Sonya CookeNov 25, 20134 minWHERE IS THE LOVE?My first acting coach, Jo Spiller, who began training me when I was sixteen, taught me many incredible lessons. I owe a large part of my...
Sonya CookeNov 18, 20133 minIMAGINARY CIRCUMSTANCESWe are the music makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams, Wandering by lone sea-breakers, And sitting by desolate streams;—...
Sonya CookeNov 10, 20134 minMORE ON THE TRUTH...PUT A LID ON ITWe are not all that honest. Consider your life: How often are you fully candid about how you feel? Are you aware of how you edit your...
Sonya CookeNov 4, 20133 minTHE TRUTH WILL COST YOU“The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable.” ---James A. Garfield Being truthful is an action. Truth demands...
Sonya CookeOct 26, 20134 minPACK LIGHTWhen you are about to perform or audition, pack light. Unburden your brain with the extraneous self-directions we often give ourselves in...
Sonya CookeOct 13, 20134 minTHE PATH OF MOST RESISTANCEWhen crafting a role, take The Path of Most Resistance. Yes. The more imposing the obstacle, the more provocative the circumstance, the...
Sonya CookeOct 7, 20133 minPOTENTIAL CIRCUMSTANCES…or what could be.Anyone remember the Subjunctive verb tense from French or Spanish class? We have it in English, too, but don’t study it closely. The...
Sonya CookeOct 7, 20133 minBack to the FUTURE CIRCUMSTANCESProject yourself into the future: What do you plan to do after you read this blog? Maybe make some lunch, maybe visit a friend, or return...
Sonya CookeMay 1, 20135 min“What stops you in life, stops you in Acting.” ---Ken Garcia, founder of The Actor’s Studio of OrangThis quote hangs on the wall of the Actor’s Studio of Orange County where I have been holding my private sessions once a week, and I...