by Actorium | Oct 31, 2021 | Acting, Actorium, Blog
by Actorium | Sep 15, 2021 | Acting, Blog
“An actor should be observant not only on the stage, but also in real life. They should concentrate with all their being… they should look at an object not as any absent-minded passerby, but with penetration. Otherwise their whole creative method will...
by Michelle Meyrink | Feb 23, 2021 | Acting, Blog
An actor needs an audience. If an actor doesn’t have an audience, then the camera must replace that void. The audience, or the camera, provides a formality, a structure, that gives the actor permission to leave the area of “comfortable and casual.” It’s the formality...
by Michelle Meyrink | Feb 14, 2021 | Acting, Actorium, Blog, Foundations, Online Classes
Foundations class is the heart of Actorium’s training. In this class we use the term: the stake of truth. Truth because, to the degree that you are able to work authentically as yourself, to that same degree you will be able to work authentically in your acting. Not...
by Michelle Meyrink | Jan 12, 2021 | Acting, Blog, Online Classes, Super Task
When you act, you must have a fire in your gut. It’s hidden. It’s far below the surface, but it is always there. A fire. You must sit with the burn. You must stand with the burn. You must speak with the burn. You must listen with the burn. Whether it is comedy or...
by Michelle Meyrink | Dec 24, 2020 | Acting, Blog, Online Classes
I’m very ambivalent about drama teachers and the classes that people go to. I think people’s instincts are crushed by bad drama teaching. I’ve watched it happen…It’s so often that the people who are actually the best are the ones who are thrown out of drama...
