http://theactingroom.com The Acting Room is a place by actors for actors. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:06:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, it's been too long since I wrote my last Acting Room post, and I'm sorry friends! The reason? I've been too busy ACTING! As many of you know, I write this blog since I've taught acting for years in LA, and produced and directed several films. I also was an ... http://theactingroom.com/2012/02/08/if-i-can-do-it-so-can-you/ Hi Friends and Followers! I decided to write a quick post to all my lovely Acting Room friends to tell you all about a new website created by my dear husband, Ozzy Ben. It's called CritPick.com! CritPick is a social medial tool that allows Twitter users to share between one, two, ... http://theactingroom.com/2011/06/14/critpickcom-a-new-social-media-real-time-decision-making-tool/ Hi Acting Room Family! I’ve been getting so many private emails about this question lately that I felt it was time to write a new post. Here is an example of a recent email I received from Michael, whom I will address hereafter as Mike: So I'm a 26 year old ... http://theactingroom.com/2011/04/28/should-actors-move-to-la-new-york-chicago-or-not/ This is a recent email I received from an actor we will call John. I'm a recent graduate of the (name withheld for anonymity) MFA program. And honestly, I feel I was cheated out of a great actor training experience. My teachers tried to kick me out of the program because ... http://theactingroom.com/2010/12/01/you-are-enough-encouraging-actors-to-take-their-power-back/ I'm actually writing this post to let you all know that I've started a new company! I'm really excited to share with you all. Not to worry, I'll always write for The Acting Room, and I'll always You can't wait for your life to get started while you're trying to ... http://theactingroom.com/2010/08/05/start-your-own-company-on-the-side-while-acting/ I get many emotional reactions to my post “The Seven Reasons Why Professional Acting Training Programs Simply Aren’t Worth It.” In fact, that one post alone gets about a thousand hits a month, and brings lots of traffic to this blog. That blows my mind. I never meant ... http://theactingroom.com/2010/05/17/who-should-go-to-professional-acting-training-programs-vs-who-should-go-to-smaller-group-classes/ I recently received a lovely email from a young actor/actress in the UK, wanting more advice and information about being a Christian actor, especially when you’re still in your teens and you want to “fit in.” Although I’ve tried to answer many of these questions in my previous posts: ... http://theactingroom.com/2010/05/15/staying-true-to-standards-in-the-acting-world/ I recently got an email from an actress named Candace. She has allowed me to post part of her email here, so that I can reply to her publicly. I always enjoy doing this since so many people who come to this site have the same questions. I’m taking acting, ... http://theactingroom.com/2010/05/05/can-you-live-outside-la-raise-kids-and-still-be-a-working-actress/ I recently received a question from a young actor from the UK, asking me if it was possible to get a Christian Agent, and if it was necessary. Honestly, I don’t really know the answer. I would think that of course you could find a Christian Agent. ... http://theactingroom.com/2008/12/03/using-faith-to-guide-your-acting-career/ Okay, enough complaining about bigger training programs. The question you may be asking now is, “So if you don’t think I should go to a bigger program, then what should I do? I don’t want to waste my time or money! And I just don't know if ... http://theactingroom.com/2008/12/02/to-go-to-college-or-not-to-go-to-college-that-is-the-question-part-2/