Dear Milton, Please Help Me

Dear Milton, Please Help Me

In the Summer of 1980 during the run of a regional production of Boys in the Band, Milton wrote a letter to Stella Adler asking for her guidance. She responded: “The actor in you is beginning to feel the birth pangs in acquiring the role and that is very normal. The work you do at home is done, and is in you…Let it go where it wants. That’s the impressive joy of just letting it happen instead of forcing it.” Milton’s book “I Don’t Need an Acting Class”, on which this podcast is based, was born out of the many correspondences he has shared with his current and former students over the past decade. Although email has long since replaced letter writing, the spirit of getting to the bottom of an acting concept, or clarifying an idea that has someone stuck or confused, is the same. This episode sheds light on why that has been helpful to his students as well as to Milton as a teacher.

Avsnitt(233)

Avoid Boring Yourself to Death

Avoid Boring Yourself to Death

In this episode, Milton discusses the importance of understanding specific relationships to text and sequence of thoughts. The discussion highlights a common actor's problem of moving too quickly to p...

5 Nov 202425min

What Does That Mean

What Does That Mean

This episode delves into the importance of conveying big ideas in acting. Milton emphasizes the need for actors to grasp the magnitude of concepts in great plays, avoiding monotonous delivery that red...

29 Okt 20249min

A Tear in the Curtain

A Tear in the Curtain

You have to give yourself permission to fail. If you’re too afraid of being bad, you’ll block your creative energy. Like Venessa Redgrave, indulge yourself in all the worst, most cliche choices first....

22 Okt 202412min

Everything Can Be Magical

Everything Can Be Magical

Or we should say: everything must be magical. To YOU. This week’s episode is a lesson in connecting. We hear a student, Grace, go from “reporting” to “experiencing.” A big part of “getting it” is unde...

15 Okt 202417min

Your Attitude Towards Your Partner

Your Attitude Towards Your Partner

WANT MORE? Become a subscriber on Spotify for bonus content! ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/actingclass/subscribe⁠ Have a question for Milton? Send us a voice note below or email us at: ⁠que...

8 Okt 202414min

The Acting Lie Detector

The Acting Lie Detector

Talking out or improvising text helps us connect to what we’re talking out, sometimes by way of letting us know we are lying. In that sense, talking out is like a lie detector. It’s a way of self-asse...

1 Okt 202413min

Milton à Marseille

Milton à Marseille

Milton will be teaching a week-long acting workshop at Clap Class in Marseille! The class will be held in English. Must have experience in film, television or theater, and be fluent in English. Monday...

25 Sep 202451s

Being Active Always

Being Active Always

Two topics are covered in this episode: our tendency to be disconnected from what you’re talking about, and our tendency to be disconnected from what’s going on with you in the scene. We shy away from...

24 Sep 202413min

Populärt inom Premium

mellan-himmel-och-jord-med-jlc
den-som-skrattar-forlorar-podcast-2
infor-ratta
filip-fredrik-svarar
podme-dokumentar
rattegangspodden
jocke-jonna-sanningen-maste-fram
hogt-i-tak-2
mordpodden
svenska-mordhistorier
en-mork-historia
daddy-issues
seriemordarpodden
alla-andra-kan-ga-hem
mardromsgasten
fangelsepodden
blenda-2
bakom-galler
rattsfallen
nhl-podden-med-bjurman-och-ekeliw