Katherine Wessling

Jul 10, 2024 | backstage.com | Jason Clark |Katherine Wessling |Heidi Dean

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Jul 8, 2024 | backstage.com | Katherine Wessling

Being an actor can sometimes make you feel alone and isolated. You’re constantly on the go, looking for auditions, preparing for said auditions, and feeling rejected when you don’t do well at those auditions. It’s hard work no matter how driven and passionate you are about your career; having people you can talk to about the good and the bad of the business can be helpful.

Jun 26, 2024 | backstage.com | Katherine Wessling

Memorizing elaborate lines is extremely challenging, whether you’re on “Grey’s Anatomy” and have to deliver words like “LVAD” and “subdural hematoma” or sing “I am the very model of a modern major-general” patter song from “The Pirates of Penzance.” “Never fear, it can be done,” says Page Clements, a New York City actor and voice teacher. Here’s how: “Start by looking up any words that you don’t understand.

Jun 20, 2024 | backstage.com | Katherine Wessling

Lights, camera, action, “croak”? No one should start a scene or character study without preparing their voice. It’s as important to work hard on getting your vocals in shape as it is your abs. Vocal warmups can give you the strength and range to be heard, express a wide variety of emotions, and play characters with different pitches and accents. Actor, director, and teacher Page Clements offers these tips to help get—and keep—your voice in shape.

Jun 12, 2024 | backstage.com | Katherine Wessling

You know how people tell you to “just breathe” when you’re nervous, upset, or overwhelmed? While it may not seem like helpful advice at the time (and can often be fairly annoying), there are huge benefits to focusing on your breath when you’re acting or even just sitting at home.