On Wednesday, January 23, I had the opportunity to be a guest instructor at Matthews Hall in London for their Conference Day program, "60 Seconds of Fame." According to the description on their website, the program was envisioned to be "A creative integrated arts workshop for Middle School enrichment. Cross grade teams will work with staff and …
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It’s been a crazy few days…
It's Friday and I'm sitting at home, watching MuchMusic's "Top 100 One Hit Wonders" and feeling totally zoned out. Since I last wrote an update (January 8th) I've been going gangbusters with The Little Mermaid rehearsals at OKTC, Edward II rehearsals with Empty Space Productions, a meeting for An "OK" Coffeehouse (which goes up January …
Linktastic – Parents of Young Actors Edition
Parents -- this Linktastic is for you! Does your child have dreams of the stage or screen? Read on! From Backstage.com: 8 Tips for Raising a Child Actor A must-read for all theatre patrons, not just parents: Theatre Etiquette for Parents. (via The Lovers, The Dreamers and You) Advice from former child star Mayim Bialik …
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7 More Habits of Highly Effective Young Actors
I wrote an article titled 7 Habits of Highly Effective Young Actors which received such a great response, that I decided to add 7 More Habits of Highly Effective Actors! Read on! 1. They listen to and respect the costume team. They don’t reject a costume because they don’t like it. They let costume staff know how …
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Linktastic – Acting Edition
After taking a short blogging break, I am back and itching to get posting again! I've got two big blog posts in the works, but here's a Linktastic to tide you over until then! I am absolutely loving Backstage.com. Their Actor 101 section is so useful. Bookmark this one, all you actors out there! Some …
Kerry Hishon 