Blog – Page 8 – Miguel Perez

Events, MigBlog June 4, 2015

Two Planks and a Passion

When I was a young actor sitting with the veterans, clutching my drink and listening to their stories I kept hearing a phrase get tossed around, "two planks and a passion". That little phrase spoke to the fundamentals of Theatre. When you strip away the ...

Events May 29, 2015

An Acting Life

Living an actor's life again and It's familiar and strange all at once. Thursday night rehearsal in a makeshift Yoga studio behind a Silverlake residence. Going to emotional places that had never been explored in this version of ANTIGONEÂ . (Be warned LA theatre goers. This ...

Events May 26, 2015

Antigone Rehearsal

Rehearsal. Working in the Theatre is about rehearsal, and study and more rehearsal. Eventually there comes an opening night and a run of performances. For me, each performance has been a rehearsal of sorts. Each performance is different and each day leading up to an ...

Events May 23, 2015

Theatre in the Internet Age

Working on this production of Antigone has already been challenging and satisfying and the company has yet to all gather in the same room at the same time. Despite that we have all communicate virtually via FaceBook and other channels. This is just a tiny ...

MigBlog May 20, 2015

Mind Your Own Part

"Mind your own part!" was something we heard over and over again as young actors at the National Shakespeare Conservatory, in NYC. Our master teacher was a big believer in the actor as a self sufficient artist operating in a collaborative medium. We were taught ...

MigBlog May 19, 2015

First Read Through of Antigone

Tonight is the first read through of Antigone. I'm excited, engaged and full of anticipation. The first read through of a new Theatre Project is a tradition, a necessity, a revelation, a ritual and a harbinger. It is the moment where everyone comes together for ...

Events May 17, 2015

An Artists Daily Practice

Since returning to the practice of acting full time, I'm finding that information I've picked up on my journey is all starting to come together in new ways, and that I'm a more disciplined and serious actor than I was when I decided to become ...

Events May 15, 2015

Memorizing Lines for the Hollywood Fringe Festival

I truly cannot remember the last time I devoted so much time to memorizing lines and doing it without distraction and interruption. The plan for Antigone is to be off book for the first rehearsal. I was doubtful at first when I saw how much ...

Events May 14, 2015

Antigone X2

What a week. I've been invited to play Creon in Antigone at the Hollywood Fringe Festival. I'll get to play with that wonderful young actress Brittany McGregor. On top of that, had an audition today for a production at that wonderful theatre in Pasadena, A ...

MigBlog April 30, 2011

Starting Over

A life in show business is just that, "A Life", with all the ups and downs involved. Things are on the way back up for me just at the moment. This reading of Cyrano is a wonderful way to jump back into my acting career. ...

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