Tag: acting

  • If William Shatner Can, He Can, Too

    I recently had the opportunity to interview actor/playwright/singer/songwriter Jeff Daniels. My wife and I caught his live show last night and greatly enjoyed it. Because of that, I wanted to publish my full interview transcript…

  • Ten Things I Know About Acting

    Next month, I’ll help guide actors through the grinder of Olympia Audition League generals, a summer event that recruits actors for productions all over the South Sound. Ergo, this seems an appropriate time to offer a list of ten guidelines for less experienced actors. Feel free to disagree; actors are good at that. But this…

  • Kitchen Confidential

    This is the week or two during which a show grows up. If all goes as it should, it’ll reach voting age around the time we hit tech week, at which time the director and crew must turn their nearly-full attention to matters of lighting, costume, sound, and set dressing. It’s an awkward week, when…