LESS IS MORE
A DISCUSSION OF THE ACTOR AND THE KULESHOV EFFECT
WHAT ON EARTH ARE YOU THINKING?
ON ADDING DEPTH AND SPECIFICITY TO YOUR PERFORMANCE It’s always daunting to introduce a new romantic interest to one’s parents. When your father is a well-respected actor and the new girlfriend is an...
BEING SEEN
THE GIFT OF PRESENCE
Breathing Life
TRAVERSING THE DISTANCE FROM PAGE TO STAGE
IMPULSE SCHMIMPULSE . . . OR MAYBE NOT.
THE PARADOX OF BEING IN THE MOMENT
Confessions of a Utility Infielder
NOTES ON PLAYING 9+ ROLES IN THE SOUTH COAST REP PRODUCTION OF ALL THE WAY
TO BE IN THE MOMENT . . .
HOW TO KEEP SPONTANEITY ALIVE IN PERFORMANCE
NAVIGATING THE WHALE: PART VI
Facebook status, February 11th, 2013: What an amazing first day of rehearsal for The Whale, at South Coast Rep. A wonderful director, incredible cast, great creative team, and an incredibly moving and...
NAVIGATING THE WHALE: PART V
I sit in a chair in the costume shop, and I suddenly find it a little hard to breath. I am almost overwhelmed with sadness, a feeling of isolation, and a distant sense of a deeply buried rage. I’ve come...
NAVIGATING THE WHALE: PART IV
My friend Ramsey Moore sits across the table from me with tears streaming down his face. I have just given him a detailed plot summary of The Whale, and clearly it has hit home. “That’s the trajectory,”...