hand on voicemail, still from 1995 film Waiting to Exhale, Acting Coach Heidi Marshall on Booking the Acting Job of a Lifetime
Booking the Acting Job of a Lifetime

Many times, I see actors get sooooo close to “booking the acting job of a …

Artist Georgia O'Keeffe sitting draped in black cloak, looking downward with desert behind her
Figure It Out Like Georgia O’Keeffe

  Dear artistic soul,   I am a huge fan of Georgia O’Keeffe’s artwork. Since …

Double rainbow after rain over evergreen trees
Chasing Satisfaction as an Artist

How do you as actors feel satisfied with your work?   Satisfaction from the work …

What Persistence Looks Like for Actors

  Dear actors, Did you know that the fly symbolizes persistence?   “The fly symbol …

Healthy Lists

Pause those TO-DO lists. Written December 2017, but relevant every year! First thing for the …

Independence Mindset

THIS BLOG WAS INSPIRED BY JULY 4 AND A DESIRE TO UNDERSTAND THE CELEBRATION OF INDEPENDENCE. …

Alva Rogers in Daughters of the Dust, directed by Julie Dash (1992)
What inspires you? (in times of conflict)

What inspires you in times of conflict?   I am moving forward… are you? My …

Are you risky ENOUGH?

Being an Artist is a daredevil business.   You take risks every single day. You …

Believe That Art Matters

  This is what I woke up thinking about… Paris happened. Lebanon happened. Syria happened. Lots …