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✨ TODAY’S SPOTLIGHT

Hey Actors! Here’s what’s happening this week

We’ve got 15 Meisner-rooted tips to sharpen your instincts, a conversation with Nicholas Hoult on balancing ambition and identity, and a timeless read from Stella Adler to reignite your imagination. Plus, the latest buzz: The Devil Wears Prada 2 kicks off, The Boys prepares its final season, and Broadway puts its backstage heroes in the spotlight. Let’s get to work.

🎭 CREATIVE FUEL

15 Acting Tips Every Serious Actor Should Know

In a world where talent gets your foot in the door, it’s discipline, training, and heart that keep you in the room. Whether you’re just starting out or deep in the craft, these 15 acting tips—drawn from the Maggie Flanigan Studio and rooted in Meisner training—are essential tools for the serious actor.

🎧 1. Listen Like It’s Life or Death

Acting begins with listening. Not just hearing words, but truly receiving them—physically, emotionally, and energetically. Real listening grounds you in the moment and transforms performance into truth.

⏱️ 2. Stay Present

Stop anticipating. Stop planning. Great acting happens when you surrender to the moment and let go of what’s next.

🔥 3. Commit Fully

There’s no room for half-measures. Your performance only works if you believe in it entirely. Every gesture, every line, every look—go all in.

🎬 4. Take Direction Well

Directors aren’t there to critique—they’re there to collaborate. Be open, adaptable, and willing to explore new paths.

🎭 5. Make Bold Choices

Safe doesn’t stand out. Risk breeds truth. Make strong, specific choices that show your point of view—even if they scare you.

📖 6. Know Your Lines (and What’s Under Them)

It’s not about memorizing words. It’s about understanding what lives beneath them: the need, the objective, the stakes.

🤝 7. Build Relationships

Your chemistry with your scene partner matters. Trust, playfulness, and connection can elevate even the simplest scene into something unforgettable.

🧘‍♀️ 8. Practice Daily

Your instrument—body, voice, imagination—needs consistent tuning. Set time aside each day to stretch your skills.

🙏 9. Trust the Process

Whether you're in Meisner training, scene study, or building a character, progress can feel invisible. Trust that the work is working.

📚 10. Stay Curious

The best actors are life-long students. Read plays. Watch films. Observe people. Stay obsessed with learning.

🎯 11. Talent Isn’t Enough

Talent is a spark. Craft is the fire. Great actors are made in class, onstage, and through persistence.

🧠 12. Train Intellectually and Emotionally

Use your brain as much as your gut. Learn theory. Understand history. Study structure. Then forget it and play.

🔍 13. Study Like a Beast

Devour technique. Learn from different schools—Meisner, Stanislavski, Practical Aesthetics. Don’t just act—know what you’re doing.

🚫 14. Don’t Indicate

Stop pretending. Stop showing. Instead, live truthfully under imaginary circumstances. That’s Meisner. That’s acting.

🌈 15. Use Your Imagination

You don’t need to pull from trauma to cry. Your imagination is powerful enough—use it to believe, to feel, to connect.

Final Thoughts

Acting isn’t about performing—it’s about becoming. These tips aren’t rules; they’re invitations. To go deeper. To risk more. To be braver.

So take them. Break them open. Make them yours. And most importantly, keep showing up.

Because the world needs artists like you. 🎟️

🎧LISTENING BOOTH

Podcast of the Week

🎙️ SmartLess with Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes & Will Arnett — “Nicholas Hoult”

Why listen: Nicholas dives into the balance between chasing career highs and keeping grounded, reflecting on how creative ambition can feel like “your heart is a business” — delivered with the trio’s signature spontaneity and wit

Listen here → NICHOLAS HOULT

📚 THE ACTOR’S BOOKSHELF

Acting Book Of The Week

Stella Adler: The Art of Acting offers a powerful collection of lessons from one of the most respected acting teachers in history. Drawn from her classes and rooted in Stanislavski’s method, Adler emphasizes the importance of imagination, deep character work, and an actor’s responsibility to reflect truth. It's a timeless guide for actors who see their craft as both an art and a calling.

📣 INDUSTRY BUZZ

🎥 FILM:

• ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ – starts filming with Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt & Stanley Tucci, with Kenneth Branagh on board. (more)

• Scarlett Johansson – breaks records as Jurassic World: Rebirth opens to $318M worldwide. (more)

• Ryan Gosling – stars in Amazon’s Project Hail Mary, first trailer drops. (more)

• Nicholas Hoult – says he lost Superman role to Corenswet — now plays Lex Luthor. (more)

• Cynthia Erivo & Michael Bay – producing sci-fi thriller Saturation Point for Universal. (more)

• Penn Badgley & Meghann Fahy – to lead Amazon rom-com You Deserve Each Other. (more)

• Marisa Abela – joins Cavill in Amazon’s Highlander reboot. (more)

• Ryan Coogler’s Sinners – will stream with Black American Sign Language. (more)

📺 TELEVISION:

• Kate Winslet walks away from Hulu’s 'The Spot' — creative clash ends her run before it begins. (more)

• Neil Druckmann exits ‘The Last of Us’ Season 3 — HBO’s post-apocalyptic epic loses its visionary. (more)

• Henry Golding heads back to high society — ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ TV series moves into production. (more)

• ‘The Boys’ to end with Season 5 — creator Eric Kripke preps one last, bloody goodbye. (more)

• ‘General Hospital’ bids a tearful farewell to — Eva LaRue. (more)

• Mackenzie Davis anchors a haunting new Netflix limited series — set in Newfoundland. (more)

• ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ Season 2 packs up and heads to LA — chasing tax breaks. (more)

• Jennifer Aniston returns for The Morning Show Season 4 — “complicated, emotional, and definitely not Friends.” (more)

• ‘Tires’ gets a third lap — Netflix renews the comedy for Season 3. (more)

• Kitsch & Pratt dive into darkness — ‘Terminal List: Dark Wolf’ teaser promises no easy exits. (more)

🎭 THEATER:

• Broadway’s Death Becomes Her reveals the essential backstage role of Head Carpenter Ruth Richardson – the quiet force behind every scene change. (more)

• Dorian Gray recoups $8.75M — Sarah Snook’s solo show a Broadway hit. (more)

• Taraji P. Henson & Cedric the Entertainer to star in Joe Turner’s Come and Gone — Broadway revival set for Spring 2026. (more)

• Gavin Lee to play Scar in The Lion King — two‑time Tony nominee takes over the role at the Minskoff starting July 22, 2025. (more)

💼 BIZ NEWS:

• Uma Thurman says she turns down projects based on practicality—if it doesn’t make sense financially or creatively, she simply says no (more)

• Peter Sarsgaard and Vicky Krieps were honored at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival — receiving the President’s Award for their acclaimed work. (more)

• Brad Pitt says he and Tom Cruise backed out of Ford v Ferrari — Cruise wasn’t into a role where he wouldn’t be doing the driving. (more)

• Craig Robinson says he’s quitting comedy to pursue his “true calling,”— leaving fans curious about what’s next beyond The Office. (more)

• David Corenswet says both Henry Cavill and Tyler Hoechlin gave him the same Superman advice — “have fun with it.” (more)

• Netflix’s July comedy lineup delivers big laughs — with hits like Horrible Bosses and Happy Gilmore 2. (more)

🎞️ VIDEO VILLAGE

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