The Webster Theater, located in Hartford, CT is currently doing a run of The Jury Experience, an interactive courtroom drama, featuring the participation of its audience. That’s right: as audience members, you’ll get the opportunity to participate, answering questions on your phone via QR codes and contributing to the final verdict at the end! The Jury Experience is a traveling show, and while the cast varies from city to city, the script and its general concept always stays the same.

Curating a wardrobe that represents your actor type is essential when you’re out in the wild, auditioning away. As a petite actress who would routinely audition for younger characters, I knew my wardrobe pieces needed to compliment this aesthetic.

Whether you enjoy it or not, memorizing lines comes with the job. Lines come in all shapes and sizes. From theatrical plays and musicals, to film, tv, voiceover and commercial scripts, lines are delivered by different types of characters in varying genres, styles and performing platforms.

My philosophy is this: your craft extends well beyond acting classes or a long day on set. You are an artist: all day, every day, so why not choose a job that honors this idea?

A Theater Degree won’t guarantee you an acting career. It’s not a free ride into the industry you spent four years studying, it won’t promise you success or guarantee you jobs, and it certainly won’t assure you the security you’re looking to have. An actor curates their own experiences through time, and only time can tell the type of career you’ll have.

The Woman in Cabin 10, a psychological thriller written by Ruth Ware, follows Laura “Lo” Blacklock, a travel journalist, ridden by anxiety and recent traumas. She’s assigned to cover the maiden voyage of the Aurora Borealis, a luxury yacht owned by Norwegian elitist, Richard Bullmer.

An actor’s type refers to the category of character an actor can play. These categories are largely influenced by age range and archetype (a very specific type of person).

Casting websites are commonly used by working actors, casting directors, agents and talent managers to post jobs, find talent or submit themselves to acting projects. While features vary from site to site, these sites offer an actor the opportunity to personalize their profile by selecting a few headshots to feature, upload their resume and share their acting credits (professional work an actor has done). 

You can make a lasting impression without trying too hard and by curating quality wardrobe pieces that don’t require much effort. Here are some easy Fall outfits for any working actor, many of which you can re-use, refurbish and re-layer according to your needs and personal style!

By industry standards, a headshot is an 8 x 10 professional photograph of your face, or as the name suggests, of your head. It is the most basic and fundamental tool an actor needs when presenting themselves in all aspects of the entertainment industry, particularly at auditions and in front of Casting Directors.

For starters, this Juicy Bomb Glossy Butter Balm allows you to build up its pigment, according to your own liking. While the product comes across as highly pigmented (especially for a balm), it offers the opportunity to build it up or build it down. You can softly dab it on, offering a more subtle flush of color or you can wear it full on for a bigger statement! Either way, the balm (and this particular shade) leaves a beautiful after-effect, similar to a tinted lip stain, giving the lips a stunning flush of color – as if you just took a bite of a fresh straw(b)erry or took a sip of your favorite Pinot Noir!

At the heart of it, Normal People is a story about growing up. Written by Sally Rooney, the 2018 romantic drama takes place in Ireland and follows two vastly different adolescents who find solace in each another, as they navigate the intricacies of love and young adulthood. 

When a massive oil spill threatens the reputation of his company, marketing representative Jaime Kurtz (played by TV Land’s Younger Nico Tortorella), must quickly strategize how to fix this pending problem. In the span of one day, playwright Jordan Jaffe takes us through a surprisingly entertaining journey, as Tortorella and his faithful friend (Aaron), played by W. Tré Davis, try to come up with ways on how restore their company’s dependability. This fresh and quick-witted dark comedy had its world premiere at Theater 511 at Ars Nova in New York City.

Emilia Pérez, branded as a Spanish crime musical, with hints of “comedy” and French influences leftme as confused as one can be when reading all of those adjectives put together. Directed by Jacques Audiard, the film tells the story of a cartel drug chief with a lifelong history of bad decisions under his belt and the outward hope for a new beginning.

Everybody, a play written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, is a reflective piece of theater, a poetic exchange of dialogue and in its purest form, a true example of a morality play. Based on the original 15th century morality play Everyman, this modern-day adaptation thematizes God and Death in a seamlessly metaphorical construct, interwoven with its own flare for comedic satire. 

Dramaturgy plays a key component in the world of storytelling. To put it simply, it provides us with historical background and contextual understanding. In doing so, dramaturges inevitably become pioneers for social and cultural awareness. Dramaturgy is based on research and analysis. It asks you to examine the different layers of a given show, whether it be its historical, social, cultural and/or political backbone. More so, it encourages us to take that new-found knowledge and apply it to ourselves, as thespians and as people.