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Advice for Actors: Auditioning for the Young Pleasance, 2025
On Saturday 25th of January, I travelled once again to London for an audition - this time, hopefully for a place in the Young Pleasance...

Dylan Day
Jan 274 min read
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Advice for Actors: Auditioning for the National Youth Theatre
On the 11th of January I travelled to London to participate in this year's National Youth Theatre Audition Workshop. The National Youth...

Dylan Day
Jan 245 min read
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Advice for Actors: Acting in the Cold
Whilst shooting scenes for a short film in a forest back in the wintry December, shivering and seizing up, I suddenly realised that I was...

Dylan Day
Jan 196 min read
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Training Diary: Auditing at Anthony Meindl Actor Workshop London
As actors, we constantly seek new opportunities to refine our craft, explore our creativity, and challenge ourselves in fresh ways. One...

Dylan Day
Dec 15, 20245 min read
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How to Craft a Compelling Showreel: The Actor’s Guide
A showreel is your visual calling card, a crucial tool that showcases your acting range and convinces casting directors to consider you...

Dylan Day
Dec 7, 20244 min read
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The Art of Authenticity: A Dive into 'Sanford Meisner on Acting'
I have just finished reading the seminal acting book Sanford Meisner on Acting. It is a must read for aspiring actors who want to explore...

Dylan Day
Nov 23, 20245 min read
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Hollywood's Deadline Contenders: Kevin Costner Talks Westerns and his Horizon: An American Saga
Attending (virtually) Hollywood's Deadline Contenders Film: Los Angeles Event was an amazing privilege. To have so many famous faces...

Dylan Day
Nov 18, 20246 min read
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A Spotlight on Hollywood's Deadline Contenders Film: Los Angeles Event
The entertainment world buzzed with excitement today, November 16th, as the Deadline Contenders Film: Los Angeles event brought together...

Dylan Day
Nov 16, 20242 min read
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Gary Oldman Returns to York Theatre Royal in a Revival of 'Krapp's Last Tape'
There's lots of excitement in the York theatre community right now as a result of the York Theatre Royal's announcement that Samuel...

Dylan Day
Nov 16, 20242 min read
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Unlocking Your Natural Voice with the Alexander Voice Training Method (And Thoughts on Acting Intention)
Today at University I participated in a Voice Workshop. The practitioner was trained in the Alexander Voice Training Method, and has been...

Dylan Day
Nov 11, 20243 min read
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READ: Summary of 'Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre', Keith Johnstone
As well as An Actor Prepares, I recently read Keith Johnstone's collection of essays/memoirs Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre. This...

Dylan Day
Nov 7, 20245 min read
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READ: Summary of 'An Actor Prepares', Konstantin Stanislavski
I recently finished reading Stanislavski's An Actor Prepares. The book explains the fundamental principles of The Method, and offers...

Dylan Day
Nov 7, 20243 min read
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NEW PROJECT: Dylan Day Stars in 'Clutching at Straws' at Theatre41 York, Feb. 2025
I am delighted to announce that I will be performing A in Reverse Cascade Theatre Company's debut production Clutching at Straws at...

Dylan Day
Nov 5, 20241 min read
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![[UPDATE] Farewell 'Fear and Misery of the Third Reich', Hello to Playwriting](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c9a585_4521db1b3f7e4b8f84bd935b74d45c8d~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_546,h_181,fp_0.50_0.50,lg_1,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/c9a585_4521db1b3f7e4b8f84bd935b74d45c8d~mv2.webp)
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[UPDATE] Farewell 'Fear and Misery of the Third Reich', Hello to Playwriting
After much deliberation, I have decided to park the project on Bertolt Brecht's Fear and Misery of the Third Reich, as I was struck by an...

Dylan Day
Nov 5, 20242 min read
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POTENTIAL PROJECT: Directing Bertolt Brecht's 'Fear and Misery of the Third Reich'
On my Theatre course at the University of York, we have an optional module called Independent Group Project, where we can assemble a team...

Dylan Day
Oct 28, 20243 min read
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NEW PROJECT: Dylan Day Stars in 'An Image of an Unknown Young Woman', Dec. 2024
Dylan Day will be starring in An Image of an Unknown Young Woman at the University of York this December. The performance is part of...

Dylan Day
Oct 28, 20242 min read
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Dylan Day Joins Equity and Spotlight
Equity UKÂ is the leading trade union for actors, performers, and creative workers in the United Kingdom, representing members across the...

Dylan Day
Oct 28, 20241 min read
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Rewatching Steven Berkoff's 'The Trial'
Steven Berkoff's theatrical adaptation of Franz Kafka's enigmatic novel, The Trial, tells the story of Joseph K, who has been arrested...

Dylan Day
Oct 4, 20242 min read
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