PinnedLeaders have failed: Apprenticeship is a must and it is our responsibility (our dear youth) to do right by you.It is time for Leaders in every corner of the economy to UP THEIR GAME. Photo by fauxels from Pexels I have already written an article about mentors and what mentorship means to a young person. I don’t think enough is discussed how difficult and intimidating the transition is from…Life Lessons4 min readLife Lessons4 min read
Published in Life and the Performing Arts·Aug 5, 2022Acting with Emphasis and PauseActing technique with words. In acting, words are everything. As one of my mentors once said, “The actor can only ever navigate the text.” This is something many young directors ignore or forget about when leading a group of actors through a dramatic text. Most actors dedicate their lives to…Acting4 min readActing4 min read
Published in Life and the Performing Arts·Aug 3, 2022Acting and Sir Tyrone GuthrieAn actors director. Tony Guthrie. This was how I was introduced to the man. Having worked at the Stratford Festival in Canada, many of the actors in the company had vivid memories of the man. He was Tony to them. To others…Acting5 min readActing5 min read
Published in Life and the Performing Arts·Aug 1, 2022The Actors SuperpowerIt is not just Doing and taking Action. How does an actor make a performance believable? This is a question that is asked by thousands of actors every day. It is a question many professional actors get at the stage door by curious audience members after the dreaded, “How do…Acting3 min readActing3 min read
Published in Life and the Performing Arts·Jul 28, 2022I am not hearing actors on TV.Who is to blame? My rant about audibility in 2022. We have the greatest technology we have ever had. We literally have microphones that can pick up a pin drop in another room upstairs. Yet, I have just watched my fifth TV series where I had to rewind the episode…Acting3 min readActing3 min read
Published in Life and the Performing Arts·Jul 28, 2022My eBook on Acting & Directing is HERE!Notes & Tips from the rehearsal hall For twenty-three years, I have worked in the professional theatre. I have been lucky enough to work with some of the greatest actors and directors in the Western theatre. My frame of reference is Canada and Ireland since these are the two places…Acting3 min readActing3 min read
Published in Life and the Performing Arts·Jul 19, 2022Actors and PhrasingPhrasing is one of the most important elements of character. Phrasing is a term that may be foreign to you as an actor. It was for me when I first heard it from the great Canadian actor, William Hutt. I was working at the Stratford Festival in Stratford, Ontario, assistant…5 min read5 min read
Published in Life and the Performing Arts·Jul 5, 2022Actors: Get into a Rehearsal HallWhere the true Lessons begin! As a professor of acting and directing, I get asked a great deal about the best environment to learn the craft. I will always be an advocate for training, and I think it is imperative that when one decides to be in the performing arts…Acting5 min readActing5 min read
Jun 24, 2022I just wrote an eBook on Acting and Directing. It is filled with quotes from some of the best in the world.Notes from the rehearsal Hall Yes, shameless promotion. I have just completed an eBook with “golden nuggets” about acting and directing. Acting and directing are two careers that demand constantly doing. It is often hard for new and established actors and directors to get those “golden nuggets” about the craft…Acting1 min readActing1 min read
Published in Life and the Performing Arts·Jun 16, 2022Actors: a simple way to breakdown a text.Acting is like driving a standard car. Whether learning a monologue, a scene, or a whole play, the process is always exactly the same for breaking down a script. Ultimately, you are looking to approach a script like you would a map. You are looking for all the clues the…Acting2 min readActing2 min read
