The Actors Center Journal Vol. 1, No. 2, November 2009 Publisher’s Piece In January 2006, The Actors Center initiated the National Congress of Actors and Acting Teachers. The purpose was to provide actors with a voice within their own profession. The subject was the “Role of the actor as artist in this society.” The...
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The Actors Center Journal Vol. 1, No. 2, November 2009 Publisher’s Piece The other night, I went to the opening of “The Royal Family” on Broadway. I was an agent for over thirty years and openings used to feel like work because they were. I frequently had a client or two or three on...
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The Actors Center Journal Vol. 1 No. 2, November 2009 Phil’s Page Where Have You Gone, Joseph Schildkraut? by Philip Carlson As a former agent, it breaks my heart the number of gifted—nay, extremely gifted—actors who cannot find work in the theatre today. And since I choose to live by my opinions, it comes...
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The Actors Center Journal Vol. 1 No. 2, November 2009 Actor’s Voice: Peter Gerety What the hell is wrong out there? What is different today for an actor just starting out? First, let’s ask, what is the same? Most young people drawn to theater or film see it as a child and are mesmerized,...
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The Actors Center Journal Vol. 1 No. 2, November 2009 Actor’s Voice: Jayne Atkinson When I left school all I had was the diploma, the knowledge that I had worked hard to get it and that I was talented. The challenges I faced as a young actor starting out were that you either worked...
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The Actors Center Journal Vol. 1 No. 2, November 2009 Actor’s Voice: Saidah Arrika Ekulona I’m kind of a rare case, my career started right before things changed in the theatre. In 1995, I started working at the Guthrie Theatre 3 months before I graduated from graduate school. We had a luxurious 3 months...
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The Actors Center Journal Vol. 1 No. 2, November 2009 Ongoing Concerns Circa 2000, the Actors Center administered the Fox Fellowships, now administered by the Theatre Communications Group. Our criteria for a fellowship—essentially a mini-sabbatical for actors—was that you be nominated by a significant cohort of your fellow actors, who believed your work stood...
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The Actors Center Journal Vol. 1 No. 2, November 2009 Interview With Rob Clare Rob Clare was educated at Oxford University, trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama (CSSD), London, and worked as an actor with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) before becoming a Staff Director at the National Theatre, working primarily...
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