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“The magic happens when artists come together and create something none of them could have made alone.” I don’t know who said this but i am trying to find out – it might be anonymous… Whoever it is, they said exactly how Im feeling this week. The sum is greater than the whole. And you are an incredible, bright, shiny sum. Huge thank you and well done! The charity I will be running for in September is: Housing Justice – The grassroots homelessness charity that works directly with the…

Happy monday you filthy animal, Part 2 of the series on your big break will be coming next week. You can find part 1 here. And which charity would you like AL to run a half marathon for in September?VOTING CONTINUES THIS WEEK: accurate representation Choose now or forever hold your peace: Who would you like to help? Housing Justice: A grassroots homelessness charity that works directly with the community and relies on your support to keep helping people find housing. Actors Children Trust…

View and Share this Online 95% of us can’t make a living from acting 85% of us make less than £10,000 a year from it. Low pay Minimal royalties ai. We are increasingly being forced into positions that keep us weak. Financially weak. Spiritually weak. And the worst part is, we think we can’t do anything about it. How do I make $8 (£5.91) last for six days? That was the question Ashlea Bassham had been struggling with. 32p per meal. Until she came upon a secret facebook group, 50 people strong….

Book #1 saved me from being a 32 year old man still afraid of checking his bank account (I was 31 when i read it) In Book #5 I discovered the meaning of life Book #2 was how i survived being humiliated on set. Book #3 said that i could become a Macbook Pro, if I just figure out my backstory. I did and i did. Book #4 confirmed my deepest beliefs: I was a fucking amateur. Now I am not. None of these are about acting. All will make you a better actor. If you prefer to watch your books, I’ve…

I’m just going to outline what I am doing here I started writing this letter because I was fed up with seeing the same generic advice over and over again: Network Work on your craft Take a workshop in the X, Y, Z methods Use your Industry connections This is how to get into drama school Attend this casting director workshop Blah blah blah. All either for beginners, or relying on the “get more lucky by doing this” notion. But nothing concrete. And nothing really for us. The actors in the…

some common sense… Are You An Idiot? Here are some things I have been thinking about this week: A) Common sense I heard my neighbour yelling at her kid the other day “For god’s sake, just use your common sense!” From what I can gather, the kid sprayed a garden chair with a hose. I

“I give you a free pass to screw up as much as you like.” Steven pressfield The promise of this letter is to find better ways for actors to make more money without selling their souls. it’s main question is how can we do this sustainably in the long run? but from time to time I might share a get-moderately-more-money-than-you-had-yesterday-in-an-unsustainable-but-relatively-legal-way-get-rich-quick scheme as is my right. And last week we explored how making your own work will change the world…