Actors: There are about as many ways to read a script as there are people reading said script. The beauty of approaching a new work is that it's open to so...

Actors: Never imagine that a brilliant performance of a work or of a character is so sacrosanct that you must emulate it in your work. Your job as an artist...

Actors: My brilliant husband Jay teaches at a university where he changes lives and plays piano a LOT for a LOT of people. He was talking to one of his col...

Actors: The performing arts is an EXTREMELY competitive field. There are a zillion of us, and there are three roles available. What are the strategies for ...

Young Actors: when you get cast--but not in the role you wanted: A. YOU GOT CAST, CONGRATULATIONS! B. Suck it up, and either do the role or do zero role i...

Actors: In most of our brains is a little voice that serves a couple of purposes. Its main aim is to aid us in stage business: "Pick up the spoon on beat ...

Actors: only do work you can be proud of. Read that very carefully. It's not only do work(s) you are proud of. It's not only produce work you're proud of...

Actors: At the end of any exercise I usually ask, "How did that feel?" And almost invariably I get back, "My breathing wasn't good." or "I didn't hit that ...

Actors: because life is a collection of decisions and discoveries, our portrayals benefit from a mix of the two types of event. Often in our training, we get...

Actors: by all means watch the actors you like and learn from them, but if you really want to learn how to play a human, watch a human--not a human playing a...

When I was coming up in theatre, I worked with two women, great friends, one of whom was fiercely "method" in her approach and the other who was fiercely "te...

I've finally joined the 21st century and created a website. I've attached this blog to it to share my journey with you and to occasionally offer a thought a...