In this section of the site we explore articles around what it is to be an actor. These are not so much acting tips, but articles that help to support you and empower you on your acting journey. Enjoy!
It’s an exciting time of year for actors. To those just starting out, it’s drama school audition season for prestigious institutions all around the world. For established players, it’s tune-up time for headshots, showreels and...
It’s always nice to have someone in your corner, isn’t it? It’s particularly nice in these here creative industries—where so much of our business and lives are driven by rugged individualism. You’d think we were...
The author Truman Capote once wrote: “The problem with living outside the law is that you no longer have its protection.” If you transplant this idea to the context of a career in the arts, there...
Actors, be they emerging, established or even aspiring, tend to carry anxiety around money and finance. It’s not hard to see why, given the job’s famous lack of any security. And it’s particularly true for...
It’s a good question to ask. It’s an interesting question, for that matter. The funny thing about a question like “What age do people go to drama school?” is that everybody has an immediate answer...
Wake up. Pray for work. Pray to Shakespeare. Sit in local pub in long coat. Receive call from agent and get part in latest Marvel film. Learn lines for five hours. Shoot self-tape hours before...
We place a lot of importance on fostering and nurturing community, here at StageMilk. A lot of that is to do with the fact that we are, ourselves, a community—populated by an incredible global network...
There is no such thing as an actor who doesn’t deserve to have a little break. And we don’t mean that in the context of “Go on, slack off, you deserve it this once…” We’re...
I’ll come clean straight away: I’m a nerd. A big one. So much so that I often introduce myself to people as a nerd first, actor second. By now, you’ve probably heard about this niche...
Welcome! I see you’ve chosen the most self-worth-challenging-inevitably-comparative-I-am-my-work profession on the planet. And what’s that? Sometimes you get jealous??? How DARE you! You’ll never make it! That was my impression of your inner monologue. How...
