by Roderick Lawrence | Oct 10, 2022 | The Actors Blog
I love helping young actors find their way and figure things out. Without my mentors and role models, I never would have made it as far as I have. So it feels like an incredible full-circle moment when new actors come up to me and ask for advice. Not surprisingly, I...
by Roderick Lawrence | Sep 19, 2022 | The Actors Blog
It can be tough getting the ball rolling when you’re just starting to audition in the city. You’re waiting for your shot to show everyone what you can do, but you’re not quite sure how to get in the door. I can tell you it’s a universal experience—but that doesn’t...
by Roderick Lawrence | Sep 12, 2022 | The Actors Blog
Much like Shakespeare’s “All the World’s a Stage” speech (also known as the “Seven Ages of Man”), being an actor involves various growth stages as well (no pun intended). From theatre camps to educational theatre to non-union work to AEA, the next step always feels...
by Roderick Lawrence | Sep 5, 2022 | The Actors Blog
It can be wild adjusting to life as an actor in NYC, but the more you stick with it the more you’ll figure out the path to your own kind of success. Still—we all have that universal impulse. The one that longs to go back in time and tell the younger version of...
by Roderick Lawrence | Apr 11, 2022 | The Actors Blog
Clichés in the arts get started for all kinds of reasons. Some start out as good suggestions that get taken too far and some develop as awful gatekeeping strategies. Either way, believing in these clichés is not the way to support your artistic career. That’s not to...
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