How Can Actors Overcome Non-Stop Criticism & Find Strength?
Top performers of all types walk a perilous tightrope between giving their all to their work and jeopardizing their mental health.
Interview: Nina Arianda on ‘Being the Ricardos’, Breaking Down a Script and the Music of Aaron Sorkin’s Script
“I always break the script down the way I have since school. What does the playwrights say about me? Or what, in this case, what does the screenwriter say about me? What do others say about me? What do I say about myself?” – Nina Arianda Being the Ricardos is
Interview: Taryn Manning on ‘Every Last One of Them’, Preparation and Her First Acting Job
Taryn Manning talks about the film, her preparation for the role and her career (including how she got her first job as a SAG actor).
Interview: Reed Birney Talks ‘Mass’, Preparation and the Importance of Listening
Reed Birney chats about MASS, his role (which Kranz wrote specifically for him), the importance of listening, preparation and bad auditions.
Interview: Acting Coach Terry Knickerbocker on Teaching Online, Preparing Actors and Why You Should “Invest” in Your Talent
Terry Knickerbocker, director of the Terry Knickerbocker Studio in Brooklyn, New York, made a huge pivot when COVID-19 hit. He shifted his entire studio online. “Look, if this works, great. And if it doesn’t, we’ll pull the plug, but let’s give it a week,” he said. Well, it worked and
’42nd STREET’ (Julian Marsh): “By tomorrow night I’ll either have a live leading lady or a dead chorus girl”
A dramatic one minute monologue for men from the Broadway musical, 42nd Street.
Florence Pugh on the Physicality of Acting and How She Found the “Tremendous Amount of Grief” for Her Role in ‘Midsommar’
Florence Pugh on career, including submerging herself in a tank of freezing water for Little Women and what she learned about acting from her mother.
Interview: Becky Ann Baker on Her Career, Audition Tips and the New Short, ‘Nightfire’
Becky Ann Baker chats about Nightfire, her career and why she’s had staying power, audition tips and why she hates self-tapes.
Interview: Evan Strand Talks Playing the Lovable Reindeer, Sven, in the Touring Production of ‘Frozen’
Evan Strand talks about playing Sven, the massive costume he has to wear and the lengths he went to to get the role!
‘The Notebook’ (Lon): “I think you have to marry me”
A comedic male monologue from the movie, THE NOTEBOOK