"In a forest of a hundred thousand trees, no two leaves are alike. And no two journeys along the same path are alike."
― Paulo Coelho
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LAST CHANCE, friends!
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Doors are closing on our Saturday Workshop Founding Membership TONIGHT, Wednesday Sept.30th, at midnight!
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Go here 👉 https://bit.ly/33dGmZi to learn more and add your name to the list to secure your spot!
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This link will be in our bio just for today as well!
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Thanks to all of you who’ve already joined - we cannot wait to get started!!! 🚀
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#onlineactingclass #monthlymembership #tomtodoroff #foundingmembers #saturdayworkshop #actors #actinglife #actorslife🎬 #divein #digdeep #playthelove #itsallyouneed #international #intergalactic #acting #jam #craft #commitment #confidence #career
DOORS CLOSING at Midnight Tonight, Wednesday September 30th. Act now to save your spot in the Saturday Workshop Founding Membership before it's too late! Check out all the details here...!
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👉DOORS CLOSING at Midnight Tonight!
"I dare you not to cast me." Our Weekly Newsletter "Major Tom to Ground Control" is here!
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👉"I dare you not to cast me."
Sounds familiar!
“If there’s anything I would say to any younger actor it’s, cutting a take yourself for any other reason than you’re in actual harm’s way. First of all, that is not your job,” he says sternly. “Second of all, whether you don't know [a line], or feel embarrassed, whatever, the response on film to whatever that is, you have no idea what that will be. You cannot objectify when you are subjectifying something. When you are in the subject, when you're in the moment, you can't make a choice for a director. They'll make a choice for you,” he continues. “And usually, when you start to feel those feelings that you want to cut, that’s when magic is happening. Because that's the scary stuff, and that's when it's alive.”
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Jake Gyllenhaal Warns: You Should Never Do This on Set
"Aim your heart at the heart you wish to reach."
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👉"Aim your heart at the heart you wish to reach."
To all our TT Studio Family in Canada ~
We wish you a Happy Thanksgiving today!
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#thanksgiving #canadian #family #friends #mytribe 🇨🇦
Alexander Technique is part of our core curriculum in the TT Conservatory because it’s fundamental to building a powerful, comprehensive skill set as an actor, performer or public speaker.
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Besides its benefits to the actor, Alexander Technique provides any individual a new way to move through life with more balance, efficiency and ease.
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Tomorrow, Core Faculty Member and Master Alexander Technique Coach, @margi.douglas will join the Saturday Workshop for our guest artist lesson at 11:30am ET!
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TUNE IN via the link in our bio above and get your alignment on...!
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#acting #alexandertechnique #alignment #balance #posture #power #actorlife #tomtodoroff #onlineactingclass #actingclass
Guidepost 4...!
NYTIMES.COM
Laughter May Be Effective Medicine for These Trying Times
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Murray Schisgal, Who Brought the Absurd to the Mainstream, Dies at 93
“I convince myself I am an artist, by my actions, and the world is my witness.” ~ Tom Todoroff
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We ❤️ the actions taken by @karimtheilgaard who created this “Guidepost Game” - a memory game to continuously remind himself of the Todoroff Technique framework!
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Way to take ownership of your practice and make it FUN! (a little #4 and #13 always helps!)
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How are YOU taking actions in your life to convince yourself you are an artist?
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Perhaps you’re reading a play? Perhaps you’re doing a daily vocal warm up? Perhaps you’re researching monologues or scenes you’d like to work on?
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With each action, you develop your point of view as an artist and confidence in your craft.
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Seek your own good opinion, friends! That’s where it all begins!
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#playthelove #communicateandcompete #findthehumor #practice #progress #commitment #learningeveryday #doyourbest #acting #actinglife #actorlife #actorslife #play
Actors...Ready to learn a fun FAST way to breakdown a script and identify the strongest performance choices?
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Tune into the Saturday Workshop Technique Review tomorrow for some text detective FUN 🕵️♀️
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Feel EXCITED instead of nervous for your next audition!
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Craft + Commitment = Confidence & Career
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See you in the AM! Link in bio above ☝️
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#acting #actor #actorslife #actorlife #tomtodoroff #onlineactingclass #actingclass #actingschool
“Be a human first...”
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Alright, film & theater buffs - do you know the answer to this one?! 🎥 🍿
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Which actor from one of the following horror films played the original Willy Loman in “Death of a Salesman” on Broadway directed by Elia Kazan? Scroll right to see them all 👉
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Know the answer? We’re waiting...!
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In the meantime, get a head-start on your Halloween 👻 Weekend with these classics, hand-picked by @tomtodoroff !
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THE EXORCIST
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ROSEMARY’S BABY
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DON’T LOOK NOW
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GET OUT
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#scarymovies #horrorgenre #actinglife #actorlife #tomtodoroff #actingclass #actingschool #classiccinema #filmhistory #filmmaking #filmbuff #filmlover #acting #directing #studyacting
Dream...
Plan...
Reality.
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Meet the Next Generation of Cabaret Showstoppers
PRESS PLAY on the video below 👇
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Vocal Variation = Rate, Inflection, Pitch, Dynamics!
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We want our voices to be R.I.P.D.!
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It’s not about a “quality” you have or a mood you play...it’s about a RANGE you possess.
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And that’s up to you to cultivate!
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#acting #actingcoach #actingclass #onlineactingclass #zoomacting #zoomactingclasses #tomtodoroff #voiceandspeech #actorslife #actorslife🎬 #actorlife #actorsofinstagram #actorlifestyle
Congrats TTC alum Sam E. Rubin on your collaboration with the creative team for this upcoming film - “Come Play” - directed by Jacob Chase and edited by Gregory Plotkin (“Get Out” editor) and produced by Steven Spielberg. Ready for a fright? Check it out! 🎃👻
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COME PLAY - Official Trailer [HD] - In Theaters Halloween
#repost from @newyorkcity
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NYC business owners have boarded up their windows...
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But #nycartists are out today, painting the plywood!
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#playthelove #playthepositive #playthepossibilities #nycstrong #i❤️ny
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The Seattle Film Summit goes live today! Sign up and tune in on Monday November 16th at 3pm-5pm PST / 6pm-8pm EST when Tom Todoroff leads an acting master class! PLUS check out the MANY incredible seminars and workshops for actors, directors, writers and producers taking place throughout this month! https://seattlefilmsummit.com/
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SEATTLE FILM SUMMIT
The morning after.
Looking out on a new day.
Getting ready for First Dogs - Champ & Major - to represent ALL creatures -
fuzzy, winged, scaled or smooth - in the years to come.
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#allanimalsareequal
Thoughts on a Tuesday!
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#acting #humanity #happiness #beatles #lennon #lovelife #pursuitofhappiness
From our family to yours, Happy Thanksgiving!
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❤️ Tom, Emily, The TT Team, Zeus & Storm
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#gratitude 🦃
‘Tis the season...!
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#herecomessantaclaus #jinglebells #santaclaus #xmas
Looking for the perfect gift for the actor in your life?
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Inspire someone you love this holiday!
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Give a Saturday Workshop Monthly Membership or a Single Session to your favorite actor!
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Use the code HOLIDAY to get an additional 10% off your first month when purchasing the Membership - only through December!
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Email workshop@tomtodoroff.com to have a gift certificate sent to your recipient!
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It’s the gift that keeps on giving!!!
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Go here 👉 https://www.tomtodoroff.com/programs/weekly-workshop-via-zoom
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#acting #actinglife #actingclass #actingtips #actor #actorslife🎬 #actorgift #giftforactors #onlineactingclass #zoomactingclass #oncameraacting
One of the greatest dancers in Broadway history. I had the privilege of seeing her many times. Great teacher...
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Ann Reinking, Tony Winner and Star of Broadway’s ‘Chicago,’ Dies at 71
Conservatory Ensembles VIII & IX are collaborating on short films for Filmmaking & Film History class with @joshua_ryan_troxler , exploring specific styles and genres... here are a few moments from a short based on Dreyer’s “La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc” created by #nikkisummons @antonsimone42 #emilybruce and directed by @dylankhouston - stunning!
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🎞 🎥 #actors #acting #actinglife #filmmaking #creativelife #actorlife #actingschool #dramaschool #actingclass #conservatory #tomtodoroff #director #filmmaker
No words...
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Notes On An Actor: Lee J. Cobb/A Mighty Talent
Warmest wishes to our TT Studio family all around the world! Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!! Love Tom, Emily, Storm, Zeus & The TT Team 🙏❤️🎄!!!!
"Make your life a work of art."
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The Music And The Mirror
Thankfully, hindsight IS 2020!
2021 ~
Gonna be FUN!!!
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To new beginnings...!
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#learningeveryday #newbeginnings #actors #actinglife #mindfulness #mindfulliving #actingadvice #momentomoment #beherenow #actorlife #listen #see #feel #tomtodoroff #tomtodoroffstudio #ttquotes #teacher #mentor #community #actorslife🎭 #actinglife #happynewyear #peaceout2020 #hello2021
Helpful reminder...!
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#lionsandtigersandfears #ohmy #paperbulletsofthebrain
Amanda Gorman - Excerpt from her self-penned inauguration poem “The Hill We Climb”
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First National Poet Laureate,
Youngest Inauguration Poet in U.S. History
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Gorman, like Biden, had a speech impediment as a child. (Biden had a stutter; Gorman had difficulty pronouncing certain sounds.) She’s shared that her speech impediment was one reason she was drawn to poetry at a young age.
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"Having an arena in which I could express my thoughts freely was just so liberating that I fell head over heels, you know, when I was barely a toddler," she said.
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"Maya Angelou was mute growing up as a child and she grew up to deliver the inaugural poem for President Bill Clinton," she says. "So I think there is a real history of orators who have had to struggle with a type of imposed voicelessness, you know, having that stage in the inauguration."
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#amandagorman #poetlaureate #inauguration2021 #overcomingobstacles #hero #thehillweclimb #speakyourtruth #publicspeaking #poetry #inspiration #poet
Cicely Tyson, when asked in a recent interview, “How do you want to be remembered?” replied:
“I’ve done my best.”
Viola Davis
January 29 at 1:26 AM ·
I'm devastated. My heart is just broken. I loved you so much!! You were everything to me! You made me feel loved and seen and valued in a world where there is still a cloak of invisibility for us dark chocolate girls. You gave me permission to dream....because it was only in my dreams that I could see the possibilities in myself. I'm not ready for you to be my angel yet. But...I also understand that it's only when the last person who has a memory of you dies, that you'll truly be dead. In that case, you will be immortal. Thank you for shifting my life. Thank you for the long talks. Thank you for loving me. Rest well 💔💔💔
Taking a moment to recognize two #ttconservatory actors - one current, one graduate - who are bringing their A Game to 2021!
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Congrats to @benbocko on booking your co-star role in season two of Showtime series “A City on a Hill”!
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Congrats to #NikkiSummons for writing & directing your play “Sibling Rivalry”, which was selected by Pandora’s Box Productions for inclusion in their current playwriting series (cast includes #TTC alumni @livsowell91 and @iamleonardmoore too!) all while staying in top of your Conservatory course work which, as alumni can attest, is no small feat.
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Here’s to practicing the Art of Showing Up!
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Dream...Plan...Reality!
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#dreamplanreality #unstoppable #2021goals #theartofshowingup #commitment #levelup #showup #actorsgrind #actorslife #actinglife #actorlife #actingschool #tomtodoroff #tomtodoroffconservatory
The very best way to start the day.
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#bohemianrhapsody
#ttconservatory
#ensemble8
#actorlife
#queen
#rocknroll
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A watercolor tribute to our artistic home in NYC’s west village by the multi-talented @ivylordrhodes
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Players Theatre shares a wall with @cafewha where #jimmyhendrix #brucespringsteen #lennybruce #richardpryor and so many others got their start...
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#theater #nyc #nycactor #actinglife #actingfamily #actorlife #tomtodoroff #tomtodoroffstudio #playerstheatrenyc #westvillage
Love takes time
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Love makes time
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#happyvalentinesday #playthelove
Dancin’ into March like...
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#doitanywayyawanna #actingclass #actinglife #tomtodoroff #actor #actorlife #peopleschoice #actorslife🎬 #actingschool #viewpoints #todorofftechnique #findjoy
“Ask and fight for what you want and say no to what you don’t want!”
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What career do you want?
Al little #4 & #13 for your Saturday evening... created by TT Studio actor & Saturday Workshop Member @TomHerod !
Suit the action to the word, the word to the action... We 💜 this reflection from #ttc alum Danyale Caleen Jensen! Here’s to the healing power of #shakespeare
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NYTIMES.COM
Rescuing an Off Off Broadway Theater With a Storied Past