Broadway roundtable with working Broadway performers: Justin Mortelliti, Vahsty Mompoint and Rebecca Folkenberry.Read more
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Why are we so scared to say what it is we want? A student recently expressed what his intentions were for his career and he was unspecific. He said something like, “I want to get into rooms.” Now we understand what that means at one level. He wants to get opportunities. He wants to beRead more
I had a student I was teaching in Australia recently who had a watershed moment in his acting. And it did create a watershed. Being vulnerable might do that to you. He realized that he’s been “acting” – meaning self-generating – rather than simply being – and allowing himself to be affected in theRead more
What are we all so scared of? Being seen? Failing? Not measuring up? Being rejected? Vulnerability? Thinking the rest of the world will see how badly we often think of ourselves? All of these qualities are part of being human and being brave enough to step out into the world with something to say.Read more
We’re all 7’s Looking for 11’s. Get over it. In fact, the sooner you make the realization that the “perfect” fill-in-the-blank doesn’t exist, not only will you be much happier, but ironically, you’ll find perfection in what is. Huh? An 11 is a false perception of what we think perfection looks like. We’ve all seenRead more
Throughout your life and your career, you’re going to have to give yourself the green light. Again and again. No one else is ever going to give it to you. It doesn’t matter what level of success you achieve. How many people know you or your work. How many previous projects you’ve done or ifRead more
Connection. It’s what we’re all after. But we mistake being “connected” (through technology) with real connection. So we keep searching for it in things. Gadgets. Tweets. Status updates. Instagrams. Pics. Video streams. And the more we keep reaching for those things to connect us, the less we actually feel. Period. Connection comes from being withRead more
A student of mine said recently that while she’s driving around town she often asks herself, “What am I doing with my life?” We can all relate. But when we ask ourselves that question, we often do it out of panic and undermine how much we’ve actually accomplished. We beat ourselves up for where weRead more
Why do we run away from who we are? Well, it seems pretty obvious. We feel we lack his charm, her looks. His intelligence, her sexiness. We erroneously think that the qualities we possess are inadequate and unlikable. And we judge them. But something you might have discovered about life is that no matter howRead more
I was asked to be a presenter at this year’s Global Alliance for Transformational Entertainment (GATE) Conference this past weekend. Some of the other speakers included Jim Carrey, comedian Louie Anderson, filmmaker Tom Shadyac, and many other inspiring artists. I wasn’t prepared. That can be a very sobering realization when you’re about to speakRead more