Actor Well-being in Life and Work
            Hooo boy... Do we have a top-tier mashup for you here 🔥
Head Coach T was recently invited by the Equity
        
     
    
            
    
    
        Database: AUS Casting Directors (2025)
            That's right. Y'all get a spreadsheet 😎
For those who've been following along, welcome to
        
     
    
            
    
    
        Label It to Lessen It
            Western actor training holds a funny paradox: we're expertly trained to navigate our characters' thoughts and feelings,
        
     
    
            
    
    
        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
        
     
    
            
    
    
        Fave Reads of 2024
            "If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you are determined to learn, no
        
     
    
            
    
    
        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."
        
     
    
            
    
    
        Presence: The Modern Actor's Edge
            You know what's striking? Very few empirical studies have examined what constitutes "good" acting performance.[1]
        
     
    
            
    
    
        Practice, Train, Perform
            Here's an embarrassing but true fact: circa 2014, I had a preparatory routine that included blaring (and sometimes
        
     
    
            
    
    
        Addressing the Effort-Reward Imbalance
            Ah... Feeling seen by science... There ain't anything quite like it...
As humans, our work lives matter. As
        
     
    
            
    
    
        Over-Programming Your Training Menu
            We get monumental joy from Dojo actors sharing how they're slaying the game with their Training Menu. Your