Stephen Foster's Reel

LEGENDS AND BRIDGE is "Feud" meets "End of the Rainbow." It's the imagined story of Joan Crawford inviting Bette Davis and Judy Garland to live with her to work on their comeback film. They agree all eager beaver until they see what project she has in mind. Toss in Tennessee Williams and a YOUNG boy toy and you got a card game filled with Hollywood backstabbing! For scripts and rights, please contact Black Box Theatre Publishing Company...

List 5 Oddball paths you could take for your career. 1. send email to Casting directors 2. Make a short film 3. Join acting troupe 4. create web series 5. write one man/woman ahow This is best done in a group. This is to expand your normal range of thinking. Share your answers. To purchase workbook: http://a.co/8OBT1pl

List 5 Oddball paths you could take for your career. 1. send email to Casting directors 2. Make a short film 3. Join acting troupe 4. create web series 5. wr...

Week 3 of "Awakening the Actor Within" examines our power. This week tackles some of the "negative" emotions of ANGER, fear, guilt & shame. The topics covered are: Toxic Block Syndrome Suddenly, become too busy Mentors/Affirmations Vein of Gold scene assignment To purchase workbook: http://a.co/8OBT1pl

Week 2 of "Awakening the Actor Within" examines our identity. We attempt to answer the question, "Who am I? The topics covered are: Inner Cast Imagination Isolation/support Synchronicity To purchase workbook: http://a.co/8OBT1pl

This video kicks off your acting journey. 1. Sign your "Actor's contract" 2. Acting Practice explained 3. Why I stopped acting/Why I still want to act? 4. Vein of Gold Practice the 3 basic tools To purchase workbook: http://a.co/8OBT1pl

Stephen Foster won 5 best supporting actor awards for his performance in the comedy short That's Opportunity Knocking. NOW ON AMAZON PRIME! http://a.co/d/6P1JYij Stephen also wrote the book "Awakening the Actor Within" http://a.co/8OBT1pl

Task: In your notebook, list 10 things you could buy your actor: new headshots, new reel, acting class, trip to Europe, cell phone, green screen, books... Pull images of your list and paste them in your notebook. (you will be amazed at how quickly these things come to you!) To purchase workbook: http://a.co/8OBT1pl

Toxic block syndrome. The Bermuda Triangle for actors. As actors begin to pull themselves free from the blocks in the past, they begin to experinece these "negative" emotions: Guilt, Shame and Fear. These can be triggered by outside or internal factors. These feelings can sink us to the bottom of the ocean and into feelings of indifference and NON ACTION. Get them on the table! Share your feelings with a trusted friend. When they show up, keep writing the "I remembers...", keep reading the...

The term “Vein of Gold” is a term that I stole gladly from Julia Cameron (who stole it from director Martin Ritt) who wrote a book about getting in touch with your creative heart. It’s interesting to me how we can be “miscast” for years, because we don’t know who we are! Here is what Martin Ritt said to Julia Cameron about it, “All actors have a certain territory, a certain range they were born to play. I call that range their ‘vein of gold.’ If you cast an actor within that...