Best Drama Schools in Canada
If you’re wanting to pursue a career as an actor and you’re just starting out, deciding whether or not to get formal training is one of the biggest early decisions you will make. And then...
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Sleep: The Actor’s Secret Weapon
Warning: this post is likely to amuse many of us who feel hitting the recommended sleep targets are but a wishful utopian ideal. I hear you, I do, but I’m going to stick by...
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Maintaining an Acting Career Post-Pandemic
Yeah, everything kinda sucks right now – I feel ya. But hopefully this little think piece might help you to see the bright side of all the suffering and stress in the world right...
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$250 Self-Tape Set Up for Actors
So you’re on a budget, and you’re putting down, say 1 or 2 self-tapes every couple months. It might not be the right time for you to invest thousands of dollars in a professional...
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Anxious Times Call for Actionable Measures
Well, here we are. In the midst of the most uncertain times we have ever seen in our life. Life is changing on the daily and our new ‘normal’ is anything but. Our generation...
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Acting in Isolation: A Survival Guide
On a scale from one through to terrifying, the world is pretty terrifying right now. I am writing this in early March of 2020 and the COVID-19 virus has been wreaking havoc across the...
Acting Information and Resources
Sonnet 116
Sonnet 116 is one of Shakespeare’s most well-loved sonnets. This iconic Shakespeare sonnet sits alongside other classics such as Sonnet 18 (Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?) and 130 (My mistress’ eyes are...
Top Drama Schools New Zealand
Whether you’re considering crossing the ditch, or you call New Zealand home, we hope you’ll find this list useful as you research exactly where you’d like to begin, or take the next step in your...
How to Make Connections as an Actor
It seems like all sorts of successful actors have an impressive network of connections of other actors and creative individuals that helped them rise to the level they’re at today. But how do you create...
The $300 Billion Giant in Hollywood’s Backyard
It sounds like the beginning of a Hollywood script — the giant that has been growing in the background and may soon burst out of its den taking over the town. But that’s not too...
Do I Have to be Word-Perfect with my Lines?
One question I get all the time is “how precise do I have to be with the text I am working on?” “Does it really matter if I change a few words?” “Do I have...
The Green Card Lottery for Actors
The green card lottery can be considered the holy grail for actors wanting to be able to get over to the US to launch a career in La La Land. But what is it exactly?...
How to Act on Zoom
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it many things, most of them unimaginable terrors, but a few of them have in a weird way – been kind of better than the way we used to...
Monologues for Women Over 40
Gather round, ladies! Here are some powerful and passionate monologues for women in the latter half of their lives (arguably, the best half!) These monologues are all from theatre, if you’re after a film monologue,...
What do you need to become an actor?
Becoming an actor is just like becoming a plumber, or any other trade for that matter. It consists of a desire to do it, training to do it, experience doing it and finally contacts and...