Sonya Cooke

Acting is a game of negotiating how much to conceal or to reveal. Actors often allow for too much emotional vomit, when withholding how...

Seven Pillars Acting is not only a technique; it’s a philosophy on personal transformation. And, the cornerstone of that philosophy is...

Actors today rarely know when to take a break. And the moment they do, suffering from FOMO, they thrust themselves into yet more creative...

In acting, breath aligns the actor’s heart and head and grounds him in the present moment.

How do you ready yourself for the inimitable moment of public performance?

I’d like to right a wrong that’s persisted ever since I published my book. I’ve had time to think thoroughly about how to address it, and...

If you are like me right now, you are craving some human contact. I’ve never gone this long without seeing (really seeing in real time...

Acting teachers may disagree about methodology, but they all concur about one thing without question: the quality of acting students’...

Don’t let social distancing become emotional distancing. Use this outbreak to breakout of your current boundaries and limitations by...

An actor-in-training, in pursuit of learning and eventually mastering her craft, will inevitably confront the learning curve multiple...

You know too much. The moment you pick up a script, you should immediately realize that you already know more than your character, who...

Here at the Actor's Studio of Orange County, we love our students. Recently, we did a very special interview with Ainah Lagrimas, who, at...

Erick is a 46 year old actor originally from Northern California, now living in Huntington Beach. He started his training in the...

I'm finally blogging again! The book is written and now we are amping up for publication! More on that to come. I want to pick up where I...

The Fourth Pillar, Emotional Life, is the heart of the system. Like a heart, it is the most integral and elaborate of systems, requiring...

The magical thing about human nature is that the same event can happen to two people and it will be received and responded to...

BUILDING A STRUCTURE “If you build it, he will come.” ---Field of Dreams If Contact is the foundation, then Circumstances are the walls...

My students' constant requests to read more about The Seven Pillars of Acting Technique, is now answered! Over the next several weeks, I...

"The purpose of Art is to lay bare the questions that have been hidden by answers." ---James Baldwin “I don’t know,” can be a powerful...

It's sad, but true that very often your working relationship with your scene partner is not productive, pleasant, creative, or enjoyable....