Emily Rahm

“What makes you a good actor?”   This question was asked of me in a workshop a few weeks ago. It was a question designed, not to criticize or belittle, but to make me think. What is it, truly, that makes me good? Everyone in the room offered their own answer, and later, also voiced… Read More

I have always been a good reader. I learned to read early, and my reading level was always a grade or two ahead. I always volunteered to read aloud in class, and I was even given the opening monologue for my 6th grade choir show without even auditioning for it. To this day, I enjoy… Read More

This week was really good in so many ways. I literally had something going on every day that motivated, inspired, and taught me. Very rarely have I experienced weeks like this one. I hope I will have many more in the months and years to come. On Monday, I had the opportunity to see The Bechdel… Read More

On Sunday, I had an audition, a rehearsal, and a performance. On Monday night, I participated in a workshop where I got to play the sweet, adventurous ingenue. Tuesday and Wednesday, I attended seminars at Actors Connection. Tonight, I’m going to see Lear at The Shakespeare Forum. It has been a full week, and I… Read More

I’ve been thinking a lot this week about acting. And what it means to be an actor. And how one lives one’s life when that life is not necessarily normal. When I was a teacher, it was fairly simple. I would get up, get dressed, go to work, come home, have dinner, watch some TV,… Read More