Tag: acting

• Writing Comedy: From Page to Rehearsal to Stage

  I had the extreme pleasure of watching my new play (co-written with a team of student writers), Grandparents’ War, at its debut the other night. Once the audience shows up and the lights go down, everything changes, and a writer finally gets to see (and hear) if the words he has written resonate off the…

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  May 24, 2013

  Writing Process

  acting, Grandparents’ War, play-writing, script writing, theater arts

• Discipline + Imagination + Bravery = ?

  Here’s another connection between acting and writing. I found this equation in one of my drama books: Discipline + Imagination + Bravery = Success! I couldn’t have said it better for either acting or writing. Let’s break this down a little bit: DISCIPLINE An actor has to be disciplined in putting in the homework to…

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  May 14, 2013

  drama, Writing Process

  acting, bravery, drama writing, imagination, successful writing, writing, writing process

• Auditions Day 1: Reflections

  I started auditions today for our new play “Grandparents’ War” (more on the play later!) and I had 12 young actors, bright and spry, opening themselves up for critique. Talk about frightening. Is there anything more unsettling than drama auditions? Okay, well, perhaps there is. But actors have to really bare their soul in unique…

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  January 28, 2013

  What’s Happening

  acting, auditions, drama

• Don’t Judge a Character

  Recently, I started teaching my new Intro to Theater Arts class. One important facet of acting which has been reinforced with me lately is the idea that an actor should not  judge a character. Think about it. When we see someone doing something bad, we tend to label him or her a “bad person.” Instant…

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  January 27, 2013

  Writing Process

  acting, beauty rising, character development, judging characters, writing