Rehearsal Exercises for Actors: Actions
For actors, the hardest part of preparing a scene can be figuring out exactly how to rehearse. Getting the words off the page and into your body can feel surprisingly difficult. For many actors, once...
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The First Thing To Do With Your Script
Where on earth does time go? I’m typing this in 2025, and yet it feels like mere moments ago I was spiralling into existential dread during a script analysis class in 2020. How times...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
Acting Information and Resources
Audition Prep: Actor’s Checklist (Part 2)
In Part 1, we covered the steps every serious actor should do before touching the script. Now for the fun part: actually working on the text! These 7 steps below guide you through making those...
Audition Prep: Actor’s Checklist (Part 1)
Note: this is part 1 of our Audition Prep series, read part 2 here! If you’re reading this, I’m guessing that huge congratulations are in order. Why? Because you’ve got an audition! And every audition...
How to Nail the Procedural TV Drama Audition
The opportunity to audition for a procedural TV drama is exciting. Plenty of famous actors have launched their careers in the hallowed halls of procedurals like CSI and Law & Order. We’re talking big names,...
What Actors Need to Know About Procedural TV Dramas
What do CSI, Law & Order, The Pitt and Brooklyn 99 all have in common? Is it their bingeable nature or their commercial success? Certainly they have both! But these shows are also all great...
How to Frame a Self Tape When Filming on a Smartphone
If you’re an actor, it’s likely you’re recording your self tapes with a smartphone camera. While using your phone to film is convenient, getting the right self tape framing can be challenging. This can be...
What’s the difference between being ‘Pinned’, ‘Avail Check’, ‘On Hold’ and a Callback?
The terminology around auditioning can be confusing for new actors. Heck, sometimes even more established actors scratch their heads over the exact meanings! There’s a whole raft of terms that get thrown about between casting...
Should Actors Use Props in a Self Tape Audition?
Since the dawning of the new auditioning era (thanks Covid-19!), actors have been left more to their own devices than ever. Many actors are left wondering, “What exactly are the rules of a self tape...
How to Find Acting Agents for Film and TV
The right agent is arguably the number one most important deciding factor in an actor’s growth and career trajectory. They will open the door to the opportunities, auditions, and roles that really get your career...
Practical Ways to Network as an Actor (with examples)
Ah, networking. A word and concept designed to strike discomfort into the heart of literally every normal person on earth. Let’s be real: no one wants to be that guy in the foyer. You know...