Your Life as a Labor of Love

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Back in 2001, I took acting classes at a well-regarded studio in Los Angeles.

The format of these classes was “scene study.” This meant we would work on scenes with acting partners (fellow students) on our own time outside of class, and then present them in class for critique and discussion.

The classes were held in the evening, twice a week, for four hours or longer at a stretch. The…