August 18, 2021

The Actor and Their Voice

  Growing up can sometimes be a painful and stressful time.  Many kids come to our acting school closed off and quiet.   Some have been taught by various authority figures to “Keep it down!”  “Don’t be so emotional!”  and so forth.    Then, they walk into our studio, and I say, […]
May 25, 2021

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 where you got into bed. That will give you an idea of one way to prepare a prior circumstance. Many actors will simply put […]
April 8, 2021

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 you’ve done.   As a child actor you can easily misinterpret that as being an actor.   When I was 10 years old, I had a […]
February 10, 2021

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 think that there is a definite formula, preparation, or technique that will make you a great actor.  However, that isn’t the case- there is […]
August 15, 2020
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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 shy all of the time. In the same way, that no one is always outgoing or brave or silly either. Virtually every kid is […]
June 12, 2020
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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 unique imagination that many teen acting classes and adult acting class try to emulate.  Picasso once said “Every child is an artist,” and that […]
June 3, 2020

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.”  There before you stands your partner, I living person.  You see him as someone real….You, yourself, think completely in character…..Not recognizing any obligation to […]
May 8, 2020
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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 that you understand yourself so you can add your uniqueness to the parts you play. As a teacher and a director, I am interested […]
May 7, 2020

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 asking myself right now. The point of this blog is extol the virtues of habit. And one habit that I have been trying to accomplish is […]
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