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Tips & Guides for Actors

Tips, techniques, and stories for actors who take their craft seriously.

The complete guide to rehearsing alone

Everything an actor needs to rehearse without a scene partner - techniques, tools, and the mindset that makes solo work count.

appsstudents

The best rehearsal apps for acting students in 2026

A working actor's guide to rehearsal apps for drama school: free tiers ranked, student pricing, and a scene-study workflow that holds up.

July 4, 2026 · 3 min read

selftapeaudition

It's 11pm, your selftape is due tomorrow, and no one can read with you

Tape due tomorrow and no one to read with you? How to record a self tape without a reader tonight, and why the guilt of asking is not yours to carry.

June 27, 2026 · 3 min read

memorizationrehearsal

How to learn lines with ADHD (or dyslexia)

How to memorize lines with ADHD or dyslexia: hear the other parts, leave a gap, and say yours out loud. The method that fits how your brain works.

June 25, 2026 · 4 min read

voicesrehearsal

A scene partner who speaks your language

Rehearse with a reader who speaks your language. blablabla now reads the other parts in more than eighty voices across more than seventy languages.

June 14, 2026 · 4 min read

selftaperehearsal

How to be a great self-tape reader (and when to skip the favor)

How to be a great self-tape reader: feeding lines off-camera without stealing the scene, when a human reader hurts the tape, and when to skip the favor.

May 31, 2026 · 5 min read

selftapeindustry

Your rights as a self-taping actor: what the 2026 SAG-AFTRA self-tape rules actually protect

The SAG-AFTRA self-tape rules in plain English: what the 2026 deal adds, what carried over from 2023, what's covered, and what you can decline.

May 20, 2026 · 6 min read

appsrehearsal

The 8 best rehearsal apps for actors in 2026

An honest comparison of every rehearsal app for actors in 2026: features, pricing, platforms, offline, and how to pick the one that fits how you work.

May 19, 2026 · 10 min read

selftapeiphone

iPhone self-tape: focus, exposure, and zoom controls every actor should know

The iOS camera controls that separate amateur self-tapes from clean ones, and where most actors leave them on default.

May 18, 2026 · 6 min read

appsrehearsal

AI scene partner apps: what actors need to know in 2026

An AI scene partner reads the other lines aloud and waits for yours. What the 2026 apps do well, where they fall short, and which ones make the cut.

May 15, 2026 · 7 min read

rehearsalmemorization

How to get off-book in 48 hours

An hour-by-hour runbook for memorizing a scene when you've got two days, not two weeks.

May 14, 2026 · 5 min read

selftaperehearsal

How to scan paper sides into your iPhone in 30 seconds

Two-tap workflow for turning paper audition sides into a digital script you can actually rehearse with.

May 11, 2026 · 4 min read

auditionmemorization

How to memorize lines overnight

Sides at midnight, audition at noon. A working actor's hour-by-hour playbook for memorizing lines overnight without burning out.

May 8, 2026 · 6 min read

selftapeaudition

How to slate a self-tape

What casting wants in those first eight seconds, and the slate mistakes that get good tapes skipped.

May 8, 2026 · 6 min read

selftaperehearsal

How to self-tape with just your iPhone

A working setup for solo self-tapes using only your iPhone. Camera, reader, teleprompter, one device.

May 5, 2026 · 6 min read

selftapeaudition

Vertical selftape: shooting for TikTok and short-form drama

How and when to shoot a vertical selftape for TikTok auditions and short-form drama submissions.

May 5, 2026 · 5 min read

explainervideo

See blablabla in 2 minutes

A 2-minute video walkthrough of blablabla - the rehearsal partner that reads every other character's lines aloud and waits for yours.

April 14, 2026 · 2 min read

selftaperehearsal

How to self-tape without a reader

Three real options for running your scene when nobody picks up the phone.

April 7, 2026 · 5 min read

auditiontechnique

What nobody tells you about cold reading

The stuff they skip in acting school: how to scan sides in 30 seconds and walk in with a point of view.

April 6, 2026 · 5 min read

techniquemonologue

How to rehearse a monologue alone at home

Monologues need different preparation than scenes. Here's how to rehearse a monologue alone and make it land.

April 5, 2026 · 5 min read

auditiontechnique

How to prepare for an audition you got last night

A triage plan for when sides land at 9 PM and the audition is at 10 AM.

April 3, 2026 · 4 min read

auditionrehearsal

How to run lines by yourself before an audition

A practical system for running lines solo when the audition is tomorrow and nobody's available to read with you.

April 1, 2026 · 4 min read

behind the scenesrehearsal

Why I built blablabla

I was tired of asking people to run lines with me. So I built an app that never says no.

March 31, 2026 · 1 min read

appsrehearsal

Best app to practice lines alone

A working actor's breakdown of the apps that actually help when you need to run lines and nobody's available.

March 28, 2026 · 5 min read

techniquescene-work

How to break down a scene before you rehearse it

A practical walkthrough of scene analysis for actors - objectives, beats, operative words, and the one question that changes everything.

March 25, 2026 · 4 min read

castingselftape

What casting directors actually notice in self-tapes

What casting directors have said publicly about what makes a self-tape stand out, and what makes them stop watching.

March 20, 2026 · 4 min read

selftapeaudition

The self-tape checklist: from sides to send

A practical checklist for every step of a self-tape, from the moment sides land in your inbox to the moment you hit send.

March 18, 2026 · 4 min read

techniqueinternational

Rehearsing scenes in a language that isn't your first

Practical advice for actors working in a second language, from pronunciation traps to finding the character underneath the accent.

March 15, 2026 · 4 min read

rehearsaltechnique

How to rehearse lines alone

Practical techniques for running lines without a scene partner, from cold read to confident performance.

March 12, 2026 · 3 min read

techniquememorization

How actors actually memorize lines

The real techniques working actors use to get off-book, and why understanding the scene matters more than repetition.

March 8, 2026 · 4 min read