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Arthur Mendoza was the principal acting instructor for the Stella Adler Conservatory of Acting West. He has taught in Los Angeles for more than 20 years and has worked with such talents as Khandi Alexander, Sasha Barrese, Peta Wilson, Finola Hughes, Branford Marsalis, Deidre Hall, John Jopson, and S…

Arthur Mendoza


    • Dec 24, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
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    Inside the Actor Circle Theatre

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2019 7:25


    In this Episode of Actor Circle Theatre, you will hear gold nuggets of wisdom from Arthur Mendoza. This episode contains snippets of Arthur speaking in class on different topics that an actor needs to hear. Arthur Mendoza was taught the Stella Adler technique of acting directly from Stella Adler and is one of the few that have learned the processes directly from Stella Adler herself. Arthur has worked with many working actors such as Jason Momoa, Mark Ruffalo, Selma Hayek, and Benecio Del Toro just to name a few!

    How to read Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie" Part 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2019 7:19


    Arthur Mendoza introduces Tennessee Williams and how to read, break down, and interpret his work. Arthur goes into further details by reading the first page of the Glass Menagerie. https://www.actorcircletheatre.com/home

    How to read Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie" Part 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2019 6:25


    Arthur Mendoza introduces Tennessee Williams and how to read, break down, and interpret his work. Arthur goes into further details by reading the first page of the Glass Menagerie. https://www.actorcircletheatre.com/home

    How to read Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie" Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2019 5:41


    Arthur Mendoza introduces Tennessee Williams and how to read, break down, and interpret his work. Arthur goes into further details by reading the first page of the Glass Menagerie. https://www.actorcircletheatre.com/home

    How to read Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie" Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2019 4:33


    Arthur Mendoza introduces Tennessee Williams and how to read, break down, and interpret his work. Arthur goes into further details by reading the first page of the Glass Menagerie. https://www.actorcircletheatre.com/home

    How to read Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie" Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2019 6:08


    Arthur Mendoza introduces Tennessee Williams and how to read, break down, and interpret his work. Arthur goes into further details by reading the first page of the Glass Menagerie. https://www.actorcircletheatre.com/home

    Stella's Protege 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2019 7:59


    The Fundamental Techniques of Stella Adler

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2019 9:47


    Arthur Mendoza breaks down the most important and fundamental techniques, imaginary story and the animal exercise. The imagination is pushed in these two exercises and if the actor can accomplish these techniques then they have a future. https://www.actorcircletheatre.com/home

    Being Real Is Boring

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2019 8:09


    Arthur Mendoza explains why being real in a scene is boring and ruins a scene. Actors need to spice up the scene with their imagination and be realistic, not real. https://www.actorcircletheatre.com/home

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    Studying Sides Won't Teach You Anything

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2019 6:55


    Arthur Mendoza speaks to why acting classes that teach you how to read sides aren't teaching you acting. Instead, you must have the technique of imagination to create the realism of the scene. https://www.actorcircletheatre.com/home

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    Dialogue Means Nothing Without Your Action

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2019 6:43


    Arthur Mendoza explains why on set they say action. They don't say feel, they say action. Acting is about the action (your activity), not feeling. https://www.actorcircletheatre.com/home

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    Always Be A Student

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2019 9:53


    Arthur Mendoza explains why an actor must always be a student, and how important to find the wonder in all things. https://www.actorcircletheatre.com/home

    Fundamentals of Acting on a Set

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2019 11:37


    Arthur Mendoza reviews how to approach acting on a set for the first time and forever. Actors need to prepare so they are never surprised when they show up on set. AN actor must throw away all preconceived ideas of what is going to happen. https://www.actorcircletheatre.com

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    I Don't believe In Pilot Season

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2019 11:00


    Arthur Mendoza does not believe in pilot season. He believes an actor should be an actor all year round. Arthur speaks the industry problem of actors and the luck it takes to make it. https://www.actorcircletheatre.com

    How Jason Momoa got Game of Thrones

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2019 3:38


    Arthur Mendoza tells a story from when Jason Momoa was in his acting class, and how Jason used a specific technique from class in his audition for Game of Thrones. This technique landed Jason Momoa the part of Khal Drogo in Season One of Game of Thrones. It was also this role that launched a career and made him a household name.

    How to Take on a Tennessee Williams/Racist Play

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2019 14:51


    Arthur Mendoza explains how to find a character in a Tennessee Williams play, and how to deal with the racism mindset as an actor. Arthur breaks down how to understand and look at the ugly, perverted side of characters and how to act them. https://www.actorcircletheatre.com

    Anything is Possible with Imagination

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2019 15:37


    Arthur Mendoza breaks down how to act with the imagination and breaking out of typecasting. https://www.actorcircletheatre.com

    A Student of Stella Adler

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2019 15:56


    Arthur Mendoza recounts his relationship with Stella Adler and how she influenced his teachings. Arthur breaks down his life experiences and relationships the molded him into the teacher and artist that he is today. https://www.actorcircletheatre.com

    How Stella Adler Found Stanislavski

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2019 16:54


    Stella Adler seeks out Stanislavski to find the truth behind his method, the imagination. Arthur Mendoza finds his way to Stella Adler. His search started in college at the bottom of his class to become the number one acting coach in Hollywood. https://www.actorcircletheatre.com

    The Early Life of Acting Coach Arthur Mendoza

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2019 17:19


    Acting Coach Arthur Mendoza speaks briefly about his childhood, growing up, and what he believed influenced him to become an actor and a coach. Dive into the start of Arthur Mendoza, learn what made him the top Hollywood Acting Coach. https://www.actorcircletheatre.com

    Dealing with Criticism

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2019 8:35


    Acting Coach Arthur Mendoza speaks about how to deal with criticism as an actor, and the difference between criticism and critique. https://www.actorcircletheatre.com

    Stella Adler's Protege: Arthur Mendoza

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2019 8:33


    Arthur Mendoza is Stella Adler's protege. He is a direct descendant of Stella Adler's technique which she learned from working with Stanislavski. Stanislavski is known for creating the modern technique of acting that actors and coaches today try to emulate that only Arthur knows how to teach authentically. https://www.actorcircletheatre.com

    The Job of Acting: Leaving the Work Behind

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2019 14:16


    Arthur Mendoza address the issue actors have with separating their work and themselves. The Stella Adler technique does not use emotional memory (the actor's own experiences) instead, the technique uses the imagination. https://www.actorcircletheatre.com

    Authenticity in Acting

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2019 13:11


    Acting Coach Arthur Mendoza breaks down Shakespeare and the authenticity of the Actor. What does it mean to be true to yourself as an actor in being the character and how to translate your truth in Shakespeare and other great plays. https://www.actorcircletheatre.com

    Consequences of Perfectionism

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2019 8:52


    Acting Coach Arthur Mendoza speaks about the consequences of perfectionism and trying to do a good job. An actor has to be ready to fail and must simply be happy with what they can do that day. https://www.actorcircletheatre.com

    Actors Break the Rules

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2019 10:10


    Arthur Mendoza breaks down why he believes trained actors from schools often don't know how to act. Most acting techniques handicap and create very similar actors whereas the Stella Adler Technique creates individuality. https://www.actorcircletheatre.com

    An Actor's Job is Never Done

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2019 17:33


    An actor starts at the beginning of their journey, but the world only sees the end product of their struggle. What is the real struggle of the actor. https://www.actorcircletheatre.com

    Fearless Creativity and Humbleness in Acting

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2019 17:33


    The qualities an actor needs to separate themselves from others. If you don't rehearse it then it shouldn't happen in your performance. https://www.actorcircletheatre.com

    An Actor is Deliberate and Committed

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2019 21:10


    A good actor doesn't show off. A good actor is deliberate in their choices of actions and activities and they fully commit to those choices. You cannot memorize a choice but must simply remember how it felt. https://www.actorcircletheatre.com

    Breaking Down a Script

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2019 17:39


    How an actor should approach a script and understand it. Finding the flow and rhythm of the dialogue. https://www.actorcircletheatre.com

    Good Script, Bad Script: Throw Yourself In It

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2019 16:48


    A good script you gotta live up to, a bad script gives you permission to do whatever you want...which allows you to find yourself as an actor. Start with what your relationship is with the other characters... https://www.actorcircletheatre.com

    How to Find the Character

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2019 18:43


    Acting Coach Arthur Mendoza breaks down how to find the character in a play or a script. Plus what bad habits most actors do and how to stop them. https://www.actorcircletheatre.com

    Learning Shakespeare

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2019 20:24


    How to handle Shakespeare and how it gives you size. The worst thing an actor can do is study sides. https://www.actorcircletheatre.com

    Creating Size as as Actor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2019 12:35


    Tackling Shakespeare and where to start. Acting Coach Arthur Mendoza teaches where to start when working with Shakespeare and learning how to break down scripts. How Shakespeare helps actors work with the imagination and provides translation to other material like Game of Thrones, Star Trek...etc. https://www.actorcircletheatre.com

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