It was now becoming too good to be true. She was still in her final year at drama school but had already signed with one of the UK's most...

"Clarity and simplicity are the antidotes to complexity and uncertainty." ~ General George Casey The life of an actor is complex and...

There's an old Indian parable our meditation teacher likes to recite often — to the point where we can essentially repeat it verbatim —...

Intellectually, we appreciate the purpose of feedback is to make us better. Emotionally, it can still be hard to take. As actors,...

Life doesn't wait for us to define our goals. We board the train of life the moment we come into the world and we remain a humble...

"Shoot for the moon", said Norman Vincent Peale. "Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars." We recently introduced our method of...

Here's a shocking fact: most actors don't have an audition preparation plan. It's a shocking fact when we think about it as if an...

Today's the day we share some of the spiciest Dojo secret sauce. Specifically, a lil' game-changer called The Actor's Training Menu....

Fame. A complex topic, yes, but one we'd like to attempt to tackle here regardless. It's been a surprisingly frequent — and often...

We briefly referenced the book, The Art of Possibility, in a recent post, but since it's such a damn profound read, wanted to dive a...

If Inside Out taught us anything, it's that all emotions have their place, not just the "nice" ones. Nonetheless, jealousy tends to...

Imagine it's a Saturday morning. Our alarm is going off and we reach for our phone to shut the damn thing up. And have a cheeky pre-day...

It's time to call out one of the biggest killers of committed and driven actors: the lack of a logical mathematical equation. For the...

There is an abundance of structure and practicality to be found for the artist who regularly taps into thinking like an athlete. From the...

Raise your hand if you've ever experienced this: you worked hard to prepare for an opening night or major pitch meeting and you'd been...

"Reading is essential for those who seek to rise above the ordinary." ~ Jim Rohn 'Tis once again the season we nerd out and reflect on...

Say the word "genius" and Albert Einstein is likely to be one of the first people you think of. And with good reason — he was one of the...

If there is any subset of working society who struggles to achieve and sustain healthy sleep hygiene, actors and artists would have to be...

Last year I wrote a piece for Spotlight about the importance of defining the terms of our own success. This is the vital first step in...

Anime has unquestionably made me a better person. Without a doubt. A bizarre declaration to begin an article with, I appreciate that, but...