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Diamonds Are an Actor’s Best Friend Part 3: Voice
Your voice is the final facet of the actor’s diamond. It carries your thoughts, your character’s emotions, and the playwright’s words out to your...
Diamonds Are an Actor’s Best Friend Part 2: Body
As an actor, your body is the instrument through which all of your actions, emotions and intentions are channeled. Long before stepping into a...
Diamonds Are an Actor’s Best Friend part 1: Mind
We’ve all seen this picture of an iceberg with approximately 10% above the water and 90% underneath. It often refers to the amount of rehearsal and...
The Surprising Reason I Do What I Do
Well, this has certainly been interesting. I sat down to figure out how I could talk about who I was and why I do what I do. And over the past...
Dealing with Theatre Reviews
Few things make theatre artists more nervous than knowing a review is coming out. While they can be a source of validation or a sting to the ego,...
Creating Chemistry
We’ve all talked about it, often complained about it: that mysterious, indescribable quality of chemistry on stage. Audience members will say,...