The Why Of Acting

Originally posted October 10 , 2013 at backstage.com. I was asked to be in a SAG Low Budget movie. I think that is what it’s called. SAG-AFTRA has developed so many…

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The Two Kinds of Nothing

Sept. 26, 2013 at backstage.com Photo by David Chen. When you study acting you are likely to do scene work. You may do improvisations. Monologues. Animal exercises. All useful. However,…

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The Things We Saved From the Fire

Originally posted Sept. 12, 2013 backstage.com (Photo from Los Angeles Theatre Center production of The Three Sisters, 1985.) The synagogue asked if I could step in as an usher for…

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The Placebo Effect

Originally published: backstage.com May 9, 2013 The world of science has come up with some pretty remarkable findings in the last couple of years. A few experiments caught my eye…

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You Gotta Have Faith

originally posted backstage.com March 19, 2013 I read a script the other day that had another one of those absolutely mystifying character descriptions: Wendell – 40’s, Cautious. I didn’t have…

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The Moment Before Zero

Originally published backstage.com. February 19, 2013 My former acting teacher, guru, and dungeon master (yep, Dungeons and Dragons is still a thing, and you can buy all sorts of games…

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