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Feb
15
Database: AUS Casting Directors (2025)
That's right. Y'all get a spreadsheet 😎
For those who've been following along, welcome to
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Jan
27
Label It to Lessen It
Western actor training holds a funny paradox: we're expertly trained to navigate our characters' thoughts and feelings,
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Jan
10
The Self-Determined Actor (Part 1)
Confession: we've had this article in draft mode for 18 months 🤦 You know those important but overwhelming tasks
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Dec
20
Fave Reads of 2024
"If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you are determined to learn, no
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Dec
07
What Acting Stands to Gain From Science
"Be regular and orderly in your life so that you may be violent and original in your work."
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Nov
08
Presence: The Modern Actor's Edge
You know what's striking? Very few empirical studies have examined what constitutes "good" acting performance.[1]
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Oct
25
Practice, Train, Perform
Here's an embarrassing but true fact: circa 2014, I had a pre-audition / rehearsal / performance routine that included blaring
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Oct
11
Addressing the Effort-Reward Imbalance
Ah... Feeling seen by science... There ain't anything quite like it...
As humans, our work lives matter. As
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Sep
27
Over-Programming Your Training Menu
We get monumental joy from Dojo actors sharing how they're slaying the game with their Training Menu. Your
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Sep
13
Dancing the Agent Dance
We've intentionally shied away from writing a "How to Get an Acting Agent" post until now
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