographs and or audio/visual records exist. Say the last 100 years.)
Risk and comfort need not be mutually exclusive for the actor. In fact, I maintain that both are crucial to the evolution of one’s craft. That is, when they are applied in the proper fashion. Without a doubt, an actor should always be comfortable with whatever they are doing by the time they are on […]