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On-Camera Television Comedies – A Starting Place for Comedy Class

There’s not much that tells us more about ourselves and our society than the comedies we watch. The On-Camera Comedy Class starts soon,...

Read the Other

In acting, relationship is everything. Connect to your scene partner. Create the right chemistry with your scene partner. Listen...

How to Choose An Awesome Scene, Part One

Scenes are the primary building blocks of television and film. And it is through scenes that actors build their skills, techniques and...

The What, The Why and the How

I see so many actors in a rush, looking to technically execute what they think others will want to see. They second-guess what others...

Realizations and Discoveries

Characters in stories have realizations and make discoveries all the time. It’s one of the audience’s favorite things to watch. When...

A Trip to the Toolshed: Adjusting Status

In class the other day, we talked about status and how an actor can adjust status to change the nature of their character. When you...

A Trip to the Tool Shed: See It Before You Say It

I love looking at human behavior, isolating a behavior and then codifying it to teach to actors. It’s a big part of what acting teachers...

Hey. It’s Me.

Hey. It’s me, Crista. Hey. It’s me, Crista. This blog is going great so far. Okay, let me try again. Hey. It’s me, Crista. Damn....

Maybe We’ll Get Lucky

I had a self-tape audition this week, which is pretty unusual for me. I know they’re becoming more and more popular so I would expect to...

Find the Surprise

I sure do enjoy a big surprise when it comes to my comedy. And heck, my drama, too. I remember, years ago, I was working on a comedy...