Last Wednesday, I had a reading for a full length play I'm working on. I worked on this play for about six months last year, lost inspiration, and put it down. I knew I wanted to go back to it but didn't know how to end it or even how to pick it back up. After a few conversations with some individuals in my artistic tribe, they gave me a good swift kick and encouraged me to get back on that wagon. So, I did. I set a date for my reading and continued working on my play. No

We are often told that we can’t make a living as an artist. We call ourselves bi-vocational and we accept jobs to support the life we want to lead. But what if a large portion of our success was a matter of considering ourselves as entrepreneurs and making the best choices for our arts business? Truth of the matter, most artists do their art because they love it, because they can’t breathe without it, because they were called to do it. In the same breath, most artists also d

This week has been hard. Emotionally and physically. It’s just been exhausting. And I don’t know if it’s a momentary point in time or a season that’s about to wreak havoc. Life. Being an adult. Sometimes, it’s for the birds, no? Some of you know that I had my own business, MaineDrama Productions. Just this year I announced that I am shutting it down and focusing on Tramaine…the writer, the producer. And, while I try to brand myself in this world it feels like starting

One of the major pet peeves I hear from casting directors about actors is that actors are not prepared when they audition. What does that mean? Several things. They haven’t fully read their sides or their script, they haven’t done their research to know what the play/scene is talking about, they haven’t made strong enough choices that informs the audience of what’s happening in the scene, etc. It’s so easy to do yourself a disservice by not being fully prepared for an auditio