Nineteen takes and the one that worked
What changed on take nineteen was not the acting. It was the second AD finally closing the stage door.
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How I learn a role I do not like
Defending a character you find repellent is not the same as excusing him. The difference lives in the rehearsal room.
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A self-tape setup that costs under $200
Casting directors are not grading your lighting. They are grading whether they can hear you and believe you.
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What nine seasons of rep taught me about screen work
Repertory teaches you to keep a performance alive on the forty-first night. The camera asks for the same thing, only once.
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Notes from a night shoot in Galway
Eleven nights on a harbour wall, four layers of thermals, and the long take the editors refused to break.
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Building a voice for eleven hours of audiobook
Long-form narration is a marathon of small decisions. The trick is making them before you ever step into the booth.
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