How to Learn Lines FAST
27 minutes and 31 seconds. That’s how long it took me to learn a 14 line Shakespeare sonnet. I don’t go in for memory tricks, and I actually think using them can be a real...
How-To Guides for Actors
These are all our ‘How To’ guides. Simple and instructive guides on all areas of acting.
We love the simplicity of these kinds of guides and we think you’re going to get a lot out of these articles. Enjoy!
How to Stay Audition Fit
Auditions. They’re like the mythical creatures that Eddie Redmayne keeps in his suitcase, the minute one leaps out you’ve got to be ready to drop everything, take it down and make it your own. Unlike...
How to be a Good Scene Partner
As anyone who has seen a show which is just monologues can attest, while they are amazing in their own right, it’s scene work and the interaction of characters where the real magic of stage...
How to stay acting fit over the holidays
Just like Eddard Stark always said, “Christmas is coming.” And he was not wrong, along with the end of year holidays being a time for family get-togethers, epic dinners, gift-giving and significant merriment it’s also...
How to survive tech week
Tech week comes for us all and let’s be honest, it is not a great time. It’s hot, you’re in full costume, sweating bullets repeating the same patch of script over and over or sitting...
How to approach a one-day role on set
If you’re auditioning for film and TV, it’s more than likely that your first job or two will likely be a one-dayer, a day-player or also known as a 50-worder. This is a part that...
How to stop feeling like you’re ‘Acting’
It’s a horrible feeling, being on a job or in an audition and thinking to yourself, ‘Holy moly there’s a lot of acting going on here’ or ‘I’m not doing enough’ or ‘Reign it in!...
How to Contact a Casting Director
The other day I saw an acting website advertising a package where you pay a certain amount of money to get 37 Twitter handles of top casting directors. I can promise you one thing –...
How to Get More Auditions
All actors want more auditions. Ok, some of us probably would prefer to never audition again and just get offered the damn role, but generally speaking more auditions lead to more roles. So here are...
How to have an acting career without going to drama school
It’s the terminal question – do I have to go to drama school to have a career as an actor? The short answer? No. But it sure does help. The reverse is true, just because...