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...
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Being an Actor in 2024
Buckle up, friends: this one’s a biggie. In this article, we’re talking about the year that lies ahead, and everything you can put towards being an actor in 2024. With most people winding down...
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Side Hustles For Actors
So you have started acting. This is it! You’re gonna be a damn millionaire: starring in feature films, touring the world for press—hell yeah, you’re living the dream! Literally, the dream. Waking up from...
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What is Subtext in Acting?
Words unspoken. Meaningful silences. Talking around the subject. In all of human interaction, subtext can be found wherever we need to convey our thoughts and feelings but don’t want to come right out and...
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Best Romantic Comedies for Actors
Romantic Comedies. Some people absolutely love them and herald performances by some of the greatest actors of all time as the focal point of their value. Other people completely despise them as vacuous, lowest...
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How to Work Internationally as an Actor
So you wanna follow those thousands of actors before you, pack your life into a suitcase, jump on a bus/boat/plane and go international to really take your acting career to the next level? Love...
Acting Information and Resources
How Long Does it Take to Become a Successful Actor?
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...
Setting Goals as an Actor in 2025
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...
Working with a Musical Director
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...
How to Break Down a Screenplay
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 to Take Constructive Criticism
“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...
How to Recharge as an Actor
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...
What I Learned Watching 900+ Self Tapes
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...
StageMilk Original Scripts Database
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...
Seeing Theatre as an Actor
“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...