Atlanta Area Actors, Agents and Alliteration!
I’ve been holding off for a while from talking about talent agents, but Thomas sent in a question to the comments and it seemed like a good time to at least begin touching on the subject. The reason I’ve held off for so long is because it can be quite complicated. Every actor seems to […]
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The 10 Commandments and Some Theatre Jokes
Going for a nice, short update today, I thought you guys might enjoy this as much as I did. Theatre Humor. That’s right. You’re reading it correctly; Theatre Humor. I stumbled on this a while back and bookmarked it for later use. The page of acting jokes, hosted on briarose.org is surprisingly long, but well […]
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How to Interview and Audition Like a Magician
(you know you like the rhyme . . .)
”The real secret of magic lies in the performance.”
–David Copperfield
Magicians have a lot to teach this world. They do amazing things right in front of our eyes and they do it with a flair that cannot be beaten. Their style and performance are flawless and […]
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When Letting Go Is the Only Way to Live
”We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the life that is waiting for us.”
– Joseph Campbell
In any project, performance or journey there is a point at which we must let go. This point isn’t the end of anything, it isn’t the culmination of […]
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Acting is a Service Profession
“If I have been of service, if I have glimpsed more of the nature and essence of ultimate good, if I am inspired to reach wider horizons of thought and action, if I am at peace with myself, it has been a successful day.”
–Alex Noble
I’ve written a lot in the last week or so […]
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You Want to Get Paid For Doing What?
“Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.”
–Franklin D. Roosevelt
The biggest distinction in the acting world made between one artist and another is that of the paid actor and the non-paid actor. The difference, for some strange reason, is all […]
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