Standing on an empty stage. Ghost light barely illuminating the theatre. Sitting on a film set. Watching everyone go about their business. Lights being focused. Equipment rolled across the floor. Waiting. Sitting at a large conference table. Script opened in front of me. Reading it out loud for the first time. These are experiences I…
Untitled Writing
There it is again. That knock in the back of my head, when I look at the blank page and that little blinking line starts to mimic my heartbeat. Breathe. I tell myself. Before I start. Before I place my fingers on the keyboard and just hover. Breathe. It's all going to be okay. But…
This Work Is Real
The glitter and shine of Christmas decorations are up all around the county and people are smiling a little brighter at one another. Letting the pedestrians cross in the crosswalks, tipping their baristas, keeping spoilers to The Crown and The Mandalorian to themselves. Life is moving forward. Shopping is being done, plans are being made…
It Will Pass
Being an Actor is... interesting. We live in a cycle. We want the job. We get the job. We're glad we got the job. We rehearse. We feel like we're not good enough for the job. Someone tells us we're great for the job. We feel better about the job. We love the job. Job…
We Just Don’t Play Anymore.
"Hey! Don’t do that!" "Be careful! That kid might be a biter." "She might pull your hair." "He might be a bedwetter, and you just stopped doing that.” These were the well meaning, but confusing, voices of our parents and guiding mentors while we were growing up. When all we wanted to do as kids…
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