A Scene Outside the Play
This week, Milton talks about his approach to scene work. He begins discussing what the scene is about, has each actor do an etude (or improvised) monologue about their character, and then has both ac...
15 Maj 202318min
We Want to Hear from You!
Hey everyone. First of all, we want to welcome our new listeners. It never ceases to amaze us that people keep discovering the podcast everyday. We’re so grateful. We also want to know what you think....
14 Maj 20231min
Living Off of Images
This episode with Milton’s famous class exercise “Something I Love/Something I Hate” where you talk out improvistorally while building something you love or hate. The purpose of this exercise is learn...
8 Maj 202319min
The Plot Is Not The Problem
This week’s episode, taken from a private coaching session, is about uncovering what your character’s problem is, and who the character’s partner is, in order to get to the action. And the problem is ...
1 Maj 202320min
A Police Procedural Audition
This week’s episode is an excerpt of a coaching Milton did with JP for a SWAT audition. You’ll notice that the difference here between teaching and coaching. Teaching demands that the actors themselve...
24 Apr 202320min
Active Listening
A question was asked our script analysis class about the idea of stillness in film acting, which led to a conversation about the proliferation of acting “tricks” that are espoused by so many actors wh...
17 Apr 202317min
The Character Is Not You
WANT MORE? Become a subscriber for bonus content! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/actingclass/subscribe The episode discusses the importance of seeing the character you’re playing as a separat...
10 Apr 202320min
The Actor’s Contribution
WANT MORE? Become a subscriber for bonus content! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/actingclass/subscribe This week’s episode is about the difference between the actor’s contribution to the crea...
3 Apr 202311min
