Why Reducing Sophie’s Choice to a Simple Objective-Obstacle Fails to Capture True Human Conflict Acting can not be distilled into simple formulas, like objectives and obstacles. As actors, it’s time to get beyond these overly simplistic methods. At LB...
A major criteria for great acting comes from the ability to make character choices that are real, delivered in the moment, and human. Instead of relying on rigid pre-ordained beats and objectives.These eight exercises focus on nurturing intuitive, in-the-moment...
We are born with a powerful set of lungs able to emit sounds as piercing as a factory whistle or an ambulance wail. Yet actors dedicate 4 years of their lives in an acting school learning how to master the art of breathing in an attempt to “find their natural voice.”...
We all intuitively know that our choices in life tell us (and the world) a lot about ourselves. Ultimately, these choices define who we are. It can sentence us to a potential lifetime of regret or shame or to a confirmation of living by our values, which result in...
We come to the last of the 4 elements of human communication. This one is a little more complex and harder to define. I call it the invisible element because it is something we don’t see as much as sense. It is like the air we breathe but do not see. Thought, Action,...
Behavior more often than not is the most honest “tell” that reveals what we are feeling and thinking without us uttering a word. It reinforces what we are saying or betrays us. We often decide whether someone is lying to us or telling the truth on the basis of...