Envy. Jealousy. The act of coveting something of another. It is dark and ugly. But human. Jealousy is a valid part of our experience that has evolved over thousands of years for a reason. But “it is bad” and we “shouldn’t do it”. How’s that working out? Does that stop you from feeling green when you see another’s success and compare… Read more →
Author: Trina McClure
Revelation
There’s a moment when you realize the roles you’ve played, the characters you’ve developed, and the scenes you were part of were all pieces of a puzzle. You just needed to understand how to fit them all together. What were once fragments of a life lived then become a story to be told, a great story that wouldn’t have been… Read more →
Lesson One: Witness vs. Judgement
She wore an oversized sweat shirt and leggings, barely a stitch of makeup, and her black hair peppered lightly with grey was pulled up in her signature pony tail. There was nothing superficially fussy about the woman but she exuded the elegance of a dancer, the grace of a performer, and the passion of a true teacher. She also taught us one of my favourite lessons. Cathy was our Movement… Read more →
A Call to the Quiet Ones
I am used to that look. The look I get when I try to explain how someone like me, introverted and generally averse to attention, becomes an actor. Of course, after years of training in, well…talking, I don’t come across as introverted or quiet. Most people over-generalize actors and create an image of them as attention hungry, overly exuberant, always-performing… Read more →