In this extremely competitive day and age, there seems to be an inherent belief that mistakes are costly. Our education system perpetuates this idea – your eligibility for higher education…
Acting is a discipline, and like most disciplines, there are a variety of techniques for the performer to produce compelling and authentic work. However, some actors get so caught up…
The actor’s job is never easy. Besides being in the constant scrutiny of the public eye, the actor has to frequently deal with his own insecurities, fears and vulnerability in…
Illustration by Kate Louise Powell Playing emotions in a scene is tricky. Some actors like to force their emotions onto a play or a scene, but this is strenuous and…
Drawing by Elliana Esquivel As the saying goes, ‘when there is a will, there is a way’. And the same goes for acting where the actor’s will is central to…
Written by Claudette Sutherland There are plenty of reasons to want to write. And I am in complete support of all of them. You might want to have a go…
The Trap As an actor, your logical instinct might be to memorize a piece of text in chunks e.g. if the line is “The quick brown fox jumped over the…
One of my pet peeves about the public’s impression of Method Acting is that they seem to think that method actors assume an unhealthy, inhumane and destructive approach to their…
After watching a play or a movie, audiences often find themselves in awe of not just the performances but also the actor’s ability to memorize large chunks of text. It…
Not too along ago I turned 33. So nice, they aged me twice. How did I celebrate it? A family lunch and then a transcendental Strasberg’s Long Form Improvisation workshop…
1. Your teacher/instructor is willing to critique the participants. Be aware of the difference first between critique and criticize. To critique is to let the actor know that their work…