The Method is a Culture
We begin our second season with a reminder that acting is not a math equation. “The method,” said Stanislavsky, “is not a guide, it’s a culture.” This means that a creative process, like a culture, is...
21 Sep 202013min
Coming Soon: Season 2
Don't panic. We'll be back with Season 2 of I Don't Need an Acting Class in September!
17 Aug 20201min
Finding What's Actable
WANT MORE? Become a subscriber for bonus content! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/actingclass/subscribe As we continue making discoveries about all the dimensions that make up a characte...
11 Aug 202015min
Putting It Together
This week, Milton talks about how building different moments in your characters past reveals new information about them, and the importance of knowing exactly what that information is. We must ask the...
4 Aug 202010min
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 Juli 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 Juli 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 Juli 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 Juli 20209min
