𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟭 𝗮.𝗺. 𝗕𝗦𝗧 Put yourself forward today! Something new is landing in the Green Room, and we're really excited about this one. Claire and I will be running a 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 once a month on a Saturday, with four of you centre stage. The first four actors to put themselves forward will be paired off into two scenes, with a few surprises thrown in along the way. 𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗜𝗧 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗦 Each pair will be sent a scene. Treat it exactly as you would a real audition: break it down, make your choices, rehearse it, and know your lines. Then on the day you'll perform it live with your scene partner and receive direct, honest, constructive feedback from Claire and me. Just like a real audition, you won't rehearse with your scene partner beforehand. You'll meet the scene together for the first time on the day, so come ready to listen, stay present, and play off whatever they give you. 𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗦𝗘𝗧𝗨𝗣 𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 Before the session, head to the 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗧𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗞𝗶𝘁 in the Classroom. Get your framing, lighting, and sound set up as well as you can. How you present yourself on screen is part of an audition, so treat it that way. 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗚? 𝗬𝗢𝗨'𝗥𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗠𝗨𝗖𝗛 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗜𝗧. These sessions are open to every member to watch. Some of the biggest lessons in acting come from watching other actors work: seeing the choices they make, hearing the notes, and watching a scene shift when a note lands. You'll leave with things you can take straight into your own next audition. 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨'𝗟𝗟 𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗜𝗧 • Real audition prep under real pressure, but no pressure as it's in a supportive room • Specific, actionable feedback from two working coaches • A chance to see how direction changes a performance in the moment • Ideas and insights to take into your own work, even from the sidelines 𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗧𝗢 𝗣𝗨𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘𝗟𝗙 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗 𝗕𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 are a very real part of an actor’s journey. At some point, you have to be willing to step forward, take a risk and let yourself be seen.

DIGGER. WOW, WOW, WOW! WHAT A FILM! I remember my mum saying when I was a kid, “When a film gets both brilliant and terrible reviews, I know I’m going to love it.” She would have been right about Digger. One of the most profoundly brilliant films I’ve seen in years. Alejandro González Iñárritu (Birdman, The Revenant) has made something fearless. I’ve always loved films that blend cinema and theatre, and this world seems to exist in the past, present and future at once. The writing and direction are extraordinary: absurd, hilarious, disturbing and deeply intelligent, without feeling the need to explain everything. Was that At its heart is an uncomfortable truth. We’ve been fucking up this planet for decades, yet we keep consuming, indulging in excess and carrying on as normal. Even those condemning the destruction enjoy the comforts contributing to it. Perhaps we’ve become so good at acknowledging the problem that we mistake it for doing something about it. The film holds a mirror up to us all. Tom Cruise and John Goodman. WOW! If they aren’t in the Oscar conversation, I don’t know what to say. Extraordinary performances. The opening music instantly reminded me of Jon Brion’s wonderfully eccentric score for Punch-Drunk Love. Different composer here, Cosmo Sheldrake, but a similarly chaotic, rhythmic energy. Coming from a production design background, I was blown away. Oscar winner Dennis Gassner, alongside Richard L. Johnson, has created an astonishing visual world that almost becomes a character in its own right. I felt as though I’d stepped into Roald Dahl’s wonderfully eccentric imagination, with a touch of Wes Anderson. Fantastical, absurd and disturbingly believable. And those final credits! The music disappears, leaving only the sounds of animals. I remained rooted to my seat. A film that uses absurdity to expose something deadly serious. I loved every mad, uncomfortable, visually spectacular minute. THIS IS WHY I LOVE CINEMA! ❤️ What is a film that profoundly affected you?

A slate, or ident, is not always required. But when it is asked for, it forms an integral part of your audition, and most actors badly underestimate it. Claire has sat in on more casting conversations than most actors will have in a lifetime, and here is something the people on the other side of the camera have told her more than once. They often know how they feel about an actor before the scene has even started. They know it from the slate. The slate is that little introduction at the top of your tape. Your name, your agency, your height, your location, maybe a turn to show your profiles. Most actors treat it as admin. A box to tick, a throat-clear, the boring bit you get out of the way before the real acting begins. And that is the mistake, because to casting it is not the boring bit at all. It is the first time they meet you. Not the character. You. Think about what they are actually deciding. They are not only casting a role, they are choosing a person they may have to spend twelve-hour days with on a set, under pressure, on a tight budget, with no time for drama. So when your slate comes up, a quiet question is running underneath it. Do I want this person in the room? Are they grounded? Are they warm? Are they someone a director can talk to? You answer every bit of that before you say a single line of the script. And here is what trips so many actors up. They give a lovely, truthful performance in the scene, but their slate tells a completely different story. They mumble, they rush, they drop their eyes, they apologise with their whole body, or they put on a big false brightness that fools nobody. Casting feels the gap instantly, and it plants a seed of doubt before your work has even had a chance. So let me give you exactly how to do a slate that works for you instead of against you. 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁, decide right now that the slate is the first beat of your audition, not the warm-up to it. The moment that camera is on, you are being watched and read. Treat it with the same care you give the scene.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT We are fast approaching our first major Green Room benchmark: 𝟮𝟬𝟬 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀. So first of all, congratulations. If you are already here as one of those founding members, you have 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝟭 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲, ever! That includes our masterclasses, live events, Saturday Scene Study sessions, blogs, Actor Resources, everything in the Classroom and, importantly, this community. Once we reach 200 members, new members joining Tier 1 will pay 𝗨𝗦$𝟵 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴. We are now building a much closer integration between the Green Room and 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗽, so the AI tools and the human side of what we do work together. The structure moving forward will be: 𝗧𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝟭 — 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗺: US$9/month 𝗧𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝟮 — 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗺 + 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗽𝗽: US$19/month 𝗧𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝟯 — 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗺 + 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗽𝗽: US$29/month For our founding members, we are working on the technical integration so that if you subscribe to Tier 2 or Tier 3, the value of the US$9 Tier 1 membership you already have for life is recognised and will be discounted. My developer is working on this now. There is also currently a 𝟭𝟰-𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 of The Actors Copilot app, so you are very welcome to try it for yourself. I think it is already up on our website. I know some actors remain cautious about AI, and frankly, I think caution is healthy. Generic AI can be incredibly broad because it is trying to speak to every actor at once. That is exactly why we built The Actors Copilot differently. The tools are interconnected around the actor, the character, the casting brief and the work you are actually doing. But we have always believed that 𝗔𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. We have recently had another actress book a role after making a bold choice in her audition, with casting specifically commenting on that choice. I had a very similar experience on Star City, when the director commented on one of the choices I made in the audition.

From now on, the last Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. BST will be our Green Room Monthly Roundtable. This is your opportunity to get to know each other properly, talk about where you are in your acting journey, share your goals, ask questions, exchange experiences and, importantly, network with other actors in the community and build motivation and momentum. It will also be our chance to properly welcome new members into the room. Nothing is off the table. Bring your questions, your challenges, your wins, your frustrations and your ideas. We are now increasing the number of live Zoom sessions inside the community. Throughout November, this will include one live session every week. We want these sessions to become a regular and valuable part of the Green Room, and as we see your commitment, participation and engagement, we will commit to bringing you even more. We already have plenty of ideas, but this is what community is about. We want to hear from you. What would genuinely help you? What would you like us to cover? What kind of sessions would move you forward? These sessions are being built for you. 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗣𝗨𝗧 𝗜𝗡 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗛 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟳 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 | 𝟭𝟭 𝗮.𝗺. 𝗕𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 Stephen and John are already stepping up to work on a scene together, and we would love two more actors to volunteer. This is a practical working session designed to help get you audition and callback ready. We will work through the scene, evaluate the choices being made and give professional feedback that you can take directly into your future work. And if you do not want to perform this time, come and observe. Actors can learn an enormous amount simply by watching another actor work, adjust and respond to direction. Should you wish to participate and recieve a scene written for you, Comment below. 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟮 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 | 𝟳 𝗽.𝗺. 𝗕𝗦𝗧 “𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗽𝗶𝘁” 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗶 Bonnie is an Emmy-nominated casting director whose credits include Netflix’s One Piece and Ridley Scott’s Raised by Wolves.