Being an actor means constantly evolving. It means being open to new ideas. It's realizing that to be the best, as perfect as one can be, one must pay attention and learn from those who keep landing roles. The goal is not only to do the best work, but to have that work recognized in a way that brings longevity to your career.

Ron Marasco has had that kind of career. Ron has been making his name in film and TV for over 25 years appearing in successful films and television shows such as The 40 Year Old Virgin, Entourage, Lost and Bones. As if that wasn't enough, Ron has a Ph.D in Theater and teaches acting at prestigious Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California. His book Notes for an Actor, has become a bible for many. In short, the man knows acting inside and out.

The secret to Ron's success? Well, it's his 9 secrets to getting your best performance. And they're a secret no longer. Right here, exclusively for Stage 32, Ron shares all the information that has led to his massive success.

Ron’s approach is not so much a “method” as it is “tool-kit” of tricks that provide fast-fixes to an actor’s work, doable techniques that quickly increase an actor’s on-stage/on-screen command, and gems meant to spark an actor’s inspiration. This webinar will be what Ron calls “shop-talk,” just one actor talking to other actors about the “secrets” he’s learned that are the base-work of every good performance.

“This is the stuff,” Ron says, “they don’t tell you in acting classes."

So settle in, let your guard down, open your mind, and let Ron's techniques sink in. Here's to better auditions and more jobs!

PRAISE FOR RON'S TEACHINGS:

"All I can say is, wow. I'm rewatching tomorrow and the next day and the next."

- Angela Z.

• The First Secret answers: What is the one “skill,” more than any other, an actor should have?
  • Given how many different factors go into a performance, it helps to keep sight of what “The Holy Grail” of good acting is--so you can keep aiming at “it.” And articulating it as a single skill has proven a major help to actors.
• The Second Secret identifies the main “landmine” or central flaw that keeps actors from doing their best work.
  • While this may manifest in different ways for different actors, the root of actors’ flaws are uncannily similar for all of them.
• The Third Secret is called “The Music Test.”
  • It’s one of the aesthetic “tricks” I like to give actors--an easy “touchstone” they can use for spotting B.S in their work-methods and in themselves.
• The Fourth Secret is about the one attribute I’ve found that is always innately (perhaps unconsciously) appreciated by casting agents and audiences.
  • This is a similar idea to the First Secret, but looked at from the other side of the audition tape or “the footlights.”
• The Fifth Secret is an approach to preparing for an audition or a performance that works better than any other I’ve found for generating feeling and filtering out falseness.
• The Sixth Secret is another of the “aesthetic tricks,” this one a shortcut to assuring your performance has variety: enough colors, levels and tweaks of energy to be always-interesting.
  • The fact is, in the court of performance, you’re boring till proven fascinating.
• The Seventh Secret reveals the most important purely physical thing an actor’s performance should have--on stage or on screen.
  • While this is a physical phenomenon, it works on a level that “reads” to an audience as emotional, even primal. And while this is basically the same for film acting versus theatre acting—there is one vital, do-or-die difference.
• The Eight Secret explains what a great actor does--or doesn’t do--that makes them “great” as opposed to merely good.
  • This secret is a very simple phrase--just three words and a comma--but I think it’s the E=MC2 for acting greatness, and look forward to sharing it with you.
• The Ninth Secret will be a surprise.
• The only hint I’ll give is this: It’s the reason this WEBINAR has only Nine Secrets and not Ten.
• Q&A with Ron

• Professional actors looking to re-tune their talent
• New actors who want a crash course in what real actors do when they are acting well
• Any actor looking to incorporate new tricks and tips into their technique
• Filmmakers looking to act in their own work
• Theater directors looking to learn tips to get the best performances out of their actors
• Directors looking to learn tips to get the best performances out of their actors
• Acting coaches looking to incorporate new tricks and tips into their lessons