Performers and Directors Need to Communicate
Like many relationships, collaborations between performers and directors don’t always result in a match made in heaven. This is particularly true in the theatre, where the director has such an integral influence on the actor’s performance. Miscommunication and misinterpretation may stall, sidetrack, or completely sabotage an otherwise promising endeavor. An actor’s character choices may not…
Read More10 Tips for Pre-Show Preparation
It’s minutes before showtime. You are in your dressing room—or the converted storage space that passes as one. You’re nervous, excited, joking with cast-mates, flirting with crew members, hoping your agent showed up, and wondering where everyone’s going for the after-party. All of a sudden, you hear the stage manager call “Places!” Suddenly you realize…
Read More10 Hints for Focused Concentration
A speech is given before most stage performances and live events – turn off your cell phones and other devices. Sometimes the request is greeted with laughter, but it holds a very serious message: Don’t ruin the concentration of the actors or the enjoyment of your fellow audience members. During a stage performance, actors must…
Read MoreHow to Go From Acting to Directing
Every actor, at one point or another, considers the idea of directing. Some of the world’s top film stars have successfully taken control of a movie project. It also happens with a lot television and theatre performers. If you have a desire to direct but only have acting on your resume, here are some things…
Read MoreDos and don’t’s when creating your resume
Resume Hints by Elias Stimac If you are an actor, a great headshot will get us noticed. But, a well organized resume will get us the job. Often, promising candidates for movie, TV, or stage roles will lose the bookings because their credits are inaccurate, disorganized, hard-to-read, or just plain sloppy. Dos and Don’t’s guidelines when creating…
Read MoreCareer Cues – 10 Helpful Headshot Hints
HEADSHOT HINTS Every actor needs a headshot – it our calling card to the entertainment industry.What makes a great headshot great? It’s up to you and your photographer to put together the best image that will sell you as an actor, a picture that captures everything that is unique about you. Ten helpful hints to…
Read MoreElias Stimas provides useful memorization ideas.
Performers are constantly facing challenges, both creative and career-related, but very few are as difficult as the task of learning lines. In this video article of Career Cues, Elias Stimac provides us with useful memorization ideas. Here are a few suggestions you will definitely want to “remember”: 1. Use a highlighter to mark your lines…
Read MoreActing Age Range
Welcome to “Career Cues,” a series of webcast articles designed to guide actors of any experience level to a higher level of success and satisfaction in their careers. Acting Age Range. One of the first things that defines an actor, besides his physical appearance, is his or her age range; the ages he or she…
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