by Michelle Meyrink | Dec 16, 2020 | Acting, Blog, Dialogue, Foundations, Online Classes, Studio Classes
We practice speaking and listening. We don’t practice conversing. We practice nothing else but speaking and listening. Nothing else but that simple back and forth of communication. It is a conversation with no subject. But the first thing that happens when two people...
by Michelle Meyrink | Dec 9, 2020 | Blog, Online Classes, Studio Classes, Supernaturally Shy
Acting is an art of expression. And though we don’t train to focus on feeling (as feeling is a result and not an action) the truth is, the deeper a person can experience feeling, the better the acting. But experiencing feeling is hard. When you feel, people can see...
by Michelle Meyrink | Dec 4, 2020 | Acting, Blog
The ability to find humour in a script is easily one of the most important skills an actor can have. It’s humour that differentiates the maudlin from the deeply beautiful. It’s humour that ends the self indulgent drama and gives us the freedom of realism. And it’s...
by Michelle Meyrink | Nov 25, 2020 | Acting, Blog
I want to talk about fame and acting. I think it hurts people more than they realize— I know it hurt me. You know the metaphor about the carrot dangled in front of the horse? Fame is like that. It will always be out in front of you. No matter how famous you become, it...
by Michelle Meyrink | Nov 16, 2020 | Acting, Blog, Scene Objective
When we begin training in acting, we begin working on “the actor’s instrument,” the actor’s instrument being yourself. In our initial courses you are encouraged to deepen access to what I call primal authenticity, or your fundamental individuality. That training...
by Michelle Meyrink | Oct 18, 2020 | Acting, Blog
When people take up acting, they generally fall into three categories: they either view acting as a Profession, as a Fan or as a Path. If acting is a profession, you’re focused on learning techniques. You’re focused on achieving results. Overall you yourself don’t...
by Actorium | Jul 10, 2020 | Actorium, Blog
Our goal at Actorium is to create an environment where people find, through the art of acting, access to their authentic selves.
Our tagline is “the artistry of acting for everyone.” But, we live in a culture built on white supremacy. And, the business of acting is...
by Actorium | Jun 6, 2020 | Blog
by Michelle Meyrink | Feb 17, 2020 | Actorium, Blog
We’ve been working on writing up our core values at Actorium. And in doing this exercise, we realize that first and foremost, truly above all else, is that we create a space where everyone is made to feel welcome and is equally valued. Over the years we are...
by Michelle Meyrink | Nov 19, 2019 | Acting, Blog
To give yourself over to a role you must find your way to fall in love with the story. Find a way to reach the core of the playwright’s inspiration. Find what it is that moved them to write the story. It will be through your investigation of the story that...
