These ads for mobile games (that appear while I play other mobile games) continue to march across my screen. Most of them are lame or unwatchable, a few are utterly fascinating and confounding (how do I get an AI GF to be an effective dominatrix? I’m not making an in-app purchase to find out!), andContinue reading “I Like Your Ensemble!”
Tag Archives: acting
Hold the Last Note
Or maybe the next to last notes, while I’m still working on this list: I can not remember what I had in mind with “scared straight school of acting.” “Scared Straight” was the program where they’d bring at-risk youth face-to-face with convicts who would attempt to frighten them into a life outside of crime. WouldContinue reading “Hold the Last Note”
Post Mortem
One of the strict rules of StoryZ is that we constantly examine and discuss what we do. As in cop dramas, this process is called the post mortem. After our recent premiere production of Gentle Larceny, we invited the audience to stick around after the Friday night performance for a talkback, as research for theContinue reading “Post Mortem”
Line!
When directing actors who are working on getting off book (having learned their lines), I always tell them the only four-letter word they are allowed to use to call for a line is: “Line!” And speaking of actors and lines, have you ever worked with an actor who memorized their lines so well they can’tContinue reading “Line!”
Line!
When directing actors who are working on getting off book (having learned their lines), I always tell them the only four-letter word they are allowed to use to call for a line is: “Line!” And speaking of actors and lines, have you ever worked with an actor who memorized their lines so well they can’tContinue reading “Line!”
Come Play With Us!
What is the biggest challenge you will face in the next six months? In an interview for a newspaper article on my new theatre organizations, StoryZ, I suggested that one of the main challenges going forward was getting actors to join in the cause. My interactions with people at Chamber of Commerce events have nettedContinue reading “Come Play With Us!”
Speaking of Motivation
What motivates you? There’s the old joke about the actor who constantly asks, “What’s my motivation?” It’s part of the actor’s job to figure that out, not to be spoon-fed the answers by the director. In one instance, when an actor was told to cross from one side of the stage to the other, heContinue reading “Speaking of Motivation”
Negative Emotions
In yesterday’s blog post, I responded to the prompt about positive emotions. I googled it, and discovered the Internet thinks there are twelve of them. Of courses, that got me wondering what the negative emotions are. And so my google search said: In acting, we talk about playing emotions and not conditions, so I’m notContinue reading “Negative Emotions”
Acting Choices
Are you seeking security or adventure? When acting a role on stage, we constantly make choices. Why does my character say that then? What happened to the character in the past that led to this moment? What in my life is similar that I can use to relate to this event in the play? LifeContinue reading “Acting Choices”
Theatre. VR. Virtual Theatre.
On what subject(s) are you an authority? Since I have spent the last 46 years participating in every aspect of theatre, from acting to design to directing, I would have to say that I am an authority on Theatre. I’ve always concentrated in directing, whether as a student or as faculty, and that would beContinue reading “Theatre. VR. Virtual Theatre.”
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