Director's Chair
Entries in the Acting category
Remove FilterOver- and Under-Memorizing: Finding the Sweet Spot
When I proposed to my wife, I didn't recite my offer like a schoolboy doing the pledge of allegiance. Nor did I stammer around waiting tor the right words to come. In fact, I had covertly rehearsed the scene so many times... Read Post →
The Lite Side of Drama
You take a breath. You deliver the line. You bask in the uproarious laughter. Then, you repeat the sketch in the next service. You take a breath. You deliver the line. You hear crickets chirping in the silence. So, how do you re-create a comic moment? Read Post →
10 Things To Do Before Your Performance
I remember vividly the night I was performing in a high-school one-act. I was having the time of my life gabbing and laughing backstage before the play started, not really concerned about the role I'd soon be portraying. The curtain opened, I strutted onto the stage, and... Read Post →
Finding Your Character for the Inside Out
Have you ever tried out for a play, thinking, “They’ll never cast me,” only to get the call a few days later and find yourself in way over your head? That’s exactly what happened to me years ago... Read Post →
Creating an Inner Monologue
As a 14-year-old actress with great ambitions of future stardom, I was mortified to learn that I had a horrible stage habit. Read Post →
Servant or Star?
I got an e-mail the other day from a drama team member who felt he was not being given enough "stage time." Read Post →
Where Are You Coming From?
"Where are you coming from?" "Stage left. .. ?" "That's where you're making your entrance, but where are you coming from?" Read Post →
Making The Point The Point
We've all had the experience of walking down to the basement only to forget what we were looking for. Read Post →
Clearly Your Intention
People usually do not speak merely to fill "dead air," church business meetings notwithstanding. Read Post →
Teen Tsunami
A youth pastor from Oregon called my church to ask, "We're ready to start using drama with our youth group, can you help us?"
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