An aging ham ponders life
We have all heard it, and I am sure many of you have even said this once or twice. Heck, I know I have said it myself some years back... *cough*. I have heard it many times within the domain of theatre where rivalries, jealousies, back-stabbing and gossiping can often develop in unhealthy levels. It... Continue Reading →
Recently, I observed what, to me, was a rather entertaining situation at a take-away food outlet. After putting in a rather large order for five people, I watched as the staff gradually, or was that rapidly, succumb to stress. The boss, clearly getting more and more anxious, started berating his team which consisted of, I... Continue Reading →
An actor does not, and cannot work in isolation. What good is an actor who is writer, director and audience also? An actor needs an audience, be it live in a theatre, or via delayed telecasting (i.e. film and tv,) because that is what an actor does his craft for. You're not an actor without... Continue Reading →
One would think that acting would be incredibly easy. After all, you're given a script which gives you the words and occasionally some directions. Then you have a director who is there to tell you what to do right down to the way you stand. You memorise your lines, choreograph your movement, repeat on demand,... Continue Reading →
As an actor, I have made the conscious decision to try any sort of role. Very recently I was asked to help out with a style of show that once I may have simply walked away from. That was then, a time when I found discomfort too confrontational and best avoided. A time when I... Continue Reading →
I think we should all be more selfish. Now that sounds wrong, so let me try and put a little context around it. We should do things because we want to more often than because someone else wants us/expects us to, because it make us feel good about ourselves. Let's call this positive selfishness, or... Continue Reading →
I am starting a new blog and as a first post, I would like to briefly introduce myself. I am an actor. Not a high profile one, but I have appeared in a few movies and even a few stage plays. That is not important nor the point of the blogs I intend to publish.... Continue Reading →
Reflection of a Ham 