Insecurity & Rejection in Your Acting Career – Part 2: How an Actor Can Navigate It All

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Every actor knows the sting of hearing “no.” In fact, rejection might be the one universal truth of this business. No actor in the industry makes it without being rejected at least some of the time. So the question becomes: how do you deal with it? Welcome back to Part II in our series, where …

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Staged Intimacy in Acting

  Setting Boundaries for Safer Performances Welcome back to Schreiber Scribes! If you missed last month’s blog about Scene Study, catch up here.  April is here, bringing with it lots of proverbial things: showers, fools, and the traditional celebration of Shakespeare’s birthday. And in the spirit of the bawdy Bard himself, this month, we’re talking …

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Scene Study

Steven Lamont Gary Holman scene study in Schreiber Shorts

Taking the Work Apart Ready to spring forward with a new edition of Schreiber Scribes? If you missed last month’s edition on the power of dream work in acting, click here. As part of our spring cleaning this year, we are ready to shake off the winter blues by exploring one of the most essential …

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What is Dream Work?

Dream work technique

Unlocking Authentic Performances Welcome back to Schrieber Scribes! If you missed last month’s edition on the differences between acting for stage and screen, catch up here.  This month, our exploration of the actor’s journey takes us into the realm of dreams. If, to paraphrase Hamlet, a dream is but a shadow, then an actor’s craft …

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Stage vs. Screen Acting

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Insights from T. Schreiber Studio’s Experts on Acting for Theatre and Film We’re ringing in the new year with a new monthly edition of Schreiber Scribes! For last month’s edition click here.  This month, we’re inspired by cameos from stage veterans Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth in the new blockbuster Wicked. So, we want to …

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Post-Production Blues

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How Actors Cope with the End of a Production Thanks for reading last month’s debut of the Schreiber Scribes! We hope you enjoyed reading about the actors who are just starting out, and if you want to catch-up with them, stay tuned next month… This month, we want to look at how actors navigate the …

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Welcome to our new blog, Schreiber Scribes!

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At T. Schreiber Studio, actors from all around the globe and all walks of life bring their abundant and unique life experiences to our diverse acting community. Each month, Schreiber Scribes will explore what their journeys—our journeys—look like as we witness how actors navigate the ins-and-outs of preparing for the business while holding on to …

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MEET THE CONSERVATORY ACTORS IN THE RIMERS OF ELDRICH

The cast of the Rimers of Eldrich

One Year Conservatory Performance WorkshopTHE RIMERS OF ELDRICHBy Lanford WilsonDirected By: Peter JensenThursday, May 11, 7:30 pmFriday, May 12, 3 pm and 7:30 pmThe Rimers of Eldritch explores a small-town murder, revealed in a nonlinear fashion, moving back and forth in time, before and after the crime.  Cat WarrianRead MoreDavid SamuelsRead MoreJavier Van BorenRead MoreJulian …

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Audition Horror Stories

audition horror stories

Watch T. Schreiber Studio’s master teachers Peter Jensen, Page Clements, and Pamela Scott in their roundtable Zoom discussion about the performance mishaps and audition horror stories they’ve experienced in their long careers. Their stories, encompassing performance nerves, audition misunderstandings, outrageous wildlife, inappropriate fits of the giggles, and the pressure actors put on themselves will make …

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Four Life Skills Acting Can Teach You

Life Skills from Acting by Katherine Schreiber Why Act? If you’re pursuing an acting career in theatre, film, or television, you probably already have an answer that motivates and inspires you. But there are a few additional ways that acting—whether it’s studying the craft, performing, or putting yourself out there for yet another audition—benefits your …

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The Commercial Non-Negotiable

Don’t let this be why you don’t book. Bill Coelius, the Studio’s Commercial Acting guru, explains the one thing you should never fail to do in your commercial auditions…if you want to book the job. Always tag, always tag, and always tag. Tag? Button? No matter what you call it, just make sure you do it. What …

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Black Lives Matter

  We at the Studio acknowledge that white supremacy is a systemic force in our country and in the theatre and film community. We pledge to make a difference and do better as a professional training program, as a theatre, and as members of the arts community. We are in the process of establishing specific …

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