Returning from a Chicago shoot this fall, I ran into Australian actor Dan MacPherson boarding the same plane back to LA. I had coached him for a time about 4 years ago. But the jobs were just not coming. Back…
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Rejection-The lessons when they say “no”
It happens, even to this teacher! On June 2 and just yesterday June 28, 2016, I had 2 heartbreaking passes on great jobs, after callbacks I prepared extensively for. One from a theater I was dying to work at (…
Specificity of Action at the start of your audition
How to make your audition tape pop right at the top? A basic tool we sometimes forget…. (The book I reference to choose a strong opening tactic is : Actions: The Actors’ Thesaurus (Paperback) by Marina Caldarone , Maggie…
There Are Too Many Actors…
There Are Too Many Actors … “Who Say They Are Actors” Okay, I got your attention. But there is genuine concern that our culture of “get it quick” often derails the path to true craft and expert skills that…
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