Mark Evans Studio

  You gotta be a problem solver.   What I’m realizing more than ever as I try to deconstruct what it takes to create theatre, TV and Film is this:   It’s mostly just problem solving.   * A writer gets an idea and pencils an initial draft and then fixes the problems with a second (and third and fourth etc) draft.   * A producer receives a script and solves the problem of funding a production by collaborating with investors and hiring the best creative team to tell that specific story.   * A director receives the script and solves the problem of bringing the concept to life.   * The production design team solve countless problems throughout the process. And the list goes on in every department….. How do YOU fall into the problem solving equation as an actor?   Firstly, by acknowledging that during the audition process you are a potential solution to the problem they have - which is that they don’t have actors yet. Are you going to solve the proble...

  You gotta get it done Why aren’t you auditioning enough? Don’t read that as a shameful criticism (which I imagine most people would).  Focus on the word why! Why aren’t you auditioning enough? If you ARE happy with the amount of auditions, this issue of the Blog is not for you. The culture in society today, particularly through social media, is to very often make you feel ‘less than’. You’re not doing enough. You’re not traveling enough. You’re not working enough. You’re not socializing enough. You’re not posting enough….. aka YOU ARE NOT ENOUGH! So listen to me carefully. I’m not judging you. I’m asking you, WHY are you not auditioning?  And you should search hard for the answer to that question.  I am pretty sure it is something much deeper and more personal to you than “there’s just not enough work out there”. That is true but it’s ALWAYS been true and always will be and I believe we should not accept it and no longer allow ourselves to have that in our bac...