Auditioning for the Role
Its amazing to me that so many talented actors stress over auditions. Here is the deal: a casting director has called you in. They are looking for a certain dynamic for what they are casting, and they will see a certain number of people for that roll. They really don’t care about anything besides your …
Golden Globes
If you were like me last night, you bundled up in bed and enjoyed this cold weather and watched the 2018 Golden Globes. It was a lovely event with a strong message threaded throughout: Times Up! Seth Meyers was an amazing host who made just the right jokes at just the right times and handled …
Acting For The Camera
Recently I took an “On Camera” acting class, which was all about actually acting for the camera itself and less about your acting technique. It was very interesting to me to read about this class, because I had never taken one like it before but had oftentimes heard friend talking about their classes that …
Welcome to the New Year!
2017 was a great year and some major things were accomplished for us in the acting community. SAG AGTRA took some big steps in ensuring safety and protection for a wider range of actors and performers in the workplace, some amazing movies were released and television is better and more exciting than ever! Individually, I …
Putting Yourself Out There
If you aren’t getting as many auditions as you believe you should be there are a ton of things you may start to believe. One of the thoughts that may begin to creep around you is this: ‘”My reps are not doing enough work! If I only had [insert any agent here] my like and …
Being Consistent
As an actor you need to show up to your auditions, callback and to the jobs you book with you A-game and your game face on. You need to walk into that room soloing a problem for the casting director, and be the answer to their question of “but who the heck am I going …
Watch Your Craft
When you are preparing for a certain season, AKA Pilot Season which is starting in January (!!!) it is important you are SUPER freakin’ prepared. Yo I want to be as real as possible so that when those amazing and big auditions come in you are ready to rock them and continue achieving your …
An Actor’s Wardrobe
Your auditions will ask you to do a wide range of things, portray a whole lot of different people, and show up in an array of outfits. Your wardrobe is important as an actor, as it is something that will affect the Casting Director’s opinion of you for the part. It is also something that …
Creating Moments
Yesterday in class, it occurred to me to ask my acting coach for suggestions on what else I could be doing to further my career! It is funny because this literally never occurred to me before. He is always telling us helpful things about the industry, and occasionally gives an amazing lecture on acting and …
Motivational Monday: Peter Dinklage
Peter Dinklage studied acting at the University of Bennington in Virginia. After graduating, he moved to NYC and struggled with finding work acting so he ended up looking for another job. After two years of couch and job surfing, he started working at Professional Examination Services as a data enterer. He continued to work …