The Actor's Menu: The Menu Approach

Bill Howey’s acting classes put the Menu Approach to the test. Here Bill shares what he’s discovered in the course of developing The Actor’s Menu and using it to develop his workshop students.

• New! The Craft columnist Jean Schiffman’s Backstage West article The Unbearable Confusion of Defining Terms examines the way various terminology is used in acting: objective, intention, action, etc. She quotes Bill (and The Actor’s Menu on several items.

• Listen—To be interesting, be interested!

• Hidden Talent—You’ve got talent you don’t even realize – let me show it to you…

• Getting In An Actor’s Way—of course getting out of your own way is one of the things an actor has to learn to do—but sometimes a challenge will help an actor grow.

• Crafting Your Acting Career offers some serious advice for any actor approaching an acting career.

• Hidden Acting Agendas come between you and your audience. The Actor’s Menu can teach you how to put those agendas behind you.

• Acting for the Camera—what does that really mean?

• There are basically two kinds of actors: Those who risk and those who don’t. Bill Howey on Risk Taking for Actors.