Backstage Experts

You Never Know Where An Audition Will Lead

If your agent or manager gives you an audition, go on it! It doesn’t matter if you think you are too tall or too blonde or too fat or too good to do one line. You never know where any opportunity will take you.

Why You Shouldn't Assume Anything As an Actor

Assumptions often get us into trouble because they generally stem from our fixed conditioned mind patterns that assume things incorrectly based on our paradigms of doubt, fear, and cynicism.

How To Read a Script As an Actor

I have spent my life reading scripts. Some of them have been good. Most weren’t. But it didn’t matter because I wanted to be in all of them - even the one with the bionic dog. For years, I have taken acting classes and read advice on how to ...

3 Steps To Making Good Acting Choices

Here is an easy three-step proven process that I have used in all my projects to help find the right performance style and actor choices that deliver on my clients' concept or idea and proves clearly, there are no bad actors, just bad choices.

Why Social Media Is Important For Your Career

Twitter is a place to connect to my community. It's a place to learn from those that I'm following, hear their needs, and contribute great content.

The Dos and Don'ts of Choosing a Monologue for a Young Performer

Whether your child or teen is auditioning for a school theater program, a show, or an industry professional, a monologue is a must-have for every young actor.

The Difference Between Offensive Vs. Defensive Acting

The actor who prepares offensively has a way of working that gives the confidence to let go of the work in the room. He trusts his technique and doesn't feel the need to police himself.

How To Use Audience Reactions In Your Performance

How can you keep your focus and concentration when you can hear a live uncensored narration of every move you make? As an actor, you know you are judged in every moment of your performance, but how do you deal with hearing the judgment while you are still performing?

Look Inward, Not Outward, in Auditions

Now, I know when you enter the audition room you plan to show up for yourselves and truly be present. So what happens?

5 Tips For Surviving Pilot Season

We must press on, try to survive Pilot Season intact, and emerge in June feeling whole. Here are some ways to do that: