L.A. Survival Guide: The Gift of Doubt

‘Are you feeling a bit shaken? Maybe fearful and doubtful and completely, utterly, wildly terrified? Good. Keep going.’ – Victoria Erickson A couple of weeks ago I was having coffee with my friend who is also an actor. Discussing life, I asked him, ‘what would you do...
#BreatheMoveReact: Banish the Tension

#BreatheMoveReact: Banish the Tension

Tension is the enemy of the actor! The tight jaw, rock hard neck and shoulders, restricted breath, locked knees. Ugh! It makes me feel awful just thinking about it. We are all prone to it though, consciously or subconsciously, and it can seriously diminish our work,...

L.A. Survival Guide with Jackie Diamond

The theatre is the oldest form of story telling, predating even writing and has always held an important kind of currency in the world. The theatre encourages and allows society to fully examine what it means to be human, acting as a kind of mirror to society and...