It’s 2016! What better time to get out of your comfort zone and take some risks? As you continue on your journey as an actor, you will see that the biggest moments of growth will occur when you are really willing to take some big creative and personal risks.
Risk-taking is fun. Venturing out into the unknown—isn’t that what acting is all about? As you read the below suggestions, see if any of them make you feel nervous. Those are the ones to go for. As an artist, you always want to be operating at the edge of your comfort zone! You always want to be feeling a few of those nervous butterflies.
Note: Safety is obviously paramount. Be smart.
Now, here are six ways that you can grow as an actor and person this year.
1. Take an improv class. For many actors, improv is a scary venture. There is zero control and zero planning involved in an improv scene. Classically trained actors especially are very protective of their processes and love rehearsing and preparing for auditions and jobs. But what happens when the writer changes your script on set at the last minute? What happens when the casting director has you read for a different character on the spot? You get to improvise.
Improv is an essential tool for
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