It might sound funny, but some actors avoid screen work. Some do so out of choice—preferring perhaps the intimacy and process of stage acting—while others feel intimidated by the scale of the industry, paired with...
It’s a fairly common piece of advice given to early-career and emerging actors: they should pick between stage or screen acting. For career-hungry up-and-comers, it’s not terrible advice, especially when they’re looking for the right...
You’ve probably heard a riff on the above title once or twice before in your life. It might’ve been from a teacher at drama school, or perhaps a veteran actor who sounds like they go...
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… Acting in science fiction is a dream for a lot of performers—perhaps something you, yourself harbour as a lofty career goal. And why shouldn’t you?...
AI, or artificial intelligence, is heralding major shifts across industry and culture. For a long time, people in creative industries thought they might be safe: it’s wasn’t like a computer could generate a screenplay, or...
This article is going to kick things off with a few assumptions about you, dear reader. It’s going to assume that you’ve got a killer idea for a play in your head. Fantastic! It’s also...
As a person who spends a lot of their time teaching and training artists, I really hate the word “talent.” I believe that it does describe something, well, indescribable at times. And there are people...
There are few things as frustrating as watching an actor enter a scene with no motivation. It’s like a clip from The Walking Dead: they shuffle into view, aimless, expressionless, devoid of energy or light...
Death of a Salesman (1949) by Arthur Miller is one of the greatest plays of all time. Despite being close to a century old, it tackles the American Dream peerlessly—warning against belief and trust in...
You can tell a lot about a character from the clothes they wear. A crown on a head can signify royalty, just as a patch on the knee of a pair of jeans might allude...
