Being an actor is great! Getting up and doing shows every day, sometimes eight times a week and sometimes less based on the schedule of the show and whether you’re a professional or at the community theatre level. But, there’s another type of show that while it gets loved, only those who have done it […]
“This is theater.” After seeing Kinky Boots on Broadway for the first time, I couldn’t stop thinking that. I expect a lot when I see a musical. Of course, I want to be entertained, but I want it to change something for me. Theater is life, and by seeing a show, I’m glimpsing into another world and taking […]
Uta Hagen is a genius, and Respect for Acting is undoubtedly ingenious. But whenever I go to discuss this book with people, I am most often met with, “Oh yeah, I’ve never read that.” Today, I am going to erase all excuses of my peers, and present the main ideas of this fantastic book to […]
Loving the theatre as I do, I consider myself very fortunate to have been able to see some of my favorite actors breathe life into some of the most memorable characters (such as Adam Pascal as Roger Davis in Rent). However, I’ve also been lucky enough to see some of these same people be themselves […]
Name your favorite cartoon character. Now your favorite Muppet. Easy to do, right? But, name a few people who breathe life into those characters—not so easy anymore, is it? Voice acting is an art in itself that few people understand, and even fewer do. There are a few differences between acting with your voice, and […]
If you’re an actor like me, one of the hardest things about our hobby/passion (as you probably know by now) is getting off book and staying off book. Right now I’m in two shows, a straight play set in Ireland in the 1930s and a musical set in the 20s. In both of my shows […]
Being an actor can be tough. You miss things like birthday parties, visits with friends and family and you even miss nights off. But the hardest thing about being an actor is knowing you got a part over your friend who didn’t. If you’re an actor, chances are many of your friends and the new acquaintances […]
You’ve been to the audition, you got the callback and now you’ve been cast in the show! The next step in the process is getting into rehearsals, meeting the cast and crew, and starting to get to work with your new team. But what can you actually expect from the rehearsal process? Let’s start with […]
In 1991, the Beast from Beauty and the Beast roared “GET OUT!” to a scared, yet quizzical Belle as she wandered into the west wing, the only part of the castle that the Beast told her to stay out of. As a result, Robby Benson became a house hold name. However, young girls of the […]