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 …

In the Summers film Heidi Marshall On-Set Acting Coach
“In the Summers” Film: Reflections From Set

I was sitting down to write an email to my community of actors when I …

Adam Pascal and Daphne Rubin Vega in Original Broadway Cast of Rent
Keeping the Wildness In Your Performance

  I used to go to concerts and nightclubs to seek out kick-ass singers when …

Casting Director Josy Rodriguez
Interview with Casting Director Josy Rodriguez

  Dear readers,   The 2024 Artios Awards to celebrate casting directors are happening this …

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 …

Heidi Marshall Studio alumni actor Adelina Santana acting in a self-tape
A Self-Tape That Landed This Actor a Top Agent

This is the self-tape scene that landed Adelina a top-level agent.   If you are …

Rami Malek in Mr. Robot
What is an eyeline on camera?

  A common concern and hangup for actors is about eyelines in self-tapes.   Where …

Julieta Serrano in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
How to Preserve Your Favorite Self-Tapes

Hi Actors! Let’s make the absolute most out of your self-tape auditions. I want to …

Viola Davis in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Viola Davis, a Master of Arc

  Dear actors,   Let’s study a master of arc…the esteemed and full-out-every-single-time, Viola Davis. …