Truth is Stranger Than Fiction
As we approach a play and begin letting the facts simmer in our imagination, we can begin to ask questions, as though we are interviewing our character. There are no right or wrong questions and no tw...
28 Jul 202014min
The Pitfall of Trying to Recreate a Performance
We often run into trouble when we try to recreate a performance. This is because the action “to do what I did yesterday” is different from the action that made you DO what you did yesterday. But there...
21 Jul 202012min
Acting is Hard
WANT MORE? Become a subscriber for bonus content! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/actingclass/subscribe It can often be overwhelming if you think about the massive responsibility we have...
14 Jul 202011min
Play the Cause, Not the Effect
This week, Milton talks about resisting the urge to play an effect, or a result. Often if we receive an “effect direction” such as: “it’s too big” or “it’s too small,” we will then overcompensate in t...
9 Jul 20209min
More Is More
WANT MORE? Become a subscriber for bonus content! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/actingclass/subscribe This episode is the third in our trilogy about making everything something. This w...
30 Jun 202017min
Everything is Something
WANT MORE? Become a subscriber for bonus content! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/actingclass/subscribe This week’s episode is a continuation of last week’s topic. Milton talks about the impor...
23 Jun 202015min
Assume Nothing
In this episode, Milton takes a question from Benjamin in Canada who asked him to clarify an idea from our episode The Biggest Sin: beginning your work on a play as if you know nothing. Another way to...
16 Jun 202013min
Size Matters
Last episode we talked about theme. This week, we continue that conversation but make the distinction between truly big ideas and everything else. Big ideas affect all of us, they shape civilization. ...
9 Jun 202022min
