Edoardo Ballerini

Frank Sinatra made the words famous, of course, “I did it… myyyyyy waaaaay.” And we’re all grateful. The song even starts with a theater reference about facing the final “curtain.” Nice.Auditioning actors are always caught in a slight pickle: wanting to make choices (good), but worrying about making the wrong choices (bad), that is, not doing it the way they want it. Of course, we can never be sure what it is they want, so a general rule of thumb is to make a choice, stick with it, do it your way, and let the chips fall where they may. Trying to figure out what’s going through somebody else’s head is a crap shoot at best. Read more…

A friend just opened a play last week and he was very excited. Weeks of hard work had been distilled into a few hours on stage, the opening night was electric, friends were gushing and sending congratulatory notes… and then the reviews came in. Suddenly, all the excitement was gone with a few barbed words from one critic. Read more…