Advice from the Studio
The Moment Before
The Moment Before “Tonight, I want you to lie in bed and think about the entire day you had today and relive it until the part […]
How to become a star?
How to become a star? That’s a big one. How do I become famous? Fame is an enormous amount of people knowing you for something that […]
A Secret to Becoming a Great Actor
The Secret to Becoming a Great Actor “If I create from the heart, nearly everything works; if from the head, almost nothing.”- Marc Chagall Most people […]
How Empathy is Important in Acting, and Arguing in Front of the Supreme Court
How empathy is important in acting, and for arguing in front of the Supreme Court The title of this TED talk is “How to win an […]
Three Great Benefits of Online Acting Lessons
Online Acting Lessons Terror. Excitement. Confusion.Nerves. These were some of the many feelings we had upon making the decision to go entirely virtual with our classes back in […]
Best Advice for Online Acting
Online Acting Are my parents listening to me right now? Why can’t my little sister be quieter?The WiFi keeps cutting out! Why is this desk chair so uncomfortable? Why […]
How to overcome shyness
“How to overcome shyness?” Many parents come to our studio in hopes of trying to make their child not shy. Of course, no person is inherently […]
QUARANTINE KIDS ACTING CLASSES: Now Online – – – – IMAGINE THAT!
As the Artistic Director of The Young Actor’s Studio, I see time and time again kids between the ages of five to eleven possessing an incredibly […]
At Home Acting Class in Los Angeles- Working from Home #2
“What bliss, when for a few minutes you enter that sphere of your art where it becomes genuine, where you feel true life in the Scene.” […]
Learn Acting at Home
Learn Acting at Home How can anyone practice acting in their home? Much of Stanislavski’s work was dedicated to “an actor’s work on himself.” It’s important […]
How do I start this?
How do I start this? This is the first of many terrifying questions one may ask themselves when endeavoring to write something. This is what I am […]
Online Acting
Online Acting Human beings are forever in action and knowing how to work as an actor is half the battle. In this article, I will recommend […]
Being Different in a Virtual World
I was born in Battle Creek, Michigan, one of five boys for which, my Dad proclaimed that each son would be treated equally and would be […]
Shining a Light in the Darkness
Shining a Light in the Darkness As a kid I was afraid of the dark. There was this pervasive fear that something was lurking either in my closet, or under […]
Prepare for the 20s!
Great things are not done by impulse, but a series of small things brought together. – Leonardo DaVinci A new decade. The Twenties. What do you envision […]
You are the One
YOU ARE THE ONE IT ONLY TAKES ONE MINUTE -The one-minute monologue Acting tips for auditioning with Monologues When we audition for parts we are always […]
Surviving as a Child Actor
Having taught acting school Los Angeles young people for over twenty years now, it has been one of my main aims to prevent them from following […]
Learning Acting
. Learning Acting “Before we begin to study, let us determine what it is we want to learn. We shall not say that theater is […]
Great AUDITIONING TIPS FOR HOLLYWOOD ACTORS –Kids and Teens…And the parents!
Auditioning Tips 1. Stop trying to get the part.I know this sounds silly but you’re there to do a performance and bring reality to the script. […]
Three Fantastic Acting Tips for Young Actors
Acting Tips- For today’s actors. Acting Tips 1: Find your inspiration. Acting is such a personal individual work of art and when you market it daily, […]
What are the Best Acting Schools in Los Angeles?
Best Acting Schools in Los Angeles The first thing actors must decide is where their gifts lie and what they wish to achieve. Are you interested […]
Film Acting for Kids
FILM ACTING FOR KIDS “Acting on Film” How can I help my child get ready to act in movies? Is there a difference between theatre acting […]
Emotional Acting?
I’ve heard that actors act using their own emotions from life. How can I do this when I have just a normal ordinary life with nothing […]
Keeping What’s Natural in an Acting Class
I read an article in New York Times yesterday in which Sofia Coppola discussed the casting of some fairly new teenage actors as lead roles in […]
College Audition Monologues
College Audition Monologues Fall Season can be a stressful time for our teen actors who are getting ready for their college audition monologues. But it doesn’t […]