“As actors engage in this process, they come to understand that each reply from another character causes a subtle emotional shift within themselves. These changes may be small, but they awaken new feelings and insights that deepen the scene. Over time, this work translates into greater sincerity and emotional continuity when the lines are eventually run without pauses in later rehearsals.”

Organic Acting invited him to brush his ego aside and center the needs of the cast, both individually and as a whole, in a way that opens the door to the deep authenticity onstage that can pull in an audience, every time.

Auditions are not about the director. They are an opportunity to discover “good actors that have not yet discovered they’re good actors.” Greeted with gentleness and treated with care, they can be molded into actors that deeply connect with their work. “The environment where things grow has to be cordial and kind and gentle.”