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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
1 min read
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."
4 min read
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]
3 min read
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
3 min read
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
2 min read
Sep
13
Dancing the Agent Dance
We've intentionally shied away from writing a "How to Get an Acting Agent" post until now
3 min read
Aug
30
PSA: Your Training is Yours
Once upon a time, my masochistic streak meant I was here 👏🏼 for 👏🏼 teachers and training that conflated "breaking actors
3 min read
Aug
16
Database: UK Casting Directors (2024)
You 😏 know 😏 it 😏
We're so pleased that our Black Belt friends have enjoyed their access to these databases
1 min read
Aug
02
Playing Pirates and Ninjas
In 2019, one of our favourite thinkers, Derek Sivers, was asked the question of all questions – "Pirates or ninjas?
2 min read