Stage Versus Screen

DIFFERENT STROKES FOR DIFFERENT FOLKS If an actor does a monologue, and no one’s there to film it, does it make a sound? On one side of the studio, an instructor records and coaches a student through her taped audition for a television series. On another side of the studio, a student rehearses lines for the…

Handling Rejection… Time After Time

TURN-DOWN SERVICE Your palms are sweating. Do you remember your lines? Oh gosh, this shirt… you should have worn the green one. Oh no… they called your name. Here goes. You go in… “Hey, how’s it going”… They stare… you perform your monologue… “Thanks for having me”… WHEW! You’re done! As nerve-wracking as any audition is,…

The Science of the Catwalk

Defying Gravity? Whether on reality television or the broadcasted fashion shows of major clothing brands, we’ve all seen models strutting their stuff in six-inch heels and unrealistically impractical garments and wondered how such a thing was even physically possible. How can these models make…well…modeling look so easy? The secret is in the sauce, or in…

A Magical Start to an Acting Career

In honor of our Little Mermaid Jr. auditions here at Acting Out Studio, we decided to explore the magical roles and lives of Disney princess. It’s an easy assumption that every girl has dreamed of wearing one of these gowns at one time or another, and many of these young ladies go on to pursue…