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Whether it’s Shakespeare, your stand-up routine, or The Great Gatsby, your monologue makes you the focus point for your audience. That can be intimidating, but it’s also your time to shine. You, and nobody else but you, are in the limelight and it’s time to demonstrate the depth and range of your acting abilities. Feeling… …
Ready to get creative? Improv acting will stretch your ingenuity to the full. In its purest form, improv acting means that you embark on a performance in which the plot, the characters, and the dialogue are created on the spur of the moment. You and your fellow actors become your own script writers and directors,… …
As every artist knows, switching mediums means implementing a new set of techniques. Acting is no different. What works in stage acting doesn’t necessarily work in screen acting. In this article, we’ll look at the important differences between stage acting and screen acting you should keep in mind, and we’ll present our top tips for… …
Whether it was your favourite actor, a childhood visit to the theatre, or your participation in a school play that led to it, you fell in love with the art of acting. The bug has well-and-truly bitten you, and you’re eager to develop your talent and become a professional actor – maybe even a famous… …
Stage actors face a few interesting challenges that screen actors don’t. The most obvious of these is the fact that acting on stage occurs live – there will be no second or third take. Everything must be perfectly rehearsed and delivered in the moment. Another rather obvious difference between stage acting and screen acting is… …
Physical theatre tells stories through movement and the human body instead of relying solely on dialogue and naturalistic performance. There may be a script or narration, but the primary focus is on movement rather than words. It seems fair to say that physical theatre is the place where movement art, dance and drama meet. There… …
Your big moment has come! But instead of feeling excited and confident, you’re scared out of your wits. You have stage fright: performance anxiety when you have a live audition, appear on stage, or face the camera. However, it’s arguably worse when you appear live because you’re worried about failing in front of an audience… …
You may be pursuing a career in the arts, but you’ll still need a resume! Together with your headshot and your reel, your resume helps casting directors decide whether to give you a chance of landing a role. So, even if you have a great headshot and a stunning reel, you’ll need a good resume… …
If there’s one tip we can offer to aspiring actors hoping to get their careers off the ground, it’s “audition, audition, audition.” Our next tip might be “Don’t get despondent if you’ve auditioned a lot and still didn’t land a role.” After all, casting directors are looking for candidates that match a very specific set… …
Still getting settled into the business of becoming an actor and landing your first roles? Where do casting directors fit into the picture? Here’s how it usually works. You make sure that you have an impactful headshot. You make a reel that showcases your acting abilities. You work to get an agent interested enough in… …