Does life imitate art or art imitate life? This question sits at the very center of Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car – a film ultimately about human contradictions, shared grief and the soul-mending power of storytelling. Based on a short story by Haruki Murakami, Drive My Car follows theater artist Kafuku (a beautifully layered Hidetoshi
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Few 20th-century playwrights capture the American spirit like Arthur Miller. Creator of several theatrical masterpieces, such as Death of a Salesman and The Crucible, Miller lived a life most can only dream of experiencing. Achievement, critical acclaim, high scrutiny before Congress, and the smoldering love of a Hollywood movie actress – Marilyn Monroe – each
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One of the most important parts of craft is preparation. Any knowledgable actor or acting coach will tell you that solid preparation makes the difference between a successful, believable, authentic performance, and one that simply falls flat. It’s so important that Konstantin Stanislavski, famous acting coach and author of An Actor Prepares, created an entire
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If you are new to Los Angeles or just starting your acting career out west, you would be well-advised to learn these names. Fortunately many of these casting directors have comprehensive websites or enjoy chatting it up online, which should make it easy for budding actors to follow along for news of upcoming casting events.
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Every budding actor visualizes a chance to get in front of the best casting directors in NY. Success in New York City rarely comes overnight. Making it in the field of acting, no matter what side of the country you live on, results from hard work and plenty of determination. Tracking Down Casting Directors in
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The Best Acting Schools In Los Angeles Finding the best acting schools in Los Angeles is not as straight forward as signing up for any class. The acting schools of LA provide a huge amount of variety for different career paths, along with many different approaches on teaching students. It is important that an LA
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Acting is physical and demanding in many ways, making vocal warmups an important practice for actors for a number of reasons. Whether in preparation for a demanding performance or an important audition, vocal warmups can often be the key to sounding and feeling better before stepping out onto the floor. Specific vocal warmups for actors
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Having a difficult time finding good monologues for teens? As a teen actor, it’s important to have a few monologues in your back pocket for “just In case” situations. Whether you are auditioning for school plays or more prestigious projects such as commercials, television, and film, you might be required to perform monologues as part
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While every actor may have their own approach and personal routine to analyze a script, there are some fundamental basics that all actors need to follow in order to do their job properly. A good script analysis is going to give actors everything they need; from a general overview of the story to the in-depth
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Every actor should have a few acting monologues prepared and ready just incase a monologue battle breaks out. Just kidding…. The reason is simple: the monologue is an invite into a character’s world (point of view) through their speech, movements, tone, and feelings he or she conveys to the audience. It’s the moment when a
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