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Stephanie Street

Stephanie Street

About Stephanie Street

Stephanie Street is an actor, writer and co-founder of Act for Change

Recent Articles

Theatre can provide the feeling of connection for everyone

Theatre can provide the feeling of connection for everyone

Humans are hardwired to exist in relationship and kinship – and theatre as an art form can put that condition into action, says Stephanie Street
Celebrity casting is promoting hierarchy over collaboration

Celebrity casting is promoting hierarchy over collaboration

While there are benefits to hiring high-status individuals, the diminishing effect on creative collaboration should be taken into account, says Stephanie Street
Being an actor is about more than line learning – and I wish people recognised that

Being an actor is about more than line learning – and I wish people recognised that

The ability to form connections and networks is key for actors, and mentorship is an important part of this, says Stephanie Street
Downtime helps artists look up and see the path we have chosen

Downtime helps artists look up and see the path we have chosen

Stepping back from work is a hard-earned luxury but it’s important for creatives to reflect on why we do what we do, says Stephanie Street
Creatives must summon inner strength to perform when the heat is on

Creatives must summon inner strength to perform when the heat is on

Filming in a heatwave reminds Stephanie Street of the creatives’ paradox: being able to manifest deep emotions on cue while also putting their own feelings aside
A big intervention is needed to support theatre freelancers

A big intervention is needed to support theatre freelancers

While devolving the NT and RSC could generate more pathways to career stability for freelance artists, this isn’t right moment, says Stephanie Street
Writers must make art with purpose in turbulent times

Writers must make art with purpose in turbulent times

With an existential threat hanging over the work of our fellow artists, we must create work that matters
The Years should pave the way for women's lives to be valued on stage

The Years should pave the way for women's lives to be valued on stage

The Years showed how the everywoman’s story can make for powerful theatre, says Stephanie Street, and its Oliviers success may create space for more such tales
My survival as an actor has depended on having other creative outlets

My survival as an actor has depended on having other creative outlets

Actors face rejection more than most other professions do, says Stephanie Street, so it’s important to develop coping strategies
Vocational theatre training should not be turned into a commodity

Vocational theatre training should not be turned into a commodity

Students have expectations that training will give them what they need to pursue their chosen career path, but drama schools shouldn’t treat them as ‘clients’, says Stephanie Street
Recruiting more artists to boards is beneficial for everyone involved

Recruiting more artists to boards is beneficial for everyone involved

Arts governance should be diverse not just in human make-up but in mindset, too, and more boards appear to be realising this, says Stephanie Street
I’m not just sharing a stage with fellow LAMDA alumni – we also share values

I’m not just sharing a stage with fellow LAMDA alumni – we also share values

I value and appreciate the discipline of the vocational teaching I received at drama school, from the movement and voice work to stage combat, says actor Stephanie Street
Empathy and a desire to connect are an actor’s greatest strengths

Empathy and a desire to connect are an actor’s greatest strengths

Stephanie Street discusses actors’ superpower of empathy and the importance of connecting with each other as well as the audience
Like the Olympics, a show is as much for audiences as it is for performers

Like the Olympics, a show is as much for audiences as it is for performers

Stephanie Street discusses the Olympics and draws parallels between the competitors and performers on stage
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