Photo of a man screaming, face wrenched.

I was afraid neighbors might call the police if I self-taped this top-of-my-lungs scream of agony in my apartment, so some friends generously offered their home and a reader. (And it was during a thunderstorm.)

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Two photographs of two very different looks of the same man

Two self tapes, one afternoon…

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I don't know why they asked for a 7-1/2-minute monologue (maybe I was too slow?), but they got it! All off-book!

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Edgar Bergen was a charter member of AFRA in 1937, which merged with TvA in 1952 to form AFTRA. This 1958 episode of “You Bet Your Life” features Bergen with his friend Groucho and their daughters Candice Bergen and Melinda Marx.

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SAG-AFTRA Statement on the Arrest of Journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort SAG-AFTRA condemns the arrest of member Don Lemon as well as independent journalist Georgia Fort by federal agents in connection with their reporting on events in Minnesota. SAG-AFTRA represents broadcast journalists across the country who perform the essential function of documenting and reporting on newsworthy events as they unfold. The First Amendment protects this vital work, and any attempt to criminalize constitutionally protected journalism threatens not only our members but the fundamental democratic principle of a free press. We will be monitoring this case closely.

SAG-AFTRA Statement on the Arrest of Journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort

This is age 67½. Sometimes I feel like casting expects us all to have gray hair, but I do know that they know better & if they want gray hair they ask for gray hair.

Yes, I can be cast younger, as long as they don’t shoot my liver spots &c. So, yes, a first-world, lucky-genes problem.

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How Paul Mescal Helped Chloé Zhao Understand Shakespeare YouTube video by The New Yorker

This is something I absolutely love about performing and watching #Shakespeare

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Focus Features’ Hamnet cast and crew dance to Rihanna’s “We Found Love” www.focusfeatures.com/hamnet

We're not anti-tech, we're anti-theft. If the future of “innovation” depends on stealing creators’ work without asking or paying, that’s not progress - it's stealing, and we shouldn’t accept it. #StealingIsntInnovation www.stealingisntinnovation.com/

TINA PACKER September 28, 1938 – January 9, 2026 - Shakespeare & Company “Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety” – Antony and Cleopatra, Act II sc. 2 TINA PACKER September 28, 1938 – January 9, 2026 It is with […]

I am so very sad to learn of Tina Packer's passing. Today I'm learning so much about her from before I knew of her work at Shakespeare & Company, which was always inspired and inspiring to me.

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Andor Season 2 | Mon Mothma’s Senate Speech

From “To Be Or Not To Be” (1983)

#theatre #musical #film #MelBrooks

Hollywood Labor Comes Out Swinging Against Warner Bros.-Netflix Deal: “This Merger Must Be Blocked” The most severe in its criticism was the Writers Guild of America, so far.

“Netflix is the biggest streaming service in the world. Consolidating its power over the streaming video market not only kills jobs but also raises prices and hurts the U.S. entertainment industry.” www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

SAG-AFTRA Statement Regarding Proposed Netflix/Warner Bros. Transaction www.sagaftra.org/sag-aftra-st...

SAG-AFTRA Reaches Tentative Agreement with AMPTP on Historic First Intimacy Coordinator Contract SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP have reached a tentative agreement establishing the first-ever collective bargaining agreement covering intimacy coordinators working in scripted, dramatic television, theatrical and streaming productions. The agreement will now go before the SAG-AFTRA National Board for consideration in the coming weeks. Specific details will not be released in advance of the board’s review.

SAG-AFTRA Reaches Tentative Agreement with AMPTP on Historic First Intimacy Coordinator Contract

Photo of a man with a very excited face and outstretched arms.

Today's self-tape was a lot of exciting fun!

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Need a DIT (Digital Imaging Technician) for your short film? I just finished a weekend shoot that generated 1,000 GB of digital files! I’d love to help you wrangle, organize, preserve, and prepare all your video and audio for handoff to your editor.

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Cover of script titled "The Fifteen Minute Hamlet" a play by Tom Stoppard

RIP and thanks for the experience of performing during nonstop laughter, start to finish. 🎭

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ICYMI, #CastingNetworks is raising fees that our reps pay for their side of the service. CN suggests that it will reduce the burden on actors w/o specifying how much it would be reduced. Let’s see both rep & actor fees at the same time!

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Like the audition director I didn’t hear say “action” proceed to condescendingly explain what “action” means.

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Text of nested outline titled "SLATE", showing at least nine components

Commercial slates can get pretty involved.

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#ActorsBreathe

‘Hour to Hour’: Kimmel Crisis Deepens at Disney as Comedy World Erupts Dana Walden, Rob Mills & their star attempt a second meeting as top comics fume: ‘There will be careers for people who make fun of the powerful’

“It’s hard to push back when you don’t have power, but Bob Iger and Dana Walden have power,” [WGAW President Meredith] Stiehm said of Disney’s CEO and entertainment chair. “They know what this is. This is appeasement. This is cowardice. They’re being bullied. And they should say no."

If comedy is outlawed, only outlaws will have a sense of humor

Do No Harm is the 2nd episode of The Opioid Trilogy on Independent Lens on PBS. It is one of three very personal stories about opioid addiction and treatment.

#AddictionRecovery #OpioidCrisis #EndAddictionStigma #ActorsLife #ScreenActor #TexasActor #AustinActor

Who won Emmy Awards for 2025? See the full winners list here. Netflix's "Adolescence" won big at the 77th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, earning six awards, including best limited series.

Congratulations to the #SagAftraMembers who took home an Emmy — or multiple Emmys — last night! 🎉 #Emmys2025 www.cbsnews.com/live-updates...

#OTD in 2024. Free haircut!

All episodes of 1923 are now on Blu-ray and streaming on Paramount+

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At first, I thought zin zun zan was an acting studio.

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I’m ready for my closeup! My first manicure, ever! The audition notes mentioned “hand” or “hands” nine times, even though it’s a tabletop-to-head frame. (And, yes, there’s also a hand photo slate.)

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The Opioid Trilogy, Ep. 2: Do No Harm premieres on PBS on Sept. 16. (Local time may vary.) The 2nd installment of The Opioid Trilogy follows a 17-year struggle with heroin addiction and path to recovery.

I performed in this rotoscope-animated (reenactment) documentary.

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