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Beyond Gender: How Drag Acting Challenges Traditional Acting Conventions

Ilana Rapp — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 19:44:39 +0000

Drag acting is a form of performance art that involves performers, often members of the LGBTQ+ community, dressing up in exaggerated costumes and makeup to portray characters of a different gender or identity. While drag acting has long been a part of LGBTQ+ culture, it has gained mainstream popularity in recent years. At its core, […]

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6 Acting Careers That Will Surprise You

Ilana Rapp — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 17:26:38 +0000

There are many different careers in the acting industry. Some of the most common actors and actresses work in Television, Film, Theater, as TV/Radio presenters, do Voiceovers and work as Stunt Performers. Each of these careers has its own unique set of skills and requirements. Actors and actresses typically need to have strong acting skills […]

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TikTok’s First 1 Minute Queer Soap Opera Hidden Canyons

Ilana Rapp — Tue, 31 May 2022 16:19:08 +0000

What an informative interview with Brant Rotnem on his award-winning LGBTQ+ micro-series HIDDEN CANYONS! What exactly is a micro-series? Well, I watched two full episodes while brushing my teeth. The show is the latest in the entertainment world’s move toward shorter content production. The 1-minute soap opera follows strangers’ lives in steamy and fast episodes […]

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Non-Binary Actor Misha Osherovich : Don’t Shy Away From What Makes You Unique

Ilana Rapp — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 17:30:33 +0000

Actor Misha Osherovich, currently seen in Peacock’s The Girl in the Woods, has been sharing their story about addiction and mental health. True to life, Misha’s character, Nolan Frisk, has similar truths, so bringing the character to fruition is a bold step in the realization that fiction can help people in real life. Misha didn’t […]

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The CW’s Aliyah O’Brien – There’s Always Another Opportunity to Level Up

Ilana Rapp — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 20:47:51 +0000

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow actress Aliyah O’Brien is passionate about spreading love, and it shows in her work. The ability to naturally shine has a magnetic result on people, especially in the casting room. Think about it – all day, every day, the Casting Directors are looking at hundreds of auditions, video after video. It […]

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Netflix’s The One Actress Zoë Tapper on the Mechanics of Filming

Ilana Rapp — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 20:22:28 +0000

Zoë Tapper plays bisexual character Kate in the very anticipated Netflix series The One. The filming of The One was done a little differently than what actors are used to, so we’re happy to have been let in on the way production carried the recording. Zoë Tapper is also a writer and producer, having several […]

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HBO’s Young Actress Jordan Kristine Seamón on Tackling the Hardest Scene

Ilana Rapp — Wed, 30 Dec 2020 20:33:16 +0000

How did teen actor Jordan Kristine Seamón take on the most difficult scene for her in HBO’s We Are Who We Are? How do actors make us believe that what we are watching is truly real (even though we know it’s make-believe?) For just a moment of time, we are taken into another person’s perspective, […]

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Raphael Sbarge: Two Things That Should Be at the Top of Your List

Ilana Rapp — Fri, 08 May 2020 17:12:04 +0000

In this digital growing age, especially now with the downtime from COVID-19, accomplished actor, producer and director Raphael Sbarge suggests that this is an opportune time for us to make our own content. YouTubers are making new content every day so there’s nothing stopping you except fear and laziness. What will set you apart, however, […]

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Actress Leisha Hailey of The L Word Spills the Beans on Her Character Development

Ilana Rapp — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 20:27:40 +0000

Did you know that actress Leisha Hailey had an influence on what her character, Alice Pieszecki, would be doing for a living in The L Word: Generation Q? Best known for her role in SHOWTIME’s The L Word, Leisha Hailey has been in show business since she was a teen. Navigating back and forth between […]

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Battlestar Galactica Actor Tricia Helfer – Take the Plunge

Ilana Rapp — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 15:03:50 +0000

Battlestar Galactica actor Tricia Helfer played the unforgettable incarnations of character Number Six. Currently, Tricia is in two back-to-back shows which premiered at the same time: Shudder Network’s Creepshow and Syfy’s Van Helsing. Just like Number Six, Tricia follows, and leads, with great authority. Like many high school students, Tricia was a typical teenager with a life […]

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Actor Tommy Martinez Plays Bisexual on Good Trouble

Ilana Rapp — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 20:51:08 +0000

So Actors, what’s it like to play a bisexual character? Tommy Martinez currently plays Gael, an artistic bisexual man, in Freeform’s TV series Good Trouble (the spinoff of The Fosters). Disney-ABC’s Freeform has been very open in dealing with sexuality in their shows. It’s refreshing to see that Freeform continues to represent the LGBTQ+ community. […]

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Actresses Perspectives on the Development of an LGBTQ Character

Ilana Rapp — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 10:57:00 +0000

A character’s sexual development has become more and more complicated over the years. Back in the day it was easy to define a character’s sexuality as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered or straight. In today’s world, there are multiple levels of the spectrum. We talked to six actresses who have same-sex scenes whether emotional and/or physical […]

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