SCENE STUDY STEPS
A PRIMER FOR THE AMATEUR AND THE PRO. Part 1: Before The First Rehearsal You are taking a scene study class. It might be your first ever, or it may be that you are returning to acting class for the...
Matthew Arkin
BRUCE GLASSMAN: BREWING UP SOME BOOKS
My friend Bruce Glassman has a message for aspiring artists, actors, and writers: “Life is not linear. You never know when the different things that you learn and study are going to intersect with each...
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A CHAT WITH DR. BOB PHILLIPS
Transcript of Matthew Arkin’s Interview on Dr. Bob Phillips’ Coping Conversations, on June 18, 2012. You can listen to the original audio here. Announcer: You’re listening to Coping Conversations on...
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DON'T KNOW AUSTIN PENDLETON? YOU SHOULD.
If you're serious about acting and about theater, do yourself a favor: Look him up. "80% of directing is casting, and another 18% is the ground plan." Elia Kazan, as reported by Austin Pendleton...
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KOLVENBACH RULES!
Playwright John Kolvenbach, a friend, has developed what he calls “A Practical Guide to Producing a Kolvenbach Play.” In reading it over as I guide students through his work, I have come to believe that...
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LINKS IN A CHAIN
I believe that the work that we do as actors and writers sends energy out into the universe, and we can never know where that energy is going to go, or what it is going to do when it gets there. Meditating...
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