Welcome to The Spiritual Actor!

Welcome to my heart’s greatest passion…including spirituality in acting and actor training.

This blog is based on the work I did for my Master’s Thesis The Spiritual Actor – The Power of Spirituality in Acting and Actor Training using Spiritual Practices and Native American Animal Totems.

Acting, at its best, is spiritual work and is at the heart of acting.

I would go so far as to suggest spirituality IS the heart of acting and it is sorely missing in our “cut and thrust” industry.

We spend so much time and effort on our craft, auditioning, and the ‘business’ of acting, that we sometimes forget why we are actors in the first place, what our hearts and spirits are longing to do with this wonderful art.

When we bring our spirits, our hearts, our authentic self to acting, we can more powerfully connect to ourselves, our partners onstage, and our audiences. That is when the deepest transformation can take place.

This is the deeper process and result of what we, as actors, do.

Spirituality can and does enhance any other actor training with which it is combined.

I hope this will become a space for dynamic exploration of

• what it means to including spirituality in acting and actor training

• what processes and tools are you using to engage your spirit in your craft

• how can we use those tools in grounded and practical ways in our training

I invite you to share your thoughts, ideas, and comments on my ‘grand experiment’ by leaving a comment below.