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“We have the power to hold no opinion about a thing, and to not let it upset our state of mind—for things have no natural power to shape our judgments.”  -Marcus Aurelius “The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion.” -Paulo Coehlo “I criticize by creation, not by finding fault.” -Cicero BeContinue reading “No Opinion”

“Will is our internal power, which can never be affected by the outside world. It is our final trump card. If action is what we do when we still have some agency over our situation, the will is what we depend on when agency has all but disappeared. Placed in some situation that seems unchangeableContinue reading “Do You Have The Will?”

“I’m going to count to ten. I’m here. You’re there. You know what to do.” -John Kolvenbach, from his play Stand Up If You’re Here Tonight I was driving back today from a family beach trip and my friend Jason called. I said I needed to get home so I could write today’s blog post.Continue reading “Be Here Now”

Almost exactly three months ago, I wrote this post about a reading of a new play I attended. It was the first time I’d been in a live theatre in over a year and the experience was nothing short of magical. Well, fast forward three months…I’m thrilled to announce that our our theatre company, Vs.Continue reading “STAND UP IF YOU’RE HERE TONIGHT”

“Connectors have an uplifting effect when they come into contact with people who are living in lower energy levels. Their peacefulness causes others to feel calm and assured, and they radiate an energy of serenity and peace.” -Wayne Dyer Today and every day going forward (especially when you’re producing something)… Can you strive in everyContinue reading “A Little Bit Better?”

“Whatever you decide is your motivation in the scene, the opposite of that is also true and should be in it…Consistency is the heart of dull acting.” -Michael Shurtleff, Audition The great stage and screen actor, Hume Cronyn, said he followed one rule as an actor: “If you’re doing the devil, look for the angelContinue reading “Opposites”

“Just know your lines and don’t bump into the furniture.” -Spencer Tracy “Act without doing. Work without effort.” –Tao Te Ching The easier something looks to do is inversely proportional to the amount of mastery that’s behind it.

The Pareto principle: for many outcomes, roughly 80% of consequences come from 20% of causes (the “vital few”). Named after the Italian economist, Vilfredo Pareto, who observed in 1896 that 80% of the land in Italy was owned by 20% of the population, this principle evidences itself throughout nature and across a wide variety ofContinue reading “80/20 It”

Escape Velocity: “the minimum velocity that a moving body (such as a rocket) must have to escape from the gravitational field of a celestial body (such as the earth) and move outward into space.” Holy Metaphor Alert! Here we go… You are the rocket. You desire to do something great, make art, make a change,Continue reading “Escape Velocity”

“The single best thing an actor can do, both professionally and personally, is to create their own work.” -Jenna Fischer, from her book The Actor’s Life “Hard work doesn’t guarantee you success. But without it, you don’t stand a chance.” -Pat Riley Jenna Fischer recently wrote a phenomenal book about the actor’s life. I highlyContinue reading “Jenna Fischer – “The Actor’s Life”: Three Reasons”