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 In fifteen years as a working actor, I've noticed how unabashedly toxic our culture is in this industry. Whether it is perpetuating negative hustle culture – or the ‘starving artist’ identity – Theatre and Film spaces have been rife with problematic practices. Nowhere did I experience instructors who chose to combat this culture or even acknowledge how racist, ableist, fatphobic, transphobic and misogynistic it is. 
Years of experiencing this toxic culture have left me wondering:

 

Can we sustain a career as an actor – while supporting our needs as a human? 

My hope is that The WholeHearted Actor Community be the change we wish to see in the world. That together, we can be active disrupters to the harmful narrative we’ve inherited. While this organization will offer training in the acting CRAFT and support navigating the industry through COACHING – it is the COMMUNITY component that is the core of who we are. 

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I adore Dr Brené Brown's definition of WholeHeartedness. And I believe that is exactly what we need to navigate our acting careers while sustaining our personal wellness. That we allow ourselves to focus on our connection- rather than our separateness. That we can approach our careers with gentleness and patience. So that when things get slow- or rejection feels common- NO thing can shake our enough-ness.

 

The WholeHearted Actor Community is here to support actors who are committed to working on their craft, building their careers, and all the while staying gentle with themselves as they navigate the industry.

A place where we can surround ourselves with actors who are tired of competing, and searching for belonging.  Because we know that deep down, storytellers need a good fire, and a circle of people around them to do their work.