Serenity Now
As a recovering alcoholic — though one who is decidedly agnostic about 12-step programs — I am very familiar with the Serenity Prayer. And though I am equally skeptical about religion, even some...
View ArticleBlurred Lines
If you are a professional actor, do you allow yourself to do community theater or other unpaid theater if it’s a show you really want to be a part of? I’ve been asking myself that, now that I’ve been...
View ArticleAuditions with Significant Others
Despite being in theatre and a director specifically for years, and despite dating the same actor for close to two years now, I recently came across an interesting experience that’s not only never...
View ArticleFeeling Frazzled as a Freelancer
I set out on the day with a reasonable to-do list. Part of the way through my morning, an email pops up. In an effort to respond quickly to correspondence, I stop what I’m doing to reply. While in my...
View ArticleBig C, Little C
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about where I want to go as an actor. I am not doing this for money, nor for fame (though I would welcome both), and I want to balance performing with the other...
View ArticleLate = Fired
I had the two most unfortunate, almost back-to-back experiences of my entire theatre existence and both occurred for the same reason. Early = on-time. On-time = late. Late = fired. I’d like to believe...
View ArticleMoney Matters
I am lucky that it is not my goal to make a living at theater, because I do not know how anyone does it. I have joked about earning “high triple digits” as an actor, but it’s true — in the part-time...
View ArticleDIY Website Design
I was big into HTML and website design when I was a kid – I might have gotten to be really good if my mom wasn’t always complaining that I spent too much time on the computer. So when my project for...
View ArticleThank You, Tom Hiddleston
If I have a dream soul-mate, Tom Hiddleston may just be it: Shakespearan-trained, worked with Joss Whedon, studied sword-play – and respects House Managers. Please be patient, kind & respectful...
View ArticleGUEST POST BY AVI ASULEEN: Raising Your Standards
Please welcome today’s guest poster to the blog — Avi Asuleen! Avi is a choreographer, director, and performer in New York, who’s graciously shared some of her insight with us today. Check out her own...
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