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...
by Michelle Meyrink | Oct 9, 2019 | Blog
In order to learn, especially in something as complex as an art like acting, movies, stories, theatre – you have GOT TO learn how to fail. You’ve just got to. It feels so incredibly bad at first. It feels like failure means a dead end right? But it’s...
by Michelle Meyrink | Aug 8, 2019 | Acting, Blog, Foundations
The poet frees the words. The painter frees the hand The singer frees the voice. The actor frees themselves. Acting and the actor are one thing. They are not separate. In acting you always train to free your limitations to authentic self expression. : If I...
by Michelle Meyrink | Jul 28, 2019 | Acting, Blog
When you create something new – whether it is as simple as changing a hairstyle, or as complex as designing the software to guide a rocket landing on Mars – there will be a period of time when you’re not sure which direction to take, when you’re not sure...
by Michelle Meyrink | Jun 21, 2019 | Acting, Blog
“The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.” Joseph Campbell. I know no better way to becoming a better actor than to becoming *more* yourself: dropping the persona, dropping the act that we present to the world and to ourselves. Although the development of...
by Actorium | May 17, 2019 | Blog
Embracing the negative is an interesting process, and Michelle’s blog post detailing it out in 3 stages was super helpful at describing the journey I was stumbling through. It’s true. Of all the steps, step 3, portraying the flaws, is the hardest. I’ve been...
by Michelle Meyrink | May 1, 2019 | Blog
As an acting teacher, a big part of my job is encouraging actors to embrace the flaws of the character. That process usually follows a series of steps. 1. finding the flaws 2. relating to the flaws 3. portraying the flaws The third step often being the most...
