You may have heard a director ask: “What’s your why?” usually, they mean:

Why does your character say this line?
Why does your character sing this lyric?
Why now?
Why…

Okay, calm down. I don’t actually want you to fail.

But I do want you to stop treating failure like it’s some career-ending disaster when, most of the time, it’s just your ego having a panic attack.

I had a…

(sigh…)

Choosing a college theatre program can feel like someone dumped 400 brochures on your kitchen table and said, “Great. Now decide the rest of your life by Tuesday.”

BFA. BA. Big school. Small school. Conservatory. Liberal arts. New York…

Hey you! Your posture SUCKS! Someone had to say it.  

I don't know about you, but I spent my formative years with my mother constantly encouraging me to "sit up straight", or "stop slouching".  As I sat at the piano…

Don't Put That Song In Your Book Just Yet

So you're getting ready for an audition. You picked your song, you built the perfect 16-bar cut, and you're itching to slap it in your book and hit the boards.

DON'T…

The fastest way to memorize a script starts with math, not the script.

We've all been there.

You've got six days to learn the music, the lines, the blocking, the emotional breakdown in Act Two, and somehow still pass for…