Damian’s (StageMilk) feedback from my Doug monologue. Technical stuff Eliminate these distractions from my acting. Get these technical things sorted so they don’t take the audience’s attention. White shirt, white background = floating head. Don’t do it. Microphone was poor. I knew this already. I used the internal microphone in the camera. Bad move. I’ll […]
Continue ReadingThe Importance of Just Getting On With It
I spend way too much time doubting myself and questioning my abilities. Constantly. Ugh. This quote hits the spot for me. It tells me to hang in there, not give up and just…keep… walking forward.
Continue Reading2021. New Beginning.
Let’s make 2021 a fresh start. New beginning. New dreams. New goals. New opportunities. New commitments. Let’s breathe deeply and step forward with purpose. Stay true to the goal, come what may.Bring it on.
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Finding Ourselves in the Lives of Others
I love the idea that every person has something in them that we can connect to. Dustin Hoffman once said that he wanted to play Saddam Hussein, after seeing a photo of him playing with his young grandson. The photo made him think that although Saddam was a horrible person he was also a father […]
Continue Reading“Credit Card”
I had way too much fun working on this Short Film with Lachlan Strada in 2019. I was lucky enough to film with Talia and Hermione in their on-screen debuts!
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“Beachside Stories” rehearsals
Rehearsals are going well and although I still can’t sing a note, I am having fun putting it out there! There’s something quite lovely about honest, simple story telling – it’s something that everyone can connect with and draw something from. THAT’s what I’m taking from this role – I’m really feeling a need to […]
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Beachside Stories | The Singing Butcher!
I’m really enjoying rehearsals for “Beachside Stories” (Director: Elizabeth Walley), produced by Melbourne Writers’ Theatre and Gasworks Art Park. We’ll be celebrating 5 prominent local Melbourne identities – sharing their stories and paying tributes to their wonderful contributions to their local communities. I have to say – it’s so nice to be involved in a […]
Continue ReadingAlfieri, “A View From A Bridge”
I auditioned today for Alfieri in Arthur Miller’s “A View From The Bridge”. How did I go? Meh…suffice to say that I need to work on my New York Italian accent! But even though the audition wasn’t my best, I had a really rich and rewarding experience over the last 3 weeks, getting to know […]
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And On It Goes. Small Steps.
I finished my NIDA Actors Studio year today and am letting it wash over me. This year has changed me. The most wonderful, glorious, challenging, frustrating, frightening, liberating, incendiary, breath-taking, transformational time in my creative universe. The brilliant Peta Hanrahan told me at the start of the year that if I was still standing at […]
Continue ReadingMamet
Sometimes, the pressure to over think a role becomes suffocating. I like the idea that it’s ok to be instinctive, to keep it simple and bring ourselves to the character, rather than trying to over complicate things by twisting ourselves into someone we don’t recognise. David Mamet is under my skin. “Invent nothing. Deny nothing.” […]
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