The Right Tools . . . for Acting!
I’ve learned from my remodeling project here at the studio that the job is much easier to do if you have the right tool. Same thing for acting. Is your
Audition Prep
You get the email from your agent with the sides! Awesome! You’ve got an audition. Tomorrow?! That’s right. Most of us get less than 24 hours to prep an audition.
Memorizing: Initial Path Technique
Want super powers? You can get them – OK, maybe not jumping over buildings or winning a race with a speeding train – but actually something much more helpful for
Dealing With The Unprepared Actor
Have you ever gotten to set rip roaring ready to go, lines down, choices narrowed, attitude can-do, and been derailed by the Unprepared Actor? Hopefully not. But things like that
How To Write An Award Winning Play
This summer my play Amber:Alert (which deals with teen suicide) won Outstanding Original Script at the 2019 Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival. I take you through the whole process in
What Did You Do This Summer . . . For Your Acting?
What did you do this summer? Take it easy? Work like a maniac on different projects? Get an agent? Get new headshots? Recharge in Bermuda? (Must be nice!) Watch this
Self-Taping!
In our modern, busy and tech savvy world, self-taping is becoming more and more prevalent. Learn how to ace the self-taping thing by watching this video. Learn what the most
455 Years Old
If Shakespeare were alive today April 23, 2019 he’d be 455 years old and we’d (hopefully) have about 296 more of his plays! He wrote 37 in total and lived
Voice Work: Arthur Lessac
Do you need to work on your voice and speech? There are many techniques from masters of voice work for actors such as Cicely Berry, Kristin Linklater, Patsy Rodenburg, but
Rejection: How to Handle It!
Rejection is a reality of being an actor. And learning to handle it well is important for an actor’s mental health and overall success. Watch the video below to find
Is It Worth It?
Invincible Daenerys? Turns out while we were all enthralled watching Daenerys Targaryen ride on dragons and march Dothraki armies to take back her rightful throne, Emilia Clarke, the actress playing
Jeopardy!
And we’re not talking about the gameshow. What does jeopardy mean and what does it have to do with acting and writing for the film and stage? I’ll give you
Turkish GOT
Move Over Ned Stark & Co. The other week while looking for things to watch on Netflix, my husband and I stumbled on to something. I’m a sucker for swords
Playwriting 101
Do you have in idea bursting out of you to write about? A play? A script? A episodic? But you just don’t know how to brith that sucker? Watch the
If The Shoe Fits . . .
Casting and Shoe Shopping . . . What do they have to do with each other? How about EVERYTHING. Huh? You say. We’ll let’s think about it. The average actor