'The Voice is the Muscle to the Soul' – Roy Hart
What makes a good CV/Resume? I have been very lucky to do Chrys Salt’s class at the Actors Centre in London, which I can highly recommend, if she is still running them, which handles this problem and many others. I’ve, also, purchased her book, ‘Make Acting Work: the Practical Path to a Successful Career.’ It’s […]
Over the years, I’ve taught a lot about how to breathe, which always seems odd to me, as it’s something we do all the time?! Yet something happens when we start to think about how we do it? Why is it some people find it easier than others? Why does it change when I get […]
There was a time when you didn’t need one, but in today’s work of multimedia, well, you got to have one. We have camera’s on our phones, so at least it doesn’t have to be impossible, but it may not be high quality. These are vital, not just for actors, but for singers as well. […]
Not sure if Clint Eastwood is the man who came up with the phrase ‘Analysis Paralysis’, but it’s worth a read of this article to understand why I say, to over analyze a script may not help you much in the end, other than look very clever, but still not get into the role. My […]
What better theme for October than the Headless Horseman! So what does this have to do with performing, you may say, ah, well, that’s exactly what I want to address today! So often I’ve heard from students, ‘I feel like I act or sing from my neck up’ and their body/voice feels like it’s not […]
You know the image of a patient as he lies down on the therapists couch and the doctor asks, ‘Comfortable?’ as if it’s a signal to begin. I can’t say I’ve actually laid on too many doctors couches, but I do know that moment of discomfort in a place where I’ve been asked if I […]
I had a student the other day, ask me, ‘Do I need to go get some acting training and where?’ Or from my own point of view when is a good time to go back to your training? The longer I’ve been in the entertainment industry, the more I’ve learned that keeping my skill set […]
I’m lucky. I grew up in the wilds of Canada. Literally, as a kid I had a huge forest out in my back yard where I played all sorts of imaginary games for hours, days on end with my friends. “So what?” You may say, well, its that imaginative world that has helped me to […]
At the moment, I’m lucky enough to be doing a Meisner acting course with the Impulse Theatre Company. Yes, I know…an opera singer doing acting lessons?! Can this really be? Well, all I can say, is this is a new age of singing. Anyway, we had a talk, recently, about the difference between an impulsive […]
