The Verb Gym w/ Edmund Alyn Jones

Tired of generic monologue advice that doesn't book roles? Discover the "Frankenstein Method"—the insider technique professional actors use to build powerful audition pieces from dramatic scenes instead of overused anthology monologues. Learn why type-appropriate material is your competitive advantage, how to extract and edit scene dialogue into compelling solo performances, and the critical trans...

Join the Verb Gym! Discovering your acting type to be able to focus on finding monologues that actually book roles for you. Learn why type-appropriate material is you competitive advantage, how to distinguish type from harmful stereotyping, and the proven survey method top actors use to identify how their future adoring fans view them. Stop auditioning with wrong-fit monologues that waste casting...

Click to Join:  The Verb Gym Community Today, we're diving deep into the often-uncomfortable but essential world of feedback . You'll discover why feedback is your ultimate GPS for personal growth and how it can propel you forward, even when it stings. We'll explore why we resist feedback, the dangers of listening to the wrong sources, and practical strategies for finding and incorporating truly v...

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Join The Verb Gym Embrace The Path of Most Acceptance This guided meditation is designed to get you in a flow state so that you can memorize with ease. Complete with visualizations and affirmations, this will get you ready to learn your lines. You must change your attitude toward line memorization.  The goal with this meditation? Actually make memorizing lines something you look forward to . Think...

Join The Verb Gym Description: In this episode, I delve into the provocative question:  Why are good monologues so hard to find? Believe it or not it has more to do with using those dusty skills you learned in 10th grade English than your ability to act reel gud. Find out why exposition, context, and self-indulgence are the biggest enemies to a great audition monologue. Want to work with Edmund 1:...

Join The Verb Gym In this episode I talk about how to work with directors so that you are always their "go-to" actor whenever they are working on a project. Get a copy of The "Off-Booked" Workbook Want to work with Edmund 1:1? Click the link to fill out a simple questionnaire to determine if we are a good fit to work together: The Verb Gym Actor Consultation Questionnaire STAY CONNECTED ONLINE: X:...

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Join The Verb Gym In this episode Edmund Alyn Jones aka Eddy w/a Y explores how the actor can remember all the monologues they have memorized over the course of their career so they will never feel dread when the hear in an audition room ... ... "Do you have something else?" Like what you hear?  Keep tabs on Eddy w/a Y - LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/eddywithay/ Instagram: https://www.insta...

Join The Verb Gym In this episode, I delve into the provocative question:  Are actors artists?  Plus, we will explore how the use of artificial intelligence to replace humans as performers might help us determine the answer. Want to work with Edmund 1:1? Click the link to fill out a simple questionnaire to determine if we are a good fit to work together: The Verb Gym Actor Consultation Questionnai...

Join The Verb Gym The theatre life has constantly been synonymous with poverty. The struggling, starving artist is romanticized and held up as someone who is not motivated by money and therefore doesn't need any ... but this mindset has a cost. I argue that the stories we tell ourselves in the theatre will continue to keep us suffering. We are storytellers for goodness sake ... ... let's change th...

Join The Verb Gym In this episode we explore what is the 20% of the work that an actor does that gets them the most output. I will tell you the ONE THING that if done thoroughly will free you to get in to flow state and perform at your best. Hint: it ain't glamorous.