How to Talk about your Acting Career
How do you talk about your acting career? How is it you describe yourself? Do you call yourself an actor, or perhaps an aspiring one? Are you early-career, emerging or established? These kinds of questions...
How do you talk about your acting career? How is it you describe yourself? Do you call yourself an actor, or perhaps an aspiring one? Are you early-career, emerging or established? These kinds of questions...
I was introduced to a rather well-established Australian director a few years ago. When I told him I was an actor, he said: “Awesome. It takes a while, you know.” It was a refreshing break...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! That is, of course, unless you’re an actor staring down 2025 with little thought to what you’re going to do… December and January can be tough for...
Has this ever happened to you? You’re flicking through the script for that new show you’re in. It’s something classical, say, Shakespeare, so you’re familiar with the text and what’s going on. But then, you...
Writer confession: I really hate reading screenplays. I find them clunky, counter-intuitive to narrative flow, either too descriptive or not descriptive enough. As technical documents—blueprints for the films—they must adhere to strict industry standards. But...
“How do I become a better actor?” is one of the all-time classic questions we field here at StageMilk. Every one of our team members has a slightly different answer—and if I had a nickel...
Actors are incredibly hard workers. They develop their craft for years, they pour time and effort into maintaining skills. The nature of the industry means that over 90% of actors in any given market are...
Each month, right here at StageMilk, I watch and give notes to members of our Scene Club on monologues and duologues they submit for feedback. It’s an extremely rewarding task, as I get to see...
Since 2021, StageMilk has been developing original scripts for actors to use—totally free of charge. We understand how difficult it can be to find scripts on the internet that aren’t locked behind a paywall, or...
“So what else can I be doing?” It’s a simple question, and one that you might well have asked a teacher, mentor or colleague in the acting industry. It’s a question I hear a lot...