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…

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. …

If you just do this, you will be ahead of the game. Picture by Francesco Ungaro Pexels I’m frequently asked what the best way to break into the acting business is. If you have read any of my other articles, you will know that my philosophy about acting is that…

Do you like Beckett, Chekhov, Ibsen, Pinter, and Williams? A note on Restoration Comedy and Farce as well. Things to consider… Some of my thoughts on how to approach some of our great playwrights as an actor and director are: Do you like Beckett, Chekhov, Ibsen, Pinter, and Williams? A note on Restoration comedy and farce as well. Things to consider. Henrik IBSEN: Ibsen’s silences are like none other…

Picnic by William Inge designed by David Court. There are many tips and suggestions to help you in your acting career. Some of these tips will help you with your craft, and others will help you with the business side of the profession. Today I am going to name three…

A few helpful hints to standing out from the crowd. The audition. If you want to be an actor, you must get used to it. The audition is the job interview. It is the only barrier between you and that often coveted role and paying the bills. I have been…

He was, and still is, the pinnacle of great classical acting in Canada. “Acting is about impersonation, not representation.” This was one of the first things I heard Chris say about acting in my time with him. By the time I worked with Chris, he was, of course, an acting…

Let’s talk about a very important instrument in your arsenal. Laurence Olivier once said he would rather lose his voice than his eyes as an actor. Many of our eyebrows were raised when reading this, yet it is a brilliant, and not obvious, clinical assessment of how important the eyes…

Pillars for the actor to remember I have already discussed some of the lessons passed down to me about Sir (Lord) Laurence Olivier. If you have read any of my other articles, you will know that I have been lucky enough to have been mentored by many giants of the…