Five Years – Over and Out
I returned to acting in 2013 after a gap of 27 years. Ridiculous, right? That was definitely my thought process on the way to my first...
The ‘Famous Doorman’ Audition
Following a less-than-stellar 2017, work-wise, I have spent December feverishly studying whatever online ‘Trade’ gossip I could get my...
Oscar Manheim – My first ‘real’ film character
Early last year I mentioned a role – almost ‘in passing’ – that I had filmed in early 2016. Last week was the Movie’s Vancouver Premiere,...
A Professional Actor ?
Considering my actual paid work opportunities have shrunk to nothing in 2017, I now have time to devote to our Union, and spend some time...
Preaching and Practicing
During my busy 2016, I was always the one to offer advice to actors that weren’t booking as much as they though they should. Now, it’s my...
An Anniversary
The month of May is a celebration for me. Five years ago this month, I left what turned out to be my last long-term, professional...
Malvolio Memories
Well, another example of ‘The best laid plans going awa'.’ Perhaps the most valuable lesson I learned during ‘Twelfth Night’ was that the...
“Malvolio is a Peg-A-Ramsey.”
Rehearsals start next week for a staged reading of Twelfth Night for Western Gold Theatre, and I’ve been performing some research tasks...
Phase Two Begins
“Where do these Middle-Aged actors come from?” How many times have you asked that, while enjoying a Movie or TV series? The character...
Adam Goldman......at last !
Usually, these character studies are written in that frightening time between rehearsals and the first night: When the script is learned,...
