Come Back to Rehearsal Improved
Every time you work on a scene you need to come back improved. Directors love actors that move the rehearsal forward, not back....
Acting Tips
Welcome to the Acting Tips section of the site. Listed here are all our latest Acting Tips. These tips are written by our core writers Andrew Hearle, Luke McMahon, Jim Harwood and James Waters as well as many others. All our writers are trained, professional actors. These guilt free acting snacks aim at helping actors develop their craft, rethink there personal methodology and inspire confidence.
If something works for you use it, if not don't try to force one of our acting tips to work; every actor is different. Please let us know your thoughts on any of the Acting Tips listed here. If you have a question about any element of your acting, let us know and we will endeavour to help you out in any way we can.
What to Expect at a Film or TV Audition
Film and TV auditions are a big deal. When it comes to career progression as an actor, landing a major role in either film or TV can be completely game-changing. More than anything else, success...
Essential Netflix Viewing for Aspiring Actors
As if you needed another excuse to watch more Netflix. But here are 12 essential films & TV series that aspiring screen actors have to check out! In this article, we take a look at...
What Is Good Acting?
We’re all across what acting is, right? The Oxford dictionary tell us it’s, “the art or occupation of performing fictional roles in plays, films, or television.” Great; that sounds pretty straight forward. However, between the clarity...
How NOT to Have an Acting Career
Here at StageMilk, we’ve got stacks of information for you about how to build your career as an actor. But we thought, “Why don’t we go the other way? Why don’t we cater to those...
How to Participate in a Show Development
Developing new work is exciting; it’s probably one of the most fun, rewarding things you can do as an actor ‘between jobs’ to keep your skills honed and sharp. Not only do you get the...
How to Audition for Amazon Prime
This article is going to be exploring how you as an actor can land an audition, and, ultimately, a role on an Amazon Prime project. We’re going to take a deep dive into three actors...
Paid in Exposure: When Should You Work for Free?
There is no easy answer to this question—not at the start of your career, not in the midst of it. Unpaid work will be around as long as it remains a foundational part of the...
How to Act Chekhov
There are not many playwrights in this world that warrant having their own ‘style’ but Chekhov is one of them. Now I’m not a hard and fast advocate for playing ‘style’ but I am a...
How to Do a Self-Tape for Commercial Castings
Once upon a time, unheard of was the notion of doing a self-tape for a commercial casting. Remember the era of: “Oh you can’t make it to this last-minute allotted time slot in the middle...