The Westin Jackson and The Dean West Acting Studio team up! About a week or so ago The Dean West Acting Studio joined up with The Westin Jackson in Mississippi. We thought it would be a great fit since they were named after us. Which is documented somewhere :) The Dean West Acting Studio workshop took place Saturday, January 27th! The Westin Jackson was wonderful enough to host the event … [Read more...] about Westin, Jackson kindly hosts The Dean West Acting Studio
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Judging scene as we see it.
Judging a scene as we see it. We tend to judge scene work as we see life, not as the script gives us. We always want to trust our instincts when reading a scene, but I think it is always helpful to take a step back and see what a different point of view could look like. You have heard before that "life is not how it is, but life is how we see it". Like I have said in previous blogs, if we … [Read more...] about Judging scene as we see it.
Win The Morning Part 2 – Morning Rituals
Morning Rituals Welcome to Part 2 of Win The morning you can click on here to read Part 1. We all have things we like to do in the mornings. Humans are creatures of habit. We create habitual behavior. We get up on the same side of the bed every morning. We start the coffee pot, we use the restroom, read the paper, brush our teeth, etc., etc., etc. You get it, we develop habits in life; … [Read more...] about Win The Morning Part 2 – Morning Rituals
Morning Mashup – Live your life for you, no one else.
Live your life for you. Mistakes are ok! Life can become so much about other people's opinions, experiences, and we don't even realize it. We shape our entire world on other people's experiences and opinions of life. We are shaped growing up by learned or reactionary behavior that eventually just becomes every day life... To not give a flying Fidget spinner, about what people think of you is … [Read more...] about Morning Mashup – Live your life for you, no one else.