The very best way to get better at your craft is for you to work with people better then you. You’ll never get better at tennis if you insist upon playing with people at your own skill level. Too often actors are afraid that if they play a scene with someone better or more advanced then they are – – that they will look weak in comparison. Not true. If your acting partner is genuinely more advanced then you – – they will raise your ability to create communion. They will make you shine. All stress and all stage fright will disappear as this superior actor works to hold your full presence. It will be both a relief and an inspiration to work with them. My advice to actors is to find the most talented member in the company and do what ever it takes (bake cookies, do their homework, clean their car) to convince them to play off of you for the audition. Read more