Show Them What They’re Looking For
It’s important to realize how conditioned we are to quickly jump to a conclusion about a character when we read lines of dialogue. We will end up playing an uniterteresting cliché unless we slow down ...
23 Feb 202116min
Working Slowly
“Once you go to the script, all creative work stops” Milton says. It’s a provocative statement but it’s true if you consider how most actors jump straight to a performance or an intelligent rendering ...
16 Feb 202110min
Falling Back on “Performing”
WANT MORE? Become a subscriber for bonus content! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/actingclass/subscribe It’s something every actor can relate to: you walk in the room, onstage on in front of t...
9 Feb 202115min
Trial and Error
Stanislavsky’s Method of Acting was born out of trial and error. He was not a natural talent. Had he been, we probably would not have been gifted with his discoveries of the craft. By analyzing his st...
2 Feb 202114min
The Action Changes
As you gain a deeper understanding of the role you’re playing through analysis and rehearsal, it’s important that we give ourselves permission for our actions, or impulses, to change. It’s not somethi...
25 Jan 202111min
How Do I Know If It’s a Good Choice?
Today we revisit a question that actors never stop asking. The ability to know whether or not you’ve made a good choice is part your talent, and it’s a skill you can hone over time. A choice has to fe...
19 Jan 202111min
The Impulse to Begin
Stanislavsky never wanted a set vocabulary of acting. The words he used were an outgrowth of the creative work he was doing with actors. They pointed to ideas that brought actors to life, gave them so...
12 Jan 202113min
What Am I Trying to Say?
Our job, as actors is so much more profound than playing the part and getting applause. As Stella Adler’s father said to her: “We need to make it better for them.” When we understand what the play is ...
5 Jan 202116min
