Is your Thespiological Clock ticking?
Many actors all alike in ethnic ambiguity, in fair audition waiting room, where we lay our scene… It was a typically overcast London evening, my fourth year of living abroad in the pursuit of my...
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Sleep: The Actor’s Secret Weapon
Warning: this post is likely to amuse many of us who feel hitting the recommended sleep targets are but a wishful utopian ideal. I hear you, I do, but I’m going to stick by...
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Maintaining an Acting Career Post-Pandemic
Yeah, everything kinda sucks right now – I feel ya. But hopefully this little think piece might help you to see the bright side of all the suffering and stress in the world right...
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$250 Self-Tape Set Up for Actors
So you’re on a budget, and you’re putting down, say 1 or 2 self-tapes every couple months. It might not be the right time for you to invest thousands of dollars in a professional...
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Anxious Times Call for Actionable Measures
Well, here we are. In the midst of the most uncertain times we have ever seen in our life. Life is changing on the daily and our new ‘normal’ is anything but. Our generation...
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Acting in Isolation: A Survival Guide
On a scale from one through to terrifying, the world is pretty terrifying right now. I am writing this in early March of 2020 and the COVID-19 virus has been wreaking havoc across the...
Acting Information and Resources
Henry V Monologues
Henry V is one of Shakespeare’s most celebrated history plays. We ranked this play in the top 15 Shakespeare’s plays. This play is a gift for actors and there are plenty of awesome speeches to...
Julius Caesar Monologues
Julius Caesar is one of my favourite Shakespeare plays. It is so good in fact that we ranked it No. 8 on our list of Best Shakespeare Plays. It’s a classic tale, full to the...
Professional Self Tape Set Up for Actors
Self-tapes are fast becoming the film and television industry’s main audition currency. A lot of actors are putting down anywhere between 2 and 15 self-tapes every week. So it makes sense that you should invest...
Can you have a full-time job and still pursue acting?
This is a question we get a lot here at StageMilk and I get a lot as a scene coach – do I have to quit my job to fully focus on being an actor,...
$250 Self-Tape Set Up for Actors
So you’re on a budget, and you’re putting down, say 1 or 2 self-tapes every couple months. It might not be the right time for you to invest thousands of dollars in a professional self-tape...
How to be More Believable
This is a question I get asked a lot ‘how can I be more believable, more truthful in my acting?’ The answer is simple and none said it better than that great sage of 90’s...
What you can learn from Iain Sinclair
I was first introduced to director Iain Sinclair’s work in a Griffin production in 2005, my first year of drama school. It was one of those last-minute ticket deals you get at the reception of...
What is a sizzle reel?
Last night I sat down digitally with a bunch of actors from all over the world as part of my work for the StageMilk Scene Club, offering advice, running lines and talking about the state...
Do keep a sense of humour about things…
It should be said straight off the bat, before I lean into what is hopefully some sort of constructive rant: I really do love this thing that we do. I’ve been adrift of drama school...