Alchemist Episode #005 - “How to Break Through Your Terror Barrier”
The fifth installment in the Alchemist Podcast is all about getting out of your comfort zone. James Arthur Ray calls it going through the terror barrier, Sandford Meisner called it your comfort zone, I call it a dangerous place to be. Whether your desire is to be an actor, or even to achieve the goals […]
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Alchemist Episode #004 - “The Secret of Monologue Performance”
Today sees the come-back episode of The Alchemist Podcast! We’ve been away for a few months, but no more. The podcast is back in full swing with a brand new episode that’s better than ever. On today’s episode Daniel talks about the Secret to Monologue Performance and some tips for auditioning, there’s a bad sound […]
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Daniel in NFDC Podcast
That’s right! Your lovable and cuddly webmaster “appears” in the latest episode of the North Fulton Drama Podcast for their fall performance of William Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night”. For anyone who doesn’t know, I will be playing Malvolio in the show which will be opening October 13th. My part in the podcast is quite short, but […]
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Alchemist Episode #003 - “Pace vs. Diction vs. Volume”
Today we’ve got a battle royale in the acting world. How do you balance Pace, Understandibility, and Volume in a scene? Why do actors barter with themselves? PIECHARTS! And a call to all actors to give their opinions. Episode 003 finds Daniel waxing poetic about the world in which actors feel like they have to […]
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Alchemist Episode #002 -”Learning Your Lines”
Episode #002 of The Alchemist Podcast finds me waxing poetic about how to learn your lines. How do other actors do it? What is the best way? Is there a best way? Well have I got some tips for you! They include:
Tips from Meisner – Tips from the late Sandford Meisner on the actor learning […]
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Alchemist Episode #001 -”The WHY of a Character”
In this premiere episode of the podcast I talk about what I call the “WHY” of acting which is: Why does a character do what they do? Why are they there? And why does an audience care? This being the first episode, it’s just me, but tune in for future episodes for roundtable discussions and […]
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