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Having a life to go back to…
“Work; obviously someone else decides when you’re an actor when you work and when you don’t. When you’re popular and when you’re not and all that. And having a life that is full and interesting and...
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You Don’t Want My Nuts?
Dealing with rejection is a common theme in my blog because dealing with rejection is a common occurrence as an actor. As much as we joke about our useless theatre degrees, there are some lessons that...
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Overcoming Professional Jealousy
“Fulfillment comes from developing your own talents, not wishing for someone else’s” -Unknown We’ve all been there. You are sitting in your PJs mindlessly trolling your Facebook news feed and BOOM...
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That Time I Fell on my Face in an Audition…
It was about a year ago. I was the second to last person to audition for the whole day. As the proctor ushered me in, I made eye contact with the two ladies sitting in the audience. I smiled my best,...
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How to be an Out of Work Actor (And Not Want to Kill Yourself)
“The working artist will not tolerate trouble in her life because she knows trouble prevents her from doing her work. The working artist banishes from her world all sources of trouble. She harnesses...
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Actively Participating in Grief by Caitlin O’Connor
Note from Erin: My little sister is a graduate of Catholic University with a degree in Political Science. She has worked on Capitol Hill, as an intern at CNN, and currently works for a lobbying firm in...
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Challenge Accepted!
In exactly one month I’ll be heading to UPTAs in Memphis. (Unified Professional Theatre Auditions) I’ll have the opportunity to audition for almost 80 regional theaters at once. Ideally, I’d fly in on...
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What Goes Through My Head During a Musical Theatre Audition…
This is going to be a departure from my typical sunny-positive-attitude-no-matter-what-happens post. It’s a glimpse into what actually goes through my head when I have to sing in an audition. I’ve...
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“It’s Just a Little Ballet…”
My sister Leenie had this dance teacher in New York. Not only did she teach a great class, but she had some excellent philosophies on dance and life. Occasionally during class, Eileen would get...
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What does it mean to “Make It”?
My dad said “To be an actor is a lonely life. Everybody wants to make it, and you might not make it.” and I said to my dad, well it depends on what “making it” is then. I was a smart kid, I said it...
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How to be a Working Actor (And Not Want To Kill Yourself)
Authors Note: This is a companion piece to How to be an Out of Work Actor (And Not Want To Kill Yourself) “The artist committing himself to his calling has volunteered for hell whether he knows it or...
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Like Show Business…
“Theatre remains the only thing I understand. It is in the community of the theatre that I have my being. In spite of jealousies and fears, emotional conflicts and human tensions; in spite of the...
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Things I Wish I Had Been Told in Theatre School
Reblogged from Callam Rodya / Creative Work + Commentary: Theatre school was great. It is great. But it can omit some of the more fundamental and important career lessons. School is, after all, a...
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Overcoming Professional Jealousy
“Fulfillment comes from developing your own talents, not wishing for someone else’s” -Unknown We’ve all been there. You are sitting in your PJs mindlessly trolling your Facebook news feed and BOOM...
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Dear Hello Kitty Diary…
13. You’re about the work first, knowing that career will follow and not the other way around. Dedicated work leads to good work. Good work leads to great work. Great work is thrilling. Great work is...
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How to Close a Show
The healing process begins with the last curtain call. Cry. Hug your other actors. Get out of your costume for the last time, but be so attached to it that you buy it from the company. You’re sure...
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My favorite part of Rabbit Hole
BECCA: This feeling, does it ever go away? NAT: No. I don’t think it does. Not for me it hasn’t. And thats going on eleven years. (beat) It changes though. BECCA: How? NAT: I don’t know. The weight of...
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Ladies Who Brunch
”Also, it’s just plain tough out there — for all the aforementioned reasons about the economy and the dating scene and body-image pressures. I want the strongest, happiest, smartest women in my...
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Live-Blogging a Rejection
“Having a dream, Erin, is awesome. Having a dream and showing up every day, even when nothing seems to be happening, is priceless. But having a dream and showing up every day, while sauntering,...
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Can you call yourself an actor if you are not a working actor?
Why, except as a means of livelihood, a man should desire to act on the stage when he has the whole world to act in, is not clear to me. ~ George Bernard Shaw I’ve gone through many drafts on this...
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