Summer Theatre — Outdoors!
I think it is safe to say — at least, here in New York — that we have finally settled into the summer. It is warm outside, people are heading off to…
Musicals
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Theatre Etiquette 101
When I first started coming to New York as a little girl, going to the theatre was truly an event. My mom, who was not one to dress up, would…
How to Prepare for an Audition
Auditions are part and parcel of the actor’s life. Whether you’re a performing arts newbie or a seasoned professional, a huge part of your work will inevitably involve showing off…
2015 Tony Award Warm Up
While broadway’s biggest day, The Tony Awards™, got their start in 1947, CBS began carrying the broadcast in 1978 and has aired the Tonys every year since. As a…
The Do’s and Don’t’s of Audition Style
“Kate, I need your help. I am going in for a ‘hot soccer mom’ who lives in Brooklyn and is secretly in charge of an underground gambling ring. Oh, I also have to belt a G. What the heck do I wear?”
Sometimes getting dressed in the morning can be hard enough —- let alone getting dressed for an audition like that. I understand this more than most. In my life I have been an actor, an anthropologist who studied personal adornment and its effects on societal influence, a casting assistant/associate and a style blogger. All of these things have added up to me spending a lot of time thinking about how what we wear truly influences the way that we are perceived and remembered. I see it everyday, in every audition, and at every industry event. Clothing IS important and speaks volumes about how we perceive ourselves and how we want others to see us.
