Yearly Archives: 2021

I’ve only ever worked in a restaurant once. I was right out of college, living in Berkeley, California. I had a newly minted business degree I had no intention of using, and was trying to break into the Bay Area theater scene. While I waited for a break, I worked […]

Blog: The criteria for my new job

May 28, 2021 in Blog by curtalert@gmail.com

One of the things I find hardest about working on self-tape auditions is deciding which take to finally submit for the audition. As I’m working on a scene I try doing it a bunch of different ways, and in the end some takes are better than others, but I’m also […]

Blog: Two Takes on High Fidelity

May 19, 2021 in Audition / Blog by curtalert@gmail.com

I don’t about you, but I’ve definitely gotten weirder over the course of the pandemic. Or, more likely, I’ve become more comfortable inhabiting exactly how weird I already was. For me, this has really meant going all-in on my Indiana Jones and Star Wars fandom (which you already know all […]

Blog: You are your Freak Flag

May 13, 2021 in Blog by curtalert@gmail.com

A poster for CHALK (a silent comedy) the one-man physical comedy created and performed by Alex Curtis. The image features Alex Curtis standing against a black backgorund holding a coat rack looking out at the viewer with the show title in the foreground. — At long last I’m excited to announce, the newest video of my solo show, CHALK (a silent comedy.), is finally complete! While live theater has been on hiatus, the theater I normally perform in has been transformed into a film studio. I worked with a great videographer to record the […]

New CHALK video is finally complete!

May 5, 2021 in Chalk / Theater by curtalert@gmail.com

I’m not a fan of cosplay. However, I own complete replicas of both the Indiana Jones and Han Solo costumes. In fact, one of my favorite pastimes is to see how many costume pieces I can sneak into my everyday wardrobe without anyone noticing. With few exceptions, though, I think […]

Blog: Why dress-up is a losing game

April 29, 2021 in Blog by curtalert@gmail.com

As an actor, there is way to stand that shows you’re ready for an on camera audition. You stand in the middle of the frame, you frame yourself from the middle of your chest to just above your head, and you look at the person who is reading the scene […]

Blog: You don’t have to be ready

April 21, 2021 in Blog by curtalert@gmail.com