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...
by Michelle Meyrink | Dec 12, 2018 | Actorium, Blog
Working in a creative environment our most precious commodity is our agility. Nothing stops development like rigidity. We work to identify and protect the quality of agility. And our rigidity, ever so slowly, disappears. The five pillars of an Agile...
